spotted in the wild...

[Dan Langille]

On Jul 22, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Matthew Seaman wrote:

>
> Dear all,
>
> Right about here:
>
> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=westwood 
> +cross&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=11.994514,25.136719&ie=UTF8&ll=51. 
> 359827,1.395685&spn=0.001546,0.003068&t=h&z=19
>
> where all those cars are parked in the satellite view is now a  
> building
> site.  It's 'phase II' of the large shopping center to the north- 
> east of
> that image.
> All along that road there is a temporary wall of plywood panels,  
> painted
> up blue and white and with the main contractor's logo repeated  
> everywhere.
> Pretty standard for a largish building site nowadays.
>
> By now, gentle reader, I expect you're all asking "Well, of what  
> possible relevance is this, Matthew?"

I was, about two paragraphs above...

>
> Just this: between the logos there are some architects impressions of
> the finished row of shops.  They're obviously all made up shop boards
> from who knows where.  You'll be pleased to hear that FreeBSD  
> apparently
> has taken a lease on a 1000sq foot set of premises and the logo  
> will be
> displayed prominently in letters a meter high -- red text in the  
> authentic style and red horny-ball logo and all.
>
> I couldn't believe it when I caught sight of it as I was driving past.
> Unfortunately, there was no opportunity (or means) to take pictures. I
> wonder if they asked permission at all?


So, I guess you'll have to drop by again, this time with a camera...

-- 
Dan Langille -- http://www.langille.org/