tanami turtles

Submitted: Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 21:18
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who is the turtle brain that tried to cross a flooded river (about 3km wide) on the tanami track near the granites mine lately. i did the induction to work there, and there he was (photographs) being rescued in a tinnie after driving off the edge of the road. him and his missus had heaps of stuff. interesting photos too.
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Reply By: John R (SA) - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 21:22

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 21:22
Care to share the pics?
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Follow Up By: samsgoneagain - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 21:48

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 21:48
no pictures,was on the induction for the mine
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Follow Up By: handy - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 14:02

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 14:02
yeah that photo was taken over 12 months ago
cant help it if your out there and the heavens decide to open up.
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Reply By: kimprado - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 21:52

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 21:52
What's your point my son?

I've done some pretty dumb things in the past, including walking into a dam on a wet night whilst shooting and nearly drowning. Had a finger ripped off because of stupidity. Stomped by cattle, getting married, and loosing teeth in a few bars. The other stupid things I've done aren't fit for this forum.

Why are these people being picked on?

LOL

Regards

Kim

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Follow Up By: samsgoneagain - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:00

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:00
no point, but like all of your dumb things ,a bit of thought and there would be no problem
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:09

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:09
Kim ,
Your remark about walking into a dam at night reminded me once when I was bass fishing on a river bank in the near dark . By moonlight , I saw an excellent rock to stand on , to cast . I stepped up onto it and went straight through the ribcage of a dead cow . Smelt great .
Willie .
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Follow Up By: samsgoneagain - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:22

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:22
hmm reminds me when me and a mate where driving home in the ol fj45 and saw a dead cow, we thought we could drive over the top of it . so we tried and got 'suspended ' on the top . with the drive shaft spinning and burning hair filling the air, after a couple more beeers we had to get the winch and un-suspend ourselves from this bovine seesaw. funny it was
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Follow Up By: turbopete - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 11:17

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 11:17
Kim ,
Your remark about walking into a dam at night reminded me once when I was bass fishing on a river bank in the near dark . By moonlight , I saw an excellent rock to stand on , to cast . I stepped up onto it and went straight through the ribcage of a dead cow . Smelt great .
Willie

That is so funny hahahaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahhahahahahahahah lololololololhahahahahahahahaha
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Reply By: kimprado - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:07

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:07
Sam

Interesting theory.

LOL

Regards

Kim
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:55

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 22:55
so where are the photos?
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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 23:05

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 23:05
On the wall of the bloody canteen at the North Flinders Mine. Geez, you blokes thick or somethink....LOL
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Reply By: kimprado - Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 23:17

Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at 23:17
Willem

I'm a simple man.

What's the connection between the Flinders and the Tanami?

Please explain.

Regards

KIm
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 00:52

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 00:52
its OK its just Willem showing his errrrrr experience North Flinders Mines was an active junior explorer in the Tanami until gobbled up by Normandy in 1996 who were in turn swallowed by um I forget Homestake think?
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 09:07

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 09:07
Good on ya Davoe for showing me the error of me ways. Isnt it still called North Flinders Mines? despite who owns it. I lived in Alice in the mid 90's hence the outdated knowledge...lol

Yeah Kim, you said it...lol
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Reply By: Hairy - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 04:49

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 04:49
Mate..the photos you saw were probably fairly old because they could bring up a lot more dirt on tousist than that if they wanted too.( eveyone was commeting on the mob getting savd by the boat a while ago' and photos to prove it .... that was two years ago!!!)
Remember the difference between being an idiot and someone just giving it a go is attitude!
Heres one for the thought police! we used to pinch trucks and piss off to rabbit flat to do grog runs HEE HEE
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 09:10

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 09:10
Crazy place that Rabbit Flat.

Are Bruce and Jacqui still there or do the youngsters run the place now? Spent a couple of boozy nights there on Govt business in the early eighties!!

Cheers
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Follow Up By: handy - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 14:06

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 14:06
bruce is still there but his son has moved up there to give him a hand
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Reply By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 13:44

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 13:44
Photo was from last year.

I don't know who he was.



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Follow Up By: kimprado - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 18:00

Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 18:00
Dave

Reminds me of a young fellow and his family in 2005 when we were on our way up to Burke Town in the Gulf.

On the way up, one member of the group wanted to visit Cameron Corner again. So off we went with me grumbling and spitting chips.

Topped the sand hill and found the Pink Lake? flooded. Down below was a Toyota and camper trailer attempting to extract their rig from the lake. This guy assumed because there are a couple of white posts that was the way he should precede.

All due credit to him, he finally reversed out of the lake (without our help). I mentioned to him there was a track around the Southern edge which he followed and thankfully a holiday wasn’t ruined.

Regards

Kim

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