Yes, the medallion has been found, but there's still lots to talk about. Feel the need for more than virtual discussion? Then join the Re-Hash Bash, Sunday, Jan. 27, at noon at Merriam Park in St. Paul.
Mac-Grove Man
A reminder to all...Grande Day Parade at 1 PM....When's the last time you did that!!!
Myself...heading down early to get parking...standing near the beginning so I can get out in a timely fashion...wearing my 1993 "Shut Up & Shiver" rare cream colered Winter Carnival sweatshirt! (Only 2 were made in that color -- prototype -- and I got em both!)
I'd take the bus to avoid parking. I'm about 10 minutes from downtown, it's so much easier. If you see me, I'll have twin 2 1/2 year old girls in tow. Their jackets are cream colored with leopard fake fur. Tough to miss! lol
If you start a line with a lower case i and then a space, it assumes you want the line in italics, even if you actually meant to use the word "I" and just didn't feel like capitalizing it. The Cooler rewards good grammar! hehe
As for being upset at the PP about the hunt ending so early, not that I disagree entirely, but I see a strange sort of irony. If people don't want it to be found bly Clue 5 or 6, why do you even go out looking for it that early then? The hunt could easily go 10 or 11 clues if we all just stayed at home until then. It's almost like the mentality is "I want to go look for it, but don't let me find it too soon." Not saying that's an entirely bad thing, but seems like a funny mentality if you really think about it.
On the flip side, I have to say I'm disappointed in the cluewriter as well. Even if we assume the medallion was laid out that night we had a lot of snow and they were hoping there would be more, the fact is by last weekend it was pretty clear what was going happen. Most of the snow was gone, no more was in the forecast, and even back then they were saying a warming trend was possible for later in the week. Why not go out there on Saturday, pick the thing up and put it somewhere else? Yes, you'd have to rewrite a couple of clues maybe but they were later clues anyway. Tape it between some leaves again and throw it against the fence. Or they should have done what I kind of thought they actually had done and made a fake rock with the thing inside. With the conditions the way they were, there was opportunity to make last minute changes and I'm pretty surprised they didn't. Laying out in that field it wasn't going to be long before someoue found it, if one of the kids didn't find it accidentally. I was one of the first people at Merriam and that field was already trampled over, and not by hunters. I don't think Merriam was a bad park to have it in. Honestly, I don't think the clues were that bad in that they kep some people real confused, yet did get some people to the right park. I never used to entirely believe Terry Valentine when she would say there are more explanations to the clues than what they print in the paper, but now I know for a fact she is right. Clue #5 talked about the parking lot and parking on the street. That wasn't mentioned in the explanation. How could that not have been a clue? And if they left something as obvious as that out, what else was left out? So I don't think these clues sucked as much as some in previous years, even if they didn't have little tricky aspects to them that were later pointed out in the explanations. But I do think putting it (and leaving it) on a field with lots of non-hunter traffic and little snow was just guaranteeing a short hunt. And I can't imagine it's in the PP's best interest to have a short one.
no politics, please! The kid was on last nite, I wish I could say he was a nice, humble kid... some folks were kinda nasty to him, I just advised him not to spend any of his prize money on fuzzy posters.....
I believe those who are truly mad are only mad at themselves...for many never got out of the Cooler and into the field. one will never find it sitting at home. Even if you aren't ready to do some serious digging...get out and noodle the park in person.
That's what Stat Kid and his mom did!!! Look what happened!
I really enjoy the hunts where the clues give you things to research, look up, discover, seeing landmarks and streets, and all your thinking, noodling starts falling into place, THAT'S the best!!! This year pretty much gave us nothing...no grist for the "mind mill"
My thought about fair was that it didn't refer to the state fair but rather the area on the softball fields marked out by the fair territory of the two. So when it said "Be fair" it meant stay in fair territory of both fields (which it was).
It's almost like the mentality is "I want to go look for it, but don't let me find it too soon." Not saying that's an entirely bad thing, but seems like a funny mentality if you really think about it.
We all have this mentality!LOL! But seriously we all crave a challenge and I think this year does not qualify!
I am glad that most of the crew including myself were out hunting early on! It was a blast......but way to short!
Cherokee was fun, Conway was a blast, I missed newell, even Como was challenging.......But after reading the full set of thisyear's clues, I assume the new clue-writer went to "Bob's School of Bad Clue Writing"
That was my take as well!!! Though I also thought that it may refer to look in te direction of the fair for the "in and on the air"...and that was the TV tower they were referring to!
I still maintain that "fair" was a double meaning pointing both to the ball fields but the neighborhood of St.Paul proper.You can see the space needle from Merriam as well.
Well anyway, I need to get going. I'm going to go meet the film crew and the Camo crew. Apparently thier theory is the reason the hunt was so short is that it's my fault for directing people to Merriam. I say no one listens to me anyway. There were probably never more than 20 people in Merriam at any one time. If it had been hidden better it would not have been found for a while yet. Plus, I don't think the people who did find it were there because of me anyway, so Hmph! hehe.
That is true Mac-Grove man,but in hunts past they narrow down the area of the park like radar and you cannot always see all the clues from the exact location.
We were at Merriam on Tues. nite, the film crew was there... I can't honestly say there was a definate reason I chose that park, only that a clue or 2 fit, and the others I checked out after that seemed illogical...Langford was too little and the Lawson Rice was mostly school property.
People were out there, yeah. You name a park, and there will likely be some that go to check it out, especially if you give some good reasoning behind it. Those who found it were just scouting, not digging. How many others walked through the park, scouting and not digging? There may be many factors that contributed to a short hunt, but I don't know that any one can be solely to blame. Hopefully things can be learned from this year, and next year's hunt will be better.
Mad........Not mad, but disappointed in that there was no challenge! This year pretty much gave us nothing...no grist for the "mind mill" Congrat's to the finders, farewell to fellow hunter's, and the clue writer better go stuff his/her "HEY" back in their brains!
Nobody can convince me that the explanations of the clues each year are as simplistic as they say...... I think the innuendo hidden in them is half the fun... But this year was pretty empty as far as that..
Myself,Kids,Leelabell and Me2 were at Merriam on clue four as well....we hadn't ruled it out but thought S.St.Anthony fit better...also I was not ruling out Como entirely since clue six gave the impression that this would be a challenging hunt.....Ha!The jokes on us!
A reminder to all...Grande Day Parade at 1 PM....When's the last time you did that!!!
I guess this really is "No Time For Cold Feet". Too warm out, and we're inside, recovering from the let-down of the hunt being over.
Where is everybody going to watch the parade from? Any favorite spots on the parade route? I was thinking about taking the kiddos down.
I got in the first post for the 2003 hunt last nite. I want to hunt for a medallion today, it's sooooo nice!
I want a re-do!!!
Myself...heading down early to get parking...standing near the beginning so I can get out in a timely fashion...wearing my 1993 "Shut Up & Shiver" rare cream colered Winter Carnival sweatshirt! (Only 2 were made in that color -- prototype -- and I got em both!)
Hope to see ya there!
Do-Over!LOL! Sounds like your a fan of Al Gore!LOL!
I'd take the bus to avoid parking. I'm about 10 minutes from downtown, it's so much easier. If you see me, I'll have twin 2 1/2 year old girls in tow. Their jackets are cream colored with leopard fake fur. Tough to miss! lol
If you start a line with a lower case i and then a space, it assumes you want the line in italics, even if you actually meant to use the word "I" and just didn't feel like capitalizing it. The Cooler rewards good grammar! hehe
As for being upset at the PP about the hunt ending so early, not that I disagree entirely, but I see a strange sort of irony. If people don't want it to be found bly Clue 5 or 6, why do you even go out looking for it that early then? The hunt could easily go 10 or 11 clues if we all just stayed at home until then. It's almost like the mentality is "I want to go look for it, but don't let me find it too soon." Not saying that's an entirely bad thing, but seems like a funny mentality if you really think about it.
On the flip side, I have to say I'm disappointed in the cluewriter as well. Even if we assume the medallion was laid out that night we had a lot of snow and they were hoping there would be more, the fact is by last weekend it was pretty clear what was going happen. Most of the snow was gone, no more was in the forecast, and even back then they were saying a warming trend was possible for later in the week. Why not go out there on Saturday, pick the thing up and put it somewhere else? Yes, you'd have to rewrite a couple of clues maybe but they were later clues anyway. Tape it between some leaves again and throw it against the fence. Or they should have done what I kind of thought they actually had done and made a fake rock with the thing inside. With the conditions the way they were, there was opportunity to make last minute changes and I'm pretty surprised they didn't. Laying out in that field it wasn't going to be long before someoue found it, if one of the kids didn't find it accidentally. I was one of the first people at Merriam and that field was already trampled over, and not by hunters. I don't think Merriam was a bad park to have it in. Honestly, I don't think the clues were that bad in that they kep some people real confused, yet did get some people to the right park. I never used to entirely believe Terry Valentine when she would say there are more explanations to the clues than what they print in the paper, but now I know for a fact she is right. Clue #5 talked about the parking lot and parking on the street. That wasn't mentioned in the explanation. How could that not have been a clue? And if they left something as obvious as that out, what else was left out? So I don't think these clues sucked as much as some in previous years, even if they didn't have little tricky aspects to them that were later pointed out in the explanations. But I do think putting it (and leaving it) on a field with lots of non-hunter traffic and little snow was just guaranteeing a short hunt. And I can't imagine it's in the PP's best interest to have a short one.
no politics, please! The kid was on last nite, I wish I could say he was a nice, humble kid... some folks were kinda nasty to him, I just advised him not to spend any of his prize money on fuzzy posters.....
Well, as green would say, I gotta get under water. Hasta.
Allison...
I believe those who are truly mad are only mad at themselves...for many never got out of the Cooler and into the field. one will never find it sitting at home. Even if you aren't ready to do some serious digging...get out and noodle the park in person.
That's what Stat Kid and his mom did!!! Look what happened!
Frosti, Have a great time!
I really enjoy the hunts where the clues give you things to research, look up, discover, seeing landmarks and streets, and all your thinking, noodling starts falling into place, THAT'S the best!!! This year pretty much gave us nothing...no grist for the "mind mill"
Angie...
The cooler always falls victim to over analyzing, especially early on..... never shall it be that every word holds a meaning,
My thought about fair was that it didn't refer to the state fair but rather the area on the softball fields marked out by the fair territory of the two. So when it said "Be fair" it meant stay in fair territory of both fields (which it was).
It's almost like the mentality is "I want to go look for it, but don't let me find it too soon." Not saying that's an entirely bad thing, but seems like a funny mentality if you really think about it.
We all have this mentality!LOL! But seriously we all crave a challenge and I think this year does not qualify!
I am glad that most of the crew including myself were out hunting early on! It was a blast......but way to short!
Cherokee was fun, Conway was a blast, I missed newell, even Como was challenging.......But after reading the full set of thisyear's clues, I assume the new clue-writer went to "Bob's School of Bad Clue Writing"
That was my take as well!!! Though I also thought that it may refer to look in te direction of the fair for the "in and on the air"...and that was the TV tower they were referring to!
Scribe, I feel bad for the spotters who don't have anything to do now. Time for them to put their binoculars away....
I still maintain that "fair" was a double meaning pointing both to the ball fields but the neighborhood of St.Paul proper.You can see the space needle from Merriam as well.
Mebbe they'll be in the parade today!
Well anyway, I need to get going. I'm going to go meet the film crew and the Camo crew. Apparently thier theory is the reason the hunt was so short is that it's my fault for directing people to Merriam. I say no one listens to me anyway. There were probably never more than 20 people in Merriam at any one time. If it had been hidden better it would not have been found for a while yet. Plus, I don't think the people who did find it were there because of me anyway, so Hmph! hehe.
But not from the treasure location...
That is true Mac-Grove man,but in hunts past they narrow down the area of the park like radar and you cannot always see all the clues from the exact location.
We were at Merriam on Tues. nite, the film crew was there... I can't honestly say there was a definate reason I chose that park, only that a clue or 2 fit, and the others I checked out after that seemed illogical...Langford was too little and the Lawson Rice was mostly school property.
Such as the Post Secondaries mentioned in later clues....
I was there too Matt...we did better than most!
People were out there, yeah. You name a park, and there will likely be some that go to check it out, especially if you give some good reasoning behind it. Those who found it were just scouting, not digging. How many others walked through the park, scouting and not digging? There may be many factors that contributed to a short hunt, but I don't know that any one can be solely to blame. Hopefully things can be learned from this year, and next year's hunt will be better.
mornin' heads. is it true that mr news id'ed himself last nite??? and i missed it????
scribe, did you notice your little fan club? lol!
ooh 8's over 2's joe.
The time and tide clue put me into a longfellow frenzy, but I couldn't find the longfellow school!
It can only be better if I find it
Longfellow school was the building right behind the backstop!
And it still is!
Mad........Not mad, but disappointed in that there was no challenge! This year pretty much gave us nothing...no grist for the "mind mill" Congrat's to the finders, farewell to fellow hunter's, and the clue writer better go stuff his/her "HEY" back in their brains!
Nobody can convince me that the explanations of the clues each year are as simplistic as they say...... I think the innuendo hidden in them is half the fun... But this year was pretty empty as far as that..
Myself,Kids,Leelabell and Me2 were at Merriam on clue four as well....we hadn't ruled it out but thought S.St.Anthony fit better...also I was not ruling out Como entirely since clue six gave the impression that this would be a challenging hunt.....Ha!The jokes on us!
It was late;( I was blind , I'm a dork, I wouldn't see a snake if it bit me.
Mornin Ralph!
Fan club? I have no idea what you are talking about!;)
Never saw any guy named News last night....too bad thought maybe he'd have enough guts to introduce himself.
mornin sam.
Scribe, you guys may have thought it was S. St Anthony. I never made it there.
Ares, I doubt Mr. News came last night. And if he did, he wasn't brave enough to introduce himself.
I still plan to establish a memorial of sorts at the scene.... I think I have an "I'll Miss You " card around here.....
Joe
My mistake Kids!
Laundry duty replaces medallion hunting for this child today....Hope to see you tom.
Matt! You wanna do ours as well! Holy Cow!
scribe, claim your news.
Well.....I'm off like a dirty shirt!:)
NEWS!
True coolerheads need to start using codewords. No more freebies for the lurkers!