Seaslug. In Victoria, no doubt, looks like a coastal environment, some shots look familiar. AW
Edit. Found this organism on the beach at Edwards Point, St. Leonards over the weekend, I thought of your SWNet moniker.
udo, 1694500826
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/adaptive-surfing-world-champion-kai-colless/102844068
velocityjohnno, 1694501240
So we've put up a bird bath for the upcoming hot El Nino summer and one of the currawongs discovered it the other day. Had a good splash and it was nice to watch, Today he arrived, perched on the edge, looked around, looked at us, looked around again and then vomited into it. I swear they are the biggest trolls of the domestic birds.
RockyIsland, 1694503178
Used to manage ski lodges up at Mt Hotham.
When the Bogong Moths came at the end of the season used to pay the kids in the lodge to suck them up with a vacuum cleaner as they were every where.
When the vacuum bag was full used to take it out onto the deck and the Currawongs would come flying in and gorge them selves on Bogong Moths.
Love there calls.
zenagain, 1694504221
Ha ha VJ! That made me laugh out loud.
Fucker.
zenagain, 1694504676
Thanks for the link Udo.
Well done Kai, if you read this all the best on your journey forward.
Also, you may or may not know that 'kai' is another word for ocean in Japanese. So your oldies gave you a good name.
seaslug, 1694505718
Vomited VJ or coughed up a pellet?
velocityjohnno, 1694506758
Coughed up a pellet, seaslug. Is that a form of thank you?
Years ago there was one that would cough up little pyramids of pellets of purple berries on my wetsuits drying on the top of the fence.
seaslug, 1694510675
Never seen the magpies cough them up into their drinking water though, more etiquette than Currawongs maybe :)
seaslug, 1694510951
The little purple berries might have been a thank you.
The juvenile pied butcher bird left on separate occasions a squid jig and bright orange beer bottle top on my doormat, I like to think it's a sign of a thank you :)
seaslug, 1694564730
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqSbDcks_uA
seaslug, 1694564779
I'm getting some toys for them
AlfredWallace, 1694573782
[quote=seaslug]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqSbDcks_uA[/quote]
Seaslug. In Victoria, no doubt, looks like a coastal environment, some shots look familiar. AW
Edit. Found this organism on the beach at Edwards Point, St. Leonards over the weekend, I thought of your SWNet moniker.
blackers, 1694575629
Ace snaps.
Bird of the year competition opens shortly.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-guardian-birdlife-australia-poll
san Guine, 1694576326
[quote=blackers]Ace snaps.
Bird of the year competition opens shortly.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-guardian-birdlife-australia-poll[/quote]
Vote 1 Hooded plover
AlfredWallace, 1694576409
[quote=blackers]Ace snaps.
Bird of the year competition opens shortly.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-guardian-birdlife-australia-poll[/quote]
Blackers. Hi mate. I don’t really have a favourite bird, i love them all.
Alas, i just entered a bird into the poll. AW
AlfredWallace, 1694576563
[quote=san Guine][quote=blackers]Ace snaps.
Bird of the year competition opens shortly.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-guardian-birdlife-australia-poll[/quote]
Vote 1 Hooded plover[/quote]
San Guine. Hi. Nice one. We have a groups monitoring them on beaches on the Bellarine. AW
san Guine, 1694577432
[quote=AlfredWallace][quote=san Guine][quote=blackers]Ace snaps.
Bird of the year competition opens shortly.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-guardian-birdlife-australia-poll[/quote]
Vote 1 Hooded plover[/quote]
San Guine. Hi. Nice one. We have a groups monitoring them on beaches on the Bellarine. AW[/quote]
Hi AW
Surfed a remote beach in Tassie last year and counted a flock of at least 60 before they saw me and scattered.
Also, what's with the idiots/entitled tools who bring their dogs into the MP National Parks and onto the beaches, very delicate nesting habitats
AlfredWallace, 1694579422
[quote=san Guine][quote=AlfredWallace][quote=san Guine][quote=blackers]Ace snaps.
Bird of the year competition opens shortly.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-guardian-birdlife-australia-poll[/quote]
Vote 1 Hooded plover[/quote]
San Guine. Hi. Nice one. We have a groups monitoring them on beaches on the Bellarine. AW[/quote]
Hi AW
Surfed a remote beach in Tassie last year and counted a flock of at least 60 before they saw me and scattered.
Also, what's with the idiots/entitled tools who bring their dogs into the MP National Parks and onto the beaches, very delicate nesting habitats[/quote]
San Guine. Hi mate. That’s a nice flock count. Very enduring little birds, up against pedestrians, fishing type folk, swimmers, dogs, foxes, bogans etc.
So glad you mentioned this. I encounter dogs with owners (some dumber than dog shit) nearly every time I’m in the field.
Im a dog owner myself but he’s never in a place of significance let alone a National Park. My current tactic is, i say its a 10K fine if you’re caught, they soon about face, then i say, i saw a Rangers vehicle only ten minutes ago, they soon bolt. There’s plenty of places for dogs away from NPks. AW
velocityjohnno, 1694597862
That magpie vid above was awesome, especially the playground and them following her to work.
Had a gannet fly over during a surf a couple of weeks back, magnificent birds they are. I'll always stop to just watch them.
stunet, 1694640180
Not sure of this is the right place, but Bruce Usher has posted a few things on FB that were originally intended for White Horses yet never got published. Photos of Mark Rabbidge and quotes too, holding special boards. I guess it was intended for WH's '4 x 4' section.
seaslug, 1694768253
Hey AW, just saw your picture, cheers mate treasure it :) looks younger and fresher than me though
Island Bay, 1697267555
In today's very good news it looks like NZ will have a new government. Good riddance to the old bunch of incompetent, totalitarian fucksticks, and welcome to the new crew - God knows we need you.
basesix, 1697268510
biggest swing in 85 years IB, vibe is good?
basesix, 1697268511
biggest swing in 85 years IB, vibe is good?
basesix, 1697268513
biggest swing in 85 years IB, vibe is good?
Island Bay, 1697272616
I'm just happy that we may get some competent people in govt.
Sentiments are different in Wellington; 40% voted Greens there, as opposed to 10% nationally. The place is a bubble, and most people there don't realise it.
basesix, 1697272742
why Wellington IB?
What goes on there that is different?
Island Bay, 1697273163
Seat of government. Full of people that have been propped up by the tens of billions of printed dollars, insulated from most of the realities of of the past 5 years.
basesix, 1697273728
oh course, I didn't even think of that, sorry. Much different Nth to Sth? I have always found Dunedin and interesting space politically, old money/uni people, etc.
basesix, 1697274487
important thread IB, our cousins across the ditch, keep us posted with your views
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/world/asia/new-zealand-election-explainer.html
Island Bay, 1697274625
[quote=basesix]oh course, I didn't even think of that, sorry. Much different Nth to Sth? I have always found Dunedin and interesting space politically, old money/uni people, etc.[/quote]
Dunedin is still full Labour territory.
poo-man, 1697282424
Yay IB, yep a total clean out and I'm stoked. Interestingly I've spent a bit of time in Dunedin lately and the place is still full of mask wearing labour lovers. So yep definitely a labour stronghold down there. Interesting to see Winston back again too
frog, 1697284482
Island Bay
I remember peak Jacinda madness and Charles Wooley's creepy interview on 60 Minutes.
https://youtu.be/EE_88NnaSkI?feature=shared
NZ gives hope that the people will eventually search for competence.
A very smart female colleague was astounded that I mumbled something negative about her lack of results and extreme lockdown policies. She looked across the ditch at Jacinda as the ultimate modern, empathetic, left leaning, virtuous leader demonstrating the new path to follow to put the patriarchy into the dustbin of history.
Her fall from grace and the election results would do her head in.
flollo, 1697369619
Congratulations IB, these are great news. Also, Wellington sounds like Canberra.
Jelly Flater, 1697418219
;) errf is flat and that’s that…
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwgnulIBg-6/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D
truebluebasher, 1697532085
Australian Titanic Magnate sues Huey for mining his 7th sea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ypL2cXkXJs
velocityjohnno, 1697537456
Also a wonderful metaphor for the AUD right now.
Supafreak, 1697539669
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyJRTmfJYx4/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Island Bay, 1697684742
New doggy. Say hello to Harry :-)
[img]https://i.imgur.com/wtgpK8s.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/DkGIUkN.jpg[/img]
(Couldn't find the dog thread.)
Jono, 1697684833
Harry looks wise beyond his years, a real deep thinker.
Island Bay, 1697685316
Harry is a she (my grandmother was Harriet), and she's a funny wee chook. But yeah, she can LOOK at you!
First swim today :-)
freeride76, 1697689648
Intelligent eyes!
zenagain, 1697695094
How good are dogs!
Island Bay, 1697696385
The best.
We’ve been heartbroken since losing our old Vizsla in February, and it was only getting worse. Even though I’d say hello to every single dog I met, I was ready to never get another one. It was that bad.
Along comes this little bear, and the heart starts thawing out.
She’s so lovely and good natured and fun.
goofyfoot, 1697696800
[quote=Island Bay]New doggy. Say hello to Harry :-)
[img]https://i.imgur.com/wtgpK8s.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/DkGIUkN.jpg[/img]
(Couldn't find the dog thread.)[/quote]
So good!
blackers, 1697698582
Fantastic news IB.
tubeshooter, 1697699031
Unreal IB, any backstory as to how you were introduced to Harry?
Island Bay, 1697699980
Hah, my wife's hairdresser was given a mature Cocker by a friend moving back to the UK, and completely fell in love with it. Every time my wife has her hair cut, the dog is there, and she got very keen on one.
I was super skeptical, wanted another Vizsla then never another dog, but Ms IB was clever enough to introduce me to this little girl (Let's just go for a drive, we can check this dog out if you feel like it...)
I'm a dog sook.
I focus, 1697704378
New boss or you just went down the family pecking order IB.
She just looks great.
tubeshooter, 1697705059
haha
Well played Ms IB.
zenagain, 1697705682
Not a day goes by where I don't think of my two little mates that passed on.
But, we recently got another Schnauzer to pair up with dopey and they're thick as thieves now and enrich our lives in ways I can't explain.
Sorry about your Vizsla, I feel your pain but wish you and Mrs. IB many happy days ahead with Harry.
blackers, 1697706808
Nice one Zen, they are simply the best thing eh?
Have you ever heard anything about the RTA you rescued and saw rehomed?
zenagain, 1697713762
RTA?
The injured dog I found on the side of the road?
He had a couple of ops that were funded by donations and made a pretty good recovery. As far as I know he was adopted by a family (US Navy bloke) in Yokohama and is living the life he should have lead all along.
Island Bay, 1697734289
Our old boy, just for the record :-)
[img]https://i.imgur.com/qspw0Bi.jpg[/img]
simba, 1697743020
Gotta love em and like Zen said above not a day goes by when i dont think about my 3 that have passed on but enriched my life and others to the max......they were all different characters and personalities .....gave so much and asked so little.......God love em.
blackers, 1697745862
[quote=zenagain]RTA?
The injured dog I found on the side of the road?
He had a couple of ops that were funded by donations and made a pretty good recovery. As far as I know he was adopted by a family (US Navy bloke) in Yokohama and is living the life he should have lead all along.[/quote]
That’s the one, poor choice of words, sorry. Glad it worked out well.
indo-dreaming, 1697749009
We got a second dog earlier in the year another staffy,
Id been keeping an eye on Gumtree and one ad really stood out photos look good (little puppies), great description, price had been reduced from something like $2K to $1.5K i was tempted but left it then about a week latter i was looking again and saw the same ad and there was only two left at $700 each, and one was the one i really liked the look of, so I decided to pull the pin and do it, drove 3 hrs to the place, but the dog was now nothing like the puppy in the pic that was tiny and mellow, but more a half grown dog and as crazy as a cut snake.
Anyway having the kids with me and driving so far I had not choice but to buy it even if not what i was totally expecting, no regrets now though, very much loved.
Also no way is he a pure breed english staffy as the ad said, its definitely American X English mix I did see both parent's they were fairly tall too so i think they were both American X English mixes that hooked up.
Anyway he is going fine, 10 months now and already taller with a bigger head than our 14 year old English staffy.
I guess the lesson here is to ask the birth date or at least look at the date the original ad was posted and not just assume what you see in the pic is what you are going to get :D
udo, 1698563933
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy37Llgvofb/?img_index=1
seeds, 1701094726
https://youtu.be/LJZQnjk6uao?si=86P1bTJPBhTg-Eok
Supafreak, 1701455429
This is for dog & magpie lovers. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/sUeaxmyWfHjTKaUw/?mibextid=UalRPS
seaslug, 1701471073
Cheers SF, made my day
Island Bay, 1701480352
Came up on my Insta feed (surf, ski, dogs). So lovely.
Pop Down, 1701480412
My friends niece is Leihani Zoric .
Remember her name :) !
Her younger brother is Ajax , they are besties .
At 11 , Leihani is surfing like John John at the same age imho .
She , I think . competed in the Open Australian Titles .
basesix, 1701596328
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-03/bluey-childrens-program-tourist-attraction/103182824
with a bar playing this on repeat, for realistic, grateful, and only mildly dysfunctional couples?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qJU8G7gR_g&t=2s
(and an onsite Custard gig in the evening?)
Roadkill, 1701925951
an amazing group of good people.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12835147/NSW-Mayfield-West-workers-gift-struggling-young-employee-car.html
southernraw, 1702708289
Not sure this exactly falls into good news, but it's nature, so all good.....
when people from overseas say that everything in Australia want's to kill you.....
Last 5 days here.
Tuesday: Shark
Wednesday: Shark
Thursday: Dugite (type of brown snake)
Friday: Dugite
Saturday: Tiger Snake.
All but the Tuesday shark within close proximity.
All potentially lethal.
All make you proud to be an Aussie! :-)
AlfredWallace, 1702714634
[quote=southernraw]Not sure this exactly falls into good news, but it's nature, so all good.....
when people from overseas say that everything in Australia want's to kill you.....
Last 5 days here.
Tuesday: Shark
Wednesday: Shark
Thursday: Dugite (type of brown snake)
Friday: Dugite
Saturday: Tiger Snake.
All but the Tuesday shark within close proximity.
All potentially lethal.
All make you proud to be an Aussie! :-)[/quote]
Southernraw. It’s good news to me.
Dugites, use to see plenty around SW WA back in the day. In fact, a football team we use to play against were called The Dugites and they played and acted just like their namesake.
I’ve been in the company of international visitors regarding biological stuff, they simply can’t fathom our casual and lackadaisical approach to not wearing gaiters up to our knees when in the field.
I once remarked to a group that they looked like they were about to go to war with the amount of protection they’d afforded themselves .
I explained as Australians, we know where to walk and where not to walk, never taking your eyes of each foot placement. It really is to do with your mental psyche of where you come from and inherent knowledge of your surroundings.
Converse to that, I was the goof in 2019 in the Pinnacles National Park in California with friends, I was constantly being reminded to not walk under or near rock overhangs that a Mountain Lion if feeling vulnerable could easily jump down onto your shoulders.
Really is about knowing your own turf. Good stuff SR. AW
southernraw, 1702715532
Hi A.W. Happy to be the bearer of good news!
Haha. Why do i get the feeling the Dugites would be a football team from the wheatbelt or goldfields. Maybe Broomehill area. Yeah they're nasty buggers but also pretty timid. They take off as soon as they can. The Tigers are a little more bullish. I was laying on my hammock by the water this arvo and a Tiger came charging across the rocks straight towards me. Given my hammock had collapsed only a few weeks ago with me in it, i wasn't willing to chance a repeat scenario with a Tiger snake underneath me, so i jumped out and shooed him on his way.
Yep agree. Just gotta be hyper vigilante and you won't have too many problems. I love the little buggers, just don't like them in my footstep zone. Like you said, check every footstep. You have to.
Yesterday with the Dugite i was walking barefoot and he slithered across the path in front of me. I waited til half his body was in the bushes, said how do you do, and continued on. We all get along here. ;-)
hehe yes i had some English visitors come stay here, and both of them were terrified. I took them for a night walk. They dressed head to toe in shoes, socks, pants, hood, and take weird goose steps every single step. Was pretty bloody annoying but quite funny.
Oh yeah, bugger Lions and Bears and Tigers. We're lucky in Australia. We only have drop bears!
All the best mate.
old-dog, 1702715873
In the shed the other day a huge red back ran across my foot and up my leg. At least we don't get crocs, box jellies and stone fish. I always wear a good pair of thongs when bush bashing but It's the two-legged sharks and snakes you have to watch out for.
goofyfoot, 1702715912
That’s a busy week you’ve had sr..
Where the sharks whites?
My father in law last week had a tiger in one corner and a brown in the other corner of his chook shed. Nuts when you think about how venomous both of them are and they’re just chilling out about 3 meters apart.
goofyfoot, 1702716009
[quote=old-dog]In the shed the other day a huge red back ran across my foot and up my leg. At least we don't get crocs, box jellies and stone fish. I always wear a good pair of thongs when bush bashing but It's the two-legged sharks and snakes you have to watch out for.[/quote]
Ever since I heard stonefish have been seen on the reef at G-land I can’t stop thinking about them while I’m there. They scare the hell out of me
southernraw, 1702716774
[quote=goofyfoot]That’s a busy week you’ve had sr..
Where the sharks whites?
My father in law last week had a tiger in one corner and a brown in the other corner of his chook shed. Nuts when you think about how venomous both of them are and they’re just chilling out about 3 meters apart.[/quote]
Blooody hell!!! The UFC of snakes! That's a whole new level Goofy.
I reckon the first one i saw was a white, i was just up on the cliffs watching the surf, it was big and black..the second one was a 6 foot bronzie. I was just about to paddle out.....gave it a 5 minute grace period, then paddled out. Unlikely it'd be interested in me but still gotta avoid crossing paths.
Ahh shit @olddog. I forgot about redbacks!! My shed's full of the little critters!! haha. And the local rockpools are home to heaps of blue rings. I still argue it's the flies that will get you in the end. Maybe not physically...they'll take chunks for sure, but emotionally....they can drive a man or woman to the very edge!
goofyfoot, 1702717672
Ha, yes and unfortunately for the snakes Dana White aka the father in law disqualified them both from the competition.
I don’t agree with it but he’s a 71 year old farmer who’s done that his whole life, he ain’t changing
southernraw, 1702718330
haha. yeah all good i get it.
I personally would never unneccessarily kill a snake, but then, the stakes are different for me.
Although a snake steak sounds alright!
But yeah, i'm lucky that where i live, there's a perfect balance of nature. I'm sure the raptors are circling as we speak ;-)
adam12, 1703727070
The Great Flydini, a singing dog, the Greatest, some cool magic tricks and words of wisdom from Micheal Keaton...
https://twitter.com/MichaelWarbur17/status/1739779854566830360
https://twitter.com/Family_viralvid/status/1740002032017408083
https://twitter.com/fasc1nate/status/1739848776444244323
https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1739677197814935597
https://twitter.com/PhilipL47837986/status/1731442313811943494
https://twitter.com/MichaelWarbur17/status/1739640269484540276
Pop Down, 1703732676
Adam 12
That orphaned cat ( probably killed everyone ) is still homeless unless u picked another challenge .
Thinking u might have some clips of the Great Harry Houdini and his helpers .
Don’t show that shit , please , as have seen it and it is all inappropriate !
Pop
Pop Down, 1703805180
Adam 12
Difficult to get Pinky the cat out of my head .
I believe in caveat emptor but that Lost Cat Home bloke had a responsibility .
Imagine so old bloke giving the thing to a young family . Unless they are the Adam’s Family the are goners !
Pinky should be placed in the Wild imo
Edit - stupid idea Pop , again . Hate feral cats .
I don’t know what to do with it .
Leave it alone !
U don’t have this story I posted elsewhere ( botanical stuff u Have no interest in anymore ) on video
Getting charged by a little Australian Velociraptor going 30 miles a hour ( can jump 4.5 meters if feeling like it’s) for 29 minutes was typical of those two Laurel and Hardy guys .
“My brother and another very close friend ( Greek :) were in Northern Queensland .
After a long drive , the found a lovely part of the Rainforest to relax and camp I the lovely peaceful environment .
They got out of the car , admiring the ambiance of light afternoon sunshine and sounds .
My brother lit a smoke , took a few puffs and passed it to Apollo who did the same .
From a distance they heard something coming towards them through the bush .
A huge Cassowary , head down , emerged from the bush, charging them .
They just jumped around the side of the car in time !
The bird ran straight and back into the bush .
The boys looked at each other and didn’t even have time to say WTF , when the bird came back !
Just jumped to another side of the car as the crazed bird ran past , again .
Somehow the bird was able to turn really quickly !
They boys didn’t have time to get in the car ( smoke lol ) and the bird kept charging for 29 minutes before thinking I have shown them who is boss of this neck of the woods .
I laughed when hearing this , Brother is 6,4 and mate 5,2ish lol “
HNY !
.
Also classified as a Ratite as their keel somehow moved from their sternum to the head ( I think ) .
A formidable Bird as is the second heaviest and third tallest bird in the world .
They have three toes ( think weapons ) .
The middle toe is 129mm long and all toes are super sharp .
The love to kick , powerful legs forward , in a stabbing motion .
They can run through the rainforest at 30 miles per hour if head down and trying hard .
The can , to really surprise , jump like a kangaroo ( small one ) , 4.5 metres .
Their keels ( horns ) may also help transmit low frequency sounds .
So , more like a fn Velociraptor , perhaps ?
Maybe not a black bear ( they sound unpredictable ) or 4 mountain lions and definitely not a badger ( toughest animal and the real Alpha animal .
But up there with sharks imho ( not crocs ) .
A bird to be Wary of imho!
Very territorial ,
Edit
They also eat mushrooms ( golden ones probably ) so think Berserka’s .
adam12, 1703806813
@Pop
Yeah, nah, I reckon Pinky is just a cat that doesn't like being on a leash. The highlight for me was the noise the handler guy made when Pinky got a good grip on his inner thigh.
My feral cat took a few years and was probably more dangerous than Pinky when she first showed up at the farm half starved. Me and the dog were both scared shitless of her. Like living with a mini panther. But she's called "cuddles" now, super mellow and affectionate, not interested in hunting birds, brings me the odd mouse or rat now and then but more interested in lounging and cuddling up at every opportunity.
As for those two dills getting hunted by a murder bird, I had not heard that story but knowing them both as I do I could just imagine that scene. When you said "They also eat mushrooms ( golden ones probably ) so think Berserka’s " were you talking about the cassowaries or your brother Huey and his little Greek mate Duey?
Good to have you back and firing on SN. I've been reading some of your posts and getting some good laughs. When the waves get good you need to come down and let me show you some of my secret (and not so secret) spots. That new McT of yours needs to get wet.
adam12, 1703811954
Edit: just went back looking for Pinky the Cat and it's not on this thread, don't remember where I posted it, so anyone wondering WTF these two are talking about, here's Pinky...
https://twitter.com/AKBrews/status/1708202553081737708
burleigh, 1703813025
hahaha. And humans think they are the top of the food chain. Can't even control a cat.
Pop Down, 1703814166
Burley
Both women and men struggle with Pussy(footing) Control .
Some are uncontrollably uncontrollable imho .
We are probably not the only species with this dilemma !
basesix, 1703815226
Ha, a neglected cat on a lead, what could go wrong. Domesticated animals are Dr Moreau territory.
For thousands of years, we have unnaturally selected and bred:
Dogs: companions and needy, intuitive hunting pals
Cats: self-sufficient rat hunters for mills and ships that fussily like a prepared reward meal
Horses: obedient nutcases that will be competitive or go into war or work 12 hours a day
Pigs: fatty as can be, pumping out babies and non-discriminant eaters
Cows: succulent and docile, having lost motivation beyond eating to the point some wire contains them
a few thousand years ago they were wolves, wildcats, akhal-teke, boars, and buffaloey-bisonny-migrating thingos.
Douglas Adams is the only thinker that could have come up with the Ameglian Cow to solve meat-ethics in the future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAF35dekiAY
( I wonder if the cornish accent is an in joke, corned beef.. )
Pop Down, 1703815678
Base6
So funny lol
I will go and shoot myself really broke me up .
I must admit I think it a great idea !
Why not breed animals that Want to be eaten .
Most animals expect to be eaten, anyway, eventually !!’
This pig sheep was willing to do a Duck and force feed itself with all the correct food .
I was thinking , it might also cook itself .
Very handy imo !
seeds, 1703815973
[quote=seeds]https://youtu.be/LJZQnjk6uao?si=86P1bTJPBhTg-Eok[/quote]
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It’s all about doggy. Yeah I know it’s good;)
Fucked up Felix. Or Tommy the Cat, once his sun has shone, as is the way for most.
https://youtu.be/LJZQnjk6uao?si=N3chGMZAu42yhooj
Pop Down, 1703817614
So many animals have agreed to be eaten as long as humans look after and protect them .
I would consider anything FreeRange this .
Bloody dogs have it made imho .
Have developed those dreamy puppy eyes over thousands of years , so humans to fall in love with . Good ears and barking made them extra handy and helped them not get eaten .
I would not want to be a lamb !
basesix, 1703818373
Here's a saccharine overview of wolf to dog @Pop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y5Fwp7i-0E
You might enjoy the movie 'Alpha'., a rather operatic reduction of the reality, but Jack London would dig it : )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIxnTi4GmCo
basesix, 1703820907
sorry @Pop, suddenly had to focus on something, horrible clip I sent ^^
- taking the lead from surf clips, 9mins seems to be a good length, here's one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp2Wp6UI5lA
basesix, 1703821595
@seeds, your poor cat clip is real heartwarming, but i watched it late at night, before drifting off, and couldn't work out if it was a nice story, a kitty snuff flick, or the cat had suffered gross human abuse. I was glad it worked out well, but it was a hard watch before slumber ; )
Pop Down, 1703822801
Basey
Thank u :)
Thank watched the two visa versa :)
I think the last video , that I watched first and scared the shit out of me ( tough life’s ) , was more accurate .
The nice video and lovely friendly wolves , that always wanted to help humans , I don’t think so .
Will try and pluck up the courage to see Alpda on the BIG screen !
Edit
I got distracted and hit send and see a third , sensible clip that said NFI how they were domesticated .
The real life of Noble Savage may be depicted, not an easy life I’m thinking ,
When humans domesticated themselves eg Celts , they lived to fight , each other .
Most societies have evolved , a bit now imho
Double edit
Great work saving the kitten Seeds !!!
Triple edit
The Celts lived to fight but were smart and just got their Champions to sort out most quarrels .
Interesting , a boy dreams to be a Warrior . To live by the Sword and Die by the sword .
A bit like an animal WANTING to be eaten , perhaps :)
I went to Mullumbimby High in the 70’s if u are wondering !
truebluebasher, 1703824573
Been Sprinkling Silly Seasoning all about...
Step it up crew...when ya see 'em strugglin'...doubleback & lend a hand.
tbb swears yer rewards are bigger than ever...that look of instant relief...is the #1 dope drug!
Seen 2 blokes Whipper Snippin'...gettin' smashed by Midday roadside heat...
Looked like they were gonna die then'n'there on the spot...Fark! Looks like heat stroke!
Ducked into Strugglin' Local Chemist fightin' off Supa Corp take-over....
Get cheered on to get some liquid into the lads...Go! tbb Go!...they looked gone for good...
Turns out they're lilly white Irish Ranga Backpackers mowin' their way around Oz Summer...WTF!
Sounds like the worst plan ever...tbb is too stupid to argue with them...just gotta cheer 'em on!
Roasted Ladz thought tbb was an Angel...so got'em some reserve for their tanks!
All good...come alive they did...
Experienced true Aussie Spirit when they least expected it, but needed it most! Silly Season Salvos.
Tell ya...never been thanked so much in all me days...not like that...downright thirsty slaves they was!
Told 'em us Aussies step it up when we see others struggle...hodad saw it a mile away & told 'em so!
We see it & naturally put ourselves in your boots...just how it is...tough luck...yer our mates now.
Kept arguing they're were Irish...tbb said No!...Yer Dead Set Aussies Now...Finally it hit home...well durr!
Yer willing to put out on the frontline for our town in that heat...you get rewarded as Aussie battlers!
Welcome to Reedy Creek & Welcome to Oz! Dead set Legends the both of ya! Cheers! Aussie Now! Yep!
PS : Was earlier rewardin' others today & stoked they were...got hi 5's & extra special thanx!
Also cleaned up for last week's road crews...improvin' our town...just had their generator stolen...
Tell'em ya appreciate their hard work & respect & value their contribution to beautify the town.
Always do that & you get more respect back & All will luv yer town more! 100% True!
Local Hodad Luciano & Grom Sam sincerely thanked tbb & for Cleaning our Town...Love is all around.
Just to prove it costs nuthin' at all to help others along their way...
tbb's recent [d][L][p] hieroglyph Art Installation...(No joke...found 9/10 Littered [Plates] in one outing)
10 Littered Yellow [L] Red[P] Green[P] magnetic plates rotated in secret code up a metal Pole...
From Xmas Eve...only 2 left = 2/day recycle rate ...better hurry for last 2 [L] & [P] Plates! Smashin' it!
tbb put them 2 plates a bit higher up the pole for the taller Bully gromz...every [L] kiddie gets a prize!
Pickerupperers Trade Secret : [P]lates fly off @ [M1] on-ramps > Get up to speed whooshka! Hot Spot!
Want Free [P] [L] Plates...just fish a dozen outta ya on-ramp drains...mind the Giant Spiders..said #*!%
Too late...in yer face...died off shock...tbb 'n'all...fuckin' massive bastards will eat ya alive...
Think it's easy recyclin' [P]lates...did warn ya! Thought tbb was just cornerin' the market! Fark! OMG!
Each of us can make a massive difference...you can actually make their day...they'll cherish that forever!
Oz needs ya now, more than ever...you'll see...be yer best by simply being yourself! Too easy...Done!
Luv Straya...Luv the crew ...Look around...see all that Chaos & Devastation...only you can sort that!
Time to step it up is now!...All say Aye! Get stuck into it Oz..have a crack & back yerself...Go for it!
Pop Down, 1703824893
Great post TBB
Very true blue imho .
U are such a handy helper in your neighbourhood and on SN !
U sound like u are related to Rosali Gascoigne with your artistic style .
Very cool imho .
HNY !
burleigh, 1703825357
[quote=Pop Down]So many animals have agreed to be eaten as long as humans look after and protect them .
I would consider anything FreeRange this .
Bloody dogs have it made imho .
Have developed those dreamy puppy eyes over thousands of years , so humans to fall in love with . Good ears and barking made them extra handy and helped them not get eaten .
I would not want to be a lamb ![/quote]
Pop, sounds like you've been getting stuck into some Mullumbimby magic
Pop Down, 1703833009
Burley
Once Mullum gets into your system it never leaves .
In the early 70’s Mullum High was like the Wild West and very violent . From my experience playing football , other schools were probably the same .
Lots of Magic moments from the very beginning as had to do a Cross Country run in the first PE class .
I hate senseless running and walked up to the only guy not stretching and said Gday , I hate running and he said run with me .
We got just past the hospital on the hill and he found mushrooms and immediately stopped ,
He asked if I like mushrooms, I said no , only cooked ,so he ate them .
We only got 100 meters further and he started acting even stranger .
It took me about 59 minutes to get him back to sick bay ( was very happy to go there as kept saying he was from “the Bay “ .
Then there was Mullumbimby madness .
I can’t remember if I smoked it:) no one can !
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The Italians mostly grew bananas .
If one of them opened a pizza place in Mullum in the 70’s it would have also gone bananas .
Mullum Munchie Madness would have been an appropriate name .
Edit
The pizza shop in Mullum is Milk and Honey and had great pizza !
Edit 2
It wasn’t until 78 , when a Roadhouse? Late night cafe opened in the Billynudgle industrial estate, that real munchies were available .
Toasted ( pressed) ham , cheese and tomato sandwiches .
Oh My Stars !!!!
Fantastic ( at stopping laughing ) !
E3
Can’t remember how we got to the roadhouse , but someone would have driven something , nearly.
Sorry E infinite
We never had much money and never were able to see how many sandwiches we could eat !
At least 4 or 5 am guessing :)
Infinitely and beyond .
We went camping at New Brighton and a mate from Byron brought some happy weed for us to try .
We ate the whole week’s food supply on the first night !
My mother couldn’t believe it !
basesix, 1703834697
King of the edits @Pop : )
- that New Brighton story intrigues.. is that the "at Jakes that time" that @adam12 referred to ages ago? Do tell ; )
(you're a farkn legend @southern, and well done RK, heartening conclusion on the other thread.)
goofyfoot, 1703839016
[quote=Pop Down]Burley
Once Mullum gets into your system it never leaves .
In the early 70’s Mullum High was like the Wild West and very violent . From my experience playing football , other schools were probably the same .
Lots of Magic moments from the very beginning as had to do a Cross Country run in the first PE class .
I hate senseless running and walked up to the only guy not stretching and said Gday , I hate running and he said run with me .
We got just past the hospital on the hill and he found mushrooms and immediately stopped ,
He asked if I like mushrooms, I said no , only cooked ,so he ate them .
We only got 100 meters further and he started acting even stranger .
It took me about 59 minutes to get him back to sick bay ( was very happy to go there as kept saying he was from “the Bay “ .
Then there was Mullumbimby madness .
I can’t remember if I smoked it:) no one can !
Edit
The Italians mostly grew bananas .
If one of them opened a pizza place in Mullum in the 70’s it would have also gone bananas .
Mullum Munchie Madness would have been an appropriate name .
Edit
The pizza shop in Mullum is Milk and Honey and had great pizza !
Edit 2
It wasn’t until 78 , when a Roadhouse? Late night cafe opened in the Billynudgle industrial estate, that real munchies were available .
Toasted ( pressed) ham , cheese and tomato sandwiches .
Oh My Stars !!!!
Fantastic ( at stopping laughing ) !
E3
Can’t remember how we got to the roadhouse , but someone would have driven something , nearly.
Sorry E infinite
We never had much money and never were able to see how many sandwiches we could eat !
At least 4 or 5 am guessing :)
Infinitely and beyond .
We went camping at New Brighton and a mate from Byron brought some happy weed for us to try .
We ate the whole week’s food supply on the first night !
My mother couldn’t believe it ![/quote]
This is amazing hahahaha
goofyfoot, 1703839295
[quote=seeds][quote=seeds]https://youtu.be/LJZQnjk6uao?si=86P1bTJPBhTg-Eok[/quote]
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It’s all about doggy. Yeah I know it’s good;)
Fucked up Felix. Or Tommy the Cat, once his sun has shone, as is the way for most.
https://youtu.be/LJZQnjk6uao?si=N3chGMZAu42yhooj[/quote]
Not really a cat fan seeds but no animal deserves to live like that. Good to see he got some much needed help and love in the end
Pop Down, 1703841497
No 6!.
Adam 12 spent more time with Jake , than I did .
He has Nothing on Me .
I am off , and uneditable, I think !
truebluebasher, 1703841650
Went out again after the last Post...for some more artistic stylin'
Helping the Lower creek Folk clear their tree smashed Wetland Reserve Tracks...
tbb was clearing all the rubbish but couldn't get thru...so helped a younger adult couple clear the trax.
Cleared a few trees here & there ... all but 1 big tree & a twisted mess...others were cool in thanking us!
Exactly wot tbb was saying...ya want yer life back...gotta step up & sort it...ain't no one else...look, nope!
Think that's tough...here's the Gromz version...
He was riding thru as that massive tree crashed...just made it thru...Kaboom!
Won't say his name coz 15yr just fought of 4 bigger teens to rescue his girlfriend from being raped.
This grom actually guided tbb thru that section...reckons it's too dangerous on yer own.
tbb knows he's not joking as we shared intel on the Booby Traps in the centre Swamp Isle...
Yes! With covered holes of Spikes + Spring Traps...rock piles that tumble...+ Fire Pits...Devil Shit!
Grom says the Car wreck is now a Sex Den...Creepy Guy in Tent...Bat hangs...on it goes!
Sure as ya like...mind the snake ...Shh! The wallaby ... the whole Harry Butler routine!
Cleaned up the Cubbie House site...Yes! Grom was reliving the whole deal...Farkin' Heavy local banter.
The whole fight sequence of how he took 'em out one by one...to save his Chick!
(Just the rogue detour to clear Cubbie House bongs...not clean a crime scene...where's the camera!)
Tells me his school is run by some Cabal...he's gotta get out...as they're onto him!
Now this Grom tours the crime scene & helps tbb clean up their trash heap of bongs & vapes.
Grom nearly dies twice in 2 weeks...Mumz Callin'...gotta go...see ya again Hey!....Holy fuckin' shit Kid!
Just a day in the life of a Grom...forgot how exhausting it is!
Feel like saluting every other poor bastard out there...even the creepy tent guy!
Sure! Whateva...if ya want tbb to clear yer bongs from yer local crime scene...give us yell!
Crew never read that...Never said that...was never even there, if any ask!
Seriously! Ya just read tbb sayin' to lend a hand...step out & everyone else is a superhero...Wow!
Chick is hackin' tracks thru the reserve..."Mind the snakes!" Gettin' the town's jogging track back!
Sure! Take out the trash...lend a hand...
Never said to take out a teen Cabal...Grom is a dead set Super Hero!
Yeah...he was muckin' in with tbb & carried out a Bag of Bongs...said only to yer bike...that's enough!
Can share tbb's neighbours (Chix / Gromz) are steppin' up well outta their skin...Salute Oz Townfolk!
Pop Down, 1703892204
TBB
Remember I am going blind from too many early morning sun rises and squinting:)
I love seeing u posts .
I say to myself FFS , shit Pop Down and U will have to concentrate and read most lines twice , to get what’s going on , nearly :)
A few lines I do , I have to admit , I let go through to the keeper and just try and concentrate on the next ball ( line ) .
U are different and am guessing, all of SN appreciate it .
truebluebasher, 1703932433
Pop Down is way too kind & yes tbb is different...can't help that.
#1 swellnet mental Health frontline & crew...including Pop Down all heal us mental sufferers.
tbb suffers from severe bipolar...Yes! It actually hurts like crazy and is exhausting & disabling..
Sure...been in an institution and take plenty of Prescribed drugs...too many! Had to cut back.
Yer mind runs like crazy exploring every possible scenario...that's why tbb races off code.
Just gotta keep goin' down more avenues...Surfing a wave or exploring darkest oldest corner of Town.
That's how & where ya just muck in with weirdest of folk with even more unreal tales...mind blowing!
But also the perfect cure for Bipolar...like so, just how fucked up can this get...drool!
Can sense it in others...over the top crew just get drawn together & weirder shit happens! Good! Yes!
Ben & crew like yerself are very considerate & caring of disabled folk & allow us to clear our thoughts.
All here know...News / TikTok / facebook / insta / X / Surf Media have no time for us weird folk.
swellnet crew are our saviour...more so in troubled times they are tbb's rock & anchor!
Also luv this site...Ben runs an Amazing Team of insightful positive folk...
We Qldurrz salute the Team & value their contribution to our State.
Pop Down instinctively & openly shared SN appreciate tbb's banter...likewise all round that works!
Where else does tbb get better health tonic with a kicker.
Goes without saying...we outpatients equally Salute & fully support #1 swellnet frontline health.
Just say the word!
tbb's neighbours in Philippines for Xmas he got mystery infection...drained him on a drip...straight back.
Back home & he is floored man...a zombie! Offered wot help...mow his grass...just say it...poor bloke!
Thinkin' his family may lend a hand..hopefully...wishin' him well...hits home it does...
Forget about all that other shit...just make it home alive...fuckin' heavy trip!
PS : Yes! This Arvo tbb journeyed to farthest point of town he physically could ...to do what exactly!
To unblock about 70 Litres of cans & undies & shit blocking Stony Creek from flowing.
Of course tbb cursed...Recall swearin' why are Humans so fucked up to do this shit!
How does a whole world of shit get caught up & cornered where none ever venture...(Impossible!)
tbb thinks (Knows!) the new [M1] Exploits our Smaller creeks as relief valves to free their flow.
Inotherwords all the interstate shit is being shot out into relief valves up our creeks...(Not our Shit!)
Like a typically stupid filthy old bastard ...Almost trapped myself in & none would know...Who cares!
Stupid old bastard dies bodybashin' remote stormwater drain...How do tbb's kids explain that?
"How did ya Bodybashin' dad die...Shark!"
(Nope! Stupid old bastard got Mashed up in a trolley sniffin' undies under Old Coach Road!)
"Oh Well! Could think of worse ways to go out!" (Just keep humouring the Kidz!)
Had to plan how to scale out with Bags of gruesome sludge.
The Rock Cage was already collapsing ...can't climb out that way...fuck it! Have to scale out...
tbb is no longer strong...this is his limit...very smart to carry a solid snake stick...get one go at this!
Snapped the stick to act as a peg to carry tbb's weight up enough to reach the Drain pole...Yes! Free!
Only now does tbb share...already fucked me ankle twice, haulin' trolleys outta Camp Creek.
Please don't dob tbb in...coz this is base level Bipolar therapy! That or an eon in the Sarcophagus!
Once ya see this shit...ya can't walk past it...will burn yer Brains out....divin' in deep to sort it!
Here's where the magic happens...after the shittiest of shit volunteering tasks...' was truly spent!
Lone Bogan tours past tootin' tbb...knowing exactly what shit just went down...
Recall above...tbb noticed others strugglin' in heat ...further along Old Coach Rd in town...(Well!)
Locals returned the favour for tbb...as in thanks all round! Instantly bucked up with pride! Like Wow!
People do give a shit & know just how to heal us crazy sick old bastards...when we least expect it!
Like fuck me...people do actually care for one another in fucked up times...better keep that a secret!
Thanx for yer support Pop Down...also luv yer work!
We're amongst plenty of good folk here + us Hodads get a few Toots & salutes in the town!
Daily Good News...Life is wot ya make it! Please give a damn & lend a hand when ya can! Luv Straya!
tubeshooter, 1703934747
We're also coming off a full moon Pop. TBB can be a little more active, cryptic and witty around these times.
All the best to ya tbb. True blue alright.
basesix, 1703934895
[quote=Pop Down]
Are U really an Old Bloke TBB .
[/quote]
tbb is timeless, @Pop
Pop Down, 1703935115
Oh My Stars - TBB
lol
I only had to read that message once , to know how special it was and U are .
U are a bloody legend .
Not sure what happens in Stoney Creek ( guessing a lot of smoking BUT 70 litres of Cans and Underwear sounds it would block Any drain .
lol
Not feeling a resourceful old bloke like U is going to get stuck in any drain , for long .
A friend of mine is one a few spectrums and medical help works for him .
He thinks I am on some spectrum haha , and maybe right .
I have suffered from Anxiety .
You are wise !
U Do Stuff .
Good stuff .
I thank U for a lovely message and a special gift to complete another incredible year .
I learn a lot , from people like U , TBB .
U are a big help .
Very sincerely
Pop
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Are U really an Old Bloke TBB .
I thought u were more Geek age ,
Edit
Straya ?
Can I call u that :)!??
Important Edit
Base 6 , what ???
Nearly my age ??!
F Me !
straya
Everyone goes bananas with a Full Moon !
truebluebasher, 1703990685
Ol grey mare Mare can't compete with Cat Vidz.
Ye don't reckon us 60 y/o Hodads can't dredge up an ode for slippin' down Drains of Undies!
Sung this song all a lonseome along Old Coach Road cartin' bags of shit....a toot is reward enough!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsByJy9wB-I
Ye Olde Coach Road she ain't wot she used to be, many yar ago...may yar AgooooH...howling!
Never said...uncovered a House Tip on way back...bastards slid Complete Walls down a steep gully!
Possible that part of a house did slide off the truck here...maybe during the Storm...(Fallin' Wires!)
Only coz it's near impossible to hurl a House down a Gully...Wot athletes can do that?
See how it works...Can dump shit easier down steeper slopes Folding over trees...(Correct!)
Now it's 10x harder to pull out against all them Folded down trees...have to Clear forest to remove it!
No way of gettin' that out without Abseil Lopping Crew + Towie Winch + Giant Council Skip!
Reckon $5-$10K Labour crew'n'gear easy maybe $10,000s once they factor in Work place safety!
tbb did clear more trees off road & path but others had cleared the bulk of it with Chainsaws!
Dirty ol' bastard Sees' the year out in style....
Been summoned by the Giant Water Rat across from Will's Wreckers...#1 Shit Heap on Earth...Fuck Me!
Just ask Kenny...he knows how shitty it is...makes a mint outta the Toss a Can Cnr Cash Cow.
Just along the 'Crunchie under foot Creek Bank' of the Coffee Milky Way...
Toss another breaker will ya...Give us a fuckin' break...Get Auntie to rip yer bloody arms off...
Oz folk know of Will the Wrecker's Iconic Goldie [M1] { Pink FJ }
Gave it a lick of paint to lure in his Gold Coast Metermaid Harem...nuthin' suss...(Spluttering!)
https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/fe4078d79c7462dd2090ba592276f6b7
All Govts in Oz combined can't move him on..."This is my Shit Heap...world revolves around me!"
Last fished out Sat Dish / Battery / Tables / Bench Tops / Crates / Pallets / Oil Drums + 10 wee bottles!
Plenty of undies here also...but from {PostCard} snappers shittin' themselves...Dogz! Said Run...faster!
Lovely day out in Pleasantville it is! Larger than life is Will...Pray for Hell on Earth but expect worse!
https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fnews%2Fqueensland%2Fcrime-and-justice%2Fwill-the-wrecker-lawsuit-too-salacious-to-cover%2Fnews-story%2Fad4cf294876b7b8d2d4cc248cc6ef051&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=HIGH-Segment-1-SCORE
Get up the shakes cleanin' up Will's front yard...gonna die this time 'round or just get sued! Hopefully!
Only do it to freak him out...Like WTF...is that hodad cleanin' up my patch...Will's worst nightmare!
Dream of being attacked by Will Dogz or his Undies...crew would get World beating News Story..
Fucked up Sleazy Bastard Wrecker crow bars filthy Hodad pickerupperer...Giant Water Rat scurries!
Tune into Tonite's News for the #1 Carnival of Freaks Show! Oz Top rated Hodad Gladiators shitshow!
Pure Dope as Shit Folks.
Google Maps Reedy Creek Pink FJ Triangle > Smack bang Middle of Goldie / Oz East Coast [M1]
Giant Hypno Water Rat (Bunyip!) Stuns the Lot...Oz #1 Bottleneck ...All East Coast Zombies queue up!
Grom..."Why we always gotta Stop at this Creepy Guy's Shit Heap of Town!"
Mum : "Just shut the Fuck up Son...Ya Fuckin' useless Dad missed the Old Coach Rd Detour...Again!"
"Fuckin' Said...go the long way 'round...Nope! Now We're all gonna die from some Sex Swamp plague"
https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSGoldCoast/videos/will-the-wrecker-has-been-awarded-a-large-payout/1307456849394557/
Anyhow...did a Big Clean here & set up the World Cup Sky Link Cafe (Constructed from Rubbish above)
Gromz scored free entry with a broken Stubbie > Get a Milk Crate seat for Coffee Milky Way World Cup!
Local Cabbie wanted the Milk Crate as a Cup Souvenir! He was serious....where's the camera!
Please! Take the fuckin milk crate, throw in a free Coffee Milky Way Cafe Licence! All yours Cabbie!
Giant Water Rat calls...for another Will The Wrecker Sacrifice...tbb just won Lottto! Super Stoked!
True! "Mum even said our rival Swamp Families are supposed be locked in a War since '70's Nippers!"
Not sure if anyone hasn't been at War with Will the Wrecker! Not sure wot round this is either!
31st Dec 2023 Last Day on Earth...can get it live on the Rotten Apple Grapple!
Pop Down, 1703994987
Sounds like a normal day up in Stony Creek TBB and good luck bunyip hunting tonight .
It sounds like SC is different to Melbourne !
Mermaid harems and Sex swampy fun parks probably explains why U are finding undies everywhere !
If U kill that Hypo Bunyip Water Rat I may visit Stony Creek .
I like different .
HNY
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Just watch the video . Was thinking TBB had gone……….... and then heard the second verse and lol .
Thanks , I like those surprises :) TBB !
Edit 2
The Old , like the Gray Mare , at least know how to keep their undies on , even under duress , when needed .
Edit 3
I would not be much help with the rodent.
Even if there , and with a torch , I would be behind U , all the time .
Pop Down, 1704009445
Hey True Blue
In Melbourne , we are very lucky to have the best radio station in the World !!!
PBS 106.7 FM
It’s our main Community Radio Station .
Presenters ( volunteers ) have , mainly , a 2 hour slot .
Every genre !
It is “The House “‘of Melbourne Music and the heart and soul of our music scene , especially live music .
At 3pm , I had a lovely presenter take me to Mother Africa and now listening to the Global Village :)
Really wonderful and am guessing u would enjoy some of the presenters ( head bangers at night sometimes so I don’t listen late) .
No adds , members donate , and 99.9% of the tunes in my favourite shows I hear for the first time . No one tells the presenters what to play !
It has a website and shows are recorded .
A brainyac like U can hear it in SC live .
Guessing u are getting the camouflage organised .
Will U stuff the Rat ?
Good(will) Hunting !
Edit
On Tuesday mornings Susie’s show is WTF , really .
What the Folk is one of my favourites .
Edit
Susie has done the show for over 20 years, I think . That is not unusual at PBS !
truebluebasher, 1704011928
Devil : "Tell us tbb...just how did yer Last Day on Earth play out! this'll be a laugh...Full of Shit!"
Yes well FU Devil...you know exactly wot you did...you bloody evil bastard!
So this Local Giant Hypno Water Rat summoned tbb to the River Junction...Why would it invite you tbb!
Never Ask! Just do as the great one says!
Also...He's a Rakali...a Giant marsupial that eats canetoads to get super higher Level powers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k2jbvZv1pc
Holy fuckin shit...Yeah! Reedy Creek Rakali grows to 1.5m like the Barra...Eat you whole they will!
Last Day on Earth Itinerary!
* Traffic lights at the Junction went out...not a good sign as this is a Towies Hot Spot since 1930's.
* Pull up & there's a Dead Snake...right there...some bright blue scary one!
* Look in the Gutter & starin' back at tbb is a set of Mack Trucker Keys + an Empty Lone Mack Truck?
* No worries...go to the # 1 Truck Stop...Power is out / Witches Hats out > Closed for End of Year.
Does that sound scary enough Mr Devil!
Hear a loud Thud / Crash...look up and Car stalls then foxes others who smash...cheeky bastard!
No Traffic signals 1978 Ford Fairmont wagon rear ends another with a tow bar!
Crumpled up grill / Bonnet twisted up / Radiator is Blown hissing out a green slime trail ...OMG!
Another bloke & tbb race to help...poor old Grandma is drivin' the old Classic Ford... In shock she is!
We wave down a passing Cop car to assist with Grandma + The Non Signaled Intersection.
Towies arrive...Gran has no insurance & No Idea...All offer to Pay the $450 fee & drive her home!
How we goin' Mr Devil...Ghost town / No power / No lights / Carnage blocking end of year Traffic!
tbb pulls up the Cop & hands him the Full set of Keys to Mystery Mack Truck > Maybe that Ghost one!
Devil is still laughing...that's still a pretty pissy lame end of the World tbb...up he roars! Settle Down!
FU...Mr Devil...Well wot about that outta control Fire right behind the cop...tbb points....Wot now tbb!
The! The! Fire...It's outta control..."Holy Shit... Are you kidding me!"...Nope! It's Roaring up high / fast.
Pause...Finished the last post > Simply follow orders from the Giant Hypno Rakali (Is that right!) Yep!
Lets take stock... within minutes of arriving to Psycho Rat's Last Day on Earth Party we now we got ...
Crash / 2x Cops / 2x towies / 2x Fire Brigade / Ghost Truck / Abandoned 24/7 Truck Stop / Your Keys?
Yeah but let's also add in that menacing Thunder & lightning that's gonna wipe out NYE...(Fair Enough!)
Devil...Ok! I give up! You win tbb...that fuckin dumbarse Giant Hypno Rat sure is Psychic...
tbb did warn ya all...includes you Mr Devil...just do as the Giant Hypno Rat says & Normal Record Chaos will resume!
Giant Hypno Water Rat summoned tbb to prevent the Last Day on Earth...We held up our part of the deal!
Kicked the Devils arse outta our Town....
tbb also scored Sloppy Undies / A Rancid Beach Towel / 2x Coffee Milk Bottles of Wee / Vintage [P] plate!
About a dozen spray cans + 2 Coolite slabs from the Ghetto Drains + Heaps of Car Parts.
About 200L of shit outta central Reedy Creek + Plenty of filth from Will's overgrown front Verge!
+ Always get them Massive Giant Grain Bags from That Giant's 24/7 Bakery up on the hill.
Yep! Also cleaned up Gran's '78 Fairmont Station Wagon's treasured bits...sign here & here! 2023 Win!
The Other bloke in a Big Ford Muscle Ute was goin' past Mudgie to Nerang & took care of Gran.
Hoon Towie #2 : "Howzat Gran, ya go from Hot '70's Ford into a new beaut grunt Ford Ute!"
Such sentimental verse from a Towie...all started ballin' our eyes out & huggin...Luv Hoons!
Once Again...all thanked tbb for help & tidying Up...now gettin' Toots from Towie Assassins! Cry!
Devil says FU tbb & yer Giant Psycho Hypno Rat.
You pack of bastards ruined my End of the World Blackout / Crash up Derby / Bush Fire Damnation!
How ya like tbb now Mr Devil...FU2! Don't mess with us Local Psychic Weirdos...keep goin...Bye!
#1 Oz Tidy Town takes the Devil to the cleaners...Local hodad locks in a bright start to 2024...WTF...
Scripture for Gromz : "That's how ya go out with a bang & roll in the New Year...Hodad free-stylin!"
Whole crew powered tbb up to kick the Devil's arse outta our #1 Healthy Tidy Town.
Happy New Year Crew! The Big Finish we all wished for....Hodads got yer backs Gromz...Go For it!
Got sickly weak arse tbb out to save the town...Local no hoper comes good on the buzzer!
Sure! Can't Surf but can still keep the Ocean clean...Salute Huey! All say Aye!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7p817ErVsQ
basesix, 1704013241
Rakali Bunyip ingested a Hypnotoad, tbb, Happy 2024
deep breaths (insert one-handed classic-catch imagery)
all minds get to ramblin "like a wild geese" - Aye!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8njn9UbQwZs
Pop Down, 1704015240
True Blue
Sounds like a pretty normal day for U in sunny Stony Creek , except for the fn Sloppy undies .
Horrible .
As it’s a Full Moon and U now point out the Giant Hypo Fn Rakali is also a Psychic that eats cane toads , I think u are wise , again , to sleep on killing the rogue marsupial .
Y don’t need to get dressed up as Rambo , after all .
Shit , maybe the Rat is an alien .
Get dressed like Armie , perhaps .
U will work it out .
Edit
TB - I must admit , eating Cane Toads is pretty fn cool !
The rat must have balls to do that , and I hate cane toads .
Just saying .
Edit lol
Any reason u can think of TBB , that Undies seem so prominent in your community ?
Does anyone wear them ?
Edit snap
TBB , if u can , film the hunt .
U will takeover the Beast Fighting award from the big Jew fish ? For sure imho
And u don’t have to clean it !
udo, 1704091896
~ ~ Team Crangle ~ ~
Yew ! !
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1i7L8CS6M9/?img_index=1
shoredump, 1704095379
Congratulations Craig and Mumma.
Best.
News.
Ever.
<3
goofyfoot, 1704095599
Awesome news Craigos, congrats.
lostdoggy, 1704095600
Awesome, Craig.
basesix, 1704096225
haha, unreal, Craig!!
andy-mac, 1704096452
Congratulations!!
AlfredWallace, 1704097630
Craig, and I’ve forgotten your lovely’s name, thats great news, you guys must be stoked.
I like when environmentally friendly people decide to turn the TV off and breed. AW
Craig, 1704100680
Ha, oh shit thanks Udo ;p
Aww thanks everyone, stoked!
AW It's Ayumi.
AlfredWallace, 1704102311
[quote=Craig]Ha, oh shit thanks Udo ;p
Aww thanks everyone, stoked!
AW It's Ayumi.[/quote]
Arigato. What a beautiful name.
May the ‘ Sun Rise ‘ for the three of you. . AW
Roadkill, 1704153405
super cool, craig. congrats....omedetou
A new Aussie, I don't think you can have duel citizenship from Japan?
Children are the best thing ever...being a parent is a privilege.
Clivus Multrum, 1704154241
Congrats again, Craig. Great news
Craig, 1704160373
Thanks RK and Clivus!
velocityjohnno, 1704171585
Congratulations Ayumi and Craig! It'll change your lives and be so fun!
simba, 1704174645
congrats Craig another adventure coming your way
Supafreak, 1704175587
Congratulations to the 3 of you , here’s to many joyful years ahead.
I focus, 1704178645
Congratulations Craig and to Ayumi lucky new arrival is picking up some great genes there, hope Ayumi is travelling well all the best.
udo, 1704180533
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Craig, 1704191994
Really appreciate the kind words guys. Can't wait to show her the world. New adventure buddy.
Pop Down, 1704233364
Craig
I have two wonderful daughters that both stopped listening to me aged 7 .
Both are almost opposites so don’t have any advice for U .
I did learn a baby crying is not like an adult .
They are so fn smart , they can’t talk so they use crying to order U around .
Bon Chance
CMC, 1704234661
Congrats Craig,
I can recommend raising your child to be bilingual if that's on the cards for you.
All the best.
truebluebasher, 1704235195
Great news...no secrets here...thanx for sharing the stoke...cheer squad just grew bigger.
Cheers udo...pure magic!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1i7L8CS6M9/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=26d8cc47-fc9a-4575-aa04-50dd91f7910d&img_index=1
Can count on swellnet crew to somewhat controversially further embarrass our loving soulmates.
Be our pleasure Craig...here's a 1974 smoothie to kick along yer adventure! Ouch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZYNA6qUNTE
A Salty Dog, 1704236234
Congratulations to you both Craig.
Life is about to become much more interesting to say the least. And if you burst into tears at the birth, I can assure you its completely normal!!!
Enjoy every minute, as it passes by far too quickly.
I can clearly remember the day our kids were born, as if it were yesterday. My son is now 41 and my daughter is 43.
Best Wishes.
Pete Jovic, 1704237378
Fantastic news Craig. When my daughter was born, XXXX were having a promotional for new dads with every six pack of beer sold. I don't drink the stuff, but the promo pack came with disposable gloves, ear plugs and a face mask. Best promo pack ever!
Welcome to your new life. All the best.
Pop Down, 1704237536
TBB
Some guys for some reason think their wife would like to listen to music while waiting to have a nice baby .
Yes , really they have NFI lol
In birthing rooms the DO provide a Sound System for this strange behaviour imo .
As my first daughter decided to take her time coming out (45 hours ) I checked the sound system and some guy had forgotten to take the disc home .
I checked with the Mrs ( who was on gas at this stage ) IF I could hit play .
She said YES and Having My Baby, came on .
I don’t lie :)
We both broke out laughing .
Baby Classes are a nightmare imo .
These types ask stupid questions , like should I make a disc of fn birthing songs ffs .
I did One , and got my mother in law to go to the other 7 . Signed her up as a support , support person .
Very handy , she cut the cord ( I was in the non business area ) .
etarip, 1704237860
Huge congrats to you and the *family* Craig.
Fantastic New Years news.
An incomparable and hugely rewarding adventure is in front of you all!
Pop Down, 1704238857
Having a baby is a personal choice between the people involved .
We had a wonderful Jewish Doctor my wife chose .
We had 4 or 5 sifts of wonderful midwives ( all thought it would be a Caesar ) .
The Doctor was IN control the whole time .
While both the baby and mum in NO immediate danger , he just waited and waited .
When finally , he looked at us and said , “ok , now We Go “.
It took 5 minutes !
I must admit , I thought humans had evolved a bad way to have a baby .
Very difficult imho .
Storks delivery is and sounds better lol
Craig, 1704239817
Yeah that's the plan CMC!
Haha thanks Pete and nice words SD and TBB.
Cheers Etarip, everyone says it's the best thing ever.
blackers, 1704247762
I’m late to this party, big congrats Craig and Ayumi. Truly the best thing ever. Our babies are 20 and 23, still loving every moment. Enjoy.
arcadia, 1704256766
Congratulations Craig and Ayumi. Children will change your life. Make the most of the experience.
seaslug, 1704277311
Hearty congratulations Ayumi and Craig
Craig, 1704318000
Thanks so much crew!
blackers, 1711169028
Good news always trumps bad. 2 happy dogs is good news for me. The young and the old.
And not long now Craig. Wishing you guys all the best!
andy-mac, 1711175863
Got to love dogs!!
basesix, 1711931507
anyone in the illawarra, or who has driven through pomborneit, or grew up watching all creatures great and small..
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-30/restoring-heritage-dry-stone-walls/103614050?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
stunet, 1712002107
^^^^ Enjoy driving up the Jamberoo valley and seeing them. There's a bunch of them on the other side of Saddleback Mountain too, when you head into Kangaroo Valley from Berry. Most likely built by the same immigrants.
Though they're not built with quite the same care, we've found lots of retaining walls built the same way up in the bush behind us. Some high, some long, all very old, built when the mines went in, so close to 150 years old.
Not sure council or heritage department even know they're there so they receive informal protection from local MTBers.
stunet, 1712016178
Yesterday was one year since my last big injury - touch wood.
Lot of people told me my memory would return but I still can't remember very much of the day, just fleeting, indistinct visions. Have had hypnotherapy and the like suggested but I'm not sure about it. Curious as I am, a part of me trusts my innate self-preservation instinct and thinks that perhaps it's been wiped from memory for a reason.
Body feels good and it feels like a milestone has passed.
Optimist, 1712017173
You may have been dead for a few seconds….it happened to my good friend only he hit a car on a motor bike head on…
I was there and he was dead for a few seconds maybe a minute and then just restarted.
He hadn’t been dead long enough for his spirit to leave so just a big blank was left in his mind….remembers nothing. Forget hypnosis , it’ll just mess you up.
It is what it is and you have a second chance…..embrace it wisely.
GuySmiley, 1712017854
Gday Stu been meaning to ask you about the latest thinking on the big off and whether you’re back on the bike, seems all is good. Good news!
Typical misinformed comment about hypnosis ^^^ probably based on the misconception about not being aware or present, same bias seems to apply against meditation amongst the god bothering fraternity.
stunet, 1712018373
[quote=Optimist]You may have been dead for a few seconds….it happened to my good friend only he hit a car on a motor bike head on…
I was there and he was dead for a few seconds maybe a minute and then just restarted.
He hadn’t been dead long enough for his spirit to leave so just a big blank was left in his mind….remembers nothing. Forget hypnosis , it’ll just mess you up.
It is what it is and you have a second chance…..embrace it wisely.[/quote]
Perhaps. I was found beside the track unmoving and unconscious, yet at times throughout the rescue I apparently regained consciousness, yet I don't remember it. Story goes that I asked the lady who found me for painkillers enough times that she "was gonna thump me".
Don't recall that at all.
At the bottom of the mountain I apparently called out my son's name a few times so they sent him over to talk to me, but I then didn't respond. An unsettling vision.
A few Swellnet users will be aware of the other MTBer who crashed around the same time I did, but whose situation turned catastrophic earlier this year. Been thinking of him and his family a lot lately.
And yeah, I guess embracing a second chance while wondering why my situation turned out differently.
stunet, 1712018640
[quote=GuySmiley]Gday Stu been meaning to ask you about the latest thinking on the big off and whether you’re back on the bike, seems all is good. Good news!
Typical misinformed comment about hypnosis ^^^ probably based on the misconception about not being aware or present, same bias seems to apply against meditation amongst the god bothering fraternity.[/quote]
I had got back on the bike, very cautiously, but oddly my courage didn't build up the more I rode but slowly ebbed away. I haven't been on the bike for months; not sure when I will again.
Not sure what to believe RE hypnosis. It's only my own curiousity that wants to know what happened, and hence get hypotised and hopefully uncover something, but an equally strong part of me says the memory is wiped for a reason. It hasn't happened 'accidentally' but is a neurological process.
basesix, 1712019437
my 2 cents @stu, I agree with you, minds know what they are doing, way beyond our ken, don't mess with them, they are as fragile as they are robust.. maybe it'd help to transfer the curiosity into wondering if memory will return naturally in years to come.
seeds, 1712020320
@Stu What is the last thing you remember? You don’t remember what happened that lead to the crash?
basesix, 1712020398
don't fall for it @stu!
@seeds is trying to hypnotise you!
Craig, 1712022037
Ha.
stunet, 1712022720
Ha ha...
Last concrete memory was about twenty minutes before the crash. Stopping at a junction with my son and his mate.
Then I have a very vague sense - not even a memory - of regret followed by extreme violence. It's more feeling than anything else. There's no associated image, sound, or smell, of the kind that might accompany other memories.
I vaguely recall asking (pleading) at my rescuer for painkillers.
I also vaguely recall people screaming then a feeling of dirt on my cheek and opening my eyes to be face first on the ground but couldn't move (explained to me later that I fell out of the rescue cart while still bound up in a spinal collar - they thought I'd broken my neck)
First concrete memory back in the living was the sound and pressure change of nearby rotor blades and a fella telling me I'd had an accident. Realised then that the 'visions' I'd been having weren't dreams, something had happened to me, and the weight of realising that whatever it was I was shortly going to have to deal with it.
Not much to work with.
seeds, 1712023086
Shit! It’s amazing that that much memory before the incident is missing. It will be interesting to see what memories return overtime or not.
stunet, 1712023387
[quote=seeds]Shit! It’s amazing that that much memory before the incident is missing. It will be interesting to see what memories return overtime or not.[/quote]
I've read the rescue report, which included photos of the section of track where I was found, watched YouTube vids of people riding the whole track, and there's not a flicker of recognition.
All up it's about five hours of time erased.
Well, not 'erased' but not currently available for playback.
velocityjohnno, 1712025321
Hey Stu, when 14 I blacked out going down biggest hill in suburb on a bike, a hill I'd done many times before. Memory of before the fall was gone, first thing I remember is being on the grass at the house at the bottom of the hill all busted up with others helping. Seems similar - these days I just accept that I don't have memory going into, or of it happening. Brain still works.
Pop Down, 1712025513
Stu
My two bobs worth .
U knocked the Shit out of yourself and were a very lucky chap , 4 sure !
Whatever happened 2 U , severe concussion , WAS involved .
I was knocked a bit Ga Ga , apparently , 4 a minute or two on a footy field , a couple of times .
The side affects did linger , I now realise ( still a bit Ga Ga haha ) .
We just ignored the side affects then , BUT Concussion is much better understood , now .
Angus Brayshaw just retired from football , as a precaution .
He was not happy leaving the Dee's , one short , for the the Whole year .
He did the right thing , of course .
You sounded as though U were in a bloody Car Crash !
I have NO interest in knowing , what I was thinking about , during the minute or so , my Lights were turned off .
So , B careful young fella !
Jelly Flater, 1712025532
- hypnotic highlining ;)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BFo8xW1JlBE
goofyfoot, 1712025829
“ haven't been on the bike for months; not sure when I will again.”
That’s the part I find interesting, understandable but interesting.
Rusty Forest, 1712026828
The following may or may not help. In 1983 i was involved in an horrendous motor vehicle accident. to this day i do not remember independently what happened. It took 45 minutes to cut me out of the car, when i was put into the ambulance i recognised one of the ambos, as we had gone to school together. This I can remember. I was in hospital for three months after, recovering, was told all the details of what had happened, so i know. However the crux is, I do not remember any of those details independently. if I did I would assume I would feel the pain. I don't. Apart from the pain I was in through the recovery process.
So 41 years later, I still do not have any independent memory of the crash nor do I remember the things leading up to it. I believe the mind is shielding me for my own good.
Embrace that concept, and live long.
GuySmiley, 1712027060
G’day stu, thanks, naturally you want some of your questions answered and they may come to you in time, personally I think your lack of memory may be a good thing, a defence mechanism if you like.
stunet, 1712027121
[quote=Rusty Forest]I believe the mind is shielding me for my own good.[/quote]
Fuck mate, in a nutshell.
Likewise, I may be too curious for my own good.
Thanks Rusty.
andy-mac, 1712027402
[quote=stunet][quote=Rusty Forest]I believe the mind is shielding me for my own good.[/quote]
Fuck mate, in a nutshell.
Likewise, I may be too curious for my own good.
Thanks Rusty.[/quote]
Great quote.
Similar situation to me with a certain event. Cannot remember incident and glad cannot. Just remember being in hospital afterwards.
Glad you are on solid road to recovery @stu.
Mal Caithness1, 1712103816
Stu, Hope I can proffer some positive mojo to help you in ur journey. At the outset,this is not a one upsmanship thing. Everyone who has to endure these type of events deals with them in their own way. In other word's, what worked for me might not work for you.
Focus on what you have & not what you don't have & surround yourself with positive people & experts in your rehab. It sounds like your journey isn't over quite yet.
Five & a half year's ago I fell 4m thru a roofing sub frame, whilst at work as a carpenter, & landed on the concrete slab below. Do remember lead up to event & the actual trip & subsequent falling episode. Felt initially like slow mo tube time then upon impact violently blacked out.
Remember only snippets then of the next coupla days. Heard stories of things I had said, & thing's I'd done. Do remember the chopper flight to Perth ICU, or one moment, when I must of come to. I wanted to remove the pressure suit I was in & was sedated then for the rest of the journey.
I had burst fractured T12 & fractured T9,C3,C4. Also turned my left collarbone into 3 piece's. Had a cerebral contusion & spent the next 24 hrs in an induced coma to relieve the swelling on my brain. Now suffer from a permanent loss of smell & taste (Anosmia) due to my olfactory nerve having died in the next 4 day's. Still suffer other classic TBI symptoms to this day.
The road to recovery has been rad. 9 month's in a Jewitt & neck brace staring at the ceiling. Got worse with bi lateral frozen shoulder, that's two shoulders gone at the same time. Took 18 m to free up. 3 surgeries on the clavicle, one surgery botched when they severed my sub clavian vein during the process. Not much fun going from orthopaedic to emergency. Was lucky another surgeon nearby canned his show & had the skill set to sort me. Other set backs,but hey you go down 7 times & get back up 8, right?
Enter the naysayers & the so called "expert's". " You'll never walk again..." "You need a 5 level spinal fusion..." " You'll never surf again..." "What'll U do with ur future, can't ever be a carpenter again? ... Saw a lot of supposed professions prospering out of my shitfuckery. They were only right on one of their calls, unfortunately for me it was the harshest.
To date, I've never surfed since. Physiology is so buckled n creased, can't paddle properly & it's impossible to now pop, prone to stance.Have managed to attend 3 paddle outs in still water, but struggle with the process. Huge fall from grace for me. My Dad told me " Mal you started surfing in 1966 & you made it to 2018, gotta be happy with that" He was right, grew up in the greatest era of surfing in this country & I grew a family & lifestyle in some of the best ocean's in the world. It culminated in where I call home today.
This is where thing's took a big turn. Knew I wouldn't be waxing my 8'1" favourite Byrne'sy & paddling the lagoon to my favourite wave on this coast. Had to somehow get the adrenaline again. I did something back to the future. I purchased a motorcycle. Went out and did 60000 KMs on an adventure bike in 18 month's. Naysayers were wtf? "You'll kill yourself on that". Lucky I had solid support crew who said "You do you ..." My wife not the least of which however even my GP praised my act stating " It show's you've got a plan to get to the other side, by the way I ride a motorcycle" You get to that place where it dawn's on you it's no longer what you don't have ...
I now track race a Kawasaki Zx6r & have done 22 trackdays in the last two year's. My daily ride is a Gen3 Suzuki GSX1350R. Have done 4 advanced riding courses to get my skillset honed. Love flipping the visor down & living for the now in my own headspace. Reckon I'll snowboard back in Japan, my spiritual home, one-day again. I do remember setting that goal in that ICU ward all that time back in 2018. To this day, alas not ticked off. Have made a comeback on the building site & manage to put the nail bag on most days. Doing thing's they said I never would. Family life has never been so solid. Nearly lost it all that day, could've been different, was close.
You're mindset is key Stu, thing's are going on ur mind that might not make sense now but you'll work it out. I get that nothing in life is like the feeling of being spat outta a triple overhead Indian Ocean Truck Wash tent. Period . TBI is real, worked out with the neurologist have had 10 unconcious episodes in my lifetime. Pay to play. Trust your body mate. My decision to refuse major back surgery, get a good like-minded physio & re hab consultant, choose the Physical Training route appears to have worked somewhat. I've still got issues, not all Unicorns & Fairies in the Garden. If I got my taste & smell back ( sucks a bag of dicks ay) , however It's confirmed as permanent, then I'd say a miracle has happened. Stick with the creed ... It's not what you don't have ... You'll be right mate, reckon you'll be back on ya bike for sure. Much mojo to you & your's.
Supafreak, 1712107339
@Mal , thanks for posting your experience , all the best in future endeavours . Makes me appreciate the time I’ve had surfing and although getting on now , still able to paddle out and have a crack and do my best , aches and all .
stunet, 1712116667
Hell of a post, Mal.
Thanks for taking the time to put it all down. "Your mindset is key" gets to the heart of it for me.
Once I got myself off the painkillers, my recovery was fairly easy. The things people said will happen to me, didn't, so I just cruised along, my body gradually healing itself and I started making motions back towards the surf, and even back towards the MTB bike.
Then earlier this year things went awry when Ian Porteous died. Ian crashed his bike a fortnight before me, we had similar injuries, yet where all my complications resolved themselves, Ian's got more complex.
His death shook me up, and I can't quite get back to the mindset I had during the early part of my recovery; I think about it more now than I did six months ago. Wondering what if. So many what ifs - like, every time I see my kids from a distance.
The one-track mind thing isn't my style, but it's happening, even as my body gets better and I surf again. Not sure what to do about it. Not sure it's even a problem?
Hope you get back to the land of the rising sun, Mal. That'd be something.
Cheers,
GuySmiley, 1712118410
[quote=Supafreak]@Mal , thanks for posting your experience , all the best in future endeavours . Makes me appreciate the time I’ve had surfing and although getting on now , still able to paddle out and have a crack and do my best , aches and all .[/quote]
X2 thanks for your no holds honesty mal, all the best, I really like the way you trusted your intuition when it came to working out your medical care
rooftop, 1712122191
Mal and Stu, your incredible stories and courage have compelled me to share my own story, if I may.
I used to be a tradie and had many accidents over the space of about a decade, mainly through youthful ignorance and arrogance. Had the usual attitude that it could never happen to me. I was also fairly depressed and in a state where I was not really taking responsibility for my life in many ways, and I guess that bled over into my attitudes about personal safety.
First, I put my foot through a roof tile and opened my leg from ankle to knee. Peeled open to the bone like an overripe fruit. A while later I walked into a steel rod which severely damaged one eye. I'll spare you the details. A year or two later I cut my wrist very deeply on a length of gutter, requiring another hospital visit and rehab. Finally, I fell through a loose patio roof sheet, head first onto brick pavers. I can remember realising I was falling and thinking about my poor wife having to hear the news again that I was in A&E. I have some patchy images of trying to claw my way into a chair but my arm not working properly. Then the hospital.
Luckily my offsider was there and called an ambulance. I was in for four days, and in bed for the better part of a month. Broken collarbone, broken C1, fractured skull, and bleeding on the brain. It was a couple of months till I could walk more than a kilometre, but thankfully, I was eventually able to make a full physical recovery.
Like Mal, I also had olfactory and taste distortions. For about six months, all I wanted to eat was sweet, soft things like porridge and jam. Coffee - which I love - tasted like ash. That eventually went away. I also developed a strong aversion to distractions and commotion, which has tapered off, but continued to this day. I'll wear earplugs when working, even at home, and can easily get exasperated by interruptions.
On the plus side, it was enough to finally jar me out of a line of work I hated and felt trapped in, and take more ownership of my life. It brought in to stark relief just what a fuck-up I was, but instead of feeling helpless about it I felt empowered to change. Having looked over the edge of the void, many other things were no longer that scary in comparison. I was centimetres away from non-existence; every day now is a bonus and I remind myself I don't have the time to waste it on imagined fears and vague hopes. I also developed a greater appreciation of my mortality, the fleeting nature of life, and my importance to my family, which I realised I had disrespected by being so cavalier about my own safety and wellbeing.
For a long while I had similar feelings to Stu, including a persistent fixation with death. It's never completely left me, but it ran its course, and I was finally able to make use of it. Recalling the incident now I only feel energised and reminded of the preciousness of the short time we have.
zenagain, 1712125605
Great reading gents, dark, but fascinating all the same.
All the very best to you all.
Life and family are precious. Cherish them.
velocityjohnno, 1712127482
Thank you rooftop, Mal, Rusty and Stu. You have the spirit that got you through. My moment was staring at the echocardiogram of my heart and seeing the valve pulse - it was so beautiful to watch at that moment I decided to live. 3 heart attacks within a month caused by rare blood disorder. When the 3rd attack happened my family was in the ICU room and I was happy that they were present and accepted fate, despite the choking feeling and the morphine rushing into my legs. I lived.
2 or 3 years of PTSD followed with multiple trips back to the hospital as I was advised to do so for any chest pain (took me a year to analyse that anxiety can cause similar feeling pains, talk about a lightbulb moment!). Each heart attack had felt completely different. An immune suppressing treatment existed for the condition and this has helped greatly. I overcame that anxiety and then covid hit. Mindfulness and Qi Gong have been extremely beneficial, although hard work at times especially initially.
Getting back into the surf after 6 months out was magic, and it was a ladder of anxiety to climb where I didn't truly trust my body and had to overcome successive sized waves.
Now I find myself busted up and I'm enjoying my time away from the surf. I think when this current injury heals, I might approach surfing from a different slant - no longer compelled to go out as often as possible and try to keep up with those 25 years my junior, no more addiction. There's a joy in it that can be felt on the exhale, and the taking stock. Not sure if I'll cruise more or go more high performance, but will build myself and body to do either. No rush for me. I wish you all well in wherever you find your limits on this path through life.
blackers, 1712130595
Confronting stuff VJ. Tough on all involved. Gives a different perspective after something like that.
zenagain, 1712135024
x2 from Blackers. Glad you're still with us VJ.
I focus, 1712148097
Just read through everyone's stories, Geezzus heavy going gents like Zen said glad everyone is still with us.
Mal Caithness1, 1712188445
Hey Guy's,
Humble in your presence. Found that uplifting hearing all your stories & heartfelt condolences. Feel better for having written my story down and shared it with other like-minded crew also realising their own luck outcomes.
Stu, survivor guilt is a thing, a typical human response. Still suffer minor glitches from that world due a tragedy that occurred locally here over 25 years ago. I'm so no expert but eventually you realise it wasn't your time & lot & you must make a fist of your "good fortune".
Hope that makes some sense?
To the other respondents thanks for ur honest & positive responses. The slippery slope can sometimes be a Kokoda Trail. There's an inspiration to draw from that that might be helpful.
Hug your kids mate, it wasn't your destiny, day's go slow, year's go fast. Get out on the trail's & the briny & rip it up!
You'll be all good. Jus sayin'.
Pop Down, 1712188969
Hello Mal
Can I just say , You have True Grit , mate !
Many wise words .
I was humbled , by the Chatting , above !
Mal Caithness1, 1712212235
Hahaha,
Thanks Pop however I'm the first to acknowledge that my Halo is a lot like me nowadays... buckled & creased.I think my experiences & lessons learnt give me a unique experience in leaving a positive legacy behind. Albeit other's will beg to differ. That's cool, you do you...
Me?, lived by the no bullshit attached philosophy which ensured I always had the best Wingmen in my corner,thanks you guy's you now who you are, equally the support is reciprocal. Goes without BS attached, period. Been lucky mate, lived the life of seven men. Still kicking
Never wanted to be a role model.Never wanted to draw the same lines as other's, really liked my own way of carving albeit lacking in the company of the elites in our sport. I lived to go surfing, surfing taught me how to go living.
I'm just a product of my environment...I sometimes now wish I could still... Ain't gonna happen, I've already been gifted thru my heritage. Pop, you legend, thanks for your interest in my story.
Naysayers in our world today need to be an endangered species. Simple really.Stay Solid.[quote=Pop Down]Hello Mal
Can I just say , You have True Grit , mate !
Many wise words .
I was humbled , by the Chatting , above ![/quote]
velocityjohnno, 1713340581
Not sure where the correct part of the site to say this is, congrats to Craig & family I think! Let me know if a wonderful arrival is with you :)
blackers, 1713343129
[quote=velocityjohnno]Not sure where the correct part of the site to say this is, congrats to Craig & family I think! Let me know if a wonderful arrival is with you :)[/quote]
Perfect place VJ. Fantastic news. Congrats!
seeds, 1713344164
I remember the moment x2 but the first is profound. Congratulations!
udo, 1713345613
YEwwwW Congrats
https://www.instagram.com/p/C52trBay_50/?img_index=1
basesix, 1713345702
that's unreal : ) congrats!
andy-mac, 1713346071
Congratulations!!! Welcome to parenthood.
AlfredWallace, 1713346075
[quote=udo]YEwwwW Congrats
https://www.instagram.com/p/C52trBay_50/?img_index=1[/quote]
Congratulations to you both.
The smile on all three of your faces is priceless. AW
goofyfoot, 1713347456
Unreal Craigos.
Let the good times roll
tubeshooter, 1713347869
Yes, welcome to the world Mia.
You're in good hands. Congrats.
seaslug, 1713349215
Wonderful news, big congratulations you 3
simba, 1713351975
Awesome ........best show on earth ...congrats to you Craig and your lovely wife
I focus, 1713356055
Big congratulations to you both well done for doing all the hard work Craig... haha life just changed for the better.
Craig, 1713356128
Thanks so much guys! It's so special eh! Labour was over 40 hours, about 12 of that active, so happy everything went well in the end.
Mum should be home tomorrow and then the real fun begins ;p
zenagain, 1713362302
Awesome Craig. Wishing you, Ayumi and little Mia chan a life filled with love and laughter and hopefully a few waves.
https://youtu.be/-36JnJcZIFs?si=GBbPRsQXoT0JirrJ
truebluebasher, 1713371577
Stoked for Craig, Mum, Bub & Families & Staff / Crew of course.
Cheers again udo : Massive swellnet celebration continues...Yeww!
Cue zenagain's school band...that's him there...tooting his recorder!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvesdlGe-EI
Island Bay, 1713378507
A big warm congratulation to you two, Craig.
Slackjawedyokel, 1713392466
Wow. Craig you come across as a decent and fair person, and it’s nice when good things happen to good people. Congratulations. Hope everyone is happy and healthy
GuySmiley, 1713393712
Congratulations and very best wishes to all
Pop Down, 1713394473
I said Hi 2 Mia on another platform .
Great to C the new SN Nipper , creating so much excitement already .
It's a Real True Blue thingy imho !
trueblue
I think I was at that performance , of Zenagains School Band .
Such a familiar tune and got M(e)A really going , I hope .
Good work Team !
zenagain, 1713398552
You know what is trippy- we learned that very song in primary school on our recorders. Practiced for months.
Apart from being an awesome dancer, I don't have a musical bone in my body but I reckon I could still remember the above.
Cheers for the trip down Nostalgia St. TB.
A Salty Dog, 1713402037
[quote=udo]YEwwwW Congrats
https://www.instagram.com/p/C52trBay_50/?img_index=1[/quote]
Congratulations Craig and Ayumi on the arrival of Mia.
May life shower you all with joy and happiness.
seeds, 1713429514
You can look forward to this Craig.
I pranked the first born just now.
https://youtube.com/shorts/oWvHTI2Vy1Y?si=aB_3wGY5L1vvOYQI