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Now as for the nettles, we need to get you a sturdy pair of leather trousers and a long sleeved jacket so that you will not be thwarted again by mere nettles. The Internet is depending on you! I destroyed a pair of trousers geohashing in thorns, so perhaps you're just wiser than me. -[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] 01:44, 22 June 2009 (UTC) | Now as for the nettles, we need to get you a sturdy pair of leather trousers and a long sleeved jacket so that you will not be thwarted again by mere nettles. The Internet is depending on you! I destroyed a pair of trousers geohashing in thorns, so perhaps you're just wiser than me. -[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] 01:44, 22 June 2009 (UTC) | ||
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| + | : Some hefty trousers and a bit less concern for my general wellbeing might well have earned me three successes out of three attempts so far. If you're offering... ;o) -[[User:Norsemark|norsemark]] 09:31, 22 June 2009 (UTC) | ||
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| + | So it turns out that I wasn't being decieved by my device - there's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_meridian#IERS_Reference_Meridian an article] on wikipedia about the very issue which demonstrates an identical distortion. Phew! -- [[User:Norsemark|Norsemark]] 22nd June 2009, 09:15 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 09:31, 22 June 2009
I've been there! Your description snapped it back, clear as day. The Cutty Sark was being restored then, too: I don't know if it was the initial restoriation or after some intermediate disaster. I saw the foot tunnel, but the person I was with didn't want to go through it because it was just a nasty old tunnel. She didn't understand the intrinsic coolness of walking under the Thames. I can picture the pavement along the walk from there up to the observatory. it is and was indeed a famous place that I think anyone who knows the slightest about the history of navigation must recognize by name. Been there, got the pictures. Instead of posing on the line, my friend and I are posing in front of the clock, using our arms to indicate the time in our home time zones. Thank you for bringing that all back.
Now as for the nettles, we need to get you a sturdy pair of leather trousers and a long sleeved jacket so that you will not be thwarted again by mere nettles. The Internet is depending on you! I destroyed a pair of trousers geohashing in thorns, so perhaps you're just wiser than me. -Robyn 01:44, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
- Some hefty trousers and a bit less concern for my general wellbeing might well have earned me three successes out of three attempts so far. If you're offering... ;o) -norsemark 09:31, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
Meridian Lies
So it turns out that I wasn't being decieved by my device - there's an article on wikipedia about the very issue which demonstrates an identical distortion. Phew! -- Norsemark 22nd June 2009, 09:15 (UTC)
