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Old Jan 10th 2008, 9:57 pm
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Mowing grass yesterday arvo, and a stone flicked up...

Needless to say, happened at 2pm.
Ins Company, got O'Briens to sort it..

They arrived 11pm !
Cost to us : $150 ( excess )

Cost to Ins: $984.00
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Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au
Mowing grass yesterday arvo, and a stone flicked up...

Needless to say, happened at 2pm.
Ins Company, got O'Briens to sort it..

They arrived 11pm !
Cost to us : $150 ( excess )

Cost to Ins: $984.00

Look at the bloomin size of your backyard Timber! And you had to flick a stone up right by the window Sorry but it's sooo unlucky
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Wife was not impressed !!
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Yep Glasgae Girl !!!
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Yep Glasgae Girl !!!
Oh my god, what a lovely house you have
how long does it take you to cut all that bloody grass?
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Ouch!!!

Welcome to the club!!

I did that years ago.

Scary to think how fast "projectiles" come flying out.Good job no one was about.

We have now paved around the house
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Default Re: Dont try this at home !

Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au
Mowing grass yesterday arvo, and a stone flicked up...

Needless to say, happened at 2pm.
Ins Company, got O'Briens to sort it..

They arrived 11pm !
Cost to us : $150 ( excess )

Cost to Ins: $984.00

Thats bloody expensive.
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Old Jan 10th 2008, 10:24 pm
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Originally Posted by egghead4
Oh my god, what a lovely house you have
how long does it take you to cut all that bloody grass?
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With my TORO , about 4 days !!!
With Steve the Slasher Man about 7 hrs , but 300 bucks

Mowers been off the turf since boxing day, when i snapped the mower engagement cable thingymajig

So grass on back paddocks is about 3ft long.

Time to call Steve the Slasher man, but with all the rain, no point cos my grass grows 6 inches a day during this inclement weather

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Old Jan 10th 2008, 10:26 pm
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Default Re: Dont try this at home !

Originally Posted by tyke
Ouch!!!

Welcome to the club!!

I did that years ago.

Scary to think how fast "projectiles" come flying out.Good job no one was about.

We have now paved around the house
Lot of sense in that !! Trouble is, im selling so dont wanna start paving.

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Thats bloody expensive.
Would be $500 bucks private, but cos its insurance it was $880

But cos they came out of 9am-5pm hours, they charge late call out fee pmsl.

Even though we foned them at 2:30pm
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Ouch!!!

Welcome to the club!!

I did that years ago.

Scary to think how fast "projectiles" come flying out.Good job no one was about.

We have now paved around the house
I have not done it with a stone but when I lived in Bermuda I ran over a toad with the lawnmowe. It made one heck of a mess of our pink bungalow
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I have not done it with a stone but when I lived in Bermuda I ran over a toad with the lawnmowe. It made one heck of a mess of our pink bungalow
Hey only an idea but buy a goat
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Yep Glasgae Girl !!!
you have the most beautiful view - gorgeous
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Yep Glasgae Girl !!!
Shame about the window - but love the look of where you're living.
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Originally Posted by Streaks
you have the most beautiful view - gorgeous
Thanks

From my dunny in the en-suite i can look at the mountains.

Debs calls it a Room with a Phewwww

LOLOL

Speaking of Canetoads.

Was out playing Canetoad golf few yrs back, and whacked one with a 5 iron, hit a car over the rd, and set his alarm off

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