+A tapeworm Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 ... he is just starting to feel pressured by another Poker Player.... Yeah, like the rest of us, who are battling it out for ... like, 6th place or something! Quote Link to comment
+piper28 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 After my trip out this last weekend, I'm starting to think that 6th place might be overly ambitious for me. I was just having no luck whatsoever. I'd find locations where I could find witness posts and not the benchmark, heck I found an access cover and still never found the benchmark once. Thoroughly disheartening, I'd hoped to collect a spare royal or two, plus the straight flush I need. On a brighter note, I did end up on a cool forest road that weaved amongst the trees, just barely big enough for a single lane of traffic. I was astounded it was in my gps maps. (Of course, compared to the one I ended up on on the west side of the state last year that was in the gps maps, this one almost seemed like a major road). There just aren't enough of these types of roads in Michigan. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Eek! I finished logging my vacation benchmarks into NGS. I've got 44 in queue! That's firghtening! Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 GrizzFlyer, You have a dreaded PM from John waiting to be read. Awaiting your response to determine if you can go for more hands. John Quote Link to comment
+GrizzFlyer Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 GrizzFlyer, You have a dreaded PM from John waiting to be read. Awaiting your response to determine if you can go for more hands. John Repairs made, thanks for checking them so quickly. Grizz ===== Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 GrizzFlyer, You have a dreaded PM from John waiting to be read. Awaiting your response to determine if you can go for more hands. John Repairs made, thanks for checking them so quickly. Grizz ===== You're good to go for the next set of hands. John Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 GrizzFlyer, You have a dreaded PM from John waiting to be read. Awaiting your response to determine if you can go for more hands. John Repairs made, thanks for checking them so quickly. Grizz ===== You're good to go for the next set of hands. John Also, Congrats on being the 7th Poker Fun Run player to complete his first set of hands. (John forgot to say Congrats.) Shirley~ Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 I have a question for A tapeworm, Why a 4 of a kind with all of those potential Royal Qs? Trying to make others jealous that Qs are that easy to come by? Or "Yes, Virginia, there are Qs - Plenty of 'em!"? Also, He had to slow down for the biggest Deer on the road that I have seen! Please, let me have the pleasure of posting it here for him! That should be in the rules! Bonus for funny pictures! Maybe next contest (if there is one). Quote Link to comment
+A tapeworm Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Why a 4 of a kind with all of those potential Royal Qs? Because, with a day job & gas here at $2.97 / gal, *potential* is often the best I'll achieve! Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 And now for breaking news, that is I am breaking into the discussion for a Stat break. Enjoy. How about some bonus scores? OK. Oh, by the way, not much time left...lots of marks left - somewhere. We are still enjoying the pictures. !Remember! If you want to be in the drawing for the signed book or other prizes - you have to have at least One Hand on the table, err, board. Good hunting players! Quote Link to comment
+piper28 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I have a question for A tapeworm, Why a 4 of a kind with all of those potential Royal Qs? Trying to make others jealous that Qs are that easy to come by? Or "Yes, Virginia, there are Qs - Plenty of 'em!"? Since I largely seem to be looking in some of the same areas as a tapeworm, I can say that there's suprisingly few lines here in michigan that seem to have the real potential for the royals. I'd have to look at my notes for the state, but most of those look like ones that aren't doable as royals anyways. (I often feel like I'm running around behind a tapeworm.) Quote Link to comment
+A tapeworm Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 (I often feel like I'm running around behind a tapeworm.) ... And he says that with a straight face! Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 (edited) WOOPS Edited October 24, 2007 by GEO*Trailblazer 1 Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 !Attention! Only ONE week left! Now for the updated Scores sheets. I am just wondering who will come in last? Who is waiting till the very last to post? Good hunting everyone. Shirley~ PS, we had a really funny E-mail sent to us.... How about a booby prize for the first one to collect a full set of hands? This contest has really gotten "out of hand!" . Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 A correction - A Tapeworm has 349 points. We missed a "Pair" with "Old" bonus. Sorry about that. Please speak up if you see any other errors. Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Congratulations to 2/3 Marine for completing his 3rd set of hands and to A tapeworm for completing his 2nd set of hands. You may both go for the next set of hands. John Quote Link to comment
+piper28 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Hmm, for some reason I was thinking I only had till the end of October. Guess I have a couple more days to at least try to get that straight flush, now I just have to find time to do that this weekend. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I think that it's strange that all of 2/3 Marine's vertical control disks have four places before the decimal. Most of mine only have two digits! I'm lucky to find one with three... Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 Congratulations MR Dolphin, You now have our permission to go for another set of benchmark poker hands. John Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Didn't do as well as we might have today. Something about a dumb dolphin locking his keys in the car, and having to call AAA... Been a lot of new and interesting places. (Okay, and a number of rather dumpy places...) Unintentionally, but, perhaps, appropriately, we ended up today in the old Mennonite area of northwest Jersey. Independence, Liberty and Hope. (Didn't get to Tranquility or Stillwater on this trip.) Not sure what this has to do with benchmarking, but as I've been know to say: "Remember: The Land of Make Believe is in Hope, and not the other way round." Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 FINAL SCORES Thanks to all who participated! It was a great contest. In the last section of this post you will see the results of the Fun Run from the highest to the lowest and with any prizes awarded. If your name has a prize after it, please E-mail us your snail-mail address and we will send it out to you as quickly as we can. 2/3 Marine...............917 pts buckle & coin for 1st Harry Dolphin...........832 pts buckle & coin for 2nd a tapeworm..............673 pts buckle & coin for 3rd Jedi Cacher..............401 pts buckle for 4th Geo Trailblazer.........366 pts buckle for 5th Grizz Flyer...............326 pts Shorebird.................325 pts Piper 28...................172 pts T8r..........................153 pts fossillady..................133 pts coin drawing WV Hillbilly...............105 pts Klemmer....................79 pts binoculars for oldest (benchmark) Rumpled.....................30 pts autographed book drawing Bean Team..................11 pts Ernmark........................3 pts old GPSr & coin for last place Oh, did we mention that there is a $25 shipping and handling charge for the prizes? Just our last little bluff/joke. You will receive them without a bill. Shirley & John - The Original "2oldfarts" Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeee yeah right arm. Thanyou!!! I won something. My thanks to all for making this such a fun Poker Run. Hope we can do it all again. Congratulations to all the winners. And a big thank you to all participants as well,you did a great job. Quote Link to comment
+A tapeworm Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Muchas gracias! And all the winners are to be inducted into the PFR Hall of Fame!!! I'm preparing my speech!!! Quote Link to comment
+The Fossillady Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Thanks for all your work on the contest. Email sent. We have to wait 6 months now for the next one. Quote Link to comment
+Klemmer Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Thank you John & Shirley for all you hard work running the contest. Enjoyed it very much, and I sure do like those old benchmarks! Never thought when I recovered them that it would get me a prize. Quote Link to comment
+wvhillbilly59 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 yes, thank you very much for holding the contest. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Best photo, not showing a benchmark: Andy Bear at Hawks Nest. Rte 97, Orange County, New York. High above the Delaware River. Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 Best photo, not showing a benchmark: Andy Bear at Hawks Nest. Rte 97, Orange County, New York. High above the Delaware River. Wow! That is a beautiful spot! And that is a great idea to post any picture from your travels with the contest that any of you would like to share. Thank you all for your kind words and we still need a couple of Snail mail addresses so we can send out the prizes. Shirley~ Quote Link to comment
+2/3 Marine Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Thanks John & Shirley for the contest. Got to see even more of Colorado this time around, which is half the fun with your contests. Some more counties will no longer be WHITE in NE Colo pretty soon, which is a bonus. Didn't think I would outlast the Dolphin!! Really could have used Andy Bear to help with the gas money. Quote Link to comment
+Jedi Cacher Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Thanks John and Shirley for all of your hard work in putting this contest together. Also thanks for your patience John in helping this newbie out with all of my questions about benchmarks and this contest. Before this contest started I had only found about a dozen benchmarks and found over 100 in the last 2 months. Also got to see and explore the country that was in my own backyard that I normally wouldn't have got a chance to see. Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 (edited) Prizes were mailed out today at 3 PM for those who had gotten their Snail Mail addresses to us. Jedi Cacher, yours will be mailed on Tuesday. Rumpled and Ernmark, you need to send us your addresses or tell us you do not want your prize. Just shoot us a note. Shirley~ Edited November 10, 2007 by 2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Quote Link to comment
+Ernmark Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 (edited) PM sent - thanks ! PS - here's a contest idea for a future one - "ROCK" "PAPER" "SCISSORS" Edited November 12, 2007 by Ernmark Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Got my buckle in GOOD shape. Thanks again to Everyone who has made this so much fun. Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Great! That was fast delivery. Today we sent off Jedi Cacher's prize and Ernmark's Last place prize. We still need to hear from Rumpled. Shirley~ Quote Link to comment
+The Fossillady Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Received my coin yesterday as well, thanks so much. Rebecca Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Got my prizes today. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+2/3 Marine Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Received the prizes yesterday. Thanks Quote Link to comment
+Klemmer Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Received the binocs yesterday. Thanks again for the cool contest! (and thanks to the prize donators also!) Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 The last of the prizes was mailed today. The Autographed Book so generously given by Berntsen Co. went out to Rumpled. We hope you enjoy it, we wanted to read it, but it is still new and in the box. Shirley~ Quote Link to comment
+Ernmark Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 ...just received my box today - thank you very much...and for spending arm+leg to ship it across the country! PS: ...and the carved jade dolphin - really neat! Somebody would be envious of that! Quote Link to comment
+Jedi Cacher Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks John and Shirley for the prize and certificate. That's too bad that you didn't get to join in the fun and have a shot at the prizes. Maybe next contest. Quote Link to comment
+Rumpled Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Got my autogrphed book, thanks mucho! Too bad the oldfarts haven't even seen it. I wouldn't have minded at all if you'd pawed thru it, QC inspection; you know? I'd trust you guys to run the contest and be in it, too. I'll see if I can do better at completing the next contest, whenever/whatever it is. Quote Link to comment
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