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Never underestimate the power of a grandmother....

OzOne wrote in message ...


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A 60-YEAR-OLD grandmother has been hailed a hero after she took on a
4m, 300kg crocodile to save a friend and his family during an horrific
attack.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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In article , OzOne wrote:


http://tinyurl.com/5qzsl

A 60-YEAR-OLD grandmother has been hailed a hero after she took on a
4m, 300kg crocodile to save a friend and his family during an horrific
attack.

She's a wimp. She wouldn't survive 10 minutes on this ng.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
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"If there's no wind, row."

"katysails" wrote in message ...
Never underestimate the power of a grandmother....

Must be crocidile Dundys mum eh.

Your alwful quiet lately Katy.

Joe




OzOne wrote in message ...


http://tinyurl.com/5qzsl

A 60-YEAR-OLD grandmother has been hailed a hero after she took on a
4m, 300kg crocodile to save a friend and his family during an horrific
attack.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Great story. I would never camp close to a beach or a river in the North
-those salties scare the hell out of me!

Cheers


OzOne wrote:


http://tinyurl.com/5qzsl

A 60-YEAR-OLD grandmother has been hailed a hero after she took on a
4m, 300kg crocodile to save a friend and his family during an horrific
attack.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Oz... it seems to me like the general trend is to blame the animal for the
attack ... when in reality it is usually the people with no comprehension of
the world they inhabit that are to blame.

I don't hold much respect for 4x4 campers and even less for people that can
be so easily undone by a predator with the brain of a chook.

It's time people learned that ability to access does in no way guarantee
safety. They should have been fined for killing the Salty and fined again
for gross stupidity.

No bravery was displayed here.... Idiocy was displayed!
That Croc could have been subdued in seconds by someone with an iota of
comprehension of their habitat, trigger systems and physical abilities....
without a gun. There was no reason for the attack if the "victim" had even
the base understanding of what makes a Crocodile act/react.

We have idiots up here who lament bear attacks... bears don't attack without
reason. Yet every year idiots fall prey to them. Good Riddance! I'm all for
the bears! I'm also all for the Crocs...and the Sharks!

I would have preferred to see the lot eaten by the Croc...

I will nonetheless concede.... that the actions of the Lady was
courageous... even though the initiation of the attack rests squarely on
their own shoulders.

What a totally ridiculous situation and an unnecessary lost of life.... for
the Croc.

Ban the human Idiots.... why did they have a gun to begin with?? don't you
folks have laws against such things?

Only Cowards and Idiots need guns to defend themselves.... especially in the
Bush!

CM





OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:20:42 +1300, Nav
scribbled thusly:

Great story. I would never camp close to a beach or a river in the North
-those salties scare the hell out of me!

Cheers

This was apparently the first instance where a croc had wandered so
far without anything to draw it in.
Apparently the people did all the right things, food etc up the other
end of the beach an all the rest.

Rangers are at a loss to explain just why the thing went as far as it
did up where they were camped.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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Capt. Mooron wrote:


That Croc could have been subdued in seconds by someone with an iota of
comprehension of their habitat, trigger systems and physical abilities....
without a gun. There was no reason for the attack if the "victim" had even
the base understanding of what makes a Crocodile act/react.


Have you ever seen a salty up close? Let me guess you'd discuss it with
him as he's dragging "lunch" back to the water??

You NIT.

Cheers

"Nav" wrote in message
...
Have you ever seen a salty up close? Let me guess you'd discuss it with
him as he's dragging "lunch" back to the water??

You NIT.

Dragging??? What no "Death Roll"??? It let go when a 60 year old granny
jumps it??

Pardon my french but.... **** OFF!

Face it Nav... they have a set of jaws... are in their element in the
water. This Croc was on dry land! Burst speed is maybe 20kph for about 20
meters. Get a grip and remove the base fear from your reaction. The croc is
severely limited in it's ability to attack a land based mammal that can
sprint to 18 kph over a hundred meters in seconds.... never mind comprehend
it's surroundings beyond base instinct!! It's hunting food... man is not the
natural prey. Something attracted it..... that aspect seems to be lacking!

It's a lot like the Bear Attack I heard about a few years ago... everyone
blamed the bear as a killer... it was after a detailed investigation they
found out the small dog they had with them had gone out... found the bear...
angered it and then ran back home into the tent.... you can guess what
happened when a 1200lb angry Grizzly runs into a tent of sleeping campers!

Live with your unreasoned fear if you must.... but don't blame the animal
for human idiocy! It sounds a lot like a "Victim" statement!

Your reasoning is disgusting in it's abject ignorance!

I expected better from you...

CM

That's nothing. In fact, here in America it's a common roadside attraction:

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/photos/a...stl/wrestl.htm

OzOne wrote in message ...


http://tinyurl.com/5qzsl

A 60-YEAR-OLD grandmother has been hailed a hero after she took on a
4m, 300kg crocodile to save a friend and his family during an horrific
attack.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

http://www.cq.com/corp/show.do?page=...41012_homeland



"katysails" wrote in message
...
Never underestimate the power of a grandmother....

OzOne wrote in message
...


http://tinyurl.com/5qzsl

A 60-YEAR-OLD grandmother has been hailed a hero after she took on a
4m, 300kg crocodile to save a friend and his family during an horrific
attack.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

In article et,
Gilligan wrote:
http://www.cq.com/corp/show.do?page=...41012_homeland

Gilly, I think we can solve this shortage in short order. All we need
to do is get Joe, Dave, and Horass to volunter their time.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."