Buckshot Bear Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 15 minutes ago, Alpo said: Y'all have a lot of jellyfish and octopus on your roads? Seriously for real are you telling me you don't over there?? 1 5 Quote
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 ..... ours don't; ............ too many sharks ...... and other "bities" ...... 4 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 (edited) THE DINGO FENCE - 1885 Nature and Parks Coober Pedy. It is the longest fence in the world, the Dingo or Dog Fence, and you can see a section of this 5,600 km barrier near the Kanku-Breakaways, 15km from Coober Pedy. Built in 1885 to protect the sheep in the southern states, by keeping out dingoes and other wild dogs. Originally 8,614 km long, it was shortened in the 1980's. This phenomenal fence spans from Queensland in the north-east to the Great Australian Bight in South Australia in the south to protect the south-eastern farms. Protection measures against dingoes by this fence, include a height of up to 2 metres and it extends 30 cm into the ground to prevent digging underneath. Other measures along the fence include lighting and poison bait traps. The Dingo Fence is made of wooden posts connected by wire mesh (electric in some sections) and much of it is lit at night by alternating red and white fluorescent lamps and patrolled by a staff of 23 full-time employees. It costs almost $750,000 to maintain each year, but it's still not 100 percent effective. Dingoes do get through sometimes when wild camels smash holes in the fence Edited February 5 by Buckshot Bear 2 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 2 minutes ago, Alpo said: A normal day in Oz That's so we don't get bitten by octopuses on our feet 2 3 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted February 6 Posted February 6 15 minutes ago, Alpo said: A normal day in Oz A real flat top! 3 Quote
Brazos John Posted February 6 Posted February 6 18 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Dingoes do get through sometimes when wild camels smash holes in the fence Dingoes? Wild camels? Cassowaries? Y'all've got some scary things down there! 1 2 Quote
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 ... but we don't got bears, or 'buzztail' snakes, or mountain lions ....... 🙃 3 Quote
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Y'all got plenty of other stuff to make up for that livin' in the DEVELS pet shoppe 2 Quote
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 18 minutes ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said: livin' in the DEVELS pet shoppe .......................... guilty. <blush> 3 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 A Texan is visiting his friend in Sydney, they go out sightseeing. The Australian shows him the harbour bridge and the Texan says “back in Texas we could build a bridge like that in 2 weeks.” The Australian then shows him St Mary’s cathedral and the Texan says “back home we could throw up a building like that in maybe a week!” Frustrated, the Australian takes him to the Sydney Opera House. “Wow,” says the Texan. “What’s that?” “No idea, mate” says the Aussie, “it wasn’t there yesterday!” 1 7 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 On 2/6/2025 at 1:51 PM, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ... but we don't got bears, or 'buzztail' snakes, or mountain lions ....... 🙃 We can fix ya up wit a few. 2 1 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 A marine was gravely injured at Guadalcanal, and was evacuated to a hospital in Perth. After his emergency surgery, he slowly came out of unconsciousness seeing a bright white lit room, with an angelic face peering down at him. Struggling, he croaked “did…I…come…here…to…die?” The beautiful Aussie nurse beamed a big smile to the Marine and replied: “No dearie! You came here yes-tah-die!” 1 2 3 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 Bangers and mash with onion gravy, an Aussie favourite when I was growing up. 3 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 My photo, a little up the road from our home looking to the West from the Coast. That peak that you can see in the distance was named 'Pigeon House Mountain' by Captain Cook when he navigated up the East Coast of Australia when he saw it on April 21, 1770 3 2 Quote
Alpo Posted February 8 Posted February 8 I wonder who first came up with the idea of putting gravy on sausage? My father used to put fried eggs on top of pancakes. That seemed disgusting to me when I was a kid, but I tried it as an adult and it's very good. And because I put syrup on the eggs and pancakes, some ran over onto the sausage. Now that is extremely good. The sweetness of the syrup combining with the spicy of the sausage. And I came across it accidentally. I assume that somebody came across the idea of putting gravy on sausage accidentally. Because it doesn't seem like something you would do on purpose. 1 Quote
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted February 8 Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Buckshot Bear said: Bangers and mash with onion gravy, an Aussie favourite when I was growing up. Now that looks delicious! Regards Gateway Kid 3 Quote
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 8 Posted February 8 without the peas , it might make the cut 1 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted February 8 Posted February 8 12 hours ago, Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life said: Now that looks delicious! Regards Gateway Kid Better without the peas and onions! Could substitute green beans! 1 Quote
Alpo Posted February 8 Posted February 8 I would prefer the potatoes to just be diced and boiled. I don't like the texture of mashed potatoes. I like to chew my food. That's one of the reasons I don't like English peas. Or sweet peas, or green peas, or whatever you might call them things. They're mushy. Yuck. 1 1 Quote
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Peas are a treat for me! And onions make everything better! Mashed potatoes as leftovers make great potato pancakes the next morning. Of course as presented there wouldn’t be any leftovers! Regards Gateway Kid 2 Quote
Alpo Posted February 8 Posted February 8 I assume you crushed the match heads between the two bolts, and it popped? Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Alpo said: I assume you crushed the match heads between the two bolts, and it popped? You'd lose a finger that way (you could anyway) you threw them.....but it was touch and go how far you screwed those bolts in! Edited February 8 by Buckshot Bear 1 1 Quote
John Kloehr Posted February 8 Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Buckshot Bear said: That "Toughen up, buttercup." I grew up with "Walk it off!" Not so much an insult as a lack of sympathy. Maybe I don't understand the context. 2 Quote
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