Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 13, 2018 13:01:07 GMT -5
Just got back from my first time collecting in Burro Creek. It was a long drive there, a short time collecting my limit with a friend, one night drinking a lot of beer and camping, followed by a brutally long drive home. Had a load of fun and it was well worth it and I'd do it again at a moment's notice  Guess my exact round trip mileage traveled down to the tenth of a mile expressed as a single decimal place (x.x). Everyone gets a self-regulated SIX guesses this time. Take them all at once or spread it out. First person to guess it exactly stops the contest. In the absence of an exact guess the closest to the actual number without going over wins. In the event of a tie for closest the prize goes to the first person who guessed it. Because cabochon makers are sometimes overlooked in these contests, this time the prize winner will have their choice of ONE cool slab of Burro Creek material that will make at least a couple of killer cabochons, OR the winner can choose a SFRB packed full of hand selected small/medium tumble rough that may or may not contain any Burro Creek material. Contest starts now and ends next Sunday night 2/18 around 7pm PDT or when I say stop. Good luck! |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2018 14:32:17 GMT -5
Just got back from my first time collecting in Burro Creek. It was a long drive there, a short time collecting my limit with a friend, one night drinking a lot of beer and camping, followed by a brutally long drive home. Had a load of fun and it was well worth it and I'd do it again at a moment's notice Guess my exact mileage traveled down to the tenth of a mile expressed as a single decimal place (x.x). Everyone gets a self-regulated SIX guesses this time. Take them all at once or spread it out. First person to guess it exactly stops the contest. In the absence of an exact guess the closest to the actual number without going over wins. In the event of a tie for closest the prize goes to the first person who guessed it. Because cabochon makers are sometimes overlooked in these contests, this time the prize winner will have their choice of ONE cool slab of Burro Creek material that will make at least a couple of killer cabochons, OR the winner can choose a SFRB packed full of hand selected small/medium tumble rough that may or may not contain any Burro Creek material. Contest starts now and ends next Sunday night 2/18 around 7pm PDT or when I say stop. Good luck! Round trip? |
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Post by MsAli on Feb 13, 2018 14:34:09 GMT -5
OOOHHH YEAH!!
Im going to guess you mean Round trip??
1300.0
1350.0
1400.0
1385.0
1420.0
1465.0
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2018 14:37:58 GMT -5
Hmmm, I guess times a'wastin'. 1355.0 1358.0 1360.0 1362.0 1365.0 1370.0 Waiting to see what you brought back, Tommy! |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 13, 2018 14:39:03 GMT -5
OOOHHH YEAH!! Im going to guess you mean Round trip?? 1300 1350 1400 1385 1420 1465 "Guess my exact mileage traveled down to the tenth of a mile expressed as a single decimal place (x.x)" |
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Post by MsAli on Feb 13, 2018 14:41:16 GMT -5
OOOHHH YEAH!! Im going to guess you mean Round trip?? 1300 1350 1400 1385 1420 1465 "Guess my exact mileage traveled down to the tenth of a mile expressed as a single decimal place (x.x)" Thank you...now editing ....Makes my brain hurt with all that decimal stuff |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 13, 2018 14:43:00 GMT -5
rockpickerforever yes round trip. Any guesses that do not have a decimal will be assumed to be .0 tenths which is still a valid guess - the tenths might be zero hehehe
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 13, 2018 14:47:42 GMT -5
I'll go with my usual guess...
$1, Bob!
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Post by mohs on Feb 13, 2018 16:13:07 GMT -5
what is the gps concordances from where you left and the end destination, please I can do the math from there I think, or I'll ask Jean  |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 13, 2018 17:35:42 GMT -5
1330-6
1345.8
1343.6
1412.6
1422.4
1398.7
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Post by mohs on Feb 13, 2018 17:54:38 GMT -5
how many gallons of gas did you use
and what your mpg ?
Thanks!
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Feb 13, 2018 18:12:16 GMT -5
1362.6
1372.2
1376.6
1380.5
1381.7
1385.9
Lynn
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 13, 2018 18:17:03 GMT -5
how many gallons of gas did you use and what your mpg ? Thanks! Too many and not enough... mostly. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2018 18:17:12 GMT -5
how many gallons of gas did you use and what your mpg ? Thanks! Did you bring your trailer? What about the doggies? (of course you did!)
Lol.
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Post by mohs on Feb 13, 2018 19:13:08 GMT -5
how many gallons of gas did you use and what your mpg ? Thanks! Too many and not enough... mostly.  that why you be the master --can't fool the rocks in your head  but I see my miss calculation I should have asked the questions separately that would've fooledya! would have fooled me....agrin |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 13, 2018 19:19:10 GMT -5
how many gallons of gas did you use and what your mpg ? Thanks! Did you bring your trailer? What about the doggies? (of course you did!)
Lol.
Nope... just me and I slept in my truck. Not sure how that affects how many miles though haha |
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lookatthat
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Post by lookatthat on Feb 13, 2018 19:25:15 GMT -5
Well, since i no idea where any of these places are, I'll just have to take some wild guesses based on how far "brutally long" would be. here's three guesses for now.
1995.9
1474.8
1301.4
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 13, 2018 19:29:39 GMT -5
Did you bring your trailer? What about the doggies? (of course you did!)
Lol.
Nope... just me and I slept in my truck. Not sure how that affects how many miles though haha Without answering the other questions mohs asked, not one iota, lol. (weight, gas mileage, etc)
Thought maybe that may have been the case (stag, no trailer). That's how those last minute trips sometimes end up.
But I'll bet you had a great time!
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Post by mohs on Feb 13, 2018 19:51:42 GMT -5
If you had accurately measured your tire tread
before and after
I could figure out the distance within a hundredth
I’m studying forensic retread science
Just for future reference
Mostly
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 13, 2018 21:51:04 GMT -5
If you had accurately measured your tire tread before and after I could figure out the distance within a hundredth I’m studying forensic retread science Just for future reference Mostly Ah, but you're not taking into account the tire issues I had along the way! Shaking, rattling, and rolling for the first nine hours of my drive. Friday morning found me in a Kingman tire shop getting my brand new tires re-balanced and rotated because the installers at Sears are morons. The guy at the tire shop took off as many as five metal weights from a couple of the tires. |
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