Category Archives: danger

A spanner, pump, back and front light

Posted on October 13, 2013 by waggadventure

Lisa has been pretty much a ‘bike widow’ in the past several weeks as Dan has spent as much waking time on his bicycle as he has at home. But it is all for a good reason – he is … Continue reading →

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You better run, you better take cover

Posted on February 10, 2013 by waggadventure

We’ve had a few visitors since we got here, and more on the way. Depending on their itinerary, their travel experience, and their understanding of Australia, we have offered advice either before arrival, on arrival or not at all. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, danger, expensive, minimum wage, restaurants, shoes, small town culture, spiders, sun, visitors, wagga, wagga wagga, winter | 1 Comment

the sound of one hand typing

Posted on May 17, 2012 by waggadventure

While sitting on the bed in emergency at Wagga Base Hospital yesterday, waiting for the doctor to come back to glue my eyebrow back together, I (Dan) licked the inside of my sore lip and dislodged a pebble.  Spitting it … Continue reading →

Posted in accident, bicycle, cycling, danger, health care, hospital, inertia, road rash | 6 Comments

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan

Posted on March 6, 2012 by waggadventure

Continuing the musical theme from last post, in the  words of Johnny Cash: “How high’s the water, Mama? 5 feet high and rising.” But to be more precise, it is 34 feet (10.4 m as we write, at 10 o’clock … Continue reading →

Posted in danger, floods, Murrumbidgee, Riverina, wagga, wagga wagga, weather | 3 Comments

Sign of the times…

Posted on October 13, 2011 by waggadventure

As we drive, or walk, around Wagga and the surrounding area, there are a lot of things we see that are fun and interesting. Here’s a few… This is, obviously, an echidna crossing sign. It is on the CSU campus … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Cowra, danger, driving, horse poo, kangaroo, koalas, Melbourne, Riverina, road signs, traffic signs, wagga, wagga wagga | 6 Comments

long weekend wagga

Posted on October 1, 2011 by waggadventure

It is Labour Day weekend here in Wagga. A month later than in North America, it is out of sync with many other things we associate with Labour Day: in Canada, Labour Day was a time when kids returned to … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, Australia, birds, bogans, chook, danger, fair work, fall fairs, football, footy, goats, gum tree leaves, holidays, labour day, labour day weekend, lake albert, Melbourne, minimum wage, rural life, sausage sanga, shows, small town culture, sports, utes, wagga, wagga wagga | 1 Comment

Peter Parker to the rescue

Posted on August 6, 2011 by waggadventure

Every morning, Dan gets up, puts on his robe, shakes out his slippers and walks to the pantry, where he grabs a can of bug spray and goes on patrol, all the while singing Spiderman, spiderman, does whatever a spider … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, danger, gardening, spiders | 3 Comments