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[[User:RunawayBomber|RunawayBomber]] is a 27 year-old father-of-two, originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cwmbran Cwmbran] in South Wales, but now based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle,_Cumbria Carlisle, Cumbria].
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[[File:IMG_20120305_170325.jpg|thumb|250 px|Obligatory Stupid Grin™]]
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== Who I am: ==
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I am 27 year-old father-of-two, originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cwmbran Cwmbran] in South Wales, but now based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle,_Cumbria Carlisle, Cumbria]
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I'm currently studying to become a Learning Disabilities Nurse.
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== Back-story... (or something) ==
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I'm a long-time reader of ''xkcd'', and saw [[The Algorithm]] when it was originally publish on the site a few years ago. However, I was unaware of the actual phenomena of GeoHashing until my lunch-break on 5th March 2012, when myself and fellow student nurse [[User:Matingslinkys|Matingslinkys]] stumbled across the Wiki whilst surfing the web and decided we were going to make this a hobby!
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== Expeditions to date ==
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[[2012-03-05 54 -3]] (with [[User:Matingslinkys|Matingslinkys]]) - To a large boggy field somewhere near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uldale Uldale], in Cumbria. Fun trip, for a first go!
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== Achievements to date ==
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{{land geohash
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| latitude = 54
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| longitude = -3
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| date = 2012-03-05
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| name = RunawayBomber
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| image = IMG_20120305_170325.jpg
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}}

Revision as of 10:42, 6 March 2012

Obligatory Stupid Grin™

Who I am:

I am 27 year-old father-of-two, originally from Cwmbran in South Wales, but now based in Carlisle, Cumbria

I'm currently studying to become a Learning Disabilities Nurse.


Back-story... (or something)

I'm a long-time reader of xkcd, and saw The Algorithm when it was originally publish on the site a few years ago. However, I was unaware of the actual phenomena of GeoHashing until my lunch-break on 5th March 2012, when myself and fellow student nurse Matingslinkys stumbled across the Wiki whilst surfing the web and decided we were going to make this a hobby!


Expeditions to date

2012-03-05 54 -3 (with Matingslinkys) - To a large boggy field somewhere near Uldale, in Cumbria. Fun trip, for a first go!

Achievements to date

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RunawayBomber earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (54, -3) geohash on 2012-03-05.
IMG 20120305 170325.jpg