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Midnight Writer

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3. In my area, they will be so thick that they will be pelting my face every time I go outside.

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #1)

Sat May 4, 2024, 08:26 AM

May 2024

People use shop vacs to clear them off the sidewalks. Even driving is a hazard as your windshield will be struck by a couple dozen per minute. Like driving through a storm of dark, squishy hailstones. And the noise is like living on an airport runway.

The good news is that it only lasts a week or two.

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As we've all heard by now, two broods of cicadas will be emerging in mid-May. [View all] elleng May 2024 OP

What is "pesky" about them. Chainfire May 2024 #1

In my area, they will be so thick that they will be pelting my face every time I go outside. Midnight Writer May 2024 #3

pesky? Safe for now? Dont worry? Blues Heron May 2024 #2

About whomever wrote this: elleng May 2024 #5

I don't understand all the fuss over cicadas. They make some noise for a couple weeks, they doc03 May 2024 #4