'Hairy Panic' As Tumbleweed Invades Oz Homes

[Still Waters]

A fast-growing tumbleweed dubbed 'hairy panic' has engulfed a street in a rural town in Australia, clogging up homes, gardens and garages.

It has left residents in Wangaratta, Victoria, complaining of the hours it is taking them to clear their properties of the menacing weed.

http://news.sky.com/...nvades-oz-homes

[Doug1029]

A fast-growing tumbleweed dubbed 'hairy panic' has engulfed a street in a rural town in Australia, clogging up homes, gardens and garages.

It has left residents in Wangaratta, Victoria, complaining of the hours it is taking them to clear their properties of the menacing weed.

http://news.sky.com/...nvades-oz-homes

Now they know how we feel about tumbling mustard and Russian-thistle. Ever see a windbreak on the great Plains after a good blow? Tumbleweeds piled 20 feet high.

Doug

[TripGun]

I bet if it caught fire there would be a bit of a panic.