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S shirleyMember
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originally posted by Jabbergah:
Eight eyes is common for spiders, typically not all the same size. Weird thing, know how the eyes of animals reflect light at night? The eyes of spiders that have well-developed eyes do too! I discovered that one night when I shone a flashlight on a jumping spider (adults are about 1/2 inch) on the ceiling that was looking at me -- the eyes glistened! Whoa! Gives one the heebee-jeebees!



My dad used to take us out on his boat to go "alligator spotting" at night (south-central Texas Coast area). There's a river that meanders through an area of salt-grass flats, and he's had a fishing house there for years.

So we'd get out on the flat-bottom boat and glide around as quietly as possible, shining a Q-beam spotlight at the banks of the river. And we always saw thousands of tiny little reflections, which he said were spider-eyes. Didn't always see many gators, but I sure learned a lot about the stars on nights like that. Then on the way back he'd rev-up the engine and we'd all sit backwards (except him, of course) and watch the phosphorescent flashes as the jelly-fish protested being bumped by the boat...

Amazing how much you can see when you can get away from the city lights and go to a place that's truly dark...

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M moryMember
Dave: Why the correction i'm stil LOL... mory

Lexi: When I was reporting for Stars & Stripes I did a story on Australian Jet Pilots and they gave me my first Jet Ride at a little strip on the Southern tip of Japan I think it was called Iwakuni. I didn't get sick but when we landed they made me drink a bottle of warm Victoria Bitter.. and I thought surely I would die. They dubbed me :EarBASH" as I talked too much. I still use Bloke and HOOROO for goodby,,oh yes and Cobber for friend, mory
falcongalfalcongalMember
Nice cars, Lexie! Especially the gold/orange one. Should I thank Tyler, too, for helping you post? Big Grin
One of the Falcons (the 1967) will be going in to have the engine rebuilt this coming week. That's if the repairman gets his car dolly back. He lent it to someone to take to Texas and it should be back in a few days.
Maybe we should bookmark this thread so it can be pulled out of the archives and revived next Halloween. All those spiders are enough to give a person bad dreams. Eek Black widows are pretty common around here. I used to kill them all the time until somebody bought the place next door and finally cleaned out their shed.
We have plenty of bats, too. They're just little fuzzy animals with wings. Have you ever watched them fly? They keep changing direction, kind of like a bird would if it got drunk. Speaking of birds, I need to wash the car tomorrow. The birds have been using it for target practice again. Frown



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bartelbybartelbyMember
You should be thankful you dont have Pelicans flowing over heard Christine!! We have a few of them flying around at the moment and if they happen to find *target* - its all over!!! I think the last one I had nearly covered the whole windscreen!! Confused


For a *Ford* that isnt a bad car at all. Razz I am quite partial to the little black number though, but I like the orange too.

My dream car:


Lexie
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falcongalfalcongalMember
That green car's really nice, too.
The car decorators were most likely ravens. There were quite a few of them where I parked and they were probably waiting for me to park just so they could have their fun. Frown
I've seen pelicans on cartoons. I'm picturing someone trying to explain to their insurance company that they had a crash because a Pelican decided to bomb their car and they couldn't see. They probably hear lots of strange stuff. Razz

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bartelbybartelbyMember
Hot House Green Monaro!!!(insert Homer drool)

I would love to be an insurance accessor, well for a day anyways. Imagine the stories you would hear!!! .....

"But - I didnt have TIME to apply my makeup for I left for work!!! I only looked away for a second to put my eyeliner on when I back there was a cow on the road. I think I did well - I missed the cow, I never noticed that fence before. Has that been there long?"

Lexie
falcongalfalcongalMember
One of these days I'd like a green car, too. A dark green pickup truck (I think you call them Utes) would be nice. But with two Falcons (one running) and a daily driver car it would be really hard to justify. Big Grin
I've heard that if someone hits and kills an elk on the road that they get to keep it. With a cow the owner would probably get it. Not that it makes much difference to me. I've been a vegetarian for about 15 or 16 years. Razz

J jabbergahMember
...the repost, Mrs.M. Other than the pukey green color Razz, its a pretty sporty looking car! Obviously something Lexie will get after Tyler's out of college! Eek Wink Also don't know where she's gonna put all that stuff she needs to schlepp around all the time?

Jabbergah                                                    
mrsmmrsmMember
Mory, yes it was not easy. She and the others had to go through a battery of tests that you would not believe. They are in the smithsonian...the 10 of them! She was a weird kid when she was young! She is a lot younger than I am. I remember she was gazing at stars when the other girls were gazing at boys! LOL!

M moryMember
I hit two deer in 2000 so went out and bought
three whistlers and mounted them on the front bumper. Deer are suppose to hear them for miles and RUN.
Two weeks later I saw three deer coming acrosss the devider - I said, OMG that man is going to hit one of those deer - so I slowed down. He did, and the deer went 30 ft in the air and came down on my hood and windshield and I went off the road in the grass.
I gotta say this for my Insurance company they never cancelled me OR raised my rate. Don't bother with the wistlers - they are worthless.
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bartelbybartelbyMember
Pfffff - here I thought you had taste Jabber!!!

Thats the reason I didnt get one this time - No room Frown besides they are still selling for up around $50,000.

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People are sue crazy around here, too. Did you hear about the lawsuit not too long ago where some people were suing a fast food place for making them fat?

Yessss I did Christine. Thats one of the times us Aussies Roll Eyes and say "Only in America" (which is one of our favorite sayings Razz )

Lexie
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