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02-08-2006, 08:58 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Now I am obviously not pinpointing my house but thought it would be a bit of fun just to show you the area where I live on Google Earth
52°35'6.04"N
1°52'20.99"W
As you can see I have a fantastic 2,000 acre park literally at the top of my driveway. In the park is two 18 hole golf courses. There is a further championship course 600 yards from my front door, (in the estate with all of the outdoor swimming pools) and the Belfry is 6 or so miles away. I have maybe 8 courses within 4 miles.
The park yields plenty of superb wildlife and there are a number of lakes within its grounds. This park is situated north of Birmingham and technically I live in Staffs, but I tend to say I live in Birmingham as nobody knows where Little Aston is.
Everybody scoffs when I say I am from Brum.
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02-08-2006, 09:01 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Sussex
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Originally Posted by Boddie Now I am obviously not pinpointing my house but thought it would be a bit of fun just to show you the area where I live on Google Earth
52°35'6.04"N
1°52'20.99"W
As you can see I have a fantastic 2,000 acre park literally at the top of my driveway. In the park is two 18 hole golf courses. There is a further championship course 600 yards from my front door, (in the estate with all of the outdoor swimming pools) and the Belfry is 6 or so miles away. I have maybe 8 courses within 4 miles.
The park yields plenty of superb wildlife and there are a number of lakes within its grounds. This park is situated north of Birmingham and technically I live in Staffs, but I tend to say I live in Birmingham as nobody knows where Little Aston is.
Everybody scoofs when I say I am from brum.
Little do they know | I hated you even before this post. What will the others think?  |
02-08-2006, 09:04 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Do you have Google Earth?
You can pin point your gaff then post the co-ordinates
Could be fun if a few more did this. Probably not your exact house, for security reasons, but just the general idea |
02-08-2006, 09:05 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Sussex
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AAAAGGGGHHHH
I can't even get the Edit button to work.
Additional to the above......
Still I can't complain as I live on the foothills of the South Downs  |
02-08-2006, 09:07 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Nice area that is. I have alot of time for your neck of the woods |
02-08-2006, 09:12 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Staffordshire
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Originally Posted by Boddie as nobody knows where Little Aston is. | Some of us do 
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02-08-2006, 09:14 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
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52°59'23.80"N
1°06'44.29"W
That's near enough to me.. |
02-08-2006, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by glsammy 52°59'23.80"N
1°06'44.29"W
That's near enough to me.. | Thats a nice big bit of green to your east there Graham. What's it called? |
02-08-2006, 09:18 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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I cant get google earth on this computer but this is an ariel of my gaff courtesy of our local website http://www.mkweb.co.uk/mkmap/home.as...p=no&bgimage=4
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02-08-2006, 09:22 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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That looks like a nice area Pete. Where are the cows? |
02-08-2006, 09:24 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
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Lambley Dumbles! We're quite lucky, within minutes from our House we're out into the Countryside. |
02-08-2006, 09:27 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Sussex
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Typical of my area, I live in a greenish blob.
50 46' 10.58n 0 16'56.30e
Just like Freeview, chanel 5 and 8Meg Broadband. 
Wheres the degree notation on an std PC keyboard? |
02-08-2006, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by eeyore | What the cricket pavillion? |
02-08-2006, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Chalk Downlanders Wheres the degree notation on an std PC keyboard? | I couldn't find it, so I copied Boddies.  |
02-08-2006, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by glsammy 52°59'23.80"N
1°06'44.29"W
That's near enough to me.. | Blurry blob land, like me. One day it will be updated |
02-08-2006, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by glsammy Lambley Dumbles! We're quite lucky, within minutes from our House we're out into the Countryside. |
Yep I have the park to the east and countryside north and north east really. I have good access for motorways, with the toll road nearby, so I can get anywhere in no time at all |
02-08-2006, 09:36 PM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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Originally Posted by Boddie What the cricket pavillion? | yep thats me - well kinda , i live in a tied flat from work - the cricket pavillion is actually our offices , and my flat is tacked on too
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02-08-2006, 09:37 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006
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I used to have google earth a couple of years back...decided recently i wante dit again...downloaded latest free version...followed all instructions but everytime i opened it just completely re booted my pc and crashed? is my pc not powerful enough now? |
02-08-2006, 09:53 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Originally Posted by eeyore yep thats me - well kinda , i live in a tied flat from work - the cricket pavillion is actually our offices , and my flat is tacked on too | Thats quality. What a superb place to live. I'd be out practicing my spin every night |
02-08-2006, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter I used to have google earth a couple of years back...decided recently i wante dit again...downloaded latest free version...followed all instructions but everytime i opened it just completely re booted my pc and crashed? is my pc not powerful enough now? | It does require quite a powerful machine, plus broadband of course. The windows minimum spec is:
Operating System: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
CPU: Pentium 3, 500Mhz
System Memory (RAM): 128MB
Hard Disk: 400MB free space
Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color"
Hope that helps. |
02-08-2006, 09:59 PM
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Well i know i have windows xp and broadband but as for all that other technical jargon i have no idea at all ha ha |
02-08-2006, 10:04 PM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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Originally Posted by Boddie Thats quality. What a superb place to live. I'd be out practicing my spin every night | its not so much fun when theres cricket on - i tend to come into the office and wab - or take refuge at my old dears house.
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02-08-2006, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by eeyore its not so much fun when theres cricket on - i tend to come into the office and wab - or take refuge at my old dears house. | I love cricket. I even enjoy listening to cricket |
02-08-2006, 10:27 PM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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Originally Posted by Boddie I love cricket. I even enjoy listening to cricket | do you want to swap houses then (and jobs come to thunk of it )
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