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ginger749
November 30, 2006 5:34 AM Post #2955216
| He or she took a prize hen.
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ferrymead nelson New Zealand (Zone 9a)
November 30, 2006 6:35 PM Post #2956454
| Hope it got indigestion! Poor chook |
tropical3 townsville Australia
November 30, 2006 8:29 PM Post #2956791
| What a great photo, my son found a large python skin in our shed which backs onto our chook pen, a while ago a bantam rooster of ours went missing without a trace, not a feather or a hole in the fence in sight, this may be our answer! |
ginger749
December 1, 2006 5:57 AM Post #2958178
| More than likely was, tropical3. Sneaky little so and sos.
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annette68 Townsville Australia (Zone 10a)
December 1, 2006 9:24 AM Post #2958274
| WoW Ginger, cool pic, but you can keep the snake lol. |
ginger749
December 1, 2006 9:41 AM Post #2958281
| annette68
I believe you have a lot of snakes up your way ?. |
annette68 Townsville Australia (Zone 10a)
December 2, 2006 7:03 AM Post #2961232
| Yes. but not in my garden LoL. |
Alistair Nowra, NSW, Australia (Zone 9b)
December 27, 2006 7:16 PM Post #3028628
| What a great pic! send one my way please - I'm in the middle of a rat plague!!! |
wcgypsy Fallbrook, CA (Zone 10b)
January 28, 2007 4:05 AM Post #3130175
| What kind of snake is that? I'm pretty sure we don't have them here and I'm *really* happy about that.
edited to add that I checked and apparently you do have pythons there, I wasn't aware of that, thought perhaps someone's *pet* had gotten out. I would not like to walk out my door and see that, in fact, I think I'd have to give up gardening all together and take up indoor activities, like knitting or something...anything. All I worry about here is the occasional rattler and they're few and far between. You have my respect and admiration if you can garden with friends like that hanging around.
Sherry
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tropical3 townsville Australia
January 28, 2007 5:55 AM Post #3130306
| I saw something on australia day you definately don't want to see in your garden! I nearly stood on a brown snake only metres from our back door. It certainly made me the fool as I had spent the few hours previously berating our son for playing in the hay bales down the back (where I assumed the buggers would be) I am scared of snakes to begin with, but sunbaking by my herb garden is just too much! I usually tromp around the gardens near the house barefoot, but now I put my boots on and stomp everywhere! It's a double bonus really, the snakes feel me comming and everyone else leaves me alone, too scared to aproach the crazy woman in steel caps! |
hellnzn11 Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
May 15, 2007 6:48 AM Post #3498863
| Kell oooooooh yuck. I`d never go in the shed again and neither would my kids. Maybe I`d let dh wander through on a bad day.lol |
ginger749
May 17, 2007 12:06 AM Post #3505203
| Hi Hell ,
Only if you Didn't like him that day . |
hellnzn11 Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
May 17, 2007 1:28 AM Post #3505505
| You got it. I don`t want you to be jealous but I will meet Dave this Saturday. |
ginger749
May 17, 2007 6:14 AM Post #3506271
| Good for you .
Put in a good word for your Ozzie M8's .
Tell him we would like free Subscription because we are so far away .
Also tell him I shoul Get Paid for ALL my Pictures . lol
Hope you have your camera with you . Kell |
hellnzn11 Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
May 17, 2007 1:47 PM Post #3506865
| lol I will try to remember that all, Note to self Ozzie`s want something for nothing, like Americans. |
ginger749
May 17, 2007 4:57 PM Post #3507607
| Not for nothing .
I put a lot of darn hard work into this Web Site .
You know I have NEVER had one lousy Administrator EVER comment on one of my threads ?
They either don't like my threads or TOTALY IGNORE THEM .
I do notice their words of encouragement to other Punters now and again .
Any way you have a good time on the week-end . |
hellnzn11 Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
May 17, 2007 6:57 PM Post #3507952
| Hey I never got a comment on anything either but I did get a tongue lashing for one comment I made once and a person or two I know got yelled at here too but never talked to them about anything either. I don`t think they play much but if it fits in I will mention it, hate to be the beachy one. |
ginger749
May 17, 2007 8:11 PM Post #3508145
| Trust me Hell ,
You could never be 'The Beachy One '
You are to nice . |
hellnzn11 Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
May 17, 2007 9:21 PM Post #3508378
| so sweet. You need to talk to DH. I have an evil twin sometimes. |
weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
July 9, 2007 10:44 AM Post #3713930
| These we find in gardens around here. Nice little tree snakes! Still gives a fright though, and the poor frog didn't stand a chance! It never stopped croaking until it was completely gone (about 10 minutes) Facinating!
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
July 9, 2007 10:50 AM Post #3713937
| and another angle
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hellnzn11 Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
July 9, 2007 4:15 PM Post #3714993
| no thanks, I`ll pass too |
 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
July 9, 2007 8:28 PM Post #3715806
| Oh ...poor little frog...I love my frogs.I didn't know that sort of thing happened in beautiful Coffs Harbour! |
weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
July 9, 2007 8:40 PM Post #3715864
| I am sure it happens everywhere, it's just not always witnessed. Thats Mother Nature for you! We've had howling gales all night, and I'm dreading going outside to assess the damage! |
 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
July 9, 2007 8:53 PM Post #3715895
| Yes this Winter is a real Winter the winds have done a lot of damage here too but as you say nature will have it's way and thank goodness we have had the rain even if it is flood :) Good luck ...be brave... |
ginger749
July 9, 2007 9:14 PM Post #3716000
| Hi weed_woman ,
I know what you mean about the wind .
A group of 15 of us climbed Mt. Warning Sunday .
It snowed while we were up there .
I made Hot Coffee and Chocolate for all our group .
When We got home our pool was completely covered by leaves . eeek !!!
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
July 10, 2007 8:09 AM Post #3717902
| OMG ginge! I didn't know it snowed on Mt Warning!
My yard wasn't too bad actually. I picked up Eucalypt sticks all through the day and piled them for the next campfire. There was leaves in the pool, but 'Creepy' will eat them over the next few days, or Hubby will scoop em out.
I gave the shade house and nursery a good 20 minute water (tank) and there were breaks during the day where it didn't blow at all, so I took a break myself with a cuppa in warm spot.
I've been reading the thread on soursobs. I guess they are something you don't want to see in the garden either! I only have the creeping oxalis and I pull it out now'n'then, but it always comes back. I don't care! I'll smother it one day when I revamp the part of the garden its in. Do you have nut grass up there? |
ginger749
July 10, 2007 8:25 AM Post #3717908
| Yes we do , But very little .
Tomorrow I will add the pic with snow up on Warning .
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
July 18, 2007 9:37 AM Post #3749477
| so wheres this pic then ginger? You haven't got lost in a blizzard have you? |
ginger749
July 18, 2007 10:12 AM Post #3749501
| OOOps , I had forgotten .
So here it is .
And NO it's not Dandruff .
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
July 19, 2007 10:49 AM Post #3753757
| Thanks for the pic Ginger. It sure must have been cold, as it is now! How're you going with frosts up there? |
ginger749
July 19, 2007 5:17 PM Post #3755253
| Lost all the Cannas , EE , and Daisies . Pansies made it .
I'll post some Pics later today .
The sad part for me was I lost a lot of my Tropical fish . |
 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
July 19, 2007 8:36 PM Post #3756024
| I can't believe we are talking Coffs Harbour and the Gold Coast!
Gee ginger...poor fish that is awful...your cannas may come back in the Spring...keep warm - chrissy |
ginger749
July 19, 2007 8:58 PM Post #3756132
| Thanks Chrissy ,
I have never lost a Canna to frost .
So I don't know if they come back .
I've got my fingers crossed . |
ginger749
July 20, 2007 12:16 AM Post #3756788
| These were my Prize winning EE .
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ginger749
July 20, 2007 12:19 AM Post #3756800
| And this was 20 Potted Red & Yellow Cannas .
The Gingers were fine .
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hellnzn11 Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
July 26, 2007 9:03 PM Post #3782932
| I lost cannas to flooding on my property but to cold, no. I hate that though. |
 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
July 26, 2007 9:12 PM Post #3782979
| Gee everyone ...2007 seems to be taking a toll on everyone's gardens...everywhere ...so very sorry.We will rise to the challenge
gardeners always do!.Sometimes we swear no more! (fire) Hailstorm...flood! etc...no more! but then one day a beautiful little bloom smiles up from the destruction and we are "sucked in " again
So it will all be bigger and better next year!you know it will:) |
hellnzn11 Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
July 26, 2007 9:37 PM Post #3783071
| yep. It is all prophetic to me but those may feel different. I still pray for rain for us in the Us that are in drought and for you guys in Australia too. |
ginger749
July 27, 2007 12:21 AM Post #3783549
| There is light at the end of last weeks tunnel .
Now 8 days later all my Tropicannas are shooting .
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
July 27, 2007 12:39 AM Post #3783604
| Yes and the Jasmine is flowering it's head off! 21c yesterday and off it goes!...I think it is heralding an early Spring! Lets hope that the frosts have just about gone.Citrus blossom about to explode into life...a lot of sad stuff...but a lot of happy stuff too! |
brical1 Inland S.E QLD Australia
July 27, 2007 2:24 AM Post #3784101
| Just reading in the paper where they say a large number of dead birds,flying foxes and fish have been found here in qld and are attributing it to the unusually cold conditions we have experienced here in the last couple of weeks.Even brisbane and areas north along the coast have been hit with frosts and in places where they say they have never seen frost before.Ginger is this the first time you've had frost where you live?The weather here in the last few days has been absolutely gorgeous...just like spring...will it last.ummm remains to be seen,enjoy it while its here.. |
ginger749
July 27, 2007 2:34 AM Post #3784138
| Yes brical1 ,
First frost in 27 years of living here .
Frost was wed 18-7-07.
I was in Roma st Railway Gardens 2 days ago .
A little frost there as well . |
weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
July 29, 2007 6:34 AM Post #3791579
| Hi Ginger. Evidently in cooler climates you can protect your Canna's from frost by mulching them. It looks as though yours are mulched quite well and as Cannas are so hardy, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised in spring at the vigorous new growth.
What colour are your tropical Cannas, green or red foliage? |
ginger749
July 29, 2007 8:50 AM Post #3791693
| Hi weed_woman ,
The ones in the Pic above are green .
And there are about 12 corms there .
In another bed nearby I have the same number of Red .
They were also affected .
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ginger749
July 29, 2007 8:52 AM Post #3791695
| By the way W_W .
Happy birthday for a few weeks ago .
Hope you had a good one . |
weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
July 30, 2007 9:50 AM Post #3795399
| Thanks, ginger, I had a nice birthday. we had a campfire, 2 bottles of wine and some pizza & Hubby bought me a stereo for the car.
Back to gardening, I've got some red and green tropicannas too and they are just great around the pool for the foliage colour alone. I also have some orange, red and yellow flowered cannas around the gardens and hope they will form huge drifts, in time. What else have you got? |
ginger749
July 30, 2007 5:51 PM Post #3796892
| I have the Red & the Yellow Cannas .
They pretty well grow wild around here .
And they are always flowering . Way cool .
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
August 1, 2007 9:37 AM Post #3804124
| This was one that popped up all on it's own, but it didn't come back the following year. Also my yellow Cannas were a bit of a dud in their second year. I'm hoping this yera after a good fertilise, they will flower their heads off again!
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
August 1, 2007 9:39 AM Post #3804126
| This is a close up of the yellow one. Just beautiful!!
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ginger749
August 1, 2007 10:55 AM Post #3804190
| weed_woman That's a great looking Canna you have there .
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
August 2, 2007 8:57 AM Post #3808516
| Thanks Ginge! I do find them a bit fragile though, as the wind blows the stems down, or damages the petals. We get some pretty strong winds form time to time! I think as the clumps grow, they might shelter one another and maybe only the ones at the edge will cop it, which I will then prune when the winds are over. That sounds pretty logical hey?
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ginger749
August 2, 2007 5:32 PM Post #3809924
| Do you get this problem with your cannas ?
In the US they call this bug Leaf Curlers ???
The Leaf does NOT get curled by the Bug .
The bug just chews a hole through the leaf before it uncurls it self .
Like a borer would do . I have seen Green G hoppers on the curled up leaves .
Could it be them that are chewing the leaves ?
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Kaelkitty Adelaide Australia (Zone 10a)
August 4, 2007 8:48 AM Post #3816063
| Hi Ginger,
Just saw your perforated Canna leaves. I would suspect some sort of grub or caterpillar as the culprit, remember this happened back when the leaf was much smaller and all rolled up. Grasshoppers, especially the big ones, tend to go up and down on the leaf edges, leaving them ragged, or eating them completely off the plant if they find them tender enough. I've seen close up films of the plague types eating - every bit of green just vanishes, it is very scary!
I am glad you are seeing signs of recovery from your nasty cold snap, we are getting a distinct feel of Spring down this way as well, though hoping for more rain as there is a long way to go to fill up the catchments and replenish the ground water for all of the mature trees and so on. I was saying to Chrissy earlier in the week that it is amazing just haw well many plants can recover from what at first will look like killing damage, and come back bigger and stronger than ever.
Best of luck for the new season, KK. |
weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
August 7, 2007 3:17 AM Post #3826981
| Hi Ginger, it looks quite decorative I reckon! No I haven't had anything like that with the Cannas, but have noticed it on other monocots like gingers, heliconias, elephant ears and such. With the Cannas they get terrible rust toward the end of the season, but I keep cutting them down and removing the rubbish untill the cold sets in.
I'm sure it is going to warm up soon! |
ginger749
August 7, 2007 4:10 AM Post #3827152
| It has already started to warm up weed_woman ,
I just went shopping , and fruit & vegies are almost 1/2 price .
Snow peas were $18 , Now $ 6 a kilo .
Kiwi fruit that were 50c each now 8 for $2 .
Bok Choi were $3.50 , Now $1.80 a bunch of 3 .
Definitely Stir Fry tonight .
Spring Has Sprung . lol
Just curious about your name ( weed_woman )??? |
picante Helena, MT (Zone 4b)
August 7, 2007 4:21 AM Post #3827169
| Wow, Ginger, that is a very thick-in-the-midsection snake. I saw one of those once, a rattler. They don't move very fast when they're digesting.
Your pics are always impressive. Geez, I can't get over that snake! |
ginger749
August 7, 2007 5:25 AM Post #3827317
| Thanks picante For all your compliments .
I do spend a lot of time taking Pictures .
I notice you have a tree climbing Dog !
We also have tree climbing Kangaroos in OZ .
I have never seen or photographed any YET .
They live in the Cairns / Daintree area .
http://www.reflections.com.au/Cairns/Attractions/Rainforest...
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
August 7, 2007 7:58 AM Post #3827441
| Oh, O.K. (LOL) it is not to do with any bad habits I may or may not have, it is because I am a maintenance gardener by Trade and spend the majority of my time weeding! I should maybe have tried for Weeder_woman. There must be others with similar names because straight weed woman was already gone so I put the _ in. Is Ginger your name or hair colour, or do you specialise in ginger plants?
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ginger749
August 7, 2007 8:18 AM Post #3827452
| The first day I logged on here ,
1/4 of the Forums were free to visitors .
And I had just been to our Carrara Markets and bought 2 Varigated Green gingers .
I tried to log on as Kell but that was taken , So I chose Ginger and that was gone .
So I added 749 ( My DUKE ) .
That's a beautifull Tropicanna you Pictured there .
Cheers Kell
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
August 7, 2007 8:41 AM Post #3827465
| um, what mean you "DUKE"? Ducati? I have a sportster 883, so I guess I could have been weedwoman883 had I thought of that! Is Kell your first name? I too have a green variegated ginger! I dug a piece out at a clients garden and popped it in a shitty spot, but it has survived so maybe I'll give it a nicer spot this spring. Thats another plant Ive seen the curl chewer bug holes in! The tropicana I posted last is in the same shitty spot, but since then they have flourished and there is about 5, metre wide clumps. Geeze I wish I wasn't dislexic, cause I have to keep going back and changing my spelling. I think my typing fingers are faster than my brain.
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ginger749
August 7, 2007 9:04 AM Post #3827474
| Yes Kell be Me .
And yes Duke is the Yellow Ducati .
Here is my Tropicanna .
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picante Helena, MT (Zone 4b)
August 7, 2007 4:46 PM Post #3828717
| Gingerkell, I have the same problem with dslxyia. Brain faster than fingers. My favorite tnoguetwstier: "dyslexic linguist". OK, say that 3 times.
Yes, Piper aspires to climging trees. She wants a pair of wings for her birthday. She wants to know more about how the kangaroos do it. |
weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
August 9, 2007 11:44 AM Post #3835734
| Happy holiday Kell |
ginger749
August 9, 2007 10:36 PM Post #3837762
| Thank you weed_woman ,
I'll have some great snaps soon . |
Kaelkitty Adelaide Australia (Zone 10a)
August 10, 2007 12:55 AM Post #3838254
| Have you heard the one about the dyslexic atheist?
He doesn't believe in DOG! (Snort!)
I'm NOT Dyslexic - I'M Dystypic (I read FINE it's the vwcyeqi TYPING that stuffs me up!)
LOL, Kaelkitty.
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ginger749
September 3, 2007 9:17 AM Post #3930824
| I got this in PNG 2 weeks ago .
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 3, 2007 1:15 PM Post #3931180
| Oh wow ...thanks for showing that to us that is amazing!
chrissy :) |
ginger749
September 3, 2007 2:49 PM Post #3931463
| If you think they looked scary .
What about these ?
They are called MUD MEN ???
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 3, 2007 9:14 PM Post #3932986
| Wow is it something in the water?
But seriously that is like something out of National Geographic what great shots! |
ginger749
September 3, 2007 9:24 PM Post #3933029
| Here is a very scary Guy .
Notice what's around his neck ?
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 3, 2007 9:50 PM Post #3933101
| I think he is a very handsome fella and I love his adornments...do you submit these pics to any publications? ...you should...:) |
ginger749
September 3, 2007 10:03 PM Post #3933142
| They are Heliconias around his neck .
Some one else thought they were crab claws ?
I am writing an article promoting Papua New Guinea
Through a PNG Airlines Magazine ( Discovery )
I get free travel if it is accepted and published .
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 3, 2007 11:18 PM Post #3933437
| Good luck mate I think you should get the gig ...good luck...oh by the way I knew what they were beautiful! |
ginger749
September 3, 2007 11:45 PM Post #3933570
| LOL
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 4, 2007 12:06 AM Post #3933653
| Oh Gosh do they really grow that big...I never would have believed it!...triffid heliconias...oh it is just coming over the radio that an 8 year old girl has been killed by a croc over there...is that common? |
ginger749
September 4, 2007 12:13 AM Post #3933679
| Yes it is Chris .
There are more than 1,500,000 PPL living in an area meant for 500,000 .
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 4, 2007 12:20 AM Post #3933710
| Awe that is awful!...
you know what if you don't get the gig... why don't you publish a book of your own...and enlighten we folk who don't know about that kind of thing... I remember the big black wave that engulfed that country a few years ago it was shocking...how did the people recover from such a thing...we donated ...but there was no follow up |
ginger749
September 4, 2007 12:33 AM Post #3933769
| PNG was hardly affected .
The Tsunami that fatal Xmas , Hit further North-West .
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 4, 2007 1:09 AM Post #3933934
| No not that one ...the wave of death in1997...killed at leat 2000
all I remembe was all the black mud covering everything...guess it was a decade ago...
once again an amazing picture...another handsome fella |
weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
September 4, 2007 3:14 AM Post #3934566
| great pics Ginger. Very professional |
ginger749
September 4, 2007 4:01 AM Post #3934730
| You have to be very careful where you stop in PNG .
Otherwise the locals will be all over you in a flash .
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 4, 2007 4:56 AM Post #3934887
| Adorable! |
ginger749
September 4, 2007 5:12 AM Post #3934924
| On a more serious note .
Where ever I went these two BG followed .
They were never too far away .
Here we were riding around in a Quarry .
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weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
September 4, 2007 9:28 AM Post #3935061
| Are they police or army type blokes Ginger? And why did they foloow you? You weren't playing up were you? Not being a Hoon or anything? They look pretty happy and I really like their dog! |
ginger749
September 4, 2007 10:19 AM Post #3935101
| They get Paid to look after me .
They are Private Security Guards .
The dog loves Expats . ( Whites )
Hates Locals . |
weed_woman Coffs Harbour Australia
September 5, 2007 6:37 AM Post #3938763
| So it was a dangerous place to be? or are you just a really important person that required protection? like president bush? LOL |
ginger749
September 5, 2007 6:59 AM Post #3938774
| LOL Sue .
Any one who visits PNG is a target for Theft .
No ! I am not important at all .
My only sin in PNG is that I am WHITE .
This is the local Westpack Bank @ Port Moresby . Papua New Guinea .
Once you get past these Guys ,
There are Air Lock door before you get into the Bank .
Can you imagine this in Ozz ?
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 5, 2007 7:46 AM Post #3938810
| No thankyou even though it looks like that a bit down Sydney way at the moment...what with "the boss" in town.
I did not know it was that bad... although every now and then we hear of something bad happening...do people hate us because we are not one of them?
I have always thought of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels ...and presumed we were mates...gee that is sad. |
ginger749
September 5, 2007 8:39 AM Post #3938839
| Yes Chris we were 64 years ago .
But now it is survival of the fittest up there .
When I left in 1974 everything was great .
Then in 1975 they got Independence .
End of Story .
This is a simple Hardware .
See the two layers of Razer Wire ?
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 5, 2007 8:30 PM Post #3940983
| Awe gee That is such a shame I hate to think of anyone living like that.Thanks for the info...we sure do live in the "Lucky Country" and I count my blessings and say thanks every day. |
ginger749
September 5, 2007 8:42 PM Post #3941048
| Don't know what happened to that last Pic .
So I will add it again .
This fella had just bought a Battery Fluro for his Kitchen .
There is no electricity in his house .
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 chrissy100 Sydney Australia
September 5, 2007 8:52 PM Post #3941094
| Looks like some sort of terrible jail ...I reckon that kind of shopping would be soul destroying :( |
ginger749
September 5, 2007 9:05 PM Post #3941158
| When I went into the Supermarket .
There were 60 security guys walking around the isles
Keeping an eye out for shop lifting .
But I LOVED Port Moresby and would go back tomorrow .
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