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| − | + | The fenceline of Alto Reserve, a small park in Croydon, Melbourne | |
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| + | * [[User:Pwc|Pwc]] (did not attend, too lazy) | ||
| + | * pwc's co-worker | ||
| + | * pwc's co-worker's wife | ||
== Plans == | == Plans == | ||
| − | + | I checked in the morning and thought about doing it but it seemed too far and/or I was too lazy. Therefore convincing other people was the only way. | |
== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
| − | < | + | pwc checked the geohashing in the morning before setting off to work. It looked do-able, but (a) a reasonably long ride, (b) on a work day, and (c) on a day forecast to have severe thunderstorms and bushfires. It could also be done by train, but Croydon Station is temporarily closed, and I had visited the area the day the station closed (for train nerd reasons) and ridden home from there and so was <s>too lazy</s> unable to do it again. |
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| + | However, my co-worker lives in the area. Obviously, the solution was to convince him to do it. Accordingly, I spent the day subtly discussing the adulation, fame and Internet points that come from participating in geohashing. Free beers may also have been offered. (I also tried to convince my boss that he could make my co-worker visit the hashpoint as a job requirement, but apparently this “violates Australian industrial relations law”.) | ||
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| + | It is reported that the hashpoint was reached successfully, by both my co-worker and his wife. I am told that the intrepid hashers had to climb the fence to get in to the park, and only after some bush-bashing realised the hashpoint was precisely on the fenceline and could easily have been done from the road. | ||
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Revision as of 10:01, 13 February 2024
| Tue 13 Feb 2024 in -37,145: -37.7912502, 145.2711300 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
The fenceline of Alto Reserve, a small park in Croydon, Melbourne
Participants
- Pwc (did not attend, too lazy)
- pwc's co-worker
- pwc's co-worker's wife
Plans
I checked in the morning and thought about doing it but it seemed too far and/or I was too lazy. Therefore convincing other people was the only way.
Expedition
pwc checked the geohashing in the morning before setting off to work. It looked do-able, but (a) a reasonably long ride, (b) on a work day, and (c) on a day forecast to have severe thunderstorms and bushfires. It could also be done by train, but Croydon Station is temporarily closed, and I had visited the area the day the station closed (for train nerd reasons) and ridden home from there and so was too lazy unable to do it again.
However, my co-worker lives in the area. Obviously, the solution was to convince him to do it. Accordingly, I spent the day subtly discussing the adulation, fame and Internet points that come from participating in geohashing. Free beers may also have been offered. (I also tried to convince my boss that he could make my co-worker visit the hashpoint as a job requirement, but apparently this “violates Australian industrial relations law”.)
It is reported that the hashpoint was reached successfully, by both my co-worker and his wife. I am told that the intrepid hashers had to climb the fence to get in to the park, and only after some bush-bashing realised the hashpoint was precisely on the fenceline and could easily have been done from the road.
Tracklog
Photos
Screenshot of proof
