Australia - The Land Down Under

KGIII said:
I am going to make it my mission to send you a moose for your local zoo.
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We'll get the drop bears to round it up.

www.australiangeographic.com.au

Fact File: Drop bear (Thylarctos plummetus)

The drop bear is a native Australian marsupial related to the koala that is ferocious, savage, cunning and…. entirely fabricated.
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....and before people simply dismiss these creatures as 'myths' etc etc.....perhaps thoese particular australian geographic people had not done their homework....mmmm?

www.australiangeographic.com.au

How did giant, tree-climbing 'drop bears' grow so BIG in Australia?

Although long dead, fossil skeletons provide an incredible window into the lifestyle and environment of a remarkable extinct animal.
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but wait!!....are they actually ...extinct??......the tales and the visible marks on torn limbs still exist, on those lucky enough to escape/survive.....

 
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KGIII said:
I am going to make it my mission to send you a moose for your local zoo.

Well, no... I've got other things to do with my time. Then again, I have some free time right now.

The satellite connection is still not working. Otherwise I'd use that. Something hit me dish. Dunno how long it will take to get it fixed.
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It might have been a Moose...
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I'm reminded of the Australian war against the emu.
 
Back at Post #1,074 I expounded on the most lovable of people....MAGOO .....who rescued many people off the roof of the pub at Rossville in Queensland...just up the track from Cairns during the floods.

Here is the story of Magoo

www.abc.net.au

Meet 'Magoo', the chopper pilot who saved 16 people from a pub roof in Far North Queensland

The pilot, who leapt into action to fly a group of people stranded on the roof of the Lion's Den Pub to safety one by one, is being lauded as the "real hero" of the flood rescue efforts.
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Meet Magoo, the helicopter pilot who saved 16 people from a pub roof during Far North Queensland flooding​


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While you are reading the report, take a gander at the second video on that page of the bloke being rescued from a tree by Gavin
 
Condobloke said:
Meet Magoo, the helicopter pilot who saved 16 people from a pub roof during Far North Queensland flooding
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You can see a person's true colors when you have a crisis.

I don't think we had choppers rescuing people but we did have people doing so in boats.


It's a matter of who runs towards danger and those who run away from it.
 
Condobloke said:
Merry Christmas !
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I'm going to the city tomorrow to get a bunch of pre-paid Visa cards from my credit union. I was able to set this up today. I plan on handing those out as it seems like a good idea under the circumstances.

It's something I'm in a position to do. I've got a few people who will help me hand them out and we all have appropriate Santa hats. We're going to go out on Sunday (the 24th in my time zone) and just hand them out to the houses we stop at. If it looks like they could use some help, we'll stop. If there's any left, we'll give them to the fire department to hand out.

Which is to say, I can appreciate those who are on a mission to give.

The world could use more of those folks. So many are eager to take. So few are ready to give.

Ah well...

Thanks for the link, as it's inspiring.

Also, it really sucks typing this much on a phone. LOL
 
LOL I don't think I'd have guessed that without a whole lot of time spent trying different combinations.
 
Need some fuel?

Based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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farmers.org.au

'A wall of water hit my farm': Kim's story - AustralianFarmers

Flooding events last year and into 2023 have re-written the history books. They took lives, swallowed entire communities, severed transport networks and wiped out crops. It’s hard to comprehend what people went through – and are still going through. Farmer and rural photographer Kim Storey has...
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www.abc.net.au

These Australians work remotely while travelling overseas. But are they really living the dream?

Not everyone is satisfied with an office or working from home — they'd prefer to be operating from white-sand beaches and tropical rainforests. These Australians share the advantages and disadvantages of being a digital nomad.
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These Australians are digital nomads — working remotely while travelling.​



Deciding on which country to work remotely in is also a challenge.

Australia is the 25th best country for remote work, according to the Global Remote Work Index (GRWI) compiled by cybersecurity company NordLayer.

Denmark took the number one spot, with The Netherlands second and Germany third.

The GRWI from 2023 revealed the best and worst countries to work remotely based on four criteria:

  1. 1.Cyber safety
  2. 2.Economic safety
  3. 3.Digital and physical infrastructure
  4. 4.Social safety
 
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