- How about the number of windows in the new Four Seasons Hotel? :D Andrew On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 8:45 PM, tnsl <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > That was the first thing I thought of -- the number of windows at the top of > the Arch. You could use one side or both sides and I think you can find the > answer online. > > > Nancy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hobbit Taz - charter > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 8:39 PM > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: strange email > > > Id say go for it if you want to: The link to the profile is legit it > appears and let it be up to them, thier reviewer, and GC if they have a > proper cache and method of tracking finds. We do have lots of items in St. > Louis that could be used: Someplace like the Arch where normal caches can't > be placed but have something of interest to those near and far about st > louis area or history of. > > > > [Hobbit Taz - charter] -----Original Message----- > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of thejones crew > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 7:16 PM > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [GeoStL] strange email > > > I got an email today that I am sorta wondering about. Anybody know who this > is and why they contacted me? I am attaching the whole email I received. > > Hi, > > We are hoping to put out a multi-cache here in the UK called "The Global > Village" and want to ask a favour of you. Like most village based > multi-caches this one requires the cacher to wander around the village > collecting six numbers off buildings, park benches, milestones or counting > the numbers of windows, chimneys etc on prominent buildings. Unlike the > conventional village multi-cache we want each of the six locations to come > from places far afield. Obviously the cacher cannot physically visit the > locations spread across the world but will need to use contacts to get > someone to visit on their behalf. We are hoping it will work on the basis > that anyone can contact someone anywhere in the world in about six hops, ie > one of your neighbours knows someone working abroad who in turn knows > someone in the destination country, who in turn has a relative in the > destination town etc. In this particular case the cachers will have to use > Geocaching.com to make the hops. > > So, the favour we have to ask of you is this. Can you find us an interesting > object in a village near you with a significant number attached, write a > clue (and the answer!) exploiting the number (eg the number of round windows > in the village hall is A), give the location WGS84 coordinates, and the > location address? We will not be citing your username on the cache page so > you will not be directly linked to the clues. If you are kind enough to > contribute and are interested in what happens we will send you the cache > number once it is out so that you can place a watch on it. > > Kind regards > > Paul & Hilary (aka bill&ben) > > > User's Profile: > http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=0e9e891e-149d-429c-8789-b6e466b8bcbb > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. IM anytime > you're online. > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.0.178) > Database version: 5.09760 > http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/ > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.0.178) > Database version: 5.09760 > http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/ > -- Andrew Senger asenger@xxxxxxxxx http://yawetag.110mb.com "I can't win anything. In fact, if you look up 'loser' in the dictionary, you'll see someone else's photo!" --Andrew Senger **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw