Thinking out loud

RRANDY · Post by **RRANDY** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:24 pm

Have you ever gone out for a ride,on a deserted country road, on a moonlit night,and felt like you were just kind of sitting still while the earth was rotating beneath your rear tire? It's pretty cool.

MIXR · Post by **MIXR** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:01 pm

Except when the moonlight brings out all sorts of things other than moths and mosquitos! Very risky riding at night in my part of the world!

Post by **wncbmw** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:24 am

MIXR - Is that a camel on that sign!?!

You have to dodge camels?!

Post by **Boxer** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:33 am

No, I think that's an Emu.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu

Post by **GypsyRR** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:59 am

RRANDY wrote:Have you ever gone out for a ride,on a deserted country road, on a moonlit night,and felt like you were just kind of sitting still while the earth was rotating beneath your rear tire? It's pretty cool.

It's always the opposite for me. The world seems to sit still while I keep spinning my wheels.

wncbmw wrote:MIXR - Is that a camel on that sign!?! You have to dodge camels?!

But how hard could it be to dodge camels? If they are like the camels we have in Texas, you just duck and go right under 'em.

At least in Australia they give you a warning sign.

Max Continuous · Post by **Max Continuous** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:06 pm

That sign should read " No Twisties for the next 92 Kms!"

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:47 pm

No, I think that's an Emu.

Yes Phil...that's one of the rare Aussie four legged Emu's...with a hump.....

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DJ

frbank6 · Post by **frbank6** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:43 pm

Forget the camel..what's that creature in the middle of the sign? At first I thought it was my former mother-in-law, but she's never been to Australia.

Post by **duke** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:01 pm

frbank6 wrote:... what's that creature in the middle of the sign? At first I thought it was my former mother-in-law ...

C'mon - do not be cruel to the animal - it probably has feelings too!

On the same wavelength:

Every time I call one of the cagers "What a Muppet", the other part of my brain says "Do not tarnish the Henson legacy!".

Post by **OU812** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:22 pm

[quote="frbank6"]Forget the camel..what's that creature in the middle of the sign? At first I thought it was my former mother-in-law, but she's never been to Australia.[/quote
Maybe a wombat.

Post by **Boxer** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:59 pm

Emu, Schmemu. Who'd have thunk an emu would have 2 legs?

Hell, a 4 legged emu makes more sense than a camel in Australia!

I once came across a sign like that in Nevada. It had a silhouette of a farmer driving a tractor. From that point on I kept looking for those wandering wild farmers on tractors.

Post by **iowabeakster** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:14 pm

Those wild farmers are dangerous, I am not at all joking. Think of cresting a rise and finding a huge hunk of iron, at 3 MPH pulling a contraption with pointy steel tines and circular blades, spanning both lanes, spewing mud all over the road.

I'd take the danger of a 4 legged emu anyday.

Although, it is proper etiquette to wave to the wild farmers, as well as bikers when in Iowa. For that matter, it is also proper to wave to people mowing the lawn as well.

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:24 pm

Yes the middle one's a Wombat......the rare four legged type..

They are tough little buggers..and do a lot of damage if you hit them..oh yeah..they are a protected Aussie species.

btw..This is are rare sign for down under..I saw it just south of Sydney last year.

Here's another one to look out for down under...funny how I've never seen a sign that says Watch out for the fox..

DJ

btw..sorry to hi jack and turn a nice topic into a roadkill topic..

Marku · Post by **Marku** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:02 pm

Check out what I almost ran over on my bike just the other evening. He must of been absorbing the heat from the road. It was just after the sun went down. Weird things come out at dusk you wouldn't normally see during the day.

It's a Western Rattlesnake. Somewhat common here Kelowna. It's kinda of deserty in some parts near here.

frbank6 · Post by **frbank6** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:32 am

"They are tough little buggers..and do a lot of damage if you hit them..oh yeah..they are a protected Aussie species."

Apparently not protected enough! DJ, did you hit the little imp?

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:47 pm

"They are tough little buggers..and do a lot of damage if you hit them..oh yeah..they are a protected Aussie species."

Apparently not protected enough! DJ, did you hit the little imp?

No...When I say protected..I mean from shooting..or eating..But if I did hit it on my bike...

I can imagine it taking the front wheel out of my bike and I would go down 'big-time'..and it would just crawl back to the bush like nothing had happened.

It would be like hitting a large watermelon made of steel..

..They are tough critters.

I just came across that one on the side of the road that had..'gone to meet its maker'..and will soon be..'Pushing up the daisies'...

Those who've seen all my Great Ride pictures would have seen many pics like this one.

Some times my Great Ride pictures are not complete without a roadkill pic..yeah I know...I must be sick in the head or something..

btw Marku...Great Rattlesnake pics..

..I hope they were taken with a zoom..and not a macro lens..

DJ

Post by **OU812** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:12 am

My buddy took this one. As you can see, the painters did not see him.

a roadkill pic..yeah I know...I must be sick in the head, like DJ.

kantuckid · Post by **kantuckid** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:33 am

Well, they look like what is called a groundhog to me, but if you can't eat them I don't know if you can tell for sure?