Difference between revisions of "2024-12-24 28 -82"

Latest revision as of 01:27, 26 December 2024

Location

Hidden among the development, some sort of parcel in Wesley Chapel, FL

Participants

Plans

Get there... maybe.

Expedition

I set off for this point with my phone, GPS, camera (which I never used), and half of my dignity. That last one was what I used up the most.^[1]

I looked at this point and thought, maybe I could do it, and 20 minutes later I'm on my way to I-75. Usual traffic, and it's 40 minutes on the interstate to get to Wesley Chapel, road FL-54. A brief trek before I turn onto Smith Road, and this is where everything went wrong: the road direct is smaller and appears menacing should one happen upon it. I went on anyway because, well, I wasn't doing the second option of generic neighborhood, and then I see the no trespassing signs.

Now, Street View already indicated that Duke Energy tells you not to go there. What I didn't find before setting was a bog-standard private property sign, and I decided I wasn't gonna brave weakened... anything, really. Also that I passed another pasture immediately before I stopped, and its fences were locked away, so I figured this one I was about to go to would also be locked.

So back home. Oops.

At least it wasn't a complete waste of time. Not just that I'd do literally nothing at home otherwise, but I was curious about the crossover's fuel economy, so on the interstate, I went 65 mph most of the time, even when the limit was 70. Cars passing left and right, weavers, semis... but I carried forward. In the end, I returned 38 mpg at most and 36 average. Also, the AC unit was off, and I kept it that way to see if I could survive; it wasn't summer weather, being 70°F, but I didn't sweat very hard even when I thought I should've, so that worked.

Statistics, too. 123 km in two hours... so I was realistically going 60 km/h. I already figured not to be optimistic on speed, and this kinda confirms that. I made up for the lost 2 gallons by refilling 1.7 of it, after which the car thought its fuel tank had more than when I started.

And I was let off the hook by passing it off as "Christmas traffic".

Photos

Wesley Chapel
I saw this already
but I didn't see this one
Oh well
Not bad, I must think

Achievements

10d100h earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost (400 meters) reaching the (28, -82) geohash on 2024-12-24.

↑ Well, it's not completely gone given I keep forgetting I did this.

[1] Well, it's not completely gone given I keep forgetting I did this.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-<!-- If you did not specify these parameters in the template, please substitute appropriate values for IMAGE, LAT, LON, and DATE (YYYY-MM-DD format)
+{{meetup graticule|date=2024-12-24|lat=28|lon=-82}}
-[[Image:{{{image|IMAGE}}}|thumb|left]]
-Remove this section if you don't want an image at the top (left) of your report. You should remove the "Image:" or "File:"
-tag from your image file name, and replace the all upper-case word IMAGE in the above line.
-And DON'T FORGET to add your expedition and the best photo you took to the gallery on the Main Page! We'd love to read your report, but that means we first have to discover it! :)
--->{{meetup graticule|date=2024-12-24|lat=28|lon=-82}}
 == Location ==
-<!-- where you've surveyed the hash to be -->
+Hidden among the development, some sort of parcel in Wesley Chapel, FL
 == Participants ==
-<!-- who attended: If you link to your wiki user name in this section, your expedition will be picked up by the various statistics generated for geohashing. You may use three tildes ~ as a shortcut to automatically insert the user signature of the account you are editing with.
+[[User:10d100h|10d100h]]
--->
 == Plans ==
-<!-- what were the original plans -->
+Get there... maybe.
 == Expedition ==
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
+I set off for this point with my phone, GPS, camera (which I never used), and half of my dignity. That last one was what I used up the most.<ref>Well, it's not completely gone given I keep forgetting I did this.</ref>
-== Tracklog ==
+I looked at this point and thought, maybe I could do it, and 20 minutes later I'm on my way to I-75. Usual traffic, and it's 40 minutes on the interstate to get to Wesley Chapel, road FL-54. A brief trek before I turn onto Smith Road, and this is where everything went wrong: the road direct is smaller and appears menacing should one happen upon it. I went on anyway because, well, I wasn't doing the second option of generic neighborhood, and then I see the no trespassing signs.
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may use Template:Tracklog, post a link here, or both -->
+Now, Street View already indicated that Duke Energy tells you not to go there. What I didn't find before setting was a bog-standard private property sign, and I decided I wasn't gonna brave weakened... anything, really. Also that I passed another pasture immediately before I stopped, and its fences were locked away, so I figured this one I was about to go to would also be locked.
+So back home. Oops.
+At least it wasn't a complete waste of time. Not just that I'd do literally nothing at home otherwise, but I was curious about the crossover's fuel economy, so on the interstate, I went 65 mph most of the time, even when the limit was 70. Cars passing left and right, weavers, semis... but I carried forward. In the end, I returned 38 mpg at most and 36 average. Also, the AC unit was off, and I kept it that way to see if I could survive; it wasn't summer weather, being 70°F, but I didn't sweat very hard even when I thought I should've, so that worked.
+Statistics, too. 123 km in two hours... so I was realistically going 60 km/h. I already figured not to be optimistic on speed, and this kinda confirms that. I made up for the lost 2 gallons by refilling 1.7 of it, after which the car thought its fuel tank had more than when I started.
+And I was let off the hook by passing it off as "Christmas traffic".
 == Photos ==
-<!-- Insert pictures between the gallery tags using the following format:
+<gallery>Image:2024-12-24 28 -82 IMG 0841.JPEG|Wesley Chapel
-Image:2024-##-## ## ## Alpha.jpg | Witty Comment
+Image:2024-12-24 28 -82 IMG 0844.JPEG|I saw this already
--->
+Image:2024-12-24 28 -82 IMG 0843.JPEG|but I didn't see this one
-<gallery perrow="5">
+Image:2024-12-24 28 -82 IMG 0845.JPEG|Oh well
-</gallery>
+Image:2024-12-24 28 -82 IMG 0846.JPEG|Not bad, I must think</gallery>
 == Achievements ==
 {{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|100%}}
-<!-- Add any achievement ribbons you earned below, or remove this section -->
+{{no trespassing|latitude=28|longitude=-82|date=2024-12-24|name=[[User:10d100h|10d100h]]|distance=400 meters}}
 __NOTOC__
-<!-- =============== USEFUL CATEGORIES FOLLOW ================
-Delete the next line ONLY if you have chosen the appropriate categories below. If you are unsure, don't worry. People will read your report and help you with the classification. -->
-[[Category:New report]]
-<!-- Potential categories. Please include all the ones appropriate to your expedition -->
-<!-- If this is a planning page:
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
--->
-<!-- An actual expedition:
-[[Category:Expeditions]]
--- and one or more of --
-[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
--->
-<!-- if you reached your coordinates:
-[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
---><!-- or if you did not reach the coordinates:
 [[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
--- and a reason --
-When there is a natural obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
-When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
 [[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
+{{location|US|FL|PS}}
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
-(Don't forget to delete this final close comment marker) -->


Tue 24 Dec 2024 in 28,-82: 28.2269996, -82.3037828 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox