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    Bkshopr's farewell post.

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    Trivia #37

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    Trivia #37

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    Trivia #37

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    Trivia #37

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    Trivia #37

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    Trivia #36

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    Water Heater : Does Irvine require water heater to be placed/mounted up from cement floor?

    Not sure what the specific Irvine codes are. The reason it is done is because if you spill gasoline in the garage the fumes could make their way over to the pilot light and ignite. I recall that the standard is that the pilot light is supposed to be greater than 18 inches off of the...
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    I know that Detroit is an armpit..but this is just beyond sad.. rop

    Some more fun in Detroit: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125745924791631907.html">pushing a dump truck out of a 4th story window.</a> <img src="http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-EV262_dump1_G_20091105170719.jpg" alt="" />
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    I know that Detroit is an armpit..but this is just beyond sad.. rop

    The stadium sold at auction for <a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20091116/METRO03/911160405/1409/METRO/Canadian-company-s-$583-000-bid-wins-auction-for-Silverdome">$583,000</a>, that's about $7 per seat.
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    Irvine Trivia #35

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    Irvine Trivia #35

    I know that bridge and waterfall. You have to pass through an old Irvine Ranch paddockk building to get to it.
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    H1N1 vaccine

    I agree that this flu season is looking not so bad, but if you want to know what people are afraid of check out the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic">1918 flu</a>. It infected about 1/3rd of the world's population and killed about 10% of those infected. In many...
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    Where in Irvine Ranch was this photo taken #33

    Must be a popular spot. <object width="325" height="250"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/youtube" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="325" height="250"></embed></object>
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    Where in Irvine was this photo taken? #32

    I think I've seen this windmill, or one like it, when driving on Harvard between University and Michelson. It is across the river that runs along side of Harvard there.
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    Where on the Irvine Ranch was this photo taken? #31

    Yes, you all found it. It is at the corner of Bonita Canyon and MacArthur. It's a memorial to the old <a href="http://www.yesterland.com/buffalo.html">Newport Harbor Buffalo Ranch</a>. The tourist attraction operated from 1955 to about 1960. When it closed, architect William Pereira set up...
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    Where on the Irvine Ranch was this photo taken? #31

    <img src="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4171/irvineb.jpg" alt="" />
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    Quick question regarding HOA wanting to check our garages...

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    Where and when on the Irvine Ranch was this photo taken #27

    Zorvall, you got it. It was 1953. The boy scouts jamboree was held on a site that is now Fashion Island. There's a plaque commemorating the site at the south side of the mall, adjacent to an outdoor escalator. [Edit: As Cameray posted, the site was much larger than just Fashion Island]...
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    Where and when on the Irvine Ranch was this photo taken #27

    <img src="http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2183/irvine453.jpg" alt="" />
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