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meta · Decorated Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 156

About McBee..I found this:

"McBee Enterprises operates a McDonald's Restaurant franchise in West Bridgewater"

So that may be why it said McBee Enterprises on top of the receipt ..Also, this could have some meaning or it could be coincidence

**Posted:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 3:48 pm

Corngood · Boot Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 24

Looks like 'hello' was missed again.

Good luck with 'troy' in a few minutes, whoever went.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:06 pm

Haunt · Boot Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 13

WTG TROY!

**Posted:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:20 pm

Zanzibar · Boot Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 31

Hang in there, DC group, I know you'll get it.

I wonder if they'll (she'll?) change the location of the axons if they think that perhaps the payphone isn't working. I'd hope at least that a nearby phone would be chosen - it would REALLY SUCK to have those who worked so hard in DC to get it yanked away from them to a different city.

Any word on what happened in DC?

**Posted:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:27 pm

ByronHulcher · Boot Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 13

DC: I was there. I didn't see anyone because i thing i got the wrong phone. I was conspicuous (wearing a shirt saying "Hello. I need to talk to the Operator") and waiting. Around 3:20 I left.

Sorry I missed it guys.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:05 pm

chappy

Aliendial, ?oliver? and myself located the DC phone yesterday, but the system didn't like our (correct) answer. ?Oliver? was going to revisit the site today... Way to go and thank you! Successfull or no, I certainly appreciate the effort ByronHulcher; that shirt sounds funny and I'm sorry I missed it.
FWIW, the correct phone is the street-side payphone of a verizon double-phone kiosk outside of a Potbellies sandwich shop on 17th, just north of the Pennsylvania avenue intersection on the west side of the street. It is not the payphone inside the Smithsonian Gallery accross the street.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:04 pm

aliendial

Oliver was there today, and he heard the clip!! I talked to him about 10 minutes after. What happened? I think this is a tease. (Not by Oliver but rather you know who) I'm gonna call him. I guess this means one more trip. I'm not sure I should do it, since Melissa has been dodging me in Dale City, but let's change the voice up and see what happens.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:29 pm

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Kakashi117 · Boot Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 27

Hey guys, I'm Oliver that aliendial was talking about. I went to the phone today and responded correctly with Operator, this time waiting till a bit later to respond. It worked, and I heard the audio clip and then the endless "ilovebees". But I come home and the axon still isnt hot! Anyways, I can't make it there tomorrow because of a dentist's appointment, but aliendial and chappy are going there to try with a different voice. I'm sorry if you guys are getting angry, but we've tried really hard, and I've biked at least 25 miles uphill mostly in the past 2 days, and I'm getting sick of finding dead phones...my success rate is now 1/7. So if it works, that's really weird, but I'm just letting you know that all of us in DC have been working hard to comb the downtown area over for payphones, so just be patient for us, there are so many its hard to get to (and especially find) them all.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:53 pm

alexdal · Greenhorn Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 8

I think that what i'm writing is already been wrote, but:

I think that most axon is not got because you need a GPS with you.

I do not think that the maps on sites are very exact.

And remember that the gps have an error of 10/30 meters (33/99 feet)
because the GPS is a military and GPS with less error are very
expensive and they are for build tunnels, bridge, ecc.
to have better success you need
more people with GPS and extimate the exact position.

If the payphone is broken, and you are sure that is the correct phone
you should call to telephone company to repair.

**Posted:** Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:29 am

aliendial

No I am not buying a gps unit. I have invested more than enough gas and personal time in supporting the finding of about 15/21 axons in the DC area. Melissa will have to find working/not missing phones to replace those we cannot do for her, and also find other players to connect cuz I'm done after re-doing the DC single axon today.

**Posted:** Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:12 am

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OmenQ · Boot Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 21

Hang in there DC folks, I'm sure you'll get it! Thank you for trying so hard!
Cool

**Posted:** Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:56 am

drauh · Boot Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

good luck to DC folks today! maybe melissa is just testing our patience.

**Posted:** Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:10 pm

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reigh

**Posted:** Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:13 pm

Dorkmaster

**Posted:** Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:22 pm

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Zanzibar · Boot Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 31

Vaya con Dios, DC group! Best of luck.

**Posted:** Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:37 pm