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Dragonrider
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Joined: 26 Aug 2004
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Location: Albuquerque

 		Albuquerque Axons 9/2
Okay, here's the story of my first Axon:

Last Friday, I was sitting at my computer trying to listen to the newest Axon wavs when my sound abruptly died. About an hour later, my video went out too. Damn. So on Monday, my computer went into the shop. So I'm out of contact with ILB completely.

I go to pick up my computer Wednesday, and the entire street on which my repair place is located is blocked off with police barricades and squad cars. WTF? Turns out some guy tried to break into a Radio Shack and wound up having a 20 hour standoff with the cops in an armoured truck facility - right across the street from my computer. Cursing (btw, no one was seriously hurt)

Needless to say, I didn't get computer access again until Thursday (today) morning. That's when I found out that on Tuesday there were FINALLY NINE AXONS IN NEW MEXICO.(a first in ILB history) By the time I got the news, some unknown Beekeepers out there had snagged 6 and activated Exclusive License. So I geared up to get the last three. Only problem: They're all within 12 minutes of each other. Lucky for me, they were all on the University campus, in the same general area. Maybe I'll run into those other keepers while I'm at it.

So I go to the first one, about half an hour early. I scoped out the other two, and I think I can make them all, even though the second and third are only two minutes apart. So I sit down at the first one, and get agitated any time anyone stops to make a call. But it's a University campus, and I can't very well block off a whole set of phones just to get a call from some website.

Oh, did I mention? The first one, at 14:49 PDT is in the middle of the library. That's 3:49 here, and right between classes. People coming and going, stopping to make a quick call to the roomate/mom/bf/whatever is really making me nervous. Someone stops in at one of the three phones at 3:48 and I'm really freaking out. Then the phone right next to me rings and I about jump out of my skin. I answer: it's Melissa, and she does the requisite stuff and plays Exclusive License. Coolness. My first axon. Rock On

Then a quick jog over to the next one. There're two phones in this building, but I forgot about the one on the first floor. So it's up to the second to wait about 8 minutes and catch my breath. 3:59 comes and goes (according to the hall clock) and still nothing. A door slams as someone gets to class late. Then I hear it. A faint ringing somewhere else in the building. I start togo down the hall, and it gets fainter. Turn around, realize it's DOWNSTAIRS. I run headlong down the stairs, almost fall (gotta love dumb luck) and get to it barely in time. Same deal as before. Woot! Two down, one to go. Only that one's only about 40 seconds from going off at 4:01.

So I bolt out the doors, across the lawn, dodge the roses and then the professor who's looking at me strangely Screwy and get into the third building. I hear the phone. It's in the stairwell near the main door, and I run to it. As I put my hand on it, it rings for the last time. I pick up: dialtone. Bang Head

I won't be able to get to the area again until Tuesday. I only hope that the phantom Beekeepers get it tomorrow during the MWF classes, if they're even students.

But when all's said and done, two out of three in twelve minutes isn't bad at all. Cool
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krystyn
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 		I love these stories. Heh, awesome running, Dragonrider!

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zero1
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 		chicago axons
I was off work yesterday, and since I am a recent college grad I don't have to go to school or a real job, I decided to answer some phones. So I took to bus the the code_nothing axon in Chicago at the Century mall, since I was there with krystyn, grout and another Paul a few weeks ago I knew which phone to answer. So I waited by the payphone just reading a book feeling relaxed, noticed the time on my cellphone and a minute has passed and no ring I started to freak out on the inside but a minute later the phone rang and I was asked for her real name and bingo got the code_nothing message. The time on my cellphone must be a minute fast.

The trigeminal coordinates were on the train platform next to Wrigley Field and in 2 hours, so I went to this thai restaurant to kill some time and had some noodles and read my book and went to the trainstation. Alot of people were using that damn payphone. In my mind I was thinking get off the phone, but everybody who used the phone got off when a train came by, with 3 minutes to go I took no chances and went to the phone and pretended to be using it. It rang and I answered melissa, the chicago trigeminal axon was now hot. After that I went home 2 axons in a day is pretty good.

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krystyn
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 		Yay zero1! Good work, pal!

What, thai food instead of falafel? Smile

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zero1
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 		hey krystyn, I didn't get italian ice either, lol

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C_Brennan
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 		Wandered to great Downtown Pittsburgh today on my first real bus ride int the city. (Remember, I've only been here for a week because my college is here, so I really have no clue where I'm going yet.) I get downtown, and find my target point, a large skyscraper.

Because for some reason the HUGE CITY of Pittsburgh has 1 Beekeeper in it, me, I'm always alone for these axon hunts. So, I brought a friend to help me with this one, because the damn thing is a skyscraper.

So, we get there, and find that it's a wonderful Weston Hotel Resort and Convention Center... Great... a convention center... But, the GPS coordinates point to the corner.

Guess what, NO PHONE ON THE CORNER! *Insert freak out time here* My friend and I regained composure only to walk past a mini-mart called the Kwik-E-Mart (Yeah, very original, Mr. Simpson's-Rip-Off!) and get to watch two gay guys making out. I'm not dissing gay people, but I personally think all love should not be out in the middle of the street. Get a room. Especially when one guy jumps up right onto the other one and the other guy carries him around the store...

Standing on the corner waiting for the light to change, a young woman in a black business outfit stands with us. The guys at the Kwik-E-Mart stop making out and yell to her, "Nice dress George, is it new?" And she replies in a very low, manly, gruff voice, "It's Georgette, and yeah, it's new, Bryan!"

My friend and I give each other the "OH GOOD GOD!!!" stare.

Run over to the Weston, and figure out that the phone could be in the lobby. We walk in, looking pretty damn ragged, into the very 5 star hotel lobby. I walk to the front desk, and a snooty black guy is behind it.

"May I help you, sir?"

"Yeah, I'm looking for your payphones."

"Over there, by the bathrooms."

"And by the way, this map is pointing to the Weston... right?"

"Indeed... Why?"

"Because all I had were GPS coordinates, and I have to find a payphone that's going to ring at 11:17." (Get the odd stare... now.)

"11:17?"

"Yeah."

"Here?"

"Maybe, dunno yet."

"Who is it, if I may ask?"

"An Artificial Intelligence we call 'The Operator' who is somehow connected to HALO 2."

"..."

"Yeah, it's weird, I kn...."

"HALO 2? For real?"

"Yeah..."

"Our phone?"

"Maybe..."

"That's the shit man!" (Breaks snooty behavior) "Yeah, the phones are right over there, good luck with that! I hope you found the right place! That's so damn cool man!"

"Thanks for the help."

"No problem, any time!"

Needless to say, of course the phone doesn't ring, and I only deterred 4 people from using them. So I told the guy from the front desk if anyone else comes in asking about the payphones and them ringing, that these phones weren't the right ones. He said he most certainly will do, and that's pretty cool of him.

So, yeah, strange things happen when you're finding a pay phone in the middle of a place you've never been before. I got to do this more often...
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Dragonrider
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 		*can't stop laughing* That's great! Good luck finding that one again!
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Extabyte
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 		The axon in rochester michigan was in a private swim club. I told the managers the whole ilovebees story and they let me sit down next to the payphone until it rang. I got a lot of funny looks from the swimmers.

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aliendial
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 		Yeah, extabyte, that describes a lot of us lingering in odd places over the last couple of weeks, for no apparent reason. In front of a barbershop in a merely OK neighborhood, in the coat rack area of a diner, in a subway station, by a water fountain along the Potomac (by far the nicest place I had to malinger), on street corners, outside chinese restaurants, in department stores... I have talked to more perfect strangers in the past few weeks - "hey, are there any pay phones in here?" "Have you heard this payphone ring in the past couple days?"

And I've met some very cool beekeepers too.
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aliendial wrote:
I have talked to more perfect strangers in the past few weeks - "hey, are there any pay phones in here?" "Have you heard this payphone ring in the past couple days?"

And I've met some very cool beekeepers too.


I agree, even if you're not thrilled with the idea of answering phones going out to axons isn't a total wash. I've discovered some pretty cool places nearish to my home, and met some pretty cool people who live very near me and share common interests. And I never would have been to those places or met those people otherwise.
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 		I have an interesting story, but I already posted it here. Long story short: I had no idea fellow beekeeper Shad0 was a beekeeper. He looked so professional - I thought he was waiting for a ride, or something. Anyhow, I have a few pics attached - the phone itself, Shad0 on the phone, and me on the phone. I was so xited about my first enhottentated axon![/url]
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 		Vegas Axon
I tried to get out to Vegas the axon yesterday…
13:00 - Get a message from my college that I need to drop off a copy of my license on the north side of town.
13:02 – I call back ask if I can just fax over the copy of my license, they say no.
13:02:30 – I ask "What if I don't drive up there and give you the copy of my license? I have something to do at 16:19, 16:45, 17:15, and 17:27."
13:02: 40- They respond "You will have to pay $2,214 in extra fees"
13:02:50 – I weep openly
13:14 – I speak to my boss and I am told that I can take off a little bit early to drop of the paper work I ask " Can I take off around three because I have something to do at 16:19, 16:45, 17:15, and 17:27"
13:15:- She says "As long as you get all those forms done you may leave at three"
13:17- Log off internet so not to wooed by various distractions.
13:20- check email. I see that my friends movie is online…
13:20:30– 13:23:40 I watch www.clownana.com. Hilarity ensues
13:33- Stop fooling around get back to work.
14:00- Realize that I spend way too much screwing around on company time and I shouldn't play on the net when I am at work. I am so productive when I focus...
14:01 Check out www.ilovebees.com for updates.
14:15 I get back to work, delete favorites list, and log off the internet.
15:01 I finish my work and get into the car and head north on the 15.
15:02 Stuck in traffic
15:15 Stuck in traffic
15:20 Get off 15 head east on Trop then north on Pecos
15:32 Pass Flamingo Blvd realize I won't get back for 16:19 at the Barbary Coast BUT as long as all I have to do is drop off the copy of my license I should make it back in time for the 16:45. I mean how hard can it be to go to a government building at the end of their business day and drop off one piece of paper?
15:54 Cutting it close… Oh well at least I will be there for 17:15 and 17:27
15:59 Get in line where it says "Residency" the 'department' that call me earlier.
16:05 After she gets off the phone with her sister in Tucson the *nice* lady behind the counter says I need to see a consular.
16:06 In-line for a consular
16:13 After they stop talking about how stupid Jeanette's hair is I am told the wait is approx. 1-1 ½ hours
16:14 I weep openly
16:15 Her supervisor tells me I need to go to "registration" and they can help me out there.
16:16 On-line at registration
16:23 After he stops discussing the "weirdo" that was crying in the counseling office he tells me that I need to fill out a form I filled out 3 months ago.. again
16:23:30 I ask for a pen
16:24 I ask a person next to me "Do you have a pen?"
16:25 " " " " " "
16:27 " " " " " "
16:29 " " " " " "
16:32 I buy a package of pens.
16:39 Form is filled out and I am on line at "Registration"
16:46 After they are talking about the "freak" who was weeping at the bookstore because the cheapest package of pens was $3. The supervisor asks me why I filled out the form again. I explain to her that "I was told that I had to or you wouldn't take my license" She replies "Really? Because all you should have done is drop off the copy of your license at the Green Valley office that is 5 minutes from your house or you could have just faxed in the copy of your license"
16:47 I leave
16:49 Over hear the security guards running to the registration desk because some "crazy" man has just thrown a brand new $3 bag full of pens at the "Registration" counter.
16:51 Exit the campus and head towards the freeway. I think "Traffic can't be that bad… I mean it's not 5pm yet..."
16:54 Hop on the freeway 15 south. Clear sailing as far as the eye can see Cool
16:56 I hit traffic
16:59 Bang Head
17:04 Moving …
17:05 "I can still hop over to the Barbary Coast and check the phones in the lobby…"
17:07 Cursing
17:10 "If I valet my car I can still hop over to the Barbary Coast and check the phones in the lobby…
17:11 If I jump out my car –tuck and roll- I can still hop over to the Barbary Coast and check the phones in the lobby…
17:13 If I jump out my car and as long as I don't break both my arms when I land I can still hop over to the Barbary Coast and check the phones in the lobby…
17:14 If I jump out of my car break both my arms I could ask someone in the lobby to pick the phone and say "Apocalypso" I mean wouldn't you help someone with two broken arms?
17:16 What if I hit my head when I landed? I will write down on my shirt "Don't help me go to the lobby pick up the ringing phone and say 'Apocalypso' when prompted" Okay good plan. Now where are those pens I bought….crap
17:23 What if I ram my car thru the lobby…
17:25 Damn
17:26 Damn
17:27 I weep openly

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 		Re: Vegas Axon
Scarr wrote:

16:23:30 I ask for a pen
16:24 I ask a person next to me "Do you have a pen?"
16:25 " " " " " "
16:27 " " " " " "
16:29 " " " " " "
16:32 I buy a package of pens.


*applause*

Made me laugh aloud, that did. Smile

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 		Cross posting a bit here, but I think this one belongs well in the stories section. I figure it might also help give ideas for others trying to run around like madmen all over their city.

On Wednesday I got the 7:01PDT insurrection hot and this is how it went:

Couldn't get anybody from my crew out there this morning (Mad Cow had slept in the day before and had aparently done the same as I couldn't get a hold of him again), sooo, 7:00PDT I call the middle phone of the bank of 3 phones at the DoubleTree hotel (I already know it's the phone on the left), get ahold of Brian who works there at the front desk of the hotel and begin to explain that due to a "scavenger hunt", the phone to his left will ring any second now ... *weephun hears phone ringing*

me: OK, pick it up and say hello
Brian: got it
me: Is there a computer voice on the other end?
Brian: yes
me: Ok, it's going to ask you what ship you are assigned to .. you need to say Apocalypso, got that? Apocalypso
Brian: got it. .......... Apocalypso
me: OK, now wait a sec and say it again
Brian: Apocalypso ...............................
me: OK, now what are you hearing?
Brian: Something about a father and his daughter.
me: Sounds sort of like a clip from a movie or something?
Brian: Yah, sort of.
me: SWEET! yah, that's it. *explains about "unlocking" more story as we answer these phone, etc. etc.*
Brian: cool
me: well, thanks. This might happen again next week there.
Brian: cool
me: OK, well thanks again, later!
Brian: bye
*click*

Cool

Social engineering at its best Wink
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 		Ha! Very cool.

"The phone to your left will ring any second now....."

***RING***


Classic! Worshippy
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