Curb your art
Ian McNeilly from Darlinghurst explains: “In addition to Judy Archer’s story about false rust (C8) at the council clearance, a friend of mine, whose name is being withheld for legal reasons, also went for a run with me on the road between Tamarama and Bondi.” “This walk coincided with the Statue by the Sea. My friend, after noticing some exotic entrances, encouraged me to stop by saying, ‘I have to get back home, it’s the municipality’s cleaning day and I forgot to put our things out.’ I didn’t have the heart to tell him his mistake.”
“I can prove that animals have eaten the electrical wiring insulation of a car, but in my case it was opossums, also known as tree shrews in the US, rather than mice,” writes Dominic Rice of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “I understand that insurance companies are increasingly listing rodent damage as a policy exclusion.”
“This phenomenon is well known,” confirms Caz Willis from Bowral. “And they’re not all electric vehicles. The insulation is made with corn syrup stuff. Rats destroyed a friend’s car overnight. I’ve seen (literally) rivers of rats in country NSW. If you encounter them on the road, DO NOT STOP or they’ll be in the car with you!”
“Paul Koff (C8) asks what we would say to supporters of One Nation,” says Julian Neylan of Dulwich Hill. “As the party’s official name is Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, the logical answer is PHONies.”
“I forgot shiralee (C8)” admits Kiama’s Nola Tucker. “Who was the kid, chirali? I mostly remember the effort to make this Australian, and just in case, the producers dumped a confused-looking koala on the side of the road while the father and child went for a walk. Not immediately noticeable. “I hope they put it back on its tree later.”
Greg Oehm of Western Creek (Tas) is “happy to inform readers that I’ve found the easiest way to get around Canberra’s State Circle junction (C8) without getting confused. It’s at an altitude of 4000 feet, as evidenced by a recent enjoyable flight from a friend. At this altitude, you can see the exits better. Although I must admit we did two laps just for the views.”
“I was recently given a 1,000-piece puzzle,” says Halcyon Evans of Lane Cove. “The first item under the safety precautions is ‘Do not put the puzzle in your mouth’.”
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