If You're Ever There...Go Here!

C0LLETTE · 06-22-2020, 10:38 AM

NO MASK REQUIRED BUT YOU"LL NEED A REALLY GOOD VISA.

STONEHENGE

" Archaeologists have discovered a wide circle of deep pits surrounding an ancient settlement near Stonehenge, opening up new lines of investigation into the origins and meaning of the mysterious, prehistoric monument.

Among Britain’s most recognizable landmarks, the standing stones at Stonehenge draw tourists from around the world as well as people searching for spiritual connections with the past. Their exact purpose remains unknown to scientists.

The new discovery, by a team of archaeologists from several universities, shows a 2-kilometre wide circle of shafts surrounding a settlement at Durrington Walls, which also included a henge, or circular structure, made of timber posts.

The site is located about 3.2 kilometres northeast of Stonehenge and evidence suggests the pits date back to the same period, some 4,500 years ago.

“As the place where the builders of Stonehenge lived and feasted, Durrington Walls is key to unlocking the story of the wider Stonehenge landscape,” said archaeologist Nick Snashall of the National Trust, the body that runs the Stonehenge site.

“This astonishing discovery offers us new insights into the lives and beliefs of our Neolithic ancestors,” he said.

The circle of pits is significantly larger than any comparable prehistoric monument in Britain. Researchers have found 20 shafts, but estimate there may have been more than 30 originally. Each one is about 5 metres deep and 10 metres across.

The discovery was made without the need for excavations, using remote sensing technology and sampling.

The archaeologists said the precise and sophisticated way in which the pits were positioned suggests that the early inhabitants of Britain used a tally or counting system to track pacing across long distances.

“The size of the shafts and circuit surrounding Durrington Walls is without precedent in the U.K.,” said Vince Gaffney, a professor of archaeology at the University of Bradford and one of the lead researchers on the project.

He said the discovery demonstrated “the capacity and desire of Neolithic communities to record their cosmological belief systems in ways, and at a scale, that we had never previously anticipated.”

REUTERS

Bring your own beer and cucumber sandwiches.

Stone-Butch · 06-22-2020, 05:00 PM

If you come to Canada and are around the Toronto area I am a good guide to the city plus areas of recreation and good eats. If you are a buddy and don't mind a butch cave, come on up and I would be glad to put you up for your visit. $100. + a day can go for other things to make your trip enjoyable. Lets get this virus over with and get on with it.

C0LLETTE · 06-22-2020, 05:32 PM

If you're ever in the Galapagos Islands definitely go see the Galapagos tortoises.

Starfish · 06-27-2020, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by C0LLETTE

If you're ever in the Galapagos Islands definitely go see the Galapagos tortoises.

My dream bucket trip.

C0LLETTE · 06-27-2020, 04:13 PM

If you're ever on a safari, check out the animals.

C0LLETTE · 06-28-2020, 11:14 AM

If you're ever on a cruise ship, book the lifeboat.

homoe · 06-28-2020, 06:04 PM

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Don's Pharmacy, Soda Fountain, and Variety Store 1151 Water St, Port Townsend, WA

Postcards, toys, games, etc etc and after you're tired, treat yourself to something refreshing in their 1950's throwback to a Woolsworth lunch counter

homoe · 06-22-2020, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

If you come to Canada and are around the Toronto area I am a good guide to the city plus areas of recreation and good eats. If you are a buddy and don't mind a butch cave, come on up and I would be glad to put you up for your visit. $100. + a day can go for other things to make your trip enjoyable. Lets get this virus over with and get on with it.

IF I ever make it to your neck of the woods, I'll most definitely take you up on the tour & good eats guide.....

Stone-Butch · 06-22-2020, 08:15 PM

moe, any time my friend. I would welcome you as family.

C0LLETTE · 06-23-2020, 01:40 PM

If you're ever in Torrington Alberta, make sure to go to the Gopher Museum.

Stone-Butch · 06-23-2020, 03:49 PM

Want a place to visit far from the maddening crowd? Come east to my home Newfoundland Canada. Many things to see and do apart from the everyday amusements. Go to Twillingate and watch icebergs flow down from the north as you stand on a hundred foot cliff and view the Atlantic Ocean. Visit Bonne Bay and watch whales from a land stand or go on a boat tour to see them up close and personal, humpbacks and orca as they breech and give wonderful photo opportunities. If you are adventures go up to the top of the island and visit a functioning Viking village. A place where one of the first Viking settlements was established in North America. Watch the men shear sheep and the women card it and clean it and make clothing. Sit in an antique chair and ponder the past as you view the Atlantic Ocean as the Vikings saw it. As far as food goes, wet your appetite no matter where you decide to dine. Top restaurants or small mom and pop places along your travels have lot of fresh food for all pallets. Now I will stop bragging. Enjoy.

homoe · 06-26-2020, 03:40 PM

Update: Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that Chicago will officially move into Phase 4 of the city's reopening plan on June 26, allowing some of the city's top attractions to welcome back guests.

According to a press release, the following businesses will be able to reopen on June 26:

Indoor seating in bars and restaurants
Museums and zoos
Performance venues
Summer camps and youth activities

As previously announced, indoor seating at bars and restaurants will be restricted to 25 percent capacity with a maximum of 50 people per floor. Likewise, capacity at museums will be limited to 50 people per room, with staggered entry and exit from the building to prevent crowding. Performance venues will be able to host plays, concerts and other performances with staggered seating to separate groups of individuals and a capacity limit of 50 people per room or floor (the guidelines mention that up to 50 people could occupy each balcony in a venue). Movie theaters will also be able to resume screenings, with decommissioned rows of seating and a limit of 50 people per theater.

I received this info earlier this week in an email from Chicago's timeout.com

homoe · 08-07-2020, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

If you come to Canada and are around the Toronto area I am a good guide to the city plus areas of recreation and good eats. If you are a buddy and don't mind a butch cave, come on up and I would be glad to put you up for your visit. $100. + a day can go for other things to make your trip enjoyable. Lets get this virus over with and get on with it.

Stone, I realize it will more than likely be canceled but isn't there a film festival in Toronto held yearly?

06-22-2020, 10:38 AM	#1
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06-22-2020, 05:00 PM	#2
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,371 Thanked 9,434 Times in 3,092 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	If you are ever there If you come to Canada and are around the Toronto area I am a good guide to the city plus areas of recreation and good eats. If you are a buddy and don't mind a butch cave, come on up and I would be glad to put you up for your visit. $100. + a day can go for other things to make your trip enjoyable. Lets get this virus over with and get on with it.

06-22-2020, 05:32 PM	#3
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,164 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	If you're ever in the Galapagos Islands definitely go see the Galapagos tortoises. __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

06-27-2020, 04:13 PM	#5
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,164 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	If you're ever on a safari, check out the animals. __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

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06-22-2020, 08:15 PM	#9
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,371 Thanked 9,434 Times in 3,092 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	If you are ever there moe, any time my friend. I would welcome you as family.

06-23-2020, 01:40 PM	#10
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,164 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	If you're ever in Torrington Alberta, make sure to go to the Gopher Museum. __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

06-23-2020, 03:49 PM	#11
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,371 Thanked 9,434 Times in 3,092 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Ever here, go there Want a place to visit far from the maddening crowd? Come east to my home Newfoundland Canada. Many things to see and do apart from the everyday amusements. Go to Twillingate and watch icebergs flow down from the north as you stand on a hundred foot cliff and view the Atlantic Ocean. Visit Bonne Bay and watch whales from a land stand or go on a boat tour to see them up close and personal, humpbacks and orca as they breech and give wonderful photo opportunities. If you are adventures go up to the top of the island and visit a functioning Viking village. A place where one of the first Viking settlements was established in North America. Watch the men shear sheep and the women card it and clean it and make clothing. Sit in an antique chair and ponder the past as you view the Atlantic Ocean as the Vikings saw it. As far as food goes, wet your appetite no matter where you decide to dine. Top restaurants or small mom and pop places along your travels have lot of fresh food for all pallets. Now I will stop bragging. Enjoy.

06-26-2020, 03:40 PM	#12
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	In case you're going to be in or around the Windy City.. Update: Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that Chicago will officially move into Phase 4 of the city's reopening plan on June 26, allowing some of the city's top attractions to welcome back guests. According to a press release, the following businesses will be able to reopen on June 26: Indoor seating in bars and restaurants Museums and zoos Performance venues Summer camps and youth activities As previously announced, indoor seating at bars and restaurants will be restricted to 25 percent capacity with a maximum of 50 people per floor. Likewise, capacity at museums will be limited to 50 people per room, with staggered entry and exit from the building to prevent crowding. Performance venues will be able to host plays, concerts and other performances with staggered seating to separate groups of individuals and a capacity limit of 50 people per room or floor (the guidelines mention that up to 50 people could occupy each balcony in a venue). Movie theaters will also be able to resume screenings, with decommissioned rows of seating and a limit of 50 people per theater. I received this info earlier this week in an email from Chicago's timeout.com