[GeoStL] Re: strange email

  • From: "Andrew Senger" <asenger@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 20:49:11 -0500

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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:
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> 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.
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> Nancy
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hobbit Taz - charter
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 8:39 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: strange email
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> 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.
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> [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
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> 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.
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> Hi,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Kind regards
>
> Paul & Hilary (aka bill&ben)
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> User's Profile:
> http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=0e9e891e-149d-429c-8789-b6e466b8bcbb
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Andrew Senger
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