Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-21 Thread John Smith
--- On Fri, 21/8/09, Greg Harper wrote: > I have a theory about hi-viz vests. > Something I have noticed when geocaching. Younger people and > busy office types ignore you but older people and those with > too much time on their hands want to know what's going > on. I wondered earlier if wearing

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-21 Thread Greg Harper
I have a theory about hi-viz vests. Something I have noticed when geocaching. Younger people and busy office types ignore you but older people and those with too much time on their hands want to know what's going on. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@opens

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-21 Thread Liz
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, cam_...@fastmail.fm wrote: > On the odd time I go surveying on foot / bicycle at night, I wear this: > http://www.exeliteworld.com/recreational.html?product=lumisash > Cars from a kilometer away down the road can see me at night time! :D and add some flashing red ankle bands an

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-20 Thread Stephen Hope
I bought mine from Graham Smith in the UK (last year some time). He still uses sonicresolutions domain to host pictures and email etc, but you're not buying from the company as such. And that assumes he's even the person still selling them, which I'm not sure. It was Andy talking about them on t

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-20 Thread John Smith
--- On Fri, 21/8/09, cam_...@fastmail.fm wrote: > On the odd time I go surveying on foot / bicycle at night, > I wear this: > http://www.exeliteworld.com/recreational.html?product=lumisash > Cars from a kilometer away down the road can see me at > night time! :D They make a vest as well, wonder

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-20 Thread cam_daw
On Thu, 2009-08-20 at 14:36 +, John Smith wrote: or wear one? > > http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/IMG_6327.jpg > http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/IMG_6328.jpg > > I probably would wear something like that vest - during the day while cycling / walking. It'd atleast make some

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-20 Thread John Smith
--- On Fri, 21/8/09, Stephen Hope wrote: > I do own one - I got one the first > time round.  I wear it when cycling > at dusk/night - even when I'm not surveying. I've noticed > that if I'm > wearing that, I get ignored a lot more in some places, but > attract > more attention in others. All tha

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-20 Thread John Smith
--- On Fri, 21/8/09, Liz wrote: > I'm sure we would be better off organising our own and not > getting theirs. It shouldn't be hard to organise, just a matter of setup costs usually and enough people wanting one or more to be able to justify it. ___

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-20 Thread Stephen Hope
I do own one - I got one the first time round. I wear it when cycling at dusk/night - even when I'm not surveying. I've noticed that if I'm wearing that, I get ignored a lot more in some places, but attract more attention in others. Stephen 2009/8/21 John Smith : > or wear one? > > http://www.so

Re: [talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-20 Thread Liz
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote: > or wear one? > > http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/IMG_6327.jpg > http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/IMG_6328.jpg > > > Definitely unfashionable. Lime green is more appealing I'm sure we would be better off organising our own and not getting t

[talk-au] Would anyone buy one of these?

2009-08-20 Thread John Smith
or wear one? http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/IMG_6327.jpg http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/IMG_6328.jpg ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au