Betcha haven’t heard of this happening before

[Lawn Cher']

I had a bird build a nest in the fender forward of the rusted out rocker panel in one of my project MJ's. It was parked in the garage too.

I also just noticed yesterday that a similar bird has made a nest inside the trailer hitch on my Suburban... it was parked outside over the weekend while we were away.

 

[CommandoXJ96]

Back when I lived in new york I was riding my bike by a really small tree at our apartments and was goofing off with a friend - looking in the opposite direction of travel (standing on the bike pedals of course) and somehow managed to knock a huge whasp nest out of the tree with my shoulder. Size of a basketball. I will never forget that. I was 7. It hurt.

 

[XJ Dreamin']

Back when I lived in new york I was riding my bike by a really small tree at our apartments and was goofing off with a friend - looking in the opposite direction of travel (standing on the bike pedals of course) and somehow managed to knock a huge whasp nest out of the tree with my shoulder. Size of a basketball. I will never forget that. I was 7. It hurt.

Ever see that commercial (Vonage, maybe) with the one guy on a ladder with a bat trying to knock a hornets nest out a tree into a trash can held by a buddy down below? Kinda like that?

 

[XJ Dreamin']

Had that happen couple of times, trick is to leave the gas on for 30 seconds THEN hit the iginitor, they don't have time to come out between the 'click' and 'whoomph'...

Shoot, I did that without any wasps in there at all...and me croutched down real close clicking away on my stick lighter....WHOOOM! Curled my eyebrows :laugh3:

 

[XJ Dreamin']

Sitting at a traffic light in burlington vt, left lane waiting for the arrow for a left turn, black and white hornet flies under my face shield, I was on my motorcycle, and landed on my nose, 5 Oclock rush hour traffic. Instant 'break out in sweat' as I wait for the arrow at this 2 hour traffic light and try to get across the intersection and stop, remove helmet and the SOB got me. Drove right to the hospital, walked in the ER, said what happened and sat down to wait to see if I would keel over with a reaction, didn't but I have this fear/loathing of big red painfull clown noses ever since

As for mice, thats the only thing cats are good for.....reminds me, time to throw ours out in the shed and lock her in there for a day...

I had a hornet hit me in the chest while I was driving along with the window open. Doing about 60 on a two-lane when, Smack! Something hit me high on the left chest. Ouch! WTF. About 5 seconds later, BAM! Right on the nipple! OUCH!! WTH! BAM! OOUUCH!! $%&$^&#!! BAM, BAM! The damn thing had fallen into my shirt pocket and it was mad as all get out. I was all over the road. Talk about some painful swelling.

 

[RichP]

I had a hornet hit me in the chest while I was driving along with the window open. Doing about 60 on a two-lane when, Smack! Something hit me high on the left chest. Ouch! WTF. About 5 seconds later, BAM! Right on the nipple! OUCH!! WTH! BAM! OOUUCH!! $%&$^&#!! BAM, BAM! The damn thing had fallen into my shirt pocket and it was mad as all get out. I was all over the road. Talk about some painful swelling.

well, my son was driving his bosses pickup truck on rt 80 when a bee came in thru the window, ended up UP his shorts, he was weaving all over the road trying to get the thing out and finally pulled off the road, jumped out and ripped down his shorts, 5pm rush hour btw, and the bee flew out. About then he noticed the state trooper standing there behind the patrol car door who had had his lights on to pull him over. He mooned the trooper but with good reason... the bee had gotten up his boxers too.... I always wonder if the trooper had his camera running and if so wonder if it will ever show up on spike tv...

 

[XJ Dreamin']

well, my son was driving his bosses pickup truck on rt 80 when a bee came in thru the window, ended up UP his shorts, he was weaving all over the road trying to get the thing out and finally pulled off the road, jumped out and ripped down his shorts, 5pm rush hour btw, and the bee flew out. About then he noticed the state trooper standing there behind the patrol car door who had had his lights on to pull him over. He mooned the trooper but with good reason... the bee had gotten up his boxers too.... I always wonder if the trooper had his camera running and if so wonder if it will ever show up on spike tv...

Well, this one time in band camp....ahh, forget it. your son wins. I can't top that. I'll keep an eye open for his video - on "Worlds Most Dangerous Police Chases"