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Buckshot Bear Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 We had this Land Crab in the kitchen last night - 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Silent cop, did you have these in America? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_cop 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 We don't muck around down here - 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 24 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Silent cop, did you have these in America? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_cop Never seen one anywhere I've been! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Buckshot Bear said: Silent cop, did you have these in America? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_cop Have not seen one in the states. Whoever wrote that article is very optimistic, that dome is not 5" tall. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_cop#/media/File%3ASilent_cop_-_Shortland_02.jpg 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Check out the "trip rock" on the curb by the drain grate. In the link! Edited January 18 by Eyesa Horg Typo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: Check out the "trip rock" on the curb by the drain grate. In the link! It looks like the busted off corner of the curb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 But, But, But...................I thought they were cute cuddly little fellows!!!!! 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 7 hours ago, sassnetguy50 said: It looks like the busted off corner of the curb. Possible I guess, but don't really see where broke from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I was thinking that it looked like a diverter. Storm water runs down the gutter, and when it gets to that corner there it might go around the corner or it might just go out into the street and make a puddle, which would be a hydroplaning hazard. But there's that chunk of concrete position just perfectly to divert the water off to the right, and then down through the grate into the sewer. I thought it was deliberately put there, and was sort of a neat idea. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Alpo said: I was thinking that it looked like a diverter. Storm water runs down the gutter, and when it gets to that corner there it might go around the corner or it might just go out into the street and make a puddle, which would be a hydroplaning hazard. But there's that chunk of concrete position just perfectly to divert the water off to the right, and then down through the grate into the sewer. I thought it was deliberately put there, and was sort of a neat idea. I thought so too, but it looks like a law suit waiting to happen. Hard to see while staring at a damn phone! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Wireless patrol a world first Victoria Police was the first police force in the world to use wireless communication in patrol cars. Invented by Senior Constable Downie in 1922, the new technology had a major impact on operational policing. Before the introduction of wireless enabled cars, police on patrol had to find a telephone every 30 minutes and call headquarters for crime reports. By this time an offender could have escaped with the spoils of their crime and police would be left scratching their heads. When a small fleet of cars were fitted with the new wireless radio technology, the results were unparalleled. Police were able to be on the scene within minutes of a crime being reported. The equipment worked by sending Morse Code messages via radio waves from headquarters to patrol cars. Initially, the wireless patrol could only receive messages, and were required to phone in after attending a scene. This meant that dispatch did not know the status of the patrol, meaning they could not be sent assistance if they ran into trouble. To rectify this, the cars were soon fitted with the ability to send as well as receive messages. Cars were fitted with a transmitter and receiver and a huge 6-meter aerial, set up when sending messages. Messages were decoded and sent by an on-hand Morse code operator who sat in the back of the patrol vehicle. Hailed as an elite squad, the wireless patrol were in operation until the early 1970s. In their day, the members were easily recognisable in their V12 Daimlers with trusty mascot, P.C. Bully, riding on the sideboard. State library 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Hyde Park Sydney 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 unsecure ammo , need to clean that up CB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 5 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Wireless patrol a world first Victoria Police was the first police force in the world to use wireless communication in patrol cars. Invented by Senior Constable Downie in 1922, the new technology had a major impact on operational policing. Before the introduction of wireless enabled cars, police on patrol had to find a telephone every 30 minutes and call headquarters for crime reports. By this time an offender could have escaped with the spoils of their crime and police would be left scratching their heads. When a small fleet of cars were fitted with the new wireless radio technology, the results were unparalleled. Police were able to be on the scene within minutes of a crime being reported. The equipment worked by sending Morse Code messages via radio waves from headquarters to patrol cars. Initially, the wireless patrol could only receive messages, and were required to phone in after attending a scene. This meant that dispatch did not know the status of the patrol, meaning they could not be sent assistance if they ran into trouble. To rectify this, the cars were soon fitted with the ability to send as well as receive messages. Cars were fitted with a transmitter and receiver and a huge 6-meter aerial, set up when sending messages. Messages were decoded and sent by an on-hand Morse code operator who sat in the back of the patrol vehicle. Hailed as an elite squad, the wireless patrol were in operation until the early 1970s. In their day, the members were easily recognisable in their V12 Daimlers with trusty mascot, P.C. Bully, riding on the sideboard. State library For those wondering. The dog's name is PC Bully and he rode with the squad each night. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Sounds like the Eastern whitetail around here! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 13 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: And why my friend Ron says he has 'Roo Bars on his Ute. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 3 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: And why my friend Ron says he has 'Roo Bars on his Ute. ........... not an uncommon addition to ANY outback conveyance, ..... and some not so outback 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sassnetguy50 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 30 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Where are the shackles and kangaroos? American history classes teach that Australia was started as a British penal colony after we kicked out the redcoats. It was the most remembered school lesson because not one boy forgot "British penal colony". For years the only two things we knew about Australia was it's a land full of criminals and giant punching rabbit-like animals. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 38 minutes ago, sassnetguy50 said: Where are the shackles and kangaroos? American history classes teach that Australia was started as a British penal colony after we kicked out the redcoats. It was the most remembered school lesson because not one boy forgot "British penal colony". For years the only two things we knew about Australia was it's a land full of criminals and giant punching rabbit-like animals. A lot of us are very proud of our convict heritage.....it wasn't always like that though. At one time people kept that cupboard door tightly closed. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I wonder if N'Yawlins has got over themselves? When it was first started there was a whole bunch of men but not too many women. So they rounded up a bunch of women out of prisons (called correction girls) in France and shipped them over. Later they took a bunch of good girls - poor but good - and they got shipped over with a little trunk full of possessions. These girls were called filles de casquette - casket girls - because of the trunk. Apparently none of the jailbirds ever had a baby. Because all of the old families of N'Yawlins, who count their ancestry back from the time the town was young, are descended from casket girls. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 7 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: And why my friend Ron says he has 'Roo Bars on his Ute. My wife wished most sincerely she'd had a Roo Bar on our little Nissan pickup, some years ago. The deer she hit, came out in second place. Unfortunately, so did our little Nissan pickup! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 "It tastes like Australia" So it has the flavors of sand and kangaroo poop? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 3 hours ago, Alpo said: "It tastes like Australia" So it has the flavors of sand and kangaroo poop? You forgot Eucalyptus scented Koala poop 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 19 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: What does the guy in the top right represent. All the others I get but not him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I didn't know that Nemo was Australian. Heck, I could understand everybody in the movie, quite clearly with no need of a translator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Nemo’s home was the Great Barrier Reef. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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