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BadNick · 05-11-2011, 05:42 PM

Sorry I've been so busy to post less frequently than usual, friendly folks. I think I'll be back to my more relaxed existence over the next week or so.

Not Asia and not China.

Ourcrazymodern? · 05-11-2011, 05:53 PM

So, south of the 40?

BadNick · 05-11-2011, 05:57 PM

Yes I am south of the 40, but west of the Caucasus.

Ourcrazymodern? · 05-11-2011, 06:22 PM

On that 'nother continent?

Lindy · 05-11-2011, 07:14 PM

Are you on an island in the Mediterranean Sea?

uncle phil · 05-12-2011, 02:34 AM

are you in a landlocked country?

BadNick · 05-12-2011, 06:45 AM

yes on another continent, not on an island anywhere including the Med Sea, and not a landlocked country.

Lindy · 05-12-2011, 10:15 AM

Are you east of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea?

BadNick · 05-12-2011, 11:25 AM

I'm west of those two places.

uncle phil · 05-12-2011, 11:34 AM

be's you in africa?

BadNick · 05-12-2011, 05:15 PM

i bees

uncle phil · 05-13-2011, 02:51 AM

indiana oceanic?

Lindy · 05-13-2011, 04:45 PM

Are you more than 50 kilometers from the coast?

BadNick · 05-14-2011, 07:24 AM

I'm not on the Indie Ocean side but I am a little more than 50 km from the coast.

uncle phil · 05-14-2011, 08:55 AM

are you in morocco?

BadNick · 05-14-2011, 04:50 PM

no, south of Morocco

uncle phil · 05-14-2011, 04:57 PM

mauritania?

BadNick · 05-14-2011, 05:04 PM

more south

Lindy · 05-14-2011, 07:08 PM

Are you east or south of Monrovia?

BadNick · 05-14-2011, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lindy

Are you east or south of Monrovia?

yes

uncle phil · 05-15-2011, 02:32 AM

aunt phil spent some time with the peace corps in togo; might you be there?

BadNick · 05-15-2011, 09:50 AM

If I knew aunti phil was in Togo I would visit there. But for now, if you Goto Togo from Monrovia you wenttoo far east.

uncle phil · 05-15-2011, 10:54 AM

are you in ghana?

BadNick · 05-15-2011, 03:13 PM

I'm ghana hafta say yes I am in Ghana.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

...I'm standing on a man-made feature which has some superlative significance.

uncle phil · 05-15-2011, 04:38 PM

lemme guess, lake bosomtwe?

BadNick · 05-15-2011, 05:18 PM

unc, shoulda saved the tit-name lake for your future place to hide.

Not lake bosomtwe...but within ~100 miles or so of it

uncle phil · 05-16-2011, 02:11 AM

bia game production preserve?

BadNick · 05-16-2011, 10:27 AM

not bia game or big game

If the next couple guesses don't find me I'll give you more clues.

uncle phil · 05-16-2011, 11:41 AM

for the record, it is Bia Game Production Reserve, but i digress...

Lake Volta?

Lindy · 05-16-2011, 12:20 PM

Are you standing on the Akosombo Dam, which forms the superlatively largest (by surface area) man-made reservoir in the world?

BadNick · 05-16-2011, 04:15 PM

unc, I love records! And I thank you for that follow up since otherwise I would never have known there was such a place as Bia Game Production Reserve, where I am not.

Lake Volta would be a great clue! However, Lindy the Sleuth has found me, again!

Yes I am standing on Akosombo Dam and thank you for pointing out its superlative character. You're up again, Lindy.

In case you're wondering why I'm not in this photo, it was taken just as I fell off the back side of the dam.

Here's some facts and pics of Akosombo Dam which you can peruse until Lindy's next post.

The Akosombo Dam (also referred to as the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project) is a hydroelectric dam of the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin, and the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the world's largest man-made lake, covering 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi), which is 3.6% of Ghana's land area.

The primary purpose of the Akosombo Dam was to provide electricity for the aluminum industry. The Akosombo Dam was called "the largest single investment in the economic development plans of Ghana." Its original electrical output was 912 MWe, which was upgraded to 1,020 MW in a retrofit project that was completed in 2006.

The flooding that created the Lake Volta reservoir displaced many people and had a significant impact on the environment.

Ourcrazymodern? · 05-16-2011, 04:19 PM

Treading water isn't all it's cracked up to be?

BadNick · 05-16-2011, 04:31 PM

words of wisdom

Upon my initial investigation, this dam project seems to be nothing but full of positive benefits. But looking a bit deeper starts to show how even the seemingly obvious benefits might end up causing more harm than good. The jury is still out on this project

A still good rule of thumb is "don't fuck with Mother Nature"

Lindy · 05-16-2011, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

yes NH and EH. I'm standing on a man-made feature which has some superlative significance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

....Yes I am standing on Akosombo Dam and thank you for pointing out its superlative character. You're up again, Lindy. ...

BadNick gave a helpful clue about the kind of place he would choose to be. Once his location settled in Ghana, I just started looking for the biggest, or baddest, or oldest... or some other superlative,

and something that he could stand on.

I don't know where I am yet. I'll find a place soon.

Lindy

uncle phil · 05-17-2011, 03:34 AM

DAM!!!

BadNick · 05-17-2011, 11:37 AM

"dam mad" is a palindrome!

uncle phil · 05-17-2011, 12:06 PM

so is sios...

SIOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lindy · 05-17-2011, 09:37 PM

I found myself a place to hide.

Lindy

uncle phil · 05-18-2011, 03:09 AM

BadNick · 05-18-2011, 04:48 AM

05-11-2011, 05:53 PM	#12962 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	So, south of the 40? __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

05-11-2011, 06:22 PM	#12964 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	On that 'nother continent? __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

05-12-2011, 02:34 AM	#12966 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	are you in a landlocked country? __________________ "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.

05-12-2011, 11:34 AM	#12970 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	be's you in africa? __________________ "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.

05-13-2011, 02:51 AM	#12972 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	indiana oceanic? __________________ "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.

05-11-2011, 05:42 PM	#12961 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Sorry I've been so busy to post less frequently than usual, friendly folks. I think I'll be back to my more relaxed existence over the next week or so. Not Asia and not China.

05-11-2011, 05:57 PM	#12963 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Yes I am south of the 40, but west of the Caucasus.

05-11-2011, 07:14 PM	#12965 (permalink)
Lindy Junkie	Are you on an island in the Mediterranean Sea?

05-12-2011, 06:45 AM	#12967 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	yes on another continent, not on an island anywhere including the Med Sea, and not a landlocked country.

05-12-2011, 10:15 AM	#12968 (permalink)
Lindy Junkie	Are you east of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea?

05-12-2011, 11:25 AM	#12969 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	I'm west of those two places.

05-12-2011, 05:15 PM	#12971 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	i bees

05-13-2011, 04:45 PM	#12973 (permalink)
Lindy Junkie	Are you more than 50 kilometers from the coast?

05-14-2011, 07:24 AM	#12974 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	I'm not on the Indie Ocean side but I am a little more than 50 km from the coast.

05-14-2011, 08:55 AM	#12975 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	are you in morocco? __________________ "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.

05-14-2011, 04:50 PM	#12976 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	no, south of Morocco

05-14-2011, 04:57 PM	#12977 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	mauritania? __________________ "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.

05-14-2011, 05:04 PM	#12978 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	more south

05-14-2011, 07:08 PM	#12979 (permalink)
Lindy Junkie	Are you east or south of Monrovia?

05-15-2011, 02:32 AM	#12981 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	aunt phil spent some time with the peace corps in togo; might you be there? __________________ "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.

05-15-2011, 09:50 AM	#12982 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	If I knew aunti phil was in Togo I would visit there. But for now, if you Goto Togo from Monrovia you wenttoo far east.

05-15-2011, 10:54 AM	#12983 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	are you in ghana? __________________ "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.

05-15-2011, 04:38 PM	#12985 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	lemme guess, lake bosomtwe? __________________ "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.

05-15-2011, 05:18 PM	#12986 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	unc, shoulda saved the tit-name lake for your future place to hide. Not lake bosomtwe...but within ~100 miles or so of it

05-16-2011, 02:11 AM	#12987 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	bia game production preserve? __________________ "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.

05-16-2011, 10:27 AM	#12988 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	not bia game or big game If the next couple guesses don't find me I'll give you more clues.

05-16-2011, 11:41 AM	#12989 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	for the record, it is Bia Game Production Reserve, but i digress... Lake Volta? __________________ "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.

05-16-2011, 12:20 PM	#12990 (permalink)
Lindy Junkie	Are you standing on the Akosombo Dam, which forms the superlatively largest (by surface area) man-made reservoir in the world?

05-16-2011, 04:15 PM	#12991 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	unc, I love records! And I thank you for that follow up since otherwise I would never have known there was such a place as Bia Game Production Reserve, where I am not. Lake Volta would be a great clue! However, Lindy the Sleuth has found me, again! Yes I am standing on Akosombo Dam and thank you for pointing out its superlative character. You're up again, Lindy. In case you're wondering why I'm not in this photo, it was taken just as I fell off the back side of the dam. Here's some facts and pics of Akosombo Dam which you can peruse until Lindy's next post. The Akosombo Dam (also referred to as the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project) is a hydroelectric dam of the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin, and the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the world's largest man-made lake, covering 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi), which is 3.6% of Ghana's land area. The primary purpose of the Akosombo Dam was to provide electricity for the aluminum industry. The Akosombo Dam was called "the largest single investment in the economic development plans of Ghana." Its original electrical output was 912 MWe, which was upgraded to 1,020 MW in a retrofit project that was completed in 2006. The flooding that created the Lake Volta reservoir displaced many people and had a significant impact on the environment.

05-16-2011, 04:19 PM	#12992 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	Treading water isn't all it's cracked up to be? __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

05-16-2011, 04:31 PM	#12993 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	words of wisdom Upon my initial investigation, this dam project seems to be nothing but full of positive benefits. But looking a bit deeper starts to show how even the seemingly obvious benefits might end up causing more harm than good. The jury is still out on this project A still good rule of thumb is "don't fuck with Mother Nature"

05-17-2011, 03:34 AM	#12995 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	DAM!!! __________________ "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.

05-17-2011, 11:37 AM	#12996 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	"dam mad" is a palindrome!

05-17-2011, 12:06 PM	#12997 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	so is sios... SIOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ "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.

05-17-2011, 09:37 PM	#12998 (permalink)
Lindy Junkie	I found myself a place to hide. Lindy