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[MrJ]

Please remember, anything in the mod section stays private.

Ken

[iggiv]

what happens in the bush stays in the bush. If Mr J falls in love with Colbster and flirts with him in Mod lounge it should not go beyond it

[Steve]

Yes we keep privates in the bush. Or maybe I lost track of the conversation.

[MrJ]

@Steve >> IF YOU HAVE TIME. Is there anyway you could make my avatar pic the same as my Asian girl at VLS?

Ken

[Steve]

I did it but didnt you have permissions to do it?

[MrJ]

I dont think people really understand my computer skills. (lol)

Thanks, that was fast (I love the Asian ladies).

Ken

[Colbster]

God bless you both for putting that Asian woman from VLS over here!  I'm as much a fan of Bruce Willis as the next guy, but....wow she is amazing!

[iggiv]

Australia is a wild country with a wild military. Privates in the bush, only sergeants in the barracks.

Yes we keep privates in the bush. Or maybe I lost track of the conversation.

[MrJ]

I have heard horror stories with Australia regarding.... Snakes, spiders, crocs and sharks. Am I wrong?

Ken

[Tamino]

Maybe  Mr J would  like to  live in Thailand like the gent  posting at LTW. He seems to have found paradise there.

[ausguy]

Mr J - To some extent you are correct but the most dangerous place for people are the roads & highways & guns. Even drop dead gorgeous bimbo's die before they get old & ugly.

Here's a few countries & their yearly road death tolls (nearly 1.3 MILION PEOPLE World Wide are killed EACH YEAR on the roads).

Road Deaths p/a
OZ      1,200                             OZ guns - 200 p/a (strict gun ownership laws) 
UK      2,175
Russia 28,000
USA     37,000.                         USA guns - 32,000 p/a (less strict gun laws) Even on a pro-rata 13 : 1 population basis OZ would be 13 x 200 = 2,600.

Here's a few stats on creature deaths in OZ - Snake - 2 p/a, mostly because they were in a remote area & they couldn't get an anitivenom shot.
                                                                  Spider - nil since 1980 thanks to antivenom.
                                                                  Crocs   - Averages about 1 per year. Like with 'gators, go into their enviroment & suffer the consequences.
                                                                  Sharks - 217 deaths since 1791 & currently about 2 per year. As with Crocs swim in their world & you may
                                                                                also suffer the consequences ?

Due to media/jaws/movie beat ups it suits the end aim to get people to see/pay for what they have. People cringe/sweat/freak out over sharks, snakes etc. vs the daily reporting of gun & road deaths & so the usually normal Ho Hum/non sensitive/easily forgotten non response.

As is easily apparent it's not nature that should be the concern but mankind themselves = "WE" are our own worst enemies.

[Steve]

Snakes, spiders, crocs and sharks. Am I wrong?

Its not that bad. Sharks dont come on land, so dont swim. Snakes rarely come indoors, just dont leave doors open. Crocs usually stick close to water, so pitch tent 1km from water. And you can squish spiders if you stay awake to see them.

Nah but really you just dont walk through long grass in summer. Don't go swimming in some parts that are notorious shark areas. Dont get close to the water's edge in the top half of Australia, and dont put your hands where spiders lurk. At least we dont have roaming grizzy bears.

[Steve]

Turner is now a moderator too (on vls also). Thanks to both of you for volunteering.