tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post5336302229171864841..comments2023-08-02T04:56:49.094-04:00Comments on ampersand seven: #112Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-72168612028295127002009-12-15T05:26:45.583-05:002009-12-15T05:26:45.583-05:00I'd probably be better off reading Ulysses tha...I'd probably be better off reading Ulysses than trying to find my way around Dublin using all this info!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-42893288974762237092009-04-24T23:35:00.000-04:002009-04-24T23:35:00.000-04:00Thank you! - Memorial Road. Yes, the curvy one by ...Thank you! - Memorial Road. Yes, the curvy one by the weird eternal flame.Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-44454242137563825882009-04-24T13:41:00.000-04:002009-04-24T13:41:00.000-04:00Ah no, I just wanted to make you wince, temporaril...Ah no, I just wanted to make you wince, temporarily.<br /><br />It's Memorial Road- back of the Custom House.<br /><br />As for the top/bottom//up/down distinction, the simple rule of thumb is If you're going up a road, you're not going down it, and the top of a road is at the other end from the bottom. Easy when you know how! ;)Robt Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-70840785818256392812009-04-24T12:34:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:34:00.000-04:00F**k the Irish Times then. I'd link to your letter...F**k the Irish Times then. I'd link to your letter! But I like that as a basic working definition. Though I'm still trying to figure out that whole top/bottom of the road distinction (as in "the top of Grafton Street") or how you know when you're going up/down said road.<br /><br />As for the puzzler - ARGH! My willpower may give out soon. You gonna give me a deadline and/or put me out of my misery anytime in the foreseeable future?Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-9667089539062344352009-04-23T19:43:00.000-04:002009-04-23T19:43:00.000-04:00You're asking a transport planner to answer that q...You're asking a transport planner to answer that question in the comments of a blog? Oh mercy!<br /><br />Had The Irish Times seen fit to publish my letter on the subject a couple of years ago, I'd just link to that, but alas. Anyway, at its simplest, I would say that on a road the traffic function takes precedence, but on a street traffic is (or should be) subordinate to other activity. Although, curiously, I would always say <I>"I went down the road"</I> even if talking about a street.<br /><br />Haven't you ever noticed how few Roads there are in Dublin city centre? <I>'What's the most central Road in Dublin?'</I> is a good pub quiz question (that once featured on Archiseek's own 'How Well...' thread).*<br /><br />*Consider this question a spot of revenge for your number teasers!Robt Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-8771136404660181992009-04-23T12:00:00.000-04:002009-04-23T12:00:00.000-04:00Also, Robt - What's the distinction you make betwe...Also, Robt - What's the distinction you make between a street and a road anyway? I tend to use them interchangeably...Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-19888693247874359982009-04-23T11:55:00.000-04:002009-04-23T11:55:00.000-04:00Robt, yes, that's the one! I'm glad to have you co...Robt, yes, that's the one! I'm glad to have you confirm it as I can't tell you how earnestly I stared at those same pixels. Seriously, though. Live Search maps? Evil. Just evil.<br /><br />My drawing was a peaceful protest against Google maps. Helpful at times, of course, but I sensed when I saw the Alfie monopoly that there was something amiss. And yeah, I don't remember cycling down the Port Tunnel.Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-1281003526770021252009-04-23T11:11:00.000-04:002009-04-23T11:11:00.000-04:00Pretty sure this is your 112 (no flat _above_ it, ...Pretty sure this is your 112 (no flat _above_ it, though): http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=sws9rbggddvb&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=29506469&encType=1<br /><br />As for the multiple Alfie Byrnes, this is probably due to the site you used being Google. I'd imagine half a dozen Alfie Byrne Roads is right enough for them. For the record, that area is East Point Business Park, and I don't know if the streets - sorry, _roads_ - even have individual names.<br /><br />The other wonderful thing about that Google map is the presence of the N1 running through the heart of Marino. The N1 is underground there, in the form of the Port Tunnel, so the big yellow strip isn't visible on the surface at all.<br /><br />Oh Google!Robt Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-64843276880116206772009-04-22T22:57:00.000-04:002009-04-22T22:57:00.000-04:00He already has. You can see his face in watermark ...He already has. You can see his face in watermark on the dollar bill, just above the freemason's pyramid.Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-38735124397136514992009-04-22T14:53:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:53:00.000-04:00A politician, eh? Dude couda taken over the world....A politician, eh? Dude couda taken over the world.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049441039504745936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-55401655166340230412009-04-22T11:31:00.000-04:002009-04-22T11:31:00.000-04:00Well, Jackie, he was a politician, so that might e...Well, Jackie, he was a politician, so that might explain a lot. Though I very much like your picture of him w/ the ale and spuds. According to Wikipedia (my dignity as a professor prohibits me from ever uttering this phrase in public), he was known as the "shaking hand of Dublin". I think I get what they're after, but all I think is: dude had a bad case of the DT's.<br /><br />Oh for f**k's sake, Flann. I didn't realize that by "embrace the technology" I could have simply "emailed the Begrudger". I hope I've done your home justice as I quite like it, barbed wire and all.<br /><br />So did I get it right - Church Rd?Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-70691713716075019212009-04-22T07:01:00.000-04:002009-04-22T07:01:00.000-04:00If only you'd asked me Therese. I live in the flat...If only you'd asked me Therese. I live in the flat above that sign! Could have saved you so much trouble.Irish Begrudgerhttp://www.rant.ienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-21019199545970852932009-04-22T06:35:00.000-04:002009-04-22T06:35:00.000-04:00This Alfie feller seems a bit of an egotist. I ca...This Alfie feller seems a bit of an egotist. I can imagine him, hands smacking flat against the dinner table in anticipation of his ale and potatoes, contemplating, always contemplating his Great Road Plan while his wife sighed and nodded and yessed. <br /><br />This post was so funny, T. Love, love the hand-drawn map. <br /><br />inocus-- seemingly harmless, but poses great dangerJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049441039504745936noreply@blogger.com