Falcon 1.... Kangaroo Nil. ***warning Graphic picture may offend***

[Outbackjack]

Company car thankfully. The joys of driving in the Territory.

[Reign]

lucky it is a tiny roo, anything bigger it would be Falcon 0 - kangaroo 1. Lucky tho.

[opto]

Funny looking hood ornament. Oh, he's just sleeping.

[kyro_02]

keep him there, looks like a great mod. you started off on a good leg.

if it's not lowered, with rims.. make that next in your list

[gtfpv]

never funny . glad your ok. thats it.

[kyro_02]

because you have unrestricted speed limits, how fast did you hit the poor thing at?

[EFIwindsor]

Lucky you have the bar on the front and also lucky you had the camera on you. was there much damage to the car???

(this photo could offend some ppl) me me though.

[clontarf_x]

Might want to get mods to put a massive warning in the title bar...

[Outbackjack]

Hit at about 90k,s. The roobars up here are mandatory equipment on company cars. It was daylight too. I dont know how much it cost to repair. Sorry if it offends anyone, this is just a fact of life out here. Even my 5 year old daughter was un phased by it.

[Kryton]

still some expensive damage there even with the roo bar on the front.
could have been worse i guess....like hitting the windscreen.

[LEAURA]

That is a daily if not hourly occorunce up there. I just moved from Katherine after a few years up there and there is always something jumping out, from roos to water buffallo even the odd local sound asleep on the Stuart Hwy.
You become desensitized to this sort of thing. The only problem is the further north you go the bigger they get. Good to see you came out on top.

[Outbackjack]

It took two of us to pull him out of there. Man, these things stink as well.

[LEAURA]

that damn humidity doesn't help.

[mike_ea]

So whens the bbq ?

[GRNKPR]

Roo steak yum in a red wine sauce on creamy mash

[normxb]

Originally Posted by Outbackjack

Company car thankfully. The joys of driving in the Territory.

Hey Outbackjack
Least you caught the bugger , Mrs & I were in Canberra 12 mths ago , ours got away and left us with this ( $4,000 for the insurance man _2: ) :-



Mrs was driving at less than 80k's in traffic , BUT being a FORD it was still driveable , we got home (200k's) with 1 headlight on low beam.

They give ya a BIG surprise , don't they :

[Pedro]

Reminds me of a recent news story from England where a car scooped up a local dog unbeknown to the driver and when he got to his destination many kms away, noticed the dog which was retrieved non the worse for it's adventure.

[MotherNature]

They may seem fury & cute ......... They are not !!!!!!

Glad you got out of it all Ok matey .........

Ohhhhhhhh & for the faint hearted who will whinge abouut the piccy .......... Deal with it or dont open the file :P This is a fact of life.

[4.9 EF Futura]

Originally Posted by MotherNature

Ohhhhhhhh & for the faint hearted who will whinge abouut the piccy .......... Deal with it or dont open the file :P This is a fact of life.

Lol - agreed. This is Australia, right? Good to hear not too much drama OBJ and ur daughter is ok. I'm guessing this is just another day for a couple of territorians?

I'll get the wine airing

[Dazza TT]

Originally Posted by Outbackjack

Company car thankfully. The joys of driving in the Territory.

Right in the middle... Be buggered! :
I don't mind the look of those Smart Bars. We have them on all our company sedans, seem to do the job!
Here is my effort... Another NT Victim!!

[Ryan]

Ouch, poor roo.

Imagine what would've happened, hitting it in a XW/XY?

The bumpers would've torn it to shreds.

I know this is slightly off topic, but I've seen a video of some guy getting decapitated, by a F1. **Shudders**

[Dazza TT]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Ouch, poor roo.

Imagine what would've happened, hitting it in a XW/XY?

The bumpers would've torn it to shreds.

Instant Mince!!! Should have freezer bags pop out from under the guards! Mobile Mincer! :hihi:

[XRchic]

Originally Posted by MotherNature

Ohhhhhhhh & for the faint hearted who will whinge abouut the piccy .......... Deal with it or dont open the file :P This is a fact of life.

Yeah thats fair enough Lisa and I agree with you. But often its not about being faint hearted or facing up to real life. Many people do not live in the country and have never seen this sort of thing and there are also young members on here who may just unwittingly open the file.

There is also the issue of being worksafe. Many people on these forums do have the forums open at work and would just load the thread out of interest. That pic is NOT worksafe and I know someone at MY work who opened a pic that was less offensive than that and got the sack, no questions asked. It breaches all sorts of OH&S regulations in many workplaces. Perhaps all the regulations are stupid, and many are, I agree. But I still wouldnt want to get sacked for it, or at least, wind up with a few thousand dollar fine and a reprimand on my record! I would like a promotion!

Im not saying dont post it, Im just saying that the warning is appropriate. Ive worked as a nurse and seen MANY things that are MUCH worse than that. That pic does not bother me personally. I just hope the animal was dead very quickly. But the thing is some of the surgery I have seen as a nurse is performed every day, and is actual life as well... but I would not necessarily post pictures of it without a warning. There is a legal principle called the "eggshell skull principle" - that is, take people as you find them.

That means that everyone has different tolerances to things, and that you must take that into account in your actions. It means that if someone could possibly find that picture distressing and it causes emotional damage (like it or not, it could and that sort of thing does), the forums could get sued, and that is 100% serious. I dont necessarily agree with it, but again, that is life, just like the dead roo is life.

Sex is also "just life" but you wouldnt post pics of it on here without a warning would you?

Now I am NOT having a go at anyone here, and I dont necessarily agree with the extreme principles of the issues I have explained. But they exist. It is not quite as simple as being faint hearted, Im afraid.

So thank you for the warning in the thread.

Cheers

Jac

[FordFan86]

Kangaroo is a very nice meat to eat.

[Dazza TT]

Originally Posted by FordFan86

Kangaroo is a very nice meat to eat.

I don't doubt it! But it is something that I will never eat! :

[XRchic]

Originally Posted by FordFan86

Kangaroo is a very nice meat to eat.

I tried it recently and found it quite rich... I think Ill stick with roast lamb.... LOL

[FordFan86]

Originally Posted by XRchic

I tried it recently and found it quite rich... I think Ill stick with roast lamb.... LOL

Hahaha..
mmm
"the other other red meat!"
I have it probably every second time I go up to Hahndorf. It is a very rich meat but there's zilch fat on it. Cooked medium rare, mmmmm yummmy.
You're right tho, it's rich enough to just about make you sick? In a good way? Like... too much dessert? I think. haahaha.

[rapidxr6]

All this talk of roo-meat is making me hungry.(free range hoppy steaks : ) A mates mum used to cook the best roasted roo tail, , the thicker parts of the tail are best cut into foot long lengths, herbed up with rosemary, oregano and garlic, bit of onion, wrap it all up in foil and chuck it in an oven on about 150c for 2-3 hours. Believe me when i say the meat falls off the bone.mmmmm even better with a bottle of stout in toe.

[[Tonko]]

Originally Posted by FordFan86

Kangaroo is a very nice meat to eat.

i bet the one in the pic is nice and tender now :

[MotherNature]

Point taken Jac ;)


I actually tried Roo a few weeks ago too ....... was impressed with the flavour