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Boy G Expert Date registered: Feb 2007 Location: Bushveld, South Africa Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602 Posts: 1683 | Travel pics - look what I saw I found this truck in Mozambicque the other day - thought it may interest the brethren. Those are goats up there - the truck driver uses them as currency between north Moz. where there are still trees and goats, and the south (P6200073.JPG) Attachments ---------------- P6200073.JPG (64KB - 3 downloads) | ||
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martin Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Del Mar, CA Isles of Scilly, UK Vehicle(s): 99 G500 95 E300D 95 R1100GS 06 K1200R Posts: 297 | RE: Travel pics - look what I saw fascinating ... a part of the world that is most intriguing. | ||
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spots350sl Veteran Date registered: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Vehicle(s): 2003 G500, 1972 350SL Posts: 222 | RE: Travel pics - look what I saw Are the goats tied (cant see anything in the pic)? otherwise i would imagine they would jump/fall.... poor goats.... | ||
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Ed Mclass Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Vehicle(s): 1958 180a, 2010 GLK, 2000 G 500, 2005 SLK 350 Posts: 1215 | Re: Travel pics - look what I saw 45 gallon of diesel is 35 1/2 goats, so you pay 36 and get back a kid? (that's a small goat!) | ||
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Boy G Expert Date registered: Feb 2007 Location: Bushveld, South Africa Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602 Posts: 1683 | RE: Travel pics - look what I saw spots350sl - 5/9/2007 2:13 AM Are the goats tied (cant see anything in the pic)? otherwise i would imagine they would jump/fall.... poor goats.... The goats are tied onto the truck by a short piece of rope. I took the pic. at a police roadblock (of which there are hundreds in Moz. - every settlement has a roadblock and everyone must stop and go through a routine which often involves "gifts") Whether the goats smooth the way past the police I cannot tell - but then the trucker doesn't have enough goats for them all. I had to go some distance away as cameras make the police nervous and they have automatic weapons, sunglasses etc and I have children and am a chicken... | ||
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