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Thread ID: 94790 2008-11-12 04:13:00 Teenager walking 2200km for CF pcuser42 (130) PC World Chat
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719728 2008-11-12 04:13:00 www.infonews.co.nz
www.infonews.co.nz

Emma Daken is walking from Cape Reinga to Bluff for cystic fibrosis. She is walking the equivalentof a marathon 6 days a week for the next 5 weeks, and has given up all of her holidays to do the walk.

It is not without trouble, as she has been troubled by a stomach virus, blisters and possibilities of losing toenails.

Did I mention she's my second cousin? :D
pcuser42 (130)
719729 2008-11-12 04:58:00 Wow good on her, I wish her all the best gary67 (56)
719730 2008-11-12 06:48:00 Sounds like a silly thing to do tbh. roddy_boy (4115)
719731 2008-11-12 07:09:00 Here's her fundraising page: www.fundraiseonline.co.nz

roddy_boy - she's doing it for a good cause. I'd do that if it gave me that much money (quad-core oc'd to 4GHz FTW :drool)
pcuser42 (130)
719732 2008-11-12 07:13:00 I had a look and it looks like it's a pretty good effort. Good on her.

Not all that impressed that you're claiming a 20 year old is a teenager though.
roddy_boy (4115)
719733 2008-11-12 07:19:00 It's what the article said. :| pcuser42 (130)
719734 2008-11-12 07:50:00 Quad core OC'd to 4Ghz? WTF?

How the hell is that relevant?
Thebananamonkey (7741)
719735 2008-11-12 18:21:00 No idea (well, the amount of money she's getting is enough to get that). :p pcuser42 (130)
719736 2008-11-12 20:42:00 Most commendable! I certainly would not walk to town, let alone the length of the country!

I'm not certain why people would pay someone money to walk anywhere. I will not sponsor anyone to walk, run, jump or any other activity. Not that I have anything against it, but I would rather pay someone for doing some work around my place. Does not have to be much - mow the lawn, cut the hedge, dig the garden.

The scouts used to have a "bob-a-job" week some years back and they were paid one shilling (a "bob") for a job they would do around your place. Why not bring that back? If your cousin was to do something like that she would have my support.
Roscoe (6288)
719737 2008-11-12 21:09:00 How many Kms a day is that?
Wonder what she does to keep her mind busy.
rob_on_guitar (4196)
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