That’s actually a great idea.
It was in a downtown area, so could see it assisting in finding your way among the buildings. But it was only this post and another (with an only the top part) about twelve feet away. I didn’t see any others.
until there is some work needed and they put it back wrong
That’s the kind of streetlamp that la’mouse can get behind
Oh you want a Lemmy reference? That’s the kind of streetlamp that… Ahh… Lenin…beans…get behind?
inb4 one of these gets improperly installed and gives someone an existential crisis (still looks pretty and useful for the directionally challenged, though!)
When Google Navigation tells you to “head North-East”.
I am a fool who bought an Android phone without a magnetic compass.
I mean at that point just ask what time it is, and then pair that with the knowledge that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and boom. You have a general sense of direction.
Shadows point north in the northern hemisphere and south in the southern hemisphere
So it’s summer season. Was it supposed to be a bit to the North, or a bit to the south? Or a lot to the north? until when is it considered summer anyway? October? November? It’s still pretty hot out there.
The last time that happened, I was trying to hurry back home, before the rain started pouring. And guess what? I couldn’t see the sun.
