western australia

Australia doesn't look right on this wall

@JudyEv (381739)

Rockingham, Australia

June 25, 2023 8:00am CST

Tonight was our last night at our house-sit so we went to the local tavern to celebrate. It was only about ten-minute drive from the house. I know I’ve written before about the copper map of the world that is on wall of the tavern. Australia is there but it’s a mirror image so Western Australia is actually on the east instead of on the west. We mentioned it to the owner of our house-sit but they hadn’t noticed it before. No doubt they’ll have a better look at it next time they visit. We had garlic bread as an entrée, then I had bruschetta for my mains and Vince had fish and chips. We can’t eat the big meals that we once used to.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

25 Jun 23

Nothing "looks right" there...

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

27 Jun 23

@JudyEv Looks like barf, to tell you the truth...

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

It's pretty ordinary for sure. I think it's been distorted to fit the wall.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 23

@BarBaraPrz And now I'll never look at it the same again.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

25 Jun 23

I remember that you posted this image in the past. I am working in the family room and I have a VERY big world map on a wall, I see the difference.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

27 Jun 23

@JudyEv I suppose they made a mistake and decided to let things as they were without correcting.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 23

@LadyDuck They may not have even noticed.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

You would wonder how it could happen really but I guess they had their excuses.

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@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

25 Jun 23

That’s funny that they never noticed! I hope you guys enjoyed this house sitting spell. I certainly enjoyed hearing about it.

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@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

27 Jun 23

@JudyEv What makes you want to house sit so often? Just like a mini vacation?

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

We're home now but have another in July and certainly one in August, September and over Christmas. So no doubt there will be more stories to tell.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

@AmbiePam We're not really used to city living and don't like it much but by house-sitting, we get out into the country. We're doing people a favour too and for us, it is a bit like a mini vacation. But now we're older we need to pick and choose a bit and not take on places that have more chores than we can comfortably manage.

@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

25 Jun 23

I hope you and Vince enjoyed your time at that house-sit and have another one planned for the near future. Maybe the person who made that map thought Western Australians were a bit backward so made the country like that on purpose?

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

27 Jun 23

Oh, that always sucks when you have to be nice to other people.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

The rest of Oz thinks we're a bit backward but that's okay. They have to be nice to us as we have the greatest mineral wealth of all the states.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

25 Jun 23

I like garlic bread, but not sure it goes with fish and chips!

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

We had it for starters. Does that make it okay maybe?

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 23

@Ronrybs Now I'll be forever concerned about having garlic bread then fish and chips!

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

28 Jun 23

@JudyEv At a pinch!

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

25 Jun 23

Do you have another house-sit planned? Have a great day.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 23

@LindaOHio Not really. Some have gone to Bali to get away from the cold and there is a quiz night coming up in July that we'll probably go to.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

We have about a month home apart from endurance rides then we're away most of August and September.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

28 Jun 23

@JudyEv My goodness, you certainly are busy! Anything been going on in your complex?

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@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

26 Jun 23

Strange no one has told them about the geographic mishap. We had garlic bread with our chicken salad today. The copper map is lovely though.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

It would probably be hard to fix now.

@Jenaisle (16568)

• Philippines

25 Jun 23

Woe fish and chips, delicious. I am sure you have a good time with your break from house-sitting. Have a wonderful week too.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

Thanks. I hope your week is going well too.

@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jun 23

I remember this image, you posted it a while back but I didn't get it, now I am going to check out a world map to see if I can tell the difference.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

It's all a bit distorted but it's Australia that is totally wrong. They've inserted it as a mirror image so the west coast is actually on the east coast and vv.

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@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

26 Jun 23

Glad you enjoyed this house-sit, I bet the animals will miss you. Where are you off to next?

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

We're going to Narrogin, our old home town, in July. We're just trying to get a final word on the dates.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

26 Jun 23

It does look strange. I thought it was upside down, but I brought up a map of Australia. Yes, a mirror image.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Jun 23

@JudyEv I'm sure it did.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

It caught my eye the very first time I saw it.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

25 Jun 23

I remember this image you posted previously. Oh, I love fish and chips.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jun 23

The bruschetti was really nice too.

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