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Nov 2019
4:17pm, 16 Nov 2019
11,592 posts
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Badger
Mm. I keep looking at the cost of a properly waterproof phone and realising it would be cheaper to write off a couple of non-waterproof phones over a couple of years.
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Nov 2019
4:19pm, 16 Nov 2019
30,953 posts
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LindsD
Yeah. We might buy a phone and a waterproof case. But we need a lot of new stuff and we can't afford it all.
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Nov 2019
4:23pm, 16 Nov 2019
6,860 posts
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chunkywizard
Linds, I thought I read that HQ would replace broken timers and scanners. Just email event support. By the way, you can get phone covers from HQ as well. They are really cheap (£3 each I think) and work well. I believe there is a new procurement method you need to use. I believe it’s on the wiki but if you can’t find it then gmail me and I’ll send you a link.
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Nov 2019
4:24pm, 16 Nov 2019
25,996 posts
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HellsBells
We are app only for juniors, and to be honest, I love it, I'm a total convert. The scanners know when they've scanned correctly, results are a doddle and the timer is really easy. I've timed in the rain- we have a couple of waterproof cases, like a small map case, that you can get both the phone and your hand in.
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Nov 2019
4:32pm, 16 Nov 2019
30,955 posts
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LindsD
Thanks, cw. I was about to look on the wiki. Will do.
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Nov 2019
5:09pm, 16 Nov 2019
36,817 posts
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Lip Gloss
Saw on FB of a death at Stewart parkrun - so sad 
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Nov 2019
5:16pm, 16 Nov 2019
28,343 posts
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LazyDaisy
LG
Linds, I too am an app convert and was wholly app'd the last time I RD'd. However, they are not totally foolproof, I think it's worth having 1 watch and 1 app for timing for a week or two until your volunteers get used to the app and the foibles of their phone (one of our core team's Sony Experia has been flaky on several occasions.)
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Nov 2019
8:43pm, 16 Nov 2019
36,829 posts
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Lip Gloss
Just saw on FB another death at Lytham Hall parkrun
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Nov 2019
9:00pm, 16 Nov 2019
28,344 posts
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LazyDaisy
No LG I think they are commenting on a death at 'another parkrun', whch I guess means the Stewart fatality.
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Nov 2019
9:12pm, 16 Nov 2019
36,830 posts
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Lip Gloss
Oh I see - still sadly one too many
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