A Shed Downunder.

[Lyndon]

Yeah - you lucky bludgers have a Public Hol Monday......

I don't want to hear any snoring coming from down south while I'm on the way to work either. Keep it down!

Lyndon
(Enjoy your day off, some of you actually earned it.....)

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: do you get the HOW'S IT MADE TV SHOWS Down under? reason i'm asking is you might like their fairly new special of dream cars where I've watched a Bugatti and Lamborguni (sp?) being fabricated and rolled off the line. pretty cool how they are clear coating their carbon fiber bodies instead of painting them. sort of BATMAN car color.

anyway the engines look more and more similar to the one you are spiffing up for your son as you keep posting pictures of your progress and the new parts.

another thing about some of the rental agreements property managers write up are that even if they put in terms that might not be legally enforceable it let the tenants know what they expected. just an FYI. I can't give you a specific, but if you like things a certain way then state it in the agreement so they know might be the best way to get the point across.

hope you are having a great weekend.

 

[HOTFR8]

snoring

MST = More Shed Time.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Yeah - you lucky bludgers have a Public Hol Monday......

I don't want to hear any snoring coming from down south while I'm on the way to work either. Keep it down!

Lyndon
(Enjoy your day off, some of you actually earned it.....)

MST = More Shed Time.

MST = More Shed Time and QST = Quality Shed Time.

There will not be any snoring from this black duck.

 

[1/2 Cup]

And with the exchange rate being about 70 cents in the dollar, that makes it about $2.85

Whatever Mr & Mrs 1/2 do I know they will do it as best they can. More than likely Mrs 1/2 already has it all checked out and her ideas in place other wise that place next door would still be for sale.

oops, I forgot to add GST* .... $3.13

(*Goods and Services Tax).

I think you're probably right Simon.

Today $1-00 AUD = $0.75c USD.

No GST on any money going off shore.

Yes I think given what we see and read here and am positively sure about it. Just wait and I am sure 1/2 will confirm it in the day or so or may be after the long weekend.

HOTFR8 and BBChevro I have $2 US so I will just stick that in an envelope and post it, problem solved the only trouble is it will cost another $2 AU to send it.

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2: do you get the HOW'S IT MADE TV SHOWS Down under? reason i'm asking is you might like their fairly new special of dream cars where I've watched a Bugatti and Lamborguni (sp?) being fabricated and rolled off the line. pretty cool how they are clear coating their carbon fiber bodies instead of painting them. sort of BATMAN car color.

anyway the engines look more and more similar to the one you are spiffing up for your son as you keep posting pictures of your progress and the new parts.

another thing about some of the rental agreements property managers write up are that even if they put in terms that might not be legally enforceable it let the tenants know what they expected. just an FYI. I can't give you a specific, but if you like things a certain way then state it in the agreement so they know might be the best way to get the point across.

hope you are having a great weekend.

Drives, we do get a few shows like that here and you are right they are just awesome. Not that I watch a lot of TV anyway.

There will not be a lot done on the MG F engine build until we get the new billet crank, I will keep you posted.

Mrs 1/2 Cup is dealing with all the agreement stuff and I will pass your comments on for sure.

Have a great week end and thanks again.

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2: I've heard some good things about Air B & B so you might want to check it out. I've never used it, but we were thinking of using their site to travel a bit in the future if the ratings stay high.

the variety of folks might be fun to have next door especially if they are from parts of the world you'd like to travel to sometime before you leave this world. it's one thing talking to people from all over the world like we do here on GJ and quite another meeting them and talking with them in person.

I wish you and Mrs. 1/2 Cup all the best. I bet the rodents and Shelby already have that big yard scoped out for themselves so just letting you know.

cheers

Thank you drives, never fear Shelby has a sense something is going on.

Regards

 

[1/2 Cup]

Long Weekend update

Yesterday was pretty busy here my dad called in for a chat, a neighbour and good friend ( leukaemia and bowel cancer survivor ) called over for another chat and catch up which saw me help him out on a few of his projects for part of the day. Then my bosses (who recently passed away ) widow called for a chat as well and that saw me doing a service on her 2011 Mazda 6 that has only done 37 000 kms while her and Mrs 1/2 Cup continued their dialogue.

PS I couldn't get a word in between the two of them so service the car was a great alternative for Shelby and me.


Even though we don't officially get settlement ( The West Wing ) on next door until April 15, I have taken the opportunity to get a start on things.

The nature strip between the footpath and the roadway is actually council property and for the most part are generally looked after by the property owner. Given this is council land and would not constitute a breach of contract in regards to accessing the property prior to settlement I thought it a great place to get a head start on things.

The nature strip had not been watered for years and used as a carpark ( which is in breach of council regulations any way ) was looking more like a dirt bowl.

A pack of lawn seed and a cubic yard and bit of top soil, a good soaking and a couple of hours this morning should see a nice lush lawn in a few weeks to add a bit of street appeal.

View media item 58897
Meanwhile I have made a start on a new switchboard and power co meter enclosure for next door, just to bring the electricals up to speed. Even though the home has been partially rewired, some parts are pretty primitive and I intend to bring it all into the 21st century.

View media item 58898

I hope you are having a good one.

 

[BBChevro]

Sounds like a good plan 1/2cup.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Sounds like a good plan 1/2cup.

Thanks Mark, my water bill will be through the roof this quarter.

But is a great investment moving forward. I am hoping we get some rain sometime soon, its as dry as at the moment.

Thanks for dropping by.

 

[Grizz1963]

When we bought our place, the nature strip/pavement was a stalling point in getting the contracts completed.

After exhaustive searches, it seemed it belongs to nobody.......

Anyway, the seller then had to take out a once off £380.00 insurance to insure us, the buyers a place to sleep (hotel) should this ever become a point of contention..... Mad ehhh?

Anyway, we look after it, as nobody else does.

I think that in the UK there is a ruling, hat if you "manage" land for more than seven years, it can be claimed. Gary who had the house before us for 25 years, never had a problem, and interestingly, two properties either side of us, never had that as an issue...... Go figure.

I have always seen the pavement as part of my property and beautified it accordingly.

Yours will be lovely once grown back.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: nicely done as per usual. is your grass seed a type of burmuda or do tell? as I remember some burmuda goes dormant in the winter and turns brown so maybe you have a type of grass that can handle the heat and stays green all year round.

just curious who trims the tree because it looks like all of them are nicely maintained? or is that you being neighborly?

I brought my old 1950's house up from nob and tube wiring to the 90's when I rewired about 80% of it it in 1992, but sadly getting it into the 21st century is for the next guy because i'll only do that again on a new house that has wood structure and not concrete block walls. I can't say why have a cough if it was because of smoking 3 packs of cigarettes per day in my teens and early 20's or the cement dust from working inside and outside my current home the last 30 years and most the time without a mask.

anyway still crossing fingers your sale goes through and your tenants or vacation rental works out to be a joy and not a pain.

Also I was thinking since the COUNCIL owns the parking strips that would be where the dogs would do their business to make the grass not grow. raining and 50's here today so wish we could swap a little heat for some rain.

cheers

 

[1/2 Cup]

When we bought our place, the nature strip/pavement was a stalling point in getting the contracts completed.

After exhaustive searches, it seemed it belongs to nobody.......

Anyway, the seller then had to take out a once off £380.00 insurance to insure us, the buyers a place to sleep (hotel) should this ever become a point of contention..... Mad ehhh?

Anyway, we look after it, as nobody else does.

I think that in the UK there is a ruling, hat if you "manage" land for more than seven years, it can be claimed. Gary who had the house before us for 25 years, never had a problem, and interestingly, two properties either side of us, never had that as an issue...... Go figure.

I have always seen the pavement as part of my property and beautified it accordingly.

Yours will be lovely once grown back.

Rian, thank you.

We look after our nature strip as if we own it as well, a well kept nature strip in front of a home just adds so much appeal to the property.

In Shepparton this area is classed as a road reserve and there is limitations on what you can and can not do to it, that said they do state you are allowed to mow it with out a permit.

Many choose to replace the grassed area with crushed rock to minimalize maintenance and as a water conservation measure.

Regards

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2: nicely done as per usual. is your grass seed a type of burmuda or do tell? as I remember some burmuda goes dormant in the winter and turns brown so maybe you have a type of grass that can handle the heat and stays green all year round.

just curious who trims the tree because it looks like all of them are nicely maintained? or is that you being neighborly?

I brought my old 1950's house up from nob and tube wiring to the 90's when I rewired about 80% of it it in 1992, but sadly getting it into the 21st century is for the next guy because i'll only do that again on a new house that has wood structure and not concrete block walls. I can't say why have a cough if it was because of smoking 3 packs of cigarettes per day in my teens and early 20's or the cement dust from working inside and outside my current home the last 30 years and most the time without a mask.

anyway still crossing fingers your sale goes through and your tenants or vacation rental works out to be a joy and not a pain.

Also I was thinking since the COUNCIL owns the parking strips that would be where the dogs would do their business to make the grass not grow. raining and 50's here today so wish we could swap a little heat for some rain.

cheers

drives thank you.

I have chosen a mix of seed that does stay green all year round, is both drought and cold tolerant .

http://www.hortico.com.au/products/lawn/hortico-tough-drought-hardy-lawn-seed/

We don't have any issues with wondering dogs around here, more just irresponsible owner that don't pick up after themselves.

The council are responsible for trimming the trees, in our case are a Melaleuca or Paper Bark tree. The trees in our street have been there for 50 years and the council is gradually replacing them with more suitable varieties like Flowering gum trees or ornamental pear trees.

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1366335.htm

http://www.dinsan.com.au/plants-products/plant-database/eucalyptus/eucalyptus-leucoxylon-rosea.aspx

http://www.plantmark.com.au/Content...on/Fact_Sheet_Ornamental_Pear_-_Plantmark.pdf

I do trim the lower branches at times just to keep thongs neat and tidy.

Every thing is on track at the moment with next door.

I intend to have the new switchboard ready for installation today and that along with the garden will be our first priority at settlement.

We have had a few warm weeks here, well into the nineties and little if any rain. I think a swap is in order

Have a great day.

 

[Bob Heine]

The council are responsible for trimming the trees, in our case are a Melaleuca or Paper Bark tree. The trees in our street have been there for 50 years and the council is gradually replacing them with more suitable varieties like Flowering gum trees or ornamental pear trees.

1/2 Cup, I loved the paperbark trees in Australia but never noticed we had them back home as well. Melaleuca quinquenervia was introduced to South Florida around 1900 because it's an evergreen, makes a nice windbreak and grows well in barren sandy soil and swampy areas like the Everglades. It was also used to try to dry up the Everglades. Because it has no natural enemies in North America, it has spread out of control and creates impenetrable stands of trees that choke out native plants and are not attractive to native animals. Now it's illegal to possess, sell, cultivate, or transport melaleuca in Florida.

As usual, Florida jumped into an eradication program without doing any research. The first approach involved cutting and burning the trees. First time I saw a burn pile in the 1990s I mentioned it to my wife and wondered why Florida was working so hard to propagate the trees.

As any Aussie knows, fire is one of the best ways to open the millions of Melaleuca seed pods on each tree so instead of eradicating the trees, we were spreading them. Now Florida is grinding the trees into mulch but it requires composting to keep the seedlings from growing. I have yet to see any Melaleuca Mulch in the stores so it probably isn't catching on.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bob, our Melaleucia street trees are the Alternifolia variety. They are as tough as nails, drought tolerant and a non invasive root system.
Also known as a tea tree their natural oils preserve the stump for many years after they are chopped down and I can completely understand the issues you have with them in Florida.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?...2BB6ED7D74D0EA9A97952CFBFA3CEDFF3&FORM=IARRTH

Thank you for dropping by, have a great day.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: thanks for the 411 on grass and trees. when Bob mentioned the subject of bringing plants into an area that didn't have them before it raised a question I have for you and the Aussie guys.

since I've never been and only watch documentaries and golf tournaments I don't know how true this is so I'll you and the guys respond. True or false to these:

1) FLY PROBLEM
2) FROG PROBLEM
3) MICE PROBLEM

I've heard there are some areas Down Under that have millions of some or all of these. any truth to that or is propaganda trying to keep us up here in US from traveling down under during the winter?

hope you are having a great day and snapping the whip to keep the co workers working nicely.

cheers

 

[hewey]

We get lots of flies at times. Sometimes they're fine, sometimes there's heaps of them. Same with mice, we occasionally get plaques of them, but its not exactly commonplace all the time. In rural areas you'll get them on farms and things, but again generally their numbers arent too bad.

Frogs? No, toads - cane toads are a massive problem. They were brought in during the mid 30s to eat beetles which were eating cane plantations. Except the toads ate everything but the beetles, and have spread massively across the more tropical parts of the country. They also have poisonous glands, so can kill pets and native animals which eat them.

But it's not like you Americans should be scared of a few toads - look at the freaking Burmese Pythons that are spreading in Florida!

 

[Bob Heine]

Frogs? No, toads - cane toads are a massive problem. They were brought in during the mid 30s to eat beetles which were eating cane plantations. Except the toads ate everything but the beetles, and have spread massively across the more tropical parts of the country. They also have poisonous glands, so can kill pets and native animals which eat them.

But it's not like you Americans should be scared of a few toads - look at the freaking Burmese Pythons that are spreading in Florida!

At the same time some idiot was introducing cane toads to Australia, his defective uncle was introducing them to the cane fields in Florida. Pretty sure one of their grandchildren introduced the pythons to Florida to control the cane toads. Cane toads in Florida are also called Bufo frogs or toads.

 

[1/2 Cup]

We get lots of flies at times. Sometimes they're fine, sometimes there's heaps of them. Same with mice, we occasionally get plaques of them, but its not exactly commonplace all the time. In rural areas
Frogs? No, toads - cane toads are a massive problem. They were brought in during the mid 30s to eat beetles which were eating cane plantations. Except the toads ate everything but the beetles, and have spread massively across the more tropical parts of the country. They also have poisonous glands, so can kill pets and native animals which eat them.

But it's not like you Americans should be scared of a few toads - look at the freaking Burmese Pythons that are spreading in Florida!
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At the same time some idiot was introducing cane toads to Australia, his defective uncle was introducing them to the cane fields in Florida. Pretty sure one of their grandchildren introduced the pythons to Florida to control the cane toads. Cane toads in Florida are also called Bufo frogs or toads.

you'll get them on farms and things, but again generally their numbers arent too bad.

Thanks Bob and Hewey

Drives

Around this neck of the woods flies have their moments, mostly out of town in rural and bush areas, this year has not been not too bad in town, the odd one in the house and that's about it.

Frogs, not a problem but as bob and hewey explained the Cane toads are a big problem up north.

Mice are another seasonal thing in some areas. At times you can get them in plague proportions and get into every thing that is not securely sealed.
We have had a few this year around the home but have been easily controlled with baiting.

Snakes, well they are something we just live with and learn to respect and we have some of the deadliest right here in Aus.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.../2012/07/australias-10-most-dangerous-snakes/

And not forgetting Spiders we have a few of them here too.

http://www.australiangeographic.com.../08/australian-spiders-the-10-most-dangerous/


All that said you can just as easily be injured in a supermarket carpark crossing the road.

In reality it is still not bad place to live or visit and you guys are welcome any time.

Drives, Just a bit snowed under at work today as per usual.

Have a great day....

 

[delazy]

one way to scare away potential tourists...

the photos in those links are pretty tame also...some of the tiger snakes down here in tassie are damn nasty looking things...especially when they are being aggressive...

we're fortune enough to only have a small selection of Australian snake species this far south...but they are all considered deadly :/

 

[dlcwent]

Well thank all of you guys for the bio/history/botanical lesson. That was a very interesting read and very informative. It's funny how we have "a cure for a problem" that only years later, we need to find a cure for that cure. And reading Bob's burning tale had me bursting at the gut because that is so typical of government to not fully understand a problem or how to deal with it properly but go ahead and stumble in with all guns a blazing only to find out they have the wrong address.

Have a great day guys...

 

[Carves]

At the same time some idiot was introducing cane toads to Australia, his defective uncle was introducing them to the cane fields in Florida. Pretty sure one of their grandchildren introduced the pythons to Florida to control the cane toads. Cane toads in Florida are also called Bufo frogs or toads.

"some idiot" ... was apparently - some hotshot in the Qld State Ag Dept. ..


You would have thought too, that someone, would have looked at the lazy, big fat toad ... and wondered how the hell it was going to get up a 12ft+ stick of cane to chase beetles, huh ??

... or maybe even wonder what it would eat during the months there were no beetle larvae ..

Considering the area they have covered,

..... I'm thinking we should have built, toad fences, as well ..

 

[Bob Heine]

Steve, what a great idea! That would mean a sequel to the Rabbit-Proof Fence movie. Imagine Russel Crowe in a Gladiator outfit with his pack of dogs, clearing cane toads along the Toad-Proof Fence and forcing them into the ocean where Great Whites devour them by the millions. Cheering mobs celebrating victory on the beaches in Cairns and Brisbane....

Sorry, I get carried away sometimes.

I have been searching for an Australian movie I watched when I lived down under. I understand it's available in NTSC format but can't find a way to order it (they will ship the PAL version to me but NTSC only allows Australian addresses). It's the grandfather of all the Outback movies and makes Crocodile Dundee and the Crocodile Hunter look like girly men. I'm talking about Keith Adams' Northern Safari.

My family travels pale in comparison, even our trip to Alaska. Garage Journal should have this movie on its "must watch list" because he prepares for the trip by swapping a diesel engine and Packard overdrive transmission into his 1948 Buick. He also modifies the suspension and drags a trailer and home-made boat across some of the most barren and inhospitable land on the continent and the car is only 2-wheel drive. His crew is his wife, sister and dog (spoiler alert: dog steals the show). There are no motels or even gas stations on most of his route. When he plays with giant crocodiles and kills snakes by turning them into bull-whips, hold onto your chin. Here's a link to the story and DVD:

http://northernsafari.com/

P.S. I've e-mailed a request to get the NTSC DVD.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: I know you are busy so we'll carry on here about your great country and it's issues and non issues and amazing long FENCES.

And we are still jealous of your new addition to your shed and just keeping you smiling if we can even compete with that nice addition.

Bob: never heard of that CHAP. I've heard of and watched the other 2 though and they were funny and tough.

ALL: i'm guessing the rabbit fences stopped the dingo and kangaroo over population too? or was that a myth and another PR method from keeping us foreigners out of Australia?

might not be the last question I ask, but since the barrier reef is so amazing is it really being destroyed? I can't recall off hand which sea creature is eating all the coral, but heard on one documentary years ago the something is.

 

[HOTFR8]

Problem is Australian Wildlife like Goannas and Snakes can not manage the poison of the Toad. Look out if we get them down south as they are migrating. I can imagine 1/2 with his work would have an issue to deal with.

 

[1/2 Cup]

delazy
dlcwent.
carves.
Bob
drives.
HOTFR8.

I have to apologies guys for not responding to your posts in a timely manner today. I have been just a little preoccupied with work demands at the moment and are sneaking a quick look while I am eating lunch.

Carry on the great posts.

Regards

 

[dlcwent]

Steve, I don't expect a response from you on any of my post. I truly appreciate it when you do but I'm happy to read what you have to talk about. I had been reading your posts since I became a member here and it took me years to decide to jump in. I'm now following all you crazy blokes on a daily basis. You're an addicting bunch guys. So if you don't acknowledge a post I made, I won't feel slighted in any way. Just happy that you guys haven't thrown me under the bus for jumping into your lives.

 

[xtremek]

I get busy for three days and you leave me in the dust :/ Seriously though, thanks for posting all this "extra" stuff. I'll probably never get to visit your country (which I understand will be my great loss), so all this is highly interesting to me.

 

[1/2 Cup]

one way to scare away potential tourists...

the photos in those links are pretty tame also...some of the tiger snakes down here in tassie are damn nasty looking things...especially when they are being aggressive...

we're fortune enough to only have a small selection of Australian snake species this far south...but they are all considered deadly :/

delazy crossing the roads here can be just as dangerous.
Tiger snakes can be fairly aggro, browns tend to go on their merry way. Our outdoor staff come across them everyday. I have a picture at work of a brown curled up in one of our remote automated irrigation outlet controllers, I will post that up in due course.

Thanks for dropping by.

Well thank all of you guys for the bio/history/botanical lesson. That was a very interesting read and very informative. It's funny how we have "a cure for a problem" that only years later, we need to find a cure for that cure. And reading Bob's burning tale had me bursting at the gut because that is so typical of government to not fully understand a problem or how to deal with it properly but go ahead and stumble in with all guns a blazing only to find out they have the wrong address.
Have a great day guys...

Dan, believe me Bobs' story is just all too familiar unfortunately.

"some idiot" ... was apparently - some hotshot in the Qld State Ag Dept. ..


You would have thought too, that someone, would have looked at the lazy, big fat toad ... and wondered how the hell it was going to get up a 12ft+ stick of cane to chase beetles, huh ??

... or maybe even wonder what it would eat during the months there were no beetle larvae ..

Considering the area they have covered,

..... I'm thinking we should have built, toad fences, as well ..

Carves, I think there is a business case pending to retro fit the rabbit proof fence to make it a multi purpose installation and keep the toads from heading south.

Steve, what a great idea! That would mean a sequel to the Rabbit-Proof Fence movie. Imagine Russel Crowe in a Gladiator outfit with his pack of dogs, clearing cane toads along the Toad-Proof Fence and forcing them into the ocean where Great Whites devour them by the millions. Cheering mobs celebrating victory on the beaches in Cairns and Brisbane....

Sorry, I get carried away sometimes.

I have been searching for an Australian movie I watched when I lived down under. I understand it's available in NTSC format but can't find a way to order it (they will ship the PAL version to me but NTSC only allows Australian addresses). It's the grandfather of all the Outback movies and makes Crocodile Dundee and the Crocodile Hunter look like girly men. I'm talking about Keith Adams' Northern Safari.

My family travels pale in comparison, even our trip to Alaska. Garage Journal should have this movie on its "must watch list" because he prepares for the trip by swapping a diesel engine and Packard overdrive transmission into his 1948 Buick. He also modifies the suspension and drags a trailer and home-made boat across some of the most barren and inhospitable land on the continent and the car is only 2-wheel drive. His crew is his wife, sister and dog (spoiler alert: dog steals the show). There are no motels or even gas stations on most of his route. When he plays with giant crocodiles and kills snakes by turning them into bull-whips, hold onto your chin. Here's a link to the story and DVD:

http://northernsafari.com/

P.S. I've e-mailed a request to get the NTSC DVD.

Bob, no you don't get carried away. Your input is appreciated.

Movie sequel it is I can see it now in lights and on the red carpet.

There is some truly fantastic documentaries about and I have watched the Northern Safari and for its time was an epic adventure in any sense of the word.

Thanks for dropping by.

1/2: I know you are busy so we'll carry on here about your great country and it's issues and non issues and amazing long FENCES.

And we are still jealous of your new addition to your shed and just keeping you smiling if we can even compete with that nice addition.

Bob: never heard of that CHAP. I've heard of and watched the other 2 though and they were funny and tough.

ALL: i'm guessing the rabbit fences stopped the dingo and kangaroo over population too? or was that a myth and another PR method from keeping us foreigners out of Australia?

might not be the last question I ask, but since the barrier reef is so amazing is it really being destroyed? I can't recall off hand which sea creature is eating all the coral, but heard on one documentary years ago the something is.

drives here is a link to the Crown of Thorns Star Fish.

http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/about-the-reef/animals/crown-of-thorns-starfish

Problem is Australian Wildlife like Goannas and Snakes can not manage the poison of the Toad. Look out if we get them down south as they are migrating. I can imagine 1/2 with his work would have an issue to deal with.

HOTFR8 I will curse the day when we have Cane Toads down this way.

Steve, I don't expect a response from you on any of my post. I truly appreciate it when you do but I'm happy to read what you have to talk about. I had been reading your posts since I became a member here and it took me years to decide to jump in. I'm now following all you crazy blokes on a daily basis. You're an addicting bunch guys. So if you don't acknowledge a post I made, I won't feel slighted in any way. Just happy that you guys haven't thrown me under the bus for jumping into your lives.

Dan thank so much and we are more than happy sharing our part of the world with everyone.

I get busy for three days and you leave me in the dust :/ Seriously though, thanks for posting all this "extra" stuff. I'll probably never get to visit your country (which I understand will be my great loss), so all this is highly interesting to me.

I am glad you have found the conversation interesting xtremek, just remember you are always welcome.

Have a great day every one and again thanks for dropping by

Regards

 

[1/2 Cup]

As I mentioned earlier here is a picture of what our staff come across almost on a daily basis.

This is at the base of a solar powered, remotely monitored and operated SCADA water level monitoring site with the back cover plate removed. Shock of shocks a six foot long Eastern Brown Snake has made it his home. A bite from one of these critters can be fatal if you don't get medical treatment in a hurry.

We have nearly 12000 of these sites throughout our water distribution net work.

View media item 58974
PS no harm came to this snake and he slide away peacefully.

Have a great day, now I can get back to work.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: thanks for the link on the star fish that are eating up the Great Barrier Reef's coral at an alarming rate. I hope a fix for that is found. sorry if i'm bringing up all the maybe PET PEEVES of you Aussies, but for some of us here in the US it's very interesting to say the least.

except for maybe the gross picture HOTFR8 posted. GEESH

so here's another question since you seem to know or somebody watching your thread does. you have all these very poisoness brown snakes that can kill you if you don't have a shot of anti venom handy and isn't it ILLIGAL to kill them?

i'm not quite sure where on the map you are from the TOADS, but guessing it's south and west and hoping you never see one in your neighborhood.

I hope all this animal and plant talk isn't distracting you too much from your TO DO list and excitement about purchasing the house and shop next to you. BTW is there any goodies being left behind in the shop or house? Big anvil or vise or old antiques that I know you and MRS. 1/2 like?

 

[Carves]

Carves, I think there is a business case pending to retro fit the rabbit proof fence to make it a multi purpose installation and keep the toads from heading south.

retro fit ??

Maybe they should use fibre optic for the top strand, run the fence past my place,

... and make that "national", broadband network, a reality ..

 

[drivesitfar]

CARVES: good thing I wasn't eating anything after reading you post.

 

[HOTFR8]

HOTFR8 I will curse the day when we have Cane Toads down this way.

I am told the odd one finds its way to the Melbourne Markets in a box of Bananas. They are slowly making there way across to places like Kakadu as well. The best way to kill them is to pop them in the freezer for a few days as they hate the cold weather.

As I mentioned earlier here is a picture of what our staff come across almost on a daily basis.

This is at the base of a solar powered, remotely monitored and operated SCADA water level monitoring site with the back cover plate removed. Shock of shocks a six foot long Eastern Brown Snake has made it his home. A bite from one of these critters can be fatal if you don't get medical treatment in a hurry.

We have nearly 12000 of these sites throughout our water distribution net work.

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PS no harm came to this snake and he slide away peacefully.

Have a great day, now I can get back to work.

OK.. After my first day coming across that I would have serious doubts about working with you 1/2.

 

[hewey]

so here's another question since you seem to know or somebody watching your thread does. you have all these very poisoness brown snakes that can kill you if you don't have a shot of anti venom handy and isn't it ILLIGAL to kill them?

Yup, as a native species they're protected. My wife works at a historical property, during the week their main work is taking school kids through on tours exploring our first settlement history. They see snakes all the time. They've got snake bandage stations spread throughout the property. The worst was a brown that took up residence in the chook pen, which has lots of hidey holes and things for snakes to hide under, and they used to take kids in there to collect the eggs And each time they spotted the snake they'd get the snake catcher out, and could never find it. No one ever got bitten, but it did rear up at one of her workmates once. It disappeared after time and they take the kids in there again.

I work in the environmental field, and I was leading a nature photography walk at a local constructed wetland in a suburban area. We had a group of young kids from the local school along, and they were clambering all along this slope covered in large rocks. Sure enough in the middle was a red bellied black snake sunning itself, literally within metres of the kids. Needless to say we moved the kids back pronto Red bellies are pretty good and stay out of your way, browns can be a lot more aggressive, but still it gave me a scare. The walk is always held in October to tie in with an annual event week, and the theme is always water focused, so snakes are always a big risk. Always breathe a sigh of relief when that one is over.

 

[Vieux]

In each country there are animals which doesn't Bode well. We for example are very common snake is called black Viper. They are very dangerous in the spring. I often meet them when I'm fishing.

 

[xtremek]

The worst we have to deal with around my parts are little garter/garden snakes. You can keep your snakes.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: if I saw a brown snake like that when I showed up to work i'm not sure which direction I would run, but run I probably would.

HEWEY: In your society the strong survive is the rule I guess when the kids have to walk by deadly snakes and not be able to kill them.

ALL: in Seattle we get a few 4 legged wild critters (Opossums, raccoons, coyotes, rats, mice and such) and very few snakes and only seen a few gardner snakes around here.

mosquitoes get pretty bad at times so I quit killing every spider I ran into outside and just started moving their webs from going across the paths. funny thing the spiders rarely build webs across the sidewalks now and they fill the trees and bushes. I think they were listening to me when I moved them and told them to stay.

 

[CoopVA]

We see all kinds of critters getting into equipment. Snakes, squirrels, rats... A snake got into a 4000 amp board once. Shut down an entire building when he slithered between the bus bars...