The Passing of Picture Wars

[Wendles]

How am I going to spend my down time after work now? I guess it was becoming an addiction and had to end but I was hoping it would come full circle to the banana. Rather fitting that Nailest should put the last nail in the coffin. Thankyou Brooner for starting it rolling, respect to Ryeland of Doom (I love your mind), Nailest et al.

[SeanC]

Orienteering beats picture wars (though picture wars beats an office job).

For example, the DFOK District event at Shorne tommorrow.....

Plus points.
- Although called a country park, not a country park in orienteering terms. The main part is an old quarry so there are some quite complex contours. It's almost all forest.
- Reasonably big area for a Dartford area.
- A few reasonable hills to puff you out (southern hills).
- Nice path network for the easy courses.
- Easy to get to, right next to the A2.
- Park cafe should be open
- Stop off at Bluewater for some shopping on the way home (no hoodies please)

Minus points.
- The area is split by the A2 and channel rail link, which means a couple of dead legs and the tranquility disturbed.
- Much of the woodland is mature, but some is quite young. Beanpoles will have to do some ducking under the trees.

see http://www.dfok.co.uk

[Police_Chief_Wiggum]

Sean,

When you sent me that text in an e-mail the other day I thought it was personal... Now it looks like a circular.

See you in the morning..

[bendover]

that orienteering area looks rubbish. whats the point in a forest where all the trees are dead?

[SeanC]

Bendover, you have obviously never been to Shorne. Shorne is the best area in the whole of ... err, Gravesend.

The dead trees picture is an arty picture (apparently) from the local camera club. Grabbed of the web. Here's a greener one of Shorne.

Anyone care to start an orienteering area picture war?

[brooner]

Anyone care to start an orienteering area picture war?

no, our area is better than any of yours





Purple Thistle on Arisaig wins handsdown.

[Mrs H.]

So when are we going to get some more information about the Purple thistle? I need o organise my summer.

[brooner]

entries along with fuller information will be available soon now that i've finally got time to get stuck into things.

it's happening (despite attempts from a higher level to try and disguise this fact) and its going to be amazing!
what more do you need to know?

[Police_Chief_Wiggum]

Occasionally at O events in the SE someone is mad enough to think it is necessary to post a sign with the warning that if you venture on the M25, M3 etc then you will be dsq'd.

Shorne bucked this trend where there was actually a requirement to run 300m along the hard shoulder of the A2(M). Still, it wasn''t as bad as it sounds as we were at least facing the oncoming traffic.

[SeanC]

Look doughnut boy, the M25 central reservation near junction 2 is one of our best areas! At least the vandals can't get at the controls.

[rob f]

Like london zoo would be a good area

[Tatty]

Many years ago there was an event in Windsor Great Park which bordered the now defunct Safari Park. Next to the uncrossable fence was the comment "BEWARE LIONS, DO NOT CROSS". However, despite the event being held on April 1st, this was true!! Hopefully nobody decided to put it to the test!!

[HOCOLITE]

it's happening (despite attempts from a higher level to try and disguise this fact) and its going to be amazing!
what more do you need to know?

From my memories of Arisaig (spelling ) it was definitely at a higher level.

[HOCOLITE]

Although I love Brooners pictures, I'd rather run in trees, however the photo of Shorne doesn't show how many brambles there are. For me the best terrain is beech woodland, unfortunately there's not enough of it about.
Why is it best? Because generally running is not impeded by rocks or brambles or heather or tussocky grass.

[Police_Chief_Wiggum]

SeanC

Look doughnut boy, the M25 central reservation near junction 2 is one of our best areas! At least the vandals can't get at the controls.

I thought I was pretty kind in not mentioning that the leg between controls 10 and 11 (genuinely) involved a run through the construction site for the channel tunnel rail link:


The leg to control 11.

(Library picture)