03-05-2009, 05:55 PM | #4761 (permalink) |
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03-05-2009, 06:05 PM | #4762 (permalink) |
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No, but thanks for the memories, unc. Many years ago that was the name of a famous Philadelphia transvestite, and (s)he was actually quiet gorgeous in her own way. She had a downtown disco/nightclub named after her...maybe she was part owner or just the mascot, I'm not sure...but I recall going in there once by myself and not knowing who (s)he was at the time, and she was hitting up on me; I couldn't oblige since I had to meet somebody soon, but I made up my mind to go back later...but then I found out who she was. Luv ya, hun.
I'm in London, but I want you to find me where I am in a famous structure. Last edited by BadNick; 03-05-2009 at 06:10 PM.. |
03-06-2009, 03:30 AM | #4763 (permalink) |
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03-06-2009, 05:55 AM | #4765 (permalink) |
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The London Eye? That big Ferris Wheel thingy.
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03-06-2009, 08:24 AM | #4766 (permalink) |
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Yes, I'm sitting at the top of the London Eye....you kept an eye out for me and found me, Tul. You're up.
With coordinates of 51° 30′ 11.88″ N, 0° 7′ 10.92″ W it is just barely in the Western Hemisphere by less than one degree longitude. London Eye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The London Eye (also known as the Millennium Wheel) at a height of 135 metres (443 ft), is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3 million people a year. At the time it was erected it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until it was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang (160m) in May 2006, and then the Singapore Flyer (165m) on 11 February 2008. However, it is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (because the entire structure is supported by an A-frame on one side only). The London Eye is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, United Kingdom, between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. The site is adjacent to that of the former Dome of Discovery, which was built for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Here's me wishing I was her hand: |
03-06-2009, 09:00 AM | #4767 (permalink) |
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Do not lean against doors, sounds like solid advice.
I'm liking this new strategy of mine- wait for all the hard work to be done then swoop in for the kill. For the record I've been very busy of late. Been on the road for nearly two weeks and now I'm in the middle moving unexpectedly. I'm only moving a few miles but there's a lot involved due to a multitude of reasons. So with that in mind- Where am I? I will respond to questions at least twice a day, once in the AM and PM. Noon too if I get a lunch break.
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03-06-2009, 10:32 AM | #4768 (permalink) | |
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EH?
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03-06-2009, 10:36 AM | #4769 (permalink) |
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Tul, I figured you wouldn't just abandon our "where in the world" thread without a word...so I assumed you were either busy or some other personal business to deal with. I hope where you're moving is even better than where you are/were. And since we're in no hurry to become the longest thread in TFP history, we can just plod along like the proverbial turtle in the race ...persistence always pays off.
sooooo.... are you in the SH? |
03-06-2009, 04:52 PM | #4770 (permalink) | ||
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And no, WH. ---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:49 PM ---------- Quote:
No BTW- NH.
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03-06-2009, 06:23 PM | #4771 (permalink) |
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us?
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03-07-2009, 03:18 AM | #4775 (permalink) |
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quintana roo?
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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it. |
03-07-2009, 09:20 AM | #4777 (permalink) |
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are you in Yucatan state?
---------- Post added at 12:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 PM ---------- Hey, remember when I was in that big hangar? Well today I was reading the latest Road & Track magazine and they have a monthly "road test" featured article and this month they "road tested" the Zeppelin NT N704LZ Eureka...how cool!!! It's housed across from that hangar #1 Tul mentioned, near San Fran. This blimp is big! You can fit an entire Airbus A380 inside the pressure envelope....and to follow up on my wish above, it is fitted with a gondola cabin for passengers and an outfit is giving aerial tours of the area in this Zeppelin.... no doubt I'll do this if I'm near Cali Airship Ventures |
03-07-2009, 09:26 AM | #4778 (permalink) | |
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I am in the State of Yucatán.
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03-07-2009, 09:56 AM | #4780 (permalink) |
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I'm south of 180.
Interesting point though. 180 runs from Cancun to Merida and then hooks north to Progreso, which is where I live (not where I'm at BTW,) but most maps I see have the Hwy from Merida to Progreso listed as 261. The road itself has a bunch of 180 signs on it.
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03-07-2009, 10:59 AM | #4781 (permalink) |
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yaxcaba?
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03-07-2009, 11:37 AM | #4783 (permalink) |
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chemax?
give us something to work with...
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03-07-2009, 12:02 PM | #4785 (permalink) |
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i'm looking for a lake or river and don't see anything...
are we near mex 295?
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03-07-2009, 12:13 PM | #4786 (permalink) |
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Yes I am.
Rivers here are underground, lakes few and far between. Do you "See No Tay's?" Because I'm freaking famous.
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03-07-2009, 12:48 PM | #4787 (permalink) |
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east of 295?
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03-07-2009, 01:06 PM | #4788 (permalink) |
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Are you in the Cuzamá cenotes? Hey Tul, do you ever dive in the cenotes? I've always fantasized about diving in there and finding priceless treasures that may have been jewelry worn by Mayan human sacrifices thrown into the cenotes.
This is a little donkey-drawn "train" that takes you to the Chelentun cenote at Cuzamá and then some pics I found of that place: |
03-07-2009, 02:03 PM | #4789 (permalink) |
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no cenotes on the map i'm looking at...
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03-07-2009, 02:28 PM | #4790 (permalink) | |
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West about 4mi.
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While that not where I'm at I have done the donkey train at Cuzamá several times. It's on the list of "must sees" for gringos when then have family and friends in from out of town. That rail in the picture is single. Know how they get it to be a round trip? There's two trains when they meet one driver pushes his car off the tracks then back on.
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03-07-2009, 02:33 PM | #4792 (permalink) |
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I noticed this after picking this spot. Now that we've figured out I'm floating in a cenote let me just say this one gets it's picture taken a lot. Maybe more then any other in the Yucatan.
---------- Post added at 04:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:30 PM ---------- Nope. For the record there's about 3-4 San Joaquín cenotes here. Same thing with the name San Ignacio, there one just about everywhere.
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03-07-2009, 09:14 PM | #4794 (permalink) | |
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This is the most fantastic place between about 8am and 10am. After that it's full of tourists from Cancun. Yep up Nick!
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03-08-2009, 02:31 AM | #4796 (permalink) |
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stewartstown, pa?
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