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Jan 11, 2007 19:29:45 GMT -9
Post by oleruns on Jan 11, 2007 19:29:45 GMT -9
I need help with this puzzle if you can... GCNJXR Thanks
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Jan 11, 2007 20:51:12 GMT -9
Post by Forum Admin on Jan 11, 2007 20:51:12 GMT -9
I need help with this puzzle if you can... GCNJXR Thanks Good one! I think I have the Westing but not the Northing
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Jan 11, 2007 20:58:47 GMT -9
Post by oleruns on Jan 11, 2007 20:58:47 GMT -9
Double skidoo? I don't have a clue on that one -
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powmia
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Jan 11, 2007 21:05:48 GMT -9
Post by powmia on Jan 11, 2007 21:05:48 GMT -9
Double skidoo? I don't have a clue on that one - It might refer to a much older phrase "23 skidoo", which would equal 46. It is also the name of some band group.
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Jan 12, 2007 9:22:55 GMT -9
Post by NorthWes on Jan 12, 2007 9:22:55 GMT -9
Hey - the letter's addressed to 'Wesley'...
I can tell you right now I can't help you with this puzzle... I've been entrusted with loot I don't even know about... gotta go... I hear the boarding call for the next flight to Chicago...
(and I see the foundation of the next Oleruns scurvy pirate cache...)
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AKDogMom
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Jan 12, 2007 11:25:32 GMT -9
Post by AKDogMom on Jan 12, 2007 11:25:32 GMT -9
I think double skidoo is 46 - there was an old phrase "23 skidoo" meaning to split or leave quickly. I come up with the numbers: 25 46 2 39 27 (or 27.321) 88 5 6 8 Don't know if this helps at all, and now you have to put it together, but, hey you asked.
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Jan 12, 2007 12:11:57 GMT -9
Post by ladybugkids on Jan 12, 2007 12:11:57 GMT -9
I think double skidoo is 46 - there was an old phrase "23 skidoo" meaning to split or leave quickly. I come up with the numbers: 25 46 2 39 27 (or 27.321) 88 5 6 8 Don't know if this helps at all, and now you have to put it together, but, hey you asked. Nice job, AKDogMom! The cache owner used 28 for the days of the moon, but otherwise you hit on the right numbers. There is a coordinate check link on the cache page where one can try the various combinations to land the correct answer. Using MapSend, Mapsource, Google Earth, or other mapping tools in conjunction with one of the gallery photos also works to winnow down the solutions. This was a doubly interesting puzzle because there were two ways to solve it. One way is to use the symbols and associated words. I never even noticed the second way until Ole mentioned it to me in an e-mail after he landed the solution. Personal opinion on puzzle cache etiquette...I like to see folks get together to work puzzles and have fun arriving at the solution as a team. That is great fun!!! I don't like to hear about folks just passing a solution on to someone else because I don't feel that meets the spirit of puzzle caches. Another way to approach puzzles that stump you is to e-mail the cache owner for a nudge. Most will be happy to do so if you demonstrate to them you've been working the puzzle for awhile because they are SO glad someone is actually checking out their puzzle. Be aware, though, that posting for help for a puzzle cache in the gc.com forums will result in a VERY negative response from some members of the the geocaching community out there. I like to think of this GeocacheAlaska! forum as a "save haven" where we can get away with "We don't care how they do it outside!!!" Thanks, Ole, this was a good one!
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Jan 12, 2007 13:23:09 GMT -9
Post by oleruns on Jan 12, 2007 13:23:09 GMT -9
Thanks, that was a fun one. My nephew called last night to have me look at that puzzle before he heads back to Walter Reed so he can bag it. I was working on the cache and when I would enter the coords, "Argh...Walk to the plank" I told my nephew let's phone a friend. I did see the N and W last night but just didn't go down that road.
I guessed it was okay to ask for help because it wasn't a local cache.
A little caching fun for all!
Thanks everyone for the help!!!
-Ole
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AKDogMom
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Jan 12, 2007 15:05:19 GMT -9
Post by AKDogMom on Jan 12, 2007 15:05:19 GMT -9
I didn't see the N and W until that last post. Still not sure how to work it from that angle. I agree with not posting in general for puzzles to be answered by others, I guess knowing the posters and assuming they are not sitting back waiting for an answer I didn't hesitate to give whatever I could come up with. Besides, I figured my chances of having the right answer was slim to none. Got lucky I guess. I like to think we have a more tight knit dedicated group of cachers up here than some other places.
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Jan 12, 2007 15:49:05 GMT -9
Post by ladybugkids on Jan 12, 2007 15:49:05 GMT -9
I didn't see the N and W until that last post. Still not sure how to work it from that angle. Since this cache WAY out of state and this is a more or less "off the radar" board, I feel it's okay to chat about it in the spirit of inspiring others to try different puzzles and maybe come up with their own. Hint: The answers reside in the words on each line. I agree in this case. The comments in my post above were aimed at looking ahead rather than at the current puzzle being worked. Ole and I were PMing back and forth quite a bit. We got to the same point together, but he landed the final breakthrough before I did. Yes, and definitely not as prone to turn snarky like what one sees happen in the gc.com forums.
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Jan 12, 2007 16:17:52 GMT -9
Post by ladybugkids on Jan 12, 2007 16:17:52 GMT -9
gotta go... I hear the boarding call for the next flight to Chicago... Ya' gonna' be back in time for Palm Springs/Temecula .
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Jan 12, 2007 20:51:53 GMT -9
Post by oleruns on Jan 12, 2007 20:51:53 GMT -9
The odds of any of us getting to that cache is slim, that is a very small town. I guess they guy that placed the cache owns a pizza place and alway puts free pizza coupons in the caches he hides or finds. Again, not by the geocaching rules but it is small town America and the locals do not care.
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