Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 23, 2017 at 04:36:21
Tweaker456	Must have been drunk on Foster's. I hear that kangaroos are the only ones left in OZ that drink the stuff?

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 23, 2017 at 05:53:08
JDK Audiophile Posts: 19671 Location: Sydney Joined: June 26, 2000	You can't buy Fosters in many liquor stores here! I haven't tried it in decades, so you could be right ....... That roo did a tidy job! Trying to hide from entropy John K

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 23, 2017 at 06:03:20
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46302 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	What's the deal with Fosters? Is it not very good? I have a cousin who orders those huge cans of Fosters whenever we're on a cruise ship. He loves the stuff. I've only cruised twice but it was always entertaining watching him guzzle down those huge Fosters!

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 23, 2017 at 11:05:36
Tweaker456	I actually tried the stuff a few weeks ago at a Bev Mo tasting. It was astonishingly bad. Even worst than Coors lite weight. T456

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 23, 2017 at 13:50:43
JDK Audiophile Posts: 19671 Location: Sydney Joined: June 26, 2000	I don't know, and I don't care ;-) They must have a market somewhere, but I don't know where! Trying to hide from entropy John K

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 23, 2017 at 13:58:59
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46302 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	Hmm, if it's worse than Colorado Piss Water, it must be pretty bad!

I've nearly hit a kangaroo so often, that I think one of them will 'succeed' one day, posted on July 23, 2017 at 19:57:52
Timbo in Oz Audiophile Posts: 23221 Location: Canberra - in the ACT - SE Australia Joined: January 30, 2002	Trisha has been hit by two roos, both times they seemed determined to connect with the car. Dealing with the poor injured things afterwards would be a bit of a bother, too I think. Warmest Tim Bailey Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

Luckily I've been much the same - , posted on July 23, 2017 at 21:24:06
JDK Audiophile Posts: 19671 Location: Sydney Joined: June 26, 2000	I had one door dented where a small wallaby broadsided me - that's it. Trying to hide from entropy John K

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 23, 2017 at 23:42:49

pictureguy
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Here in North America, the BIG problem is the MOOSE.

Hitting one of THOSE bad boys who have no fear and NO eye-shine (can't see 'em at night) is usually fatal to both the Moose and the car / passangers.

Moose are dumb and Very Impulsive when looking for a date. Farmers report lovestruck Moose hanging out with the COWS!
Too much is never enough

http://people.com/pets/watch-moose-wanders-onto-farm-finds-f

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 24, 2017 at 03:34:08

b.l.zeebub
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May be there is something in the air in Australia that makes animals do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwk2Kf7b4t4

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 24, 2017 at 04:36:39

JDK
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We've got wild camels. I've seen them a couple of times, but they seem kind of slow and chilled out.
I've hit a waterbuffalo but they're almost gone now.
Cattle, bad, specially at night - they can get camouflaged with dust, and like your mooses, no eye shine. Luckily, fencing is gradually keeping them off the more remote roads.
Emus - nasty, like a huge turkey with legs just right to place the body through the windscreen - and they run around like psychos when the car gets close.
But worst by far are the 'roos. There are countless millions, in all sizes up to 80kgs - 90kgs.

Once a workmate hired a car up in iron ore country, didn't even get out of the airport to the highway before a big red kangaroo jumped out of nowhere onto the hood, caving in the windscreen and then hopped away - very much like the cop car above.

In some areas, specially after a extended good seasons followed by a dry spell there can be carcasses every 500 metres, for hours.

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RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 24, 2017 at 04:42:27

JDK
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Yep!

Watch this kangaroo one!

Quite a few seagulls v/s cricket ball videos too!

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https://youtu.be/x8DiBz59L5Q

Ouch!, posted on July 24, 2017 at 08:28:41
FenderLover	The Kangaroo did an 1800? (5 complete rev's)? 8^(

Mustang takes on Roo , posted on July 24, 2017 at 09:53:48
Mike B. Audiophile Posts: 26356 Location: OR Joined: September 27, 1999 Contributor Since: September 1, 1999	Looks like the big grill opening prevented the roo from coming up on the hood and into the windshield.

RE: Mustang takes on Roo , posted on July 24, 2017 at 13:18:46

JDK
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Pure luck of the timing.
If they are on the way up, or down, or right at the bottom, they can go under, through or over the top.

I watched one once, a fairly big wallaby jumping down a slope and landed right in front of an unsuspecting driver doing 60mph, 200 metres in front of me.

He hit it when it was right at the bottom of it's spring. It went in through the bottom of the grille and wedged between the drivers side tyre and the engine, instantly bursting the tyre (roo femur through the sidewalk I think) and locking the wheel. Very fast and scary for the driver who pretty much saw nothing coming at all.
He managed to hold it straight enough to stay on the road and was ok. Just shaky!
Others go through the windscreen and have been known to kick the crap out of who ever in there .....

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So dumb!, posted on July 24, 2017 at 15:45:54
JDK Audiophile Posts: 19671 Location: Sydney Joined: June 26, 2000	I just watched a few you tube videos of mooses on the road. Wholey Moley! They look stupid. They are so stupid! Yeah, perfect bodies for sliding into windscreens. Trying to hide from entropy John K

RE: Uniquely Aussie Ford Mustang, posted on July 24, 2017 at 19:37:11
pictureguy Audiophile Posts: 22597 Location: SoCal Joined: October 19, 2008	Here in the more arid parts (the whole place is really arid, anyway) of SoCal, we have wild Donkeys. They are a protected Species and you can't screw with 'em. They'd come in my friends back yard and eat some of the vegetation. Act like they owned the place, which in a sense, they DID. Too much is never enough

One reason is the very low (human) population density outside the cities , posted on July 25, 2017 at 04:09:21

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This might mean that lots of younger animals don't know what a car or a bike IS.

Our own Australian Magpies and Currawongs both of them belonging to the 'butcher bird' family can be very aggressive when 'protecting' their nests full of fledglings.

Bicyclists and walkers get dive-bombed a lot in Spring.

When I commuter cycled in to work (for about 8 years) this was a seasonal event which I did eventually get used to, only coming off the bike once in the first year.

The biggest risk to me was aggressive dogs out on their own.

Going after them was the solution, 'cause uncontrolled dogs owned by dick-heads are so brave, not!

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Oh no! The poor Joey!, posted on July 26, 2017 at 20:20:13
JoshT Audiophile Posts: 6622 Location: Eastern Massachusetts Joined: July 4, 2000	I love Kangaroos. Granted I've never even seen one, but they amaze me. I want to visit OZ some day. ___ "If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true-to-life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future."

Holy Sh1t!, posted on July 26, 2017 at 20:25:16
JoshT Audiophile Posts: 6622 Location: Eastern Massachusetts Joined: July 4, 2000	I'm going to have nightmares now! ___ "If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true-to-life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future."

The baby ones are really cute!, posted on July 26, 2017 at 20:49:24
JDK Audiophile Posts: 19671 Location: Sydney Joined: June 26, 2000	Their fathers, not so much! Trying to hide from entropy John K

So do I Josh, even the big ones. , posted on July 26, 2017 at 23:19:39
Timbo in Oz Audiophile Posts: 23221 Location: Canberra - in the ACT - SE Australia Joined: January 30, 2002	Email me, too, and also? You might recall that we see kangaroos around here nearly every day. Warmest Tim Bailey Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

RE: So dumb!, posted on July 27, 2017 at 13:13:28
pictureguy Audiophile Posts: 22597 Location: SoCal Joined: October 19, 2008	Those darn TALL legs will do it every time. Too much is never enough

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