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dotreptile · Greenhorn Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 8

Unless I get caught up at work and can't get away, I'll hit the 40th street library axon tomorrow.

**Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:20 pm

vlamidala · Boot Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 21 Location: nyc

**Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:54 pm

jeremo · Boot Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 17 Location: NYC

NYC axons

**Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:36 pm

vlamidala · Boot Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 21 Location: nyc

oi.

0/3 this morning. Sad

The 14th St phone is being extremely wonky, but not quite broken. It doesn't ring on incoming calls anymore (or if it does, I couldn't hear it over the wet-street traffic, but I had my ear right up next to it when I tested it), and 4 times out of 5 you don't get a dial tone when you pick it up to make a call. I picked it up a few seconds after 9:39 just in case, and all I got was an error message from the phone company again. Hopefully it's just some sort of problem from the rain and not serious issues with the phone.

At Rubin, I met up with jeremo *waves* who's actually out of class in time to make the 10:11 call. The phone rang on cue, but the VR didn't recognize 'Apocalypso' despite his repeating it clearly, several times.

The Greene St phone still eludes us. We went to the bank of phones in NYU's Silver Building at Washington Pl between Greene and the park. The phone that was broken yesterday was still broken today, and there was a girl using another phone Mad

so it's still possible that it's one of those.

I have a 9:30 class tomorrow but it should be review of stuff I already know, so I may skip it and make another try. I'd wait 'til Friday but I'm gonna be out late tomorrow night, so I doubt my ability to get up earlyish the next morning. I also realized I have a mini voice recorder, so when I do get these axons hot, I'll record the wav in case the file doesn't go up the same day.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:49 am

bagsbee · Unfettered Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 417 Location: NYC

1/1 today

I wasn't originally planning on axon hunting today, I'm pretty busy at work...but the rain loused up the trains this morning, and I was transferring trains all morning trying frantically to get downtown. As my train was pulling into the 42nd St/Times Sq. stop, I glanced at my watch and it was 10:27. Then it dawned on me that the NY Times axon was going hot in 20 minutes...I leapt off the train, drawn to the axon like moth to flame. Waited around until it rang at 10:47, said "apocalypso" twice, voice recognized, AXON HOT.

(As an aside...I find it mildly amusing that, during my 3 visits to this axon, no one has ever said anything to me or even noticed I was there, hanging out in the lobby next to a pay phone....is the NY TIMES IN ON IT?!?!?)

Luckily everyone else in the office was late too so I was able to explain my extreme lateness on the rain Very Happy

I'll hit the Whitney Museum tomorrow afternoon if no one gets it today.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:07 pm

dotreptile · Greenhorn Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 8

Got the library, with vlamidala and an unknown third person.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:59 pm

whoknew

I would have head out yesterday , the day before, and today, but the rain and wind was saying No to me Very Happy

**Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:21 am

vlamidala · Boot Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 21 Location: nyc

14th St is beginning to seem like a lost cause. I went again today, and the phone's doing the same thing. No ringer anymore, and if you pick it up when there happens to be an incoming call (e.g., when you call it from your cellphone), an automated message of "please wait, please wait, please wait" plays into the payphone. Tried inserting a quarter, no effect. So much for having a phone near the apt. Sad

I got 10th & 5th today, though. I don't have my tape recorder, so no wav of it, but we're one axon away from having the file go live.

The Silver building phone that'd been in use yesterday was free today, but didn't ring. I wish whoever it is that's gotten it the last two rounds would just get it now, 'cause I'm running out of ideas.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:46 pm

rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

14th and 1st

**Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2004 12:02 am

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bagsbee · Unfettered Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 417 Location: NYC

Upcoming axons (9/14):

6:09 PDT (40.804247 -73.966734): 110th St & Broadway. Still don't know where this one is.

6:17 PDT (40.701353 -74.012674): New Location. Lower Manhattan, appears to be in or around the Staten Island Ferry terminal. That could be good or bad. Luckily I work a couple of blocks from here, I can try it every morning until I get it Very Happy

6:21 PDT (40.807981 -73.963556): 116th St & Broadway. Same deal as the other Columbia area axon. So, 4 axons that we've had no luck with. /me shakes fist at PMs Evil or Very Mad

7:53 PDT (40.75201 -73.981868): NY Public Library, 40th & 5th.

8:37 PDT (40.699723 -74.038645): New Location. Ellis Island. The PMs have an odd sense of humor. "Sir, the tour is this way." "Oh, don't mind me I'm waiting for a phone call, I'll catch up with you later." I'll gladly buy lunch for anyone who gets this one.

10:49 PDT (40.7335 -73.995293): NYU freshman dorm - Rubin Hall, at 35 5th Ave. (corner of 10th St.)

11:13 PDT (40.729724 -73.995423): NYU area. We've gotten this one before, but now we can't find it Confused

11:41 PDT (40.757145 -73.98724): NY Times building, 43rd St between 7th & 8th.

13:13 PDT (40.773127 -73.97821): New location. 67th & Central Park West. Anyone wanna take a crack at this?

13:55 PDT (40.804247 -73.966734): 110th St & Broadway.

14:01 PDT (40.807981 -73.963556): 116th St & Broadway.

15:57 PDT (40.748415 -73.984813): New location. 34th & 5th, Empire State Building Shocked

From what I recall there's a restaurant right where the GPS is pointing. Then again, knowing these PMs it's on the Observation Deck.

16:29 PDT (40.773359 -73.96416): Whitney Museum, 75th & Madison. I'd like to see how we're gonna get this one, considering the museum closes at 6pm Rolling Eyes

16:51 PDT (40.731895 -73.983688): 14th St betw. 1st & 2nd. We've been having lots of trouble with this one Confused

I'll be going for 6:17 (Ferry Terminal), and possibly 11:41 (NY Times) since I know it so well. Any volunteers for the others?

**Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:08 am

rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

what can I do??

**Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:28 pm

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hungrygaijin · Boot Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 48 Location: Brooklyn

I'm new

**Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:29 pm

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SocialElite · Boot Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 66

I'll try and take the 67th and CPW phone, as well as the two immediately following it. Help is always appreciated. I'll check this and my PMs before I leave.

With regards,

Ian

**Posted:** Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:27 am

Atrophied

**Posted:** Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:51 am

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rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

other more pertinent

**Posted:** Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:09 pm