FFS - it's only August!

On Aug 14, 7:27*am, John Pitts wrote:
On 2010-08-12, thefathippy wrote:

...yet I was swooped by a magpie today.

I've been getting regularly swooped for a couple of weeks now, on the
way home from work. *That bird doesn't get too close, it just flies
overhead and clacks its beak at me - no big deal.

Oh, a maggie swooped me the last time I rode into Brisbane, in late
June. *It was near the Coronation Drive underpass at Toowong, if anybody
knows it. *I can't explain that one.

When I was visiting Oz (Brisbane) someone told me that's why cyclists
have cable ties through their helmets ?

On 2010-08-20, snogfest wrote:

When I was visiting Oz (Brisbane) someone told me that's why cyclists
have cable ties through their helmets ?


Yes. It stops all but the most determined ones from coming too close.
I used to do it, but I don't bother any more. Either the magpies are
more relaxed here in Queensland, or I'm more laid back since moving
here!


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John
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On Aug 21, 1:33*pm, John Pitts wrote:
On 2010-08-20, snogfest wrote:

When I was visiting Oz (Brisbane) someone told me that's why cyclists
have cable ties through their helmets ?

Yes. *It stops all but the most determined ones from coming too close.
I used to do it, but I don't bother any more. *Either the magpies are
more relaxed here in Queensland, or I'm more laid back since moving
here!

we have pest control from the local council go out and shoot them, I
hate the f*ckers.

On Aug 23, 8:18*am, snogfest wrote:
On Aug 21, 1:33*pm, John Pitts wrote:

On 2010-08-20, snogfest wrote:

When I was visiting Oz (Brisbane) someone told me that's why cyclists
have cable ties through their helmets ?

Yes. *It stops all but the most determined ones from coming too close..
I used to do it, but I don't bother any more. *Either the magpies are
more relaxed here in Queensland, or I'm more laid back since moving
here!

we have pest control from the local council go out and shoot them, I
hate the f*ckers.

meh - it's not for that long, and the rest of the time they're
wonderful birds with a beautiful song. Most of them aren't actually
dangerous.

Tony F

On Aug 24, 1:55*pm, thefathippy wrote:
On Aug 23, 8:18*am, snogfest wrote:

On Aug 21, 1:33*pm, John Pitts wrote:

On 2010-08-20, snogfest wrote:

When I was visiting Oz (Brisbane) someone told me that's why cyclists
have cable ties through their helmets ?

Yes. *It stops all but the most determined ones from coming too close.
I used to do it, but I don't bother any more. *Either the magpies are
more relaxed here in Queensland, or I'm more laid back since moving
here!

we have pest control from the local council go out and shoot them, I
hate the f*ckers.

meh - it's not for that long, and the rest of the time they're
wonderful birds with a beautiful song. Most of them aren't actually
dangerous.

Tony F

I tend to be a bit black-and-white about introduced species - you can
have your possums back any time
we have a few rabbits too; and Mustelids, rodents ...

I was swooped by a magpie whilst riding my bicycle to work this morning.
Since I was wearing a helmet and sunglasses, was a lot bigger than him,
and I'm not a haemophiliac I didn't think it was a big deal.

Time to harden the fsck up, Australia.


BTH

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BT Humble wrote:

Time to harden the fsck up, Australia.
That's soooooo last May.

Moike

Moike wrote:

BT Humble wrote:

Time to harden the fsck up, Australia.
That's soooooo last May.


Nah, last May I was brave enough to use a "u" in the word. :-)


BTH

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On Aug 21, 1:33 pm, John Pitts wrote:
On 2010-08-20, snogfest wrote:

When I was visiting Oz (Brisbane) someone told me that's why cyclists
have cable ties through their helmets ?

Yes. It stops all but the most determined ones from coming too close.
I used to do it, but I don't bother any more. Either the magpies are
more relaxed here in Queensland, or I'm more laid back since moving
here!

we have pest control from the local council go out and shoot them, I
hate the f*ckers.

Dn't feel alone. Everybody hates their local council.