Oh no! You may laugh, but you'e not the one watching the television from a safe distance with big shoes and a sweeping brush at your side. Anyway, I have left him with the telly and expect him to be ready for seies 3 sometime on Thursday. On a more serious note (yes, its hard to imagine a more serious note than Lenny's viewing habits), I was disturbed (and admit to being so for some time) by Google Ads on this page for: reptile pictures, hungry reptiles and ... BUY REPTILES!!! Has the world gone mad? Buy them? Why on God's green earth would someone want to buy a reptile? They can have mine for free if they can come and take personal delivery. Is it any wonder I'm bewildered and bemused?
Now I don't want to worry anyone but I think there may be a giant grasshopper near my left foot.
I have to say he is rather repulsive looking. He is browny/grey/transluscent with very dark eyes and rather reminds me of Rowan Atkinson when he was medieval Blackadder.
Rebecca - Love the posts! but now I really want to see a photo! Is there any chance you can pluck up the courage to get a shot or two of him? you should be able to stay a few feet back if you use the zoom - just make sure your shaking doesn't distort the picture ;-)
Chris.
p.s. Sorry, that didn't sound encouraging or sympathetic - Go girl you'r sooooooo brave! (did that help?)
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Are you deranged? You want me to voluntarily seek out a man eating lizard (with an admittedly fair understanding of the US political scene due to viewing of West Wing) to satisfy your perverse sense of curiousity? You really want me to flush him out into the open with no thought or regard to my physical or emotional wellbeing. Never mind my therapy, you might need to consider some kind of sensitivity training yourself.
After much thought, and quite frankly, as I'm rather exhausted I did consider your request. If I had any idea at all about how to post a picture here (as you called me brave) and could bring it up at my next hypnotherapy support session. then I would consider a telephoto lens and shutter speed of such magnitude to capture the little creature.
Besides which, aren't you on your way out here? You'll soon be able to see them 'up close and personal'. And yeah!! Then it won't seem quite so amusing!
It's when they fall off the ceiling right in front of you that gives you real the shock. I think our babies (yup, eyes bigger than their whole bodies like little aliens) that are the worst. They have a balance issue, and it might be too much Little Britain that has caused them to give up to try and commit hare-kare. But the poor things always survive, and get a dose of C.T for their troubles.
We have a tiny baby living under our wooden bath-mat thingy, (what do you call them ?) so you have to be sooooooooooo careful when you move it - he runs out in total panic. And don't get me started on the one whose tail came off when I shut the bathroom window on it (this was necessary cos our septic tank was stinking). J to the rescue (again). He really regrets brinigng me out to the tropics lol.
But geckos, I love em - they have quite strong personalities, and seem to be getting an education from us POMS. Maybe L.B and Ct are not as good as West Wing tho.............
what a hilarious post!
i agree we shouldnt laugh at your horror but your wording is worthy of a comic series itself!! i can imagine just how you feel, i am petrified at the thought of crossing paths with a snake and that includes dead ones! im not even in oz yet, so my heart goes out to you, goodluck with securing your property and removing the squatterxx
Beck unless you want to be overrun with spiders and insects i suggest you learn to live with your lizard invasion. They really are quite cute when you get to know them and feel soft and silky if you stroke them!
(This said repeadedly to adequately try and convey my abject horror at your heinous suggestion.)
Besides which, I'm not at all sure that it's actually illegal. I think it comes under lizard-fiddling. I'll have to check with the Australia Zoo. (Yeah right! As if I'd have anything to do with them. You know the tamers walk around in the open draped in snakes and other assorted creepy creatures.)
My sister suggested that Lenny was hardly a suitable name for Lenny, but it's not as if I chose it. Thats what his chunky silver bracelet says!
Beck unless you want to be overrun with spiders and insects i suggest you learn to live with your lizard invasion. They really are quite cute when you get to know them and feel soft and silky if you stroke them!
I agree with you, Pete.
I was mortified once when a harmless and cute little ghecko fell off the ceiling of the verandah. The poor little thing fell through an electric fan on a stand that was on the verandah and running at full chat.
By some miracle, the fan did not chop it to ribbons and the lizard ended up on the floor. It was dazed but intact and lay still but it was breathing so the best thing was to leave it alone to recover.
Enter my mother's inquisitive daschund. He wandered over for a look and before we could stop him he ate the poor lizard, murderous little brute that he was.
Are you deranged? You want me to voluntarily seek out a man eating lizard (with an admittedly fair understanding of the US political scene due to viewing of West Wing) to satisfy your perverse sense of curiousity? You really want me to flush him out into the open with no thought or regard to my physical or emotional wellbeing. Never mind my therapy, you might need to consider some kind of sensitivity training yourself.
You could have just said no! After all, I had your welfare at heart, I was just trying to help you face your fear, you know like Paul m'whatshisface?
We hope you find a solution to your little four legged problem, my aracnaphobic friend swares by a stash of yellow pages and a good aim. He swares he's never coming to see us once we move but we're hoping the lure of a cheap holiday might change his mind.
Good luck, Chris.
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TRA requested 02-Jan-07, approved 02-Mar-07
Skilled Independent (136 - not MODL) application submitted 17-May-07, Receipted 01-Jun-07, acknowledged 16-Aug-07
Police checks requested 02-Jul-07, received 08-Aug-07, Medicals done 14-Sep-07, Case Officer: 20-Sep-07, Medicals approved by LCU 10-Nov-07, VISA GRANTED 14-Dec-07
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After all, I had your welfare at heart, I was just trying to help you face your fear, you know like Paul m'whatshisface?
