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We are planning to try for a completion at some point in the near future - with an all-girl team of Vicki "The Face Of London's Railways" and I.
Details are scant as we are still planning it at the moment. But Vicki has not completed a full 270, and I've never been to West Ruislip, let alone try a challenge!
We will not beat any records - our only aim is to complete, and possibly enjoy a nice cup of tea along the way. Huzzah!
Details are scant as we are still planning it at the moment. But Vicki has not completed a full 270, and I've never been to West Ruislip, let alone try a challenge!
We will not beat any records - our only aim is to complete, and possibly enjoy a nice cup of tea along the way. Huzzah!
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Good luck!
As a side note, from personal experience, getting a cup of tea delivered to you, while on a challenge, is fantastic!
As a side note, from personal experience, getting a cup of tea delivered to you, while on a challenge, is fantastic!
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Re: GirlTube
Get Geoff to get the kettle on!
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I'm looking forward to hearing more.
Are you doing your own route or getting one from Moley?
Are you doing your own route or getting one from Moley?
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I reckon they should do their own.
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Re: GirlTube
Totally - he's on tea dutiesal wrote:Get Geoff to get the kettle on!
We have done this for Geoff/Anthony/Richard a couple of times. What fun! Thanks for the well-wishes, too!The Raven wrote:Good luck!
As a side note, from personal experience, getting a cup of tea delivered to you, while on a challenge, is fantastic!
We are making our own route up. Won't be breaking any records, but are firmly looking forward to the day!Iain wrote:I'm looking forward to hearing more.
Are you doing your own route or getting one from Moley?
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thats my philosophy on the planning of it as well.... get them done and pray for no signal failureskateyay wrote:We are making our own route up. Won't be breaking any records, but are firmly looking forward to the day!
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yes, should be fun - complete role reversal time! as i get to find out what it's like to be support for ALL day, and kate gets to to find out what it's like to ride bloody trains for 18 hours. bllleugh! mwah ha haaar.
Also, it should be pointed out too, that our last attempt (Tube 21, write up still to be done!) was a combination of Chris / Me / and Kate too, as we all put our heads together on it until we came up with something clever. and we did! t'was our best team effort yet. Chris tends now to devise routes, and we then pick them apart and tweak it until we're happy with it! So Kate & V are more than capable of coming up with a route. no help from me!Iain wrote:Are you doing your own route or getting one from Moley?
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No offence intended at all, but what has changed there then that requires the "now"?!geofftech wrote:Chris tends now to devise routes
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I think it used to be that Chris made the route, and Geoff would approve!Steeevooo wrote:No offence intended at all, but what has changed there then that requires the "now"?!geofftech wrote:Chris tends now to devise routes
The last couple of times we've been out, there have been debates about what to do when, and a few ideas chipped in from lots of us, so it's a tiny bit more of a "team" route now. So it has sort-of changed a little!
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These people have always thrown their ideas into the hat and i've considered them.
For our last route, I went back to a completely fresh slate and worked up a new route. It then went through Geoff and Kate for tweaking and as I was really busy, rather than me explore each suggestion, Kate looked into them. The route then went to the rest of our team for final input.
I've always said that Geoff runs and I do the route. But that discounts Anthony and Richard who also run and Kate, Vicki and Matt who chip in on the route and also help on the day. I'd be here all day if I listed everyone each time. We're a team.
Its no good one person writing a route to then get out there on the day and realise there is a mistake - it needs checking.
For our last route, I went back to a completely fresh slate and worked up a new route. It then went through Geoff and Kate for tweaking and as I was really busy, rather than me explore each suggestion, Kate looked into them. The route then went to the rest of our team for final input.
I've always said that Geoff runs and I do the route. But that discounts Anthony and Richard who also run and Kate, Vicki and Matt who chip in on the route and also help on the day. I'd be here all day if I listed everyone each time. We're a team.
Its no good one person writing a route to then get out there on the day and realise there is a mistake - it needs checking.
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btw I think you've had three people answer the same question slightly differently but with the same end point....... teamwork!
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Indeed Chris! Teamwork!
Since my main Tube Challenging information does not amount to lots (I am normally a point-person, so don't really know a huge number of the line end-to-end interchanges) - before we go out, we are having some scouting days.
We have started the scouting and will carry on for the next couple of weeks, as our attempt at 270 is not happening just yet!
Since my main Tube Challenging information does not amount to lots (I am normally a point-person, so don't really know a huge number of the line end-to-end interchanges) - before we go out, we are having some scouting days.
We have started the scouting and will carry on for the next couple of weeks, as our attempt at 270 is not happening just yet!
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Well good luck when u do do it perhaps u can draw inspiration from this team of women!
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/broo ... db4ALGYLZK
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/broo ... db4ALGYLZK
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Team of women? That's one woman who failed.
I know a rather successful woman in the UK
I know a rather successful woman in the UK
First and so far only female solo record holder!!
Ze forum's female train driver
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