Am I the only one who gets irritated by 'Wanted Down Under'?

Witzend
They needed stinger suits?
It is a well know fact that if you move to Australia then you must be aware that there is a plethora of nasty little things.
Plus some big ones, on one visit we had a big kangaroo kill another one in the garden of our cottage. Two days later we met a stroppy dingo on a beach.

The spiders would put me off. Big hairy ones. With knees

Haha hairy spiders. Those big ones are ok ,it’s the funnel webs, red backs and white tails you’ve got to watch. We have seen a few snakes over the years but not here in the suburbs and they are not usually aggressive unless you accidentally tread on them. The dingos you never see unless you are on Fraser Island or right in the bush. The worst things are the mozzies and flies when you sit outside.

I've just read that prices of houses in Australia and New Zealand have recently soared. All the people who can't get away on trips overseas are moving house instead. It said their holidays aren't like our budget Euopean breaks, we are talking 10s of 1000s of pounds (or dollars).
That will make it harder for the TV programme's participants to find properties to fit their budgets.

We are average in Australia and a normal holiday costs us $16-20,000 for the two of us that includes travel and accommodation but it will be more now because of increased airfares , local ones I mean. Everything here is expensive and normally we would fly to Thailand or Bali (half the price) but now we will have to pay through the nose here.

The worst things are the mozzies and flies when you sit outside
Nanna8 Worser things are anything aquatic. Only the other day a 9metre croc. dragged a solo fisherman out of his tinny and he wasn't seen again until they opened up the croc and found his remains.
Mind you, that's a better way to go than via a 6 metre white pointer shark.
The croc. drowns you first by pulling you under so you're not aware of what happens next, whereas the shark chews you up first before spitting out bits of your surfboard.
The list goes on; sting-rays like what got Steve Irwin; box jelly fish; stone-fish etc. etc.
Welcome to Down Under after dealing with Covid 19.
Good Luck
OoRoo

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?? DH had a close encounter with a red back. He was sawing off the bottom of the Christmas tree when he saw it.
“Hey DD what do I do about this”?
“Dad, don’t move, let me get a box”.

She popped it in a small box and took it to work to put it in an exhibit tank. She worked at the Manly Aquarium.
She set up the shark dives there. We could have had a free turn but turned it down. Not a decision we regret?
Never seen a snake there but she was with us here in Cambridge when we saw one in the Botanical garden sunning itself on a rock.
Can’t wait to go back. Have you been to Ningaloo Bay*Rufus*?
They have the sharks I wouldn’t mind swimming with.

Have you been to Ningaloo Bay*Rufus*
Pamela I thought this was going to be a joke about a resort for real-estate salesmen!

No! Wish we had, even though it's a bit far away!
I thought the following would prompt you to do a Google search, not that you would need reminding.

Quote: from the Internet.
"In the pristine Ningaloo Reef waters you can swim with whale sharks, manta rays, humpback whales, turtles, fish and dugongs. UNESCO World Heritage Listed area is also home to national parks full of kangaroos and etc etc!"

Sit back and enjoy again!
OoRoo

G'Day. Not quite a red back, but I got bitten by a white tail spider in New Zealand. The little critter was hiding in a wetsuit I squeezed into to go swimming on the West Coast. My leg swelled up like a balloon and was boiling hot. The doc gave me a pile of antibiotics but there was concern about my flying home. Luckily I managed the 4 hours to Sydney with no shoe on and leg raised, then had 5 days to recover. I don't think I'd have made it all the way to Heathrow any earlier.

I remember my kids were so upset when Steve Irwin had his accident.

Watched (well part of), an episode today. People are so over-optimistic. Told that their house in the UK was worth approx £400,000 - for a quick sale £375,000. They immediately said that four hundred thousand is wonderful and the house in Oz would only be another ten grand. No account being taken of fees, or removal costs, etc/

And then the Mum told her children that they would often be able to see their old friends in Uk (if they moved), as they would get them to visit often......!!!!! Sure!!!! just a few grand for each visit.

I got bitten by a white tail spider in New Zealand
Elliane That was an unfortunate experience. Did they have to cut you out of the wetsuit? No time to waste, I imagine.
Could have been worse though I suppose, if it had got you in the derriere
At least you could have then said between your tears, "does my bum look big in this !?"
Sorry! Slap on wrist! Couldn't resist it!
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