have you ever......

[Mrs H]

Had a control sited on your land? I'm sure some here have. It happened last night to me in the Western Night League - Adventure Racer planning. Funny thing is he never asked permission and I didn't even go to the event as I was still recovering from his day course (the bottle was open, the fire lit and Strictly on the TV)

I might not have known about it at all if the control collector had not phoned us up because he'd forgotten how to get to our house. We met him outside - we were in dressing gowns and crocks (Mr H has a very good history of night O in crocks) and found the control behind the house in our wild flower meadow - I bet it was a high pointer too - should have entered, gone home and punched it - might have done quite well

[ifor]

Was not actualy that many points only 20 and with a 50M climb back up after geting it I skiped it. I was already going to be late back should never of been tempted so far along the map but the far 50 point controll was too tempting. I suspect no-one visited it.

[madmike]

Mrs H,
suggest you fine AR a bottle of decent red for not asking land pernission from the owners - something like a 1990 Barolo might ensure he gets permission next time

[Steler]

Mad Mike
what a good idea, I was going to ask for 100 WNL points but the bottle sounds better.

[frog]

No, but with my postage stamp sized garden surrounded by stone walls and house it would have to be more of a free running orienteering event than anything that curently exists.
Would be nice to have the amount of land that makes that possible, maybe not, the postage stamp has been neglected a bit this year.

[SeanC]

Street event clue? Last wed's Kent Night Cup organiser used his house as a clue. Something about "name on posh new house sign".

[Angry Haggis]

I had a control from the Bow Street Race in September on my front door - not unexpected though as I was the planner.

[redkite]

mangaged to put controls outside 3 of our members houses at a fairly recent SWOC winter street event.

[Copepod]

Apparently, a few years ago, the Wicklow Rogaine put a control in someone's back garden, with permission. The residents were connected with the O club, but were having a party that night, and had so many extra guests staying for a bite to eat and quick drink that tha organisers had to deliver some beer and snacks.

[Mrs H]

Oh this is a bit sad - I've just looked at the spread sheet of controls visited (score format) and not one single person visited our control

[rebbid]

Or are they yet to return.

[King Penguin]

They won't find it now, I collected it on Saturday evening !

[mappingmum]

Why was someone sending a HOC control collector to a HOC members house to get a control on their property? Have you not heard of the telephone?

And why did the designated collector not just phone Mrs H and ask her to bring in the said control into her house and return it when convenient/at the next event? It all seems a bit bizarre to me, especially as they had to phone for directions .

I'm obviously missing a key link or a critical piece of information.

[Mrs H]

Maybe he just wanted to see me in my dressing gown

[King Penguin]

sshh... you'll give the game away !

Maybe he just needed the control for the next event without having to make an extra trip to Malvern, and wasn't sure he'd see the H's in time otherwise.