Thread: Catalyst - 4WD's on beaches

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Please correct me if i'm wrong,,
but wont the seawater itself, when the tide comes in, put the little creatures under pressure?

I'm sure one of you clever fellows can work out the comparison

Most surely Pedro but I beleive the little critters could swim in the water and thus relieve some of the pressure.

Backstroke perhaps?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Please correct me if i'm wrong,,
but wont the seawater itself, when the tide comes in, put the little creatures under pressure?

I'm sure one of you clever fellows can work out the comparison

Try this experiment:

1> Wait till the tide comes in, wade out to the same spot and sit on the sand.
2> Wait till the tide goes out, walk out to the same spot and lay on the sand, then have your Mrs run over you with the 4WD.

I think the latter will hurt more.....but your Mrs would probably get a laugh.

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Try this experiment:

1> Wait till the tide comes in, wade out to the same spot and sit on the sand.
2> Wait till the tide goes out, walk out to the same spot and lay on the sand, then have your Mrs run over you with the 4WD.

I think the latter will hurt more.....but your Mrs would probably get a laugh.

Now thats a scientific load of crap.......

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Try this experiment:

1> Wait till the tide comes in, wade out to the same spot and sit on the sand.
2> Wait till the tide goes out, walk out to the same spot and lay on the sand, then have your Mrs run over you with the 4WD.

I think the latter will hurt more.....but your Mrs would probably get a laugh.

Originally Posted by mcrover

Now thats a scientific load of crap.......

yea,,
still funny though MC,,,

Originally Posted by mcrover

Now thats a scientific load of crap.......

'twas a joke

Originally Posted by numpty

Take a chill pill Tim, or better still have a beer with Ron.

"Greenies and Do-gooders". Boy I hate this response. They might not be everybody's cup of tea, but where would Fraser Island be now without their input. A lot less forest and a lot more mined beach I would suggest. And what of all the remnant rainforest and old growth hardwood forests, all over the country, which are now still around for future generations. Not to mention the still wild Franklin River etc etc. They don't win all the time though.

Programs like Catalyst have their place, after all, a balanced view is what we're after, even if it does interfere with some of the things we hold dear.

Quite right and your mention of the Franklin gives me a good excuse to tell a story that I believe has a tenuous connection with this thread. Anyway relevant or not, I think it is a revealing story.
After enjoying a cruise up the Gordon about 18 months ago, I asked the very capable and articulate young lady who had been our guide what the attitude of the locals was now to the Franklin Dam issue. I asked her if there was anyone who still believed the dam should have been built.
Her comment about why some locals had been so enthusiastic about the dam was very interesting.
I think she used her own uncle as an example of someone who was desperate for the dam to proceed. Apparently he was one of the Taswegians who believed that because the Tas govt said it should be built and because the Hydro Commission said it should be built, that the project would go ahead.
It seems that on the strength of that he took out a huge loan to buy some very expensive earth moving equipment because he had reason to believe he would get some of the earth moving work.
He wanted the dam to go ahead because if it didn't, he would be ruined financially. His enthusiasm for the dam had nothing to do with the issue of whether the dam was needed or appropriate. He needed it to survive financially.
Apparently that was not an isolated case.
Sometimes people's support for or opposition to a project or philosphy is prompted by reasons that have nothing to do with the rights or wrongs of the project itself.
I think the dubious connection with this thread is that sometimes it is necessary to read between the lines to understand what motivates someone's stance on an issue.

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

'twas a joke

Derrrrrrrrrrrr