NSR: couple questions re. cars and nests

[Stig / Major Tom]

Today I was passed by a Chrysler 300 station wagon (the wagons that look like they've been stepped - squashed)
Driver passed me and the 2 cars behind me over a double yellow. Yep, I was driving the posted 35mph.
Anyway, at the light he pulled up close to a cement truck at this very long light.
He's already p.o'd obviously for some reason - so next he stands on the gas and spins his rear tires. Smoking up the whole area with burnt rubber....while his wagon fish-tails back and forth.
The light changed and he spun his tires turnng right...

My question:
So, how do you do this?
I assume one stands on the gas and the brake pedal to perform this? Why wasn't he in danger of rear-ending that cement truck?
Or, was he - and he just was too p___ed to care?!

NEST question:
All the leaves fell off the tree in my front yard.....to reveal this.
It is slightly larger than say a rugby ball. Suspended on a very thin branch - so it mustn't be heavy. It is very near the top of the tree - out of reach even on a ladder.
Is this a wasp nest?, or?
We have not seen any wasps in our yard this summer.




OK, that's all I got.....
Your thoughts?

Stig

[randyo]

been a long time since I've done a smoke show, and that was one a bike that I just wanted to use up the ChenShen the PO put on it and replace it with a Pirelli

fwiw, I grew up in Vermont, where double yellow is just a suggestion, it's completely legal to pass on double yellow with few exceptions. On my bike, sometimes I conveniently forget what state I'm in, and pass on double yellow

[Neil955i]

My two penn'orth Stig, he musta disabled the bakes to the rear to achieve that as surely the brake pedal normally operates the brakes at all 4 corners?

As for the nest, my money's on wasps.  We've had them and they're made of a papery substance and very lightweight.  Lucky they've not been all over your BBQs!

[randyo]

My two penn'orth Stig, he musta disabled the bakes to the rear to achieve that as surely the brake pedal normally operates the brakes at all 4 corners?

As for the nest, my money's on wasps.  We've had them and they're made of a papery substance and very lightweight.  Lucky they've not been all over your BBQs!

It's easy for the engine to outpower the brakes on a rwd vehicle, specially if it's a big v8. You never heard of a brake stand?

[Neil955i]

It's easy for the engine to outpower the brakes on a rwd vehicle, specially if it's a big v8. You never heard of a brake stand?

Didn't know that, but it makes sense I guess.  So is that what they call a brake stand - i.e. spinning up the rear wheels?

[randyo]

Didn't know that, but it makes sense I guess.  So is that what they call a brake stand - i.e. spinning up the rear wheels?

not as easy as it used to me with disk brakes in front, and drum in the back

[Stig / Major Tom]

Update on the wasp nest.
At that height Able Pest wants  $150+ to remove it.
Might run an advert. in the paper, "free six pack to first guy with his assault weapon (sorry, "deer rifle") to shoot at trees in a residential area "

Also, these things are selling for over $150 on ebay.

only in America....
Stig

[randyo]

I know a lot of people who keep paper wasp nests as a trophy for ther living room wall, cut it down in cold weather, put a clearcoat of lacquer, urethane or even hair spray over it will preserve it and kill anything inside. My brother's got one the size of a basketball at his camp, displayed with his deer heads, he has a chandelier make out of antler sheds

[Stig / Major Tom]

Thinking of running an ebay swap - my nest for your new 12" City Grip II.

Stig

[Neil955i]

Thinking of running an ebay swap - my nest for your new 12" City Grip II.

Stig

Now that would be a great swap!

[Iahawk]

I just saw one of those nests hanging in a brewpub / restaurant on Sunday! I guess it’s a thing!?

[Crankymotors]

In trucks its easy to hit the gas and brakes and get the rear wheels to burn rubber!

….done it a few times in my youth…!😄

[Stig / Major Tom]

I just saw one of those nests hanging in a brewpub / restaurant on Sunday! I guess it’s a thing!?

So you think I should go eBay, $100 and "you collect"?
wish i had fazebook.
Stig