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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:49:09 +0200, "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] inter nlDOTnet>
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>Unfortunately, you lost... Excellent old cheese by the way <munch,
>munch...>
LOL
Regards
Stephen
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Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "andrel" <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht
> news:467### [at] hotmailcom...
>> Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> "andrel" <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht
>>> news:467### [at] hotmailcom...
>>>> Perhaps useful to note in an international group: This kind of landscape
>>>> really does exist in the region where I grew up.
>>>> http://maps.google.com/?t=k&ll=52.446568,4.865677&z=17
>>>> And they indeed use these little islands for cows. I think I may even
>>>> see some in the satellite image. The islands are of course generally
>>>> somewhat larger in real life.
>>> I knew it!! :-)
>>> Waterland!!
>>>
>> you mean that you recognized it from the pov-image?
>> That's good. BTW do you live in the neighbourhood?
>
> No, I live 5m below mean sea-level (now, let's see if anybody can pin-point
> where that may be :-) )
haarlemmermeerpolder/hoofddorp ?
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:04:29 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> No, I live 5m below mean sea-level (now, let's see if anybody can
> pin-point where that may be )
Well, it *could* be Daytona, FL, which is below sea level (I went to
school there), but I'm guessing that's not where you are. ;-)
I'll guess Nijmegen, NL. :-)
Jim
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:04:29 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>
>> No, I live 5m below mean sea-level (now, let's see if anybody can
>> pin-point where that may be )
>
> Well, it *could* be Daytona, FL, which is below sea level (I went to
> school there), but I'm guessing that's not where you are. ;-)
>
> I'll guess Nijmegen, NL. :-)
That is above sea level. I tried some website that matches
postal code to hight and that gave a whopping 24 meters
above sea level for some random point in Nijmegen.
I also found this image: http://www.ahn.nl/demo/ahn-nederland1.jpg
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467### [at] hotmailcom...
> That is above sea level. I tried some website that matches
> postal code to hight and that gave a whopping 24 meters
> above sea level for some random point in Nijmegen.
Do local authorities provide free O2 bottles? ;-)
Marc
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:15:51 +0200, andrel wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:04:29 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>
>>> No, I live 5m below mean sea-level (now, let's see if anybody can
>>> pin-point where that may be )
>>
>> Well, it *could* be Daytona, FL, which is below sea level (I went to
>> school there), but I'm guessing that's not where you are. ;-)
>>
>> I'll guess Nijmegen, NL. :-)
>
> That is above sea level. I tried some website that matches postal code
> to hight and that gave a whopping 24 meters above sea level for some
> random point in Nijmegen.
>
> I also found this image: http://www.ahn.nl/demo/ahn-nederland1.jpg
Shoot, I'll bet I'm not far away, though. :-)
Jim
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Marc wrote:
> 467### [at] hotmailcom...
>> That is above sea level. I tried some website that matches
>> postal code to hight and that gave a whopping 24 meters
>> above sea level for some random point in Nijmegen.
>
> Do local authorities provide free O2 bottles? ;-)
The air is a bit thinner, but you generally adjust in a week time.
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"andrel" <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht
news:467### [at] hotmailcom...
>>
>> No, I live 5m below mean sea-level (now, let's see if anybody can
>> pin-point where that may be :-) )
> haarlemmermeerpolder/hoofddorp ?
Exactly!!
Thomas
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"andrel" <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht
news:467### [at] hotmailcom...
>
> I also found this image: http://www.ahn.nl/demo/ahn-nederland1.jpg
Ah yes! That's the new altitude data map. That would have been invaluable
when I was still professionally active.
Thomas
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> schreef in bericht
news:4676df8c$1@news.povray.org...
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:04:29 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>
>> No, I live 5m below mean sea-level (now, let's see if anybody can
>> pin-point where that may be )
>
> Well, it *could* be Daytona, FL, which is below sea level (I went to
> school there), but I'm guessing that's not where you are. ;-)
>
> I'll guess Nijmegen, NL. :-)
>
No, no! To far to the east, but in same country.
(Andrel guessed of course, but that was more easy forhim :-) )
Thomas
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