How long is the binding?

I gave Clare a new road atlas for Christmas. GPS and phone apps are wonderful for the details on a trip, but Clare and I still like to have a “real map” for the bigger picture, especially for our two-day drives between Carbondale and Massachusetts. So here is the old one, deconstructed for recycling. Once I removed the spiral wire — which took some time — I measured the length because it seemed quite long. Indeed — seems surprisingly long to me. The atlas cover and pages are 8×10¾", so the wire was threaded through 43 holes along an edge not quite 11 inches long.

Edit. Nobody asked, so the answer wasn’t included at the time, but my recollection a year-and-a-half later is that it was more than 80", so about 7 feet of wire!

Looking back
  1 year ago: “I begin repeating myself [Filler]”
 2 years ago: “Food truck surprise! [Travel day 2 filler]”
 3 years ago: No post
 4 years ago: No post
 5 years ago: “Everything’s covered in ice”
 6 years ago: “It’s that time again…”
 7 years ago: “Studying forestry in the 21st century…”
 8 years ago: “Sunset over a parking lot”
 9 years ago: “Getting ready”
10 years ago: “‘19th Upload Breakdown’?”
11 years ago: “The Solar Dancing Flower”

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[Danette Thompson]

Maps are very handy. I tried to teach my youngest about using one when he was traveling the US solo and in the dawn of the GPS. He didn't listen. The best gift I ever gave my brother was a nautical map. While it is beautiful in the frame, he actually uses it to plan fishing trips in that area.

[Mags]

I still have my old atlas from my travel days with my old jobs. Nice shot and a great reminder.