Still burning

I guess there will be no motorcycle ride up Angeles Crest Hwy this weekend...

LA on Fire!

A couple days ago, a fire broke out in Angeles National Forest a bit north of Pasadena. Seeing how LA only gets rain for about one month out of the year, and one good thunderstorm in Florida or Texas is more rain than we see here in LA all year, stuff tends to get crispy and burn.

And the idiot of the year goes to...

Get your pic taken in Malibu!

So there's a guy that spends his weekends out near the "Rock Store" and takes pics of everything that goes by. Mostly motorcycles, bicyclists, and high-end sports cars.

http://www.rockstorephotos.com/

Check out some of the pics!

Malibu car count

Went for a ride in Malibu today. Following cars sited:
1-Ferrari Testarossa
1-Nissan GTR
2-Teslas
2-Lamborghini Gallardos
2-Rolls Royces
3-Ferrari F430s
Too many to count-Porsche 911s

Food improv

So once in a while... one of the groups has a working lunch. Generally, there are leftovers. Seeing how there were no plates or bowls around, I had to get creative in getting some pasta. Yes, that's a red plastic cup.

New Home Protection System

I've always wanted one.... and it was on sale. It's next to my bed.

Variations on mileage

My old 1996 Nissan 200SX SE-R, 2600lbs, 2.0L turbo, ~300hp: ~21-24mpg around town, ~28-30hwy, ~12 on (race)track.

2005 Mistubishi Evo VIII, 3300lbs, 2.0L turbo, ~320hp: ~15-17 around town, 24-26 hwy, 6 on track.

2005 Honda S2000, 2850lbs, 2.2L, 240hp: ~21 around town, 29 hwy, 11 on track.

2005 Honda CBR 600RR, ~380lbs, 600cc, ~120hp: ~37 around town, 54hwy, 24 on track.

How to create a smoke screen

Buy 80/20 ground beef.... it was all that was left in the grocery store and I needed some ground beef to make burgers.

Wow... I think I about smoked out the whole block with the grease fire going on in the grill! That stuff is cheap though.

Number 2

This may be too much info, but you can't do #2 while wearing your motorcycle track leather pants and boots. This is because there's no flexiability due to the boots, and therefore no way to push the pants down far enough. Even after taking off the boots, it's difficult because there's not much give in the pants either due to the knee armor built into the pants.

Need more power!

Because motorcyles aren't fast enough, one of the guys at work felt the need to add some nitrous to his Harley. Okay... Harley's aren't that fast, so it probably needed it.

2 days

To get all the sand out of my ear after playing football on the beach.