But it's not; it's about 10 miles from the center of town. And on this street,
the lowest numbers, like mine, are the furthest from the center of the city,
and the closer you get, the higher the numbers. Of course, this street is less
than a mile long and takes a 90 degree turn about halfway down. The numbering
system here makes no sense to me, but I don't really care.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> > From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > I've never understood how murkins have such huge address numbers.
> > Is there some numbering protocol that I don't understand?
>
> It's called the "grid system."
>
> Numbers increase steadily out from the center. This way, it's easy to
> approximate where something is by its number. One might expect (for
> example) "2965 Wendy Lane" to be some 30 blocks from city centre.
>
>
> :::: If vegetarians eat only vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
> :::: Jan Steinman <http://www.Bytesmiths.com/Item/99-3033-17-18>
>
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