Difference between revisions of "User talk:Thomcat"

Revision as of 17:21, 21 February 2014

I moved all the old comments to User talk:Thomcat/OldTalk in February of 2014.

Germany 2014

Thomcat is in Frankfurt on Feb 22 for a Star Trek convention, and then must travel to Nürnberg on Sunday Feb 23. Is up for a geohash meetup anywhere in between, indirect route acceptable. Will have a backpack and one medium suitcase (it is a business trip after all). Potentials discussed so far include the following. Up for a meetup? Edit below or add suggestions. --Thomcat (talk) 11:07, 21 February 2014 (EST)

Mannheim

In the parking lot of a Shopping center. Via either the OEG interurban tramway or the Vogelstang from Mannheim.

Würzburg

Just NE of Eubigheim, trains run ~~every two hours~~ sporadically Monday to Friday only, and once in the late evening on sundays.

Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt hash would be reachable as well... small rural village (Leutersdorf) in southern Thüringen. Train station at Vachdorf.

Ticketing

The trains in Deutschland are not free. My routing is flexible, and purchasing all or part of a 44 € group ticket is within the budget. Exact route planning requires our destination, but feel free to suggest a common starting point here. --Thomcat (talk) 11:19, 21 February 2014 (EST)

Summary of reachable destinations

I checked them all :P --Ekorren (talk) 12:21, 21 February 2014 (EST)

Frankfurt graticule

A field

Accessibility: You never know about fields.

8 km from Wetzlar station

7 km from Dutenhofen station

Bus connection probably comes significantly closer, not researched

Fulda graticule

Forest, about 2.5 km from the village Gieser.

Accessibility: German forests are usually accessible.

Next train station > 10 km.

Bus connection: Not researched.

Schweinfurt graticule

Public "road" in the village Leutersdorf in southern Thüringen, quite remote.

Accessibility: Almost certain

3 km from station Vachdorf. Trains every two hours, quite a trip

Mannheim

On a parking lot of a large shopping centre near a motorway junction. Might not be a very romantic location. Near former american barracks.

Accessibility: Almost certain.

2 km from the tram stop "Vogelstang Endstelle" (Mannheim municipal tramway), 2.5 km from "Käfertal Wald" (OEG suburban railway/tramway).

Würzburg graticule

A field in the municipality of Ahorn (= maple)

Accessibility: There might be crop.

Theoretically 3 km from the station of Eubigheim, but Eubigheim has no train traffic on sundays. Sporadically there's a "bus" which only goes if prebooked.

Bamberg graticule

A forest, a trail, not much more.

Accessibility: Most certainly yes.

Dottenheim station is closest (5.5 km), Dietersheim and Ipsheim about the same (6 km). Bus connections getting closer don't run on sundays.

Not very far from Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Significant risk to meet Americans on the train.

Nürnberg graticule

You'll prefer one you didn't hash in already, won't you?

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 === [[Würzburg, Germany|Würzburg]] ===
-Just NE of Eubigheim, trains run every two hours.
+Just NE of Eubigheim, trains run <s>every two hours</s> sporadically Monday to Friday only, and once in the late evening on sundays.
 === [[Schweinfurt, Germany|Schweinfurt]] ===
@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 === Ticketing ===
 The trains in Deutschland are not free. My routing is flexible, and purchasing all or part of a 44 € group ticket is within the budget. Exact route planning requires our destination, but feel free to suggest a common starting point here. --[[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] ([[User talk:Thomcat|talk]]) 11:19, 21 February 2014 (EST)
+=== Summary of reachable destinations ===
+I checked them all :P --[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] ([[User talk:Ekorren|talk]]) 12:21, 21 February 2014 (EST)
+'''Frankfurt graticule'''
+A field
+Accessibility: You never know about fields.
+km from Wetzlar station
+km from Dutenhofen station
+Bus connection probably comes significantly closer, not researched
+'''Fulda graticule'''
+Forest, about 2.5 km from the village Gieser.
+Accessibility: German forests are usually accessible.
+Next train station > 10 km.
+Bus connection: Not researched.
+'''Schweinfurt graticule'''
+Public "road" in the village Leutersdorf in southern Thüringen, quite remote.
+Accessibility: Almost certain
+km from station Vachdorf. Trains every two hours, quite a trip
+'''Mannheim'''
+On a parking lot of a large shopping centre near a motorway junction. Might not be a very romantic location. Near former american barracks.
+Accessibility: Almost certain.
+km from the tram stop "Vogelstang Endstelle" (Mannheim municipal tramway), 2.5 km from "Käfertal Wald" (OEG suburban railway/tramway).
+'''Würzburg graticule'''
+A field in the municipality of Ahorn (= maple)
+Accessibility: There might be crop.
+Theoretically 3 km from the station of Eubigheim, but Eubigheim has no train traffic on sundays. Sporadically there's a "bus" which only goes if prebooked.
+'''Bamberg graticule'''
+A forest, a trail, not much more.
+Accessibility: Most certainly yes.
+Dottenheim station is closest (5.5 km), Dietersheim and Ipsheim about the same (6 km). Bus connections getting closer don't run on sundays.
+Not very far from Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Significant risk to meet Americans on the train.
+'''Nürnberg graticule'''
+You'll prefer one you didn't hash in already, won't you?