Obscure Rules in Oz
Oct 12th 2005, 8:48 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by Wahroonga Boy
You must carry booze in the boot of the car or your nicked. Even in a van it must be in the back
not is Adelaide you don't, the bloke in the bottle shop sticks my cartons through the front passenger window all the time.
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Oct 12th 2005, 9:00 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by NIGENABBY
Hi
Check your home insurance policy. If there is a fire caused (and I use this in the losest possible way you know how insurance companies like to get out of claims!) by this electrical equipment that you have altered you will probably find you are not insured.
Check your home insurance policy. If there is a fire caused (and I use this in the losest possible way you know how insurance companies like to get out of claims!) by this electrical equipment that you have altered you will probably find you are not insured.
Oct 12th 2005, 9:16 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by Wahroonga Boy
You must carry booze in the boot of the car or your nicked. Even in a van it must be in the back
went up slip rd, to park ridge rd, and turned right instead of left to the junction at lights and then waited n turned right onto mt lindsay h.way
30 seconds later ... blue lighted by a 2 wheeled cop !! wan***
Booked me for turnin riht, hands up
60 bucks fine.
He looked into cab, n said have you been suckin on those ?? lookin at my tinnies I said NO WAY mate i swiggem.. he said ok well be careful in future.
Moral dont anyone ffs tell aussie cops what swiggem means LMAO
Oct 12th 2005, 10:43 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by hawk2005
Utes, especially the ridiculous low slung streamlined ones with the pathetic spoiler at the back, are to be considered the height of cool by a certain sector of society
The term "battler" to be used when describing someone when "low achiever of very basic intelligence" is what you really mean
If you are a male P plater, you have to drive a rusty old V8 very badly, & you have to wear a stupid baseball cap or beany even in the height of summer.
Female P Platers must text their friends constantly
Whisky & coke, rather than the birds drink that it is, is to be considered the height of sophistication for your typical aussie male
You must take pride in having a big fat noisy exhaust pipe. The fatter & noisier it is the cooler you are
Blokes must highlight their hair at least once in their life - Quentin Crisp seems to be a big role model in Australia
If living in Sydney you must take "pride" rather than being deeply ashamed that your city's contribution to world culture is a parade of dancing homosexuals/transvestites
The term "battler" to be used when describing someone when "low achiever of very basic intelligence" is what you really mean
If you are a male P plater, you have to drive a rusty old V8 very badly, & you have to wear a stupid baseball cap or beany even in the height of summer.
Female P Platers must text their friends constantly
Whisky & coke, rather than the birds drink that it is, is to be considered the height of sophistication for your typical aussie male
You must take pride in having a big fat noisy exhaust pipe. The fatter & noisier it is the cooler you are
Blokes must highlight their hair at least once in their life - Quentin Crisp seems to be a big role model in Australia
If living in Sydney you must take "pride" rather than being deeply ashamed that your city's contribution to world culture is a parade of dancing homosexuals/transvestites
...........mm 
Oct 12th 2005, 2:52 pm
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by The Jones Family
Have taken Larissa's idea and started a thread that might be useful to us all.
This is following on from my:
'You must park in the direction of the traffic flow or you will get a parking fine. If this saves a couple of people from the $50.00 I've just had to pay that would be great!'
Everyone else. If you know any odd/obscure Oz rules and regulations could you post them here and we can all learn something/have a laugh?!!
Mrs J
This is following on from my:
'You must park in the direction of the traffic flow or you will get a parking fine. If this saves a couple of people from the $50.00 I've just had to pay that would be great!'
Everyone else. If you know any odd/obscure Oz rules and regulations could you post them here and we can all learn something/have a laugh?!!
Mrs J
you get fined about $90 for leaving your car unlocked.
You need a certificate and training for using insecticides and herbicides.
your tractor must have a ROPS (roll over protection system) or get a big fine.
Oct 12th 2005, 4:31 pm
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by Wahroonga Boy
You must carry booze in the boot of the car or your nicked. Even in a van it must be in the back
What if you don't drink??
Is it part of the first aid kit??? (I think I'm going to like it in Oz!!)
Oct 14th 2005, 10:18 pm
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by Pollyana
and the footpaths here are so wide
That's so that the cafes can put their tables & chairs outside, therefore making the actual passable width of the footpath about 2ft wide
Oct 15th 2005, 2:11 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by NJJ
That's so that the cafes can put their tables & chairs outside, therefore making the actual passable width of the footpath about 2ft wide
Oct 15th 2005, 2:23 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
[QUOTE=arkon].
You need a certificate and training for using insecticides and herbicides.
[QUOTE]
Same rule in UK..if you are going to use chemicals commercially you have to be trained and have a certificate. Not that it matters to me anymore..I'm just about to start working on an organic estate :-) no chemicals for me....
You need a certificate and training for using insecticides and herbicides.
[QUOTE]
Same rule in UK..if you are going to use chemicals commercially you have to be trained and have a certificate. Not that it matters to me anymore..I'm just about to start working on an organic estate :-) no chemicals for me....
Oct 15th 2005, 2:31 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
[QUOTE=Carkedit]
So what do you kill the white ants and other nasties with then? I've tried talking harshly to my white ant lodgers but they have claimed squatters rights and are refusing to go unless I feed them 'Fortune 500' a very nasty insecticide.
Originally Posted by arkon
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Not that it matters to me anymore..I'm just about to start working on an organic estate :-) no chemicals for me....
Not that it matters to me anymore..I'm just about to start working on an organic estate :-) no chemicals for me....
Oct 15th 2005, 2:33 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
[QUOTE=arkon]
I'm still in the UK so no white ants here. You forgot you are in OZ..everything has to be done by people with certificates..you cant do it yourself...
Originally Posted by Carkedit
So what do you kill the white ants and other nasties with then? I've tried talking harshly to my white ant lodgers but they have claimed squatters rights and are refusing to go unless I feed them 'Fortune 500' a very nasty insecticide.
Oct 15th 2005, 11:57 am
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Try putting Borax around and inside their holes. It's very toxic to ants and animals (and children so be careful), but not harmful to the enironment and it doesn't stay around forever.
Oct 15th 2005, 1:33 pm
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
CRIKEY - this thread is going great guns!!! 
Oct 15th 2005, 8:16 pm
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Re: Obscure Rules in Oz
Originally Posted by arkon
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your tractor must have a ROPS (roll over protection system) or get a big fine.
your tractor must have a ROPS (roll over protection system) or get a big fine.
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