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websnail said:

Another useful use for the Vicks and other salves like that is to smear them on your feet and pop socks over them when you have a seriously bunged up nose and are having problems breathing.

Works a treat in allowing our little man to breath through a nasty cold...

Glad you were able to rescue the roo there @3dogs although I had you pegged for being in the UK for some reason..

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I guess your misreading of my location can only be attributed to my good manners, thoughtful posts and tact.

I am going to stay right away from Vicks on feet under socks.........

The Hat said:

Congratulants @3dogs on saving the little Roo, there are only 30 million and one now..

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You know that exact thought crossed my mind. You would be shocked at my thoughts related to possible revenge brought upon the Kangaroo race as a while when I am standing on my brakes trying to avoid one scooting across the road in front of my car early in the morning....its REALLY scary.

BUT, a joey in the pouch, dem BIG brown eyes.........all my evil toughts turned to butter den jus melted away till I did not know what I was doing. I just saw a beastie that was in danger of a horrible death starving and freezing instead of being safe in the one place where Mother Nature made a tryst with all things young to be sacrosanct.

I know, I am a weak person who talks tough............sorry to let YOU down

@Emulator
An area of several thousand acres was under control of our Forestry folks. They went through the area in 1947 and opened it up for farming. One of my neighbours has allowed 90% of his 80 acre block to return to native forest. My property was grazed, and up to around 18 years ago it was not uncommon in winter, to have to winch cattle out of the rain soaked paddocks because they got bogged up to their bellies and could not mo Now its difficult to sink a post hole further than 2 feet the ground is so hard!

@stratman

How right you are, come the loss of electrical power.....horse and cart, wood heating etc..........and Wombat stew

Interesting you should raise the topic of the danger of animals scooting across the road. You would think they might have reasoned that the great big monster approaching was a reason to stay out of sight. There is currently a series on TV Travel Channel, in which a motorcycling world wanderer, explores interesting routes. I watched an episode the other day where he traveled along the Australian south coast, from Adelaide area to Perth over several days. He specifically mentioned the hazard and obviously had had some near misses. His conclusion was that you drive down the middle of the road and give yourself the best chance to avoid them. Being on a motorcycle at speed must be about the worst case scenario.

3dogs said:

I am going to stay right away from Vicks on feet under socks.........

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Try some in your jock strap to bring back the spring in your step.

stratman said:

Try some in your jock strap to bring back the spring in your step.

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@stratman the 4 minute mile has already been broken..

The Hat said:

@stratman the 4 minute mile has already been broken..

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Not at your wise age, uncle. I guarantee you will sprint like you were a young lad again.

3dogs said:

You know that exact thought crossed my mind. You would be shocked at my thoughts related to possible revenge brought upon the Kangaroo race as a while when I am standing on my brakes trying to avoid one scooting across the road in front of my car early in the morning....its REALLY scary.

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Deer are the problem here. Have had many near misses when deer have run across the road in front of my car. Actually had a deer run into the passenger side of my one week old car while driving 60 mph on a major highway at 4 AM while on the way to go Albacore fishing. It was too dark to see what damage had occurred so continued on and went fishing. The early start was because we went offshore about 45 miles. Fishing was great, and when I got back to my car I found there were no dents and the only damage was some "rub" marks due to the coarse quality of deer hair. The deer also seemed to be no worse off as it immediately ran back off the road.

On the Navajo reservation horses would stand on the paved road at night - to enjoy the heat that had accumulated on the road during the day - and graze on the grass on the unpaved edge. Coming around curves and suddenly seeing a horse in your headlights was cause for a change of underwear! Also, my sister totalled her Volvo on a country road, and the cow she hit fared no better. The farmer appeared immediately, butchered the animal on the road and took the meat home, and sent my sister a bill for destroying the cow he ate for the next several months.

stratman said:

Not at your wise age, uncle. I guarantee you will sprint like you were a young lad again.

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@stratman I reckon I would use my wise age sensibly and not apply the sauce in the first place and leave that remedy to the much younger @websnail to enjoy the experience ..

Well, maybe this is more your speed. Picked it up o'er the weekend for a friend. I tell him he gets a bottle every time his hip is replaced. It's been four times already, the bugger!



Opps. I may have tasted it a wee bit, to make sure it was safe, of course.