Comments on: Craig McGettigan, Turkey Extaordinaire http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Craig http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-984 Craig Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:44:54 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-984 Please don't use last names on these posts. People have careers to worry about. Employers do check these things and might frown on "halls of shame" posts and any involvement with treasure hunts. Please don’t use last names on these posts. People have careers to worry about. Employers do check these things and might frown on “halls of shame” posts and any involvement with treasure hunts.

]]> By: Ted http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-243 Ted Fri, 27 May 2005 15:32:45 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-243 I've come upon a way for Craig to redeem himself. We've figured out that the Caterpillar is at Lake Dardanelle State Park in Arkansas. According to Google Maps, it's only a 12 hour drive. If you've got a phat Acura, half that. I’ve come upon a way for Craig to redeem himself. We’ve figured out that the Caterpillar is at Lake Dardanelle State Park in Arkansas. According to Google Maps, it’s only a 12 hour drive. If you’ve got a phat Acura, half that.

]]> By: Gabe http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-242 Gabe Fri, 27 May 2005 13:37:42 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-242 Oh, you already knew the exact location? In that case, I'm torn between tar-and-feather and the less-showy, but also effective, pillory. Oh, you already knew the exact location? In that case, I’m torn between tar-and-feather and the less-showy, but also effective, pillory.

]]> By: Korey http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-241 Korey Fri, 27 May 2005 05:10:44 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-241 Wow, $12,000 -- almost enough to buy a Sante Fe! Wow, $12,000 — almost enough to buy a Sante Fe!

]]> By: Johnnie Corcoran http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-240 Johnnie Corcoran Fri, 27 May 2005 01:22:34 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-240 If the timing fits, you must convict. If the timing fits, you must convict.

]]> By: Ted http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-239 Ted Fri, 27 May 2005 00:41:49 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-239 Pshaw! I emailed him a scan of the tree immediately. It was pictured in the book. We also had the exact location of the token, which apparently the person who found the token wasn't sure about. They wandered around searching a bunch of random trees aimlessly, taking over 2 hours to get to the right one. Andy's brother, who arrived at the park in the middle of the night, when it was pitch black out, found the tree in about 45 minutes. Craig would have easily beat out the competition. He's a marine for Christ sake! Pshaw! I emailed him a scan of the tree immediately. It was pictured in the book. We also had the exact location of the token, which apparently the person who found the token wasn’t sure about. They wandered around searching a bunch of random trees aimlessly, taking over 2 hours to get to the right one. Andy’s brother, who arrived at the park in the middle of the night, when it was pitch black out, found the tree in about 45 minutes. Craig would have easily beat out the competition. He’s a marine for Christ sake!

]]> By: Gabe http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-238 Gabe Thu, 26 May 2005 21:39:01 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-238 Ted said he called Craig around 5:30 or 6:00. If he called in the middle of that range (Eastern time) it was 4:45 in Iowa. Printing out driving directions and preparing to leave work on no notice would take a minimum of 15 minutes, and according to Google Maps, it's a 78-minute trip. So he could have gotten there by maybe 6:20pm. Starthinker arrived ten minutes after that. So to get the token before Starthinker did, Craig would either have to find the tree just as soon after arriving at the park, but without any companions and without having seen the drawing of the tree. Or maybe he could have gotten hold of that and printed it out as well, but that would have taken more time back at the office. Add in a few more minutes if you had to explain to your boss why your college friend asked you to hunt for treasure in a tree in a state park, and you'd kill even that 10-minute head start. The defense rests. Ted said he called Craig around 5:30 or 6:00. If he called in the middle of that range (Eastern time) it was 4:45 in Iowa. Printing out driving directions and preparing to leave work on no notice would take a minimum of 15 minutes, and according to Google Maps, it’s a 78-minute trip. So he could have gotten there by maybe 6:20pm. Starthinker arrived ten minutes after that.

So to get the token before Starthinker did, Craig would either have to find the tree just as soon after arriving at the park, but without any companions and without having seen the drawing of the tree. Or maybe he could have gotten hold of that and printed it out as well, but that would have taken more time back at the office. Add in a few more minutes if you had to explain to your boss why your college friend asked you to hunt for treasure in a tree in a state park, and you’d kill even that 10-minute head start.

The defense rests.

]]> By: andy http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-237 andy Thu, 26 May 2005 19:14:31 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-237 Yes, $12,000 would get us a wonderful patch of grass on St. John.... hehe, but of couse at the auction, the Snail would have going for $120,000 and we would be in fine shape, we could rent a nice house for a few summers. Speaking of St. John, next spring is coming up..... :) I can't believe we were so close, and that we had a chance of getting it! A real chance. This absolutely proves that you just have to GO LOOK even if people have been there- some lady looked in that tree 10min before Star Thinker did! My brother is totally into the TT now, so if there are any other tokens within a days drive, we can get him to look. Lastly, there must be one more in the NE, esp since MS lives around there. We will get it. We will. Yes, $12,000 would get us a wonderful patch of grass on St. John…. hehe, but of couse at the auction, the Snail would have going for $120,000 and we would be in fine shape, we could rent a nice house for a few summers. Speaking of St. John, next spring is coming up….. :)
I can’t believe we were so close, and that we had a chance of getting it! A real chance. This absolutely proves that you just have to GO LOOK even if people have been there- some lady looked in that tree 10min before Star Thinker did!

My brother is totally into the TT now, so if there are any other tokens within a days drive, we can get him to look.

Lastly, there must be one more in the NE, esp since MS lives around there. We will get it. We will.

]]> By: Ted http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-236 Ted Thu, 26 May 2005 19:07:17 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-236 Just to clarify, this is what starthinker <a href="http://www.tweleve.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105" rel="nofollow">posted</a>: "We found the token at 8:10pm after arriving at the park around 6:30pm." I don't think Craig-o is getting nearly enough flak here. Just to clarify, this is what starthinker posted: “We found the token at 8:10pm after arriving at the park around 6:30pm.”

I don’t think Craig-o is getting nearly enough flak here.

]]> By: Gwynne http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2005/05/26/craig-mcgettigan-turkey-extaordinaire/#comment-235 Gwynne Thu, 26 May 2005 19:01:02 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=139#comment-235 "It was about 3:00 when I decided it was worth a shot to drive down to the park but I was leaning towards waiting for the morning and getting to the park at dawn. " Ah, if only he had waited 'til morning....Ted & Ana, Katie & Andy and Andy's brother could all be on their way to St. John to retire on their $12,000 fortune. But we'll never know for sure, not until they make "Sliding Doors: A Treasure's Trove". “It was about 3:00 when I decided it was worth a shot to drive down to the park but I was leaning towards waiting for the morning and getting to the park at dawn. ”

Ah, if only he had waited ’til morning….Ted & Ana, Katie & Andy and Andy’s brother could all be on their way to St. John to retire on their $12,000 fortune. But we’ll never know for sure, not until they make “Sliding Doors: A Treasure’s Trove”.

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