Not all things in Australia want to kill you..........

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I ask for a fearful friend - booked to Sidney next week: any death-rates available?


 
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Today its the sun trying to kill us, 36C (97F) but feels like 46C (115F)

 
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I ask for a fearful friend - booked to Sidney next week: any death-rates available?


Yeah, that foreign muck will probably kill ya, don't take a chance.

Use the genuine Aussie stuff and you'll be fine.
The only safe way to get your daily allowance of Vitamin B!

 
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Is this the correct application in Australia and at which thickness do you recommend?



and what about the genitalia-use?
 
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I wouldn’t wear the damned stuff, a few years ago one of the machines that pack it into the little single servings blister packs had shit it’s self, I was the poor bastard sent to fix it.
It took some hours to pull it apart and locate the problem, in doing so I ended up absolutely covered in the foul muck and had an allergic reaction to it!
As far as this Aussie is concerned you can stick your Vegemite up your arse……mind you how would you know if it was inbound or outbound……both look pretty much the same!
 
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Here are the top ten most painful stings and venomous bites that you might encounter visiting Oz……enjoy!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01...ed&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link

The platypus would have to be in the top 5.

Effect on humans and other animals
Although powerful enough to paralyse smaller animals,[4] the venom is not lethal to humans. Yet, it produces excruciating pain that may be intense enough to incapacitate a victim. Swelling rapidly develops around the entry wound and gradually spreads outward. Information obtained from case studies shows that the pain develops into a long-lasting hyperalgesia that can persist for months but usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks.[5][12] A clinical report from 1992 showed that the severe pain was persistent and did not respond to morphine.[13]

In 1991 Keith Payne, a former member of the Australian Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross(Australia's highest award for valour), was struck on the hand by a platypus spur while trying to rescue the stranded animal. He described the pain as worse than being struck by shrapnel. A month later he was still experiencing pain in that hand. In 2006, Payne reported discomfort and stiffness when carrying out some physical activities such as using a hammer.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platy... paralyse,wound and gradually spreads outward.
 
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Well the only one on the list that I’ve had the misfortune to encounter was a bastard jumping jack bit me in the nether regions whilst having a shit in the bush…… I’m in no hurry to have a crack at the rest of ‘em on the list!
 
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On the subject of stings and nether regions.

Many years ago in Malaysia my mate was cleaning the cockpit floor of a Mirage after the pilot spilt a can of Coke while he was sitting in the aircraft on standby.

At the time, working dress of the day was a T shirt, Stubbies shorts (sans jocks) and safety shoes. He was crouched in the cockpit facing aft and reaching under the ejection seat to wipe up the Coke. The cockpit is extremely cramped so he was essentially squatting so he could reach under the seat.

The Coke, being a sweet sugary substance, had attracted a Malaysian hornet (big black and orange bugger) who must have been feeding on the Coke.
In an attempt to fly away after being disturbed by the cleanup, it flew straight up the leg of D's shorts. Being in a confined sweaty place apparently didn't please the hornet so it proceeded to sting everything in its immediate vicinity, which happened to consist mainly of genitalian real estate.

Hearing screams I thought no man could ever make, I ran over to his aircraft and with some other guys helped him out of the cockpit.
He was in agony and had made it worse by trying to swat the hornet while it was still in his shorts.
We got him into the flight line jeep and over to the base hospital where the medics took over.

He told us later that if he'd had a gun, he probably would have shot himself the pain was so bad.
 
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I know this critter is unlikely to kill me, but I found it on the rabbit hutch this morning.

Just for info, foxes are not native to Australia.
 
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I know this critter is unlikely to kill me, but I found it on the rabbit hutch this morning.

Just for info, foxes are not native to Australia.

If you are able to do it safely, a 1080 evening snack left near the hutch would resolve the problem.