RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted March 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 23, 2021 8 hours ago, PhilJ W said: One very lucky tourist. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-takes-holiday-photo-unaware-23775563 Octopus was lucky, she could have been from Essex..... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Death by Blue ring Octopus sounds pretty ghastly, in that it paralyses you yet you remain totally conscious throughout. So your body stops responding and after about 30 minutes eventually you can no longer breathe as your muscles shut down, but you can still see and hear through the whole process.. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) The Irukandji sting is far worse, although usually not fatal. The venom causes excruciating muscle cramps that can last for weeks, a burning sensation all over the skin and an overwhelming sense of impending doom. The latter prompts many patients to beg doctors to end their suffering. Edited March 24, 2021 by DavidB-AU 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 29, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2021 Not the brightest character! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-29/daniel-boyd-bromilow-found-guilty-of-arson/100036714 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2021 13 hours ago, kevinlms said: Not the brightest character! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-29/daniel-boyd-bromilow-found-guilty-of-arson/100036714 He admitted to police in an interview shown to the court that he and his wife had "burned through most of their savings". Obviously! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2021 17 hours ago, kevinlms said: Not the brightest character! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-29/daniel-boyd-bromilow-found-guilty-of-arson/100036714 He'll still have a roof over his head for the next few years, with bars on the windows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: He'll still have a roof over his head for the next few years, with bars on the windows. Aussies tend to enjoy bars 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 More angry, angry octopi, this time in Western Australia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted April 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: More angry, angry octopi, this time in Western Australia. Mehhh he got a rash...so what? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Even Vegans aren't safe: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/14/snakes-and-lettuce-australian-couple-find-venomous-snake-in-their-aldi-fresh-produce 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 that has put me right off veg ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) I do like how they are going to the trouble of transporting it 850km back to where it came from, but it will be annoyed when it wakes up and finds itself back in Queensland. Edited April 14, 2021 by monkeysarefun 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2021 16 hours ago, jukebox said: Even Vegans aren't safe: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/14/snakes-and-lettuce-australian-couple-find-venomous-snake-in-their-aldi-fresh-produce Good? Different! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 30/03/2021 at 19:20, Gwiwer said: Aussies tend to enjoy bars I know the odd Cornishman who does too. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 6 hours ago, SRman said: I know the odd Cornishman who does too. Oi ya can't say 'odd' these days! Please use 'differently gifted'. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2021 9 hours ago, SRman said: I know the odd Cornishman who does too. I'm not odd!!!!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 20 hours ago, monkeysarefun said: I do like how they are going to the trouble of transporting it 850km back to where it came from, but it will be annoyed when it wakes up and finds itself back in Queensland. I imagine the people who harvest the lettuce would be happy for it to stay in Sydney. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 37 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: I imagine the people who harvest the lettuce would be happy for it to stay in Sydney. Being just 'medically significant' rather than 'worlds second deadliest snake' which are the Eastern Browns we most commonly see, it would be a nice change to have it here. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: 'worlds second deadliest snake' which are the Eastern Browns we most commonly see Plenty of them in Queensland too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2021 29 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: 'worlds second deadliest snake' We got some mileage out of telling newer arrivals than ourselves to the Great Southern Land that a few things were considered essential. 1. Plastic BBQ tongs 2. Left-handed screwdrivers (for the Southern Hemisphere, y'know ) 3. Skyhooks (not a bad band, actually) 4. A pair of Taipans (woks was intended - Thai pans - but imagine going to the hardware store and asking for two of the World's Deadliest Snakes ) 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: We got some mileage out of telling newer arrivals than ourselves to the Great Southern Land that a few things were considered essential. 1. Plastic BBQ tongs 2. Left-handed screwdrivers (for the Southern Hemisphere, y'know ) 3. Skyhooks (not a bad band, actually) 4. A pair of Taipans (woks was intended - Thai pans - but imagine going to the hardware store and asking for two of the World's Deadliest Snakes ) I work in the foothills of the Blue Mountains and go for a run through the bush sometimes, its a pretty popular area for bush walkers and sight seers because its close to the city so is the first experience of 'the bush' westbound overseas tourists see and will often check out the walking tracks. I once came upon a party of two older couples walking along with big sticks, banging the ground and loudly hitting every tree with them and practically shouting at each other in German . They saw me and gave me a bit of a 'why are you just jogging along and not hitting the ground and every tree loudly with big stick?" look. Bewildered, I had to give them the sanitised version of the traditional Australian question we always ask anyone doing anything - "What the f... ya doin' mate?" Turns out they were German tourists who had been told by an Australian the night before that when walking in the bush or anywhere that's not tarred you need to make noises to scare the snakes away., which is pretty standard advice but they were really taking it to extremes! Edited April 15, 2021 by monkeysarefun 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2021 27 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: when walking in the bush or anywhere that's not tarred you need to make noises to scare the snakes away. Don't forget the old chestnut of smearing yourself in Vegemite to prevent Drop Bear attacks 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 52 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: the foothills of the Blue Mountains Laurel & Hardy know a song about that...I think. C6T. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Classsix T said: Laurel & Hardy know a song about that...I think. C6T. Blue Ridge Mountains, not Blue Mountains. But who's counting? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 54 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: Blue Ridge Mountains, not Blue Mountains. But who's counting? If I bash you over the head with a mallet and you don't start singing soprano, we'll have difinitive proof neither of us are taking this seriously. C6T. 1 1 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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