+TEAM RETRIEVER Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) It all started here on this forum. "Mikefromtheburg" contacted me via e-mail and asked if I would be willing to trade sig items. I said sure and sent him a TEAM RETRIEVER card. Through our e-mail discussions, I learned he lives in Pittsburg and is a big Steelers fan. I told him that my 11 year old stepdaughter, "Wolf", is a HUGE Steelers fan! Mike was kind enough to not only send two of his team's sig cards, but also some sig keychain/bottle openers that said "Go Steelers" on them and some pics of the Steelers in the locker room praying. My girls (and I) loved this stuff! Well, a few days after receiving this stuff, my wife won two tickets to the Super Bowl on a radio station!!!!! "Wolf" was SO excited!!! Although a pair of tickets were selling on Ebay for $8,000+, we didn't have the heart to sell them. My wife said I could take "Wolf" to the game and the day was planned. We drove up to Detroit early Sunday morning (four hour drive for us from home) and had an AWESOME day!!! Our seats were really good and I even wore my Green Bay Packers shirt (hey, I'm a diehard fan). "Wolf" was full of excitement and neither of us will ever forget the experience. The fact that the Steelers won was just icing on the cake. I made sure and took a few pics of "Mikefromtheburg's" sig item while at the game. Mike, if you're reading this....GO STEELERS!!!! Yeah, I'm a Packer fan. But I could cheer for another team just one day. LOL! After the game, we drove about an hour south to Cabela's in Dundee, Michigan. We slept in the back of our mini-van, while parked in their parking lot. In the morning we woke up and went shopping! LOL! I called my wife after we shopped and ate lunch, so she could do an area cache search for me. Low and behold there was a cache very close to Cabela's parking lot!!! "Wolf" and I found it, snapped some pictures and headed for home. This was a truly blessed day and I just wanted to share it with all of you!!!! Edited February 7, 2006 by TEAM RETRIEVER Quote
+The Leprechauns Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 Excellent story, along the lines of the recent activity in the "Six Degrees of Separation" threads. It's a small world, really, and you run into geocachers everywhere. I attended the Steelers victory parade today. It was the most people I've ever seen packed into downtown at one time! I was proud to be a part of a defining moment in our city's history. I wonder if Mikefromtheburg or any other geocachers were there? From my vantage point at the Hilton Hotel, I was within easy walking distance of at least ten waymarks and two geocaches. And I could see a third cache way up high on Mount Washington. All but one of those placements were made by me. I live here, and for me it's defined by coordinates, caches and waymarks just as others define it by scores in other sporting events. Thanks for sharing the picture and for being a great dad by taking Wolf to the special game. Quote
+Airmapper Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 I'm not a huge fan of football, but this is a cool story. I did see the final moments of the super bowl on TV though. I've sent a sig item to Mike to, another plug for the "degrees of seperation." But what really got me drooling is the trip to Cabella's! I've been eyeing that place for years, someday I'll get there! Quote
SGT Superman Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 Nice story, and nice pics. That little girl will remember that day for the rest of her life. and on a side note: wouldn't it have been an awsome game if the refs would have called a fair game? (go hawks!, even though they played a lousy game) Quote
+Mastifflover Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 What a chance of a lifetime! Glad you decided to go instead of selling the tickets. Quote
+The Leprechauns Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 I invite fans of the Steelers and of Cabela's to get the best of both worlds, and plan a roadtrip for some geocaching in Pittsburgh, built around a Steelers game. You can pick up this cache on your way into town along I-70 in West Virginia. It's placed at Cabela's with permission. Once you get to da Burgh, plan your stadium-area geocaching around this bookmark list of caches within walking distance of Heinz Field. Quote
+TEAM RETRIEVER Posted February 7, 2006 Author Posted February 7, 2006 and on a side note: wouldn't it have been an awsome game if the refs would have called a fair game? (go hawks!, even though they played a lousy game) Uh-oh, here we go! LOL! Neither team seemed to play spectacular. Big Ben definitely wasn't impressive! Now that I'm home, I can say this... GO PACKERS!!!!!! Quote
+denali7 Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 WOW!! how lucky, and great pictures. thanks!! Quote
+TEAM RETRIEVER Posted February 7, 2006 Author Posted February 7, 2006 WOW!! how lucky, and great pictures. thanks!! Hey Denali, beautiful Golden Retriever in your gallery! TEAM RETRIEVER wants to get one once we move out of town and have room for a big dog. Quote
+denali7 Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) thanks! he's my best friend, and he's from pittsburgh. (well, murraysville, but close enough!) ALL the dogs bred by that kennel look like him, they're amazing!! Edited February 7, 2006 by denali7 Quote
Major Catastrophe Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 Lucky you!!! A nice story, other than your somewhat questionable taste in football teams... Quote
+MT CatRancher Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 Excellent story, along the lines of the recent activity in the "Six Degrees of Separation" threads. It's a small world, really, and you run into geocachers everywhere. do you have a link to nay of these threads? Thanks MT CatRancher Quote
+The Leprechauns Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 Here is a link to the most recent "Six Degrees" thread. Posts in that thread will take you back to the Snoogans version and to the original "Six Degrees of Markwellation." Quote
+Team Tigger International Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 Too bad you couldn't be in town the day before. There was great meet and eat just down the road. Wulf Quote
+Redleg139 Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 Great story, sounds like you had a great time. Glad to see another proud Packer fan out there, especially after a year that was not the best. For the record, I too am a die hard Packer fan, I grew up about 40 miles from Green Bay and can say I am one of the team owners! Quote
+Salvelinus Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 I heard the Steelers are changing their uniforms to black and white next year. Sorry Lep and all my (now former) cache friends from out yonder! Couldn't resist. How soon til we see the Steelers tribute cache? Just give my Raiders your offensive coordinator and I'll shut up. Salvelinus Quote
+mikefromtheburg Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 I attended the Steelers victory parade today. It was the most people I've ever seen packed into downtown at one time! I was proud to be a part of a defining moment in our city's history. I wonder if Mikefromtheburg or any other geocachers were there? Hey - I just found this thread!! Unfortunately I had to work the day of the parade - and I couldnt call off after calling off for the AFC championship game and using a personal day for the Super Bowl. I didnt make the parade because I didnt want to make any MORE enemies at work (LOL) but I could not miss those games. I did attend the pre Super Bowl pep rally at Heinz Field - That was pretty crazy. Congrats again to Team Retriever for winning the tix and providing Wolf for a memory that will last her entire lifetime. Im still jealous. GO STEELERS. Quote
+mikefromtheburg Posted February 12, 2006 Posted February 12, 2006 and on a side note: wouldn't it have been an awsome game if the refs would have called a fair game? (go hawks!, even though they played a lousy game) I didnt see a problem with the officiating ??!!!!???? Quote
+TEAM RETRIEVER Posted February 12, 2006 Author Posted February 12, 2006 and on a side note: wouldn't it have been an awsome game if the refs would have called a fair game? (go hawks!, even though they played a lousy game) I didnt see a problem with the officiating ??!!!!???? I wouldn't have expected that from you, Mike! LOL! Quote
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