China Romance
General Discussion and Useful Links => The Campfire => Topic started by: David S on November 09, 2010, 11:07:18 pm
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I was wondering if there were a way, maybe by postal code/zip code, that we could use google maps, use the location information to put a map with "stick pins" to show the location of each member, to get a sense of where the brotherhood is?
Anyone have any ideas?
{UPDATE}
Ok, I found out how to use google maps. Only people who have the link below can go to the map. That's google's idea of "private"
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=101816022464544463287.000494abe849befd0dcdd&ll=31.052934,23.554688&spn=113.774805,90&z=2 (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=101816022464544463287.000494abe849befd0dcdd&ll=31.052934,23.554688&spn=113.774805,90&z=2)
As each person adds their info here I will add it to the map. I can also add your profile photo to the map, or if you have another photo that you wish added instead send a link to that image and I will add that. This is a very flexible and customizable program it seems, so I'm excited to do this.
There is an option for other color pins also. So maybe blue pins will be brotherhood members. I can also add photos, and locations of interesting places. There are icons for bars, restaurants, fast food, and many other things. So this could turn into an interesting map.
So if there is a restaurant or special place you want us to know about let me know and I will add it to the map.
David
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Easy........
Me, Perth, Western Australia, Post code 6155, address 41, Welbeck Road, Canningvale
David
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You two are just a snowballs throw from each other?
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We are at 42 Allanfield Crescent , Boronia , Victoria ,Australia , thanks David .
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Thanks David S. - My zip code is 61607
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My zipcode/address covers a LARGE area seeing as I'm rural, but if that takes lat/long co-ords I'm close enough to S41 42' 05" E172 37' 45" as to be a practical address :P run that through google earth and we're the only house for miles.
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I think I got the right house. I hope I didn't put you in the barn. 8)
My zipcode/address covers a LARGE area seeing as I'm rural, but if that takes lat/long co-ords I'm close enough to S41 42' 05" E172 37' 45" as to be a practical address :P run that through google earth and we're the only house for miles.
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5/100 Wattle Ave Carramar New South Wales Australia 2163.
Just a quick one, how do we update details? When the Dragon comes here we are buying a bigger cave for her somewhere else, so details will change later.
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Is it not dangerous putting home addresses on here for anyone in the world to see?
Just by following your exploits via your postings you are leaving yourself wide open to thieves and scams of all kinds.
They know all about your ladies or wives so why not give them social security numbers, bank account details will you are at it?
I would suggest that this thread is removed.
It is a good idea in principal but the bad boys will have a field day with the info you provide.
Willy
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Just a quick one, how do we update details? When the Dragon comes here we are buying a bigger cave for her somewhere else, so details will change later.
Just let me know what old address to delete and what the new address is. I should be able to find the old address rather easily, but just to keep from adding any confusion it would be helpful.
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Is it not dangerous putting home addresses on here for anyone in the world to see?
Just by following your exploits via your postings you are leaving yourself wide open to thieves and scams of all kinds.
They know all about your ladies or wives so why not give them social security numbers, bank account details will you are at it?
I would suggest that this thread is removed.
It is a good idea in principal but the bad boys will have a field day with the info you provide.
Willy
I understand what you are saying. I don't think the bank accounts and SSN's would be a good thing. In reality it's not much more information then is published in a telephone book, actually there are no phone numbers posted. So it's less info. If you choose to remain "unlisted" I respect that. In one sense you could say that in many of the threads that a lot more information has been shared.
Perhaps instead of removing it it could be changed to only those registered members can see it?
I know when I go on business trips, or vacations I have a good friend keep an eye on my place.
An aspect of this that has not come up yet is that I could also post locations of favorite eating places, sites to see, and even official offices when it comes time to apply for visas etc. I would hope that anyone who chooses to participate would consider what information they would like to share and make an adult informed decision on their own.
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Willy,
You do have a point. Back in the day the "scallies" as we used to call them in Liverpool would use this info to break into your house! when you where on a trip to China ??? !! Arr I miss the old place sometimes :'(....I believe it still happens to the Liverpool football team when they are at away games :( must be Everton supports :P.......Maybe position pins would be good, but no addresses. I will stick to saying my wife and I are in Baoding Herbei Province China.
Just to preempt the Liverpool jokes....What do you call someone from Liverpool in a 3 piece suit.....The accused :-\ or a Scouse in a 3 bed roomed house... A robber..... ::) or even a Scouse married and living in China.....Luckiest man alive!!!.... I think it's a fine idea...Didn't we try this sometime in the past or am I imagining it?
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Guys,
I agree with Willy and Paul (especially if your account name is the same as your real name). If you post your address here then post that you're in China, you're risking getting broken into. If all you want to do is state a city (or even a neighbourhood), that's one thing, but if you get more specific than that, you're just asking for trouble.
When posting something like this, think about it this way... If you're sitting on a crowded bus, would you give your friend your new address over the cell phone and tell them that you'll be away for the next two weeks? (sounds kinda elaborate but it's a description)... you don't know who is listening...
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And that is why I only gave my city and zip code.
We had a map before? I think it may have been the old (format) forum.
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I am presently in Austintown Ohio 44515 moving to Spring Hill Florida 34608 in December Ron
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And I agree I wouldnt give my exact address you can google the exact location of the house on the map.I would leave the street and address off Ron
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Or once David has the info, he can delete their posts
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Currently I am in Longmont Colorado 80504. (Neighborhood -105.0639888,40.1782863)
December I will be @ Cha Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou
(neighborhood 113.2321854,23.1654758)
I am not so paranoid about the bad guys. They can get more information from my shredded documents in the trash can than I have given here. And there is someone here always even when I am not. As for China, that's another story. I was robbed once in Shenzhen even though the building and my apartment had steel security doors. But that was because they watched me coming and going and discover my schedule, not from any information I posted on the internet.
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Thank you for everyone who is participating. I also appreciate the discussion. I am not so interested in exact addresses but a way to see where we are all from. Part of my interest is because it helps me put an association with the faces. Sometimes we all bleed together in my mind and I am guessing I'm not the only one to get confused from time to time.
I also do think it would help out some of the ones who haven't been to China yet if we share points of interest there.
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Well, I'm in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada... Where in Scarborough is a different story. ;D
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Home of the Masters Golf Tournament!
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I'm not too fussed, frankly a good techno whizz with a few warez apps could track your IP, slice through the basic windows firewall and rummage through your files with more ease than your usual smash and grab neighbourhood ass can manage to get through your open window.
There's more stuff on there than on here.
Besides, to rob this place while I'm gone, he'd have to get through a passel of unsocialised farm dogs with sharp teeth and a "this is MY place" mentality to reach the machinery storage, through the rest of the farm workers/owners and there's ALWAYS someone on the farm every day, maybe not in the house, but somewhere on the farm. It's 3Km at the far end of a dead end one lane gravel road that winds through a gorge. One tractor parked on the road by devils bend and any thief seeking escape will have to climb a 175 meter steep bramble covered bluff, or dive 30 metres into a foaming white water mountain river...
I think you could say, I'm not worried, too much hassle for a thief here when there are lotsa houses in town waiting for them.
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Well i live on Porchester Mead, Beckenham, Kent. England. And if someone can work out my home from the 200+ apartments, flats, and houses then they've worked damn hard and are welcome to my beaten up surfboards, cheap electronics and pirated dvd's.... ;D
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HaHa Kiwi....
I was thinking along similar lines myself ;D ;D
For the crims that want to "have a go" whilst I am in residence...it would be either a .22 Magnum or a .240 Hornet in the head...and if they tried whilst I am away, my son-in-law who looks after the place in my absence prefers a .303...he says its a better chance of a "one-shot-kill !!!!!!
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Would this be a good time to mention that I favor gun control? :o ;D really I don't. Kiwi yours cracked me up. I think it would have been easier to say, "Over the river and through the woods..."
I live in Martinez, Georgia next door to Augusta. Home of the Master's Golf Tournament and James "I feel good" Brown.
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Kirtland New Mexico U.S.A.
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Roose Rd, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England
If anyone wants to do my house over....they are welcome too. Just leave me the Tv... :D :D :D
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What about the computer Rob?
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Ringsend, Dublin 4, Ireland. Though wish that was Guangzhou, PR China right now!
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Revelstoke, BC, Canada is where I am. I'd really love to see a map with all our locations.
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Kiwi yours cracked me up. I think it would have been easier to say, "Over the river and through the woods..."
Well, if you take the woods, do try not to get lost :D it's 200 miles to the road on the other side of the woods ;) The wild pigs won't leave much if you trip and break a leg in there :D
As to calibres, the 1940 .303 thats part of my username is usually handy, or the Mauser 98 in .308...
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Shaun
I agree entirely...I am a passionte supporter of gun control......
In fact ALL my guns are under extremely tight control...me !!!!
David
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(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1427/5165351641_1388b4d0bd_z.jpg)
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I support a three point gun control program:
1. Sight your target carefully.
2. Check for any unwanted down range targets.
3. (AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!) Squeeze, don't pull the trigger.
Now back to our regularly scheduled program. (Thread)
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Oh yes shaun I forgot about that :o :o :o...please leave me my computer too...ty mr nice housebreakers.... ;D ;D ???
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Great idea by the way David S. As Peggy would say, "Good Job!"
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I am in Osgood, Indiana..zip..47037
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David
You might want to add Chengdu as a tourist attraction...for the Panda Breeding complex...very well worth a visit
David
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Thanks David,
If anyone notices any errors or anything let me know. This is basically all done manually through Google search results. I try to be as accurate as I can, but being as I haven't been to Mainland China yet I'm guessing there might be a few errors that pop up.
Thanks.
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David
Pandas......http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=chengdu+panda+breeding&fb=1&gl=au&hq=panda+breeding&hnear=Chengdu,+Sichuan,+China&cid=0,0,10726585743497068212&ei=enzcTJupIYu8uwPp1ODZCQ&ved=0CCAQnwIwAQ&ll=30.483,104.113312&spn=0.791735,1.778412&z=10 (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=chengdu+panda+breeding&fb=1&gl=au&hq=panda+breeding&hnear=Chengdu,+Sichuan,+China&cid=0,0,10726585743497068212&ei=enzcTJupIYu8uwPp1ODZCQ&ved=0CCAQnwIwAQ&ll=30.483,104.113312&spn=0.791735,1.778412&z=10)
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Thanks, I think I got it right now. 8)
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Hello!
I´m in Malmoe, southern part of Sweden!Spelling in Swedish (Malmö). Just 20 km East of Copenhagen, Denmark!
Leif
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I live in Cape Coral, Florida, zip 33993.
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I'm in Halmstad, Sweden, zip 30271
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Palmdale Ca. 93551 is what Qing and I call Home .
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If anyone notices any errors or anything let me know. This is basically all done manually through Google search results. I try to be as accurate as I can, but being as I haven't been to Mainland China yet I'm guessing there might be a few errors that pop up.
Thanks.
Sorry David S. -I hate to be a pain in the butt, but when I click on my name next to the map-It shows that I am currently "shacking up" with David E. :o and while I do appreciate David E. friendship and advice. He is hardly what I would call "spooning" material, not to mention the fact, as stated in this thread......he owns a lot of guns.
I am from Peoria, Illinois 61607 in the United States Thanks James
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James......
If you ever meet my darling wife...she will scratch your eyes out and give you a large dose of Chinese aggro. ;D ;D ;D...
Because she sure dont agree with what you say !!
BTW ..I dont often shoot people...usually its when the Moon is Full... :o :-\
David ;D ;D
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Well I guess you could add me and my wife in two places. Right now we are in Harbin China 150056 It is way in the North near Russia.
And then in the USA Clearlake Oaks Ca 95423. It is in No Calif. and on the south east shore of Clearlake.
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I was just wondering if we could have this map on the home page or at least a link to it. As i imagine after a few weeks this will be quite far down in the post history and then be eventually lost in the ether...
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You can add me, Dave C., Guelph, Ontario Canada. N1G-4X7
Dave C
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I am in Guangzhou now. I will probably be here for quite a while.
Gerry
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Hitchcock, Oklahoma 73744 ... in USA also referred to as "BFE"
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Is it not dangerous putting home addresses on here for anyone in the world to see?
Just by following your exploits via your postings you are leaving yourself wide open to thieves and scams of all kinds.
They know all about your ladies or wives so why not give them social security numbers, bank account details will you are at it?
I would suggest that this thread is removed.
It is a good idea in principal but the bad boys will have a field day with the info you provide.
Willy
Speaking of scams and crooks and thieves, here is something for you to watch and ponder Willy.
http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/?watchId=8ba6f8fc-90a2-4711-90ea-1884ec348310 (http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/?watchId=8ba6f8fc-90a2-4711-90ea-1884ec348310)
This will make you a little uneasy.
Dave C