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| − | Hello. My name is James. I | + | Hello. My name is James. I live in the [[Glasgow,_United_Kingdom|Glasgow]] graticule, and was the first man to reach a hashpoint in the 55 -4 area (and indeed any hashpoint in Scotland), less than one month after the cartoon was posted. |
| − | + | == Expeditions == | |
| + | So far I have made it to two hashpoints: | ||
| − | - [[2010-09-11_55_-4| | + | * 1 - [[2008-06-12 55 -4|June 12th, 2008]] at Patterton train station car park. |
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| + | * 2 (almost exactly 27 months later) - [[2010-09-11_55_-4|September 11th, 2010]] in the middle of Dumbarton Road in Bowling. | ||
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| + | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:2008-06-12 55 -4 4.jpg|XKCD marks the spot, June 12th, 2008. | Image:2008-06-12 55 -4 4.jpg|XKCD marks the spot, June 12th, 2008. | ||
Image:2008-06-12 55 -4 3.jpg|Me at the geohash in Patterton. | Image:2008-06-12 55 -4 3.jpg|Me at the geohash in Patterton. | ||
Image:2010-09-11 55 -4 4.jpg|XKCD marks the spot, September 11th, 2010. | Image:2010-09-11 55 -4 4.jpg|XKCD marks the spot, September 11th, 2010. | ||
| − | Image:2010-09-11 55 -4 6.jpg|Me leaving geohash in Bowling. | + | Image:2010-09-11 55 -4 6.jpg|Me leaving the geohash in Bowling. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| + | == Achievements == | ||
| + | {{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}} | ||
{{Virgin graticule | latitude = 55 | longitude = -4 | date = 2008-06-12 | name = [[User:Jxan|James]] | image = 2008-06-12 55 -4 3.jpg }} | {{Virgin graticule | latitude = 55 | longitude = -4 | date = 2008-06-12 | name = [[User:Jxan|James]] | image = 2008-06-12 55 -4 3.jpg }} | ||
{{Land geohash | latitude = 55 | longitude = -4 | date = 2008-06-12 | name = [[User:Jxan|James]] | image = 2008-06-12 55 -4 3.jpg }} | {{Land geohash | latitude = 55 | longitude = -4 | date = 2008-06-12 | name = [[User:Jxan|James]] | image = 2008-06-12 55 -4 3.jpg }} | ||
| − | {{Public transport geohash | latitude = 55 | longitude = -4 | date = 2008-06-12 | busline = the Neilston branch line to Patterton train station | + | {{Public transport geohash | latitude = 55 | longitude = -4 | date = 2008-06-12 | busline = the Neilston branch line to Patterton train station | name = [[User:Jxan|James]] | image = 2008-06-12 55 -4 5.jpg }} |
{{Police geohash | latitude = 55 | longitude = -4 | date = 2010-09-11 | encounter = being passed by a speeding police car | name = [[User:Jxan|James]] | image = 2010-09-11 55 -4 2 crop.jpg }} | {{Police geohash | latitude = 55 | longitude = -4 | date = 2010-09-11 | encounter = being passed by a speeding police car | name = [[User:Jxan|James]] | image = 2010-09-11 55 -4 2 crop.jpg }} | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 11 September 2010
Hello. My name is James. I live in the Glasgow graticule, and was the first man to reach a hashpoint in the 55 -4 area (and indeed any hashpoint in Scotland), less than one month after the cartoon was posted.
Expeditions
So far I have made it to two hashpoints:
- 1 - June 12th, 2008 at Patterton train station car park.
- 2 (almost exactly 27 months later) - September 11th, 2010 in the middle of Dumbarton Road in Bowling.
Gallery
XKCD marks the spot, June 12th, 2008.
Me at the geohash in Patterton.
XKCD marks the spot, September 11th, 2010.
Me leaving the geohash in Bowling.
Achievements
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James earned the Land geohash achievement
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James earned the Public transport geohash achievement
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James earned the Police Geohash Achievement
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