What about the nasties?

[Tony Wheeler]

Came across this old thread and thought it worth reviving. Found this F15A on a recent blitz hunting trip, however it had a resident.

[motto (RIP)]

Normally they're underneath something out of sight. Must have needed to go for a leak.
What there is of the Blitz looks very neat.
David

[David Dunlop]

Boy you guys. After seeing all these photos, it kind of makes me want to rush outside and hug one of our neighbourhood racoons!

David

[Phil Waterman]

Hi David

Chipmunks are about as bad as it gets around here. Only danger from them when they run through the shop, is if you are laying on the creeper under a truck and they decide to run across your chest. You sit up quickly, of course, and wail your head into the drive shaft.

Go ahead and laugh it happened to me.

But the real damage is if you forget to plug up engines, radiators and exhaust in the late summer as they start collecting acorns and need winter storage.

Cheers Phil

[David Dunlop]

I can believe it, Phil.

There is a half cooked hamburger pattie sitting somewhere on our friend's cottage roof from last weekend because a pair of chipmunks decided to play tag across my bare foot just as I was flippin' the burger. Startled me so much it took three beers to calm down!

David

[motto (RIP)]

Your under vehicle comment Phil reminded me of a workmate I had years ago. He related how he had wriggled under a vehicle and touched his nose on the hot muffler. His reflex action cracked his head on the concrete. Reaction to that, burnt nose to muffler then back to the concrete again. He was never sure how many times his head oscillated between the two before he managed to break the cycle.
To stay on topic though, there are some dangerous critters here and only a week or two ago there was another fatality up north involving a croc. They're not averse to having beans as part of their diet. Human beans that is. The fellow was aware of the danger but went swimming anyway or so the story goes. Such a fate can easily be avoided with a modicum of care, or less grog.

David

[Phil Waterman]

Hi David

As I was putting doing the posting of the chipmunk I'd looked at the pictures of the snakes, and was wondering if we should send you the chipmunks or you send us the snakes.

But then decided it was better to let you keep the snakes. Public TV has run a couple of animal programs lately about the variate of down your way. Seems like you got a good selection.


Cheers

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

You sit up quickly, of course, and wail your head into the drive shaft.

....or the gearbox drain plug. Rather more pointy and makes a nasty scraping sound on your skull, which seems to echo in your ears as you roll around clutching your head. And you may need to take a selfie to inspect the damage - turns out you can't see the top of your own head in the mirror. This was taken the following day after it wouldn't stop leaking and I thought it might need stitches. However I can't blame this one on chipmunks, it was entirely self inflicted!