Another Shop Hazard

[Dhow Nunda wallah]

OK Tony, I get the gist.
But how long you been here?
50p or 50C for scale

 

[tel]

Agreed tony, I was bitten on the left elbow by a white-tail quite a few years ago and I still have the full complement of arms and legs. The area puffed up for a few days, and left a hard, itchy lump for several months, but other than that nothing.

The Sydney Funnel Web, tho' is a different kettle of fish (or spiders)

And let's not forget these creatures - they drop out of trees, rip the top of yer skull off and feed on the brains - put fluffy bunnies to shame.

 

[Loose nut]

I didn't know spiders had tails, learned something new today (not).

 

[tmuir]

OK Tony, I get the gist.
But how long you been here?
50p or 50C for scale

Its a 50p coin.
The photo was taken a while ago and I used a 50p coin for reference as I was taking the picture for some of my UK friends.


But I agree with Tel.
The drop bears are the worst. :big:
Actually Koalas look very cuddley until you notice the very long sharp claws they have and should you ever upset one they can do some serious harm to you.

Thats what I love about Australia, even our cute fluffy animals can put you in hospistal. :big:

 

[rake60]

Spiders and snakes may be shop hazards.

These guys didn't have a hobby shop to protect, but they did invite a hazard.
This happened 40 years ago, and they WERE Brit's so.... LOL

It's worth a couple minutes of your day to see...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U&feature=related[/ame]

A machine can be as vicious as a wild lion.
Or, it can be your best friend.
How you treat is makes that definition.

Rick

 

[Paolo]

Thanks God!! My end is getting better every day...I hope to start working soon!!
Paolo

 

[kvom]

The sappy lion video is a bit suspect, since "Christian" seems to be a female (no mane). ???

 

[kustomkb]

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/true-love-lion.shtml

 

[rake60]

I'm slowly working on moving my shop to the detached garage...

I work in the hobby shop at night...

We have a small issue here.... LOL

A female black bear decided to have 2 cubs very close to our
house this year and they seem to like it here.
Our neighbors house on the one side is only 6 feet from mine.
Last Saturday night one of those bears decided that was their
best path of escape from the local police who were trying to
escort them out of town. :

Rick

 

[tel]

So when are you inviting us all over for BBQ bear?

 

[wareagle]

Rick, sounds like the perfect home security animal. Maybe you could feed them and keep them as pets! LOL :big: ;D

 

[ksouers]

Rick...

 

[rake60]

Rick, sounds like the perfect home security animal. Maybe you could feed them and keep them as pets! LOL :big: ;D

No Grizzles here.
Black Bears aren't aggressive by any means.
An odd sound or unusual scent will send them running.
On the flip side of that, they don't see very well.
If you happen to be in standing in their chosen path of escape
you might have a problem.
500 pounds of scared animal will not stop to ask if you'd care
to step aside.
Actually I love seeing the bears except on garbage pick up night.
My wife would rather not see them at all!


Rick

 

[wareagle]

Ksouers, That sign is hilarious!

Rick, Mrs. Rick doesn't like witnessing mother nature's creatures hanginng out in her front yard? Must be something with the estrogen as Mrs. Wareagle really doesn't care for nature's creatures in our yard, either. No bears here, though! Just possums occasionally, squirrels, the neighborhood felines, the assorted gecos, lizards, and frogs, and when unlucky we'll have a pole cat to deal with. Last one of those I helped the animial control officer catch. A pole cat is easy to catch when they are taking the dirt nap.

 

[rake60]

Squirrels are a pest here as well.

There is a Chinese Chestnut tree at the back corner of the property.
Those squirrels rob it clean before the hulls drop.
I can never catch them at it but the pup can tell you exactly where they
are at any given moment.

They are RIGHT OVER THERE!

:big:

Rick

 

[Kludge]

There are times opening the door to the lanai is hazardous. Kind of. The hazard here is birds - pigeons, doves & mynas mostly because they've gotten it into their collective head that people are a food source (handouts, not directly) and apartments = people. As a result, they fly in and make pests of themselves until they get bored or are shooed out.

But the real brazen ones are the cardinals. They'll land right in front of you and demand something to eat. Since they mate for life, you wind up getting double teamed and if junior (or juniors) is/are old enough, it gets to become a never-ending problem with one following the other in. Not feeding them works eventually but it takes a while since they are so insistant.

Feral cats add to the fun at night when the birds around around. They'll be all warm & cuddly & charming until they've been fed then it's out the door to the next sucker. *sigh*

Best regards,

Kludge

 

[Brian Rupnow]

I have a couple of interesting bear stories---and they are true. I grew up in northern Ontario in the fourties and fifties, and my father was a lumberjack. We were very poor, but then, so was just about everyone else that lived in my small village. Deer hunting season was a very important time, because quite often, if the man of the house was unable to shoot a couple of white tail deer in the fall, there would be damn little meat for the table that coming winter. All of the grown men would be away in the logging camps for the entire winter, but I had one rather ancient uncle who was a fur trapper, so consequently he didn't stay in the camps in the winter time. My dad was an excellent hunter, but one fall when I was about 11 years old, his luck deserted him, and he shot no deer that year. Uncle Fred to the rescue---he shot a VERY large black bear in early December on his trapline. We ate black bear steak, black bear stew, even black bear "bearburger" all that winter!!!---and as I remember, it tasted very good.

 

[Kludge]

We ate black bear steak, black bear stew, even black bear "bearburger" all that winter!!!---and as I remember, it tasted very good.

Bear jerky isn't bad either. My across the street neighbor was generous with both venison and bear when he'd come back from hunting trips and made excellent jerky.

BEst regards,

Kludge

 

[chuck foster]

not really a shop hazzard but she's a great addition to my pest control ;D

chuck

 

[BAH101]

I know it is not my home shop, but it is my work place. Last night, the bear patrol in camp scared the hell out of us by shooting of shotguns just outside of camp. I guess a mother grizzly and her cubs had decided to look for some food and the patrol decided to persuade them otherwise. I have not had the opportunity to see one yet, but the helicopter pilots are chasing one away daily. Luckely there are no polar bears here, they life further east towards Hudson Bay, which is a very good thing, as all we are is light lunch for them.

So 2 hunters see a mad polar bear charging them, they turn to run and one bend down to tie his shoes,
the second hunter says "you fool, you will never outrun that bear", the first guy replies, "your right, all I have to do is outrun you"

Gotta go to my tent now, in the dark...
Bryan