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Valkeniersweide park, Rotterdam.
  
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== Expedition ==
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I had to run some errands today and decided that I could squeeze in this geohash without too much of a detour. So I drove the hashmobile to the southern end of Rotterdam and found the Dordtsestraatweg where I parked. The hash was close by, on the grass next to a pond in a small park. There were a few people about, some of whom were walking their dogs. I found the hash point without any problems and took some pictures. I then got back in the hashmobile and continued on my way.
  
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Except, that's when the problem started. I drove off straight away because parking is paid in this area, and I didn't want to bother with that because I only had to be there for a minute. As I accelerated onto the motorway, it hit me.
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The smell.
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It started out innocently enough, with this sudden feeling of "do I smell something? Or is is just my imagination?". Then it became stronger. And then it became overwhelming. As it turned out, I had stepped in dog poop back in the park, and there was now a huge clump of it sticking to the sole of my right foot.
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== Expedition ==
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But I was on the motorway, and there was no way I could do anything about it. I briefly thought about finding a service station, but what would I do there? Try to wipe my foot on the grass? And then what? So I drove on, even though the stench almost made me vomit. I tried turning on the blower, using the air conditioner, or opening windows. Nothing worked. And there was no place where I could stop and properly fix the problem.
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After twenty-two long minutes, I finally reached the southern end of Delft, where I knew a good place to stop: a small car park next to a forest. There, I was finally able to wipe my feet on the grass, find some twigs to get the remaining solid bits out of the grooves, and then rinse the soles in a puddle. Luckily I had managed not to get anything on my car's floor mats or pedals, so I could finally drive home while breathing reasonably clean air.
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Image:2024-10-12 51 4 FelixTheCat 1.JPG | It's a nice park, with a pond inhabited by ducks and other waterfowl.
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Image:2024-10-12 51 4 FelixTheCat 2.JPG | And it's autumn, so there's leaves everywhere. So you can't really see what you're stepping on.
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Image:2024-10-12 51 4 FelixTheCat 3.png | Reached it!
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Image:2024-10-12 51 4 FelixTheCat 4.JPG | Lloyd celebrates, high and dry above the ground.
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Image:2024-10-12 51 4 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | Another view of the park. It looks nice and peaceful. Definitely no hidden surprises here.
 
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Revision as of 21:09, 17 October 2024

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Location

Valkeniersweide park, Rotterdam.

Participants

FelixTheCat (talk)

Expedition

I had to run some errands today and decided that I could squeeze in this geohash without too much of a detour. So I drove the hashmobile to the southern end of Rotterdam and found the Dordtsestraatweg where I parked. The hash was close by, on the grass next to a pond in a small park. There were a few people about, some of whom were walking their dogs. I found the hash point without any problems and took some pictures. I then got back in the hashmobile and continued on my way.

Except, that's when the problem started. I drove off straight away because parking is paid in this area, and I didn't want to bother with that because I only had to be there for a minute. As I accelerated onto the motorway, it hit me.

The smell.

It started out innocently enough, with this sudden feeling of "do I smell something? Or is is just my imagination?". Then it became stronger. And then it became overwhelming. As it turned out, I had stepped in dog poop back in the park, and there was now a huge clump of it sticking to the sole of my right foot.

But I was on the motorway, and there was no way I could do anything about it. I briefly thought about finding a service station, but what would I do there? Try to wipe my foot on the grass? And then what? So I drove on, even though the stench almost made me vomit. I tried turning on the blower, using the air conditioner, or opening windows. Nothing worked. And there was no place where I could stop and properly fix the problem.

After twenty-two long minutes, I finally reached the southern end of Delft, where I knew a good place to stop: a small car park next to a forest. There, I was finally able to wipe my feet on the grass, find some twigs to get the remaining solid bits out of the grooves, and then rinse the soles in a puddle. Luckily I had managed not to get anything on my car's floor mats or pedals, so I could finally drive home while breathing reasonably clean air.

Photos

Achievements

Landgeohash.png
FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (51, 4) geohash on 2024-10-12.
Fall.PNG
FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Smelly Surprise achievement
by stepping in dog poop obscured by leaves at the (51, 4) geohash on 2024-10-12.