User:Joehardflec

Joe Hardman is an avid XKCD fan from Fleckney, Leics, UK.

He attends recently graduated from Leicester University, and attempts local geohashes (in Northampton, United Kingdom and Birmingham East, United Kingdom graticules) on foot or by cycle (now by car too - yay!). He also crews for a hot air balloon in his spare time.

He experienced a very weird pre-emptive geohash (2008-09-20_52_-0) while out crewing for the balloon.

Expeditions

2010

• 2010-06-25 52 -1 - PLANNED - Footpath in Croft
• 2010-06-16 52 -1 - Grove business park, Leicester
• 2010-02-15_52_-1 - Welford Road, Leicester

2009

• 2009-11-23 51 -1 - nr World's End. (Berkshire.)
• 2009-10-29 52 -0 - Great Bowden/Welham lane
• 2009-10-10 52 -1 - failed - not attempted - Saturday location nr Copston Magna
• 2009-10-07 52 -1 - Shawell
• 2009-10-02 52 -0 - 17km walk geohash
• 2009-09-22 52 -0 - 14 km walk geohash
• 2009-09-01 52 -0 - 'no trespassing' failed drowned rat / MNIMB geohash
• 2009-08-29 52 -0 - met happyhannah on a saturday meetup near Billesdon. Actual co-ords Ambassador'd
• 2009-08-28 52 -0 - Gartee Road track
• 2009-08-13 52 -1 - 'no trespassing' but to within a matter of meters at a school in Earl Shilton.
• 2009-08-06 52 -0 - failed attempt (MNB) near Houghton
• 2009-08-02 52 -1 - Field near the M1
• 2009-06-10 52 -0 - Tugby
• 2009-03-24 52 -1 - failed - not attempted - caught up in uni work. Apologies to Benjw.

2008

• 2008-09-20 52 -0 - Deja Vu ballooning geohash
• 2008-09-12 52 -0 - Cycle attempted geohash

Other expeds

These I remember doing, and some I have photos for, but I never got round to writing up. I need to look up the dates for them.

• With Dad and James to a farm track south of Laughton. - Aero engine found
• Field near Frisby

Achievements

Listed once each, with the usually the first, but sometimes the most impressive expedition getting the ribbon.

Achieved

Joe Hardman earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (52, -1) geohash on 2009-08-02.

Joe Hardman earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement by reaching the (52, -0) geohash on 2009-06-10.

Joe Hardman earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (52, -0) geohash on 2009-10-02 on foot, travelling a distance of 17.2km.

Joe Hardman earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2009-08-28.

Joe Hardman earned the Regional geohashing achievement by reaching a hash point in all 2 graticules belonging to Leicestershire.

Joe Hardman earned the Ambassador achievement by obtaining permission from a farmer to access the (52, -0) geohash on 2009-08-29.

Joe Hardman earned the Meet-up achievement by meeting happyhannah at the (52, -0) geohash on 2009-08-29.

Joe Hardman earned the Drag-along achievement by dragging Dad, Steve, etc to the (52, -0) geohash on 2008-09-20.

Joe Hardman earned the Déjà Vu Geohash Achievement by reaching the (52, -0) geohash on 2008-09-20, and previously on 2008-09-19.

Consolations

Joe Hardman earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost reaching the (52, -1) geohash on 2009-08-13.

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Joe Hardman earned the It's a kitty consolation prize by being so distracted by Uni work as to forget to go to the (52, -1) geohash on 2009-03-24.

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Nearly/Radio Yerevan

• Air Geohash -2008-09-20_52_-0
• Balloon Geohash -2008-09-20_52_-0
• Cycle Geohash -2008-09-12 52 -0
• MNIMB -2009-09-01 52 -0
• Drowned Rat -2009-09-01 52 -0