Talk:2008-09-13 48 -121

Sorry to hear about the failure, but good attempt! I'm sure you'll have the graticule at some point! -Srs0 18:17, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Indeed, nice try! Would that I had a bike so I could attempt with you. With three months in Abbotsford to go and living and working at UFV, I can't justify it (or find the money). Still, go Robyn! - Wmcduff 18:19, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Nice try, and respectable speed with that hill included! Don't ignore hills. I don't do that either(ok, I'm dutch, so scared of the unknown). Respect mother nature, or you'll be her bitch. Unless you are willing to arrive home when the sun rises again. I think piguy prepared his epic journey very well, otherwise he wouldn't have succeeded. --Arvid 18:49, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

If I fully prepared all my geohashes I wouldn't go on half of them. I actually prefer having no idea whether they will be successful or not. It's more suspenseful. And not being able to afford a bike. Man, that's my new definition of poverty. If you can't hook up with one through http://www.pedalpower.org or find a second-hand bike to fit your budget, get in touch and I'll see what I can do. -Robyn 00:51, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm, I can understand you want the suspense, but you also are too sane to try beyond a certain point... Full preparation isn't always necessary of course. But on far away hashes, especially by bike, I want to have an idea about the hills I'll have to cope with. It's a time-schedule issue(and a mental one). It helps that I know beforehand that it might become light again before I'm home, when nothing is going my way(and that I brought enough food&drink to survive that). I most certainly wouldn't like to be surprised by a 1000m hill at the end of a long journey. Whether I'd go on would be dependant upon how bad I want to get the hashpoint. Like the last one, where I ran into a field with cattle. If that would've been in a graticule I already been to, I probably would have settled for No Trespassing. And the further I've traveled, the more eager I am to make it a successful hash, so the more stupid things I'll do.--Arvid 04:49, 15 September 2008 (UTC)