i think it might be asia somewhere. maybe even japan (the sidewalk is weirdly good to me).
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 20:43 (three years ago) link
looks like Japanese cars too
Fukushima?
― Dinsdale, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link
I wondered about Hokkaido initially but the light didn't seem right, but then thats pretty flimsy either way
― cherry blossom, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 06:46 (three years ago) link
ha i def spent a while looking up 80s japanese minivans to see if anything matched that grey van on the right side of the lot, with little to no success
― Jibe, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 07:28 (three years ago) link
that minivan is part of the reason i think japan. not 100% but it looks like one of these. seems like those sold pretty well in australia too.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 21 April 2021 20:05 (three years ago) link
The fences are too low for the U.S., tweakers would be all over that place.
The van at the right looks like a Mitsubishi Delica which would be fairly rare in the U.S.
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 20:55 (three years ago) link
Somewhere in Australia?
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 21:00 (three years ago) link
Pic 2
https://i.postimg.cc/9Q6m40ZZ/Screenshot-20210421-231840-Maps.jpg
― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 21 April 2021 22:20 (three years ago) link
thinking new zealand now
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 21 April 2021 22:28 (three years ago) link
NZ or Tasmania
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 22:35 (three years ago) link
obviously a racecourse. for horses, probably.
a picture search for racecourses near junkyards brings up some odd results.
― koogs, Thursday, 22 April 2021 03:37 (three years ago) link
On the first picture, how usual is it to have a blue line in the road? I feel like I don't see that.
― Alba, Thursday, 22 April 2021 03:50 (three years ago) link
Its a red herring, we've had this before. Or Something's phone adds this blue line to every image!
― cherry blossom, Thursday, 22 April 2021 03:54 (three years ago) link
(every image from Streetview, that is)
― cherry blossom, Thursday, 22 April 2021 03:55 (three years ago) link
Oh! Weird.
― Alba, Thursday, 22 April 2021 03:58 (three years ago) link
It's literally in their screen name ha ha. Sorry, late to this game.
― Alba, Thursday, 22 April 2021 04:00 (three years ago) link
Nothing to suggest that the racecourse and junkyard are near each other though
― cherry blossom, Thursday, 22 April 2021 04:02 (three years ago) link
Not the racecourse in Hobart or Launceston as far as I can tell, but they both have the same type of railings, so this could be Aus/NZ.
― Zelda Zonk, Thursday, 22 April 2021 06:03 (three years ago) link
i was getting results for londonw33d.net in my picture search.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=racecourses+near+junkyards&t=ffsb&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
― koogs, Thursday, 22 April 2021 09:01 (three years ago) link
lots of junkyards, some racecourses, no weed: https://yandex.com/images/search?text=racecourse%20near%20junkyard
― I took drugs recently and why doesn't the UK? (ledge), Thursday, 22 April 2021 12:45 (three years ago) link
Is the sheep grazing on the racecourse a factor?
― cherry blossom, Monday, 26 April 2021 11:45 (three years ago) link
You could say it's a bit of a clue. I honestly thought the racecourse would make this quite getable. Do people want another pic?
― ignore the blue line (or something), Monday, 26 April 2021 12:02 (three years ago) link
The racecourse does feel like a pretty big clue, especially with the sheep. Lets go a bit longer before next pic, feels like we should be able to get it from here
― cherry blossom, Monday, 26 April 2021 12:20 (three years ago) link
I don't know a ton about racecourses but I feel like they don't usually allow sheep on them. And the grass looks a little worn too
― cherry blossom, Monday, 26 April 2021 12:31 (three years ago) link
The racecourse does feel like a pretty big clue, especially with the sheep
Chepstow is the only racecourse I know of in Wales.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Monday, 26 April 2021 12:34 (three years ago) link
A list of New Zealand racecourses:
https://www.progroupracing.com.au/new-zealand-racecourses
― Alba, Monday, 26 April 2021 12:54 (three years ago) link
(all with Google Earth photos)
― Alba, Monday, 26 April 2021 12:55 (three years ago) link
no sheep anywhere though
― koogs, Monday, 26 April 2021 13:41 (three years ago) link
the sheep may be red herrings then
― StanM, Monday, 26 April 2021 14:26 (three years ago) link
No they're definitely sheep
― ignore the blue line (or something), Monday, 26 April 2021 14:30 (three years ago) link
I'm not adding any help to identifying it but I have a question about the two small brown (fur?) things that seem to be attached the the fence in the foreground. They look identical to each other.
― Diggin Holes (Ste), Monday, 26 April 2021 14:58 (three years ago) link
(almost anyway)
tbh it's not a question either. Just weird.
― Diggin Holes (Ste), Monday, 26 April 2021 14:59 (three years ago) link
I have a question about the two small brown (fur?) things
I think your monitor resolution must be playing up, those looks like red herrings to me
― cherry blossom, Monday, 26 April 2021 15:06 (three years ago) link
btw i'm referring to these two, not the larger grey things
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_HSCtbm77K4/YIbYAwcKnTI/AAAAAAAAA7U/AKeaYNTtrIYtuFYaZGf4UlJMKhN_pRqqACLcBGAsYHQ/s157/Screenshot%2B2021-04-26%2B155806.png
― Diggin Holes (Ste), Monday, 26 April 2021 15:11 (three years ago) link
I think I need a walk outside
― Diggin Holes (Ste), Monday, 26 April 2021 15:12 (three years ago) link
I think someone used the clone tool
― StanM, Monday, 26 April 2021 18:08 (three years ago) link
I just thought 'fuck it I'll go through that list alba posted but actually search the names in google maps for hi-res pics', luckily it was the second one on the list or i might have died. So, Invercargill!
https://goo.gl/maps/6FF6xn9TFopBmpvf6
― I took drugs recently and why doesn't the UK? (ledge), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 14:41 (three years ago) link
Woo!!
― Alba, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 14:49 (three years ago) link
Finally!
I thought somebody would get it fairly quickly after Alba's link especially when the introductory paragraph starts "There are 52 racecourses in New Zealand, from Ascot Park at Invercargill in the South..."
― ignore the blue line (or something), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 14:51 (three years ago) link
ha. I thought Dunedin and there was one that looked a bit close but didnt check Invercargill
― cherry blossom, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 14:54 (three years ago) link
https://www.google.com/maps/@-46.3863389,168.3496917,3a,75y,164.15h,84.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sP1BxIZSMlVOn7XLGRvZx7g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
the scrapyard
does Google Streetview automatically clone tool stuff? those two identical things on the fence are there in several angleshttps://www.google.com/maps/@-46.3947882,168.3941559,3a,75y,152.89h,78.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCH-4FpA0Y7lkhvKmfpSxNQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
― StanM, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:01 (three years ago) link
oh, it does - the white curvy bit on the fence above is doubled too
― StanM, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:02 (three years ago) link
it'll be part of the stitching algorithm
― koogs, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:12 (three years ago) link
Invercargill is possibly the ugliest place name I've ever heard in my life.
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:47 (three years ago) link
Truly hope the Maori take over again and call it by its rightful name, Waihōpai
The Inver- part is nice, the -Cargill part not so much.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:53 (three years ago) link
Also it doesn't make sense unless it stands on the River Cargill, which it doesn't.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:56 (three years ago) link
I mean, it should be called Waihōpai anyway.
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:57 (three years ago) link
Invercargill's second appearance on the thread, also appearing last April
― cherry blossom, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:59 (three years ago) link