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lukemillar
15-11-07, 11:29 PM
A few people have asked, so here is a couple of pics of my new home :) No bikes but I have a trackday in 3 weeks, so I'll add some of those.
Bondi Beach (about 15 mins from my flat)
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8673/img2982ou2.jpg
Harbour Bridge + Opera House
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1672/img3001zh6.jpg
Huntsman Spider. My girlfriend found this looking at her in the bathroom! For all you spider lovers - Rather than run away like most spiders, these guys run and jump AT you as part of their defense mechanism!
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9993/img2925qj7.jpg
Tamarama beach - my local (that and Bronte) 5 mins walk from my door!
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8618/img2912ik5.jpg
Will add more when I next transfer them from my camera!
Luke
dizzyblonde
15-11-07, 11:36 PM
nice photo's glad to see ya settled.
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Im indoors wants to move there after finishing degree....not with spiders that big we're not!!!!!!
I would just like to say I've been to all those places and is a million times better in the flesh, even the spider.
Me too. as above...^^^
also like the double decker trains to get you to the city from there.
ps
climb the 3 sisters... if you can 'cos it's Awrsum...
Blue_SV650S
16-11-07, 09:16 AM
:eye:
kwak zzr
16-11-07, 09:23 AM
very nice indeed, but i love the UK!!!
NOT.
Oh, it's lovely. I want to go there!!!!
Looks fantastic, it's somewhere I'm looking at moving to when I'm a bit older! Bloody big spider though :(
Luckypants
16-11-07, 03:41 PM
Great pics you lucky devil.
And happy birthday for today. :king:
Nice pictures!
So have you started surfing yet?
I no like spiders. Stuff your beach. I'm staying put. :shaking2:
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Nice pictures!
So have you started surfing yet?
Neat Pics - funny as I did learn to surf on that very beach - well it was the first beach I ever stood up on a board without falling straight off again. Oh how I miss the beaches.... :smt022
erics02
16-11-07, 11:04 PM
wow what a crummy looking place. I have a beautiful place located in texas, right near a highway and a gas station. Would you consider moving from that salty, clean air, beautiful babe beach location to my roadside getaway? Im only offering you once, so you should jump on it.
I nearly died trying to surf on Bondi but I am the worlds skinniest, lankiest person ever. Git. You just wait 'til you have unidentified moisture dripping down your forehead! S**t F**k C***. F***. S***.
Good on ya. F****r. B*****ks. ****.
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Wanna swap? I've got some very, very sexy pics of the Missus????#
:D
speaking as your resident australian import, that spider is harmless. its the teeny tiny ones you have to watch out for, but as long as you don't go sticking your fingers into strange holes you find in rocks, under chairs or in your garden, you are pretty safe.
when you get a bike, if you need some pointers on where the good roads are, just let me know!
Neat Pics - funny as I did learn to surf on that very beach - well it was the first beach I ever stood up on a board without falling straight off again. Oh how I miss the beaches.... :smt022
Thats one of the things I regret not doing while I was in South Africa...
I think I may just start investigating local surf spots and kit prices:smt077
speaking as your resident australian import, that spider is armless.
armless it maybe, but have you not noticed :?: It has eight freaking legs man. :shock: and its bloody HUGE :!:
Ollie_07
17-11-07, 10:10 AM
armless it maybe, but have you not noticed :?: It has eight freaking legs man. :shock: and its bloody HUGE :!:
+1!!!!!!!
Have you just moved there or something? looks stunning, apart from that minging spider!
Out of interest, how do u get rid of a spider like that? its not like you could trap it under a glass then let it go outside??!! :D
armless it maybe, but have you not noticed :?: It has eight freaking legs man. :shock: and its bloody HUGE :!: Huge it is - almost looks likes its climbing down the stairs :D
armless it maybe, but have you not noticed :?: It has eight freaking legs man. :shock: and its bloody HUGE :!:
Here here. That's a huntsman isn't it?
How do you get rid of one? With my size 10 DMs. Or an air gun!
Spiderman
20-11-07, 01:49 PM
...... Oh how I miss the beaches.... :smt022
Thats one of the things I regret not doing while I was in South Africa...
I think I may just start investigating local surf spots and kit prices:smt077
can i join the "I miss nice beaches club" pleeeease. And can we arrange a trip to a nice beach too?
Anyhoo, JDub....if you are even remotely thinking of trying surfing off the coast of this island, DONT!
You need a full body wet suit complete with gloves and booties and a balaclava!!! and that just about keeps you warm for a while.
Some of the beaches in Cornwall are stunning to look at but your feet will go blue and drop off after about 10mins of walking in the surf.
Trust me i tried it when i thought of living in Cornwall somewhere and going surfing.
This is the beach i used to live by..
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/11/32308432917.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7134777)
And i miss it soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much :cry:
I lived in the cluster of houses to the left btw, where the locals lived. The other places are for tourists.
oh and i have stood on top of this cliff where this pic was taken from but i didnt take this pic.
**** the bed, thats one daddy of a spider that is, and jumping at you!? i can confidently say that if that happened i'd kack myself
the beaches look blummin brilliant though! i wanna go
Samnooshka
20-11-07, 06:56 PM
Fantastic photo's :D Don't know how i'd be coping with spiders like that though!! I run a mile at the big black house spiders over here!!
+1!!!!!!!
Have you just moved there or something? looks stunning, apart from that minging spider!
Out of interest, how do u get rid of a spider like that? its not like you could trap it under a glass then let it go outside??!! :D
that is exactly how you get rid of them, but you may need a pint glass or a saucepan. really to scale, its probably about 2-3 inches across, not that big at all, and teeny considering that it has no venom and just stings when it bites you. (i speak from experience. but it took 10 minutes of annoying the hell out of it before it had had enough)
ASM-Forever
21-11-07, 12:56 PM
that is exactly how you get rid of them, but you may need a pint glass or a saucepan.
Seems like a lot of effort to me!
Personally i would use its 'jumping defence reflex' as a chance to brush up on my backhand.
the_lone_wolf
21-11-07, 01:03 PM
Anyhoo, JDub....if you are even remotely thinking of trying surfing off the coast of this island, DONT!
bah, pussy:p
we were kitesurfing a couple of winters back, 20knts NW, -2 before windchill, gloves but no boots
what a laugh :smt044 :smt103
Spiderman
21-11-07, 04:09 PM
bah, pussy:p
we were kitesurfing a couple of winters back, 20knts NW, -2 before windchill, gloves but no boots
what a laugh :smt044 :smt103
Cray mo fo if you were doing that for real.
I just like the warm seas too much :d
the_lone_wolf
21-11-07, 04:17 PM
Cray mo fo if you were doing that for real.
I just like the warm seas too much :d
it's all true, granted we only lasted half an hour or so, and the resulting chill took several hours to get extremities like feet back to a healthy pink colour, but it was worth it:cool:
therealvw
21-11-07, 08:21 PM
Nice pics there. Bloomin Big Spider eh! You should have moved to NZ. Better beaches and spiders are usually smaller. There is one called the Avondale that is a relative of the Huntsman, and of course it got here from Aus by hitching a ride...... Dizzy Blonde you should have a look at NZ too if you're after coming over to Oz. Probably better pay in Oz, and of course it is hotter, but then again..... Hotter weather normally means bigger things to bite you !!!!
Shall I post some pics up of NZ?
Get yourself a nice longboard, something like a 9'6" triple stringer and you'll be hooked in no time.
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