Category: Public Service Announcements

  • Only in Australia will you see this…..

    Only in Australia will you see this

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    Road Trains

    This is a recent email sent regarding the cattle trains at Helen Springs Station.

    There are interesting statistics.

    There are 17 trucks with 3 trailers and 2 decks per trailer;

    Therefore there are 102 decks of cattle and there would be approximately

    28 cattle per deck; This totals 2,856 head of cattle

    The cattle will weigh approximately 500kg each

    The sale price for cattle at Longreach is approx. 165c/kg

    Each animal will therefore be sold at $825.

    Total revenue from this analysis is $2,356,200

    Another interesting fact:

    Each trailer has 24 tyres plus a dolly with 8 tyres

    The truck plus lead trailer have 12 tyres plus a dolly with 8 tyres and 10 tyres on the truck

    For the 72 truck/trailer combos there are 6,192 tyres on the road

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  • Dogs attacks Croc!

    Dog Pack attacks Crocodile in Darwin
    At times nature can be cruel, but there is also a raw beauty, and even a certain justice manifested within that cruelty.

    The crocodile, one of the oldest and ultimate predators, normally considered the “apex predator”, can still fall victim to implemented ‘team work’ strategy, made possible due to the tight knit social structure and “survival of the pack mentality” bred into the canines.

    See the remarkable photograph below courtesy of Nature Magazine.

    Note that the Alpha dog has a muzzle hold on the croc preventing it from breathing, while another dog has a hold on the tail to keep it from thrashing. The third dog attacks the soft underbelly.

    Not for the squeamish 

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  • OLDER MEN SCAMS

    Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall, parking lots, etc. But this is the first warning I have seen for men, and I wanted to pass it on in case you haven’t heard about it.

    A ‘heads up’ for those men who may be regular customers at Lowe’s, Home Depot, Costco, or even Wal-Mart. Last month I became a victim of a clever scam while shopping. Simply going to get supplies turned out to be quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to think it couldn’t happen to you or your friends.

    Here’s how the scam works:

    Two nice-looking, college-aged girls will come up to your vehicle as you are putting away your purchases. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. (It’s impossible not to look). When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say ‘No’ but instead ask for a ride to McDonald’s.

    You agree and they climb in the vehicle. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.

    I had my wallet stolen June 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also July 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th & 27th, and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

    Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones for $.99 at the dollar store and bought them out in three of their stores.

    Also, you never get to eat at McDonald’s. I’ve already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth from Lowe’s, to Home Depot, to Costco, Etc.

    So please, send this on to all the older men that you know and warn them to be on the lookout for this scam. (The best times are just before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon.)

    WAN

  • ZIP LOCK BAG – Good tip!

    Might be good for boaters, cottagers and RVers:
    ZIP LOCK BAG – Good tip! We went with friends to a restaurant on Sunday for lunch and sat in the patio section beside the store. We happened to notice zip lock baggies pinned to a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with water, each contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we were curious! 
    The owner told us that these baggies kept the flies away! So naturally we were even more curious! We actually watched some flies come in the window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out again. And there were no flies in the eating area! This morning I checked this out on Google.

    Below are comments on this fly control idea. I’m now a believer!

    Zip-lock water #1 Says: I tried the zip lock bag and pennies this weekend.. I have a horse trailer. The flies were bad while I was camping. I put the baggie with pennies above the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer. The horse trailer part had many. Not sure why it works but does!
    #2 Says: Fill a zip lock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the problem area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight passage way for insects. Ever since I have done that, it has kept flies and wasps away. Some say that wasps and flies mistake the bag for some other insect nest and are threatened.
    #3 Says: I swear by the plastic bag of water trick. I have them on porch and basement. We saw these in Northeast Mo. at an Amish grocery store & have used them since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection & won’t come around. 
    #4 Says: Regarding the science behind zip lock bags of water? My research found that the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and given that flies have a lot of eyes, to them it’s like a zillion disco balls reflecting light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you figure that flies are prey for many other bugs, animals, birds, etc., they simply won’t take the risk of being around that much 
    perceived action I moved to a rural area and thought these “hillbillies”just yanking my city boy chain but I tried it and it worked immediately! We went from hundreds of flies to seeing the occasional one, but he didn’t hang around long.
    I have done that for the past three years here in Minnesota and have everyone at the campgrounds doing it. Even in the outhouses. It really does work!!!!!
    PS. The water never needs to be changed as long as it doesn’t evaporate. My Mom leaves hers up all year and lets it freeze in the winter and when it melts in the spring it still works. I use more than four pennies, but I have always been a big spender. I usually put in 8 – 10. No more flies for me!

    WAN

  • DID NOT KNOW THIS ABOUT LAS VEGAS

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    Do Las Vegas Churches accept gambling chips?

    THIS MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO THOSE OF YOU NOT LIVING IN LAS VEGAS
    BUT THERE ARE MORE CATHOLIC CHURCHES THAN CASINOS.

    NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOME WORSHIPERS AT SUNDAY SERVICES WILL GIVE CASINO CHIPS RATHER THAN CASH WHEN THE BASKET IS PASSED.

    SINCE THEY GET CHIPS FROM MANY DIFFERENT CASINOS, THE CHURCHES HAVE DEVISED A METHOD TO COLLECT THE OFFERINGS.

    THE CHURCHES SEND ALL THEIR COLLECTED CHIPS TO A NEARBY FRANCISCAN MONASTERY FOR SORTING AND THEN THE CHIPS ARE TAKEN TO THE CASINOS OF ORIGIN AND CASHED IN.

    THIS IS DONE BY THE CHIP MONKS.

    YOU DIDN’T EVEN SEE IT COMING DID YOU?

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    It’s so easy to fool ole folks!!!
    Now it’s your turn to tag someone else!

    Have a great day!!!

  • Are you getting the maximum use of your vehicle?

     

     

    Are you getting the maximum use of your vehicle?

     

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    WELL… I THOUGHT I WAS, TILL NOW !!!

  • Medical alert!!

    Medical Alert!!

    Remember this the next time you have major surgery and need a blood transfusion. This is good to know…

    MEDICAL RESEARCH

    Australian Medical Association researchers have found
    That
     patients needing blood transfusions may benefit
    From receiving

    Chicken blood

    Rather than human blood.

    It tends to make the men cocky and the women lay better.

    Just thought you’d like to know…..
    Medical alert
    BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE CRACKED,
    FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE LIGHT!

    ……OK, I’ll be going to my room now.

  • Slightly used exclamation marks for sale

        It is with great horror that I read the following article just now:

     

       

          Washington, DC-Government officials confirmed today that supplies of the

       

          popular punctuation mark used to express surprise, shock or outrage, has

       

          reached critically low levels and shortages this writing season appear to be

       

          unavoidable.

       

         

            “The exclamation point has been over-used to the point of near-extinction,”

         

            said senior staff member, Janet Falcone, of the Office of Manageable Grammar

         

            (OMG). “People seem to be unable to write even the most basic thought

         

            without adding an exclamation point.”

         

           

              According to industry sources, the dwindling supplies and increased demand

           

              have depleted this once-rich resource. Compounding the problem is the

           

              growing number of English speakers in traditionally non-English regions.

           

              Exports of exclamation points have doubled every ten years since the

           

              mid-1970s, a growth rate that is only expected to increase this century.

           

             

                “It used to be that we could count on cartoonists and porn writers to

             

                intelligently manage the use of exclamation points,” Falcone said.

             

                “Unfortunately, their long-standing respect for punctuation is not shared by

             

                today’s writers.”

             

               

                  But it’s ok. I have plenty for sale at a bargain price. They are hardly

               

                  used so you cannot tell them from brand new ones!

               

                 

                    Each exclamation mark comes with a free breast pump!!!

                 

                   

                      Cheers!!!

                   

                     

                      Wan!!!

                    WAN

                  • BE VERY CAREFUL WITH CHOCOLATE

                    Learn the secret about this stuff

                    THIS IS THE RESULT…

                    It makes your head smaller!