Stoppages at Denver sluice.

[MoominPapa]

Not clear what's going on, or if the lock onto the tidal river is still open.  Anyone know what the "incident" is?

 

MP.

[GUMPY]

No not heard anything.

A call to Irven Forbes might enlighten.

Took 3 notices before they got it right.

Surprised its both stages as they are not connected 

Unless its at the sailing club.

[Manxcat]

Hopefully not another Off-Course Walrus! ?

[Athy]

Considering the very low volume of traffic around here since Fox's hire boats ended their season, I don't suppose it will affect navigation much, as probably the majority of boats passing through Denver Sluice do so on their way to or from the Middle Level.

 

Some of that notice is gibberish: "What three words ruling preheated stored" does not mean anything to me. Does it to anyone else?

[rgreg]

50 minutes ago, Athy said:

Considering the very low volume of traffic around here since Fox's hire boats ended their season, I don't suppose it will affect navigation much, as probably the majority of boats passing through Denver Sluice do so on their way to or from the Middle Level.

 

Some of that notice is gibberish: "What three words ruling preheated stored" does not mean anything to me. Does it to anyone else?

What Three Words Location App: ruling.preheated.stored identifies location.

Edited October 30, 2020 by rgreg
Corrected

[Athy]

4 minutes ago, rgreg said:

What Three Words Location App: ruling.preheated.store identifies location.

So, Ruling Preheated Store is a place? I haven't seen any local signposts pointing to it.

[GUMPY]

https://what3words.com/about-us/

 

Its simple 

[Scholar Gypsy]

This app really annoys me. ruling.preheated.store  is in Alaska.

 

ruling.preheated.stored is indeed in Norfolk: https://what3words.com/ruling.preheated.stored

 

ruled.preheated.stored is also in Alaska.

[Athy]

8 minutes ago, Loddon said:

https://what3words.com/about-us/

 

Its simple 

Thank you.

So, utter gibberish is "simple", eh?

2 minutes ago, Scholar Gypsy said:

This app really annoys me. ruling.preheated.store  is in Alaska.

 

 

"Where is it?"

"I don't know, but alaska".

[Scholar Gypsy]

PS Scholar Gypsy may get there today. I will ask my sister to report if she does get there!

[GUMPY]

13 minutes ago, Scholar Gypsy said:

This app really annoys me. ruling.preheated.store  is in Alaska.

 

ruling.preheated.stored is indeed in Norfolk: https://what3words.com/ruling.preheated.stored

 

ruled.preheated.stored is also in Alaska.

 

That is 3 different locations, however there seems to be no logical pattern to the words but there doesn't need to be.

Even with my ASD I can accept this as its the way it is rather than a change to an established system.

[Athy]

1 minute ago, Loddon said:

 

there seems to be no logical pattern to the words

This was very much my point. 

[GUMPY]

3 minutes ago, Athy said:

This was very much my point. 

But there doesn't need to be its not a human brain interpreting it.

 

[Bacchus]

14 minutes ago, Scholar Gypsy said:

This app really annoys me. ruling.preheated.store  is in Alaska.

 

ruling.preheated.stored is indeed in Norfolk: https://what3words.com/ruling.preheated.stored

 

ruled.preheated.stored is also in Alaska.

 

Yes, but if you use the actual three words -- ruling.preheated.stored -- it locates as being on the River Great Ouse by Denver Sluice.

 

What three words is one of the greatest ideas of this century, IMHO

 

'Help, I'm drowning!'

'Where are you?'

a) Somewhere in the North Sea

b) disdainfully.outlived.flora

c) 51°26'06.6"N 1°58'39.5"E

 

What is going to be easiest for the man on the street (or, as it may be, somewhere off Margate). It might not be perfect, but it is simple, clear, and accurate.  The database should probably excluded ings and eds though, they are liable to error as has been seen

 

 

 

 

[Scholar Gypsy]

5 minutes ago, Loddon said:

 

That is 3 different locations, however there seems to be no logical pattern to the words but there doesn't need to be.

Even with my ASD I can accept this as its the way it is rather than a change to an established system.

I think it is deliberate, so that if a word is misheard eg by a 999 operator, then they know they have misheard.  

if you are Greek, this location is ///κασέτα.μανάδες.φεύγοντας

French: ///pontage.réitérer.tambourinaire

I prefer google map pins to be honest,

[Scholar Gypsy]

15 minutes ago, Bacchus said:

 

Yes, but if you use the actual three words -- ruling.preheated.stored -- it locates as being on the River Great Ouse by Denver Sluice.

 

What three words is one of the greatest ideas of this century, IMHO

 

'Help, I'm drowning!'

'Where are you?'

a) Somewhere in the North Sea

b) disdainfully.outlived.flora

c) 51°26'06.6"N 1°58'39.5"E

 

What is going to be easiest for the man on the street (or, as it may be, somewhere off Margate). It might not be perfect, but it is simple, clear, and accurate.  The database should probably excluded ings and eds though, they are liable to error as has been seen

 

 

 

 

I'd probably go for "2 miles NW of Foxtrot 3 lightship", but I take your point. I seem to remember, in one of the recent RNLI documentaries on the BBC, that the Coastguard have a nifty system for getting a better fix on a mobile phone location. I can't remember the name of the process.  

I am also a fan of the RYA's Safetrx app, that sends your tracking detail to someone ashore and can be passed to the CG if you miss your planned arrival time.  https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge-advice/safe-boating/keep-in-touch/Pages/safetrx.aspx

Edited October 30, 2020 by Scholar Gypsy

[john6767]

1 hour ago, Scholar Gypsy said:

This app really annoys me. ruling.preheated.store  is in Alaska.

 

ruling.preheated.stored is indeed in Norfolk: https://what3words.com/ruling.preheated.stored

 

ruled.preheated.stored is also in Alaska.

It is specifically designed like that so that locations using similar words are far apart, so that it is not likely to cause confusion, and is obvious you have got it wrong.

[pearley]

Ever since Covid our son likes to know where we are moored on our travels. W3W is much easier than 200 yards south of Bridge 24.

 

 

[Athy]

2 hours ago, pearley said:

 W3W is much easier than 200 yards south of Bridge 24.

 

 

In what way?

[Bacchus]

18 minutes ago, Athy said:

In what way

No, doesn't work.

 

There's a kind.that.sway in Somerset, that's about the closest...

[pearley]

55 minutes ago, Athy said:

In what way?

You just press the icon on the phone. A map comes up showing where you are with the option to share that location  by email/text/WhatsApp, etc. Pick one and select the recipient. 

Very accurate.

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, Athy said:

In what way?

Well if he is coming by car he probably doesn't know where bridge 24 is or where the closest road to it is. More than once I have assisted medical teams when they have said we are looking for ****** boat, its about half a mile from the bridge where as W3W would have put them right outside it. I couldn't help the doctor as we didn't recall seeing the boat, so he just had to walk up and down looking.

11 minutes ago, pearley said:

You just press the icon on the phone. A map comes up showing where you are with the option to share that location  by email/text/WhatsApp, etc. Pick one and select the recipient. 

Very accurate.

I think you can then use the map the same way as you would put an address into TomTom to navigate right to the spot

[GUMPY]

Heres one for @Athy

Pausing.darker.dives

 

 

[Athy]

51 minutes ago, Loddon said:

Heres one for @Athy

Pausing.darker.dives

 

 

Pudding Chair Sometime.

 

 

 

 

It was the name of  a late '60s "underground rock" group, but it makes as much sense as the above.

[GUMPY]

14 minutes ago, Athy said:

Pudding Chair Sometime.

 

 

 

 

It was the name of  a late '60s "underground rock" group, but it makes as much sense as the above.

If you put into what 3 words you will find its somewhere you know well.