2015-11-18 51 1

Wed 18 Nov 2015 in Canterbury, UK: 51.9826737, 1.1571756 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

A front door in Jervis Close, Holbrook, Suffolk, UK.

Participants

Sourcerer

Plans

Wait for named-storm "Barney" to blow itself out. Go there and post a Crox Poster through the letter box.

Expedition

I could not get 3G reception at the site. The second house in the photo was the one. The hash-distance at their front door dropped momentarily to one metre before going back up to three. I posted the Crox Poster as planned at almost exactly 4pm.

There was not too much storm damage. I saw one fallen tree and a leaning lamp post that might have been unrelated to the wind. It was worse further south with railway delays.

Named storms are new to the UK. I'm wondering if our Met' Office has a sense of humour. The first storm was called Abigail (A big gale?) and Barney is Cockney rhyming slang for "Trouble" as in Barney Rubble (of the Flintstones). Now I can't wait for the "C" storm to see if I'm right.

Update: The next storm will be called Clodagh which has no humour value I can discern. There goes that hypothesis. I have also learned that the public can suggest names for Met'Office use.

Photos

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  Google Earth Track.

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  Proof.

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  The houses at the hashpoint

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  This reminds me of my mis-spent youth!

Achievements

Expeditions and Plans

2015-11-18
Nowy Sącz, Poland	Malgond	On an escarpment by the road 94 in Bodzanów east of Wieliczka.
Mannheim, Germany	Q-Owl	In a little orchard near Mainz-Finthen; not far from Q-Owls origin hashpoin...
Canterbury, United Kingdom	Sourcerer	A front door in Jervis Close, Holbrook, Suffolk, UK.
Jämsä, Finland	Tilley	In Huttula, Jämsänkoski. The point lies in a field near a house.

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