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Guinea pigs and fireworks don't pair well.
I imagine they don't. They probably should be kept seperated at all times....
Yes. Unfortunately, difficult to dampen the sound when they go off not only in the common green but also in nearly every townhouse garden in the surrounding complexes. Plus tomorrow is the real show. I'll try to rig up some sound barriers for the wee beasties.
Poor little chappies.
Not being one that usually posts a link here in the group to my blog posts on the A&M Blog, this time I could not help myself as it is a cute story.One for the dog lovers out there. ;)
Dog Seeks Archaeology - Only Old, Dusty Types Need Apply
http://ancientandmedievalmayhem.blogs...
After living here in the desert for the most part of the last 40 years I finally got nailed by Mr. scorpion. OUCH....in the palm of my hand. Felt like being sliced and was sore for about 18 hours but not as bad as I was led to believe. Sort of like a hornet or wasp sting but lasted much longer.
Terri wrote: "Not being one that usually posts a link here in the group to my blog posts on the A&M Blog, this time I could not help myself as it is a cute story.One for the dog lovers out there. ;)
Dog Seeks ..."
Neat story Terri...does the name Migaloo have any significance?
Bobby wrote: "After living here in the desert for the most part of the last 40 years I finally got nailed by Mr. scorpion. OUCH....in the palm of my hand. Felt like being sliced and was sore for about 18 hours b..."So you don't need any treatment for the sting? Not the kind of scorpion that can make you really sick?
Terri wrote: "Bobby wrote: "After living here in the desert for the most part of the last 40 years I finally got nailed by Mr. scorpion. OUCH....in the palm of my hand. Felt like being sliced and was sore for ab..."Which desert are you in, Bobby?
Bobby wrote: " Neat story Terri...does the name Migaloo have any significance? .."Actually is does, mate. Migaloo is Aboriginal for 'white fella'. which is what the Aboriginals called the early settlers and is still used today.
I think because it is a black dog, they went for the play on words by calling her 'white fellow'.
That jacket she's wearing? The yellow ochre round on black and red. That is the Aboriginal flag. It represents the sun rising over the desert.
We also have a white Humpback whale that does its migratory trek every year past our coastline. Queenslanders (people from my State, Queensland) have affectionately called her Migaloo as well.
http://www.migaloowhale.org/
Depends a lot on age (elderly and/or babies) and those that are allergic to something like bee stings. Some people put baking soda on it to alleviate some of the pain. Not sure why I didn't try that but scorpion sting can prove fatal to some. More info: like a young rattlesnake, the smaller and younger the scorpion the worse the sting. Venom producers tend to inject all their venom on initial sting. As they get older they learn there could be more than one predator so ration out the venom.
I think I posted my answer to your Migaloo question as you were posting. So you may have missed it.
I got stung by a scorpion in Egypt. You're right about it hurting! It was the shock of it as much as anything. It then came up in a huge blister.
We have Scorpions around here. (And we are in sub tropical rainforest country).Don't see them often. I have never been bitten.
You're not missing much. Any sensible person avoids them. Which doesn't include my cat; born wild in the desert she used to think they were great fun to play with. But she's crazy. She kills venomous snakes as a hobby.(Originally she ate them - but nowadays she just does it for fun.)
I've been stung by scorpions a few times, it certainly hurts. Thankfully they glow under a blacklight (the ones here do, at least) which makes them easy to spot if you're on a scorpion hunt.
They glow under a black light? Didn't know that. Useful. Any idea what makes them glow?
Terri wrote: "I think I posted my answer to your Migaloo question as you were posting. So you may have missed it."No I got it...I knew there had to be a story...and I knew you would tell it! You are thorough Ms. Terri.
Yep, the black light is true. This one was on my leg and crawling so I thought it was a fly and just reached down and swatted...big error. But no blister ever evolved just searing pain for a bit.
My sting was on the leg too - the damn thing fell out of a plastic bag when I shook it. It happened so fast I didn't realise what at happened at first. Then... Ouch! Wasn't too bad at first, but got worse and worse.Still, it's all part of life's rich tapestry...
Utterly no idea as to why they glow. It might just be a species native to the southwestern States. My friend's parents live in a rural area and we'd have to search his room and outside it every night to keep them from coming up into the room and finding a nice warm spot like his bed.
Nate wrote: "Utterly no idea as to why they glow. It might just be a species native to the southwestern States. My friend's parents live in a rural area and we'd have to search his room and outside it every nig..."Holy crap. Do you have plagues of the buggers or something? For you to be bitten multiple times and that you have scorpion hunts etc... sounds like they are as common as, well, cockroaches? Or beetles at least.
When we digging in Panama we had to be careful about scorpions, they have the burrowing kind and the 'hide-in-the-toll-box' kind. Tiny buggers too, maybe a couple centimetres. I was never stung but others were, and even the prudish found their blue speech.
Nate wrote: "Utterly no idea as to why they glow. It might just be a species native to the southwestern States. My friend's parents live in a rural area and we'd have to search his room and outside it every nig..."Sounds charming! I used to have them dropping down from the thatched roof - but never in the bed, I'm pleased to say.
Glowing scorpions is one of life's curiosities - if I get a moment I'm going to look it up and try to find out why.
Wow, how did I miss Heartbreak High? I guess because I'd left Australia by then.... boo hoo. I'll see if I can find it somewhere.I did manage to find Summerheights High though, which I thought was fab!
Bobby wrote: "After living here in the desert for the most part of the last 40 years I finally got nailed by Mr. scorpion. OUCH....in the palm of my hand. Felt like being sliced and was sore for about 18 hours b..."Here in Florida we have scorpions but they are much smaller than those in Arizona and Africa-usually about an inch long. I have been stung several times and so have my dogs. Nothing more than a sore spot for a day or two. I understand some large species can kill or make extremely sick.
Terri wrote: "Andrew wrote: "No, I don't think the comment landed. A special skill of mine is forgetting to press 'send.'Sounds like an idyllic childhood. Always amazes me that people actually leave Australia ..."
I would agree with that. My background is English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh. When I visited the UK I just didn't want to come back. It felt like the place where I belonged.
I feel that way about Scotland. I've never been to France where most of my ancestors are from, but don't feel the pull to go there liked did for Scotland, especially around Invernesshire
Darcy wrote: "I feel that way about Scotland. I've never been to France where most of my ancestors are from, but don't feel the pull to go there liked did for Scotland, especially around Invernesshire"Scotland is amazing. I love Edinburgh, its one of my favourite cities
I reckon I'm the only person not fond of Edinburgh. I've been twice and still couldn't bring myself to like it.
Darcy wrote: "I reckon I'm the only person not fond of Edinburgh. I've been twice and still couldn't bring myself to like it."I don't like big cities. But I would give my right arm to go to Scotland. But my dream is to go to the Highlands and the Hebrides.
/me too, I'd love to visit the Orkneys and the Islands.
Anne wrote: "Darcy wrote: "I reckon I'm the only person not fond of Edinburgh. I've been twice and still couldn't bring myself to like it."I don't like big cities. But I would give my right arm to go to Scotl..."
I'm with you there. I'd love to go and see the islands and the hills. I live on Dartmoor, which is good, but you're never that far from a road. The joy of tramping over moors for mile after mile is very appealing.
The midges, however, aren't!
If midgies are a problem then a hat with corks on it might help lol
Paula wrote: "If midgies are a problem then a hat with corks on it might help lol"From all I've heard, these are .223 midges. They go through everything bar brickwork.
Liza wrote: "Wow, how did I miss Heartbreak High? I guess because I'd left Australia by then.... boo hoo. I'll see if I can find it somewhere.I did manage to find Summerheights High though, which I thought was..."
Summer Heights High is great. Mr G is hysterical!!!
A sample of Mr G
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFSBU1...
The comedian that plays MR G is the main character of the show Summer Heights high. He plays many different characters.
Anne wrote: "Darcy wrote: "I reckon I'm the only person not fond of Edinburgh. I've been twice and still couldn't bring myself to like it."I don't like big cities. But I would give my right arm to go to Scotl..."
I've not been to the Outer Hebrides, The Orkneys or Shetlands, but the Highlands and Inner Hebrides are so magical.
Made it to Edinburgh and Glasgow once but was so windy and rainy didn't get to see much. A couple of castles were nice but really disappointed with William Wallace memorial.
The part of Scotland I'd most like to go is in the Lowlands. Dumfries Ayrshire area as that is where my ancestors come from.
I'd most like to go just about anywhere. Maybe even work on a cattle farm in Australia for a while. ;)
Never mind that I'm old and fat and give out of energy real quick. Heh!
Oh..darn...I was about to offer you some work on a cattle farm in Australia. :-)
My thoughts, random & otherwise, are with the Moore, Oklahoma, which is 30 miles NE of where I live. Today was the 2nd time in 14 years that Moore, which is a suburb of Oklahoma city, has been demolished by a tornado.
I have been meaning these last two days to send my thoughts out to all those in the US who have been impacted by the Tornadoes. My thoughts are with you all.
Derek wrote: "My thoughts, random & otherwise, are with the Moore, Oklahoma, which is 30 miles NE of where I live. Today was the 2nd time in 14 years that Moore, which is a suburb of Oklahoma city, has been demo..."That was a close one for you, Derek. Did you habe a warning on that one?
No warning here on that one. It developed about 15 miles northeast of here & quickly turned into a huge tornado. Unfortunately, it completely demolished 2 elementary schools & at least 24 kids are confirmed dead & 51 total. That's going to go way up I'm afraid though.
DamnThose things are really really scary. We had one come through SLC a few yrs ago - it was only an f2 and no one was hurt, but the destruction was incredible.
Luckily when I lived in OK I never had to experience one.
Derek wrote: "No warning here on that one. It developed about 15 miles northeast of here & quickly turned into a huge tornado. Unfortunately, it completely demolished 2 elementary schools & at least 24 kids are ..."Geez Derek. Awful. And no warning for the schools at all? No time for the teachers to get them into a tornado proof basement or anything? Just awful.
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Sounds like an idyllic childhood. Always amazes me that people actually leave Australia to live in Europe."
I think Australians miss the culture of their ancestors when they leave to live in Europe. I certainly feel sometimes I could leave Australia to live in the UK, but I never would. I love my country too much to leave permanently.