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Mar 2020
2:12pm, 7 Mar 2020
1,549 posts
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beebop
Thanks - I was there sometime back in the mid-90s, but the snow and ice were not. 
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Mar 2020
5:20pm, 7 Mar 2020
13,685 posts
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HowFar?
I did spot some cones today, but they were there to show where the parking was for a wake so I didn’t stop to take a picture.
I have found some white gates. They are right in the middle of the village - old level crossing gates. The railway has long since disappeared but the gates are well looked after.
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Mar 2020
7:38pm, 7 Mar 2020
4,493 posts
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Vancouver Jogger
Cones at a wake: Maybe we should start a sub-category - "most inappropriate treasure-hunt photos we didn't take"
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Mar 2020
7:50pm, 7 Mar 2020
44,856 posts
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Bintmcskint
Dammit!
I stood by 2 separate level crossings on my run today. One for 10 minutes at the start of my run, waiting to cross, the other for 25 minutes at the end, waiting for my train home.
Did I even think "Oooh white gates, I should take a picture"?
No. No I did not.
*rolls eyes*
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Mar 2020
7:51pm, 7 Mar 2020
13,686 posts
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HowFar?
They usually use the black and white cones for funerals and wakes, but these were the police style ones.
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Mar 2020
8:03pm, 7 Mar 2020
1,550 posts
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beebop
I nearly took a photo of two near-identical (uniform and very similar beards were a big help here) policemen today. They were standing facing each other and I thought ‘reflection!’, but sadly they moved before I got phone from pocket. Might not have been very appropriate, I suppose.
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Mar 2020
8:06pm, 7 Mar 2020
13,687 posts
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HowFar?
I did think of taking a picture of the gates, but I really don’t need people in the village thinking I am any odder than they already do. The gates will have to be photographed early in the morning, or in a location a bit further from home.
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Mar 2020
8:32pm, 7 Mar 2020
1,833 posts
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um
I’ve found that, if given odd looks or asked, when I say “It’s a treasure hunt thing” that people immediately twig and want to help.
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Mar 2020
9:04pm, 7 Mar 2020
8,141 posts
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BaronessBL
I haven't yet been asked but have also got that answer up my sleeve that I am doing a treasure hunt rather than taking photos of someone's house, garden etc so that I can come back and burgle it later!
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Mar 2020
9:11pm, 7 Mar 2020
1,834 posts
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um
But equally, when I’m in running gear, taking photos (eg) of pot holes in the middle if nowhere in the New Forest, I’m surprised anyone wants to engage or chat.
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