Tag-o-rama Gone Global

[alanmcorcoran]

gzr - you've got a talent for this (even if you found the wrong tag.) I hope you don't let your first mistake take you out of the game. I love that saucer and the fact someone's living in it makes it even better! Plus, who doesn't like giant animals?

[dhgeyer]

Did you check to see if the flying saucer had intergalactic vanity plates? Hey, just askin'.

[alantf]

who doesn't like giant animals?

A hunter with a .22 rifle? :crackup

[burkbuilds]

who doesn't like giant animals?

A hunter with a .22 rifle? :crackup

I hope he has something larger than a 22 if he's hunting giant animals, 22's just piss them off. :)

[cayuse]

Cool; here's a link to it:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/2869
Hint: don't ever post it as a new tag, unless there are other flying saucer houses in Illinois, Georgia, etc. :roll:

Learned my lesson......

[alantf]

who doesn't like giant animals?

A hunter with a .22 rifle? :crackup

I hope he has something larger than a 22 if he's hunting giant animals, 22's just piss them off. :)

Errrr ......... That was the point of my "joke". :??:

[burkbuilds]

Sorry, brain fart on my part.

[burkbuilds]

Finally got a pic with a Vanity plate. Found this one at school this morning after class.

http://s1.postimage.org/H27dJ.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2fdpq71tw/)

How about a Donut Shop for the new tag:


http://s1.postimage.org/H3gyS.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2ff1os45g/)

[cayuse]

Found tag: Donut Shop
http://s3.postimage.org/PrKTJ.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2wg8ucu2s/)

New Tag: Fish & Chips shop
http://s3.postimage.org/Ps8Q9.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2wgpdqb0k/)

[burkbuilds]

Wow, that last tag didn't stay up long. Nice job cayuse.

[cayuse]

Hey, last day of summer, and it wasn't raining! Riding was REQUIRED! :2tup:

[alantf]

Fish & chip shop? You have those in America? Great! I thought that was a purely British thing. What sort of fish do they serve? When I was young we got great big pieces of cod, but the seas are all fished out now, & cod is scarce. :)

[Easy Rider]

I thought that was a purely British thing.

Note that he lives in BRITISH Columbia !! :biggrin:

[dhgeyer]

We have similar establishments here in the States, but they aren't called that. Would those be alright? Like a Long John Silver or something like that?

[alanmcorcoran]

We have H. Salt out in CA. At least we used to. I've seen others in CA. Fish taco shops are more common.

[Easy Rider]

Would those be alright?

I hope so !! :roll:

Local "Fish and Fries" place:

[attachment=1:14x9emxj]Fish.jpg[/attachment:14x9emxj]

New: A farm building. This is a corn crib but any kind will do, even a grain bin.

[attachment=0:14x9emxj]Crib.jpg[/attachment:14x9emxj]

[cayuse]

Love the name "Seaboat"! I've got a great barn in mind but will have to wait a day or two for the rain to stop.

[burkbuilds]

Old Tag, Farm Building: This one is just off of old Highway 41 about 30 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia. It's a riding stable, they give riding lessons here or just board horses. Hmm, I wonder how the horses come up with the monthly payments to stay there?

http://s4.postimage.org/ALDyi.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/22mtvv9b8/)

New Tag: Rail Car: It can be any type, trolley, train, streetcar whatever as long as it rides on rails. I guess I could have made it tougher by saying, red caboose or something, but the idea is to give people a goal to get out and ride to and this leaves it a little more open. Have fun finding a rail car everybody.


http://s4.postimage.org/AM6u0.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/22ndqbf8k/)

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Rail Car - on a siding outside a chemical plant here in Merrimack.
http://s2.postimage.org/HAySi.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2gho9orc4/)

New Tag: Movie Theater - also here in Merrimack. Extra points for more screens per facility. This place has 12.
http://s2.postimage.org/HB1O0.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2gi844x9g/)

[cayuse]

old tag: movie theatre
This one has 19 screens (!)
http://s3.postimage.org/vmJxS.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1rofqwnes/)
New tag: Gym

http://s4.postimage.org/1I7i9.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/3gabquqs/)

[Easy Rider]

New tag: Gym


Found: Gym

[attachment=1:2ylzvhe9]Gym.jpg[/attachment:2ylzvhe9]

New Tag: A bar or resturant with an animal theme or name. In this case, an OWL. :biggrin:

[attachment=0:2ylzvhe9]Hooters.jpg[/attachment:2ylzvhe9]

[Water Warrior 2]

Owls at Hooters ???? Who would have thought ?? :roll:

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Animal Themed Restaurant
http://s4.postimage.org/76DS.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/88stmxw/)

You didn't say it had to be a real animal. Of course, anyone who doesn't believe in dragons hasn't been following the current US elections.

New Tag: Supermarket.
http://s4.postimage.org/7gCr.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8fez0x0/)
If you live someplace that doesn't have supermarkets, then the closest thing you have. I think there must be food stores where all of us live.

[cayuse]

Found Tag: Supermarket
http://s1.postimage.org/OUai.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1n1s9ksk/)
New Tag:
Roadside Fruit Stand (Pumpkins are fruit, you know)
I'll accept any kind of roadside vending stand, like flowers, veggies, etc. Hey, I'll even accept a hotdog stand! The weather smiled on me today and I'm just glad I was able to get out and get these shots!
http://s1.postimage.org/Pd7r.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1nf0kcqs/)

Cheers!

[Easy Rider]

You didn't say it had to be a real animal.

There's just as many dragons in that place as there are owls in Hooters. :crackup

[dhgeyer]

There's just as many dragons in that place as there are owls in Hooters. :crackup

Really? Gosh. I always thought people went to Hooters to see the owls. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[burkbuilds]

Roadside Stand: This one seems to be specializing in firewood right now:

http://s1.postimage.org/28k9hccxw/New_Tags_001.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/28k9hccxw/)

New Tag: Cemetery


http://s1.postimage.org/28kjekfwk/New_Tags_002.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/28kjekfwk/)

This one is in my area, it's almost a family cemetery,well, at least several members of my family are buried here. My dad's parents, his sister and her husband and my cousin's Grandfather.

This game has been idle since about October 9th, let's get it going again. There must be a few of us that ride in Winter, or live in warm climates where it doesn't matter.

[cayuse]

Hey! Thanks for jump-starting the game, Burkbuilds! My bike is stored for the winter now,otherwise I'd still be out there ridin' and clickin'. The plan is to pick up some warm gear for next winter and ride until the snow falls. In the mean time, let's see some more scenery from Georgia, Florida, Texas even! ;)
Cheers

[dhgeyer]

Hey, I haven't given up in NH yet! There just weren't any roadside stands open this time of year. I was waiting for some Christmas tree stands to open up.

I did a 130 mile ride today. It was a mission for the Patriot Guard Riders, which I just joined recently. This was my first mission. It was the funeral of a Ranger killed in action in Afghanistan November 30. He came from a small town in Mass. It was 22 degrees this morning when three of us started the ride down. We escorted the procession, and formed flag lines at the service and the cemetery. It was awesome! The show of support really made a difference to a lot of people. And, despite it being cold everywhere in the region this morning, there were 63 bikes there! A couple came down from Maine to Sudbury, MA!

We're in for some really nasty weather for a week or so, but next time it's clear I'll be out at one of the local bonefarms, and looking for a new tag. Let's get this going indeed!

[burkbuilds]

dhgeyer,

Thank you for serving in the Patriot Guard to honor our fallen military men and women. It's good to hear that you guys are willing to brave temps like these to honor them.

I was riding back to Atlanta from Chattanooga tonight, snowing, wind blowing in the 20-30 mph range at times and temps in the low to mid 20's and it wasn't exactly fun conditions to be out riding in.

Thanks.

[Water Warrior 2]

DH, perhaps you would explain the Patriot Guard for those who do not know why they came into being. I do know but I think an American can explain it much better. The PG are a fine bunch showing their love for fellow Americans. Too many in the free world have given it all and it only takes a small group to dishonor them in a very tragic way.

[dhgeyer]

WW,

I don't know that much about the history of the group, having just joined. Sue actually got more curious than I did, and I think actually knows more about them than I do! If anyone is really curious, I would suggest Googling Patriot Guard Riders. There is a history page and a mission statement page. There also tend to be state PGR groups, and they have varying degrees of web presence.

Basically the group was formed in 2005 in response to the Westboro Baptist Church, and its antics. I'm pretty sure everyone has heard of them, as they get a lot of press. They are the group that protest, and try to disrupt military funerals. They do this because they believe that God hates America, and the military in particular, due to the fact that our military tolerates gay people. The URL for their website is http://www.godhatesfags.com. And this is a church? All of the Baptist organizations have booted them, so they are totally unaffiliated. Bunch of nut jobs is what they are. But they did a lot of harm initially. Imagine having to bury a loved one who was killed in action, and watch these clowns parading around across the street!

A bunch of bikers, mostly vets, got together to do something about it. They got 3' by 5' flags, and started forming flag lines between the funerals and the WBC idiots: a human wall, basically. The group grew like wildfire. It has hundreds of thousands of members now. The mission has changed/expanded somewhat. In addition to funerals (which are only supported at the invitation of the families of the KIA), they support a number of veteran support/patriotic missions. Recently they escorted the "Wreaths Across America" project, and participated in the laying of the wreaths on the graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery, and simultaneously in cemeteries around the country. They also escort the buses that transport WWII vets to the airports for the Honor Flights to Washington to visit the memorials.

You don't have to be a vet to join. I was a conscientious objector during the Viet Nam War. I got the 1-O classification, volunteered, and worked for a hospital for two years. You don't have to even own or ride a bike. They don't care about your political stripe. All that is required is that you have respect, and a desire to support the men and women who serve, and their families.

The event I participated in Saturday was a special one, as 1st Lt. Scott F. Milley was a very well known, loved, and respected member of a rather small community. They had to hold the service at the high school, as there is no church in town that will accommodate the 1500 people who attended. Many who didn't attend the services lined the route from the school to the cemetery holding signs of support, or just flags. There were police from all over the state directing traffic. Most of them saluted us as we rode by. I was deeply, deeply moved by the entire experience.

It's no secret that motorcycle riders, and "Bikers" in particular kind of take it on the chin from a lot of people here. I can't imagine anything that we could do that would be more effective in changing people's minds and hearts than what the PGR do.

It's very easy to join. Go to their website and sign up. You will then begin to get notifications of upcoming missions by whatever method the state organization has set up. Here in NH it's a Google group and email list. I highly recommend this to anyone who rides, or for anyone who doesn't ride for that matter. The way this group has grown, there are many, many active members (including our state ride captain!) who do not ride and never have. If you can hold a flag and be respectful, that's all they ask.

[bonehead]

Just joined PGR.

[Water Warrior 2]

Thank you DH, that was very informative.

[PhyPhoestilic]

I was gonna do the Tag for the cemetery one cause there's one down my street (it's the Riverside National Cemetery). Then I checked on the PGR website and found out there will be 5 rides to that cemetery this week (two on the 15th, two on the 16th, and one on the 17th) for veterans who've passed. I'm thinking about joining too, it's great that someone started up something like this.


I'm checking out the PGR website to see how it all works.

[alanmcorcoran]

Old tag: Cemetery.
http://184.72.239.143/mu/a6cd8b4b-f3d4-b4cb.jpg

New tag: Dump truck or loader.
http://184.72.239.143/mu/a6cd8b4b-f40c-8fd4.jpg

[burkbuilds]

Nice job Alan, I was beginning to wonder if anyone else was going to play. BTW, your bike looks great.

[matchbox]

I did a 130 mile ride today. It was a mission for the Patriot Guard Riders, which I just joined recently. This was my first mission. It was the funeral of a Ranger killed in action in Afghanistan November 30. He came from a small town in Mass. It was 22 degrees this morning when three of us started the ride down. We escorted the procession, and formed flag lines at the service and the cemetery. It was awesome! The show of support really made a difference to a lot of people. And, despite it being cold everywhere in the region this morning, there were 63 bikes there! A couple came down from Maine to Sudbury, MA!


Thank you for being part of such a good thing. My cousin was a Marine killed in Iraq in 2005. The patriot guard escorted his body from the funeral home to the church for the viewing. They were also there the next day for the service. I never got a chance to thank them for what they did, so I thank all PGR now that i can find. Thank goodnes those wesboro idiots did not show up, but it was nice to know the PGR were there.
Thanks to all Patriot Guard Riders.
God bless America.
God bless the american soilder.

Safe riding.

[alanmcorcoran]

Is there a statute of limitations on this? Can I tag my own tag after, say, two months? I'm obviously not the most enthusiastic player of this, but I like that it provides an excellent excuse to waste time on the bike and I'm a little sad to see it being neglected. Are there no skip loaders, bucket or dump trucks elsewhere in the world? I can take a new picture next to a McDonalds or a Starbucks if that'll help.

[cayuse]

I was actually out on the weekend looking for a dumptruck and came up empty. I'll try again this weekend. You can ujpdate your own after a few weeks but you have to tag another dump truck.

[5th_bike]

Is there a statute of limitations on this? Can I tag my own tag after, say, two months?...
....You can ujpdate your own after a few weeks...
:??: Hello ?~! There is a "rules" thread with clear rules - It's rule number nine:
9. If the current tag stagnates for three days without anybody tagging it, then the original poster of the tag is eligible to play that tag as if it wasn't theirs.
:roll:

[cayuse]

There's an active quarry a few miles from here. I'll get the dump truck on the weekend if it's still the tag (and it stops raining)

[alanmcorcoran]

:??: Hello ?~! There is a "rules" thread with clear rules - It's rule number nine:
[quote="patrick_777":3rm4lx9f]9. If the current tag stagnates for three days without anybody tagging it, then the original poster of the tag is eligible to play that tag as if it wasn't theirs.
:roll:[/quote:3rm4lx9f]

Thanks for doing the research 5th... thought there was some clause re that. Was out on the Strat tonight but it was mostly after sunset. Maybe this weekend.

[waya]

Hrmmm how about this truck... wooden sides, but looks like it tilts to me.

[attachment=1:2l276zty]DSCI0152.JPG[/attachment:2l276zty]


If acceptable, here is the next item:

[attachment=0:2l276zty]DSCI0153.JPG[/attachment:2l276zty]

A pool hall.

[Water Warrior 2]

Good find. Bet your pool hall won't last long.

[waya]

Good find. Bet your pool hall won't last long.


I figure if they are too hard, the game will stall.

[Water Warrior 2]

Well said. I could do a big waterfall but that leaves out anyone on the prairies. Best to stick with more common items.

[alantf]

Bet your pool hall won't last long.

It will if you live in Tenerife! They don't exist over here. :cry:

[waya]

Bet your pool hall won't last long.

It will if you live in Tenerife! They don't exist over here. :cry:

No kinda of billiards at all anywhere?

[waya]

Bet your pool hall won't last long.

It will if you live in Tenerife! They don't exist over here. :cry:

You live on a volcano!

For you... any place you know a billiards table is in.

[waya]

Still being played?

[burkbuilds]

It is still being played, however, we are coming off of a long Winter's Lull where pretty much nobody participated. However, with warmer weather on the way, I think you will begin to see this flare up again. I will certainly grab my camera and jump back in and I'm sure others will too. :)

[cayuse]

I got out today but only for an hour before the rain came down again. Great little ride around town, though. Just not enough time to go scouting for that pool hall shot. Maybe tomorrow.

Waya, if you check the previous pages you'll see times when the tag has been done 2 or 3 times in one day, and then there might be 2 weeks or more between tags. This is normal. It's early in the season.

[alantf]

You live on a volcano!



Yes, Mount Teide. From the rooftop of our apartment block it feels as though you could reach out & touch it, but it takes over an hour to get up through the zig zag road through the pine forests, to reach the cable car station that takes you to the summit. That's nearly as long as taking the coast road from one end of the island to the other. The road up the mountain has to zig zag, as it would be too steep to get straight up. Once you're at the cable car station you're looking DOWN at the clouds. A magnificent view. The problem is, that the holidaymakers who go on trips up there don't realise how cold it is at those altitudes. They stand there shivering in shorts & T shirts while the tour guides are wrapped up in parkas & gloves.

[Water Warrior 2]

Went the opposite direction years ago and dang near froze solid. Went on a cave tour and dressed for sunshine and warmth.

[waya]

72 hours have past since last tag post:

Old Tag:
[attachment=1:31rfn70z]DSCI0020.JPG[/attachment:31rfn70z]
New Tag:

[cayuse]

Old Tag: Mexican restaurant
http://s2.postimage.org/1euab8b50/DSCN0164.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1euab8b50/)

New tag: Bowling alley
http://s2.postimage.org/1euk8ge3o/DSCN0165.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1euk8ge3o/)

[alantf]

Thought I knew where there was a Mexican restaurant. When I got there it had shut down. All the signs had gone. Shame we don't have bowling alleys here. Oh well ....... something we have here is sure to turn up soon :cry:

[cayuse]

Sorry Alan,

Next time I'll tag a beach or a volcano. :)

[burkbuilds]

Old Tag- Bowling Alley:

http://s2.postimage.org/1ow3rxois/Big_Chicken_001.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1ow3rxois/)


New Tag: Restaurant specializing in Chicken. This is known in Marietta, Georgia as "The Big Chicken". It's on Highway 41 and when I was a kid and we'd travel from Chattanooga, Tenn. to Atlanta, Ga. I can remember my dad telling us, "Don't ask me if we are almost there yet again until you see the Big Chicken".

http://s2.postimage.org/1oxe2zeck/Big_Chicken_002.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1oxe2zeck/)

His beak opens and closes and the eye goes around and around. They actually have a souvenir shop inside where you can buy "Big Chicken" stuff.

http://s2.postimage.org/1oyb5qc84/Big_Chicken_003.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1oyb5qc84/)

[waya]

Old Tag:[attachment=1:2onx6af3]DSCI0017.JPG[/attachment:2onx6af3]

New Tag:[attachment=0:2onx6af3]DSCI0018.JPG[/attachment:2onx6af3]

[burkbuilds]

Just for clarity, is the new tag a "Giant Sized Dog"?

[waya]

Just for clarity, is the new tag a "Giant Sized Dog"?

Yes. Sorry for being unclear.

[burkbuilds]

Waya, You and I must live pretty close. Nice tag on the KFC Chicken.

[waya]

I am 3 minutes from the chicken, the dog is just across from the TipTop chicken processing plant, behind the Big Chicken just a little bit.

[waya]

This sucks. I can't find any other "big dogs" anywhere.

This is where I found the one I took the picture of:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 49,,0,3.11 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Animal+Hospital&aq=1&sll=33.966385,-84.517895&sspn=0.011301,0.022724&ie=UTF8&hq=Animal+Hospital&hnear=&ll=33.958756,-84.51323&spn=0.010857,0.022724&z=16&layer=c&cbll=33.958829,-84.513148&panoid=wY_gzOsAH40TbbjU_1k8QA&cbp=12,312.49,,0,3.11)

It is about a minute from the big chicken.

[alanmcorcoran]

I looked at a number of places: pet stores, google images, etc. Figured my best bet was to just get a real big dog to stand near the bike. Didn't get it organized before I left town...

[waya]

I looked at a number of places: pet stores, google images, etc. Figured my best bet was to just get a real big dog to stand near the bike. Didn't get it organized before I left town...


Yes.. I have tried Google images of vets and animal hospitals.... to see if I could find any others... this was a spur of the moment picture... I doesn't seem like it should be the only one like this on the planet!

:)

[megocode3]

I found one on a high school sign, the "Bull Dogs". The only problem is I'll have to stop on a freeway on-ramp to get a photo of it. If I'm feeling brave tomorrow I might give it a shot.

[Water Warrior 2]

Could be a tough one. Rather than doing any on ramp parking and the danger factor maybe a little less specific pics would do. As suggested maybe just a big dog by the bike. Maybe a pic from a doggy salon would be appropriate. Just sayin...............

[cayuse]

I'm sure I've seen one of those big inflatable rooftop balloons that stores use sometimes in the shape of a dog, but for the life of me I can't remember where I've seen it. Worst case, I'm gonna make up a sign that says "The Giant Sized Dog", stick it on the bike, and snap a shot. :roll:

Naw, I'll keep looking :)

[burkbuilds]

Maybe even a little "trick" photography. Park the motorcycle back from the dog and snap the picture making the dog appear larger than it really is. Or is that cheating? Oh well, just a thought to keep things rolling. :)

[alanmcorcoran]

Soon it will qualify for waya to reshoot under the original dog and then he can pick something easier...

[waya]

Soon it will qualify for waya to reshoot under the original dog and then he can pick something easier...

It is already past that point. :)


But at least two said they thought they knew where a "giant" dog is, so, *waiting to see*. :)

[5th_bike]

Found it !

[5th_bike]

Old tag:
Giant sized dog (next to the giant sized cat):

[attachment=1:zswsqop4]Photo0106.jpg[/attachment:zswsqop4]

New Tag:

Gasoline dispenser

[attachment=0:zswsqop4]Photo0109.jpg[/attachment:zswsqop4]

That shouldn't be too hard. :)

[waya]

Very good!

[cayuse]

I can't believe we are still waiting for a gas pump!

[Water Warrior 2]

I can't believe we are still waiting for a gas pump!
Too scary to go near a gas pump. The price just went up for the 2nd time in 3 days.

[blaine]

Too scary to go near a gas pump. The price just went up for the 2nd time in 3 days.
Whats it up to there? It's $1.26 per litre here on P.E.I.
:??: :cuss: :mad:

[Water Warrior 2]

$1.329 per liter and probably $0.10 higher in Vancouver. A small economical car is lookin good right about now. Anybody want to buy a slightly used 07 Ranger ??

[alanmcorcoran]

I will go thursday if no one beats me to it (out of town at the mo...)

[alantf]

Whats it up to there? It's $1.26 per litre here on P.E.I.


Around $1.45 (at today's exchange rate) here in Tenerife. And don't forget, the wages are so much lower than in America. :cry:

[waya]

Whats it up to there? It's $1.26 per litre here on P.E.I.


Around $1.45 (at today's exchange rate) here in Tenerife. And don't forget, the wages are so much lower than in America. :cry:

We also have so much further to drive!

And don't worry about the wages in US$ thing.... here in the US there are the signs that the our "quantatative easing" money printing program is going to inflate the prices everything here... "across the board"... possibly "Weimar Republic" style. :( (All the more reason to have 70MPG bike).

[alanmcorcoran]

Quantative easing is done in June. Not sure when its effects will wear off. Certainly hasn't helped housing prices.

[megocode3]

I'll give this a shot.

Old Tag:
Gasoline Dispenser
[attachment=1:1hldxplz]bike_pump.jpg[/attachment:1hldxplz]

New Tag:
A Large Body of Water (ocean, lake, river, stream, etc)
[attachment=0:1hldxplz]bike_ocean.jpg[/attachment:1hldxplz]

[megocode3]

BTW, here's the price on the pump. It's in US dollars per gallon. This is one of the cheaper places in town too.

[attachment=0:2wfzlqge]gas_price.jpg[/attachment:2wfzlqge]

[Water Warrior 2]

Would love to see that price again.

[cayuse]

That's about $1.06/litre. We paid $1.19 here yesterday. 1/2-hour down the road in the GVRD they are paying ~$1.38, or $5.43/gallon

[Downgrade]

Would a small lake work? its more or less a pond.

[waya]

(ocean, lake, river, stream, etc)

I think you will be alright. :)

[cayuse]

Old Tag: large body of water, in this case an irrigation pond

http://s1.postimage.org/2gvskgbyc/PICT0035.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2gvskgbyc/)

New tag: Auto parts store

http://s1.postimage.org/2gwe2fudg/PICT0036.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2gwe2fudg/)

[alanmcorcoran]

Manny, Moe & Jack
http://s4.postimage.org/232bip0mc/IMG_0803.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/)

New tag: Police station (or police station/library if you can find one.)
http://s4.postimage.org/2333mtx0k/IMG_0804.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/)

[cayuse]

Old tag: Police Station
http://s3.postimage.org/2jl6poo04/05_01_11_1807.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2jl6poo04/)
New tag: Farm building,
or, just for Alantf: Volcano (that white peak in the background is Mount Baker)
http://s3.postimage.org/2jla0rczo/05_01_11_1829.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2jla0rczo/)

[alantf]

Thank you. I really do appreciate that. :crackup Can't go out today though, it's the rainy season, & the rain's bouncing two feet off the ground. :cry:

[Water Warrior 2]

Sounds like time for a heavy duty umbrella.

[Water Warrior 2]

Finally. Am trying this for the 4th time. Computer is throwing a hissy fit today. Went for a ride about 200 kms today.

[cayuse]

Well done! How was the ride up there? I plan on doing the Duffey Lake loop later in the summer.

[Water Warrior 2]

The ride was great. If I hadn't got such a late start I would have gone to Lillooet before turning back. The temp in Pemberton was wonderful for riding and only a bit cooler everywhere else. Somewhat overcast with a very few raindrops just South of Pemberton. Whistler had it's usual cluster of idiots but I managed to survive their antics and log a few faster stretches to see how the new seat felt going faster and doing some body english for weight transfer. So far so good.
Horse Shoe Bay should be right nice tomorrow if the weatherman isn't lying to me.

[cayuse]

Rub it in! I still have to work for a living, so I'll do the best I can by riding in along the back roads through Fort Langley tomorrow. There must be a clock tower along the way somewhere....

[Water Warrior 2]

Rub it in !!! Who me ??? You have no idea of the hardships us old folks have trying to find something to fill the time. Maybe in a week or so I will have to check out West Edmonton Mall. It's only 1300/1400 kms each way. :lol:

[Water Warrior 2]

[attachment=0:ngrgatjm]attachment=0]May 18-2 004.JPG[/attachment:ngrgatjm] Okay, here I go with today's pics.

[cayuse]

Old tag: power substation
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5267/5738345427_4bc6d3b06f_z.jpg
new tag: School
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/5738896342_df32c679e9_z.jpg

[Water Warrior 2]

A blue school ???? O_o Oh yeah this is the land of whatever sounds good at the time. lol. I can only assume the mountain view is Mount Baker. Yes-no-maybe so ??

[cayuse]

There is no view of Mt. Baker at this school so I can only imagine it is referring to Burnaby Mountain which is just a few miles away (SFU is built on top). Had a good long run on the bike today getting these shots. Got the Port Kells substation on the way to work, and shot the school photo on the way home after picking up a b'day present for my daughter in North Van. Altogether spent about 4 hours on the bike. Took so long getting from North Van back to Abbotsford (with rush hour traffic) I had to take a dinner break in Coquitlam!

[Water Warrior 2]

A whole torchering 4 hours on the bike. :lol: You poor soul. At least the weather has been cooperating lately. Went back up to Pemberton again today with the temps being just right for riding. It really is kind of mind numbing when you are dressed for summer and surrounded by snow covered mountains.

[cayuse]

Beautiful! I'm coming up that way when we get another dry spell.

[Water Warrior 2]

Beautiful! I'm coming up that way when we get another dry spell.
Bout time too. I will buy at StarBucks.

[cayuse]

OK , it's been long enough!
Old tag, school
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2118/5795275446_e19a415c24_z.jpg

new tag: golf course
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5794718185_084e102173_z.jpg

[Water Warrior 2]

And here I had a school in mind for a ride tomorrow. Oh well, there are golf courses in this neck of the woods too. I can go back to one where we have gone for lunch a few times.

[cayuse]

where have all the players gone???

old tag: golf course
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/5847195078_86cafb2cd2_z.jpg

New tag: railway

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5847194766_c24a435ced_z.jpg

[Water Warrior 2]

where have all the players gone???

old tag: golf course
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/5847195078_86cafb2cd2_z.jpg

New tag: railway

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5847194766_c24a435ced_z.jpg
Cool pic of the tracks.

[alantf]

where have all the players gone???

I agree with Mark Twain, when he said "Golf is a good walk - spoiled" :roll:

BTW, I'll have to wait a while longer to join in. We don't have a railway on the island. :cry:

[cayuse]

Old Tag: railway
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6028/5884919290_2529173848_z.jpg

new tag: mailbox
the more beat-up, the better
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5884353439_56dd541052_z.jpg

[5th_bike]

Old tag: old beat up mailbox:
[attachment=1:zpelsgq9]Mailbox.jpg[/attachment:zpelsgq9]

New tag: cows. Need not be multi-colored.
[attachment=0:zpelsgq9]Cows.jpg[/attachment:zpelsgq9]

[cayuse]

Nice, 5th! I see we live in similar surroundings.
I believe cows are extremely rare, if not extinct, on Tenerife. Perhaps Alan can confirm this?
The clouds are parting around here this week so I may be able to get a shot of our local volcano. :tongue:

[5th_bike]

Well I was just checking into this, worrying that Alan could not participate due to lack of cows on the volcano - he may have been too ashamed to mention that the island does not have any mailboxes :whistle:

Rest assured, this video indicates that at least one cow exists on Tenerife, and a cute one at that (yes, the cow): :)
[youtube:c957y6kd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfCsnb3yBV0[/youtube:c957y6kd]

[alantf]

Indeed, all the mailboxes are fastened to the doors, or, like ours, are inside the building. (The postman always rings twice :roll: )

Goats & horses yes. Cows, pigs, sheep - only in the butchers' shops. :)

[5th_bike]

In that case, for lack of cows, I figure no one would mind if you would put up any kind of cattle, be it horses, goats or maybe you run across a "vaca". :)

[Strelok]

Old Tag: Cows
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/779/tagorama001.jpg

New Tag: "Share the Road" Sign
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3930/tagorama008.jpg

:popcorn:

[cayuse]

Alright! Welcome to the game, Strelok!
I KNOW I've seen a share sign around these parts somewhere......

[alantf]

I KNOW I've seen a share sign around these parts somewhere......

But not in Tenerife............ :roll:

[cayuse]

yeah, actually, I'm thinking of a "share the trail" sign I've seen on one of my bicycle outings.
Might be a tough one Strelok.

[Strelok]

I've seen other pictures of "Share the Road"
signs involving bicycles and other stuff so
it doesn't just have to involve Motorcycles.
Just thought it was more fun to make it a
little more challenging. I do have to admit
that finding Cows was so very easy in Texas.

:tongue:

[cayuse]

I'm up for it! I think there's a sign like that on my way to work. We'll see tomorrow morning.

[alantf]

I think there's a sign like that on my way to work.

Never ever seen one in my life. O_o

[cayuse]

Got a photo of a "share" sign on the way to work!!! Will post later today with a new tag....... a volcano, perhaps(?) :tongue:

[cayuse]

old tag: "share the road" sign
http://s3.postimage.org/qpwpxl8k/07_07_11_0708.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/qpwpxl8k/)

new tag: Auditorium

http://s3.postimage.org/qq4zmbpg/07_07_11_0741.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/qq4zmbpg/)

Sorry about the image quality. Should have wiped off the phone-camera lens!

Now Alan! I KNOW there is an auditorium on Tenerife, and it is an awe-inspiring sight. Let's see it, please! :)

[alantf]

Yes, in Santa Cruz. It's designed (roughly) on the Sydney opera house. When they first opened it, they had to quickly shut it down for a couple of years, because lumps of concrete kept falling on the audience's head, in this new building that was already falling to bits. So much for Spanish workmen! :cry:

Problem is, though, I try to avoid Santa Cruz like the plague. It's a horrible city, full of Eastern Europeans, & the crime they bring with them. Oh well, something I CAN photograph is sure to come up soon. :2tup:

[cayuse]

Hey, I wouldn't stop in downtown Langley either, if I had the choice, but I ride through there quite often! :tongue:

Oh well, I'll get a shot of the ocean next time. :roll:

[Water Warrior 2]

Better late than never as they say. Took these pics a while ago but my SD card reader went South and I found out they are scarce around here. New card reader and slightly old pics. The Brackendale Art Gallery(BAG) has a small auditorium set-up where I have gone to a couple musical events. The White Unicorn has lived in front of the BAG for a long time and is quite eye catching in the right lighting. The locksmith shop is just what was available on a Sunday with no cars in the parking area.

[cayuse]

Old tag: locksmith shop
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6213006305_82bfd68853_z.jpg
New tag: bank
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6213518086_e5d900c650_z.jpg

[Water Warrior 2]

Right on. Was just thinking yesterday if there would be any pics before the snow/rain came down to end our season.

[5th_bike]

Old tag: bank
[attachment=1:1u990vt9]Sandy_Spring_Bank.jpg[/attachment:1u990vt9]
Sandy Spring Bank in Ashton, MD

New tag: Dam
[attachment=0:1u990vt9]Brighton_Dam.jpg[/attachment:1u990vt9]
Brighton Dam, MD. A couple of miles north of Ashton.

[Water Warrior 2]

Nice Fall colors and a blue sky. Probably chilly as all get out but looks like a good riding day. What were the temps ?

[jonathan180iq]

I'm ready to play this game, but I'm not going to ride 2 hours to find a dam.
I may just use the earthen dam over near the reservouir sometime this week.
We'll see. ;)

[5th_bike]

WW: it was about 12 °C

Nice, sunny and cool :tongue:
It needed an oil change so I took it for a little ride. Then, when I got home I had to wait for the engine to cool down a bit. Used the wait time to email & upload the tags. Now it has all fresh oil- I could just tell it was happy when I took it for a spin around the block, to have the new oil go through the engine.

Apparently, almost no one has a bank around (didn't Alantf post that he has yet to see a bank appear in Tenerife? :whistle: ) so I figured I'd put up something easier

[Water Warrior 2]

WW: it was about 12 °C

Nice, sunny and cool :tongue:
It needed an oil change so I took it for a little ride. Then, when I got home I had to wait for the engine to cool down a bit. Used the wait time to email & upload the tags. Now it has all fresh oil- I could just tell it was happy when I took it for a spin around the block, to have the new oil go through the engine.

Apparently, almost no one has a bank around (didn't Alantf post that he has yet to see a bank appear in Tenerife? :whistle: ) so I figured I'd put up something easier
12 C and I would be out riding. I doubt we will see those temps for a while now. We tend to hover around the freezing mark most of the winter. Thankfully I no longer live on the prairies where the temp could and would hover around -40 C for weeks on end. Brrr.
The trouble with taking a pic of a bank is most are difficult to park in front of and not get run down. Either that or the parking is taken already.

[5th_bike]

Thankfully I no longer live on the prairies where the temp could and would hover around -40 C for weeks on end. Brrr.
The trouble with taking a pic of a bank is most are difficult to park in front of and not get run down. Either that or the parking is taken already.

-40 °C :shocked: - shivers... Last weekend, we had some snow that took 2 -3 days to melt, I'm glad it warmed up a bit. South of us, around Washington DC, it was just rain.

That bank had no one on the parking lot and was all serene and quiet.

[Water Warrior 2]

:lol: :lol: Yeah, banks tend to be that way on a Sunday.

[alantf]

(didn't Alantf post that he has yet to see a bank appear in Tenerife? :whistle: )

Plenty of banks, but - honestly - not ONE that I've ever found space to park the bike next to. The traffic problem IS that bad in our local towns & villages. :)

[Water Warrior 2]

(didn't Alantf post that he has yet to see a bank appear in Tenerife? :whistle: )

Plenty of banks, but - honestly - not ONE that I've ever found space to park the bike next to. The traffic problem IS that bad in our local towns & villages. :)
That was the problem when I took the pic of the locksmith shop. Had to wait till a Sunday to get near with the bike.

[blaine]

:lol: :lol: Yeah, banks tend to be that way on a Sunday.
Unless it is a TD."now open Sunday's" :poke2: :tongue:

[greatmaul]

Ha! Now that no one else is riding, I can get in on this game. Even though the picture looks kinda blah, Oroville Dam is the highest dam in the US at 754 feet top to bottom. http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/CA3019/ It's even taller than Hoover Dam (726ft!) Apparently there is enough material in Oroville Dam to create a 2 lane highway around the entire earth. Well, maybe after they find a way to make highways float, I suppose.

Old Tag: Dam
[attachment=1:3d64s8br]mcdam.jpg[/attachment:3d64s8br]

I know the new tag has a little bit of a time crunch on it, what with less than 2 weeks to Christmas and all, so if it goes nowhere, I'll update it with something easier. New tag is Holiday Lights! preferably not your *own* house :P
New Tag: Holiday Lights!
[attachment=0:3d64s8br]mclights.jpg[/attachment:3d64s8br]

Don't let the light from my miles of goat chewn reflecto-tape blind you! Also, if anyone lives, I don't know, on an island or something where they don't celebrate the winter type holiday with light up displays, I suppose any sort of festive holiday type display would work!

[greatmaul]

Ok, I know I can't leave, "Christmas lights display" as the tag until spring. I mean, I guess I could, but that would be cheeky, so I stopped at a couple of places on the way home from work last night. Sorry for the blurriness! My camera doesn't do night scenes very well... or day scenes. Why do I have this camera?

Old tag: christmas lights display

New tag: a hotel!
and hotel can mean hotel/motel/holiday inn

[Water Warrior 2]

Ahh, the Comfort chain is a fav of mine. A great place to nest for a night or two.

[Water Warrior 2]

http://s14.postimage.org/z43hmvpe5/tagarama_004.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/z43hmvpe5/)

http://s16.postimage.org/hv28989ox/tagarama_008.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/hv28989ox/)

Took the camera for a ride today.
Old tag: Sandman Inn just a little bit down the road from home.
New tag: Tantalus Lookout a few km north of Squamish. Travelled at least 160 km(100 miles) before the lookout pic. Elevation is 320 meters(1050 feet) above sea level and a great view of the Tantalus Mountain Range on a clear day. The pic view is looking south towards home somewhere in the far off valley. Temps were in the mid teens C and very pleasant.
I would guess the next tag should be a lookout/view point or point of interest.
Had a good day. Met up with a new friend on a Vulcan cruiser and got lovingly mauled by a couple Russian Wolf Hounds at Star Bucks.

[Skunkhome]

Have to ride 700 miles to find a mountain vista
I can get a nice vista but can't tke the bike up there.

[Water Warrior 2]

Have to ride 700 miles to find a mountain vista
I can get a nice vista but can't tke the bike up there.
:??: No bikes allowed ???

[mhoughton]

Old tag: a scenic overlook at King's Gap State Park in Central Pennsylvania. There's an even more beautiful overlook higher up by an old Mansion bit there was still a lot of fog in the valley and nothing could be seen from there.

http://img.tapatalk.com/8ad2bd5e-faab-0170.jpg

New tag: storage lockers

http://img.tapatalk.com/8ad2bd5e-fa97-7e42.jpg

[Skunkhome]

B[c:3iy9k2ll]o[/c:3iy9k2ll]Have to ride 700 miles to find a mountain vista
I can get a nice vista but can't tke the bike up there.
:??: No bikes allowed ???
top of the state Capitol building

[Water Warrior 2]

B[c:29o760qp]o[/c:29o760qp]Have to ride 700 miles to find a mountain vista
I can get a nice vista but can't tke the bike up there.
:??: No bikes allowed ???
top of the state Capitol building
Ohhhhhh, I guess that would be frowned upon.

[alantf]

Damn..........the viewing point's gone. On Monday I've got to visit a friends house, & I'll be going past a viewing point at Humbolt. It's reported that the explorer Humbolt looked down from there into the La Orotava valley, & said that it was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. :)

[Skunkhome]

Old tag:http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff369/skunkhome/3be9f105.jpg

New tag: http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff369/skunkhome/8e9f323c.jpg

My GZ250 with F4F. New tag is any military aircraft active or retired. :whistle:

[Water Warrior 2]

Good pics. Looks like you had a beautiful day for a ride.

[Skunkhome]

Thanks, it was a wonderful day to ride but I spent most of he day trying to finIsh a project for one of my customers. I finished up at 15:30 and realized I had a little time before supper to get a ride in.

[greatmaul]

I love Phantoms... my favorite jet of all time I think.

[jonathan180iq]

I tried my damndest yesterday to get myself in front of a retired military aircraft, but it just couldn't happen.

About 30 miles south of my location, there used to be a military scrap yard/museum for decommissioned aircraft. They had rocket propelled capsules, older helicopters, some larger Navy cargo planes... all kinds of stuff. So I set off on my adventure shortly after 5pm. Around 6:30, because I got lost twice and had to turn around several times to find this out-of-the-way road, I arrived at Mercer field, just South of Calhoun Georgia. From a great distance, I could see the windsock still blowing in the wind out on the old runway, so I was pretty stoked as I came around the bend, approaching the airfield. I imagined all of the amazing photos that I could get, with the mighty China-bike sitting juxtaposed in front of vintage aircraft in the setting sunlight. However, much to my disappointment, all that was left of the once bustling Mercer Airfield, was a hanger and a dead rattle snake...

http://i49.tinypic.com/2s1xhrb.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/8vrxtz.jpg

However, not one to go home empty handed, and wanting to be able to continue the Tag-o-Rama game, I did find a small collection of airplanes, that I think, for the purpose of the game, totally count. I was once at a place where military planes were shown, plus I got a photo with a plane... albeit kind of dinky.

http://i50.tinypic.com/5dqgew.jpg

3 PLANES! BOOYA!

Anyway, here comes the new tag:

VINTAGE PASSENGER RAIL CAR - (or anything having to do with vintage railroad stuff.)
http://i47.tinypic.com/2zq7s7t.jpg

This particular car ran on the Southern Crescent line, from NYC to New Orleans, with stops in D.C., Charlotte, Atlanta, and Birmingham.

[alantf]

A photo of something to do with railways, on an island that doesn't have any railways? I think not :??: :cry: Oh well - I'll wait then post a picture of a volcano for you to find. :crackup

[jonathan180iq]

A photo of something to do with railways, on an island that doesn't have any railways? I think not :??: :cry: Oh well - I'll wait then post a picture of a volcano for you to find. :crackup

http://www.how-things-work-science-projects.com/images/erupting-volcano-project.jpg
I can handle that....


It was that or a cemetery; but I didn't want to be so macabre.

[Skunkhome]

How about a vintage passenger car model in O-Scale?

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff369/skunkhome/b6a3840b.jpg

Now your bike or scooter in front of a rv/motor-home. This photo taken today at Fairview Riverside State ParK, Madisoville, LA

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff369/skunkhome/934fcef1.jpg

[cayuse]

The toy train is cute, but I don't think it reflects the spirit of the game, which is "get out and ride". I'd go along with it if you had just taken the bike out to the local park and taken the same shot.

[Water Warrior 2]

Benefit of the doubt. He may have just come back from a ride and seized the moment.

[Water Warrior 2]

[attachment=0:1377uxhw]broken camera 007.JPG[/attachment:1377uxhw]Time to get back in the game. Rode up to Whistler for a coffee and no motorhomes/RVs were handy and safe to park beside. Best I could do was catch up to one on the road and try for a pic while moving.

New goal is find a buggy garage at a far off market. Well, not too far off or you might get home after dark and miss dinner.

Might mention I'm surprised that the pics showed up at all. I dropped the camera earlier and did some major damage. In the garbage now. Time to use my back up camera.

[Skunkhome]

The toy train is cute, but I don't think it reflects the spirit of the game, which is "get out and ride". I'd go along with it if you had just taken the bike out to the local park and taken the same shot. I really didn't put that up to be serious just thought that single engine civil aviation planes die not qualify as "Military AircrafT Active or retired." I figured that if you let that slide as a substitute then I should be able to substitute toy trains for real. I did start my engine and ride around the block before taking the photo. Just trying to make a point. I think we should still be looking for military aircraft. I could have played off my tag weeks ago but wanted to give everyone else the opportunity.

[alantf]

This is just a game. Relax and enjoy it folks. Let's not take it too seriously. :2tup: :rawk:

[5th_bike]

I agree, just let it slide. Once I put up a milestone as a tag and said that any distance marker will do. Then, someone posted a 2 ft high concrete utility marker pole as the "tag found". No problem. Someone got out and found "it". Just consider, not everyone is blessed with the same mental capacities as you are. :2tup:


What is clearly against the rules, is that Water Warrior tells us to find a "buggy garage at a far off market" but does not include his picture of it.

Good thing there is a "tag-o-rama rules" thread... Skunkhome, please also read those rules, as to henceforth abide by them.
Here is the first part of the first rule:

1. Your bike or part of it must be visible in the frame along with your intended target.


So, WW please add the pic of your bike and the buggy garage.

All others, as long as no new tag has been posted, the old tag is still valid. In this case, a motorhome.

[cayuse]

LOL! WW, I think you tripped up the fellow from Maryland, USA with your Canadian English!
5th, zoom in on the sign over WW's bike in that photo to get the translation.

If my foot feels strong enough I hope to be back in this game in the next week or two.
Keep the game rollin' guys!

[Water Warrior 2]

It does appear we are separated by a common language. I should have been a little more clear and said "grocery buggy".

I would assume the new target is another Buggy" and whatever else is available.

[FoxMcCarther]

From Michigan, USA and have not heard it called either of those things :D We call it a "Cart Return" here. I know what you meant though with the picture you included and will be on an adventure to find one in two days if the tag is still available :D

[5th_bike]

LOL as well, my apologies WW, and thank you for enriching my vocabulary!

I honestly thought you were sending us out to get a picture of a dilapidated car repair place! :roll:

[Water Warrior 2]

I shoulda/coulda been a bunch more clear in my wording. We all tend to have a senior moment when we think "Oh yeah, they will know what I mean." Or as I did, post a pic and think everyone would understand my English. Oh well, we live and learn.

Now somebody go out for a ride and find a grocery cart return area full of grocery carts/buggies/wagons/conveyance devices etc. :lol: :lol:

[clonak]

Had to get some bread from the super market on the way home, so heres the trolley return. Got in just before I park it up for some over due mantainance.
http://s16.postimage.org/4a3i0cvw1/IMG_20120703_173302.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/4a3i0cvw1/)

New tag is a war memorial. This is the Birkenhead war memorial park, in, well, Birkenhead on the North Shore of Auckland city. It is 2 minutes up the road from me, but I rode to work and back, in cold miserable windy rain, so I think it counts. :P

http://s15.postimage.org/san098sh3/image.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/san098sh3/)

[alantf]

find a grocery cart return area full of grocery carts/buggies/wagons/conveyance devices etc.

You've missed the English word, "trolley" :roll:

[Water Warrior 2]

find a grocery cart return area full of grocery carts/buggies/wagons/conveyance devices etc.

You've missed the English word, "trolley" :roll:
Over hear a trolley is an electric bus with overhead power lines.

[alantf]

In England, those things were called "trolley buses". The ones on rails were "tram cars". :)

[FoxMcCarther]

Here is the war/veterans memorial, obviously not going to drive my motorcycle on it, so here is one with it just outside and my helmet next to the display (the names are around it on the ground on black stones (one seen to the right of helmet)). Also, no, I am not parked in a handicap spot.

Old Tag: War Memorial
http://i.imgur.com/1T0Kel.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hNWMLl.jpg


New Tag: Water tower (Or pumping station, or equivalent)!
http://i.imgur.com/oHa3el.jpg

Both are located around Rockford, MI 49341

EDIT: Looking back, I see somebody already did a water tower, will try to be more original next time.

[cayuse]

Thanks for playing, Clonak! Lots of memorial parks around so the next tag shouldn't be much of a problem.
I took a close look at your photo and noticed you guys call them "trundlers"!
The fact that we have riders from all over the world on this board is really cool!

Oops! didn't look at last post! Oh well, water towers (or similar utilities) are fairly plentiful too.

Play on! :)

[Skunkhome]

I don't have any water towers near me but I am sure you would accept a photo of a stock tank since it holds water also :biggrin:

[alantf]

Closest I can get is the tank on my lavatory, but I can't get the bike in there. :biggrin: (all our water comes from the water tables in the mountains)

[Water Warrior 2]

Closest I can get is the tank on my lavatory, but I can't get the bike in there. :biggrin: (all our water comes from the water tables in the mountains)
Can you find a rain barrel? Some folks collect rain water for their plants etc. I think that would be acceptable.

[cayuse]

Any chance you can get your bike into this shot, Alan?


http://s12.postimage.org/4mcc1ftrt/tenerife_pumping_station.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/4mcc1ftrt/)

[Water Warrior 2]

Any chance you can get your bike into this shot, Alan?


http://s12.postimage.org/4mcc1ftrt/tenerife_pumping_station.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/4mcc1ftrt/)
Photoshop maybe.

[cayuse]

Well, I'm thinking Alan has a shot at this, since that's a landmark water pumping station on Tenerife.
Casa Hamilton, I believe.

[alantf]

Never heard of Casa Hamilton, and didn't even know that there was a pumping station on the island. It just dawned on me that there are some giant, circular, concrete, tanks that the farmers use to collect the water that runs down the mountain. If I go out today (and remember to take my camera :roll: ) I'll see if I can find one close to the road.

BTW, just tried Casa Hamilton on Google Earth, & it drew a blank. :)

[GZ250]

Beautiful Place


http://www.flickr.com/photos/23072179@N00/407068708/

[alantf]

[attachment=0:1dcafr4y]view 3.jpg[/attachment:1dcafr4y]Wow.......Beautiful! I live around 4 or 5 kilometers from Puerto de la Cruz, and never ever heard of it. The zig zag that you can see running down the mountain is the old stone water channels that are a common sight, bringing the water down the mountain. Never knew we needed a pumping station, as everyone lives below the water table, so we get water by gravity. Dunno where they would pump it to.

EDIT:- Just taken another look at the photo. It shows the pumping station as being at Los Realejos - the next village along the road from us - The reason I've never seen it is that it appears to be down a track, among the houses, that, normally, no one would go down without a specific reason. I frequently go to Los Realejos, but never down to the sea.

The photo I've put here shows the view from our balcony. Los Releajos is just this side of the mountains you can see in the background.

[Water Warrior 2]

Beautiful Place


http://www.flickr.com/photos/23072179@N00/407068708/
View the pics on flickr.com Alan's island is indeed a beautiful place.

[Water Warrior 2]

Just a thought but I think we can include a dam site as a storage unit for water. A water tower my not be possible for some folks so we should widen the field a bit to include untreated water storage too.

[Water Warrior 2]

Alantf, you may get water by gravity down the side of the mountains but I'm sure the pumping station is used to maintain adequate pressure throughout the entire system. At higher water demand times the pressure by gravity alone will drop to an unuseable level. At that time you need to increase the pressure by means of a pump and water storage reservoir. At night the reservoir is refilled when demand is lowest and the circle goes around the next day again.
That was my job for the last few years before retirement. Play with pumps, res levels and water demand for half a million folks with flush toilets. A major fire really gets iffy when the fire dept says we need more pressure and keep it coming. It was all a game but a serious one at times.

[FoxMcCarther]

Yes, sorry I was not more clear in the tag, by "Water tower (Or pumping station, or equivalent)" I meant that a water tower, pumping station, or any municipal water storage, water transport, or municipal water pumping station would suffice. A dam would work as long as the water being dammed is used to water a city.

However, the water MUST be be used by the city, no pumps feeding lakes are permitted (probably uncommon for everybody outside of Michigan).

[Poppa Blue]

Hey guys, been reading along since I purchased my '07 three weeks ago. After much research, and your help I chose a blue one. I have read through this thread with great interest especially when many different countries represented. I have been bit by the bug, and thoroughly enjoy riding. Here is my humble entry to the game.
http://s14.postimage.org/gdmu8h8d9/IMAG1035.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/gdmu8h8d9/)
Old tag

[cayuse]

Welcome!
Nice colour, BTW!

[FoxMcCarther]

Went for a ride today, came across a soccer field.

Old Tag: Soccer Field
http://i.imgur.com/c2udpl.jpg

New Tag: A Mine (old industrial complex, or anything related to old heavy industry is also acceptable)
http://i.imgur.com/lJGNWl.jpg

[Water Warrior 2]

Old tag is underground equipment from Britannia mine. Once the largest producer of copper in the British Commonwealth and located just a few kms from Squamish.

New tag is a pedestrian bridge/walkway over a roadway. I think this should even give Alantf a chance to play.

[cayuse]

Nice ones, WW!
I'll be out there with my camera this weekend if the weather holds.

[alantf]

I think this should even give Alantf a chance to play.

It should, but now I've got to remember not to forget to make a note somewhere to remind me not to forget to pick up my camera if I can remember where I put it. :whistle:

[Water Warrior 2]

I think this should even give Alantf a chance to play.

It should, but now I've got to remember not to forget to make a note somewhere to remind me not to forget to pick up my camera if I can remember where I put it. :whistle:
Sadly I can relate to that 100%. :cry:

[bonehead]

[quote="Water Warrior":1uu6xa8r] I think this should even give Alantf a chance to play.

It should, but now I've got to remember not to forget to make a note somewhere to remind me not to forget to pick up my camera if I can remember where I put it. :whistle:
Sadly I can relate to that 100%. :cry:[/quote:1uu6xa8r]
Me too! Bought a new master link for my 4 wheeler chain and put it where I could find it, NOT!

[Water Warrior 2]

Look for a 3.5 mm deep socket with yellow paint on it. You will find the master link. Look on top of the refrigerator and you might find the new router bit you lost 2 years ago. It will be beside a small block of hash no one will admit to. Now that was a perplexing moment in the past. Even the dog played dumb.

[bonehead]

Look for a 3.5 mm deep socket with yellow paint on it. You will find the master link. Look on top of the refrigerator and you might find the new router bit you lost 2 years ago. It will be beside a small block of hash no one will admit to. Now that was a perplexing moment in the past. Even the dog played dumb.
You know, I just might have put it in my tool box, thanks, I will look there @ lunch time.

[Water Warrior 2]

Okay, it has been a week and I can play again.
Old tag: public walkway over road.
New tag: postal truck with Vstrom behind it.

Got the pics out of sequence again. crap.

[cayuse]

Crap! I was going into Langley today to get a shot of the pedestrian overpass.
Now, I'll just HAVE to rent that V-Strom for the weekend and take it out for a test ride.

[Water Warrior 2]

Crap! I was going into Langley today to get a shot of the pedestrian overpass.
Now, I'll just HAVE to rent that V-Strom for the weekend and take it out for a test ride.
Hmm, if you like the Vstrom mine is up for grabs. It is a great commuter. Does most things well enough to be called the Swiss Army Knife of bikes. If you find a new 2011 they are a pretty decent price and then you can go nuts with add-ons.

[cayuse]

Ah, sounds good, WW! I'm pretty much sold on the Vstrom design and capability. But, I'm still on a GZ budget for now. :cry:

[Water Warrior 2]

Ah, sounds good, WW! I'm pretty much sold on the Vstrom design and capability. But, I'm still on a GZ budget for now. :cry:
Consider a used Vstrom. They are bullet proof and a more than proven bike.

[cayuse]

OK, I won't be ridin' til my rib mends, but when I do can I post a shot of a mail truck WITHOUT the V-Strom?
(I'd love to park a V-Strom in there, but it ain't happenin' this season :sad: )

[cayuse]

All right, well I guess after almost 10 months of dormancy it might be time to revive this game.
I FINALLY found a mail truck! These things seem to be rarer than hen's teeth around here.
Old tag, mail truck.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5337/8942805947_e639015c11_z_d.jpg
New tag: bridge
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/8943432936_ded15cc080_z_d.jpg
or an overpass. This is actually an overpass at the foot of the Mission Bridge which crosses the Mighty Fraser River.
Cheers!

[Tomcat13t]

NICE!!! I've been wanting to try this game out but haven't had the time. I'm definitely on board for this. GAME ON.

[Tomcat13t]

Finally remembered to get the tag!!!

Bridge:

http://s22.postimg.org/5x78d5q0t/IMG_0164.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/5x78d5q0t/)


New tag:
Porta Potty


http://s10.postimg.org/tcc5nb13p/IMG_0163.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/tcc5nb13p/)

Found this one in a forest preserve parking lot by my house

[Water Warrior 2]

:2tup: :2tup:

[Tomcat13t]

Is anyone thinking about playing this game? :??: I want to get some more tags but don't want to get my own. I'd be like playing tag by yourself... :cry:

[alantf]

I used to participate quite a lot, but suddenly, things that are only seen in America started to appear. Things like porta potties just don't appear, except on building sites, where I can't take my bike. :)

[Water Warrior 2]

I would have to have another bike to play the game.

[Tomcat13t]

Well I guess I'll just have to find another one and then tag something more common. Something wrong with your bike WW?

[Water Warrior 2]

Well I guess I'll just have to find another one and then tag something more common. Something wrong with your bike WW?
Nothing wrong with the bike. It has a new home North of here and gets ridden regularly. I just lost interest in riding and sold it last year but still have an interest in bikes and the folks who ride them.

[JWR]

Well I guess I'll just have to find another one and then tag something more common. Something wrong with your bike WW?
Nothing wrong with the bike. It has a new home North of here and gets ridden regularly. I just lost interest in riding and sold it last year but still have an interest in bikes and the folks who ride them.




Go back to the basics with a 250 or 300 and enjoy riding again.

[Water Warrior 2]

I have considered that but I'm afraid another bike would just become a dust collector.

[cayuse]

Just dropped in here again by chance. Seems I'm not getting my topic notifications, so I had no idea this topic was active. I'll find a porta potty (and a volcano for Alan) and play!

[Water Warrior 2]

:2tup: :2tup:

[cayuse]

OK, it's only been about a year so I thought it was about time to play this game, again.

Old tag, port-a-potty. Plenty of them are too far away but this one was next to the fence at the side of the road.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14476063489_4d7a963cea.jpg


New tag: bank. The Man has one of these Everywhere.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/14476079138_ee330186c9.jpg

Cheers!

[jonathan180iq]

Can I play with my car? It's micro and has a 993cc motorcycle engine in it...

[cayuse]

Between bikes, Jonathan?

[jonathan180iq]

Yeah, I have been now a little while. I've have the urge bad, so I've starting piecing back together an old Suzuki T250 Hustler.

http://i57.tinypic.com/25fohsp.jpg

[Water Warrior 2]

Yeah, I have been now a little while. I've have the urge bad, so I've starting piecing back together an old Suzuki T250 Hustler.

http://i57.tinypic.com/25fohsp.jpg
Those were a great bike in their day. What year is it??

[cayuse]

OK, that will be a head-turner when you get it back together.
Now, what is this car you speak of??

[5th_bike]

That bike sure looks like a two stroke.

Drool.

[jonathan180iq]

Oh it is a two-stroke!! :)

It's a 1969 Suzuki T250. This was the first year it was made, replacing the famous T20. It's a hand-me-down that's been in storage since the mid-80s. Several (many) years ago I tore it down to clean everything up and then it just sort of sat, as life took over.

I'm down to the rings and carbs. Then it's just new tires and I'm golden!

These things made 32hp @ 8,000RPM. It's a little street demon and I'm SO looking forward to the ride.


Car is a 1998 Suzuki Swift - Everything about the car is a car, except for the G10 powerplant. ;) 1.0 Litre & 3 mightly Cylinders of power!

[alantf]

And I thought my Citroen 1400cc was the smallest on the site. :doh:

[cayuse]

haha, I owned 2 Swifts over the course of about 15 years. I think I went through 3 engines, over ~400,000km. GREAT on gas!

[jonathan180iq]

I had no idea! Fantastic machines that can be had for pennies.

Sorry to hijack - Back to the GAME!!

[cayuse]

Ya, somebody find a bank! It shouldn't be that hard! :)