Tag-o-rama Gone Global

[patrick_777]

Okay folks. I want to try a little "board" game here (get it, HA!). This is based on the pretty common Tag-o-rama game on a few moto boards I participate in regularly, and it's a really good excuse just to get out and ride. The objective is to tag an object by taking pictures of your bike with that object, so you win that tag. The rules are usually held within a particular area, but seeing as we have members all over the world, that wouldn't be feasible, so I'm going to alter the original rules while working to keep the intent the same (get out and ride).

The basic gist of the game is that a person rides around and takes a picture of their bike near the "tagged" object or situation. While they are either on their way to or from the tag, they need to stop and get a new tag. They post the pictures in the thread as a "Found Tag" and a "New Tag" and describe what the objective of the new tag is. I will post an example of a round after this post. Then another person (whoever gets it first) will photograph their bike in that new tag situation and post a new one of their own. There should always only be one tag in play at any one time. Anybody can go for a tag, but the "winner" of the tag is the first one to post their photo in the thread and post the next tag with a description. The "prize" for winning a tag is simply that you get to pick the next tag (with your photo). Again, see my example.

It's not a rule that the new tag and current tag have to be in the same picture. Just on the ride to or from.


Questions are welcome.

Official Rules of Tag-o-rama gone global.

1. Your bike or part of it must be visible in the frame along with your intended target. Camera phones are perfectly acceptable, but the tag's target must be clear in the photo, along with your bike. You may include yourself in the picture, but it's not necessary.

2. Find the 'tag' (which is the photo/location/situation) and reproduce the tag/photo (as best as possible). The first person to post a found tag gets to place the next tag. If you get a tag, but somebody else posts their picture (and the new tag) first, you lose - don't whine. Just go get the new one.

3. You must clearly state in the new tag post, what the tag objective is.

4. The new tag must have been taken either on the way to or on the way from the current tag. This is mandatory for winning the tag. This keeps people from stocking up old photos and just dumping them onto the thread when they have one that matches. Remember, the idea is to get out and ride. Timestamps are nice, but not necessary.

5. If you get the tag, then it's your turn to create a new tag location, get the photo and post it here. The new tag post must clearly state the objective of the tag. See my example.

6. No :poorbaby: or :cuss: If you have a suggestion to improve the game, feel free to contribute, but if you just want to b*tch and moan, do it elsewhere.

7. No Photoshopping....EVER.

8. Before a tag can be reused as a subject, there must be at least three different changes in tag. ie. You can't use a flag, then go get another flag.

9. If the current tag stagnates for three days without anybody tagging it, then the original poster of the tag is eligible to play that tag as if it wasn't theirs.

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Here's a textual rundown of what a tag/new tag would be:

I post the starting tag, which is my bike next to a flag. In the post, I state "the tag is a flag". Easy Rider knows of a flag right down the street (across town, etc) and jumps on his bike. He takes a picture of his bike next to that flag. On the way back home, he stops by a railroad and takes a picture of his bike next to a train car. He gets home, posts the picture of the "found tag" with the flag, and his "new tag" with the train car. In his post he states clearly that a Train Car is the new tag (which becomes the current tag). The flag is no longer a valid tag.

Sarris knows where a train car is, so he hops on his bike and goes to get it. At the same time, Water Warrior ALSO knows where a train car is and does the same thing. Water Warrior's train car is closer, and he gets back first, posts up a pic of his bike by a train car and a new tag before Sarris does. His new tag is now the tag and Sarris' train car picture is no longer valid, thus WW won the right to offer the new tag.

This continues ad nauseum.

Most important of all is to HAVE FUN and BE CREATIVE. It's not about making a tag impossible to find. Instead, its intention is to get others out on their bikes and riding, and to see the areas around where the other posters live or travel.

[patrick_777]

New Tag: A flag.

http://s1.postimage.org/xi1R9.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxxi1R9)

[patrick_777]

Found tag:

http://s1.postimage.org/xibPJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxxibPJ)

New Tag: A train car


http://s1.postimage.org/xijj9.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxxijj9)

[patrick_777]

So right now, the current tag is a Train Car. Anybody can go take a picture of their bike in the same photo as a train car (not this particular one) and post it with a new tag.

Discussion in this thread is welcome as long as it doesn't take away from the game itself.

[Water Warrior 2]

Sounds like fun. Just have to wait till the weather cooperates.

[Easy Rider]

Discussion in this thread is welcome as long as it doesn't take away from the game itself.

We do this locally but the object must be the same identical one.

This slightly different twist might be interesting but could become booring rather quickly if the items are TOO easy. Like your train car; I would have at least said "red caboose".

Certainly worth a shot.

[Water Warrior 2]

[quote="patrick_777":36c8pylk]Discussion in this thread is welcome as long as it doesn't take away from the game itself.

We do this locally but the object must be the same identical one.

This slightly different twist might be interesting but could become booring rather quickly if the items are TOO easy. Like your train car; I would have at least said "red caboose".

Certainly worth a shot.[/quote:36c8pylk]
Like this one Easy ? Not playing the game yet, we ran across this little cafe last year in Blaine Wash.
http://s2.postimage.org/xCb29.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsxCb29)

[patrick_777]

We do this locally but the object must be the same identical one.


Yes, that's the game we play also. That's why I said what I did about being spread across the globe and with the caveat that the subject could be anything. Kind of like an "I spy" with motorcycles.


This slightly different twist might be interesting but could become booring rather quickly if the items are TOO easy. Like your train car; I would have at least said "red caboose".

I think the complexity issue will work itself out throughout the course of playing the game. If we get a good response and tags start dropping quickly, then the more complex stuff might be better. Remember that they probably don't have "red cabooses" in Spain, Indonesia or Australia though.

[BusyWeb]

It is going to be very fun thread....
So, is this going to be sticky thread??
I'll try whatever Tag which I can get easily during the ride.. (or luckly.. ha ha ha)

[patrick_777]

It's a sticky thread. On the other boards we do this, we have a contingent of people who ride specifically to get tags...in the spring it can move very fast. I'm one of those riders. This game has made me put more miles on my bikes than my job.

I'm very interested in how creative we can be on the tags. It'll be fun to see what other parts of the country look like from a scavenger hunt point of view.

[dhgeyer]

Tag! OK, here's your railroad car. Daniel Webster Highway at Woodbury Street, Merrimack, NH.
http://s2.postimage.org/yzVli.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsyzVli)

New Tag: a war memorial. I was going to say "a Civil War memorial", but realized that that would disenfranchise too many board members. So, any war memorial will do. This Civil War Memorial is located in front of the Congregational Church, Baboosic Lake Rd., Merrimack, NH.

http://s3.postimage.org/jrJMi.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqjrJMi)

Good luck, and good hunting!

[Easy Rider]

Remember that they probably don't have "red cabooses" in Spain, Indonesia or Australia though.

Oops. Failure to completely engage brain! :cry:

[Easy Rider]

So, any war memorial will do.

Oh, crap. I forgot the train car was tagged already. :roll:

The only memorial near here I can think of would be kind of hard to get a bike close to.......as it is on the courthouse lawn !!! Gotta stew on that for a while...........

May I suggest that this thread be converted to it's own sub-forum, to make it easier to locate ????

[patrick_777]

[strike:115j3q6i]I was going to do that if it took off, but it may be worth it now.[/strike:115j3q6i]

Done.

[mrlmd1]

Patrick - you don't have a whole file of saved up photos do you, so you can play without even leaving the house? :poke2:
How does anyone know when a photo is current? And photshopping is not allowed.

[patrick_777]

4. The new tag must have been taken either on the way to or on the way from the current tag. This is mandatory for winning the tag. This keeps people from stocking up old photos and just dumping them onto the thread when they have one that matches. Remember, the idea is to get out and ride. Timestamps are nice, but not necessary.

7. No Photoshopping....EVER.

[Easy Rider]

How does anyone know when a photo is current? And photshopping is not allowed.

It's on the honor system......although many modern camera's attach an "invisible" header to the files. Sometimes seeing it is as easy as right-clicking and doing "properties".

[patrick_777]

EXIF data can be very telling, if left intact.

BTW, dhgeyer, how do you like your Blackberry 8330?

[dhgeyer]

EXIF data can be very telling, if left intact.

BTW, dhgeyer, how do you like your Blackberry 8330?

Edited, shorter version: Just fine, thank you.

[dhgeyer]

Oh, crap. I forgot the train car was tagged already. :roll:

The only memorial near here I can think of would be kind of hard to get a bike close to.......as it is on the courthouse lawn !!! Gotta stew on that for a while.

Hey, I had to park my bike in the middle of a church lawn to get that shot. I expected to catch Hell (fire and brimstone?), but I guess I was too quick. :whistle:

I picked war memorial, apart from the fact that it was on my way home from our local caboose, because I figure just about every burg I've ever been in has one, so, if anyone wants to play, they shouldn't have to go too far. I thought that might be a consideration this time of year.

If anyone has any question about the date or authenticity of any image I make, I'll be happy to email the original, complete with EXIF data. I don't think any of us would cheat at something like this. What would be the fun in that?

[patrick_777]

Funny you should ask....*blah blah*

It was a rhetorical question.

I got your phone type off your picture's EXIF data.

[alantf]

EXIF data can be very telling, if left intact.

BTW, dhgeyer, how do you like your Blackberry 8330?

Funny you should ask, and I was just about to turn in. But, the question is asked, and I can't resist answering......................................... ....



Don't know if this answered the questions you had, but hope it helps.

Excuse me!............ Is this some strange foreign language, or a code known only to the initiated? I think I got perhaps one word in forty! :??: :cry: :whistle:

[Easy Rider]

May I suggest that this thread be converted to it's own sub-forum, to make it easier to locate ????

OK, I worded that wrong.
What I meant was........convert it to a MAIN forum.....so that it shows up on the MAIN menu.
Sorry.......

[Easy Rider]

New Tag: a war memorial.
Good luck, and good hunting!

OK, well this one is going to look a little strange: (War) Memorial Stadium.
And I got the "plaque" that explains it too......to explain why it qualifies.

[attachment=2:biqktga4]Memorial.jpg[/attachment:biqktga4]

[attachment=1:biqktga4]Tablet.jpg[/attachment:biqktga4]

And the new one:
A multi-purpose (sports) arena......or a flying saucer. I'd take either but don't know what the "judge" would say.

[attachment=0:biqktga4]Arena.JPG[/attachment:biqktga4]

AND....just to keep everything on the up and up.....yes, that last one was taken yesterday but if you notice the upper right corner of the stadium picture, it's right across the street and I didn't have time to go snap it again. So shoot me........ :roll:

[patrick_777]

Going to be able to drop some tags this week...finally got people out of my house, and the rain stopped.

Riding days are a comin'.

[dhgeyer]

Tag: Holman Stadium, Sports/concert arena, Broad Street, Nashua, NH.
http://s2.postimage.org/4aj90.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Ts4aj90)


New Tag: School Bus: In the parking lot of Holman Stadium.

http://s2.postimage.org/4aS40.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Ts4aS40)

Lots of 'em around - Heh heh heh, the trick is to catch one standing still where you can get your bike in the picture. Good luck and good hunting, guys and gals!

[Easy Rider]

New Tag: School Bus:

Ha, ha. Good idea.
Probably too easy for some.
I could park my bike at the end of the driveway and just wait......unless it's spring break this week !! :)

[patrick_777]

Nice job.

Tag found: 03/16/2010 - International School Bus Assembly Plant (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Owasso,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma+74055&t=h&ll=36.188018,-95.87083&spn=0.005204,0.011362&z=17) - Tulsa, OK

http://s4.postimage.org/xsC3r.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVxsC3r)

New Tag: An Airport Control Tower

http://s4.postimage.org/xs__S.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVxs__S)

This is the Tulsa International Airport control tower (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Owasso,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma+74055&ll=36.200711,-95.887631&spn=0,359.994319&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=36.200902,-95.888034&panoid=SDlnDdKYatJvtnCVVK1LhA&cbp=12,158.19,,0,-1.12).

[JWR]

Tag found 3/17/10

McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base
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New tag Boat ramp.
Boat loading ramp Tennessee River

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[dhgeyer]

Tag: Boat Launch
http://s4.postimage.org/AmElS.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVAmElS)

You're gonna' have to trust me a little bit on this one. This is what a boat launch looks like in Vermont this time of year. I have a couple of supporting images. Here's one. This boat launch is at Echo Lake, along Route 100 in Plymouth, Vermont. I did close to 290 miles today.

http://s1.postimage.org/82u6J.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx82u6J)

Here's another image, from the bulletin board next to the launch.
http://s1.postimage.org/82E5i.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx82E5i)

New Tag: Covered Bridge. This covered bridge is somewhere between East Bridgewater and Woodstock just off Route 4 in Vermont.
http://s1.postimage.org/82hE0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx82hE0)

[patrick_777]

Ooof. None of those around here. Nice one though.

[dhgeyer]

Well, on my way back from the Manchester/Boston regional airport this morning, where I got a great shot of the tower, I took one of a gun store/firing range. I'll bet you've got all kinds of those where you are. You would've had an easy one if JWR hadn't beat me out. But, technically, that was a different ride, cause I came home, and then took off for Vermont. I wasn't expecting to see any boat ramps, but, lo and behold, there one was, frozen as Hell and big as life. So, unless you wanna bend the rules a little, you get a covered bridge instead of a nice gun store.

[patrick_777]

Nope. The covered bridge is the tag.

[alanmcorcoran]

Last one of those I saw was at my favoritely named ski resort (Beaver Creek.) Was pedestrian bridge only.

(THIS IS NOT FOR THE GAME. I don't think there are any of these in California...)

[dhgeyer]

I may have created a problem. This may or may not help. It's a listing of covered bridges by state/province and county. The list isn't complete. We have a small one right here in Merrimack that isn't listed. Googling covered bridges and any state name might yield something.

http://www.ohiobarns.com/covbri/index.html

[JWR]

No problem, Google is my friend.

[dhgeyer]

Ooof. None of those around here. Nice one though.

http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/oklahoma/htm/36072a.htm

[patrick_777]

Behind a locked gate in a field. I saw those. Unfortunately, the closest road-accessible one is about 100 miles away.

Bridge is behind a padlocked chain link fence among many old buildings but it can be seen to the rear in the SE corner of the property.

[alanmcorcoran]

Apparently there's lots in California afterall. Whew.... Nearest one is only about 400 miles from me!

[patrick_777]

What are you waiting for?

[alanmcorcoran]

Probably already rode past that one in Monterrey when I was there in September. DAMMIT!

[burkbuilds]

If nobody has one by the weekend I can nab a picture when I return home, there's one in Ooltewah leading into the Mill Run Subdivision where I used to build houses about 25 years ago.

[dhgeyer]

What are you waiting for?

Wait a minute! Alan's got one 400 miles away, you've got one 100 miles away, and you're asking him what he's waiting for? :poke2: :hide:

[alanmcorcoran]

I'm waiting for gas to drop back down to two bucks a gallon. 800 miles would be a five or six tanker.

[JWR]

Tag found 3/18/10
Covered Bridge at Hardin Valley. Located in West Knoxville between Oak Ridge and Farragut,

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New tag : Old barn

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A cool 45 degrees out this morning...

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Old Barn, Turkey Hill Road at McQuestion Road, Merrimack, NH.

http://s3.postimage.org/SAel0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqSAel0)

Can't hardly swing a dead cat around these parts without hitting an old barn. Here's another easy one. Every jurisdiction has one, right?

New Tag: Police Station, Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack, NH.

http://s3.postimage.org/SAjki.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqSAjki)

[JWR]

Foul...

Looks like a NEW barn by Tennessee standards.
Got a roof and winders too.
:cool:


Jerry

[dhgeyer]

Foul...
Looks like a NEW barn by Tennessee standards.
Got a roof and winders too.
:cool:
Jerry

That barn's probably older than Tennessee. Up here we replace stuff instead of letting the whole thing fall down.

[JWR]

Different world out in the country here.

I have been to your town a few times.
Made deliveries to Budweiser.

Nice place for sure.

[dhgeyer]

"If you can pick out the stars of the Milky Way while lying on your back IN your barn...... you might be a redneck".

Thanks Jerry. Town has changed drastically even in the 22 years we've been here. Population has at least doubled, and the traffic is more like a city than a small town. It's all spread out though, in a way, because they require a minimum lot size. The old traditional small businesses are dying out, and we're getting the big chains. They're about to build a huge outlet mall in the southern end of town, and that's pretty much going to put an end to any vestiges of small town life here.

Dave

[patrick_777]

Tag found: 03/18/2010 - Owasso Police Department, Owasso, OK (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=114356085079453140669.0004646aa19463a562ee0&ll=36.267412,-95.85361&spn=0.003118,0.004823&z=18&iwloc=0004821cbe6332f5143f4)

http://s4.postimage.org/Da45r.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVDa45r)

New tag: A soccer field, with goals (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=114356085079453140669.0004646aa19463a562ee0&ll=36.317126,-95.859044&spn=0.003116,0.004823&t=h&z=18&iwloc=0004821cb9aeb6d56873c).

http://s4.postimage.org/Da6AA.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVDa6AA)

I also just realized that my timestamp is wrong on my camera. Doh!

[Easy Rider]

Tag found: 03/18/2010 - Owasso Police Department, Owasso, OK

I think this is MUCH more interesting if we post the location along with the pic's.....at least town, state (country). Which I failed to do myself on my first one......... :roll:

[dhgeyer]

[quote="patrick_777":31o1sz62]Tag found: 03/18/2010 - Owasso Police Department, Owasso, OK

I think this is MUCH more interesting if we post the location along with the pic's.....at least town, state (country). Which I failed to do myself on my first one......... :roll:[/quote:31o1sz62]

Good point. I just went back and edited the ones I did with more location information.

[patrick_777]

Indeed, in the other games like this, we've always withheld the new tag location because it would give it away, but this version would be okay I think.

[Easy Rider]

New tag: A soccer field, with goals

Intra-mural practice field; Univ. of Illinois

[attachment=1:jbnrd7vo]Soccer.jpg[/attachment:jbnrd7vo]

New tag; story first. I had a GREAT idea. Last week when I was at the bike shop, they still had my GZ out in front......right next to a new Yellow Goldwing with a side car so.......I was gonna park my Shadow in between and say last bike, current bike and next bike !!! :biggrin:

Alas,they sold my GZ yesterday and I doubt anybody would believe that I'd buy that ~$30,000 Wing so.........you just get a boring bike shop, in Urbana, Il.

The new tag is a MOTORCYCLE SHOP.

[attachment=0:jbnrd7vo]Sportland.jpg[/attachment:jbnrd7vo]

[dhgeyer]

So what's the tag; motorcycle shop? I'm not going to Urbana!

[patrick_777]

A boring old motorcycle shop.

[burkbuilds]

Got home with the soccer pics and Easy beat me to the post, had to do another run.

http://s1.postimage.org/e7dOJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxe7dOJ)
This shop is just around the corner from my home in Rossville, Georgia.

How about a nice Water Tower for the next tag?
http://s1.postimage.org/e7li9.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxe7li9)

The water tower is about a half mile from Highway 58 in Harrison, Tennessee

[dhgeyer]

A boring old motorcycle shop.

That's an oxymoron.

[Easy Rider]

So what's the tag; motorcycle shop? I'm not going to Urbana!

I thought we were in agreement to identify the location of the tags.
The tag object is the motorcycle shop.
The LOCATION, just for curiosity sake, is Urbana, IL.
Looks like somebody else figured it out pretty quick. :biggrin:

[patrick_777]

So what's the tag; motorcycle shop? I'm not going to Urbana!

I thought we were in agreement to identify the location of the tags.
The tag object is the motorcycle shop.
The LOCATION, just for curiosity sake, is Urbana, IL.
Looks like somebody else figured it out pretty quick. :biggrin:

You're right on the location rules. And you people keep taking my ideas for tags. The water tower, the bike shop AND the police station were all on my mental list of future possible tags.

[burkbuilds]

By the way, it was a really beautiful day to ride around here in NW Georgia and SE Tennesee, very sunny, beautiful blue sky and temps in the 70's! I saw a lot of people out on their bikes today, pretty much everyone was friendly and waved. :2tup: I stopped next to a big Harley at a traffic light, that bike was shaking like it had Parkinson's disease, wow. :retard: If I paid that much for that pretty of a bike and it shook like that I think I'd get violent on somebody at the dealership! :biggrin:

[Maggie]

that bike was shaking like it had Parkinson's disease, wow. :retard:

OMG, that just cracked me up!!!!

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Water Tower
http://s1.postimage.org/gFsmS.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxgFsmS)

I'm not sure exactly where this water tower is. When water tower became the tag, I had no idea where one was. Googling didn't give me much help in this case, so I just figured I'd take the day off from the game and let someone else find one. I had to ride over to Max's BMW in North Hampton this morning to pick up something I forgot yesterday. I took Rt. 101, and somewhere along the way I saw a water tower off the highway but near an exit (I think it was exit 7). So I got as close as I could, and cranked the zoom out as far as it would go, and did OK.

Having been beaten out twice in two days, I looked for a passable next tag, and found a Cigar Store in a little plaza not far from where I'd shot the water tower. I got my shot of that, and immediately posted my entry using my Blackberry. That's a pain, but I didn't want to wait till I got home and get beat out again. Now that I'm home, I'm reposting the images properly, and adding these notes using the computer.

New Tag: Cigar Store
http://s1.postimage.org/gFClr.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxgFClr)

[Easy Rider]

New Tag: Cigar Store


Mmmmmm......can't help but think that one might be kind of tough.
If it goes un-caught for a while, might need to expand it to any kind of "tobacco shop".
Not sure I have either anywhere near me.

[patrick_777]

New Tag: Cigar Store


Mmmmmm......can't help but think that one might be kind of tough.
If it goes un-caught for a while, might need to expand it to any kind of "tobacco shop".
Not sure I have either anywhere near me.

There's a few around you, Easy (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&oq=&gs_rfai=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Champaign,+Illinois+cigar+shop&fb=1&gl=us&hq=cigar+shop&hnear=Champaign,+Illinois&view=text&ei=ufGkS823FIGSsgOVtqj4Aw&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQtQMwAA)

Mine is a few miles away (seriously, like 3) but they're talking about 10-14" of &#@*!! snow today.

[dhgeyer]

New Tag: Cigar Store


Mmmmmm......can't help but think that one might be kind of tough.
If it goes un-caught for a while, might need to expand it to any kind of "tobacco shop".
Not sure I have either anywhere near me.

Must be a regional thing. We have a number of them around here. Sorry, Easy. I didn't know.

[dhgeyer]

Mine is a few miles away (seriously, like 3) but they're talking about 10-14" of &#@*!! snow today.

Geez Louise - you gotta be kiddin'! Hit 75 here yesterday, and will again today. Sunny for the last few days. Starting tomorrow we get some rain for a few days. Maybe you better move North to get out of the snow belt.

[patrick_777]

We were at 75 yesterday too. That's what's irritating about it. We'll be back at 65 on Tuesday.

[Easy Rider]

Sorry, Easy. I didn't know.

I see from the google search that there may be one close by. Tnx, Patrick.

The others aren't really called "cigar store" and that was really what my comment was about.

Kinda like the red caboose VS train car thing.

We'll see how it plays out. Gonna be too cold here to ride for a few days. :cry:

[dhgeyer]

I see from the google search that there may be one close by. Tnx, Patrick.

The others aren't really called "cigar store" and that was really what my comment was about.

Kinda like the red caboose VS train car thing.

We'll see how it plays out. Gonna be too cold here to ride for a few days. :cry:

It's been so long since I quit smoking anything, I guess I didn't really see the distinction: Smoke Shop - Cigar Store - Tobacconist: all the same to me. Whatever tobacco specialty oriented store you find would be consistent with my original intent. No head shops, though, or corner news stands that happen to sell a lot of cigarettes and stuff.

This brings up an interesting point, though. I don't recall it being covered in the rules. Who is, in case of contention, ultimately the arbiter of whether a tag qualifies or not? Is it the originator of the game, or the originator of the tag? Most of the time I think we'd tend to take a liberal interpretation just to keep it fun and in good spirits. Maybe it'll never be an issue.

As an example, the covered bridge that JWR found isn't what I would call a "real" covered bridge. I didn't say anything for a couple of reasons. First, why create hard feelings or try to be a pain? It's supposed to be fun. Apart from that, for all I know, that's what a covered bridge is down South. Please don't misinterpret my using this example: I don't want to start an argument about covered bridges at this point - it's just an example where, had it been a different personality, they might have called it into question. Then what?

Patrick did say in the rules that the objective must be clearly stated, but, as any lawyer knows, no matter how clearly stated something is, it can be interpreted different ways.

[zenbutcher]

Surely we are all adult enough to realize that the point of this game is to ride, not quarrel about what qualifies as a found tag.

On another note, it was nice to see some tags from Rossville and Harrison, as I am in the same area! I rode to Cleveland yesterday from my home in Hixson. Today, for the first time, I rode into work (Dayton). It was a little chilly this morning at about 40 degrees, but was well worth it to have my bike ready when I get off at 4 with the mercury at 70 degrees! I'm pondering riding via US 60 over to Cleveland, then out toward the Ocoee River. My father has a cabin over there that I need to check on anyway. I'll try to hit the cigar shop on the way!

[Easy Rider]

Is it the originator of the game, or the originator of the tag? Most of the time I think we'd tend to take a liberal interpretation just to keep it fun and in good spirits. Maybe it'll never be an issue.

I would think the originator of the tag first, then ultimately Patrick.

HOWEVER..... I think your contention about the covered bridge is pretty petty........IF you were making it as challenge instead of an example. It is a bridge and it IS covered.

I don't think it will ever get to that. It is just a silly little FUN game. Whomever decides to take the fun out of it...........well, let's leave that for later and hope we don't have to discuss it again.

P.S. I also think that in a country where pot is 100% legal, we should accept THAT kind of smoke shop too. :neener: :biggrin:

[patrick_777]

The main objective is having fun and getting in the saddle to ride. The "competition" aspect of it is just a motivation to get your butt off the couch and on the bike. zenbutcher got it right.

Also, consider Rule #6.

6. No :poorbaby: or :cuss: If you have a suggestion to improve the game, feel free to contribute, but if you just want to b*tch and moan, do it elsewhere.

I think the broadness of the subject is up to the originator of the tag, but with this type of wide-ranging game, there should be considerable leeway in what is considered a valid grab or not. If it's something obviously wrong (like a bread factory instead of a cigar shop), then I will make the call whether or not the grab is valid. But we're all adults here. We all know the intention of the game, so if you have a problem with the tag or grab in question, get on your bike, grab the current tag and get another one to move past it. Then you will have met the objective of the game.

Remember, there's no scorekeeping. If you're worried about a score or who's getting more tags than you, there's an easy way to fix it.

[alantf]

That's an oxymoron.

Thought that meant a stupid bull. :whistle:

[alantf]

New Tag: Cigar Store


"tobacco shop".
Not sure I have either anywhere near me.

Several in my part of Tenerife. Trouble is, they're all in "pedestrian only" precincts. No chance of getting the bike in any photos. :cry:

[dhgeyer]

That's an oxymoron.

Thought that meant a stupid bull. :whistle:

No, "stupid bull" is a redundancy. A redundancy is, basically, more words than would be needed to express the thought. Since all bulls are stupid, "stupid bull" is redundant. An oxymoron is the opposite: the inclusion of mutually exclusive words in a description. "Jumbo shrimp" would be an oxymoron, as would be "Honest politician". :biggrin:

[dhgeyer]

New Tag: Cigar Store


"tobacco shop".
Not sure I have either anywhere near me.

Several in my part of Tenerife. Trouble is, they're all in "pedestrian only" precincts. No chance of getting the bike in any photos. :cry:

Shows how much I know. I picked that one because I thought it would be easy. :oops:

[patrick_777]

Honestly, we're not going to be able to have a tag that everyone can get. Just try not to make one where only one or two others can get it in a particular area, for instance - the Atlantic Ocean would probably be a little limiting.

Also, keep in mind the stagnation rules:


9. If the current tag stagnates for three days without anybody tagging it, then the original poster of the tag is eligible to play that tag as if it wasn't theirs.

[patrick_777]

Since we're on a new page, here is the current tag in play:


New Tag: Cigar Store
http://s1.postimage.org/gFClr.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxgFClr)

[music man]

for instance - the Atlantic Ocean would probably be a little limiting.
[/quote]


Or a really fun road trip :rawk: . And other than for people that live in another country, the cigar shop thing is not limiting at all, I could take a picture with one five minutes from my house if it were not raining, and i can think of three or four other ones I have seen in other towns. Now does that mean everyone has one nearby, no, but you will have a lot of fun trying to find one. :2tup: (I would actually have thought the covered bridge would have been harder than this one).

So what do you say Patrick, Road trip to Sarris's House, we can fight when we get there over who is gonna get the tag by the Atlantic. :lol:


(Edit) Gonna have to make Sarris take a road trip with us when we get to his house, because I just noticed that he lives on the Gulf side of Florida. :oops:

[patrick_777]

Group ride tagging is awesome though. Ride with a group out to get the tag and find a new one...everyone in the photo. I've done many group tags before and they're always a blast.

BTW, most cameras have a timer feature you can set so it waits 10 seconds to take the picture. We can have tags with the rider in there as well. It makes it interesting and creative.

Good to see you back on here, T.

[Sarris]

Wrong Florida coast. I'm on the Gulf side. :)

But..... you guys are welcome any time. I'll take y'all on a flat lander's ride.

BTW, I'll be in Fontana NC for my second Dragon's Tail ride for 7 to 10 days later this year if anyone wants to meet up. I'll post the dates and PM my cell phone number to anyone who wants to hook up when we firm up the trip details. Also, FYI, myself and two buddies will be on our Harleys.

:rawk:

Edit: I will take you guys to the Atlantic side if you come.........

[music man]

Damn, Patrick AND Sarris got to it before I could even Edit My Post, You guys really are bored today aren't You.

[Sarris]

Yeah, watching the Congressional bullshit on TV.

BTW, MM, tell us how you like your VS800 in the other bike section. I loved my VS1400 chopper. Great Bike!!

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[mrlmd1]

I also have a tobacco store about 15 miles away, not just a "cigar" store. Is that the same, does it qualify? But it's raining like a MF here right now (don't want to get the camera wet-haha).

[Easy Rider]

not just a "cigar" store. Is that the same, does it qualify?

I believe the "tagger" said yes, that was his intent.

[JWR]

Tag cigar store
Alcoa,Tn
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New tag: Barber Shop Pole
Alcoa,Tn

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This one was going around.
Tellico Plains,Tn
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[dhgeyer]

Good on ya JWR! Barber shop - egads, I have no clue. My wife has been my barber for 22 years! :roll: Moot point anyway - solid rain here for a couple more days. :cry:

[JWR]

I do my own, about every 3 months.

I thought it was pretty cool to see the one going around last Friday, when we were at Tellico Plains.

[patrick_777]

Tagged: 03/23/2010 - Hometown Barber Shop, Claremore, OK. (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Owasso,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma+74055&ll=36.312428,-95.615655&spn=0,359.994319&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=36.312392,-95.615562&panoid=eGWsAIhKqyHivs02Wb2LXw&cbp=12,8.16,,0,10.44) These are getting rare.

http://s2.postimage.org/oNCC9.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsoNCC9)

New Tag: A Grain Elevator

Stillwater Milling Co. - Claremore, OK (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Owasso,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma+74055&ll=36.317191,-95.616299&spn=0,359.988638&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=36.317111,-95.616353&panoid=RTVlD38onqEgC-tGW06aXA&cbp=12,93.41,,0,-5.11)

http://s2.postimage.org/oNF6i.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsoNF6i)

Why are the tags with two different cameras? I got to the first one, found out that I left my flash card for my p&s in my computer, so I had to use the card out of the GoPro. When I got to the second one, I was too lazy to swap them out, so I just used the GoPro and took a screencap from the video.

[JWR]

I started to take you out on the last tag.
It was a road sign that looked like this "S".
But I didn't want to be mean to you.

[patrick_777]

Jerry, I'm not sure I understand that post, but okay.

I was going to post this picture, just to be cheeky, but decided to go for the real tag.

http://s1.postimage.org/qFsa0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxqFsa0)

[Easy Rider]

Who was it that said "Having someone else beat you to a tag is just part of the fun."
Could NOT have been me. :roll:

New Tag: A Grain Elevator

Ok, so it's not so bad; throw out the barber pole and go for a REAL grain elevator right down the road: The Anderson's; Champaign, IL. (Mine's bigger than yours!!) :neener:

[attachment=1:1o71qp4v]BigElevator.JPG[/attachment:1o71qp4v]

And for our next search: Train station or bus station, since this is both; located......same town.

[attachment=0:1o71qp4v]Station.JPG[/attachment:1o71qp4v]

[patrick_777]

Question, do they have to be currently in operation?

And that is a much bigger grain elevator.

[Easy Rider]

Question, do they have to be currently in operation?

Why would you even THINK of such a question? What is the "they" that you are thinking about ??

My opinion is: No, as loose as this is, it shouldn't make any difference........BUT it should be easily recognizeable. IE: don't post a building that has collapsed into a pile of boards and say it is an "old hotel".....or whatever.

(OK, so mine is MUCH bigger than yours!!) :crackup

[dhgeyer]

(OK, so mine is MUCH bigger than yours!!) :crackup

Bigger, yes, but does the elevator still work?

[JWR]

Jerry, I'm not sure I understand that post, but okay.




I did not think you could find many of these, a road sign with more than one turn on it.

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:poke2:

[Easy Rider]

(OK, so mine is MUCH bigger than yours!!) :crackup

Bigger, yes, but does the elevator still work?
:shocked: Yes. :neener: :tup:

[Water Warrior 2]

Found a bus station in Squamish.

Also found a hitching post in Pemberton with critters on site. Nice place for a coffee

The hitching post was the tag pic. Critters were a bonus..

[patrick_777]

That's certainly some horsepower those buses have...

btw, new tag?

[dhgeyer]

btw, new tag?

Look just behind the farther horse on the ground. Easy tag to find - lots of it in any state capital or in D.C. :biggrin:

[patrick_777]

Ok...so the new tag is the dung or the hitching post?

Just curious, because it's not too clear in your post.

[JWR]

Found a bus station in Squamish.



The hitching post was the tag pic. Critters were a bonus..

[patrick_777]

Some consistency in format would be nice though...just sayin'.

[Water Warrior 2]

Some consistency in format would be nice though...just sayin'.

Yup, don't know exactly what happened but the pics showed up backwards and I had a confusing time getting the computer to cooperate.

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Hitching Post
http://s4.postimage.org/1Vl7A.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1Vl7A)

I thought the hitching post would be impossible! I called several riding/boarding stables in the area, and they just tie their
horses to a fence! Then I remembered that our neighbors three doors down used to have horses, and I thought they might
have a hitching post in front of their little horse barn. Sure enough! Talk about overthinking the problem!


New Tag: Grave of a veteran of the war of 1812 or the American Revolution.
http://s4.postimage.org/1Vv69.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1Vv69)

Here's a better photo of the grave itself
http://s4.postimage.org/1VHzS.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1VHzS)

This little graveyard is at the corner of Turkey Hill and Meetinghouse Roads here in Merrimack.

I realize this may be a tough one. I'm going to test just how much leeway Patrick will let me have in specifying a new tag. My intent is this: the tag changes over time. If no one can find this tag within 24 hours, I'll accept any grave of someone born before 1800. But you get more "Whose Line Is It Anyway" points if you can find one with the full spec.

[Easy Rider]

New Tag: Grave of a veteran of the war of 1812

A little too specific......???? :)

This would be a little tough for our friends outside the US......and those west of the Mississippi.

[Edit] Just noticed your "explanation" but I don't really agree with that at all. K.I.S.S. :biggrin:

[dhgeyer]

Hey, I was gonna' do a beaver dam. How many people know where there's a beaver dam that you could get your bike withing photo distance of?

[dhgeyer]

[Edit] Just noticed your "explanation" but I don't really agree with that at all. K.I.S.S. :biggrin:

Well, if I get knocked down, we'll just revert to the "born before 1800". But, who knows? Maybe there's a history buff among us that knows where to look....

Our paths crossed, Easy. I was writing my explanation while you were writing your objection!

[JWR]

There is a beaver dam less than 1/4 mile from my house, active too...

Good Idea.

[dhgeyer]

Well, Jerry, next tag you get, you can go for the beaver dam. Obviously I won't object!!!!!

[patrick_777]

I have no problems with the tag or a stated alternative. I would like to see some of the more global members play though.

Did you actually park on op of someone's grave to get a picture? LOL

[bonehead]

I have no problems with the tag or a stated alternative. I would like to see some of the more global members play though.
My computer at work has that stuff locked out of it or I'd be playing.

[dhgeyer]

Did you actually park on op of someone's grave to get a picture? LOL

No, but I did discover that the Beemer with touring bags isn't realy an off road machine. Getting between the stones was a trick.

[Fish Baseball]

So i now have photos of a tobacconist, water tower, school buses, train station, all unfortunately beaten to posting, alls good. Gotta say thou "Grave of a veteran of the war of 1812 or the American Revolution." is gonna be a struggle here in Australia....even the grave before 1800 is gonna be pushin down here....not complaining, just sayin. :haha2:

[patrick_777]

Here too actually.

Fish, created a missed connections thread so you can post them apart from the official game thread...

[dhgeyer]

Sorry, guys. Not trying to be mean or anything.

On the other hand - try to find a grain elevator in New England. I don't think we have 'em. Nobody grows enough grain around here to warrant collection/processing plants. I've never seen one. There used to be tons of them in Buffalo, NY (about a 500 mile ride from here), but I don't think they're active anymore. Not complainin', just sayin'.

[patrick_777]

Due to this game (specifically other boards), I have been known very often to try and get a picture of my bike with interesting objects/places nearly every time I go ride now. When you start thinking and looking for tags for a game, you'll be surprised at what you notice on the sides of the road.


New Tag: Grave of a veteran of the war of 1812 or the American Revolution.
http://s4.postimage.org/1Vv69.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1Vv69)

Here's a better photo of the grave itself
http://s4.postimage.org/1VHzS.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1VHzS)

This little graveyard is at the corner of Turkey Hill and Meetinghouse Roads here in Merrimack.

I realize this may be a tough one. I'm going to test just how much leeway Patrick will let me have in specifying a new tag. My intent is this: the tag changes over time. If no one can find this tag within 24 hours, I'll accept any grave of someone born before 1800. But you get more "Whose Line Is It Anyway" points if you can find one with the full spec.

[Water Warrior 2]

So i now have photos of a tobacconist, water tower, school buses, train station, all unfortunately beaten to posting, alls good. Gotta say thou "Grave of a veteran of the war of 1812 or the American Revolution." is gonna be a struggle here in Australia....even the grave before 1800 is gonna be pushin down here....not complaining, just sayin. :haha2:
Just think, if you post a pic of Uluru who can follow up on that.

[Fish Baseball]

[quote="Fish Baseball":2chjq6a8]So i now have photos of a tobacconist, water tower, school buses, train station, all unfortunately beaten to posting, alls good. Gotta say thou "Grave of a veteran of the war of 1812 or the American Revolution." is gonna be a struggle here in Australia....even the grave before 1800 is gonna be pushin down here....not complaining, just sayin. :haha2:
Just think, if you post a pic of Uluru who can follow up on that.[/quote:2chjq6a8]

True true, but I don't think Mrs Baseball would be too happy with the 4,600km round trip this weekend just for a photo of Uluru with the GZ in the foreground. I think I'll just wait till the next one comes up. :popcorn:

[Water Warrior 2]

So she probably wouldn't fall for a second honeymoon routine ? :lol:

[Easy Rider]

Sorry, guys. Not trying to be mean or anything.

Interesting discussion and all but............
are we now going to loosen the definition a bit ????
Maybe just an old tombstone?

AND maybe suggest that you don't have to get THAT close ??
I'm sure there are places that having your bike OFF the designated road would get you into a world of trouble. :cry:

[dhgeyer]

Well, Easy, I said that after 24 hours any gravestone of someone who was born before 1800 would do. It's been 24 hours. That's BORN before 1800. You could have a stone dated close to 1900 if someone lived a long time. I don't think there are too many places where that should be much of a problem.

As for getting close, the rules of this game say that you have to have the object and your bike, or some part of your bike in the photo. As I read that, you could be in the road, and the grave quite a ways away. I would suggest that, just to allay any doubts anyone might have, you also include a supporting close up photo showing the dates on the grave, much as you did with the plaque with your war memorial. As an alternative, you could photograph the grave in the foreground with your bike back at the road, as long as it's in the photo. There's no rule that says the bike has to be in front of the object.

Heck, this should be an easy one now.

[patrick_777]

dhgeyer has stated the rules correctly. The bike/part of it just needs to be in the frame somewhere.

As for the tag, I considered the <1800 birthdate to be the tag from the start. It's just hard to find a cemetery that old around here. Doesn't mean I'm not looking.

[dhgeyer]

So, Easy, ya' wanna' know where there's some real old graves near you? Probably find what you're looking for if the kids haven't thrown 'em in the river.

[burkbuilds]

There's an old confederate cemetery right next to a Harley Dealer in Chattanooga, I'll be going that direction in the morning but I won't be able to post until tomorrow night. Gotta be a few of those boys born before 1800.

[patrick_777]

I rode around for about 45 minutes today, through 4 cemeteries and there was nobody earlier than 1860. I know of another old indian cemetery about 50 miles away, but I'm not making it to that one any time soon.

[alanmcorcoran]

I don't think we became a state until, like 1848 or something.... Or was that Texas?

[patrick_777]

OK was official in 1907...and the indians didn't keep their bodies in the ground until they were overwhelmed and turned to the white man's ways.

[dhgeyer]

I don't think we became a state until, like 1848 or something.... Or was that Texas?

California had the big gold rush in 1849, and some of those guys had to be over 50 when they went out there. Of course, if you really want old boneyards, look around the Spanish missions. Some of them go back to the 1600's, maybe earlier - I forget.

Oklahoma is probably hopeless, I must admit. As Patrick says, mostly Native Americans until after the war, and they didn't leave headstones.

Not sure I'd put much hope in a Civil War cemetery. Those were mostly young men that died in the 1860's.

I guess I made this harder than I intended to. We don't seem to have active members in the older parts of the country. I don't have a problem with moving the date up farther, say 50 years, but I don't know if the rules allow me to do that.

[patrick_777]

Why not just say "the oldest gravestone you can find"?

[dhgeyer]

Why not just say "the oldest gravestone you can find"?

I'm good with that if you are. :2tup:

[Easy Rider]

Heck, this should be an easy one now.

Yes, probably easy enough.

Weather is cold again in many parts of the US; that will slow things down a bit.

This time of year, I think the 3 day "expiration" is a little short......and I don't think I understand the wording of that rule anyway.

If this goes long enough, maybe it will spur me to actually find my great-grandfather's grave. I know which cemetery it is supposed to be in but it's rather large. Finding one born before 1800 shouldn't be too hard......if you can actually READ the stone. I'm guessing that anything before 1800 in lots of places might not even have been stone......and wood would be long gone.

[edit] seems like we have it solved now.

[JWR]

.



This time of year, I think the 3 day "expiration" is a little short......and I don't think I understand the wording of that rule anyway.



If no one finds a tag in 3 days, the original tagger can now play.

He finds a tag to match his tag then makes another new tag.

[dhgeyer]

I would have mixed feelings about following up on my own tag after 3 days. At least one participant has clearly stated that he's made an effort, and probably will continue to do so now that the definition of the tag has been relaxed to the point where it shouldn't be hard at all. I'm sure others have at least made some effort. At this point it's any gravestone, as long as it's as old as the oldest one you think you are likely to find. How hard is that? Every town pretty much worldwide has a cemetery. If, honestly, the oldest gravestone anywhere near you is dated 2009, then go for it.

I guess if it drags on and on and no one can find a grave anywhere, and people want me to put an end to it, then I will. But I think, after people have made an effort already, someone else really should "get the kill" as it were.

[Easy Rider]

I would have mixed feelings about following up on my own tag after 3 days.

Yep. Me too.
Our short history would already indicate that they usually aren't going to sit very long.
This one had a "false start" so it isn't a good example.
I've got some landscaping work that HAS to be done today or I'd have it already.
I get to ride my tractor instead of the bike. :cry:

[JWR]

The internet found a Mr. William Brickley, that fought in the Civil War, but I could not find him.
Townsend,Tn

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New tag: Picnic table with people.

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[Maggie]

New tag: Picnic table with people.

Hey now, those aren't "people"...they're bikers! I think with that tag, this California girl is going for a ride tomorrow.

[JWR]

Well, I tried to loosen the quest from bikers and bikes to just people at the tables.

In the theme of the quest, go for it.

I hope to get some of our International members to play...

Have fun.

[Easy Rider]

Have fun.

If I push my bike out into the driveway, could I do a tag of "bike with raindrops" ?? :whistle:

:cry:

[JWR]

That would be no problem for me to find.

[JWR]

OK tagers, you have until 7 pm tonight or I will get back into the game...

[dhgeyer]

Jerry,

Go to weather.com, and check the radar map. The entire USA is dry except for us, and it's been raining here for two days, and we have a flood warning in effect. Knock yourself out! Looks like I'll be on two wheels again by Thursday.

[EDIT] I just looked again. There's some rain out West, new since this morning I think though.

[Water Warrior 2]

Back to more rain here too. 500/700 feet up in elevation and the mountains are white again. Must be a winter encore.

[dhgeyer]

Not so much that I mind riding in the rain, mind you, but how many people do you think I'm gonna' see sittin' at picnic tables???????

[Easy Rider]

OK tagers, you have until 7 pm tonight or I will get back into the game...

Well go ahead then......but I still think 3 days isn't long enough.

It could turn into an incentive of sorts for posting tags that are hard to locate......but THAT would never happen, now would it ??? :biggrin:

If the last poster gets back in, does he first have to tag some DIFFERENT (picnic tables in this case) before he can post a completely new tag ??? (I really hadn't thought of that until just now.)

OTOH, the weather is turning nice and I'll be out riding the next 3 days and I might prefer looking for something besides a picnic table. :cool:

[JWR]

It could turn into an incentive of sorts for posting tags that are hard to locate......but THAT would never happen, now would it ??? :biggrin:

If the last poster gets back in, does he first have to tag some DIFFERENT (picnic tables in this case) before he can post a completely new tag ??? (I really hadn't thought of that until just now.)



I thought picnic tables were World wide, thus give everyone a chance to play.

If the last poster gets back in he would be like anyone else...find a like tag and go from there.

[patrick_777]

9. If the current tag stagnates for three days without anybody tagging it, then the original poster of the tag is eligible to play that tag as if it wasn't theirs.

I would say that in this version of the game, different ones would be the preferred option. However, with some tags where there are only one in a location (say a water tower, or a dam) then it would be okay. The tag is opened up as if it wasn't theirs, so they could technically play the exact same thing just like if someone else was in the same town and decided to play the identical tag.

Three days, in theory, keeps the thread from stagnating. And with the geographic scope of this game so large, it's a fair possibility that someone, somewhere in the world, is riding at any given time of the year.

[JWR]

Good answer.

Thanks

[music man]

I think we are over thinking this just a little bit, it is after all just a game ( a game who's purpose is to give us lowly bikers an excuse to put miles under us and have a good time). :2tup:

I think to save us from having squabbles over the minor details of this game, Patrick needs to just post the rules of the game that way there will not be any confusion.


well there you go............... AGAIN!!! viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3176 (http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3176)

[patrick_777]

Good answer.

Thanks


We just need more players.

[burkbuilds]

When Patrick first introduced this game I didn't really think I'd get into it, but I have really enjoyed playing, even when I didn't get the tag. I'm not really riding more, but I am stopping more often, and taking more pictures and it gives me something to post and interact about on the forum. Plus, I've enjoyed seeing everybody else's snapshots and where they ride and sometimes I learn a little bit more about them than I would have otherwise, I mean, who would have thought Patrick likes to picnic in a graveyard? Good game Patrick, thanks.

[alantf]

Problem is that whenever I go out, my camera is the last thing I think about taking! :cry:

[alanmcorcoran]

I like the spirit of the game, but I mostly just ride when I am going somewhere. Worse yet, I mostly go to the same places so I usually don't bother posting ride reports and pictures. Many of my destinations aren't exactly essential, some even border on frivolous, but I do generally have a purpose, even if it is just a sandwich and a coffee.

The picnic table would have been relatively easy for me but I have a serious problem with getting-to-where-I'm-going-in-the-shortest-amount-of-time syndrome and stopping to take pictures just goes against 50 plus years of conditioning. (There are 15 traffic lights on my commute and my "game" is to try and make everyone of them. I pull it off once or twice a month and it puts me in a good mood for the rest of the day.)

Still, I might not be too old too change.

[Easy Rider]

Still, I might not be too old too change.

We can always hope !! :poke2:

As for "taking the camera", it helps if your cell phone has a camera. Mine has turned "fuzzy" but still useable where details aren't that important.

[alantf]

it helps if your cell phone has a camera.

It also helps if your infra red/USB works :cry: My camera has IR not bluetooth, & I'm having problems loading onto the computer. Trouble is, IR adaptors are few and far between these days, but I'll continue looking. :)

[patrick_777]

New tag: Picnic table with people.

http://s1.postimage.org/PGtvA.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxPGtvA)




This is the current tag. Let's all work on keeping this thread on point and start moving the "drawn-out" discussions into the Missed Connections (http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3161) thread. I'm not getting on anybody, just wanting to focus the threads a little more.

Comments about the tags are still perfectly fine here though.

[JWR]

Found tag: People at picnic table
Alcoa,Tn
[attachment=1:2ndmkdfw]IMG_0001.JPG[/attachment:2ndmkdfw]


New tag... Your bike at a gas station.
Friendsville,Tn
[attachment=0:2ndmkdfw]IMG_0004.JPG[/attachment:2ndmkdfw]

[Easy Rider]

Found tag: People at picnic table.
It's not really a picinc table until it leaves the factory, IS IT!! :crackup
Good one.

I would run down to the corner station to "reclaim" my efforts earlier in the day but I'm too lazy; over to the "other" thread.

[alanmcorcoran]

Oldtag

[alanmcorcoran]

New coffee shop

[Easy Rider]

New coffee shop

Espresso Royale....tree is in the way. I couldn't get CLOSE to the place. Must have something good.

[attachment=1:34pck5mz]Coffee.JPG[/attachment:34pck5mz]

New tag: Tractors (Might have a new one soon!)

[attachment=0:34pck5mz]Tractors.JPG[/attachment:34pck5mz]

For purposes of tagging, any piece of heavy equipment that is NOT road legal would qualify; agriculture, construction, mining, etc. (Not trains!)

[patrick_777]

Tag found: 04/01/10 - P&K Equipment (John Deere Dealership) - Owasso, OK (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Owasso,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma+74055&ll=36.248954,-95.847623&spn=0,359.992275&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=36.248772,-95.847627&panoid=nTh9gWRf6FnBo91U57oPQA&cbp=12,140.57,,0,2.94)

http://s3.postimage.org/DVK5r.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqDVK5r)

New Tag: Graffiti! (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Owasso,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma+74055&ll=36.247431,-95.847849&spn=0,359.992275&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=36.247485,-95.847944&panoid=tdL3D32LlBcnohrg1Yss0w&cbp=12,271.65,,0,5)

http://s2.postimage.org/PCZAi.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsPCZAi)

[burkbuilds]

A few weeks ago some kids, (I am assuming here) spray painted graffiti on signs all over my neighborhood. The next day I went out with lacquer thinner and cleaned them all up, now I can't find any graffiti anywhere, I guess I'm my own worst enemy.

[patrick_777]

Overpasses and behind buildings are very good places to look.

[Water Warrior 2]

A few weeks ago some kids, (I am assuming here) spray painted graffiti on signs all over my neighborhood. The next day I went out with lacquer thinner and cleaned them all up, now I can't find any graffiti anywhere, I guess I'm my own worst enemy.


No good deed goes unpunished.

[Easy Rider]

Overpasses and behind buildings are very good places to look.

On the way. You'se guys have about half an hour before I get back. :neener:

[patrick_777]

Good job, Easy. I was about to go retag and pick something else, but I think I'll wait now.

[Easy Rider]

I was about to go retag and pick something else,

Nope; we can't have that. :poke2:

Found: Graffiti (I-57 overpass over IL SR-10)

[attachment=1:viag2igh]Overpass.JPG[/attachment:viag2igh]

New: Stream (creek, river, etc.; must have water IN it.)

[attachment=0:viag2igh]Creek.JPG[/attachment:viag2igh]

About a mile from above.

[patrick_777]

Tag Found: 04/04/2010 - Caney River - US Highway 169 (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Owasso,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma+74055&ll=36.388642,-95.804794&spn=0,359.969101&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=36.388706,-95.80472&panoid=83R0BiuM5g4Ngzka7JApOw&cbp=12,97.31,,0,5)

http://s3.postimage.org/MGl6J.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqMGl6J)

New Tag: A Helipad with Windsock - This is at St. John's Hospital of Owasso, OK (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Owasso,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma+74055&ll=36.29961,-95.837758&spn=0,359.992275&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=36.299418,-95.836731&panoid=elCTvIB2bjpxSu1xhKSLrA&cbp=12,62.97,,0,11.37)

Bonus points for a helicopter being present.

http://s2.postimage.org/4L0q0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Ts4L0q0)

[Easy Rider]

Bonus points for a helicopter being present.

Well, given that the only hospital around here with a heli-pad has it located on the ROOF of an 8 story building.......this one might be kind of tough. :roll:

P.S. You could slack off for a few hours and give somebody else a chance to play !!! :poke2:

[music man]

P.S. You could slack off for a few hours and give somebody else a chance to play !!! :poke2:


You have to give Patrick a break, remember the man has four different motorcycles he has to keep the wheels rollin' on, so he has to have somewhere to ride them to.

[patrick_777]

[quote="patrick_777":2jpzzjtk]Bonus points for a helicopter being present.

Well, given that the only hospital around here with a heli-pad has it located on the ROOF of an 8 story building.......this one might be kind of tough.[/quote:2jpzzjtk]

It doesn't have to be at a hospital.

[Easy Rider]

It doesn't have to be at a hospital.

Good point; certainly should open it up for SOME.
I think I have to go about 50 miles to find a National Guard chopper moored.
Think brain.......THINK!! :shocked:

[patrick_777]

I think I have to go about 50 miles to find a National Guard chopper moored.

The tag is just a helipad with a windsock...a helicopter is optional.

[dhgeyer]

Well, I just did some research. No way I'm gonna get this one in this state.

[patrick_777]

Really?
Parkland Medical Center - with helipad and windsock (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=merrimack,+nh&daddr=42.877138,+-71.315356&geocode=Fa4djgId-D-9-ymtoiCJ-bTjiTGqIyVB9iahvw%3BFdJAjgIdZNC_-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=42.877155,-71.314938&sspn=0.001173,0.00284&ie=UTF8&ll=42.877277,-71.314892&spn=0.001173,0.00284&t=h&z=19)

[alanmcorcoran]

Patrick,

Although I'm not an avid player, I think this is a good tag in that it's going to take some effort to find one and your chances of getting skunked at the last minute are low. If it is still open tomorrow, I might go looking for one. (Heavy rains this morning in AH.)

[music man]

Old Tag
http://s4.postimage.org/Co87r.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVCo87r)


New tag, you guys are probably gonna hate me for this one, the new tag is a yellow roller coaster (just kidding about the yellow part :lol: ) But seriously the new tag is a roller coaster
http://s4.postimage.org/CoC39.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVCoC39)

[patrick_777]

Awesome tag man!

[Easy Rider]

you guys are probably gonna hate me for this one,

Hate is such an UGLY word !!! :biggrin:

I know that the closest one to me is more than 100 miles away; doubt I'll be visiting either of them any time soon.

BUT......anything that gets more people playing is good. Time will tell.

[patrick_777]

Same here for the distance. Hopefully more people will get in on this.

[music man]

Same here for the distance. Hopefully more people will get in on this.



Hey, you are the one that has been saying you have been craving a longer distance ride, there ya go.

And that park is only about 3 miles from my house :tongue: , of course that means in the summer when the kids want to go there 30 times, I can't really come up with too many valid excuses not to.

[dhgeyer]

Really?
Parkland Medical Center - with helipad and windsock (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=merrimack,+nh&daddr=42.877138,+-71.315356&geocode=Fa4djgId-D-9-ymtoiCJ-bTjiTGqIyVB9iahvw%3BFdJAjgIdZNC_-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=42.877155,-71.314938&sspn=0.001173,0.00284&ie=UTF8&ll=42.877277,-71.314892&spn=0.001173,0.00284&t=h&z=19)

Tried to check this one out, but the place seems to be defunct. Glad someone found one. There are roller coasters within striking distance of here, but I'm kind of busy this week. Go for it guys, and hopefully gals at some point.

[alanmcorcoran]

They got em at Knott's Berry Farm, about 15 miles from me, but I'm not sure you can get one in a photo with your bike. I'm assuming one of you more ambitious riders will knock this one down before the weekend.

Here are some tags I might be able to play for:
1) Reservoir.
2) Palm Tree.
3) Fountain (Think there is one near my office.)
4) Shitbox Toyota
5) Tandem bike.
6) In 'n Out Burger
7) Starbucks.

[patrick_777]

Remember that creativity is key to the game. Your bike doesn't have to be right beside the tag...just in the same photo frame.

[music man]

Remember that creativity is key to the game. Your bike doesn't have to be right beside the tag...just in the same photo frame.



Actually I am glad you said that, because I thought I was going to have to take a long distance shot of that roller coaster (from across a four lane highway) til' I got out there, and saw that I could park right up close to it and get my bike in the frame, the guys working on it were looking at me like WTF is he doing.:2tup:

[patrick_777]

I get that look all the time.

[Easy Rider]

I get that look all the time.

Cough....choke......no comment. :roll:

Did 150 miles today....in 30 MPH gusty winds...and never saw a roller coaster. :cry:

[burkbuilds]

The "Cannonball" roller coaster is almost in my back yard, back home, unfortunately I won't be back there until late Friday night and surely this tag will be gone by then! It's close enough that I can just barely hear the kids scream when they go down the main drop if I'm out in my back yard.

[patrick_777]

http://s4.postimage.org/CoC39.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVCoC39)

This tag is open for music man to retag now.

[burkbuilds]

Here is the roller coaster at Lake "Winnie" in Rossville, Georgia. The Cannonball is an old wooden coaster that's still very popular with the kids.
http://s4.postimage.org/Opgdi.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVOpgdi)


http://s3.postimage.org/7VYeJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq7VYeJ)


Let's make the next tag a little easier, how about a fruit and vegetable stand, I'll even take someone selling veggies out of a truck or van along the road somewhere.


http://s3.postimage.org/7Ww9J.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq7Ww9J)
http://s1.postimage.org/ooGDr.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxooGDr)

[music man]

Nice one, but I didn't think that one would be as hard as a lot of you guys made it seem to be, of course some people on here made it sound like the helipad would be hard to get too.

[dhgeyer]

Nice one, but I didn't think that one would be as hard as a lot of you guys made it seem to be, of course some people on here made it sound like the helipad would be hard to get too.

All depends on where you live and what's around. What's easy for one can be quite unrealistic for another. More players would help. There are two sites with roller coasters around here. One is in an area not all that far away, but it's a horrible place to ride due to almost constant traffic gridlock. I have vowed to avoid the area forever. Sorry, but I don't want it that bad, especially this week. The other is down in Mass somewhere, and would have taken a little digging. And the one time I was there I kind of remember that the roller coaster wasn't anywhere near the parking lot and the area is heavily wooded, so the trip might have been for nothing. Again, different week I might have tried it.

I don't think any tag is inherently too difficult if we work as a team. But I also think we shouldn't hold it against particular members who opt out of a particular tag as unrealistic for them.

[music man]

I don't think any tag is inherently too difficult if we work as a team. But I also think we shouldn't hold it against particular members who opt out of a particular tag as unrealistic for them.


Very true, but I don't think anyone has held it against any members for opting out of particular tags, I was just saying that my "guess" was that there would be more people with access to a picture of a roller coaster/helipad. But I am just guessing, because most of the places our members live I have never been to.

[Easy Rider]

All depends on where you live and what's around.

If you live in Alaska, a moose would be pretty much normal. For me, the nearest one is probably 500 miles away !!

My comments about the "difficulty" aren't really complaints; just comments about the situation in general. Gotta have something to do while others are out looking for that "moose". :biggrin:

[music man]

But a Moose or the Pacific ocean, and/or a helipad/roller coaster aren't really the same, because they have roller coasters and helipads all over the world, Moose and a particular ocean, not so much.

[Easy Rider]

But a Moose or the Pacific ocean, and/or a helipad/roller coaster aren't really the same,

It was just an EXAMPLE..........let it GO......please !!?!?! :poke2:

Let's not kill the "goose"........ :roll:

Nobody is posting these tags with bad intentions. Part of the interest here is (or should be) learning little tidbits about where others live and ride.

My part of the country, for instance, is virtually devoid of seasonal fruit and vegetable stands.....and it is WAY too early for roadside trucks.......in stark contrast to the part of the country where the tag came from........ but I am NOT complaining.

In the future, I will refrain from making comments about the tags......if others can't resist the "invitation" to make a big deal out of it.

[dhgeyer]

Well, we're all learning here. I'll go for the fruit/veggie stand when it stops raining, if someone else hasn't already. Of course, it'll be closed this time of year, and may not even be recognizable for what it is. One of my projects this week is to rototill Sue's garden so she can start planting in a week or so!

[alanmcorcoran]

Old tag: Fruit stand. (hard to tell, I know , but trust me, they sell strawberries here during the day.)

http://s2.postimage.org/lONx0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TslONx0)

New tag: Porta-John (I guess you get extra credit if yours has its own trailer.)


http://s2.postimage.org/lOQ19.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TslOQ19)

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Porta Potty
http://s2.postimage.org/nnJS0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsnnJS0)

New Tag: Skate Park
http://s1.postimage.org/shGyr.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxshGyr)

[Easy Rider]

Found Tag: Porta Potty

New Tag: Skate Park


OH POO !! :biggrin:

We have a skating RINK (building), would that qualify ??

[dhgeyer]

I just checked with my daughter to make sure I had the right terminology. It's a skate park. That's where they have ramps and rails and "tubes", and the kids (teenagers) do all kinds of essentially impossible/superhuman stunts with skateboards. That's the tag. I'm pretty sure they have those all over North America, Europe, and probably the World. There are at least three of them within 20 miles of here, so they can't be too rare. Just go ask some kid where one is. They all seem to know these things.

I just Googled. Actually there are at least 5 of them within 20 miles of here.

[5th_bike]

Found Tag:

[5th_bike]

New Tag:
Mini Golf

[dhgeyer]

Well, that didn't last long! Way to go 5th! A new player! Yaaaay!

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Mini Golf
http://s2.postimage.org/o0rGi.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Tso0rGi)

New Tag: Veterinary Hospital
http://s1.postimage.org/t3679.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxt3679)

[alanmcorcoran]

Old (edited to fix crappy tapatalk crop that cutoff the key identifying element...)

http://s1.postimage.org/tgpd9.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxtgpd9)

[alanmcorcoran]

Dentist

[patrick_777]

Seriously? You didn't even move your bike for the new tag?

Lame.

[5th_bike]

Lame.
.. and against the rules: :poorbaby:
"4: The new tag must have been taken either on the way to or on the way from the current tag. This is mandatory for winning the tag. "

So, it's still the veterinary hospital. :cuss:

[Water Warrior 2]

Seriously? You didn't even move your bike for the new tag?

Lame.
:lol: It's all part of the new Global Efficiency Act. Less riding, more efficiency/no waste.

[alanmcorcoran]

I didn't recall there being anything about having to "ride" to and from the tags. The Dentist is both "on the way to" and "on the way from" the Vet hospital. In any event, isn't this supposed to be mindless nonsense? I could have just as easily taken a photo of my haircut place (which i went to after) (and which is on the opposite side of the parking lot) but the dentist sign was clearer. I hardly moved the bike for the Gas/coffee shop and the fruit/porta john and no one complained then. Generally only play when I have to go by one of the tags for some other reason. If my lack of respect is ruining it, I will abstain from further participation.

[burkbuilds]

Okay Patrick, I'd like a "ruling" what is the current tag? Thanks.

[5th_bike]

The Dentist is both "on the way to" and "on the way from" the Vet hospital. In any event, isn't this supposed to be mindless nonsense?

Yes. I hoped you would notice that my previous post was in violation of rule nr. 6
"6. No :poorbaby: or :cuss: "
rendering it null and void.

The Dentist it is (and was) as far as I'm concerned.

[patrick_777]

Yeah, the Dentist is the tag...just thought it was lame...and lazy.

...then I remembered who tagged it. :crackup

[patrick_777]

I didn't recall there being anything about having to "ride" to and from the tags. The Dentist is both "on the way to" and "on the way from" the Vet hospital. In any event, isn't this supposed to be mindless nonsense? I could have just as easily taken a photo of my haircut place (which i went to after) (and which is on the opposite side of the parking lot) but the dentist sign was clearer. I hardly moved the bike for the Gas/coffee shop and the fruit/porta john and no one complained then. Generally only play when I have to go by one of the tags for some other reason. If my lack of respect is ruining it, I will abstain from further participation.


Lighten up, Easy.

:hide:

[alanmcorcoran]

Patrick! Damn!

You really know how to hurt a guy.

Here I was, sort of hoping we could cut down on the chitchat and the whining and focus on TAGS and TAGS only, and I've gone and fucked it all up. My apologies and, I hereby promise (until i forget) that from now on I will:

1) post nothing but a tag in this thread.
2) move my bike (even it if it is an inch) before I take the second tag photo.

(Please, please, do not ever refer to me as the.... "E-word" again or I shall have to go inflict myself on the Stratoliner board.)

[patrick_777]

Sorry. Really. I'm dreadfully sorry. I apologize unreservedly. I do, I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future.

[dhgeyer]

Well, I for one refuse to pursue the dentist tag. I was just at the dentist this past Thursday and it was, as usual, one of the worst experiences of my life. Dentists, portable outhouses - what's next, puddle of puke or or or or politician for crissake? I love my bike, and there are certain things I will not have it seen with in public. Gotta have some standards here.

In case it's not obvious to anyone, the above paragraph is totally tongue in cheek (ouch - even that still hurts), and not to be taken seriously.

[Easy Rider]

Lighten up, Easy.

Did someone call ??

NO, just some noise, I see.

:redflip:

[burkbuilds]

Here is a dentist office on Cloud Springs Road in Fort Oglethorpe Georgia,
http://s3.postimage.org/gA6GJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqgA6GJ)

http://s4.postimage.org/26Mn0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV26Mn0)
New tag, Excavating equipment. These are at a site preparing to build a new Costco in Catoosa County Georgia.

[JWR]

Found tag:
[attachment=1:35qss9ov]IMG_3565.JPG[/attachment:35qss9ov]

New tag: Hardware Store:
Extra Bonus points: Person setting out front talking to self.

[attachment=0:35qss9ov]IMG_3569.JPG[/attachment:35qss9ov]

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Hardware Store (Sorry, no guy sitting in the chair, no extra points :cry: )
http://s2.postimage.org/yENc0.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsyENc0)


New Tag: Animal Shelter (Rescue Organization, Etc.)
http://s2.postimage.org/yF19S.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsyF19S)

Public service tag: If you don't know where one is, you should. :cool:

[Easy Rider]

New Tag: Animal Shelter (Rescue Organization, Etc.)

Oh, rats.
Now I have to go out AGAIN for ANOTHER ride.
Bummer. :biggrin:

[bonehead]

New Tag: Animal Shelter (Rescue Organization, Etc.)

Oh, rats.
Now I have to go out AGAIN for ANOTHER ride.
Bummer. :biggrin:
Suck it up and get out there man!

[Easy Rider]

New Tag: Animal Shelter (Rescue Organization, Etc.)

Found:
[attachment=1:5uzcnuoc]DogPound.jpg[/attachment:5uzcnuoc]

Sorry for the crappy quality; I think you can make out the dog on the sign. Champaign County Humane Society. Guess I need a new phone......since I can't seem to remember to take my camera with me.

New: National Guard Armory.
[attachment=0:5uzcnuoc]Armory.jpg[/attachment:5uzcnuoc]

For those outside the US, any military building will do.

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Armory
http://s1.postimage.org/HFZLS.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxHFZLS)

New Tag: Fraternal Organization

http://s2.postimage.org/C9m6S.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=TsC9m6S)

Elks, Rotary, Moose, Masons, or whatever you have wherever you are.

[patrick_777]

MMmmm....Friday night fish fry....

:drool:

[dhgeyer]

Come on up!

[BillInGA]

Found tag:
http://s4.postimage.org/eiAWr.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVeiAWr)

New tag: Train depot (train optional)


http://s1.postimage.org/JCagJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxJCagJ)

[patrick_777]

Nice job! Fresh meat!

[BillInGA]

Thanks! I almost get the last three tags, but was a little too slow.

[Easy Rider]

Nice job! Fresh meat!

Nice to see an actual GZ in a tag for a change !!
You got even this time......cause I just got back from a tag run.

Got a question and a suggestion though.

While looking back to see if we had a "train station" before, it occurred to me that (since the players can't help but run their mouths [like this post !!], it would be useful to have a thread comprised of ONLY the tag pictures; maybe accesable only by the mods. ???

I did find an old tag that was a train station (multi-purpose, actually) but it looked lots different and the "found" tag was a bus station. Like I said, just can't shut up !! :roll:
Is this OK....since it is a different kind of station ??
Just asking; I got no problem with it..........except that I got a new phone just for this and he beat me out !!!! :cry: :biggrin:

[dhgeyer]

I did find an old tag that was a train station (multi-purpose, actually) but it looked lots different and the "found" tag was a bus station. Like I said, just can't shut up !! :roll:
Is this OK....since it is a different kind of station ??
Just asking; I got no problem with it..........except that I got a new phone just for this and he beat me out !!!! :cry: :biggrin:


8. Before a tag can be reused as a subject, there must be at least three different changes in tag. ie. You can't use a flag, then go get another flag.

That other train station was way more than 3 tags back. :2tup:

[Easy Rider]

8. Before a tag can be reused as a subject, there must be at least three different changes in tag. ie. You can't use a flag, then go get another flag.

That other train station was way more than 3 tags back. :2tup:

What, RTFM (rules) ???? What a novel idea !! :roll:

I did have to read that twice for the meaning to sink in.

I won't be a threat on this one as I am busy for the next 4 days or so.
Good hunting.

[dhgeyer]

OK, question for Bill in GA. Does the train station have to be active? We have one here in Merrimack that was built as a train station in 1900 or so, but hasn't been used as a train station since roughly the 1960's when the passenger railroads basically died. It's a machine shop right now. But, one look at it and you know it's a circa 1900 small town train station, and it's right next to the tracks, and I verified its history with the current owner. I already have the photo and a new tag, so I await your decision.

BTW there is essentially no active passenger rail service in NH. The Downeaster makes a couple of stops about 50 miles from here on its way from Mass to Maine, and that's about it. I don't think there are stations per se. They keep trying to revive commuter rail service along the Merrimack River corridor, but it would have to be heavily subsidized, as is the Downeaster, and the idea just doesn't seem to be able to get any traction in this state. According to the owner of the building I photographed today, they have even approached him with the idea of reviving his building as an active station!

[burkbuilds]

Although I can't speak for Bill, I think the point of this game is for us to get out and ride and take some interesting pictures of things in our part of the world, so in my opinion, your old train station would be fine, maybe even preferable since it is probably more interesting looking than a modern station.

[BillInGA]

Although still referred to as the Kennesaw depot, it is no longer active in that usage. Sadly, that is the case for all the old small town depots around here.

As far as I'm concerned, once a depot, always a depot. So dhgeyer - tag on! :2tup:

[dhgeyer]

Found Tag: Old Railroad Station
http://s1.postimage.org/Lyei9.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxLyei9)

New Tag: Florist - Flower Shop
http://s3.postimage.org/tLuhS.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqtLuhS)

Us married guys all know where one of these is, right? It's a survival skill.

[Easy Rider]

Us married guys all know where one of these is, right? It's a survival skill.

Did once; not anymore.
After 40 years, I just gave up trying.
Sad really. :cry:

[alantf]

old tag - florist[attachment=1:1bzpywcs]SDC10173.JPG[/attachment:1bzpywcs][attachment=0:1bzpywcs]SDC10170.JPG[/attachment:1bzpywcs]new tag - baker's shop

Finally found an old tag that we've got on the island!

[dhgeyer]

God! Look at that weather you're having! It's snowing here. You guys are safe from me for a couple of days at least, maybe four - they can't predict weather here this time of year.

[BillInGA]

Tag found:


http://s3.postimage.org/v3N_S.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqv3N_S)


New tag: The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, Kennesaw, GA. Any museum will do.


http://s1.postimage.org/N0u50.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxN0u50)


Enjoy!

[burkbuilds]

Old tag museum,

http://s1.postimage.org/RlDtA.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxRlDtA)

http://s4.postimage.org/kdSui.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVkdSui)

The Cavalry museum is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. My mom's older brothers told me that as kids they used to come down here and watch the soldiers train with their horses. The area behind this museum was called the Parade Ground, and is totally enclosed by a street in an oval shape. (Think football field with a track around it). The main difference being that the "field" is huge. Today the grounds are part of the local Recreation association and there are 6-7 baseball fields inside that oval and still there's an open field 2-3 times the size of a football field left untouched. The outside perimeter of the oval was originally soldier's barracks and officers homes. The officers homes have mostly been restored and are beautiful old houses now and most of the barracks are now serving as multi-unit apartments.

New Tag, Antique Cars:


http://s3.postimage.org/yN6si.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqyN6si)

http://s1.postimage.org/RlXqJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxRlXqJ)

http://s4.postimage.org/kdZYJ.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVkdZYJ)

[Easy Rider]

New Tag, Antique Cars:

That's a good one; gonna require some thought. I like that.

Would it be fair to say that the old car in YOUR OWN GARAGE won't count ??? :??: :)

[music man]

New Tag, Antique Cars:

That's a good one; gonna require some thought. I like that.

Would it be fair to say that the old car in YOUR OWN GARAGE won't count ??? :??: :)


I have to "ride" by my old Volkswagen when I go riding, so I guess "technically speaking" it would fall under the rules, wouldn't really entice me to go on a long ride to find one though so I guess it would defeat the purpose of the game, so it would probably be frowned upon like Alanc's old/new tag without moving his bike was.

I just wish I would have seen this one earlier, I went downtown to the Corvette rally they have here every year, there were antique cars aplenty down there, Mmmm... Maybe I need to go on a night ride. :biggrin:

[burkbuilds]

Since the purpose of the game is basically to motivate us to ride, I'd at least recommend that you don't use a car at your home. I could have taken a picture of my bike beside my pick up truck and it technically would have been an antique, but not what the "spirit" of the game seems to be about. I just happened across this antique car "gathering" on my way to the Cavalry museum. There were probably 40-50 cars parked along Lafeyette street in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and people were just out walking up and down the street admiring the cars. The cars seemed to range from old Model T types up to the "muscle cars" of the sixties mostly, and everything in between. Some of them were still rust buckets but most were fully restored. It was cool to see them and everybody seemed to be having a nice time. The weather couldn't have been any better, slight breeze and temps in the mid 70's.

[dhgeyer]

I love antique car shows! Unfortunately they don't start up around here this early. I haven't seen any on the road yet this year. There is a very active antique car collecting/restoring community in this state. You can even get special plates for them, cheaper, but you can only drive on weekends/holidays or some such - not exactly sure of the details.