hopefully big inroads made into Bob robinson attempt record

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Wanstead wrote:Any planned for December? Will you going round as Santa? :)
I dont have the beard for it sara doesnt like it causes a rash.
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seeing as i have now done 17 attempts and have many days off work upcoming this is my plan

Tuesday September 29th attempt 18 if hakan,s goes well on the monday if he breaks record or not it will still go ahead unless perhaps they abort early.?

Friday 9th october attempt 19 A Andi/mystery tube challenger

Friday 16th october attempt 20 a Tangy/andi attempt

wednesday 28th october attempt 21 a brown,s/andi effort

friday 13th november attempt 22 a solo unless offer

friday 20th november possibly a back to back attempt the previous day depending on the start of cin.?
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Is Andi out today? I haven't heard anything....
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Yeah tried to phone and not available so he may be underground, which if he is following one of his regular routes I know of he would be now.... I normally wake up to 3 or 4 text updates but none today.....
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scrxisi wrote:FInally got a response, Andi is indeed out and currently running on schedule - he and "Mr X". All I know is that Mr X isn't me.

Or me or Soup Dragon or Dr Who or Beer Baron.....
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scrxisi wrote:Anyone else able to rule themselves out?
Me: I'm in the Lake District. :D
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Not me, I'm at home :)
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Not me. SK?
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Not guilty.
Going Underground wrote:Yeah tried to phone and not available so he may be underground, which if he is following one of his regular routes I know of he would be now.... I normally wake up to 3 or 4 text updates but none today.....
Really? Already underground at twenty past seven?! We're hardly past North Harrow at that point!
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Starkey7 wrote:Not guilty.
Going Underground wrote:Yeah tried to phone and not available so he may be underground, which if he is following one of his regular routes I know of he would be now.... I normally wake up to 3 or 4 text updates but none today.....
Really? Already underground at twenty past seven?! We're hardly past North Harrow at that point!
It was 0820hrs when I posted time is not set at GMT or whatever....
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Count me out- was at work fixing lorries!
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Still not found whom it was yet then. ha ha
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scrxisi wrote:I make it (since Geoff-n-Neil):

Date broken - Record Holder - Days Held
05.05.2004 - Geoff Marshall & Neil Blake - 755 days
30.05.2006 - Sam Cawley & Steve Wilson - 119 days
26.09.2006 - Håkan Wolgé & Lars Andersson - 302 days
25.07.2007 - Antony, Jamie, Kevin & Philip Brown & John Stark - 260 days
10.04.2008 - Steven Karahan - 8 days
18.04.2008 - Antony, Jamie, Kevin, Philip & Ryan Brown, John Stark & Rachel Brabbins - 81 days
08.07.2008 - Andi James, Martin Hazel & Sara Wearn - 16 days
24.07.2008 - Andi James & Steven Karahan - 427 days (and counting)
tubeguru wrote:Did Geoff and I hold the record for a total longer period of time than anyone who has broken it since?
So yes. Andi and Steven will overtake your record as of August 19th next year, if no-one breaks it before then...
technically i overtake u on august 3rd if still held by then.
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Right time to update this I Have 5 more days holiday so if anybody has an attempt between now and april 1st 2010 let me know hopefully i can get up to near 30 by then.
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497 at the moment (clicky)
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