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@drevil 186826 wrote:

OK, Hobbesball map updated again: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29261378

1/11 – Emm hid
1/12 – Steve O hid
1/22 – LhasaCM hid
1/22 – Erikacae hid
1/23 – Drevil hid
1/24 – Sszibler hid
1/28 – Thor hid

I feel like I’m missing a Josh hiding between Sszibler and Thor… someone let me know if it needs corrections.

Also, to get coordinates (that I can easily use):

1. Go to Google Maps
2. Right-click on the point where you want the coordinates
3. Select “What’s here?”
4. Another popup shows at the bottom with the coordinates. Click the coordinates link.
5. On the left pane, the coordinates show up like this: 38°48’30.8″N 77°03’12.7″W
6. Copy and paste that into the post, along with when you hid Hobbesball (after it’s been found).

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So, yeah, I hid at DCW in Georgetown as LhasaCM said, and rehid after the mini-garden, I’m not telling you where! But SarahBee should have an easy time at him. Let’s get some new stuff in there!

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@mrhappy_onabike 186733 wrote:

The Blue Bunny makes his 2019 Calvinball debut!!
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The green calvinball is hidden as per these photos.
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Rats. I guess this one was found and I missed it. Now I’m stuck on the top of a parking deck with a flat tire and it’s 18 degrees. Didn’t bring repair stuff for obvious reasons and even forgot my cleat covers. Booger’s.

Which number post is its rehiding?

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Siberian Hobbes needs rescuing quickly. He needs a safe house. While passing the Spy Museum he was recognized by a former member of the Company as a suspected Russian double-agent. He high-tailed it out of there, knocking down the agent on the way. He is now taking refuge in Banneker’s Park at the center. Please help!

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@LhasaCM 186807 wrote:

Locations looked good to me. For the notes: if you’re going with when Hobbes was hidden for consistency, the first spot on 4MR should be “Hidden by Emm 1/11” not Steve O (who found him on 1/12), and the second spot by the canal was hidden by Steve O on 1/12 (we didn’t find him until 1/18 ).

Holy Hobbes, I’ll see what I can do later, after rehiding him. This is starting to have a geocaching vibe . . . LOL . . . how are you coming up with coordinates? I may just do descriptions or streets if I can figure out the rides that I didn’t label because I didn’t want to make it too easy.

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@Thor 186759 wrote:

Sorry, Team 10’s beer drinking extravaganza is instead at 8pm on Friday.

Funny and wonderful I found SH just as you were coming out to head over to the not really extravaganza!

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Yum. Truffles!

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@Thor 186627 wrote:

Hobbes has been frolicking around the alleys of Old Town, found some left-over Heineken and is now sleeping off the buzz in a miniature Siberian forest, but don’t make him sleep there all night!!!

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SiberHobbes is warm in DC again. Hopefully, I can get him back out there again tomorrow (Thursday), but that was close to my limits. Thanks for some warmth and an escort to the Metro, Thor! I took the first train possible at Braddock Road (it was that cold even in the enclosures that I didn’t want to wait 4 minutes or so more!), took it to Crystal City, and transferred to Yellow.

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@Thor 186721 wrote:

See post #172.

We’ll see. Not sure I want to go that far in death weather.

Update: Getting ready to attempt. Please bury SiberHobbes with me if I fail.

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@SarahBee 186684 wrote:

Sszibler- I have been enjoying your crazy Calvinball antics, Siber-Hobbes side plots, obscure clues, and off the wall hiding places so much. Sir, if a person could embody a Calvinball, it would be you!

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@Obama 186706 wrote:

ftfy

LOL! What?!? Fixed what?

I was really hoping something on here would give me a purpose to go out. The news people keep telling me I’ll die instantly if I try! But there doesn’t seem to be any hidden Calvin Balls. Am I wrong?

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@cvcalhoun 186656 wrote:

Yeah, that’s part of my issue. I know Calvin is near the Whole Foods. But there are two different bushes pictured, neither of which shows Calvin. So I’d be searching (most likely in the dark). And since I’m someone who has only a 50/50 chance of finding the butter if I’m told it’s on the second shelf of the refrigerator, I find that daunting.

Now that I know sszibler hid it specifically for me, I may have to check. But I’m still not optimistic.

Carol tried really hard to find it tonight – we’ve been texting back and forth and either Steve M. got it or some lowlife stole a bunch of handmade friendship bracelets 😡

I propose 2 points for Carol for going above and beyond her normal routine. She was glad to get some extra miles for her team.

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Likely how the bathroom at Bladensburg got reopened tonight (mysterious reopening of tunnel) – someone broke the lock holder off and I found a homeless guy locked in there. He felt bad, I felt bad, and I got out of there as soon as I verified no new Calvin Balls hidden and warmed up a bit. I can’t imagine being out on the street tonight. How’d he even get there?

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@reji 186665 wrote:

It’s a pretty creepy tunnel which is usually full of nasty water and debris after a rain.
https://ggwash.org/view/35029/ask-ggw-alexandria-mystery-tunnel

Interesting! Ha! Article was 5 years ago when Jonathan looked into it. This is one of the things I really like about Calvin Ball, finding these unique places we pass every day.

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@cvcalhoun 186656 wrote:

Yeah, that’s part of my issue. I know Calvin is near the Whole Foods. But there are two different bushes pictured, neither of which shows Calvin. So I’d be searching (most likely in the dark). And since I’m someone who has only a 50/50 chance of finding the butter if I’m told it’s on the second shelf of the refrigerator, I find that daunting.

Now that I know sszibler hid it specifically for me, I may have to check. But I’m still not optimistic.

It’s probably hard to see on a phone. You might have to zoom in a bit on the picture with it clear. It’s on the east side of the bush under the W sign. That would be on your left as you’re facing Whole Foods. Right up against the wall perpendicular to Whole Foods. I really hope it’s still there. At the time I was hoping the snow might prevent people from going back there. Make sure Steve M. didn’t already get it.

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