Re: [Talk-us] Tags for Emergency Interstate
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_route#Emergency_detour_routes Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detour#Permanent_detours ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] SOTM US Portland - Call for participation
On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Paul Johnson ba...@ursamundi.org wrote: That's pretty pedantic, when most people assume Oregon by default given that it's the largest city on the planet with that name. Damn straight it's pedantic. And parochial. They're both proud traditions here in old New England. I accept that remembering that Portland might be ambiguous to some ignorable percentage of the population that will be disappointed and embarrassed at being fooled once again when it's of course not our Portland that some wonderful event is coming to is just too much to expect from the cool kids spinning off other events in hometown of OSCON. But I think it's fair to expect it of self-appointed geo-encyclopedists. But I was a bit harsh to complain on it to Martijn, who being a recent transplant may reasonably have assumed the big Portland USA was named for Portland UK. Sorry Martijn. (Good luck with the Springfields as even the Simpsons can't keep them straight.) -- Bill @n1vux bill.n1...@gmail.com ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] SOTM US Portland - Call for participation
Martijn van Exel wrote: Thanks for clarifying that, Bill. Yes, it is Portland, Ore. After a year in the US, I know where most of the 50 states are, but I am still learning about the various Portlands, Springfields, Manchesters etc. Please bear with me as I assimilate. For me, it's Springfield, Illinois, as I am an Arizonan by birth, Illinoisan at heart, and Texan by residence. But most importantly an Illinoisan. And Manchester is the home of my favorite football club, the Red Devils. ;) And at least you have an excuse for not knowing where the states are. My brother, who has lived in the US for his entire life, doesn't even know where Nebraska is. I don't know how he passed 7th grade. Alexander ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
