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How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #25 on: July 24, 2013, 04:55:05 PM »
Most ppl have above have described the outback, not the country..


Country ppl are different to outback locals...


Tapa Tapa talk is not as good as using safari.
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #26 on: July 24, 2013, 05:18:18 PM »
When your standing at the pea trough in the pub with 2 other blokes, and one says to his mate,

"Yeah cobber tell me bout it, you should see the bull horns I just fitted to me combine, bloody brilliant I tell ya"
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #27 on: July 24, 2013, 05:50:16 PM »
Quote from: Brumbypt on July 24, 2013, 04:55:05 PM
Most ppl have above have described the outback, not the country..


Country ppl are different to outback locals...


Tapa Tapa talk is not as good as using safari.

Hi Pete
The obvious question, wat are outback locals like ?
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #28 on: July 24, 2013, 06:13:14 PM »
From my experience, you know your in the country when.
The locals say more by not saying anything at all.
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« Reply #29 on: July 24, 2013, 07:12:59 PM »

Quote from: Mrs smith on July 24, 2013, 06:13:14 PM
From my experience, you know your in the country when.
The locals say more by not saying anything at all.


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How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #30 on: July 24, 2013, 07:48:48 PM »
Quote from: Tjupurula on July 24, 2013, 05:50:16 PM
Hi Pete
The obvious question, wat are outback locals like ?
Tjupurula

They are just different.. Long story


Tapa Tapa talk is not as good as using safari.
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #31 on: July 24, 2013, 08:11:48 PM »
Quote from: Kit_e_kat9 on July 22, 2013, 07:18:02 PM
You know you are in the country when ...

You don't have to lock your house or car ...

When I was a kid our neighbours went to England for 3 months ... didn't lock their door, 'cause it didn't have a lock!
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #32 on: July 24, 2013, 08:25:03 PM »
When your power goes out with a strong gust of wind

When you don't have mobile coverage or internet access

When you come from work after a storm and hubby (Mr TheTaylors) is out with a neighbour, both with chainsaws chopping up the huge tree that came down blocking the road and our drive....

You can hear a car coming from kilometres away.

No town water or sewerage

The local sporting club is the social life of the town....

The deb ball is run through the school....

There is a deb ball!!

Tractor Pulls.... ahh memories of the Quambatook tractor pull!!

Rodeos, camp drafts etc etc

Gotta love the country!!!
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #33 on: July 24, 2013, 08:28:27 PM »
When your mail doesn't get delivered by a postman and you have to have a post box.

When a tree drops in your front yard and everyone's over with a chain saw to get their share of firewood.

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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #34 on: July 24, 2013, 08:35:48 PM »
Quote from: Mr TheTaylors on July 24, 2013, 08:28:27 PM
When your mail doesn't get delivered by a postman and you have to have a post box.

When a tree drops in your front yard and everyone's over with a chain saw to get their share of firewood.

We get a postman Tuesday & Friday but if its bigger than a letter we have to go to the post office. . . Does that count as country?????
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #35 on: July 24, 2013, 08:48:22 PM »
Quote from: Mr TheTaylors on July 24, 2013, 08:28:27 PM
When your mail doesn't get delivered by a postman and you have to have a post box.

When a tree drops in your front yard and everyone's over with a chain saw to get their share of firewood.


We get a mail bag dropped in every Wednesday by the weekly mail plane run, though sometimes the letters are 4 or 5 weeks old.  I wonder where that rates in this conversation.
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How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #36 on: July 24, 2013, 08:53:07 PM »
When you pull in for fuel and they ask which way you going,

Quilpie... Good oh I got a compressor here for Dave's freezer, just drop it off at the pub there, he'll be needing it soon if it doesn't cool down soon, maybe a bit of rain would help, though don't give it much hope, hasn't rained for months and we will be carting water again soon. Mates got a truck sitting around doing nothing, might see if we can put a tank on the back of that, could make a quid... Best get on with it, can't let you buggers hold me up all day!

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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #37 on: July 25, 2013, 03:45:11 PM »
When you sit outside with a fire burning on the back veranda having a Beer after work & all you can hear are gentle bleets of distant sheep .
The Only Hardwear shop in town closes between 12.30 pm & 1.30pm  for lunch .
When you get Bagged by the local Copper on Friday Arvo ,  on the way home & you can tell him " Your 1 1/2 hours to early "
When you can't remember where the house keys are & your 2 hours away on a trip  .
When you only have to drive 5 mins to warm the truck then its time to speed up to 100Km as your out of town .
It takes 4.5 Mins to drive to work unless you have somebody what wants to cross the road .
3 sips of coffie & its time to get out of the truck as your at work . ( Gots to slow down a bit . )
When you walk in the Pub 2 Pots of VB arrive with out asking . ( been there before )
Car Rego is cheaper .
 The news paper is delivered at 1.30am .
 The only time you can see the air is if it foggy or the fire place is smoky .
Your pets can eat what ever you run over on the way home . ( Onya Skippy )
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #38 on: July 25, 2013, 04:09:39 PM »

When you hit a cow.

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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #39 on: July 25, 2013, 04:13:57 PM »
When you can leave your money on the bar all night and the beers keep coming, till you tip the pot.
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #40 on: July 25, 2013, 06:35:08 PM »
Quote from: McGirr on July 25, 2013, 04:09:39 PM
When you hit a cow.

Mark

Do horses and / or camels count ?
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #41 on: July 25, 2013, 07:57:32 PM »
Quote from: Tjupurula on July 25, 2013, 06:35:08 PM
Do horses and / or camels count ?
Tjupurula
Only if your a panel beater   ,   or you sell  Bull/Camel / Horse Bars     ,   take your pick  8)
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #42 on: July 25, 2013, 08:00:22 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on July 25, 2013, 07:57:32 PM
Only if your a panel beater   ,   or you sell  Bull/Camel / Horse Bars     ,   take your pick  8)

Have a few more drinks Speewa, you're not making sense yet 8)
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #43 on: July 25, 2013, 08:18:09 PM »
TJ  If you panel beat rigs & they hit a horse / camel / bull  it's bent . Them its You Bendem / Webeatem . What ever you hit  .  ;D
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« Reply #44 on: July 25, 2013, 09:04:34 PM »
When the kids start arguing about which movie to watch next..... Takes a whole movie at 110kph to get far enough away from sydney.

And then that sinister laugh kicks in as I cut the power to the DVD players.
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2013, 10:09:11 PM »
When you wake up and see snow on the mountains from your front verandah  ;D

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How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2013, 10:18:03 PM »
Quote from: GU Rich on July 25, 2013, 10:09:11 PM
When you wake up and see snow on the mountains from your front verandah  ;D

 :cheers:

Or you could just be from Tasmania :)


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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #47 on: July 25, 2013, 10:45:42 PM »
Quote from: GU Rich on July 25, 2013, 10:09:11 PM
When you wake up and see snow on the mountains from your front verandah  ;D

 :cheers:

If I ever see that I am getting away from the desert,..... 8) 8)
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Re: How do you know when you are in the county
« Reply #48 on: July 26, 2013, 07:06:27 AM »
Yesterday afternoon we definitely knew we were not in the city.  The grandkids were playing with their new IPad, Napanangk and I walked in and asked who wanted to go out and get some lukiti (witchety grubs)....the IPAD was left on the bed, and the kids were on the trayback almost before I had finished asking them,  We were out for about 3 hours and got almost half a bucket of lukiti, as well as two mundun (black head python, a very successful day.
Got home, some damper, hot tea, lukiti and mundun, and all were content for a nights rest.
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« Reply #49 on: July 26, 2013, 11:45:31 AM »
When complete strangers stop, have a chat, crack a joke and pat your dog.

When you can't hear your neighbour's kid...s slamming the dunny seat all day long. (Thank god they've gone)
When you can't hear your neighbour's dog barking 8 hours a day even tho the neighbour is at home. (that's two thank god they've gone) I do however feel sorry for their new neighbours.
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