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Badger Nov 2019 4:17pm, 16 Nov 2019 11,592 posts	Quote Pin 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.
LindsD Nov 2019 4:19pm, 16 Nov 2019 30,953 posts	Quote Pin 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.
chunkywizard Nov 2019 4:23pm, 16 Nov 2019 6,860 posts	Quote Pin 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.
HellsBells Nov 2019 4:24pm, 16 Nov 2019 25,996 posts	Quote Pin 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.
LindsD Nov 2019 4:32pm, 16 Nov 2019 30,955 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Thanks, cw. I was about to look on the wiki. Will do.
Lip Gloss Nov 2019 5:09pm, 16 Nov 2019 36,817 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss Saw on FB of a death at Stewart parkrun - so sad
LazyDaisy Nov 2019 5:16pm, 16 Nov 2019 28,343 posts	Quote Pin 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.)
Lip Gloss Nov 2019 8:43pm, 16 Nov 2019 36,829 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss Just saw on FB another death at Lytham Hall parkrun
LazyDaisy Nov 2019 9:00pm, 16 Nov 2019 28,344 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy No LG I think they are commenting on a death at 'another parkrun', whch I guess means the Stewart fatality.
Lip Gloss Nov 2019 9:12pm, 16 Nov 2019 36,830 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss Oh I see - still sadly one too many