OT: going postal...not quite-Air Mail anyone?

chewie · chewie's Garage

there's a little bit of swearing by the tradies filming it

hellfishtat · hellfishtat's Garage

Makes me proud to be of Australian (Irish) decent. Looks like someone may have had too much Bundy OP while making the ramp (excellent craftsman ship), or started the celebration for Anzac's Day a few weeks early!

Bob Hancock · 04-11-2012, 03:38 AM

Musta seemed like a good idea at the time. Guy OK?

PFFOG · 04-11-2012, 03:53 AM

I think I got a package that was in those panniers!

bradzdotcom · bradzdotcom's Garage

the guy is okay, but he no longer works for the post office, partly because he went back to the office and told them he'd hit a kangaroo...and then the video came out.

Guest24 · 04-11-2012, 05:43 AM

He needed some RD barbacks to get the cg more aft. Must be a former C-130 loadmaster.

I personally think that he was training for IOM.

PFFOG · 04-11-2012, 06:07 AM

Note to self, if you ever make a ramp, don't put a kicker at the top,

Guest24 · 04-11-2012, 06:17 AM

It works well for British "jump-jets."

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Drews323i · Drews323i's Garage

I wasn't a mail carrier but I did that same stunt when I was 12 yrs old. "Hey y'all watch this..."

AZ-Twin · 04-11-2012, 08:44 AM

That's a funny video, thanks for posting that Jon, I hope the guy didn't get hurt.

bradzdotcom · bradzdotcom's Garage

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Originally Posted by AZ-Twin

I hope the guy didn't get hurt.

does "had to resign" hurt? i believe that was the final outcome...so far.

here's an article:

Letter rip! Anglesea Postie's air-mail delivery comes crashing down

the video went viral and now you can't help but trip over it everywhere.

AZ-Twin · 04-11-2012, 12:16 PM

I'm gonna talk to our letter carrier, I wonder how far he could jump that little jeep?

lightfighter · 04-11-2012, 06:11 PM

Who sets up a shot like that with a truck in the way?

PFFOG · 04-11-2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by lightfighter

Who sets up a shot like that with a truck in the way?

Silly goose, an Aussie of course, the Kiwi's are just a little more crazy they would have tried to jump over the truck too

Corky · 04-11-2012, 07:03 PM

He was definitely a surfer, They are the same all over the world. SoCal, Oz, Hawaii it don't matter.

Funny as sh t!

bradzdotcom · bradzdotcom's Garage

hey, don't you go picking on surfers!

besides being a lot of fun and difficult to do, it's one of the few sports that one partakes in with the full knowledge that you can be attacked and EATEN while participating...and nobody is overly surprised.

that just doesn't happen too often in golf, softball, croquet, etc...

Corky · 04-12-2012, 06:06 AM

I resemble that..............

ckcarr · ckcarr's Garage

I assumed that the jumper was Chewie.

Probably woke up in the hospital just long enough to post that for us!

bikerfish1100 · 04-12-2012, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bradzdotcom

hey, don't you go picking on surfers!

besides being a lot of fun and difficult to do, it's one of the few sports that one partakes in with the full knowledge that you can be attacked and EATEN while participating...and nobody is overly surprised.

that just doesn't happen too often in golf, softball, croquet, etc...

hey, i got eaten once following a game of strip poker. does that count?

bradzdotcom · bradzdotcom's Garage

no, cause you have to be attacked first, which also includes the element of surprise.
unless of course, it was one of your poker buddies, which would amply cover the "surprise" part...well...maybe...