Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 4]
Discussion
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Roofless Toothless said:
Extraordinary! There really was a Harry. I didn't expect that.
Gordon Bennet was a real person too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp0ZPOFdWc8
Jonboy_t said:
Why are American house numbers so large? Can’t recall ever seeing one that’s not at least 4-digits?!
Because their streets were created and then had to be named. Similar situation with many of their towns. "What shall we call it - Georgetown - George ville - Mary something?"Our streets evolved. - High street, what shall we call the next bit that leads into the market - I know Market Street, and so it went on. London Road etc, etc.
Of course, they must have low numbers, probably 999 which are shorter than 4 digits.
The Mad Monk said:
Jonboy_t said:
Why are American house numbers so large? Can’t recall ever seeing one that’s not at least 4-digits?!
Because their streets were created and then had to be named. Similar situation with many of their towns. "What shall we call it - Georgetown - George ville - Mary something?"Our streets evolved. - High street, what shall we call the next bit that leads into the market - I know Market Street, and so it went on. London Road etc, etc.
Of course, they must have low numbers, probably 999 which are shorter than 4 digits.
BigBen said:
I think it is also a result of the block system that is prevalent, the numbers increment to the next 100 each block even if there are not 100 properties in the preceding block. So you would start from 1 - 100 then the next block 101 - 200 even if only say 1 - 15 were used in the first block.
I didn't know that.BigBen said:
The Mad Monk said:
Jonboy_t said:
Why are American house numbers so large? Can’t recall ever seeing one that’s not at least 4-digits?!
Because their streets were created and then had to be named. Similar situation with many of their towns. "What shall we call it - Georgetown - George ville - Mary something?"Our streets evolved. - High street, what shall we call the next bit that leads into the market - I know Market Street, and so it went on. London Road etc, etc.
Of course, they must have low numbers, probably 999 which are shorter than 4 digits.
BigBen said:
The Mad Monk said:
Jonboy_t said:
Why are American house numbers so large? Can’t recall ever seeing one that’s not at least 4-digits?!
Because their streets were created and then had to be named. Similar situation with many of their towns. "What shall we call it - Georgetown - George ville - Mary something?"Our streets evolved. - High street, what shall we call the next bit that leads into the market - I know Market Street, and so it went on. London Road etc, etc.
Of course, they must have low numbers, probably 999 which are shorter than 4 digits.
SpeckledJim said:
Jonboy_t said:
Why are American house numbers so large? Can’t recall ever seeing one that’s not at least 4-digits?!
American streets are very long.Yonge Street is 1896 km (1178 miles) from the Lake Shore in Toronto to Rainy River at the Ontario/Minnesota border. Some argue that Yonge Street is only 56 km at the point where Highway 11 takes over.
It became Toronto's main street at the end of the 19th Century. Yonge Street intersects with five other major streets in the downtown area and serves to draw crowds of people downtown for business and entertainment.
Yonge Street is said to be the longest street in the world.
98elise said:
BigBen said:
The Mad Monk said:
Jonboy_t said:
Why are American house numbers so large? Can’t recall ever seeing one that’s not at least 4-digits?!
Because their streets were created and then had to be named. Similar situation with many of their towns. "What shall we call it - Georgetown - George ville - Mary something?"Our streets evolved. - High street, what shall we call the next bit that leads into the market - I know Market Street, and so it went on. London Road etc, etc.
Of course, they must have low numbers, probably 999 which are shorter than 4 digits.
Saw a house with number 9826(!) on a TV programme - and it was within what we (British) would call a 'close'.
Frank7 said:
Canadian, but still part of North America;
Yonge Street is 1896 km (1178 miles) from the Lake Shore in Toronto to Rainy River at the Ontario/Minnesota border. Some argue that Yonge Street is only 56 km at the point where Highway 11 takes over.
It became Toronto's main street at the end of the 19th Century. Yonge Street intersects with five other major streets in the downtown area and serves to draw crowds of people downtown for business and entertainment.
Yonge Street is said to be the longest street in the world.
Have walked up Yonge Street many times, but only made a dozen or so blocks. Usually to the Canadian Tyre Co. The cheapest outlet ever for car, garden and other hardware. Amazingly low prices.Yonge Street is 1896 km (1178 miles) from the Lake Shore in Toronto to Rainy River at the Ontario/Minnesota border. Some argue that Yonge Street is only 56 km at the point where Highway 11 takes over.
It became Toronto's main street at the end of the 19th Century. Yonge Street intersects with five other major streets in the downtown area and serves to draw crowds of people downtown for business and entertainment.
Yonge Street is said to be the longest street in the world.
Frank7 said:
SpeckledJim said:
Jonboy_t said:
Why are American house numbers so large? Can’t recall ever seeing one that’s not at least 4-digits?!
American streets are very long.Yonge Street is 1896 km (1178 miles) from the Lake Shore in Toronto to Rainy River at the Ontario/Minnesota border. Some argue that Yonge Street is only 56 km at the point where Highway 11 takes over.
It became Toronto's main street at the end of the 19th Century. Yonge Street intersects with five other major streets in the downtown area and serves to draw crowds of people downtown for business and entertainment.
Yonge Street is said to be the longest street in the world.
Antony Moxey said:
Frank7 said:
SpeckledJim said:
Jonboy_t said:
Why are American house numbers so large? Can’t recall ever seeing one that’s not at least 4-digits?!
American streets are very long.Yonge Street is 1896 km (1178 miles) from the Lake Shore in Toronto to Rainy River at the Ontario/Minnesota border. Some argue that Yonge Street is only 56 km at the point where Highway 11 takes over.
It became Toronto's main street at the end of the 19th Century. Yonge Street intersects with five other major streets in the downtown area and serves to draw crowds of people downtown for business and entertainment.
Yonge Street is said to be the longest street in the world.
ever carried a Toronto Sun Sunday edition?
98elise said:
They also don't always increment by 1. Last time we rented a villa in Florida the numbers incremented by 10.
As above due to distance in some places. If you’re looking for number 982 for example you need to head just under a mile along the road. If the house next door is 992 then the distance from the centre of one plot to the next is roughly 0.01 miles (~53ft) away. That would probably work with the villas right?djc206 said:
98elise said:
They also don't always increment by 1. Last time we rented a villa in Florida the numbers incremented by 10.
As above due to distance in some places. If you’re looking for number 982 for example you need to head just under a mile along the road. If the house next door is 992 then the distance from the centre of one plot to the next is roughly 0.01 miles (~53ft) away. That would probably work with the villas right?
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Brother D said:
There is a shared database/blacklist of known or untrusted IP ranges that providers can use as well such as - https://mxtoolbox.com/blacklists.aspx
Indeed. And if your webhost / email provider gets themselves onto one of these blacklists, then suddenly all the emails you send out get blacklisted as spam even though they are not. Ask me how I know this.
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