tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post6860146933029874938..comments2024-02-24T18:05:37.846+00:00Comments on Bristol Traffic: Avonmouth from aboveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-42837945800847332132009-04-29T14:21:00.000+01:002009-04-29T14:21:00.000+01:00To Chris Hutt, I think that you'll find 300,000 mu...To Chris Hutt, I think that you'll find 300,000 multiplied by £1,000 is £300 million. Maybe you should be the next chancellor.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-84529305881994367162009-04-24T15:50:00.000+01:002009-04-24T15:50:00.000+01:00I was puzzled about that. You don't say which pict...I was puzzled about that. You don't say which picture you took first, but assuming Portbury then that would explain why it looks nearer, because it is. <br /><br />The appearance of height also depends on the 'attitude' of the plane, meaning whether it was flying straight ahead or banking left or right. In the latter cases the same camera angle from the window may point down more directly to the ground (if you are looking out of the side into which the banked turn takes place). Or vice versa.Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-5001011415757392732009-04-24T13:47:00.000+01:002009-04-24T13:47:00.000+01:00I should add that there is a mistaken assumption i...I should add that there is a mistaken assumption in the posting: as the plane gains height, more stuff will be viewable from the window, so that the Avonmouth car park sprawl may actually be smaller than Horfield. Some measurements are going to be needed, along with a photo-shoot down at the waterfront.SteveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654931341335136008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-77266612397779012442009-04-23T20:45:00.000+01:002009-04-23T20:45:00.000+01:00Complete with high wire fences to protect the poor...Complete with <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/perlmonger/3053202300/" REL="nofollow">high wire fences</A> to protect the poor, vulnerable cars from the ever present danger of marauding bicycles.PeteJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671107930172409182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-20770028085486299412009-04-23T08:57:00.000+01:002009-04-23T08:57:00.000+01:00For a more down to earth view of all those unborn ...For a more down to earth view of all those unborn cars, try the Portbury section of the Avon cycle way, which skirts the perimeter fence of the vast carparks in your photo. It's an alarming experience.Thomas Guesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02580565535415520215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-81764434810274940262009-04-23T00:04:00.000+01:002009-04-23T00:04:00.000+01:00I've been hunting info on the scrappage scheme. Th...I've been hunting info on the scrappage scheme. The gov money is £1k to be matched by the car seller. The £1k from the seller would probably be negotiable anyway. So it's really just £1k, limited to 300,000 cars or by end of March 2010, so total cost to gov £3m but fuel duty rises 2p/litre in Sept which will more than claw that back. So net effect is that most motorists subsidise a few motorists (those who can afford to buy a new car). I think that's generally known as regressive taxation.Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-47367579599815672262009-04-22T22:01:00.000+01:002009-04-22T22:01:00.000+01:00Thinking about the altitude a bit more, I wonder i...Thinking about the altitude a bit more, I wonder if planes do lose height when they turn -the clouds in the horfield shot do seem closer. Someone would need to play with google maps to measure the length of a known road in the centre of each shot to get an accurate estimate.SteveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654931341335136008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-4531810162424770082009-04-22T21:31:00.000+01:002009-04-22T21:31:00.000+01:00Those pictures are crazy!Those pictures are crazy!mikehttp://www.bikecarrierdirect.com/index.php?p=catalog&mode=manufacturer&mid=2noreply@blogger.com