Thread: Gotta love the country

ever bloody rock and tree is named and known in the country

I think what was cracking up Mr Broken Exhaust is that he waves over a random Patrol ute and the occupants just happen to know and recognise Mrs NRMA's voice and give good old country directions

Sort of reaffirms the old, 'everyone knows everyone else' in the bush

I've been involved in a situation similar, only it was a police officer's voice at the end of the phone I recognised - I'm not sure if my involvement made a difference or not, but the police probably arrived a lot quicker than they would have otherwise

Back in the early days when I was active with the rural fire brigade, one would hear over the radio something like " Fire is on Brubaker Creek Road, just past the Smith farm, near the bend by the pond." Everyone knew where that was.

Les

there is no postal deliveries up this way
sooo no one has boxes or numbers
smaller street names are optional
all addresses are relative to a property - hill - dump - or cutting
and everything - and I mean everything is
"orrrr I dunno head about 20 minutes down this way"
even if its 80kays and takes and hour

I used to love the Territory before it also became a 'nanny' area with speed limits. When asking how long something took, it was always in beers.

Yeah that's a 6 pack. Nah that one's half a carton. etc etc.

Mt Isa to Burketown used to be a carton but a lot more if you got stuck at the Quamby pub on the way

I always heard (don't know if it's true) the only place in the U.S.ofA. you measured distance by beers is Texas!