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Just seen this so stuck my pin in! Must be a picture from a few years ago as all adjacent plots are still overgrown.

Wayne I think you've been moved unless you are really in that wood?

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http://plot62.blogspot.com/

No idea why beefy plonked me there?

Back where I belong now, thanks matt.

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - UPDATED - 11th June

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Sorry about that HW . No idea how i did that.

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Don't take away the SNC

S'awight fella, no problem.

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - UPDATED - 11th June

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I've just found my plot... On the bottom end (euphemistically called the 'wildlife area') is a sign saying 'Here be Dragons'.

Time to get the brushcutter out I think...

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Resistance is fertile

argh I'm clearly a dumbass and can't use google maps. I think I've managed to add 3 markers, but i'm not entirely sure how, and they only show up on the list and not on the map (so I can't delete them). Erm, help?

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Log on to the map page and click on bookmarks

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Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.
Quentin Crisp

Ahem. I've now worked out how to use google maps, and have added a proper marker on that actually works for myself.

...The other 3 (Sez's place, no 83 and no 84 are on the list but don't show on the map though, so I don't know how to delete them! If anyone can figure out how please delete away. Sorry )

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Can't see your "additional" listings sez?

Good to see where everyone is, and thanks for adding the GYO office, nice touch Paul/Jeannine.

Bluemoon, you don't live a million miles from my outlaws it would seem.

Heebiejeebie you are my closest neighbour, and i guess it's only right that you enjoy gardening living in Letchworth.

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - UPDATED - 11th June

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The maps take forever to load don't they? Is anyone using Google Earth to view this, rather than Google Maps? If so, forgive me for pointing out the obvious!

If you download and install Google Earth you get a copy of the global map on your hard drive. By opening the grapes map in Google Maps and then clicking 'View in Google Earth' you can download the place markers (ie where all our plots are) and view them on your own saved version of the map.

This way you are using map data off your hard drive rather than off the web, so it loads almost instantly - about as fast as I can scroll. The online data changes whenever anyone adds or updates a data point, but as long as you go through the downloading process via Google Maps each time you view (only takes a few seconds) rather than just viewing the saved grape data from your hard drive, you'll stay up to date.

I think that's how it works anyway... Wayne?!

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Resistance is fertile

Right i would like to place a pin to show u Guys & Girls where my lottie is can some1 give me some info where & how please

Here you go, not the only way I'm sure, but it might help.

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Manda.

Yet Nature is made better by no mean
But Nature makes that mean; so over that art
Which you say adds to Nature, is an art
That Nature makes.

Cheers small all done ty

I think you're right Paul, anything that loads up "locally" (from your pc) is going to be quicker. The problem with Google Earth lies with graphics cards. My own pc at home goes pop if I try and load up Google Earth as the graphics card is not powerful enough. My machine is no iMac, but it's certainly not old and decrepid. Be warned.

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - UPDATED - 11th June

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Does that mean I have a graphics card?! Check me out!

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Well no, you might not have a seperate card - your machine could be sharing the pcs memory allocation, as my laptop does. 512mb ram, 8mb allocated to run the video side of things - machine also goes pop when running google earth! 8mb not enough. Could also be to do with the processing power, but not in my case....

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Manda.

Yet Nature is made better by no mean
But Nature makes that mean; so over that art
Which you say adds to Nature, is an art
That Nature makes.

Viewing the Grape map through Google Earth is a good option for me, loads faster & easier to scroll around. We definately have a graphics card though - OH is a gamer, so we've got the best one we could(n't) afford, although it's probably obsolete by now

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“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”