Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site gloria.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!rocksvax!rocksanne!sunybcs!gloria!colonel From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: house numbers Message-ID: <410@gloria.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Jul-84 21:16:09 EDT Article-I.D.: gloria.410 Posted: Fri Jul 27 21:16:09 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 31-Jul-84 02:33:14 EDT Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science Lines: 18 ["Die Hausnummer von Europa," answered Hans.] In most industrialized countries it is customary to number houses with odd numbers on one side of the street, and even numbers on the other side. But there are still two ways to do this: Method A: Method B: 1 3 5 7 9 11 ... 2 4 6 8 10 12 ... ================= ================= 2 4 6 8 10 12 ... 1 3 5 7 9 11 ... Just out of curiosity, which method is used in YOUR state or country? Method B is standard in Buffalo and, I believe, in New York State. I know that some countries use Method A. -- Col. G. L. Sicherman ...seismo!rochester!rocksanne!rocksvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel