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  Geography quiz--can you guess where this picture was taken?

  by cabasilas in

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  for all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken?

  i'll give another clue later.

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  cabasilas

  Yes, Surrey is right next door. That's why I said you were partially correct. (Half the picture is in the US, however.) If you've ever been to the Peace Arch park, the Arch was right behind me just down a little hill. And, yes, palm trees can grow in this area. I live in Oregon and have one too. That would be the Windmill palm which originally comes from Switzerland. There actually was one just a few houses up from "0" (Zero) road that you can see in the first picture.

  Here's one more picture. It's about 15 miles E of the Blaine/White Rock area. It's on the line but in a more rural setting. The nearest towns are Lynden, Washington and Aldergrove, British Columbia. You can see two parallel roads. The one in the foreground is in the US. The one across a small ditch is in Canada. That's all that separates the two countries here. As I was taking this picture a fellow was mowing his yard on the Canadian side. He smiled and waved. (He probably sees his share of border tourists!) The ever present border patrol passed by as I took my picture. If you look to the right you can see the tall steel tower on which is perched the heat sensing cameras.

  
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  Geography quiz--can you guess where this picture was taken?

  by cabasilas in

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  for all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken?

  i'll give another clue later.

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  cabasilas

  Ok...you guys are getting very close. These are pictures from our recent vacation.

  In the first picture...about 5 feet to the right of the road between the road and the row of trees is the 49th parallel. This divides White Rock, British Columbia, Canada from Blaine, Washington, USA. The park is part of Peace Arch park. If you've ever driven across the US/Canadian border on 1-5 you passed by the Peace Arch that was erected in the early twentieth century to commemorate the fenceless border.

  The powerlines do not cross the street because on the left is Canada and on the right is the USA. Despite intensified border patrols by the US since 9-11 Canadians and Americans can mingle in the park which extends into both countries. People are watched, however. When we pulled into the Washington side of the park there was an American Border Patrol truck in the parking lot. We found out later that the US has erected heat sensers along the border to track movement into the US from Canada. We stayed at the Smuggler's Inn (a bed and breakfast) in Blaine, Washington which is along this same road about 2 miles down. In the last 3 years they've had 73 people arrested on his property for crossing illegally into the US from Canada. The owner says that they only catch about 2 per cent of all illegal crossings, however, due to the lack of manpower.

  Anyway, I've always been fascinated with borders and just had to visit some of the border crossings while on vacation. Here's a picture of my wife at that same "pets on leash" sign but from the US side. We got a kick out of the disparity between both sides of the sign. The road and the houses behind her are in Canada.

  
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  Geography quiz--can you guess where this picture was taken?

  by cabasilas in

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  for all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken?

  i'll give another clue later.

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  cabasilas

  There's something geographically significant about the location, however.

  On what side of the road do you see the power lines?
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  Geography quiz--can you guess where this picture was taken?

  by cabasilas in

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  for all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken?

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  cabasilas

  A couple of you are real close...just not precise enough.

  Water and boat are dead ends here so don't follow that thread. Yes, it can get snowy here.

  Look at the power lines in the top picture and guess what's on the other side of the sign that says you must have your dog on a leash.
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  Geography quiz--can you guess where this picture was taken?

  by cabasilas in

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  for all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken?

  i'll give another clue later.

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  cabasilas

  Another clue. Look closely at the power lines in the first picture.
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  Geography quiz--can you guess where this picture was taken?

  by cabasilas in

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  for all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken?

  i'll give another clue later.

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  cabasilas

  No. That's not water to the right and that's not a boat. It's a truck or van.

  I don't know about the status of signs in Canadian parks about dog poopy.
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  Geography quiz--can you guess where this picture was taken?

  by cabasilas in

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  for all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken?

  i'll give another clue later.

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  cabasilas

  You're partially correct. Another clue: the row of trees on the right lead to a park. As you go into the park from the road in the picture you see this sign. (My wife is no longer standing there, however.)

  
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  Geography quiz--can you guess where this picture was taken?

  by cabasilas in

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  for all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken?

  i'll give another clue later.

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  cabasilas

  For all you geography nerds out there...can you guess where this picture was taken? I'll give another clue later.

  
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  Should you try and call an old dub friend? What if you did?

  by gumby in

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  ok, sunnygal inspired this one.. today i wondered what would happen if i called an old dub friend.

  he's an elder.

  i met him in jr. high as he was in my metalshop class and i mentioned i was a witness.

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  cabasilas

  I've had a couple of successes in contacting old JW friends. I resigned over 25 years ago so the wound is a bit old. About 5 years ago I contacted an old elder friend and was surprised he would agree to some contact. Religious discussion is usually avoided but we've actually discussed a few points here and there. Our contact is sporatic and is only through email but it's nice to hear from him periodically.
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  1914 - from their books

  by KW13 in

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  i know the 1914 was originally something else, and they decided on 1914 after.

  which year did they decide this and how can i prove without using websites to my mum??

  books of their own?

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  cabasilas

  This treatise by Thomas Daniels gives plenty of documentation. It's entitled Jehovah's Witnesses and Historical Idealism:

  http://www.catholic-forum.com/members/popestleo/Historical%20Idealism%20and%20Jehovahs%20Witnesses.pdf

  I think it would give you the necessary documentation to show how the WT Society has manipulated the hisorical testimony.