Empty Space

[StardaddyEd (Ed)]

I looked at Alice Springs on Google earth. It looks like a great town to live in. The problem is that it is surrounded by nothing. I mean it is mind boggling. There is really nothing out there. Hardly any roads no other towns....nothing. If civilization ended tomorrow it might be July until someone in Alice Springs found out....

The natural beauty must be amazing.

I think I really need to move there!

Ed

In the State of Texas we used to call mozzie, quito's. We even had a beauty pageant during the county fair. The winner was crowned....drum roll please Miss Quito.Those folks in Texas are great!

[garyp]

Originally Posted by Dog Star

If you don't mind a bit of heat, cold, dust, flies, snakes, (and spiders, scorpions, mozzies and more flies), isolation, alcoholism, drought, flood and a few more flies, then pack yer bags and come and have a look!
(Jeez, I think I may have just lost my Honorary Tourism Ambassador title.)

Ah yes Phil I'd almost forgotten that part.

Living on a farm I had my share of things wanting to bite, sting or kill me.


Love those King Browns eh (NOT!!!)

Cheers

Gary

[Dog Star (Phil)]

I've got a scruffy cross-breed terrier (named Bloke) who reckons he's a champion snaker. In the 5 years that I've been at my present address, he's killed 8 King Browns, or mulgas in the back yard, the most recent being 2 days ago.
It's a bit of a shame really, as they're only coming in looking for mice and they are, believe it or not, quite a timid snake. (Like many are.) Poisonous as Hell though.
About 2 years ago, a bloke about 5 k's down the road stood on one in his backyard. They rushed him the 15 k's into hospital but regretfully it was too late.
Must admit that I get just a little nervous when I'm out with the scope in the warmer months and pause now and then to shine the torch around my viewing area.
Still, as a mate of mine used to say with regards to some of the more negative aspects of life out here, "It's all part of the desert package."
Still wouldn't swap it for a city life, no way, no how.

[jungle11 (Greg)]

I agree. I was born a country boy.
I enjoy trips to Brisbane - but after a few days I get 'antsy'. Too many people, too much rushing about.
I lived there for a couple of years, got used to it but once I came back out here it was like a weight of my shoulders.
Plenty of options there though

And small towns have their bad points too.
gossip, gossip and gossip.

But overall - to me it just feels like a more natural way of life.

No offence to the city folk!

[Miaplacidus (Brian)]

The outback is seriously isolated. This is a true story. About 20 years ago there was a tremendous seismic event registered in the middle of Australia. Two years afterwards people were still trying to figure out if it was just maybe possible that some foreign terrorists had trialled detonating a small nuclear warhead. I mean, come on. Someone maybe explodes an atomic bomb in your country and it takes two years to figure it out! What is this? Antarctica?

[danielsun]

Originally Posted by Miaplacidus

The outback is seriously isolated. This is a true story. About 20 years ago there was a tremendous seismic event registered in the middle of Australia. Two years afterwards people were still trying to figure out if it was just maybe possible that some foreign terrorists had trialled detonating a small nuclear warhead. I mean, come on. Someone maybe explodes an atomic bomb in your country and it takes two years to figure it out! What is this? Antarctica?

Yes, Quite few years ago I remember seeing something on T.V about that and they found absolutely massive cracks for miles long.

[Dog Star (Phil)]

What!
A bomb!!

Jesus H Christ on a push bike!!!

(Grabs six pack and hides under kitchen table)

[garyp]

Originally Posted by garyp

Ah yes Phil I'd almost forgotten that part.

Living on a farm I had my share of things wanting to bite, sting or kill me.


Love those King Browns eh (NOT!!!)

Cheers

Gary

Despite all that I thoroughly enjoyed my time in your fair country guys

Great people to work with and very good to me.
Very resourseful too.

I saw what one guy did many years ago when he started out on his new farm. He had a tractor that wasn't powerful enough for the work so he got another one and hooked it up in front. They had no cabs in those days so he was able to drive the back one and control the front one by attaching wire/poles to the clutch, gear lever and steering wheel. That way he could drive two at once for that extra power.

I was very impressed

I would like to go back again some time and have another look around.
Actually NT is the only state I haven't seen so it must be next eh

Cheers all

Gary

[Dog Star (Phil)]

Gary,
Don't come out here mate!
I've just heard they're lettin' off flamin' bombs!

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

I lived and worked in Northern Territory for a few years..Katherine (Tindal), around 300klms south of Darwin.

Unfortunately it was a a RAAF base ...lot's of lights on the flight line and Ordnance Loading Areas (OLA) hangers.

Still the views of the sky were great. Gets cold at night though!

NT is the type of place you could let fly with shotgun and no one would hear it.

Edit:

They used to edit out exact locations of the OLAs and workshops (easy to find these from the google earth maps)...confidential data. I guess they don't appear to care nowdays as you can zoom right in.

[garyp]

Originally Posted by Dog Star

Gary,
Don't come out here mate!
I've just heard they're lettin' off flamin' bombs!

Yeah I just heard. I'll wait till the war is over.

Must be terrible for you with all that noise

[garyp]

Thanks for the map link wasyoungonce

The Northern Territory sounds like a very interesting place.