And Just When You Though Oz Was Safe To Visit .... Yea Right

[Mike S]

Brings to mind the old WW II song ...... "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" .... well in this case Pine Tree ...... I seem to remember a post a while back about things dropping from the skies .... we had enough trouble with the damn frogs .... and now it is Killer Pine Cones ..... :) :lol: :)

[Jollygoodfellow]

The screen shot above is far to big for most to open so here is the story and link to the website.Beware: Killer Pine Cones In Australia!As travel writer Bill Bryson pointed out in his book In a Sunburned Country, Australia “has more things that will kill you than anywhere else” — including poisonous snakes and jellyfish, crocodiles, and sharks. If you’re traveling to the Land Down Under, be wary of those things — but now add pine cones to that list. That’s right; according to Australia’s ABC News, there are huge pine cones dropping from above in the town of Warragul, Victoria (about 65 miles east of Melbourne), just outside the Courthouse Hotel where travelers should be finding refuge.“These things are enormous,” said Warragul Mayor Diane Blackwood, describing the potentially lethal pine cones of the Bunya pine tree on the hotel grounds, which is 120-years-old and on their historical heritage list. “They are the size of a watermelon, falling literally out of the sky from potentially 20 meters high… So you wouldn’t want to be under one, I tell you.”The watermelon-sized pine cones weigh up to 22 lbs. each, which is heavier than most bowling balls. Try to imagine one of those falling on your head and cracking your skull; it won’t be pretty. So be careful when traveling to Warrugul; it may be a good idea to look up when you’re walking down under.http://dsc.discovery...-australia.html