tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post337328705362914674..comments2023-12-20T08:18:00.872+10:00Comments on kae's bloodnut blog: Yikes!kaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-1790201015100052042010-11-16T17:16:49.465+10:002010-11-16T17:16:49.465+10:00So glad that the RSPCA saved the sheep.So glad that the RSPCA saved the sheep.kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-19878794156085166952010-11-16T17:13:37.917+10:002010-11-16T17:13:37.917+10:00You have reminded me of a true sheep story.
Many y...You have reminded me of a true sheep story.<br />Many years ago, Qantas's 9-storey admin building at Mascot started to shed bricks from its facade. Barriers were placed around the the bottom of the building to keep passers-by safe from falling bricks and a shelter was built over the ground-floor entrance, in case a falling brick clobbered a valuable pilot going to pre-flight briefing.<br />The gardeners had been happily mowing the grass around the building until they saw all these life-saving devices installed. They then refused to mow the grass any more.<br />So a live sheep, on its way to the abattoirs, was installed inside the danger area to keep the grass down. <br />Some genius in marketing saw an opportunity for a bit of promotion and stencilled the red flying rat logo on both sides of the sheep. That worked, and it got a lot of exposure in the media.<br />That was until the RSPCA saw it in on the front page of something and immediately threatened Qantas with life sentences in jail for endangering a sheep.<br />So the sheep was relieved of its mowing duties and completed its interrupted journey to the abattoirs.Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372213190811407871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-82149978529055931642010-11-16T12:56:12.555+10:002010-11-16T12:56:12.555+10:00Lou Mac
Hope your trip was pleasant, it looked lik...Lou Mac<br />Hope your trip was pleasant, it looked like a lovely place...<br /><br />Thanks for asking kae, yes it was very good to meet old neighbors and friends, some I talk to weekly if not more often but we don't see each other much.<br />Distance is a killer, as everyone in OZ knows.<br /><br />I'm really pissed off with myself, I forgot take my camera with me, was going to post some pictures of the old place and us, but never mind, maybe next time.<br />Not surprising really. <br />I'm not as snap happy as some, I must say, I bought this camera about four years ago, it's a Canon 5 Megapixel which should tell its age but only used once.<br /><br />Yes it is a lovely place, we only complained about the wind sometimes, it used to blow constantly for days on end because we are about 1600 feet ASL on top of the dividing range.<br /><br />We used to joke that we'd put up a wind mill and it would stop.<br /><br />Cheers <br /><br />Ps. parts of the new freeway is only a few years old and it's already full of potholes and crumbling at the edges, what the hell is happening here?<br />We pay more for everything and we get crap in return.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-64978378988400261742010-11-15T23:42:57.212+10:002010-11-15T23:42:57.212+10:00Cav
"That'll be 50 bucks."
Cheeky b...Cav<br />"That'll be 50 bucks."<br /><br />Cheeky bugger.<br /><br />Lou Mac<br />Hope your trip was pleasant, it looked like a lovely place...<br /><br />Oh, and Cav, my first thought was to feed the cat to the snakes - neighbour across the street had a dead cat over the weekend. Snakebite.kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-38152917548546816472010-11-15T19:56:51.180+10:002010-11-15T19:56:51.180+10:00Ps.
On second thought cancel the sheep!
Floyd bein...Ps.<br />On second thought cancel the sheep!<br />Floyd being part kelpie and having all day to himself, I doubt he could leave the sheep alone.<br /><br />Still it's not a bad idea!<br /><br />LouMacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-4401168944000168482010-11-15T19:51:21.968+10:002010-11-15T19:51:21.968+10:00CAV
I don't know about the cat but I'd rec...CAV<br />I don't know about the cat but I'd recommend a few sheep there myself, even just three or four (don't know the size of the property), if the food should run out, a couple of bales of hay will sustain a few sheep for a long, long time. <br /><br />We left a clear space on our old farm for a fire refuge and had about 15 of the woolly things to keep it clear, once they get acquainted with the dogs, they don't bother about them.<br /><br />Must admit to a few snake-acide myself, partial to a 12 gauge instead of a shovel, but circumstances decide the means of dispatch.<br /><br />Only when they were around the house or sheds mind! <br />Otherwise didn't bother live and let live.<br /><br />LouMacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-1881636023279774272010-11-15T19:26:37.259+10:002010-11-15T19:26:37.259+10:00Get a cat for the snakes and a sheep for the grass...Get a cat for the snakes and a sheep for the grass.<br /><br />That'll be $50.cavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338928424789193611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-67481010507042676202010-11-15T19:13:23.183+10:002010-11-15T19:13:23.183+10:00The Vet's here have been interviewed to say th...The Vet's here have been interviewed to say they have been very busy with animals being bitten by Brown snakes and have warned to be on the lookout for them and have given a run down what to look for if your dog or cat becomes suddenly ill.<br />Farmers say the only good snake is a dead snake.<br />Think your friend was right, in the area you are in, most people would be hitting it with a shovel.Merilynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-63309240290167540072010-11-15T17:01:50.831+10:002010-11-15T17:01:50.831+10:00keelback
I'm in the shit with the wildlife per...keelback<br />I'm in the shit with the wildlife person I know. One of the few snakes in Aus which can eat cane toads without harm... epic fail for me.<br /><br />A couple of people looked at it and said it was a brown. I asked the expert "How can you tell then which is a harmless one and which is a harmful one?" Well, this one is nocturnal.... then again, browns are diurnal (active both day and night).<br />Yeah, I thought it was a brown. And I have heard of browns attacking people<br /><br /><br />MDFD sent me an email back... she said...<br />QUOTE:<br />Its brown, its a snake, you live in the lockyer valley, brown snake paradise, i'd be hitting the f**king thing with a shovel tookaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-50900841664618219292010-11-15T11:34:32.221+10:002010-11-15T11:34:32.221+10:00$34 for two.
The old owners used to give a discoun...$34 for two.<br />The old owners used to give a discount for two in the same kennel together. Not these ones.<br />Last time I kennelled my dogs was $22 for the two I think. But that was a while ago.kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-56158805781833719992010-11-15T11:28:53.762+10:002010-11-15T11:28:53.762+10:00P.S. Is that $34 per dog or $34 a day for both? If...P.S. Is that $34 per dog or $34 a day for both? If it is $34 per dog you are right......ouch!<br />......and Skeeter well done on your snake kill, I tend to keep hitting them until they are in little pieces.Merilynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-58381868584732924072010-11-15T11:27:27.522+10:002010-11-15T11:27:27.522+10:00Merilyn
Not so much slashing, but whippersnipperin...Merilyn<br />Not so much slashing, but whippersnippering.kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-15077603857486576142010-11-15T11:15:04.973+10:002010-11-15T11:15:04.973+10:00Yes snakes are plentiful this year. Have you thoug...Yes snakes are plentiful this year. Have you thought about getting a quote on having the slashing done, thereby not putting more pressure on that bad shoulder of yours?Merilynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-73662579051279890392010-11-14T23:12:54.412+10:002010-11-14T23:12:54.412+10:00It seems to be a bad year for snakes.
I've alr...It seems to be a bad year for snakes.<br />I've already seen a couple of pythons and one brown.<br />Then, this morning, I was hanging out over the veranda railing, pruning some dead fronds on the bananas with a long-handled lopper. There was a two-footer that somehow got himself between the blades of the lopper. Oops!<br />Both halves of the snake dropped to the ground and wiggled away under the veranda. I will need to crawl under there soon and try and find the bits before they stink up the place.Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372213190811407871noreply@blogger.com