Wifes getting stressed

Submitted: Friday, May 25, 2007 at 17:39

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Member - Brian H (QLD)

Wife is starting to get stressed, which happens everytime I go away.... why.... because I place all my gear for upcoming trip (33days) in the lounge room. This starts at least a month out from departure and builds to a walking path only.

I check the gear, remove stuff, then add other stuff, etc etc until I have what I feel is the right gear for "that" trip.

The wife during this time complains and complains about the mess I make "of course" being a stirer I load it up a bit for some entertainment LOL ........ its like fishing and the bites are free flowing.

So how do others deal with packing ....... as a "loner" or is it a toss in and she be right method.

Brian

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Reply By: Footloose - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 20:53

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 20:53

I usually start packing a few days beforehand, it goes into the vehicle bit by bit. Last is the food and personal kit. Wife gets up at 2am, just to make sure I'm gone LOL

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 20:58

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 20:58

If you are crawling out of bed at 2AM, why bother going to bed at all?
It would be only 4 hours at most (better than none, I spose), although with the mate from Enzed coming across, there will be much to discuss.

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:06

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:06

Stu, its because I need to get to a particular place by the end of day 1. Previous experience has taught me all about those jumping grey things after dark !
If I dont at least get a few hours, I might have to let him loose on the driving, and I'd probably end up in a sheep paddock.
Besides, I want to get him into rural Oz before he gets used to the bright lights. That, and I want to tire him out, so that I don't hear how its just not very different LOL

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:22

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:22

They are also about early morning too.

I used to clean up a few around 1-3AM around Morven-Augathella in my HZ 1 tonner. We used to drive at night so we could see where we were going, and use all the road. Also there were less tourists then, and we could open the tap a bit.

Start looking out for them around Chinchilla if you are going that way. If you have to hit one, line it up on a post of the bar, rather than dead centre or the edges. (I'm probably telling you what you already know here)

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:27

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:27

I drive like a little old lady much of the time. Not rushing if I don't have to. Will be dinner time when we reach Roma. (Last chance for Maccas :)
Yes, I tend to travel slow enough to avoid em where I can, but I remember one time travelling Morven to C'Ville in the dark at 40K, roadkill every 10m. One committed hari kari on the side of my vehicle at that speed ! Went to bed dreaming of the big one at the end of the track..nightmare stuff LOL

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:39

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:39

That's where I used to get them too, between Morven and Augathella, but we were travelling at a hundred and.....at the speed limit.

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:40

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:40

Around Blackall -Tambo was bad for roos as well.

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:52

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:52

Yep, I thought Blackall should of been named Rooall :)) Nice motel there these days. Owner comes from down this way.

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:59

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 21:59

Yep, quite a few times we had to roll out the swag and camp because the roos were too thick, just got off the road a few hundred metres, tied the dogs up around us, and went to bed.

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 22:05

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 22:05

I once drove 14k out from C'ville on the Morven road and came home. Too many roos. In fact it was so bad that every blade of grass beside the road seemed to have eyes.