It's Your Round Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: I know this sounds stupid and facetious, but wouldn't it be easier in a boat? I had that same thought, nice to scroll down and see I’m not the only one that thinks like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Just now, OutByEaster? said: I know this sounds stupid and facetious, but wouldn't it be easier in a boat? Yep. The original idea was to do it in canoes/kayaks for charity. But I like to cycle. Also, once you get to Teddington, that's the River Thames actually finished and the rest is the tidal Thames but the coast to coast bit wouldn't end until outside the Thames estuary which is debatably Margate. Then there's the issue of getting boats back to source upstream. With a bike/on foot you can stay overnight in places and get a train back at the end. Plus I've only ever driven a boat once: a narrowboat into Brum along the canal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Presumably it's not navigable down it's whole length? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BOF Posted December 4, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I know this sounds stupid and facetious, but wouldn't it be easier in a boat? Also probably why it's not allowed on a bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Talking about crazy borders the other day, have you ever looked at Maryland and just considered it carefully? Like, WTF? What connects the bit that should clearly be Delaware with the bit that should clearly be West Virginia? All the numbered areas are Maryland's 8 congressional districts, which might be even more absurd than the shape of the state in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 4, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Talking about crazy borders the other day, have you ever looked at Maryland and just considered it carefully? Like, WTF? What connects the bit that should clearly be Delaware with the bit that should clearly be West Virginia? All the numbered areas are Maryland's 8 congressional districts, which might be even more absurd than the shape of the state in the first place. Yep looked at that during the election, Maine is as bad iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: Talking about crazy borders the other day, have you ever looked at Maryland and just considered it carefully? Like, WTF? What connects the bit that should clearly be Delaware with the bit that should clearly be West Virginia? All the numbered areas are Maryland's 8 congressional districts, which might be even more absurd than the shape of the state in the first place. The straight lines collectively form the Mason-Dixon line, which essentially was a compromise to solve an old border dispute regarding the colonial claims of Lord Baltimore and William Penn(-sylvania) (famously marking the boundry between North and South, Union and Confederacy, and free states and slave states.) The panhandle that looks like it should be (now West) Virginian simply follows the Potomac River. Edited December 5, 2020 by Michelsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 29 minutes ago, Michelsen said: The straight lines collectively form the Mason-Dixon line, which essentially was a compromise to solve an old border dispute regarding the colonial claims of Lord Baltimore and William Penn(-sylvania) (famously marking the boundry between North and South, Union and Confederacy, and free states and slave states.) The panhandle that looks like it should be (now West) Virginian simply follows the Potomac River. Lovely answer! Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 5, 2020 12 hours ago, Michelsen said: The straight lines collectively form the Mason-Dixon line, which essentially was a compromise to solve an old border dispute regarding the colonial claims of Lord Baltimore and William Penn(-sylvania) (famously marking the boundry between North and South, Union and Confederacy, and free states and slave states.) The panhandle that looks like it should be (now West) Virginian simply follows the Potomac River. I knew that. (I've been there). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 5, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 04/12/2020 at 13:00, HanoiVillan said: Presumably it's not navigable down it's whole length? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted December 5, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 04/12/2020 at 10:04, mjmooney said: See also Villa fans' experiences in Madrid, as compared with Bilbao. La Coruna was the worst. Fine fans and people - appalling police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjmooney Posted December 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 5, 2020 28 minutes ago, bickster said: That's ace. The Burnley thing is quite surprising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 We should rename this thread just "Maps". By their very nature they are interesting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 20 hours ago, bickster said: Yep looked at that during the election, Maine is as bad iirc How so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 5, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 minute ago, maqroll said: How so? Might not be Maine but I was looking at the gerrymandering of congressional districtsd, not the shape of the states themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 minute ago, bickster said: Might not be Maine but I was looking at the gerrymandering of congressional districtsd, not the shape of the states themselves Republicans are masters at gerrymandering congressional districts. Dems are masters at rolling over and accepting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 6 hours ago, mjmooney said: I knew that. Have a Maryland cookie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, bickster said: Wasn't John Deehan the caretaker manager with Stuart Gray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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