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Bazoaxe May 2021 12:06pm, 13 May 2021 19,709 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe I think I started this phone chat and it was in relation to fast finishers helping with scanning. My point was that if I am running fast I probably dont want my phone with me and I wouldnt leave it with my kit. Therefore its less likely that fast finishers can help with scanning if they need their own phone I almost never have my phone with me when running as its extra weight I dont need to carry and also its in danger of being ruined if it rains - ive lost about 3 iPods to rain
rf_fozzy May 2021 12:07pm, 13 May 2021 14,327 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy The added bonus of having numbers pinned to t-shirts and vests is that we can then call it a "proper" race too
DeeGee May 2021 12:07pm, 13 May 2021 20,773 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee Meanwhile, I once photocopied my phone screen with a barcode on it. That also didn't scan. (What I didn't do was turn up anyway, show my phone screen, then get pissy about how my usual event accepts it.)
DeeGee May 2021 12:08pm, 13 May 2021 20,774 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee Can't Bill Gates do something now most of us have got that 5g chip?
BK brighter days ahead May 2021 12:11pm, 13 May 2021 939 posts	Quote Pin BK brighter days ahead Scanning from barcode image on a phone ( using the app ) is a lot easier than scanning some of the bands ( which are either faint or have to be stretched flat ) and damp printed efforts. Also a lot less time than waiting for someone to go through wherever they have stored their printed barcode or hopping to offer a tag tied to a shoelace.
McGoohan May 2021 12:11pm, 13 May 2021 49,418 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9HCzAXoDI8
DeeGee May 2021 12:15pm, 13 May 2021 20,775 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee I will no longer be interested in taking part in parkrun when women parkrunners no longer let me handle the sweaty objects usually concealed within their bra.
BK brighter days ahead May 2021 12:25pm, 13 May 2021 940 posts	Quote Pin BK brighter days ahead I guess the hopping with tag on foot also falls into a gourde like parkrun ritual and would be missed.
The_Saint May 2021 12:28pm, 13 May 2021 6,811 posts	Quote Pin The_Saint Back a few pages. The running number pinned to the back after you patiently explain why you pin it to the front (assuming just one has been given out) is one of the key indicators of runner cluelessness I have learned.
Bob! May 2021 12:59pm, 13 May 2021 3,522 posts	Quote Pin Bob! Is it clueless to carry a phone then?