One for the Noobs: Hints and Hauls

^ that place is a total fire hazard. i'm scared living in the northside of chicago that said place is going to start the great chicago fire 2.0

 

Just packed my box so it will be shipping tomorrow. Swag may have to ship later due to no space in box. I'm shipping 194oz and covered 5 wants and shipped a few locals. Came in weighing 22lbs.

The address I am shipping to has a football team nearby that was beaten by my favorite team 27-10 in the past.

Also, to update a past hint, I think I may have screwed up the hint (in binary). There is an NFL team near my targets location. Not saying how many though.

 

I know what you're thinking. "Did he pack 217.5 ounces or only 205.5?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a NOOB BIF, on the most powerful beer website in the world, and would blow your porch clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

35 pounds of (mostly) eastern goodness packed and ready to ship west tomorrow. There was room left in the box, so I threw a couple extra in, but really did lose track. Since this is the first time I've packed beer, I think somebody is going to have lots of packaging for future trades.

 

All set. Went with 2 separate boxes as I am reusing bottle shippers I have gotten in.
182 total oz over 12 beers. Hoping to ship out tomorrow or the next day for Friday delivery.

I must say, this was a lot of fun. Thanks again, Ohsaycanyoubeer for setting this all up.

 

Couldn't agree more. Thanks for setting up a noob BIF. I'm hoping another one comes out soon after this. Looking forward to many more.

 

Same here. I don't know what I enjoyed more, figuring out what to send, or trying to guess who's sending stuff to me.

 

Haywire's code totally messed my mind, bro. Head spinning. Mind blown. Santa is real. Aliens are dropping a box in my yard.

 

I currently have 125.4 oz of beer ready to go. Mostly big, dark deliciousness which seems to be perfect for my target, which I cannot disagree with his taste. His home state has more than 1 football team. 1 of these teams may or may not be currently playing as I write this (for what thats worth.. not much)

 

Just wait til tomorrow. That ones really gonna mess with people.

 

Based on the sentiment, I just want everyone to know that this isn't a contest. That being said, I'm pretty sure I'm going to win.

 

Well the player I referenced in an earlier hint was on the losing team tonight. He played a great game, but it just wasnt enough.

 

My target is active in this thread

 

List your age already (dad?) so I can tell if this applies to me!

 

My target's state doesn't border mine. Last time I was there I had some boiled peanuts and fatback. Also, I'm probably waiting until after my trip to Chicago to send out.

 

36 years young and I wear a smedium at Big Dogs.

My box(es) are ready. Was going to ship today but forgot to weigh and measure for UPS label prepping. That, and things were just a bit too foggy at 5am while getting going to werk.
Tomorrow, fo shiz.

 

Hint: 181.8 oz over 12 bottles. Some are listed in mL. Others are listed in oz.
Hit 4 wants, 3 of the 12 have a rating of 100 on BA, and another 4 are at least 95. The other 5 are all hand picked by me, brews that match target's styles, local, regional, and pretty damned underrated in my humble opinion.

 

I will be shipping my box this morning. Gonna have to ship swag separate.

As for the hint of the day (#5), I'm sure this will keep some folks busy on a Monday morning. Hope people are good with land navigation.

1. If you were to drive halfway between a famous location in my favorite NFL teams state and another famous location (that could be it's sister) in a state that has three football teams, there lies an airfield on a ranch that begin with the letter "L".
2. From there, if you drive about 1530 miles east, you'll end up at a place that is heavily fortified and I once called home for four years.
3. Head about 500 miles north and you'll end up in a location that is the birthplace of a mighty organization that came about a couple hundred years ago.
4. The sum of the number of miles (4 numbers) you have to drive west is 20 and it will bring you to the side of a reservoir that starts with a 'C' and is in the middle of nowhere.
5. After a slight picnic on the side of the reservoir, you can head north east about 550 miles to take in magnificent views of a notable water landmark that has a French name that should be mistaken for an island.
6. A short, hop, skip and 680 miles of driving slightly south east will land you in the location of where my box will be delivered.

Happy Monday!

(Side hint: My favorite team is a state that is next to a body of water)

 

It seems my brain just exploded all over my keyboard. This is going to take a while to clean up.

 

My target city gets between 35 and 50 inches of rain, on average, per year.

 

According to Mapquest, it would take me 34 hours to drive to my targets address and cost $274.95 in gas.
My box is on it's way. It'll take a couple of days longer to get there, but cost a lot less.