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Ranger D
Unfettered
Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 522 Location: Nor Cal
11:45 is hot Got to the 11:45 just_snacks phone with less than a minute to spare. Luckily no one was at it, I knew exactly which phone it was. 11:45 is hot, and it looks like just_snacks is now available. Nothing unusual, as.....usual.
Ranger D
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:59 pm
Shad0
I Have No Life
Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 2032 Location: Southern California, USA
19:13, Glendale, California <begin dramatic, patriotic background drumming>
Arrived at the Glendale Galleria over an hour early.
Scouted all 14 (not 12) pay phone locations on three different floors.
Tested 30 different pay phones for viability.
Received assorted strange looks from various uniformed figures, but not actually arrested.
Figured out which eight phones were listed on payphone-directory .
Figured out which three other phones were listed on payphone-project .
Found two phones that had the wrong numbers posted, so had no way to test them.
Found two more phones that would not accept incoming calls.
Found 14 phones that would accept incoming calls, but would not ring out loud.
Took copious notes.
Then contemplated which of the 14 locations to hover over this evening...
Decided to watch the bank of four phones in the food court, because they corresponded to the first four numbers listed in payphone-directory, and they all accepted incoming calls (although only two rang audibly).
Cursed the inherent noisiness of the casual diner.
Glared balefully at everyone who picked up a phone for the next twenty minutes.
Began largely unsuccessful effort to look physically imposing at 19:10:00.
Chased away three different people who looked like they might be thinking about maybe coming near one of the phones at 19:12:50, plus one small child who probably couldn't have reached the phones anyway but why take chances?
Waited until 19:13:20, and heard nothing from the two phones that rang softly but audibly.
Picked up the third phone, got a dial tone, hung up very quickly.
Picked up the fourth phone, heard nothing.
Said "Hello?"
Heard "I was starting to think no one was there."
GOTCHA!
(Yeah, I know "clearly_a_glitch" was already activated, but this axon is on the list for next Tuesday as well.)
_________________These were the puzzles that would take a day, these were puzzles that would take a week, and these puzzles they'd probably never figure out until we broke down and gave them the answers. ... The Cloudmakers solved all of these puzzles on the first day.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:57 pm
ironchefmike
Veteran
Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 91 Location: Brookline, MA
Brookline, MA axon hot - such_pigs Wanted to let the other Boston people know that it was indeed the payphone next to the shelter on the 'Inbound' side of the Brookline T stop that rang.
I was the only one that showed in the rain. Kinda scared that
1) The phone wouldn't ring, and
2) If it did, I wouldn't be able to activate the axon. I mean, I can't get the voice activation on my cell phone to recognize my own voice most of the time.
Anyway, one more axon hot.
Mike
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:24 am
skybruin
Unfettered
Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 373 Location: Missoula ,MT
The stevenville, MT axon that I activated last week is now busted. so unless they fix it or moved the axon to the next phone over that point is screwed. Anyway, at least I got my week's grocery shopping done and the apartment squirrels wav was unlocked early on. just pissed that I can't help more to get us to the magical 777.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:12 am
rhymeswithsausage
Boot
Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 34 Location: NJ
mission accomplished Just got back from answering the 14:33 wee_wee_wee. Thanks again for the advice on how to make Melissa understand what I said. Hopefully this phone will be used in the next round, and hopefully I'll be able to help out again.
-rhymeswithsausage
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 3:57 pm
tofu
Boot
Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 17
picked up the so_dense 12:19 PDT 41.147517 -81.342883 Kent axon at Kent State... because 23,000+ students apparently can't be arsed to pick up the phone ringing* in the student center during the week
-tofu
* it's the bank of phones to the right of the main stairs, middle phone, on the same wall as the bookstore entrance.
http://junior.apk.net/~tofu/music.html
http://veganmenu.blogspot.com/
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:37 pm
weephun
Entrenched
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 908 Location: Fuquay Varina, NC
[INFO]End of 9/18
738/777 axons
3 unlocked wav files for comatas.
I'll update the spreadsheet (see previous page) tomorrow or Mon.
_________________- Sean Stewart: "generally people like seeing their names on TV, although probably no one has had a more mixed experience with that then weephun, God bless him.
- Currently assisting Epic Games in their quest for world domination
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:26 pm
Aelith
Decorated
Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 153 Location: Missouri
Big Gloves is now hot. Yea!
_________________Looking forward
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:54 am
aliendial
Unfictologist
Joined: 28 Sep 2002 Posts: 3372 Location: Far Far Away. Nowhere Near You. Really.
MISSING COMATAS AXONS NEEDED FOR SOUND CLIPS:
USE SAPAGOO'S LINKS TO GET YOUR MAPS:
http://www.unfiction.com/~sapagoo/qlphone.html?lat_long=34.07013+-118.44304+
The master list w/all map links:
http://www.theblackforge.net/comatas-coords.html
For alaska: (CLIP RELEASED!)
07:27 PDT 32.305521 -90.228133 Jackson Mississippi
DOWNTOWN - CORNER OF ELLIS AND ROBINSON
07:31 PDT 42.544423 -83.380283 between West Bloomfield and North Farminton Michigan
ON FARMINGTON NEAR MAPLE
07:33 PDT 42.81538 -73.938782 Schenectady New York
VERY NEAR UNION COLLEGE!!!
07:37 PDT 39.97775 -105.243039 Boulder Colorado
NEAR BOULDER LIMITS, ON 93 SOUTH OF TABLE MESA SHOPPING CENTER
07:39 PDT 45.525381 -122.698374 Portland Oregon
DOWNTOWN ON 23RD NEAR FLANDERS
9/20 edit: Portland rules!!! Axon hot!
07:43 PDT 35.226343 -80.84449 Charlotte North Carolina
DOWNTOWN, TRYON NEAR 4TH
07:45 PDT 35.61842 -105.225043 Las Vegas New Mexico
LEGION DRIVE AND 518
07:47 PDT 42.238449 -70.984548 Braintree/Quincy Massachusetts
OFF QUINCY AVE AND FALLS BLVD - SOUTH COMMONS?
07:49 PDT 40.457483 -79.941521 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
BETWEEN SHADYSIDE AND BLOOMFIELD - LIBERTY AVE NEAR SHADYSIDE HOSPITAL
07:51 PDT 45.783776 -108.50198 Billings Montana
I-90W AT 25TH ST.
07:57 PDT 46.289494 -96.111854 Near the edge of Fergus Falls Minnesota
ON COLLEGE WAY - MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS ALONG THERE SOMEWHERE - ANY PLAYERS?
For drink_the_beer (THREE DOWN!)
10:33 PDT 44.97397 -93.22782 Minneapolis Minnesota
ANOTHER UNIV. OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES OPPORTUNITY!
10:35 PDT 35.228118 -80.841573 Charlotte, North Carolina
DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTE - anywhere near johnny_nitro?
10:37 PDT 34.0721 -118.43991 Los Angeles California
UCLA CAMPUS
10:39 PDT 37.271918 -76.711333 Williamsburg Virginia
WHERE'S THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY CONTINGENT? GUYS, THIS IS ON CAMPUS . ANYONE AT UVA WANNA SNAG THIS FROM THEM? HECK, VCU? UNIV. OF RICHMOND?
10:41 PDT 40.402428 -80.549342 Weirton West Virginia
AT A SHOPPING CENTER OFF 22 ON THREE SPRINGS DRIVE
10:43 PDT 46.412353 -117.024356 Lewiston Idaho
JUST OFF THE SNAKE RIVER...
10:47 PDT 34.07054 -118.4439 Los Angeles California
UCLA AGAIN!
10:49 PDT 40.7335 -73.995293 New York New York
10TH & 5TH
10:51 PDT 39.66267 -75.726522 Brookside Delaware
NEAR UNIV. OF DELAWARE - SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BROOKSIDE PLAZA AND CHESTNUT HILL PLAZA
10:53 PDT 39.145783 -76.845183 Savage Maryland
MAPQUEST IMAGE MYSTERIOUS - SOME NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 95 FROM SAVAGE PARK?
10:55 PDT 42.35757 -83.07046 Detroit Michigan
WAYNE STATE UNIV - WHERE ARE YOU? THIS IS YOURS!
10:57 PDT 37.246015 -83.190376 Hazard Kentucky
ON 451 WHERE IT TURNS TO RUN ALONG THE RIVER
10:59 PDT 34.07013 -118.44304 Los Angeles California
UCLA!!
11:01 PDT 35.750236 -78.633401 Raleigh North Carolina
MAPQUEST NOT TOO HELPFUL - MAYBE THERE'S A MALL THERE? MALLS ARE HARD.
- no phone, per zaeil
11:03 PDT 44.97513 -93.23549 Minneapolis Minnesota
UNIV OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES!!!!!
_________________aliendial
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:45 pm
Last edited by aliendial on Mon Sep 20, 2004 7:07 pm; edited 5 times in total
DiscipleN2k
Veteran
Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 113 Location: Oklahoma City
I met with Angelo to cruise down to Chickasha, OK for the 12:51 hard_bargain axon. We made it to the site with about 40 minutes to spare (despite getting just slighty lost on the way there). The coordinates pointed us to an abandoned college dormitory that looked like it had just recently been vacated. We talked to a security guard that said that there was a payphone in there at one time, but it had been removed when they cleared the place out. Didn't find any other phones in the area, so the Chickasha axon is going to stay cold. Oh well. I wouldn't be getting the full experience if I didn't chase after the occasional failed axon. On the plus side, it was nice getting to know another Christian Halo geek. I'm beginning to think these ARGs are just a conspiracy to get us out from behind out computers and into the real world to talk to real people
-Disciple
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:44 pm
Thoth
Boot
Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 47 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
I'm headed out to those two MN drink_the_beer axons in the morning... I scoped out the 'most likely' candidates earlier this week, but I've been working almost every day since
Now I Just gotta remember to set my alarm for a lot earlier than normal.
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:16 am
zaeil
Decorated
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 233 Location: NC, US
aliendial wrote:
11:01 PDT 35.750236 -78.633401 Raleigh North Carolina
MAPQUEST NOT TOO HELPFUL - MAYBE THERE'S A MALL THERE? MALLS ARE HARD.
I've been looking for this phone for three weeks now, and cannot find anything. The coordinates mark an industrial scrap company, and they USED to have a payphone, but it's been disconnected. I've called the number that was used for that payphone, but it's not being used for anything else yet; it rings once (which is why Melissa is still calling it, I suppose), and then picks up with the disconnected message. No other business in the immediate area has or had a payphone. I've done all the searching I can safely do by myself.
As I said last week, this axon is NEVER going to be hot unless the coordinates are changed!
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:20 am
aliendial
Unfictologist
Joined: 28 Sep 2002 Posts: 3372 Location: Far Far Away. Nowhere Near You. Really.
Thothone of the recipe3.html axons is also at the Univ. of Minnesota - probably not the exact same location, but definitely same area. (cranky_old_man 12:41 PDT 44.972570 -093.233780)
This is one that has been lingering since week before last.
Never mind - I found your posts about this one not being findable. Good luck on the drink_the_beer ones.
_________________aliendial
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:31 am
weephun
Entrenched
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 908 Location: Fuquay Varina, NC
Alaska is live, thanks Portland! That only leaves drink_the_beer.
Updated Spreadsheet:
_________________- Sean Stewart: "generally people like seeing their names on TV, although probably no one has had a more mixed experience with that then weephun, God bless him.
- Currently assisting Epic Games in their quest for world domination
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:37 am
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thebruce
Dances With Wikis
Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 6775 Location: Kitchener, Ontario
Well, plus the three recipe3.html axons... the_labyrinth, english_longbow and cranky_old_man...
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:33 am
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