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[Platonix]

[Nova]

That too

[eb]

Warning: Long Post Ahead.

Here's my version of our interaction with SP. It was a fun call with a lot of giggling and laughing from SP. We were unable to record so, unfortunately, your stuck with my (poor) memory.

First I want to state that we have a set of three phones that DO NOT RING for incoming calls. That's o.k. though we've been pretty good about answering them. If you listen very closely, you can hear a "click" when they are called. Plus when they are called they can continue "ringing" indefinitely until someone picks up. They are in a library: two are on one side of the room, the other is about 40 feet away on the other side of the room. To make things more challenging they are not always called in the same order, so we have to "listen" to them all at the appointed axon times.

Anyway, we were at the 13:39 axon site in plenty of time. I started "checking" the phones ~13:25, just in case we would get an incoming "10 questions list" from other beekeepers. Even though I picked up the phones many times, no one was ever on the line.

Axon time rolled around, and Mcdonaldheard and I kept intently listening to our phones. (Our additional partner in crime Cmdr Keaton was unable to join us.) The appointed time passed and no recorded call came in. No Melissa call came in. Hmmm…

Then just after the appointed time we received an incoming call and when I picked up it was clear that it was live call from SP. I waved my hand so McDonaldheard knew to come over from his side of the room.

SP asked me something about what was the worst vegetable. I said green beans. SP said yuck and then and asked if I had gotten a call from her friends. I said I hadn't and briefly explained about our rather odd phone situation.

Somehow we briefly talked about my vacation last week and she asked me if it was at the beach. I said yes and she said she liked the beach. (interesting [SPEC] possibilities?)

She said that was too bad we didn't get the call from her friends (or maybe she said the name?) because she wanted to play a game. She hesitated but then she then proceeded to say that that was o.k. and that she would play the game with us. (YIPEEE!)

She asked for my name I said "E" "B". She joked and said that's not a name that's just letters. I explained that often people just call me "eb". (Rhymes with web.) that seemed to suit her. She asked if anyone else was with me and I said that Seaman McDonaldheard was with me. She spoke to him briefly and he corrected her to say that he was an "apprentice" seaman. She took his info and then he handed the phone back to me. She took my phone info, but I was never asked rank. SP said she was going to place them in the queens files and that the queen wouldn't know how they got there. (giggling)

I began answering the 10 questions and then part way through SP encouraged me to solicit Mcdonaldheard for answers, too. And then she asked to speak to him directly for the last few questions.

In close to the right order here were the questions/answers.
- What is the name of a mean face? oogie boogie face
- What letter should come after Q? Z
-What is a funny sounding word? Breeze
-What is your favorite cake flavor? Red Chocolate
-What is the worst name I'd heard for a baby? Soda
-What is something you shouldn't do with glue? Eat it.
-What is a way to get rid of bad luck? Throw salt over your shoulder
-What is another nickname for the queen? Bossy
-What is something you can make something pretty out of? A rainy day
-Can't remember the last question but the answer was "Peace"

We were given the next number to call and told to call it at 14:02. (about 14 minutes from now she said.) She said that we should not be on the phone very long. She mentioned that the next team would only get one chance to answer the question.


I called the number a little earlier than the given time and spoke to the Ra Cha Cha team. They said they were recording. (feel free to post my part of the call if you want.) and I gave them our 10 questions and answers.

We still had the other two axon phones in the library to answer (14:10 and 14:18 ) so inbetween calls we intently watched the ilovebees site via the library computers to see if the Ra Cha Cha team would come through…and they did. You guys are great!

afterthoughts
1) It seemed odd that we got a call from SP, but not from Melissa.
2) It seemed odd that our 13:39 axon went hot even though the only person we talked to near that time was SP.
3) I am curious if the previous team was told to call 608-251-XXXX and we simply missed it? Or perhaps they were told the wrong number, and that's why we did not receive the call?
4) Lastly was it out of the ordinary for us to be able to play our own 10 questions game even though we got the answer wrong and we did not have the answers from the previous beekeepers? I'd like to think we were "given a second chance" because of our extreme diligence on this set of phones. But who knows?

[ariock]

GR!

[skilletaudio]

First of all, I also did not recieve a melissa call. I assumed it was because she tried to call while the previous SP call reciever was on the phone with me when she was calling. Perhaps I was wrong?

Secondly, the SP seems to be much more forgiving than Melissa.
When the previous caller gave me his answers, he said he had forgotten one of them.
Sure enough, the SP asked the question he didnt have: "What is my favorite vegetable" or something, I said: "I dont know."
She asked if I had gotten a call. I said "I did, and he told me lots of stuff, but he said he couldnt remember that." And she said "Oh, thats okay." and asked another one, which I got right. (Way to go to jsailor!)

[skilletaudio]

Ariock:
The SP told me someone sang Happy Birthday to her, and was really tickled about it.
I asked if it was her birthday, she said no, she doesnt remember her birthday. Then she got sad and talked about Kamal, so I said "Well, Might as well make today your birthday!" and tried to cheer her up by mentioning the balloons and singing.

So at least your experience contributed to the overall game in some way....

[ariock]

WTG skilletaudio!

[rufo]

Team Ra-Cha-Cha's Full Report!

[eb]

rufo,
It was great to hear your side of the story! I got kind of nervous after I got off the phone with you because I was pretty sure I didn't give you my name, and I wasn't sure if that was important or not. I didn't call back because I was afraid that I might screw up your live call.

Thanks for stating the time of your axon.

Something wierd, though...SP told me to call you at 14:02, which would have been exactly the time of your scheduled axon. I called you a couple minutes early though just in case I had problems getting through.

Why would she ask me to call you at 14:02, if you were scheduled to be on the phone with a recorded axon call (or Melissa) at that time?

[Scott]

WOW!! WAY TO GO RUFO!!

I'm compelled to point out, that isnt the fFirst rochester axon. there was one down in henrietta by RIT, where there is lots of construction now. the phone was there, like, a fFew months ago. noone told meliss it was torn out tho. *sigh*, so sad. I have a live journal report of the thing (as well as my trek out to ANOTHER dead axon in vermont) overe here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/skotte/

and i'm really *really* bummed i didnt get in on that call, too!! I've been like thinking i was the only axon hunter in the western new york!! next week, team ra-cha-cha will be in spades. and i will *so* be answering the phone! I've been going absolutely out of my mind trying to get a call! (but then so have you i guess, eh)

hmm, i guess team ra-cha-cha needs a nice banner, as well. mmkay

[rufo]

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[Scott]

[Nova]

Hey rufo, any chance of passing along your recording?