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What the......!

electric*mayhem*band — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 22:04:12 GMT

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/18/weed-menace-hairy-panic-devastates-small-australian-town_n_9260826.html

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lloydslights — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 22:49:23 GMT

Linda. Don't panic. Dad's Army has the situation under control.

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myoclon1cjerk — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:42:01 GMT

We were leaving West Wyalong last year on our way to the Adelaide Arts Festival and that stuff was a good two metres high over the highway. Fortunately 2 hairy panic officers were on duty with the stop/go signs.

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creative*crisis — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:50:12 GMT

Amazing, has it ever happened before?

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go-tazz — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 01:11:57 GMT

The stuff is a real pain as it only needs a slight wind to push it along and bury itself in all available space.

We now have all lot of that around Yarra as well as paddocks weren't cut early enough last year,(so it's now

seeded itself in a lot of areas because those tumbleweed carry their seeds).

You do spend hours getting rid of the stuff as you have to "crush" it so that you can pick it up and bin it,

Some people just "sweep" or blow it out and they actually make the problem worse as it then gets back into

the paddocks and it seeds more of the garbage for next time,

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creative*crisis — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 01:16:20 GMT

Never heard of it before but i can imagine what problems it must cause especially with the reseeding.

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lloydslights — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:57:20 GMT

I wonder if some horticultural information was taken too literally.

i.e. anything growing is better than nothing growing in a field, to prevent erosion.

BTW the Hay plains is the only place I've ever seen a curved horizon

DEB

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creative*crisis — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:59:08 GMT

That's possible, it wouldn't be the first time that kind of mistake has been made.

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electric*mayhem*band — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 12:14:13 GMT

What with man eating sharks, carniverous crocs, poisonous spiders and reptiles, kicking kangaroos, ferocious koala bears, and now rampant vegetation, it's a wonder you people aren't frightened to get out of bed of a morning.

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2013/03/australias-dangerous-animals-the-top-30/

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jean2579 — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:39:18 GMT

@electric*mayhem*band wrote:
What with man eating sharks, carniverous crocs, poisonous spiders and reptiles, kicking kangaroos, ferocious koala bears, and now rampant vegetation, it's a wonder you people aren't frightened to get out of bed of a morning.

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2013/03/australias-dangerous-animals-the-top-30/

It's a challenge electric. Makes life interesting. BTW you left raining spiders off your list. I would rather the tumbleweed than the spiders dropping from the skies. 😂

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lurker172602 — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:50:45 GMT

Hey tazz have you got this around your way too? I thought it was pretty localised in Wangaratta? Is it affecting the golf courses?

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go-tazz — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 22:10:32 GMT

@lurker172602 wrote:
Hey tazz have you got this around your way too? I thought it was pretty localised in Wangaratta? Is it affecting the golf courses?

Yes,we have a bit of it and it will become a bit worse here in the next few weeks when the "heads" start flying.

It hasn't affected the course as it seems to have a tough time trying to get across the river and lake,(the

flow/current seems to be a bit strong for it)

I haven't seen it as severe as Wang here and hopefully the impact will be less this year,