western australia

Over the hill and far away

@JudyEv (381960)

Rockingham, Australia

March 15, 2021 2:51am CST

This morning, we went down to the big shed to sort out some of the items there. There were two tyres that are of no use so I wheeled one out to add to others that were already outside. Once outside the door, I gave it a push to send it over a bit of a bank. I thought it would fall over onto the others that are there. However, it bounced down the bank and continued on its merry way down the paddock. No drama – it was bound to stop when it reached the fence which consists of five plain wires. But it went straight through the fence and continued down the next paddock heading for our little dam. Up the bank of the dam it went, did a bit of a curve then down the bank out of sight and I presume it’s now in the water. I told Vince about the tyre. He was a bit incredulous so I did the same thing with the second tyre and off down the paddock it went, straight through the fence and on towards the dam. However, this one veered a little to the left and went on to explore the bush around the dam. If you had wanted the tyres to do that, there is no way it would have happened. Oh well, such is life. The photo is of our friend’s little dog,Mopsy, at the edge of the dam.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

15 Mar 21

i would bet if you did that 20 times, you wouldn't get those results more than the 2 times you did!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

Don't you think so? I couldn't get over it going through the fence. Obviously the wires need tightening.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

@DocAndersen I just expected them to wobble and fall over before they even got to the fence but no, they had a great old time rolling down the paddock.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

15 Mar 21

@JudyEv I would have figured the fence or friction would have stopped it

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@DaddyEvil (174336)

• United States

15 Mar 21

Did Vince's mouth drop open when the second tire tried to join it friend?

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@DaddyEvil (174336)

• United States

15 Mar 21

@JudyEv I wondered about that. Was it a really old fence?

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

@DaddyEvil Not really - 17 years. It's just five plain wires but it isn't as tight as it could be. The wires never even slowed up the tyres. lol And one went through quite close to the post

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

He was a bit astounded by the way it sent through the fence as though it wasn't there. lol

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@msdivkar (23356)

• India

15 Mar 21

Yes many times you wheel the tyre to go to a particular place and it ends up going somewhere else. That is the fact of life also.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

I felt sure it would fall over but it just kept rolling. It was downhill all the way till it got to the dam area.

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@msdivkar (23356)

• India

15 Mar 21

@JudyEv It certainly is rare occurrence but I could visualise it.

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@LadyDuck (502340)

• Italy

15 Mar 21

I hope you will not be blamed to have polluted the water with those tires. This dog is so cute.

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@LadyDuck (502340)

• Italy

15 Mar 21

@JudyEv Oh my, this photo is beautiful, Herc was such a good boy.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

@LadyDuck I can't imagine either Harry or Solomon putting up with this. Solomon might but Harry would panic big time.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

I think we'll find it on the edge and will be able to pull it out. The other one is in the bush. Mopsy was a cute little dog. She was a friend of Herc's.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

15 Mar 21

We always get the irony of what we wanted it to happened.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

Yes, that's true. lol

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@erictsuma (9725)

• Mombasa, Kenya

15 Mar 21

I hope you were able to recover the tyires from the dam

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

I'm sure we'll find it on the edge and be able to retrieve it. The other one went the other side of the dam so didn't go into the water.

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@erictsuma (9725)

• Mombasa, Kenya

15 Mar 21

@JudyEv oh that's nice

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

15 Mar 21

Just to prove your point you lose one more tyre. Such is life

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

I should imagine it's sitting on the edge. We'll check in a day or two when we go down there.

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@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

15 Mar 21

Oh poor tire (tyre). I bet they on the water now.

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@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

16 Mar 21

@JudyEv Lol. Keep us posted.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 21

@jobelbojel I'll do that. lol

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

Possibly one is. We'll find out later today. lol

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@wolfgirl569 (135664)

• Marion, Ohio

15 Mar 21

They never stay up that long for me

Too bad you dont have more to play with

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@wolfgirl569 (135664)

• Marion, Ohio

16 Mar 21

@JudyEv You would have fun

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

I suppose I could roll all the ones that are outside but then Vince might object. lol

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 21

@wolfgirl569 If they all went in the dam, they'd fill it up.

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@moffittjc (128833)

• Gainesville, Florida

15 Mar 21

Judy, that's littering! I hope you and Vince go and pick those tires up! lol

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@moffittjc (128833)

• Gainesville, Florida

15 Mar 21

@JudyEv Ok good. My faith has been restored in you!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

@moffittjc But we might take down some more limbs and create more mess.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

I think that's tomorrow's job.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

15 Mar 21

That's incredible they would do that. I agree. If you wanted them to do that, it wouldn't have happened.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

16 Mar 21

@JudyEv That's a lot.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

They would have rolled several hundred metres.

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@thelme55 (79309)

• Germany

15 Mar 21

That tyre reminded me of the tyre that I made into flower pots. Beautiful dog.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

It's possible to make nice plant containers from them.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

15 Mar 21

Mopsy is adorable. Made me smile. We used to play inside the tires as a kid, rolling down the hill. Not sure how we survived some of the things we did.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

Oh gosh, rolling down a hill in a tyre sounds a bit risky. I'm sure it was a lot of fun though.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 21

@CarolDM I can believe it.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

15 Mar 21

@JudyEv We had so much fun.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

15 Mar 21

Usually what we don’t want, it happens. A smart tire, she wanted to freshen up in the water.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

They went off to see the world, that's for sure. lol

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

16 Mar 21

Yes, they wanted a tour.

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@snowy22315 (208819)

• United States

15 Mar 21

You never know about tires.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

These two were quite wide which is probably why they went on ... and on ... and ....

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

16 Mar 21

That dog is a doll!!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 21

It's a Maltese/Shih Tzu cross. They're very popular here. Some come out more like one breed or the other but they all have lovely temperaments. Here is another friend's little dog - same cross.

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@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

15 Mar 21

That is the cutest dog and of course if you had planned that it would never have worked.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 21

It was Murphy's Law all over again! Mopsy was the dearest little dog.

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@FourWalls (86625)

• United States

15 Mar 21

Those things have a mind of their own! Such a cute little puppy, too!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 21

Luckily the paddock wasn't bigger or they'd be even further away.

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@jstory07 (148731)

• Roseburg, Oregon

15 Mar 21

Maybe those tyre wanted to run away from home.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 21

They looked like they were off to see the world!

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

16 Mar 21

Tires would definitely go to where they wantb

Cute dog!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 21

These tyres seem to be quite determined about where they wanted to go.