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Date:         Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:56:31 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <009601cd5c05$2f333790$8d99a6b0$@gmail.com>
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I cringe to think whats under the rack on my '81. It has had a sizeable crack in it since I purchased it.

Thanks for the reminder and warning!

Neil. Who may never have been stung by a bee or wasp.

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> I pulled the luggage rack off my '85 and found six old wasp nests > underneath. Those drain holes are wasp magnets! ...... It's > easy to remove the luggage rack and clean out all the crap that gets > underneath, and I think this should be done every few years. Of course > you'll need to replace the bolts with stainless steel bolts while you are at > it!

-- Neil n

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