What will you miss about the UK?
Apr 26th 2005, 7:03 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by Del Boy
Perhaps its just me....I must be unlucky..I've also had 2 very close encounters with lightening ( which also always gets mentioned whenever wombat refers to the likelyhood of being eaten by a shark) but thats a whole different story....last one was amonth ago, driving down the Bruce Highway...
Apr 26th 2005, 7:13 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by Un-Co
Actually I find the lightening scarier than the spiders, sharks and snakes put together!! (not that you get many creepies crawlies or bities in inner Wesst Sydney) It's cool to watch a big storm but I'm always paranoid it's going to zap me. Didn't a couple of people get zapped in Sydney last year??
Similarly driving to Brissie seems quite innocuous, and no injury obviously (tyres) but I nearly cr**pped myself nonetheless at the huge explosion right next to my car door....all good fun...I bet theres a hole in the road there though !
Apr 26th 2005, 7:14 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by bondipom
I have dived with sharks (little ones) but I guess I didn't look tasty. Other than that I haven't seen any dangerous animals outside the zoo or off the roads.
Husband and son
Apr 26th 2005, 7:15 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by Un-Co
Actually I find the lightening scarier than the spiders, sharks and snakes put together!! (not that you get many creepies crawlies or bities in inner Wesst Sydney) It's cool to watch a big storm but I'm always paranoid it's going to zap me. Didn't a couple of people get zapped in Sydney last year??
Apr 26th 2005, 7:19 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by wombat42
Yes and all that was left was a small pile of ashes where they once stood.
Apr 26th 2005, 7:21 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by Un-Co
LOL! But then again two Japanese tourists were frazzled in Hyde Park in London a few years back too. Looked a bit like... :scared:
Apr 26th 2005, 7:24 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by pako
Yep that's right - 2 girls they said that they were wearing underwired bras
Apr 26th 2005, 7:31 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by Un-Co
Actually I find the lightening scarier than the spiders, sharks and snakes put together!! (not that you get many creepies crawlies or bities in inner Wesst Sydney) It's cool to watch a big storm but I'm always paranoid it's going to zap me. Didn't a couple of people get zapped in Sydney last year??
Bondi Pom might have heard about it.
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Apr 26th 2005, 8:19 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by Del Boy
Perhaps its just me....I must be unlucky..I've also had 2 very close encounters with lightening ( which also always gets mentioned whenever wombat refers to the likelyhood of being eaten by a shark) but thats a whole different story....last one was amonth ago, driving down the Bruce Highway...
I always thought I was unlucky, getting bitten by a snake in England ! But if I had seen as many snakes as you, I would be living somewhere else !!
Apr 26th 2005, 8:43 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by Del Boy
Number of snakes killed by me IN THE HOUSE since arriving in Australia.....4
Number killed on the verandah or walls of house while attemting to gain entry....2. I know you aren't supposed to kill them, but it takes ages for the conservation guys to turn out to collect them, and when they are hanging from from the ceiling beams over your child's bed...well pass me the bl**dy spade !
I admit its not an everyday occurence, especially in the burbs, but it does happen
Number killed on the verandah or walls of house while attemting to gain entry....2. I know you aren't supposed to kill them, but it takes ages for the conservation guys to turn out to collect them, and when they are hanging from from the ceiling beams over your child's bed...well pass me the bl**dy spade !
I admit its not an everyday occurence, especially in the burbs, but it does happen
I've lived here all my life & I would be lucky to have seen that many snakes & that includes around 10 years all up living in rural & acreage areas
. I ran one over the other day just down the road from our house, it just wriggled away 
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Apr 26th 2005, 10:33 pm
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Re: What will you miss about the UK?
Originally Posted by wombat42
An Irish tourist was struck by lightning on Bondi Beach a few months ago.
Bondi Pom might have heard about it.
Bondi Pom might have heard about it.
The Mrs had a close encounter with a bolt. One second the ground was glowing green the next she was on the floor.
