Fw: Sign of the times :(

From: Carlos Murillo <carlos_murillo_at_epm.net.co>
Date: Wed Oct 16 07:58:23 2002

At 08:08 PM 10/15/02 -0700, you wrote:
>I was assuming from the original message that there were clues as to where
>it might be. From that picture, it could be anywhere in North America or
>Europe.

Yes, but chances are that it is in the U.S. In most other countries,
the average size of cars is smaller and the chance of finding a sport
utility vehicle is much smaller. There is also a standard frame
truck to the right-another sign. Plus, I see a distribution transformer on
a pole (europeans try to avoid this whenever possible) and last, but not
least, that transformer is single-phase. Distribution transformers
in most of western Europe are usually 3-phase. Plus, you don't
usually see dumpsters with that shape in Europe (though this is just
a subjective appreciation).

So taking all things together, I'd say I'm 95% sure that it is in
the U.S., somewhere without severe winters (no below-freezing
temperatures - look at the trees).

carlos.

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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo_at_nospammers.ieee.org
Received on Wed Oct 16 2002 - 07:58:23 BST