Take a wet paper towel

Sep 3, 2002

“TAKE A WET PAPER TOWEL”

The best way to keep lot lizard’s away from the truck at night is to take a wet paper towel and throw it next to the driver’s door, and they will think you had company already. Been using this trick for years, and it works for me.

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Tales of three runaway trucks: Crises endured and averted, lessons learned

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