Walnuts!
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Road Master
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From: Bellefonte PA
Walnuts!
They are all over the roads in central PA right now. There is something unsettling about piles of walnuts, some whole, some smashed laying all over the road. They seem to always gather right in the middle of the curves. Haven't caused any real issues, but I imagine hitting a pile of them while leaning through a curve would be less than ideal. Also not real excited about taking one in the face as it drops from the tree.
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From: Altoona, Pa.
Funny, live here in central Pa also and was out riding yesterday and thinkiong the same thing as I see them on the road near here. And to keep my mind on these, I do have a walnut tree in my backyard to which I pickup at least 25 drywall buckets of them each fall.
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From: Streetsboro, Oh
Yeah we have them here in Ohio too and I did notice this fall there is alot of crap on th roads. we have had alot of rain the past week so that plays in the falling crap factor. Yeah hitting some walnuts ona lean would be about like hitting rocks= not good outcome.
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From: State College, PA
LOL, I'm in Central PA also, and just yesterday I was in the truck when my daughter asked why I was swerving all over the road. I said, "Smashing walnuts." Those things freak me out when I'm on my bike, so I waffle 'em anytime I'm in the cage.
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Same as gravel, just have to watch out for them...sucks though because this is a perfect time of year to be riding!
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From: Route 66
This reminded me of an old buddy years ago.He put some walnut hulls in his sock and stained his foot,faked a sprained ankle to get out of an unpleasant family event.It left the ugliest yellow/green/black looking "bruise" you ever seen.He milked it for a week after the event also.He was a lowdown dirty ingenious b@stard.
Around here the last few years people steal the walnuts before they ever hit the ground.So it's not much of an issue.
Around here the last few years people steal the walnuts before they ever hit the ground.So it's not much of an issue.
Last edited by popawcritter; Sep 27, 2011 at 11:13 AM.