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wheel interested · 11-23-2005, 12:10 AM

I guess I got all caught up in the spontainiety and the surprise of individual comments and pictures. Opening a balloon was like answering the phone without caller ID. Or as Forrest Gump would say...just like a box of chocolates. You never knew what you were going to get.

I know you will make it a great resource. My kudos to you for this fantastic forum and all the special extras and improvements you build into it. You take good care of us.

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Originally Posted by Andy R

Thanks for getting this all started Rivetedude!

As stated, this map is in it's first draft. Expect member avatars, links to profiles, courtesy parking info, trailer info and much more to become available on the map before next season. Since this map is running off of an XML file on our server we will be able to do way more... Be patient, we are just getting started, the best is yet to come!

Rivetedude · 11-23-2005, 07:01 AM

Ladies and Fellas, this is the same map as we had at frappr. If you look close at the frappr maps you can see "Google" written all over it kind of like a water mark. They've just got all the features set up already.

This is all my fault for goosing Andy into pre-release. I know if I wouldn't have come up with the first map, he would have come out with one ten times better a couple months from now. Like Andy said (I forgot to quote him), be patient. This is a much better way.

BTW, what's the diff between a red and yellow pin? Courtesy Parking? Inspectors?

Oh yeah, I would love to see pics in the balloons and the name link going to the user's profile instead of going to the home page...If you get time. :-)

Pschoerrn · 11-23-2005, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rivetedude

BTW, what's the diff between a red and yellow pin? Courtesy Parking? Inspectors?

Rivetedude:
The yellow pins are from our dear friends the Moderators...

I really love this map, but where are all the others on our side of the big pond?? I am missing some red pins in the netherlands, germany and england.

Come on folks, we want to know where you are...

Bjoern

brunoffrance · 11-23-2005, 07:42 AM

Bjoern

Hi I'll be surprised if we are more than 10 in Europe

;

May be , with the Airstream Sprinter Mercedes, this number 'ld increase

...
I've red than AIRTSTREAM factory, wanted to develop products in Europe too... I'm waiting new members with impatience.

Bruno.

markdoane · 11-23-2005, 07:43 AM

The yellow pins also mark towns where you cannot drive through unless you have combed your hair and put on clean socks.

If you enter a yellow pin area during daylight hours, you are required to present yourself to the local moderator, properly attired and bearing a gift such as a hotdish (casserole) or freshly baked pie.

if you enter after dark, it is ok to leave a couple of rolls of TP hanging from their trees as a sign of respect and devotion.

53flyingcloud · 11-23-2005, 08:41 AM

Just added my "red dot", right over the house by using the satellite imagery..
Kewl~

ciao
53FC

Pschoerrn · 11-23-2005, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by brunoffrance

Bjoern

Hi I'll be surprised if we are more than 10 in Europe

;

May be , with the Airstream Sprinter Mercedes, this number 'ld increase

...
I've red than AIRTSTREAM factory, wanted to develop products in Europe too... I'm waiting new members with impatience.

Bruno.

Bonjour Bruno,

glad to surprise you...

I have a list of 28 European Forum Members and at least 18 of them have an Airstream overhere. The others are looking for a TT or MH or have their Trailer in the States.

There are more Trailers on the roads of europe, but the people don´t show up in the forums. They don´t know what they miss

.

a bientôt (sorry for my bad bad french, these are the only things I can remember, well exept of some sentences that help but shouldn´t be published on the internet

...)

Bjoern

clecogirl · 11-23-2005, 10:09 AM

I'm there too!

cooperhawk · 11-23-2005, 10:31 AM

I just put the pin over our home. Is it the intention that clicking on the pin and then the user name will take one back to the FORUM PAGE? I thought it would go the user profile.

markdoane · 11-23-2005, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cooperhawk

I just put the pin over our home. Is it the intention that clicking on the pin and then the user name will take one back to the FORUM PAGE? I thought it would go the user profile.

That makes sense. Maybe that's one of the future enhancements that aren't functional yet.

You also need to move west a few feet so you're 'in the water' like a good Minnesotan.

cooperhawk · 11-23-2005, 02:18 PM

Actually, like a good Minnesotan, we live on a small lake. The long,lats will not get anyone to our house. If they do happen to arrive with evil intentions, my 96 lb. black lab will welcome them. Do you belong to the Mn. WBCCI?

Perry · 11-23-2005, 03:12 PM

Well i am just about to send out my RETRO ACTIVE news letter i tell them all about the map and see if that gets it going on the europe side,i can see only 3 right now thats you Bruno and fed ,and Stefanie & Bjoern in Germany and me wow there is a lot more than that i can tell you.
Going to my first thanks giving here in France, invited by a friend

from new jersey,have a good day to you all

brunoffrance · 11-24-2005, 01:50 AM

Well I'm surprised that we are so much in Europe

!!!
No news from most of them on the forum... how they do to live without that .
Do they use their A/S on the roads ? I know one guy in FRANCE that use his caravan in a commercial goal. Has this situation to be counted on the map ?
I think no... he doesn't use the caravan with the original AIRSTREAM spirit: simply to travel well

and certainly don't know the forum ...

Hi Perry; welcome on the map ! only one flag on the map for all your Airstream park ?

Bruno.

Perry · 11-25-2005, 05:10 AM

yer you are right people with the AIRSTREAM spirit not all the fast food Airstreams ect

,most of the people i know with Airstreams have got theAIRSTREAM spirit , i have been trying to get this SOUTH OF France to south of Spain rally going for a while and it is not easy to get people to realy move with there Airstreams,but it will come .I like the Adventure side of it all much like wally him self.all my Airstreams here in the camping can move and do from time to time .so yes i do hope we get the people who are on the road with there Airstreams on the map.long live the MAP.
keep it real

wannabefulltime'n · 11-25-2005, 11:04 AM

I put my balloon on the original map but now I don't see it on the new one. Do I have to do it again?

Rivetedude · 11-25-2005, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by wannabefulltime'n

I put my balloon on the original map but now I don't see it on the new one. Do I have to do it again?

Yes, you have to do it again. This is a new map.

Mel · 11-30-2005, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 65GT

Andy PM'd me and changed the text at the top of the map location, but I thought it should be repeated here. Here's what Andy has added...

"For privacy reasons, it is advised that you do not place the location directly on your house. Try somewhere nearby to keep your true location private."

That's why on the map, I can be found drinking margaritas at my favorite restaurant...

Mel

summerkid · 11-30-2005, 11:11 AM

My balloon will remain set exactly on my house because I like it there. You can't pick out anything here from a satellite view anyway except one of my neighbors' stupid-ass 200-foot driveways. If someone wants one of these Airstreams, well, come on by! I'll be waiting.

I just don't like to spend time worrying about all those things that COULD happen. Of course, I also associate overly cautious personalities with a certain dullness of affect but there's probably a middle ground there somewhere.

sequoiacoast · 11-30-2005, 12:04 PM

Just a question for clarity... I put myself on two maps; have the two been combined to one? Is the one here, with the link on the top of the forum, the only one with me on it now? I can't remember if I just looked at my house or put the marker on it - the second time. The one I link to from here is NOT on my house, but I can't get to the other one anymore to check???