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Muff Wiggler
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http://instagr.am/p/MUMtOJtBFK/
I'm in Sydney at the moment, anyone wanna grab a beer?
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LoFi Junglist
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Have you bought bear spray yet?
A lot of tourists don't know that you can get it from just about any shop, and it decreases your chance of drop bear attack. |
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Arturo00
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Muff Wiggler
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not a tourist.
And as a Canadian I can tell you that I'm not afraid of bears ;)
Besides, I've always preferred proper SSL to dropbear!
(hope to see you on Wednesday!)
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dkcg
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Do toilets really spin the opposite direction down there? Always been curious, never been south of the equator. |
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Muff Wiggler
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Not just toilets, any water that runs down a drain. Yes it's true anywhere south of the equator.
A fun game is to find a spot directly upon the equator where the water doesn't spiral at all, just flows straight down.
Fuck I travel a lot.
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stk
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| dkcg wrote: | | Do toilets really spin the opposite direction down there? Always been curious, never been south of the equator. |
What are these.. toylets.. you speak of?
Hope to catch up in Melbourne 
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LoFi Junglist
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I think he means a dunny, where the redbacks live.... but who's fancy enough to have water in thier dunny  |
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fredguy
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Muff Wiggler wrote: | Not just toilets, any water that runs down a drain. Yes it's true anywhere south of the equator.
A fun game is to find a spot directly upon the equator where the water doesn't spiral at all, just flows straight down.
Fuck I travel a lot. |
For straight down the drain I think you're referring to the south pole. A little known fact is that's how Scott and Amundsen knew when they'd arrived at the pole.
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stk
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Wow. Spinning dunnies, what a trip 
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metasonix
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| Muff Wiggler wrote: | | Fuck I travel a lot. |
I know people who'd kill to trade places with you. The part they don't get: it's work, not tourism.
You must have more stamina than I do, jetlag would kill me quickly. Christ, it's like a 14-hour flight to Sydney from here.
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..and about 24 hours from here to Europe 
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Muff Wiggler
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To get to Sydney i take a 5 hour flight to Vancouver, hang at their airport for 4-6 hours, then hop on a 16 hour flight.
The first few years the jet lag did hit me pretty hard, but you quickly learn to sleep nonstop through all the flights. For the last decade it hasn't been an issue at all, I never notice jet lag or time changes anymore, always hit the ground running.
However sometimes after sleeping for 14 hours the issue is being able to fall asleep in your hotel room in order to get to work in the morning (and yes, sadly it IS work). The only solution I've found for that problem is alcohol. Works like a charm.
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| How long you in old sydney town? |
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dkcg
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| fredguy wrote: | For straight down the drain I think you're referring to the south pole. A little known fact is that's how Scott and Amundsen knew when they'd arrived at the pole.
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Does that mean it flows straight up at the north pole? Messy place it must be. 
Have a good set of flights Muff, and stay healthy. I got a flu this weekend and can't imagine traveling sick. |
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Dr. Sketch-n-Etch
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| fredguy wrote: | | For straight down the drain I think you're referring to the south pole. A little known fact is that's how Scott and Amundsen knew when they'd arrived at the pole. |
From one bullshitter to another: great job!
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Dr. Sketch-n-Etch
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| Muff Wiggler wrote: | To get to Sydney i take a 5 hour flight to Vancouver, hang at their airport for 4-6 hours, then hop on a 16 hour flight.
The first few years the jet lag did hit me pretty hard, but you quickly learn to sleep nonstop through all the flights. For the last decade it hasn't been an issue at all, I never notice jet lag or time changes anymore, always hit the ground running.
However sometimes after sleeping for 14 hours the issue is being able to fall asleep in your hotel room in order to get to work in the morning (and yes, sadly it IS work). The only solution I've found for that problem is alcohol. Works like a charm. |
I travel from Vancouver to Perth fairly regularly (another 5-hour flight beyond Sydney), and I never suffer jet lag when I get there. However, it takes me a good 1-2 weeks to feel normal after I get back home. 
Gawd, I love Perth!!!
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