Be a smart fellow & don't pack yellow

[john yates]

Just a bit of advice for people who are considering packing a suitcase full of yellow T-Shirts. There are some tiny black insect things that have really sharp teeth. They seem to be attracted to the colour yellow and are very irritant when they bite you. Myself and many others will have experienced this as the Pistonheads "Keep Le Beer Near" T-Shirt for that year was a nice bright yellow.

[Munter]

Lot's of flying insects are attracted to yellow as you say. It's one of the reasons Hi-Vis gear can be had in Orange.

I believe the yellow makes them believe you're a big flower.... A term I suspect only applies to a (welcome) minority of PHers.

[Great Dane]

got a yellow Beetle and I can confirm that many insects think it is the biggest flower ever....

[Mermaid]

Suffered this fate at Goodwood FOS in 2009 - one of the tyre companies had been busy handing out yellow hats, to see them discarded in bins soon after.

[Bobbywhacker]

hmm... maybe I should've gone for a matt black wrap (speed yellow at the mo)!

[Chris71]

Quite glad I'm not taking the Chimaera now you mention that. It is a bit, well, yellow...

[Great Dane]

Bobbywhacker said:

hmm... maybe I should've gone for a matt black wrap (speed yellow at the mo)!

not a big problem at all in my instance quite funny to see actually

[Truckosaurus]

john yates said:

Myself and many others will have experienced this as the Pistonheads "Keep Le Beer Near" T-Shirt for that year was a nice bright yellow.

I am still being laughed at for that.

[RS 6]

We had that problem one year yellow t shirts, easily solved I bought a yellow GT3 for the next year, hey presto flies on the car instead (and different colour T shirts)!!!!!

[JezzavonKrue]

Mermaid said:

Suffered this fate at Goodwood FOS in 2009 - one of the tyre companies had been busy handing out yellow hats, to see them discarded in bins soon after.

Yep I can confirm my yellow baseball cap is now relegated to the decorating drawer

[spanishchocolate]

Not just yellow t-shirts. I attracted them like crazy last year - all day, every day. They are like tiny little black lines, but don't they freaking bite! They actually drove me to distraction last year; my friends thought I had a permanent tick

[Racing puma]

As long as its not an Aligator lol.

[jonka]

O f#### ive got a YELLOW tent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lost in espace]

jonka said:

O f#### ive got a YELLOW tent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Possibly the funniest sentence ever written on these hallowed pages.

[rocket63]

LOL.

[fatboy18]

We had a couple staying next to us in Beausejour a few years ago with a Yellow C5 Corvette, the thing was covered in insects