I finally beat the Magpie

just us said:

Well on Tuesday the magpie finally got me! Afer many weeks of it tapping
tapping tapping away on my helmet with me screaming at it and waving hands
it realised that on the side of the helmet was flesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAn
you imagine riding down Red Hill (near home) flat out with the shadow of a
magpie flapping around in the air, tapping on ya helmet? Can you imagine
that blardy magpie flapping beside you so as you went flat out down the hill
it was flying beside your ear????? It took a chunk out of my ear! along with
my earring 🙂. I had to stop as I was in pain and it continued its
assault...........LOL needless to say that after work I went the long way
home and added 12kms to my round trip.
Today I beat the bugger - I wore a huge brim under my helmet and really put
pedal to the metal, and did a top speed of 48 kms an hour down the hill. I
could see its shadow, but it was too slow wooooooooohoooooooooooo
I did ride home the long way tho, as going up hill is a different story. How
long is this damn maggie going to attack me for? It has been 6 weeks now.
Oh the only good thing about it is that my ride to work is now 25 kms long
instead of 12 and I am feeling great.
Kathy.

Have you considered investing in a motor bike helmet? 🙂

dave said:

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Dave

I do hope it was distilled water 😄

just us said:

Well on Tuesday the magpie finally got me! Afer many weeks of it tapping
tapping tapping away on my helmet with me screaming at it and waving hands
it realised that on the side of the helmet was flesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAn
you imagine riding down Red Hill (near home) flat out with the shadow of a
magpie flapping around in the air, tapping on ya helmet? Can you imagine
that blardy magpie flapping beside you so as you went flat out down the hill
it was flying beside your ear????? It took a chunk out of my ear! along with
my earring 🙂. I had to stop as I was in pain and it continued its
assault...........LOL needless to say that after work I went the long way
home and added 12kms to my round trip.
Today I beat the bugger - I wore a huge brim under my helmet and really put
pedal to the metal, and did a top speed of 48 kms an hour down the hill. I
could see its shadow, but it was too slow wooooooooohoooooooooooo
I did ride home the long way tho, as going up hill is a different story. How
long is this damn maggie going to attack me for? It has been 6 weeks now.
Oh the only good thing about it is that my ride to work is now 25 kms long
instead of 12 and I am feeling great.
Kathy.

Ouch...

Sticking 'eyes' on your helmet works (tho' it doesn't do much for the ego...)

just us said:

Well on Tuesday the magpie finally got me! Afer many weeks of it tapping
tapping tapping away on my helmet with me screaming at it and waving hands
it realised that on the side of the helmet was flesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAn
you imagine riding down Red Hill (near home) flat out with the shadow of a
magpie flapping around in the air, tapping on ya helmet? Can you imagine
that blardy magpie flapping beside you so as you went flat out down the hill
it was flying beside your ear????? It took a chunk out of my ear! along with
my earring 🙂. I had to stop as I was in pain and it continued its
assault...........LOL needless to say that after work I went the long way
home and added 12kms to my round trip.
Today I beat the bugger - I wore a huge brim under my helmet and really put
pedal to the metal, and did a top speed of 48 kms an hour down the hill. I
could see its shadow, but it was too slow wooooooooohoooooooooooo
I did ride home the long way tho, as going up hill is a different story. How
long is this damn maggie going to attack me for? It has been 6 weeks now.
Oh the only good thing about it is that my ride to work is now 25 kms long
instead of 12 and I am feeling great.
Kathy.

Kathy

Is that Red Hill in the ACT?
If so get in touch with Environment ACT and they will do something about said bird (trust me on this!)

Peter Heal

dave said:

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

You shouldn't be cruel to our feathered friends, Dave. It's very
wicked of you.

Quoted message said:

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Still no excuse.

Quoted message said:

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Oh :-)

Oops.

--
Regards.
Richard.

just us said:

Well on Tuesday the magpie finally got me! Afer many weeks of it tapping
tapping tapping away on my helmet with me screaming at it and waving hands
it realised that on the side of the helmet was flesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAn
you imagine riding down Red Hill (near home) flat out with the shadow of a
magpie flapping around in the air, tapping on ya helmet? Can you imagine
that blardy magpie flapping beside you so as you went flat out down the hill
it was flying beside your ear????? It took a chunk out of my ear! along with
my earring 🙂. I had to stop as I was in pain and it continued its
assault...........LOL needless to say that after work I went the long way
home and added 12kms to my round trip.
Today I beat the bugger - I wore a huge brim under my helmet and really put
pedal to the metal, and did a top speed of 48 kms an hour down the hill. I
could see its shadow, but it was too slow wooooooooohoooooooooooo
I did ride home the long way tho, as going up hill is a different story. How
long is this damn maggie going to attack me for? It has been 6 weeks now.
Oh the only good thing about it is that my ride to work is now 25 kms long
instead of 12 and I am feeling great.
Kathy.

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Dave

In article <[email hidden]>, dave (who is evil)

Quoted message said:

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Dave

Me sir! Me sir!

You're a bad, bad, bad, bad, man.

--
Sara

In article <[email hidden]>, dave <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Sara Kirk said:

In article <[email hidden]>, dave (who is evil)

Quoted message said:

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Dave

Me sir! Me sir!

You're a bad, bad, bad, bad, man.

Looking forward to seeing you again mate. 🙂

Dave

And I am 🙂 at every oppotunity/

Where were you all day? Hmmmm? Was off sick 🙁

--
Sara

flyingdutch said:

dave said:

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Dave

I do hope it was distilled water 😄

It wasn't birdshot. And he was a reborn nazi stuka pilot.

dave said:

Richard.. HE is that guy just east of the velo along Aubaun rd.

Still wish hime well?

Heck, no. Just pulling your whatsit :-)

Quoted message said:

If I decide to escelate our little war you can load for me.

I annoyed one of his mates a few days ago. Collected one with my car
between the velo and Auburn Rd. He was a bit slow flying up from the
road and bounced off my bonnet and then landed on my windscreen
squawking like mad. Didn't injure him, apart from the loss of a few
feathers, but he was not happy :-)

--
Regards.
Richard.

In article <[email hidden]>, Richard

Sherratt said:

dave said:

Richard.. HE is that guy just east of the velo along Aubaun rd.

Still wish hime well?

Heck, no. Just pulling your whatsit :-)

Quoted message said:

If I decide to escelate our little war you can load for me.

I annoyed one of his mates a few days ago. Collected one with my car
between the velo and Auburn Rd. He was a bit slow flying up from the
road and bounced off my bonnet and then landed on my windscreen
squawking like mad. Didn't injure him, apart from the loss of a few
feathers, but he was not happy :-)

hmmm - rethinking holiday in the light of obvious savagery 🙁

--
Sara

In article <[email hidden]>, dave <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Sara Kirk said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Richard

Sherratt said:

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 01:21:17 +1100, dave <[email hidden]> wrote:

>Richard.. HE is that guy just east of the velo along Aubaun rd.
>
>Still wish hime well?

Heck, no. Just pulling your whatsit :-)

>If I decide to escelate our little war you can load for me.

I annoyed one of his mates a few days ago. Collected one with my car
between the velo and Auburn Rd. He was a bit slow flying up from the
road and bounced off my bonnet and then landed on my windscreen
squawking like mad. Didn't injure him, apart from the loss of a few
feathers, but he was not happy :-)

hmmm - rethinking holiday in the light of obvious savagery 🙁

Ohhh Sa.

Richard and the crew at the Velo want to meet you... (Well just RIchard
and Ian really )

Magpie rethought last attack on Dave.. diverted and took a chunk of
helmet of of Ian. ahuh. Meaningless violence DOES work

Not convinced. 🙁

--
Sara

Sara Kirk said:

hmmm - rethinking holiday in the light of obvious savagery 🙁

On the part of the humans or the birds?

These magpies are vicious and very agressive when loaded with
testosterone in the breeding season, which should be over soon. They
have been responsible for many serious injuries, including loss of
eyes.

--
Regards.
Richard.

In article <[email hidden]>, Richard

Sherratt said:

Sara Kirk said:

hmmm - rethinking holiday in the light of obvious savagery 🙁

On the part of the humans or the birds?

Humans, of course! We don't seem to do potentially fatal wildlife over
here so I have unrepentantly fuzzy feelings about everything except
people. Well, some people.

Quoted message said:

These magpies are vicious and very agressive when loaded with
testosterone in the breeding season, which should be over soon. They
have been responsible for many serious injuries, including loss of
eyes.

<fingers-in-ears> LA LA LA, I'M NOT LISTENING </fingers-in-ears>

😉

--
Sara

Sara Kirk said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Richard

Sherratt said:

Sara Kirk said:

hmmm - rethinking holiday in the light of obvious savagery 🙁

On the part of the humans or the birds?

Humans, of course!

At least the humans are capable of restraint. I slowed down in my car
so that I wouldn't kill the little birdie (aka evil bugger). Mind you,
if it attacks me and I get a chance, I'll wring its neck. Probably get
done for messing with a protected species.

Quoted message said:

We don't seem to do potentially fatal wildlife over
here

Well, of course you don't. You've killed them all off because they
were dangerous to humans :-) We're much more civilised here. We only
squirt them with water bottles. Except where it comes to um .... Hey,
Dave, have you told Sara about cane toads or shouldn't we mention
them?

Quoted message said:

so I have unrepentantly fuzzy feelings about everything except
people. Well, some people.

Never mind. Just watch Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" :-)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

These magpies are vicious and very agressive when loaded with
testosterone in the breeding season, which should be over soon. They
have been responsible for many serious injuries, including loss of
eyes.

<fingers-in-ears> LA LA LA, I'M NOT LISTENING </fingers-in-ears>

Boo :-)

--
Regards.
Richard.

In article <[email hidden]>, Richard

Sherratt said:

At least the humans are capable of restraint. I slowed down in my car
so that I wouldn't kill the little birdie (aka evil bugger).

OK - you may enter my 'not too bad' pile.

(Oh God, that sounds awful doesn't it?)

Quoted message said:

Mind you,
if it attacks me and I get a chance, I'll wring its neck. Probably get
done for messing with a protected species.

Quoted message said:

We don't seem to do potentially fatal wildlife over
here

Well, of course you don't. You've killed them all off because they
were dangerous to humans :-)

Ah - that was the old 'we'. The new 'we' are far more fuzzy and
wouldn't dream of doing such a thing. The change from old to new
seemed to occur at about the same time that people stopped wearing hats
as a matter of course; wonder if there's a connection? There's even
been talk of re-introducing wolves into parts of Scotland. Not that I
would normally count Scotland as part of 'we', but sometimes I'm
prepared to stretch a point.

Quoted message said:

We're much more civilised here. We only
squirt them with water bottles. Except where it comes to um .... Hey,
Dave, have you told Sara about cane toads or shouldn't we mention
them?

Why do I get the feeling this part of the conversation is _not_ going
to go well? Did Dave mention I'm scared of, well, almost everything?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

so I have unrepentantly fuzzy feelings about everything except
people. Well, some people.

Never mind. Just watch Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" :-)

*shivers* that film gave me nightmares for many of my formative years.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

These magpies are vicious and very agressive when loaded with
testosterone in the breeding season, which should be over soon. They
have been responsible for many serious injuries, including loss of
eyes.

<fingers-in-ears> LA LA LA, I'M NOT LISTENING </fingers-in-ears>

Boo :-)

--
Sara

Richard Sherratt said:

dave said:

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

You shouldn't be cruel to our feathered friends, Dave. It's very
wicked of you.

Quoted message said:

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Still no excuse.

Quoted message said:

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Oh :-)

Oops.

Richard.. HE is that guy just east of the velo along Aubaun rd.

Still wish hime well?

If I decide to escelate our little war you can load for me.

Dave

Sara Kirk said:

In article <[email hidden]>, dave (who is evil)

Quoted message said:

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Dave

Me sir! Me sir!

You're a bad, bad, bad, bad, man.

Looking forward to seeing you again mate. 🙂

Dave

And I am 🙂 at every oppotunity/

Sara Kirk said:

In article <[email hidden]>, dave (who is evil)

Quoted message said:

I shot my local terrorist square in the face with my waterbottle.

Me one him 50.. ahh well at least I scored once.

Doubtless some moron will have a go at me for being cruel to birds

Dave

Me sir! Me sir!

You're a bad, bad, bad, bad, man.

Looking forward to seeing you again mate. 🙂

Dave

And I am 🙂 at every oppotunity/