Subject: yikes true north pole shifts position too
Date: Dec 21, 2000 @ 05:00
Author: michael donner (michael donner <m@...>)
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no one is surprised any more when the magnetic north pole jumps around the
canadian arctic
but i just saw some new data on tv which seem to indicate that the
geographic north pole has also moved recently

for it was reported that almost half the xmas presents shipped in the usa
are now passing thru a single united parcel facility situated in hodgkins
illinois
actually at n lat 41d 46m 08s & w long 87d 51m 28s
but only approximately so
for it covers an area equal to 37 football fields

indeed it was described as easily the biggest such hub in the world today
so i am not just jumping to one of my usual reckless & yankocentric conclusions


the hard geodata
in market share
47 ups all at hodgkins
35 usps scattered
17 fed ex all somewhere near memphis
1 all others
presumably including santa
at the former north pole

& in volumetrics
yesterday today & tomorrow register the greatest spike


so hoppy solstice all n all


& top o the afternoon again this year to the true south pole
which is not believed to have budged

m