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[Ceantari]

Where's all the SF natives? Which one are you guys hitting?

[Oh, It's Just Pawl...]

I'll hit the 15:43 raining_cops if i can sneak away for a bit.

[Avery1415]

[vegasdaemon]

I'm definitely going to be there for the axoms in Las Vegas. Even if I have to stand in the middle of the street like the gps coordinate states. hah!

Taylor

[Danzilla76]

Yay, we have 2 of 3 for 'trigeminal'!!

And what looks to be 3 more chances!!

[mykie]

[jayman007]

I'll be at the 9:31 in STL.

[Extrasonic]

Axon report: 10:53 PDT ("freelance")
Location: Hinsdale, IL (west-southwest Chicago suburbs)

The coordinate itself pointed to inside a candy store (filled, about 30 mins prior to go-time - which was when I arrived) with screaming Catholic schoolchildren in uniform. yay.)

Across the street and within a direct line of site of the candy store were two payphones located at the Hinsdale, IL Metra train station. (Metra is Chicago's light commuter railway system).

The phones were labelled "this phone does not accept incoming calls" or something of that sort. I called them on my mobile and verified that they didn't take incoming calls:

(630) 654 9719
(630) 654 9308

Shortly after I arrived, two other gentlemen showed up - hi, guys, sorry I didn't catch your names! We scouted around for a bit and found another phone (further from the coordinate) on the other side of the railroad tracks.

The phone there accepted incoming calls and rang when dialed:

(630) 654-9037

We camped there, Dorkmaster arrived, and 10:53 PDT came and went without the phone ringing. Only shortly after 10:53 PDT did we notice that there was *another* payphone, across another street and even further away from the axon (now about 2 blocks) at a Mobil station. It was also labelled "this phone does not accept incoming calls" and didn't have a phone number on it, but I used it to call Dorkmaster's phone, he got the number off of caller ID, dialed it back and it rang. The ring was so quiet, however, that it took me a minute to realize that it was ringing (and I was right next to it). Also, when I picked up the call to the payphone from Dorkmaster's mobile, all I got was an annoying buzzing sound - so it's unlikely that we would have been able to do anything even if that had been the phone.

Since that phone called/was called by Dorkmaster's phone, he'll have to provide the number.

All in all, pretty disappointing/frustrating.

[vortech]

I'll hit the midtown Atlanta one tomorrow morning (same as before - listed on the chart as druid hills). The mall of GA one (sugarhill) is trickier, but if nobody claims it soon I'll see what I can do.

[Satellite]

Seattle axon maps

[Dorkmaster]

Hinsdale, IL 10:53(PDT) - NOT HOT

[aliendial]

11:19 PDT Connecticut & K in DC

Following example set by "hello", when given choice of phones down in metro station (which is right on the corner where x marks the spot) or outdoors alittle up the block, I choose the one up the block. It's also across the street from where the geocaching site would put it.

Creepy but true - there's an old coot working the phones for change in the neighborhood. (I say coot - he's well groomed, wears a suit jacket and just checks the phones for change.) He came by yesterday before I finished "hello" lower down on 17th St. Today he comes by JUST AS THE PHONE RINGS! Thank heavens pushing the lever for money back doesn't hang up the call, because of the 2 phones of course that was THE phone.

[mikeshir]

just got back from the 11:33 axon (chicago, wrigley field, CTA red line stop). there were 3 payphones downstairs and two on the platform. i tested both phones on the platform and they accepted incoming calls. since i was alone i decided to take the one on the south end of the platform as it matched the coordinates. the phone never rang and i had to leave empty-handed.

[Ranger D]

16 Axons in greater SF area

[pjv2]

Re: Hinsdale, IL 10:53(PDT) - NOT HOT