2012 - Tony Schmidt Park

So, anything going on tonight?

Watchin the game having a Bud...

Hey folks--thought I'd better introduce myself rather than creepily reading everyone's noodles over their shoulders. Year 3 at this--excited for another. Good luck out there!

I just got onto this thread, but the pi in pioneer press is making me think of Three for some reason. 3 Parts of Park, 3 different Cities it boarders..

thanks, ares. That is what I was thinking.

Hey Hopslam! my husband is making a high IBU beer as we speak!!

Welcome. I am new too.

Awesome Tony! Good for you. I looked in Mears park today when I was passing through. Even peeked under a mailbox.

May I ask what they look like?

Here I was all ready to say hello for the year and my membership had expired, so a little while later than I had intended...

HI!!

Once again I didn't make it to the party, one of these years I won't be stuck at work...

Skari, great to meet you face-to-face this evening.

Hi to those just getting here. Izzy - hope you get to the pre-dig gig one of these years.

Good luck all in the hunt.

Coolerheads will prevail!

Hey Terry,

It was awesome to meet you too! It was fun to meet many of the CC at the PDG.

You guys and gals are a good group.

I can't wait till the Rehash bash. I hear I have something to look forward to - being a newbie.

Is that what they told you Skari?

We are a good group. We understand medallion fever. While some others may think we're a bit loony, we understand each other's obsession with things hidden in the snow.

I best get to bed sooon. No sense being sleep deprived this early in the hunt.

It is nice to be with fellow loonies. The great part is, that unlike the voices in my head, you all WANT to talk about the hunt!

Good night All....cu in THE park.

I'm looney , came home from work and the first thing i had to do was check in on the board! Wish I could of gone to the pre dig gig, but the trade off is I don't have to work this next coming Fri Sat or Sun.I only have to work through the first 3 clues.

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FYI I like ur turtle

Hello Fellow CC family. I gotta tell u I am pretty confused already this year.this thing isn't making too much sense so far. Good luck to all of you for a safe and happy hunt!

Has there been any decision reached on where to hang out in the evenings pre-clue? Since the scrambled clue is available on-line at 10:30 and the straight clue is available on-line at 11:30, it doesn't really make sense to go to Gabe's just to get the paper at the same time...

I would like to have people to talk to about it though, so if you guys are planning on a particular hang-out, let me know!

The first clue talks about around (circular glasses) and realm (wizarding) and makes me think of Harry Potter. I think it is referring to the three Treasure Hunt Hallows that we have to find. The first item is the Elder Digging Tool. This one tool can be used to hunt no matter if it is wet snow deep snow, no snow, thick ice, or anything else. It can sort and sift magically through anything to find small objects. The second item is the Vulcans Stone. The holder of this will remain warm no matter how bitterly cold outside it is, allowing them to search all day without getting cold. The third item is the Maraudimg Hunters Map. This map not only shows all the important details of the parks in Ramsey County, but also who is in them. This allows the holder to know the age old question of Where's Jake?

Legend has it that if one person were to possess all three, they would be master over the Winter Carnival Treasure Hunt. That is until the brother and sister looked online where everyone else was searching, went out to the park and found it five minutes later....

TMK - That is so clever, cute, funny and true. Thanks!

Ares - Were you able to find out who the woman is from the PiPress?

Too Funny!

Thanks, brasscat!

Statistically, your choice of weekends to work was a good one.

Other than over excitement for the hunt finally getting here, not too much happens until clue 4 or so, IMO....unless, you are jake.

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me likey! :litesmile:

lol I'm Brassmonkey's Mom :smile: I'm usually out on clue 1. Too Funny Rob and I ran into Jake last year in a park on clue 1 :smile:

Off to work for a 10 hour day. Whew not as bad as my 14 1/2 hour day yesterday.

Aww! so,did you get him hooked when he was just a little lad?

I used to hunt with my best-friends mom. She is a life-long Saint Paulite and a nice complement to my knowledge-base.

Whew! Rest up for your next job.....finding the med.

He may not post much but when he does It's sheer genius

Nice meeting you last night spooky kooky :smile:

Too Cool, TMK :smile:

We were talking last night about going to The Liffey tonight, but nothing was really finalized. I'd be up for Yarussos too if someone wants to cal them and see if they'll stay open late.

I figured out Pipress :smile: But I'm not saying anything until I go check it out. Wish me luck!

Wasn't able to really read through stuff and noodle until now but I noticed they used "within OUR realm" - could be a hint at meaning PP's rule of Ramsey county meaning outside of SP city limits. They usually would use the phrase Boreas' realm, king's realm, or His realm indicating SP.

For what it's worth, in the past 24 hours, we've been to Crosby, Hidden Falls, Cherokee, Swede Hollow, Vento Trail and Lilydale, but Highland had the most foot traffic searching that we saw.

Also if we assume Pi is supposed to mean 3.14. Using my map and scale it looks like the eastern most tip of Crosby is just over 3 miles from downtown SP.

Ok. Thanks... I am getting a sore throat and think I am going to skip tonight, but would really appreciate it if you guys could keep me in the loop going forwards!

That clue wasnT very scrambled!

Anybody else find any pirate medallions yet? I'm going to look around and see if I can.

Now it's sounding like Gabe's is the place tonight. Are you on Facebook, Andrea?

Reggie and Christa found a couple at Cherokee today. I went down Lexington and hit Snail Lake, Joesphine, Central, and Como before meeting up with them at Linwood. Then we went to Mattocks, Merriam, IM, and Phalen. No luck anywhere besides Cherokee. Also, new Daddy ran into someone at Highland yesterday who found a handful.

Yes, I just haven't been good about checking into the FB discussion there. I have the same profile pic up there for the duration of the med hunt as on here.

I think Gabe's makes sense if just to see how the whole paper sale thing is going to work with clue release timing... I don't get why the PPress would do it this way-- it has to hurt their sales.

I like Gabes for tonight, but would really like to do Yarusso's tomorrow night for their lasagna special. Also, if anyone is going to be around Como tomorrow afternoon, I was thinking of looking for some Pirate Medallions and would love some company. I can get back from work by 3:30.

Art,are you the same Art on gopher hole?

A yo hohoho a pirates life for me

Sad!! :frown:

I never did get an email alert when clue #1 came out...

Neither did I. :frown:

Good point!!