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2006 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt - Battle Creek Park

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Our rhymes are silly, we cannot lie There's less to them than meets the eye.

OT

Green! I won't drink Snapple either because they used to sponsor Howard Stern's show!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 10:58 AM Permalink
Oriongirl79

Man what a bummer. The garter thing is funny though. Wish I'd had a chance to dig more. :frown:
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 10:59 AM Permalink
Terry

Did I mention depression? At least we were in the right park. Some years we've missed.

Green or Mom - call me when the clue explanations show up, please? Thanks!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 10:59 AM Permalink
green

Will do. I wonder when that will be. Do we have to wait until tomorrow?

Ter, did you call Cindy?

Tell her I've committed hari-kari and still won't be in Monday...

JUST JOKING!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:01 AM Permalink
Terry

I will do so now, green.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:02 AM Permalink
Terry

Left a message - told her you aced the clues this year.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:04 AM Permalink
green

Hi, Mom... :chagrin:
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:08 AM Permalink
'mom'

Hello.

Well, the ONE year I managed to score a half day off during the hunt, I just pick up the kids and probably got 6 blocks when my mom called to tell me it was found!

Depression sets in.

I'm almost sure we can't come out tonight. Hannah gets tired so quickly, she can be a handful after dark. Tomorrow, time will tell. I've got the company party in the evening. Guess I can scratch coming to the paper and digging afterwards.

Sunday - I am totally unprepared for the rehash this early! Daughter #1 has a birthday party invite in the early afternoon. Scheduling should be interesting.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:11 AM Permalink
green

What's up tomorrow? What's the coming out party?
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:15 AM Permalink
KITCH

I know my hillcrest ideas are better than the real ones...

grrr...
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:18 AM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

at least I got downtown twice
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:20 AM Permalink
green

Thanky, Otis!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:22 AM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

What is SAD?

SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of winter depression that affects an estimated half a million people every Winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and February.

It is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight in winter.

For many people SAD is a seriously disabling illness, preventing them from functioning normally without continuous medical treatment.

For others, it is a mild but debilitating condition causing discomfort but not severe suffering. We call this subsyndromal SAD or 'winter blues.'
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:25 AM Permalink
OT

And sometimes "cabin fever".
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:26 AM Permalink
TBones

Ohhhhh this is just great! :chagrin:

The day started off well enough... I woke up, read the clue, found out I was still in the right park...read that Green had bottle rockets coming out where sparklies used to be, it was a great morning. I was all ready for being the finder....But first I had that one meeting at work to get thru....Got finished and checked on-line one last time before leaving, and what happens? Depression....Every year I say I'm not going to try to work during the hunt, and once again work got in my way!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:27 AM Permalink
OTiS

For some there is a cure for SAD but this year the dose was cut in half and the cure failed to take hold.

:frown:
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:28 AM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:29 AM Permalink
green

'Bones, start saving those vay-cay days NOW. Don't get caught w/your pants down again!

And if you change jobs, let your new employer know that you've already made plans (reservations, flights, SOMETHING) that can't be changed for next year's Hunt.

Christ. Only six Clues. Damn. I was really up for this year's Hunt. I actually used a shovel today and had plans to actually chop, if not dig.

I never got to use my my headlight that's got a white lite and a nite vision lite.

(sigh) :coolfrown:
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:31 AM Permalink
Terry

Green - Then what was that you were using last night?!?!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:34 AM Permalink
TBones

My new high-powered recharble flashlight didn't even get to the end of it's first charge on this hunt! At least my new shovel worked over some BC snow.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:35 AM Permalink
green

Well, :pbpt:

Reading Mappy Gooey's book in the back o'your car does NOT count! I wanted to use it in BC, look Cooler - like I knew what I was doing! :sheepish:

I wanted to HUNT with it!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:37 AM Permalink
green

We've got one o'those shakeable thighys, that never wear out, nothing never ever needs to be replaced (yeah, like *I* believe *that*).

Trouble izz, I can never shake it hard enuff to make it do anything. Never lites up for me. :eyeroll:
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:39 AM Permalink
Terry

Didn't you use it to read that one sign? At least I thought you looked cooler doing that with your headlight.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:42 AM Permalink
green

Don't know. Did I? I can never tell if I have it on or off unless I'm totally in the dark. Ittiz a wee bairn o'a lite...

We all gonna drink Scotch tonite? :wink:
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:44 AM Permalink
Terry

Or play cribbage
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:46 AM Permalink
green

I just mite stick around... Things seem to more like 'in the day.' A kinder, gentler Crew. More all for one instead o'everbuddy for themselves.

Besides, I gotta get Emelda, or Justine, or whatever her name is to you... She's trying to get to Oz, I believe... She's gonna bee my age beefore she gets there!

Ian, looks like I'm gonna bee practicing tomorrow in my new GREEN, glo-in-the-dark bowling shoes. Let me know if you're interested.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:48 AM Permalink
green

MY GOD! That's Minneapolis! What idiots! Even *I'm* smarter than that!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:50 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I wish one of those kids that was out there with their class would have found it. That would have been cooler.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:51 AM Permalink
green

Cribbage! Sumbuddy say "Cribbage"? I'm all for that. I'm good at getting skunked; bet I can lurch like a pro.

Specially if Scotch is in the picture... :goofy:
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:52 AM Permalink
OTiS

I should have taken the rain as a sign.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:53 AM Permalink
'mom'

Well, I did promise the kids we'd go to the park....

And it's such a nice day. Think we're going to go out for a little walk.

Back in a bit.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:55 AM Permalink
'mom'

Oh crap - it's just about press conference time....they can wait another few minutes :smile:
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:56 AM Permalink
green

KOGREN!!!!!! Welcome! REALLY missed you!!!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:07 PM Permalink
leelabell

I also don't drink Snapple because of Rush.

A number of people are meeting tonight at GW at 7pm for a pity party - everyone is welcome.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:16 PM Permalink
New Daddy

By the sledding hill!!! That area was searched the most in the park. Not a very creative place to hid it with poor snow.

congrats to the finders.

hope to see ya at the pity party.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:48 PM Permalink
KT

Alright.

Where's the pity party?

Who's going?

Can I come too?
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:53 PM Permalink
leelabell

GW tonight at 7pm

Everyone's going

Wouldn't be the same without you!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:54 PM Permalink
KOP

just back from the PP.some of the cc went to the park with finders to see the spot.I will see it sun.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:56 PM Permalink
KT

well shit, and dance around it. There's barely enough in these clues to make good door prizes. Is someone going to invite the finders, so we can present the "Golden Pick"?

Also was it ever confirmed about a fire pit/ring?

Let's just have it down at Crosby again- that was a good spot.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:59 PM Permalink
green

Read that as "Golden Prick"...

Choked on my own spit.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:03 PM Permalink
queenmalley

I'm bummed. no one understands the let down after it is found but the 'cooler crew. I went to highland this morning, so no one; went to BC around noon, my hunt mate kept saying "no one is here, where is everyone?" so I said , "oh oh, I better check the hotline". The minute I heard the guy's voice instead of the female's voice, i knew it had been found. Sigh, it was good to see everyone that came over to this site, names from the past.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:04 PM Permalink
KT

just where is your mind, young woman?

What are you doing tonight?
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:05 PM Permalink
leelabell

Yes, the finders have been invited to the rehash.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:06 PM Permalink
queenmalley

I'll never be able to eat a nut goodie again in the same way!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:07 PM Permalink
green

Great, Leelabell! Knew we could depend on you and Scribe!
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:07 PM Permalink
leelabell

Sorry, I can't take credit. The folks at the press conference invited them.

Do we know what part of the park we are having the party?
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:08 PM Permalink
green

Where it always izz...

Don't know. Gotta better offer than The Pity Party? Or are you asking me to be your date?
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:09 PM Permalink
leelabell

And, I wish those damn clue explanations would come out. I need to get off the computer.
Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:09 PM Permalink