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Nov 27th 2009, 11:14 pm

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Re: Migrate to Canada or Australia

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Originally Posted by Alan2005

We'd only end up talking about mutated sharks and spiders

yeah, what about them then, i saw 8 legged freaks the other night, i know whats coming....

Nov 27th 2009, 11:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Alan2005

Watched QI last night. Apparently nobody has been directly killed by a spider in oz since 1981. However, plenty of people crash their cars when one drops out of the sun visor onto their laps and they go into a blind panic. I suspect that this would be you rae, so you are probably best giving the place a miss

what is glossed over though is as per previous stats and link posted on here, there are over 2,000 bites annually. so thats 2,000 people rushing to get the anti venom and shitting themselves that they may not get there in time. no thanks.

Nov 27th 2009, 11:19 pm

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Originally Posted by rae

so thats 2,000 people rushing to get the anti venom and shitting themselves that they may not get there in time. no thanks.

Are you more concerned with dealing with them as they speed off to the hospital or being one of them.

Nov 27th 2009, 11:22 pm

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Are you more concerned with dealing with them as they speed off to the hospital or being one of them.

thats an excellent point, though i am assuming aussies drive like canucks. just substitute a can of fosters for a cup of timmies, a stupid hat with things dangling of it for a toque, and leave the gun rack in play.

Nov 28th 2009, 1:21 am

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Re: Migrate to Canada or Australia

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Maybe its just one unlucky person getting bitten 2,000 times a year.

Nov 28th 2009, 7:13 am

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Re: Migrate to Canada or Australia

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Originally Posted by rae

At the risk of mentioning this, I know of two people who were bitten by redbacks who did not get anti-venom and lived to tell the tale. One was a grown man (our mover actually) who couldn't be bothered and the other was a 5 year old boy and the doctors in the emergency room said he didn't need it in his case.

Not that I'm advising anyone to forgo anti-venom...

And the nuclear stuff is just nutty...

Nov 28th 2009, 7:47 am

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And the nuclear stuff is just nutty...

Does Canada have dropbears?

Nov 28th 2009, 7:55 am

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And the nuclear stuff is just nutty...

Yes most people bitten by venomous spiders can still survive without anti venom or medical treatment

Nov 28th 2009, 8:38 am

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Read in an Australian newspaper today that "they" surveyed x number of expats and Australia was voted the 2nd best country to be an expat in....only behind Canada!!!! So there you go its official...Canada is better...damn, must have been the bl#$dy spiders that lost if for us