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[[User:Oracle989|Oracle989]], flying solo for this one.
 
[[User:Oracle989|Oracle989]], flying solo for this one.
  
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== Expedition ==
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I came on this expedition expecting an easy Ambassador achievement in a quickly accessible location.  Admittedly, it WAS an easy drive out to the point.
  
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That's when it all came unraveled.  Arriving at the point, I took out my primary camera to begin documentation of the expedition.  Unfortunately, before leaving the house, I had neglected to check if the battery was charged.  It wasn't.  I considered using the DSLR I had in the back, but thought it would be far too conspicuous.
  
== Expedition ==
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Figuring I had come that far already, I decided I might as well get to the point, grab a picture to compare against Google's satellite view and hope it proved sufficient (my phone was my GPS, so I couldn't get a picture of the coordinates on screen).
I came on this expedition expecting an easy Ambassador achievement in a quickly accessible location.  Admittedly, it WAS an easy drive out to the point.  That's when it all came unraveled.  Arriving at the point, I took out my primary camera to begin documentation of the expedition.  Unfortunately, before leaving the house, I had neglected to check if the battery was charged.  It wasn't.  I considered using the DSLR I had in the back, but thought it would be far too conspicuous.  Figuring I had come that far already, I decided I might as well get to the point, grab a picture to compare against Google's satellite view and hope it proved sufficient (my phone was my GPS, so I couldn't get a picture of the coordinates on screen).
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That's when I encountered the next problem.  The owners weren't home, and the back yard was fenced.  I considered omitting this detail, hopping the fence, and taking the shots anyways, but their neighbor just so happened to have a well-marked police cruiser in their driveway and was working in their yard.  I didn't like my chances.  Eating my losses, I decided I could not gather sufficient evidence of my having been near the point to collect any achievements and returned home.  Next week, I suppose...
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That's when I encountered the next problem.  The owners weren't home, and the back yard was fenced.  I considered omitting this detail, hopping the fence, and taking the shots anyways, but their neighbor just so happened to have a well-marked police cruiser in their driveway and was working in their yard.
  
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I didn't like my chances.  Eating my losses, I decided I could not gather sufficient evidence of my having been near the point to collect any achievements and returned home.  Next week, I suppose...
  
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==Achievements==
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{{Radio Yerevan
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|achievement = [[Virgin Graticule]]
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|detail = there was no picture
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|date = 2009-10-04
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|latitude = 36
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|longitude = -80
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|user = Oracle989
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|image = Graticule unlocked.png
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}}
 
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[[Category:Radio Yerevan]]
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{{location|US|NC|GU}}

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Sun 4 Oct 2009 in 36,-80:
36.0306115, -80.0173778
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Location

This point fell at N36°1.8366', W80°1.0426', which just so happens to be in the back yard of someone's house. Thus, I was prepared to use my ambassador skills using that handy letter on the wiki!

Participants

Oracle989, flying solo for this one.

Expedition

I came on this expedition expecting an easy Ambassador achievement in a quickly accessible location. Admittedly, it WAS an easy drive out to the point.

That's when it all came unraveled. Arriving at the point, I took out my primary camera to begin documentation of the expedition. Unfortunately, before leaving the house, I had neglected to check if the battery was charged. It wasn't. I considered using the DSLR I had in the back, but thought it would be far too conspicuous.

Figuring I had come that far already, I decided I might as well get to the point, grab a picture to compare against Google's satellite view and hope it proved sufficient (my phone was my GPS, so I couldn't get a picture of the coordinates on screen).

That's when I encountered the next problem. The owners weren't home, and the back yard was fenced. I considered omitting this detail, hopping the fence, and taking the shots anyways, but their neighbor just so happened to have a well-marked police cruiser in their driveway and was working in their yard.

I didn't like my chances. Eating my losses, I decided I could not gather sufficient evidence of my having been near the point to collect any achievements and returned home. Next week, I suppose...

Achievements

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Is it true that Oracle989 earned the Virgin Graticule?
In principle, yes.
But there was no picture (2009-10-04 36 -80).
Graticule unlocked.png