[rod_grant]

Abouts rabbits in Oz;
A few years ago the Victorian Minister for Agriculture went by the name Austin. Apparently it was one of his forebears who introduced rabbits to Oz "for sport". I wonder in the irony was lost on the minister?

[MarkJerling]

Abouts rabbits in Oz;
A few years ago the Victorian Minister for Agriculture went by the name Austin. Apparently it was one of his forebears who introduced rabbits to Oz "for sport". I wonder in the irony was lost on the minister?

Go figure! Our greyhound becomes a completely different animal from the normal docile couch potato he is, when he sees a rabbit or hare!

[rod_grant]

Mark, about the cable tie thing.
I just saw a video made a few years ago by some teenagers: they tried numerous adornments on the helmet of one of them (Possibly the smallest and least able to refuse??) riding through the territory of the one magpie. The maggie swooped a bare helmet, a helmet with cable ties sticking up, a helmet with a fake (but realistic looking) maggie mounted on it. What it didn't swoop was BIG HAIR! The kid had an bushy afro style wig over his helmet and rode through the area unmolested!


At 80kph the wig would probably blow off.

[tim60]

So glue is required.

[MarkJerling]

Mark, about the cable tie thing.
I just saw a video made a few years ago by some teenagers: they tried numerous adornments on the helmet of one of them (Possibly the smallest and least able to refuse??) riding through the territory of the one magpie. The maggie swooped a bare helmet, a helmet with cable ties sticking up, a helmet with a fake (but realistic looking) maggie mounted on it. What it didn't swoop was BIG HAIR! The kid had an bushy afro style wig over his helmet and rode through the area unmolested!


At 80kph the wig would probably blow off.

Can you imagine the wind resistance!

[rod_grant]

Can you imagine the wind resistance!

78kph?

[Rico]

Has the question been asked what ever happened to Pentaxdude the user that started this thread?

This thread is the last post they made and have not posted since. Not even in this thread.

Hope they are alright. Maybe they might come back with the coming of the FF.

[rod_grant]

Has the question been asked

It has been asked (with more jollity than seriousness).
He is probably off pestering some Sony (or worse) forum now.

[Racer X 69]

Has the question been asked what ever happened to Pentaxdude the user that started this thread?

This thread is the last post they made and have not posted since. Not even in this thread.

Hope they are alright. Maybe they might come back with the coming of the FF.

Looks like someone hasn't read through this thread in its entirety.

[savoche]

Has the question been asked what ever happened to Pentaxdude the user that started this thread?

This thread is the last post they made and have not posted since. Not even in this thread.

Hope they are alright. Maybe they might come back with the coming of the FF.

He's made no posts, perhaps, but he's alright enough to at least log onto here once in a while:

Last Activity
2015-02-13 22:48

But yes, it is a bit disappointing that he won't contribute further to this beauty of a thread

[r0ckstarr]

Not very often, but sometimes, I get a koala in my yard. I have seen them three times in 15 years but have seen some other evidences of past presence from time to time. They seem more common in the past few years. They make pig like noises in the creek reserve just nearby very often, as in almost daily I hear them, (I have a 4m boundary with it). I am getting my roof fixed because it broke enough I got an infestation of birds nesting in the roof. That would have led to holes for possums which you do not want in your roof. They make noise while alive, odour after they die and urinate on the top of the ceilings whilst still alive - and the only defence we are allowed to use is to seal off the roof so they cannot get it - but if they are already in and cannot get out you get all the aforesaid disadvantages at some time during the process.

Do you have any snakes that can climb tree's where you live? Here, we have Rat Snakes. Non-venomous, but they will follow a rodents scent up a tree, down onto your roof, and into your roof or attic. They'll then eat the rodent and either leave or lay eggs then leave.

I much prefer them looking like this.

I prefer them like this:

[Joel B]

what ever happened to Pentaxdude

Either kidnapped by Otis's squirrel army and held captive in his basement for the enjoyment of the evil hociR. Or he is out with his new K-3 and doesn't want to admit it.

---------- Post added 02-20-15 at 05:45 AM ----------

The kid had an bushy afro style wig over his helmet and rode through the area unmolested!

Sounds like a normal day on RAGBRAI!(Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) Known for silly outfits and MUCH adult beverage consumption!

[stevebrot]

Sounds like a normal day on RAGBRAI!(Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) Known for silly outfits and MUCH adult beverage consumption!

I have heard about this ride, but did not know it was still being held. The hociR will be pleased.


Steve

[VoiceOfReason]

Cats are awesome:

You Tube

You Tube

[tim60]

Do you have any snakes that can climb tree's where you live? Here, we have Rat Snakes. Non-venomous, but they will follow a rodents scent up a tree, down onto your roof, and into your roof or attic. They'll then eat the rodent and either leave or lay eggs then leave.



I prefer them like this:

I never heard of the problem of snakes entering through the roof. I have heard enough stories of people finding snakes in their house. We have had a couple outside but I have not seen them inside. I know there are snakes in the valley below my back fence, but I have only seen one in the past 15 years. I was a skeleton in a skin trapped in some bird netting.