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EP 6: "Sleep Deprivation is Really Starting to Irritate Me." ( Wends @ 8:00 ET)
puddin:
I'm bad at googlemaps , this is what I thought ( nevermind it just adds to what was confusing )
gingerman28:
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--- Quote from: Boingo on April 02, 2006, 10:36:06 PM ---Looks like I may have found a match of puddins pictures and a vidcap of Lori & Dave running.
This looks like the same street but looking from different ends. The Dave & Lori view is looking up a street with a slight hill. The other is looking down a hill. Note the buildings, the balconies, the shrubbery, the little thingy on the roof, etc.
I think puddin found another one (and didn't even know it). :woohoo: :jumpy:
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Wow, I think I got a "hat trick" tonight. I may have found the street name and location where Dave & Lori are running. It looks like the intersection of Via Antonino di Sangiuliano and Via Etnea. Dave & Lori are runniing north on Via Etnea towards the Piazza Stesicoro (amphitheatre).
I've attached an older view of the corner, plus a Google Earth view.
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As I read all of the above and look at the pictures, to me it is clear that the Nerds our beloved David and Lori have run south down Via Etnea from Piazza Stesicoro (note that it is one way UP the hill) and have now turned left into Via Antonino di San Giuliano. They have picked up the clue at the Roman Amphitheatre and are either (1) completely lost heading away from Piazza Alonzo di Benedetto and the Mercato della Pescheria (being lost would not be new) or (2) more likely in my view, they are headed toward Palazzo Manganelli to perform the Fast Forward. Note that they along with all the other teams are not hauling their backpacks. To me this means they have parked cars somewhere and are doing all the tasks in Catania on foot.
I think that after the Detour, they will return to their cars and head south to Siracusa and the Kayak club.
Talking of cars, I have checked and doubled checked the shots of Barry in the car and as far as I can tell the car we see him in the promos for EP6 is not exactly the same as the one he was driving in Palermo. Close but it sure looks like the headrest in both cars is of a different color, and the door handles seem different. This to me again tells me that they must have flown from Palermo to Catania and picked up new Fiats at the airport.
Boingo:
OK kids, it's Reality Check Time!
It happens every week, we take two steps forward and one step back. Round and round we go, where we stop nobody knows. ;D
Just to let everyone know, the vidcap of Dave & Lori (shown below) shows a view in the background of Via Anotnino di Sangiuliano looking directly WEST. Note slight hill going up the street
So......that means Dave & Lori are running NORTH on Via Etnea. OK, back to square one. ???
You can check the elevation (slope) of Via Antonino di Sangiuliano for yourself on Google Earth. Just run the cursor along the street and see the elevation change at the bottom.
Sorry, but we seem to shoot ourselves in the foot every week. Lucky we have an extra day to recover. ;)
puddin:
Thanks for the Reality Check Boingo , you have me LOL , so now I'll sit in the corner and reread all of this thread :dunce:
I'll go hunting after supper , what are we looking for ?
Boingo:
Poor puddin....the "whipping boy" for the board. :lol3: Not much left, except ID of where Ray & Yolanda are running, and where BJ&T are carrying their fish.
Here, have a cookie and stop pouting. :food:
IMHO, I don't think we have enough info to say what D&L are doing/going. The simple answer might just be that they just arrived in Catania, and are heading for their first clue. Anything else is pure speculation.
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