Welcome to the
Frederick Puzzler's Corner!
This is a monthly event to encourage puzzle solving in the geocaching community.
If you have a specific puzzle or puzzling topic you'd like help with, feel free to make note of it in your Will Attend log so others can prepare to help.
Fun Facts:
American professional baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr., played in his 2,131st consecutive game on this day in 1995, surpassing the record set by Lou Gehrig more than 56 years earlier. Five hundred games later, his streak ended on September 19, 1998 with 2,632 consecutive games played, a record that still stands today. Lou Gehrig still holds 2nd place with his 2,130-game streak.
On September 6, 1991 the Soviet Union recognized the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. Today, all three are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
In 1967, after decades of debate and defeat, a new law took effect in Sweden which changed the direction of driving from the left side to the right side of the road, making it safer and easier to navigate in left-hand-driver vehicles. This also brought them in line with their right-hand driving neighbors. While the official date of change was September 3rd, the weekend ending September 6th proved that there were fewer problems and accidents than on a normal weekend, likely due to the extra caution everyone took during this upheaval.
Today we also observe Read A Book Day. What are you currently reading?
Here's the usual spiel…
This event is open to all geocachers, no matter what your statistics say or whether you even like puzzles! Newbies and addicts, socialites and lone wolves, mark your calendar.
If you've got a puzzle or mystery cache that's currently got you stumped, this event is for you!
This is an unstructured think-tank assembly where you can collaborate on the latest tantalizing quizzler on your radar. But you don't have to work on puzzles to attend; there are always good stories and conversations all around. However, you'll have plenty of others to bounce ideas around with, and you might discover that someone has seen a similar technique before. We continue to see successes and progress at each gathering.
For the puzzle junkies, bring your puzzle paraphernalia - flagged caches, laptop or tablet (Wi-Fi is available), theories, library card, worksheets, (sp)eye glasses, flight plans, Enigma machine, abacus, scratch paper (don’t forget your writing instrument) - you never know who, or what, will show up, and from whom you can gain an advantage. Have you recently cracked a tough one and want to see others’ wheels spinning? That can be very entertaining!
When & Where:
Tuesday, September 6th, 2022, 6pm - 8pm
Panera Bread
1700 Kingfisher Drive, Suite 1
Frederick, Maryland
(Look to your left as you come in. If the weather cooperates, we'll meet on the patio.)
All food and beverage costs are your own responsibility, though no purchase is required.
Field trips not included. But it's a good time to plan them!
If you drop any trackables into this event, make sure they have all been claimed or reclaimed before you leave. We don’t want them getting lost in the muggle world!
This event will be held in accordance with current local COVID guidelines.