Taken today 17-10-2024


December 1995






The 'old' one probably had a 35 or 50mm lens, so there is some difference in feel, but fortunately the chopper did not fly too high.

Thats a superb Then and now.  

Not easy to match so: well done.

DAFlys Posted at 10-17 10:12
Thats a superb Then and now.

Thanks David.
I was lucky the chopper did fly super low.

Very interesting now and then comparison Peter.  I see a ton of solar panels were added to that one building.  Lots of other changes also.  

Great comparison shots - brilliant

Depp Posted at 10-17 10:31
Not easy to match so: well done.

Thank you Depp.
I was lucky with the height the chopper flew.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-17 13:29
Very interesting now and then comparison Peter.  I see a ton of solar panels were added to that one building.  Lots of other changes also.

Yeah, I love these now and thens.
The main changes are the new supermarket brand (with the changes they made to the building indeed) and the new building behind the white one which replaced an old liquor store.

Codgerzh2 Posted at 10-17 21:41
Great comparison shots - brilliant

Many thanks.
More to follow from that day.

Great comparison. Some significant changes since the '90s

Montfrooij Posted at 10-17 22:17
Yeah, I love these now and thens.
The main changes are the new supermarket brand (with the changes they made to the building indeed) and the new building behind the white one which replaced an old liquor store.

Shows how the town is growing and the improvements being made over the years.  

Blériot53 Posted at 10-18 01:54
Great comparison. Some significant changes since the '90s

Thanks Roger. Yeah indeed.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-18 02:13
Shows how the town is growing and the improvements being made over the years.

Yeah, exactly.
I have 2 more which I hope to be sharing soon.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-18 04:56
Yeah, exactly.
I have 2 more which I hope to be sharing soon.

Looking forward to seeing those comparisons Peter.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-18 13:39
Looking forward to seeing those comparisons Peter.

Made one more yesterday that I will share in some days.
Not too quickly as the FB group about 'old Heerde' won't show them (due to the FB algorithm) if I put out too many in a short period

Montfrooij Posted at 10-18 22:58
Made one more yesterday that I will share in some days.
Not too quickly as the FB group about 'old Heerde' won't show them (due to the FB algorithm) if I put out too many in a short period

Probably a good idea on FB's part.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-19 03:48
Probably a good idea on FB's part.

Yes. No flooding needed from my side.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-19 23:19
Yes. No flooding needed from my side.

No doubt about that.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-20 04:18
No doubt about that.

I'll wait some more days.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-20 04:27
I'll wait some more days.

Good plan for sure.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-20 05:17
Good plan for sure.

Just bought a new toy. A Roland SP-404 mk2, which is a sampler. I'm looking forward to receiving it.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-20 06:07
Just bought a new toy. A Roland SP-404 mk2, which is a sampler. I'm looking forward to receiving it.

It's always a great day when you can add a new toy to the collection.  No doubt you'll put it to good use right away after you receive it.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-21 03:33
It's always a great day when you can add a new toy to the collection.  No doubt you'll put it to good use right away after you receive it.

I'm such a women sometimes.
Canceled the order.
Still too much doubt if this was for me..
But they already processed it, so it should arrive tomorrow, when I will not take it so they can just return it as new instead of 'open box'.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-21 03:41
I'm such a women sometimes.
Canceled the order.
Still too much doubt if this was for me..

Sorry to hear it will not work out for you.  Hopefully, they will not charge you a "restocking" fee like they do in most places here.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-21 14:50
Sorry to hear it will not work out for you.  Hopefully, they will not charge you a "restocking" fee like they do in most places here.

They don't.
And even if they would, that would be fair.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-21 22:04
They don't.
And even if they would, that would be fair.

Good to know that they don't charge a restocking fee.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-22 02:45
Good to know that they don't charge a restocking fee.

Good for me

Montfrooij Posted at 10-22 05:34
Good for me

That fee was implement to make sure a consumer was serious about buying something before taking it home.  Seems to have worked as the number of buy and return at BestBuy dropped by 55%.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-22 13:08
That fee was implement to make sure a consumer was serious about buying something before taking it home.  Seems to have worked as the number of buy and return at BestBuy dropped by 55%.

I think it's a good thing.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-22 13:23
I think it's a good thing.

My friend at BestBuy told me that a lot of customers would come in and look it over and then buy something.  Only to take it home and find it cheaper on an online store and then bring the product back to them expecting a full refund.  Personally, I don't have a problem with them charging a restocking fee, especially in a case like I just mentioned.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-22 14:18
My friend at BestBuy told me that a lot of customers would come in and look it over and then buy something.  Only to take it home and find it cheaper on an online store and then bring the product back to them expecting a full refund.  Personally, I don't have a problem with them charging a restocking fee, especially in a case like I just mentioned.

Exactly.
I was annoyed with myself, but this was the best solution.
Going to save up for getting something else.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-22 22:20
Exactly.
I was annoyed with myself, but this was the best solution.
Going to save up for getting something else.

Maybe you'll catch something else on sale and even save a little money.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-23 03:07
Maybe you'll catch something else on sale and even save a little money.

I will have to consider my best option again.
Because buying is the easy part.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-23 03:35
I will have to consider my best option again.
Because buying is the easy part.

No doubt it is always wise to weigh all the options available.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-23 12:07
No doubt it is always wise to weigh all the options available.

More investigation to do.
My conclusion after the rehearsal from tonight.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-23 12:50
More investigation to do.
My conclusion after the rehearsal from tonight.

No doubt you need to do your due diligence.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-23 13:04
No doubt you need to do your due diligence.

Yeah, I'm going to watch some YT videos on the subject.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-23 22:11
Yeah, I'm going to watch some YT videos on the subject.

Good way of gaining some "intel" on products for sure.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-24 02:53
Good way of gaining some "intel" on products for sure.

Yeah, first gathering general info on the topic.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-24 03:10
Yeah, first gathering general info on the topic.

Great step 1 for sure.