tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post7033706385628565976..comments2024-01-29T03:04:24.219+11:00Comments on Flinders Family Freer: We went a-floundering!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-75132708096961534072011-01-07T20:55:19.370+11:002011-01-07T20:55:19.370+11:00Wow, I am not sure I want a 'roo bar now, our ...Wow, I am not sure I want a 'roo bar now, our town streets are full of pedestrians, and yes I watch out as best I can, but I would hate to do extra damage to one of them.<br /><br />I can recommend our island mechanics, they really seem to take their care of our car to heart, maybe because so much of the island is remote with no mobile coverage!<br /><br />Actually so much of our life here seems like an adventure, maybe because each day is different, and only planned once the weather has been carefully assessed.Barbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356146279347458771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-72402633357256622402011-01-07T14:58:30.178+11:002011-01-07T14:58:30.178+11:00My gosh, you are lucky.
Roo did an excellent job ...My gosh, you are lucky.<br /><br />Roo did an excellent job of destroying the front of my car in 1992.<br /><br />OZ (almost) urban legend - roo comes through the windscreen and kicks the humans to death trying to escape. Almost, because it has happened, just not as often as the regalers would have you believe.<br /><br />Roo bars and equivalent are becoming illegal in many countries, because a low speed accident, at, say, a pedestrian crossing, which would be survivable in normal circumstances becomes deadly when the forward leaning roo bar crushes the ribcage.<br /><br />I don't know about other countries, but in QLD OZ you will frequently see a new style of 4wd bumper - made from high density clear plastic tubing, insert piecemeal into rubber grommets.<br /><br />Hit a human at low speed, the "bars" bend out of the way. Hit a kangaroo at high speed, the rubber density is sufficient to act as if it was steel, the shape is crafted to NOT send the roo over the bonnet.<br /><br />Conclusion of our little contretemps: Roo - hopped away, Us - about $5000 damage.<br /><br />Ianianrclark99https://www.blogger.com/profile/17816816848295728149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-45171523521218450232011-01-07T05:32:03.380+11:002011-01-07T05:32:03.380+11:00Both you and Dave always manage to make your every...Both you and Dave always manage to make your everyday life read as an adventure. I think it has something to do with the enthusiasm and sheer enjoyment you impart. :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138682498522090332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-83219266438032937482011-01-07T02:02:34.186+11:002011-01-07T02:02:34.186+11:00I love flounder. Some of the best dishes in the wo...I love flounder. Some of the best dishes in the world are made from flounder or sole. Any recipe calling for turbot is well made with a flounder.Quilly_Mammothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233071648647457818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-6919769679235001552011-01-07T02:02:17.836+11:002011-01-07T02:02:17.836+11:00I am reliably informed that a single yellow flag a...I am reliably informed that a single yellow flag at Bathurst (a car race) indicates that a kangaroo has been sighted <i>from</i> the track.<br /><br />A double yellow flag, on the other hand, indicates that the kangaroo has been sighted <i>on</i> the track.Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-67323976441426614402011-01-06T22:19:16.369+11:002011-01-06T22:19:16.369+11:00I have a collection of old drinking water bottles ...I have a collection of old drinking water bottles in my car - I wont drink from them if it's been drunk from and then left in in there for more than a day, but I leave them in there in case of emergency. <br /><br />Every now and then, I empty some into the others so I have full bottles instead of lots of partials.<br /><br />They've been used for various things - water for the dog on hot days, rinsing off sand or mud (or dog poo) caked feet or shoes, someone else's broken down car. But since my windscreen water bottle engine died, however, there's not much left. <br /><br />Twice I've taken the car in for a service and asked the mechanic (different place each time) to fix it - and twice the mechanic has told me as I take the car back "By the way, your wiper bottle motor is dead, you'll need to get that fixed. Your car's unroadworthy because of it.' Unfortunately, I've always needed the car immediately, so couldn't wait until they did it.kesalemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158635081341630844noreply@blogger.com