Politicians, scientists and some journalists can barely rouse themselves to be alarmed about four shark attacks in two days in the middle of summer in NSW.
I'm not a surfer as I live inland but I appreciate your angst Fred.
As I've previously stated, if any rural resident is attacked by a snake, regardless of it being a protected species, the reptile in question is odds on to end up shuffling off its mortal coil. And any of its friends will likely meet the same fate.
Love it Fred. I’ve been banging away since we last communicated, at mimms and scamps and have got FA. The pathetic comments on socials after an attack are horrible. What’s it going to take ? I fear a rabid group of bulls tearing through a harbour side swim - o wait that’s kind of happened already. Our pollies are dopey and pathetic
When I lived in SE Asia for 27yrs, I travelled to AUS over a dozen times - most often to Sydney.
My local friend always said that he’d never swim in the harbour, his father had lost a friend to a (Bull) shark near Roseville Bridge - more than 10km from the harbour - before the war.
Amongst my happiest experiences was swimming at south Manly when my girl was small. I think I’d be very reluctant to do that today.
Ethically, killing sharks so that humans can swim and surf is surely a tricky one.
Interesting ecological dynamics, I'm learning a lot. It's like when the balance of bird life is disturbed and Kurrawongs take over as predators. Great introduction too, it's heartening when good writers give voice to these things.
You’d have to be nuts to ever swim in Sydney harbour, I always thought it was well known that the harbour is full of sharks….as someone who lives on the coast, I’m very reluctant to get in the water these days. Time to cull the sharks!
Great piece. The shark madness is at the pointy end of the enviro-lunacy embraced by modern leftism.
I'm not a surfer as I live inland but I appreciate your angst Fred.
As I've previously stated, if any rural resident is attacked by a snake, regardless of it being a protected species, the reptile in question is odds on to end up shuffling off its mortal coil. And any of its friends will likely meet the same fate.
Love it Fred. I’ve been banging away since we last communicated, at mimms and scamps and have got FA. The pathetic comments on socials after an attack are horrible. What’s it going to take ? I fear a rabid group of bulls tearing through a harbour side swim - o wait that’s kind of happened already. Our pollies are dopey and pathetic
When I lived in SE Asia for 27yrs, I travelled to AUS over a dozen times - most often to Sydney.
My local friend always said that he’d never swim in the harbour, his father had lost a friend to a (Bull) shark near Roseville Bridge - more than 10km from the harbour - before the war.
Amongst my happiest experiences was swimming at south Manly when my girl was small. I think I’d be very reluctant to do that today.
Ethically, killing sharks so that humans can swim and surf is surely a tricky one.
Interesting ecological dynamics, I'm learning a lot. It's like when the balance of bird life is disturbed and Kurrawongs take over as predators. Great introduction too, it's heartening when good writers give voice to these things.
A mere shark bite! Our complacency is palpable in Australia.
Perhaps we could all chip in and buy all our politicians a trendy swim suit and a big beach towel?
You’d have to be nuts to ever swim in Sydney harbour, I always thought it was well known that the harbour is full of sharks….as someone who lives on the coast, I’m very reluctant to get in the water these days. Time to cull the sharks!