2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I went click on my bookmark of the NGS Hippo page. It is gone............. My linky Now that is sad, that had a lot of history and information. Did they rename it or hide it? I do hope if they still have it available they will let us know or what the reason behind getting rid of it was. This is just wrong............ We can Never have another contest again using this type of information or even choose to go find certain types to search for that we may not have in our finds. Another tick in many for seeing the downfall of benchmark hunting? Shirley~ ------------------------------- Quote Link to comment
joegeodesist Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Try ftp://ftp.ngs.noaa.gov/dist/mashee/windesc/dformat.documentation.htm Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Try ftp://ftp.ngs.noaa.g...cumentation.htm Oh! Thank you so very much!! I bookmarked that link and deleted my original. That made my day brighter. Anyone up for a small contest using that gentle Hippo? Shirley~ ----------------------- Quote Link to comment
TillaMurphs Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Anyone up for a small contest using that gentle Hippo? Shirley~ ----------------------- Sure! Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) Anyone up for a small contest using that gentle Hippo? Shirley~ ----------------------- Sure! Great! Now, if we could just get another handful of others who might be interested...............we might be up to run one again, just for the enjoyment of looking at all of the pictures. And seeing all the fun others have with finding the shared feelings of others that love the same hobby. Or, if someone else would like to run a contest on finding and logging benchmarks, then we would be contestants. So, anyone else? One or Two, does not a contest make! Shirley~ --------------------------------- Edited August 18, 2011 by 2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Quote Link to comment
+TheBeanTeam Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 So, anyone else? One or Two, does not a contest make! Shirley~ --------------------------------- I would sign on just for the fun of it. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Try ftp://ftp.ngs.noaa.g...cumentation.htm Oh! Thank you so very much!! I bookmarked that link and deleted my original. That made my day brighter. Anyone up for a small contest using that gentle Hippo? Shirley~ ----------------------- Hungry, Hungry Hippo. Depends what sort of contest you are proposing... I've cleared out many settings or monumention codes nearby, And even with a trip to Coney Island, I couldn't find the gable, dolphin, pilings or compass rose... Getting tougher and tougher. But, I guess I'm up for another challenge. Just not sure I'll do well. Gearing up for my benchmark run through Monroe County, Pa to color the county red (Just need 17 finds...) (Well, I would be. But GC sees to have ssacrificed 'find a benchmark' in its attempt to clear up the mess from the latest downgrade...) Let us know what you're thinking of, and we'll see if it's plausible. Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Scrabble scoring? It will take a bit of time to come up with a viable set of contest rules. For starters, here is the letter disbursement that would be used. 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points) 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, T ×6, L ×4, S ×4, U ×4 2 points: D ×4, G ×3 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, M ×2, P ×2 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, W ×2, Y ×2 5 points: K ×1 8 points: J ×1, X ×1 10 points: Q ×1, Z ×1 John Quote Link to comment
+Butano Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Sure I will give the contest a shot. I spend time both in Colorado and California, so maybe that will give me a little advantage? Quote Link to comment
foxtrot_xray Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Scrabble scoring? It will take a bit of time to come up with a viable set of contest rules. For starters, here is the letter disbursement that would be used. 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points) 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, T ×6, L ×4, S ×4, U ×4 2 points: D ×4, G ×3 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, M ×2, P ×2 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, W ×2, Y ×2 5 points: K ×1 8 points: J ×1, X ×1 10 points: Q ×1, Z ×1 John Are we talking actual *STAMPING*, or station designation? So, in that case, what about numbers? 0-9? Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Scrabble scoring? It will take a bit of time to come up with a viable set of contest rules. For starters, here is the letter disbursement that would be used. 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points) 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, T ×6, L ×4, S ×4, U ×4 2 points: D ×4, G ×3 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, M ×2, P ×2 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, W ×2, Y ×2 5 points: K ×1 8 points: J ×1, X ×1 10 points: Q ×1, Z ×1 John Are we talking actual *STAMPING*, or station designation? So, in that case, what about numbers? 0-9? We are currently working on Designations and Monumentation Type. We will post more so all can discuss the set-up. 2OFs Quote Link to comment
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