Photo Challenge (2012) - January

**ParkinT** · Jan 4, 2012 06:36

Originally Posted by guido2004

2012 bicycles (really, count them if you don't believe me...

)
Attachment 58615

Where was that photo taken? It appears to be a University, right?

And there are 2012 ONLY if you count the MotorCycle also as a 'bike' !

**guido2004** · Jan 4, 2012 06:43

Originally Posted by ParkinT

Where was that photo taken? It appears to be a University, right?

Nope, it's in front of Rotterdam central station

**ParkinT** · Jan 4, 2012 10:03

Originally Posted by guido2004

Nope, it's in front of Rotterdam central station

WOW. I have been there (more than once) but did not recognize it. My time spent outside the building was only to grab a taxi. I don't think I had seen it from that perspective.

I will never forget the interior*!

{*long story of a long, stressful time spent inside the station}

**guido2004** · Jan 4, 2012 10:07

Originally Posted by ParkinT

WOW. I have been there (more than once) but did not recognize it. My time spent outside the building was only to grab a taxi. I don't think I had seen it from that perspective.

I will never forget the interior*!

{*long story of a long, stressful time spent inside the station}

Maybe it wasn't there when you were there? They've been rebuilding part of the station (and a new metro station if I'm correct) for the last 3-4 years, so it might be just a temporary solution.

**TechnoBear** · Jan 4, 2012 10:44

How about two 2012 mascots (clever, eh?)

mascots.jpg

**Shyflower** · Jan 4, 2012 10:46

@TechnoBear ; what are they mascots for? They are really cute! Clever, YES!

**TechnoBear** · Jan 4, 2012 10:50

Originally Posted by Shyflower

@TechnoBear ; what are they mascots for? They are really cute! Clever, YES!

They're the mascots for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

**Shyflower** · Jan 4, 2012 10:52

Originally Posted by TechnoBear

They're the mascots for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Do you know what the "M" and "W" in their crown stands for? The design is quite avant garde!

**TechnoBear** · Jan 4, 2012 11:00

Originally Posted by Shyflower

Do you know what the "M" and "W" in their crown stands for? The design is quite avant garde!

Their names are Mandeville and Wenlock.

**Shyflower** · Jan 4, 2012 11:06

Originally Posted by TechnoBear

Their names are Mandeville and Wenlock.

Delightful! Thanks for the link!

**ParkinT** · Jan 4, 2012 12:57

Originally Posted by TechnoBear

How about two 2012 mascots (clever, eh?)

mascots.jpg

That is THE ULTIMATE in compliance with the theme!

**Max Height** · Jan 4, 2012 21:47

Originally Posted by Shyflower

There, there Max... it's all part of the discussion. OT tags or not, it can be read by everyone and takes up the same space. This has been a fun thread so far, let's keep it that way.

ok, point taken. Consider me having been

.

Maybe I over-reacted a bit, but it cheezes me off when people complain about fluff, wherever, and then go post what, imo, is fluff. So I'll

about it from now on

Sorry bo5ton, if you were offended.

Moving on....................2012 bottles.

The bottles were laid horizontally as "bricks" to build the house.

**bo5ton** · Jan 5, 2012 00:04

Originally Posted by Max Height

ok, point taken. Consider me having been

.

Maybe I over-reacted a bit, but it cheezes me off when people complain about fluff, wherever, and then go post what, imo, is fluff. So I'll

about it from now on

Sorry bo5ton, if you were offended.

Moving on....................2012 bottles.

The bottles were laid horizontally as "bricks" to build the house.

Crazy house! That's pretty cool. Where did you take that photo? So many bottles!

**Max Height** · Jan 5, 2012 00:21

I didn't actually take the photo. It (35mm slide) was taken by my dad on one of our family "Sunday drives" to The Dandenongs (about 40kms east of Melbourne). It would have been around the early 70's. I can't remember exactly where in The Dandenongs the house was and I have no idea if it is even still there.

**Shyflower** · Jan 5, 2012 00:40

@Max Height ; You can't fool me, I counted 2013... or was it 2014 ... or 2015?

**guido2004** · Jan 5, 2012 02:33

Originally Posted by mitchritz

Really love the bike photograph .

Thank you.

**Max Height** · Jan 5, 2012 03:15

Originally Posted by Shyflower

@Max Height ; You can't fool me, I counted 2013... or was it 2014 ... or 2015?

I'm still counting guido's bikes - after having to start again when you interrupted me earlier

......
.....
.....
two thousand and nine
....
....
....
two thousand and ten
....
....
....
two thousand and eleven
....
....
....
aaahhhhhhh................two thousand and twelve......

So @guido2004 , no-one's taken your bike. It must be in there somewhere. What colour is it?

Edit:

Newsflash: hell must have frozen over because I've just used one of these new tagging/mentioning/whatever thingies for the first time ever!!!!!!

**guido2004** · Jan 5, 2012 03:22

Originally Posted by Max Height

So @guido2004 , no-one's taken your bike. It must be in there somewhere. What colour is it?

Red

I guess the thief brought it back tonight...

**Max Height** · Jan 5, 2012 03:28

Originally Posted by guido2004

Red

I guess the thief brought it back tonight...

You're lucky they must have got a guilty concience

It's the 3rd bike from the back on the left hand side. Have a safe trip home

**Max Height** · Jan 5, 2012 03:45

Originally Posted by Shyflower

@Max Height ; You can't fool me, I counted 2013... or was it 2014 ... or 2015?

I'm all

and

after counting guido's bikes (TWICE

) so there might not be exactly 2012 bottles there

**ParkinT** · Jan 9, 2012 13:27

Originally Posted by bo5ton

Crazy house! That's pretty cool. Where did you take that photo? So many bottles!

Who is the "Ghostly" figure in the doorway? Is that you @Max Height ; and you are embarrassed for us to see what you looked like in the '70s?!!

**Max Height** · Jan 9, 2012 13:41

Originally Posted by ParkinT

Is that you @Max Height

No it's not me. But the question and my answer is moot because I can't prove it's not me anymore than anyone can prove it is me

. Suffice to say that there used to be local laws, and I'm not sure if they still exist but probably do, preventing people from publishing other peoples' personal details (photos of them etc) without their permission so I blurred out the person in the photo.

**ralph.m** · Jan 9, 2012 16:06

Off Topic:

Originally Posted by Max Height

It (35mm slide) was taken by my dad on one of our family "Sunday drives" to The Dandenongs

Or maybe Kinglake.

And it's actually 13, 569 bottles, too.

**Max Height** · Jan 9, 2012 16:37

Originally Posted by ralph.m

Or maybe Kinglake.

I did a quick google of "house of bottles" and there are lots of them around.

A photo of the Kinglake house as it was in Nov. 2005 (not my photo)

I don't know if the Kinglake house is the same one or not. If it is, then it's had a new roof put on it and some other slight renovations over the decades since the photo I posted was taken. Looks like it might have had some bottles added to it as well

Maybe it's a similar house based on the original design and built by the same people in a different location. I'm not sure.

Like I said:

Originally Posted by Max Height

It would have been around the early 70's. I can't remember exactly where in The Dandenongs the house was and I have no idea if it is even still there.

**bobThePhotog** · Jan 28, 2012 11:25

Two images combined into one. First image is of the fireworks in the sky and the other one is a misfire/ground explosion with several police motorcycles passing through the frame. I hope this BB img code works...

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