Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Happy Halloween Everyone!
Im at a crossroads with the site again. Ill fill everyone in later. Until then enjoy our special update. Nèur@l was nice enough to write it up.
American National Can Factory
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Overhaul Progress -
Underground Section : 100% (June 25th, 2009)
Urban Section : 30% (July 30th, 2009)
Misc. Section: : 72% (Dec 9th, 2008)
Gallery : 0% (Dec 9th, 2008)
Overall Progress : 57%
(Last Updated Saturday, July 30th, 2009)
-- (Computer was down for all of febuary-mid june, sorry for the delays) --
So I've gotten a couple emails asking me what I am exactly doing on the website. Apparently my update on the 23rd wasnt clear enough to understand so I will try again.
Q) What Am I Doing With The Website Right Now?
A) I'm currently updating it, re-doing trip logs, updating the layouts of existant trip logs, updating and adding to other various parts of the website.
Q) What's Done?
A) I started with the underground section,
Ampitheatre (Redone), Satans Cave (Redone), Stahlmanns Cellers (Redone). A few other trip logs were just restyled.
Q) What's In The Works?
A) theres quite a lot in the works right now. Not only am I reformatting Trip Logs, I'm also rewritting some, adding new ones, and adding Thorough History Logs to ones I feel deserve the credit and time consuming process of research.
Q) What Specifically New Will We See Soon?
A) Chutes Cave & Tunnel, West Bank Tailraces Pt. 2, Tunnel of Terror, Gopher Munitions Plant, GTA Headhouse, Kurth Malt Plant, Pignut Mill, PV, Pillsbury "A" Mill ADM Mill Part 2, Santas Cave. Upper Harbor Terminal
In the meantime with all these things to update it wont be over night, it will take me a few weeks of motivitating myself to take the time and I also apoligize because that leaves the site in a half-ass look for the moment. The In-Between of updating is easier when I see it online and not just in offline mode.
Oh just so this isnt a useless info update, I've just uploaded the Tunnel of Terror.
- Enjoy!
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Well i've decided to overhaul parts of the site. I have some spare time coming up and with winter setting in im not biking around constantly going from After bar to After bar.
The layout of the site wont change (atleast right now) but expect to see alot of the trip logs reformatted into a more efficient style. I'll also be finishing up loose ends on other unfinished or not-started logs.
In the meantime view an updated list of Websites and such in the links page.
Oh, we're coming up on the 1 year anniversery of the site. I may have to do somthing special?
Oh, Mouser Week X... Drain Season... Yay!
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Well I guess its just that time of the decade for the economy. Ya that economy sucks, corporate america sucks, the world sucks. Tough shit. Dont dare say the "R"(ecession) word. People get scared. People dont realize this is a normal trend of Capitilism. Research Inflation/Deflation and the Boom & Bust Effect. You'll be fine.
However for those of you in a state of job loss I do apoligize. It will only get worse before it gets better. However on that note speaking of better, enjoy your free time with 3 new trips logs!
Gold Medal Flour
High Bridge Power Plant
TCAAP
As for me, im currently leaning towards redoing the website, re-writing some trips logs, and doing some stadardization of my quality. Enjoy!
- ToXiC
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Well today we temporarily lose one of our members, Myth.
He's off to Boot Camp and AIT for the National Gaurd. Guess he'll be exploring alot of cool new things! We all hope he gets through it fine and we'll see him soon!
Also, since im doing this, I'll just mention that other new updates are coming, so keep posted, should be up in a couple weeks...
Some trips coming up, just to tease you...
GTA
Kurth Grain Elevator
Pillsbury
Gold Medal Flour
and some others that wont be named... we have to keep some things a surprise!
Since RNC is unfortunetly upon us, maybe this is a good chance for me to get the Gallery section done? Ya....
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Well just a minor update. Trip Logs are gonna be stalled for a bit as RNC comes up, not only is it really risky right now to explore, but extended 4am Liqour Consumption at the bar is going to drain me. So whats up right now is whats up for the next month.
I've uploaded,
Abbott Hospital
Lil Jax Steakhouse
Ramada Inn
Funk Brewery Cave
Enjoy and safe 'splorin!
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Well I'm back from Vacation!
I've working on updates as we speak, so get ready for them! I've already put up the initial new Topics in the Urban Section of the site to view whats coming soon. I dont really have much to post right now except for that.
Check out the Bureau of Mines until the rest of the new trips are up.
Coming Soon (If your that lazy not to look at the Urban Section)
- Abbott Hospital
- Bunge
- Gold Medal Flour
- Landrover & Jaguar Dealership
- Lil Jax Steakhouse
- Pillsbury "A" Mill
- Ramada Inn
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Just a small update.
Me & Brute Rock. We rescued 2 Kittens from the Purina Chow Plant. Now at my Apt.
(Click to Enlarge)
Small Update as well, im going out of town so all other updates and trip logs will have to wait until after the 20th, but until then enjoy Stahlmanns Cellars!!
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Happy 4th Everyone! Sorry for the lack of updats the last few months, we've been doing alot of exploring in our spare time, but have sacrifised web update time to do it. We have alot of exciting updates coming. As I write this update im writing up the new trips and logs and updating some old ones since July is kind of a slow month for me.
It may be another week or so until Im finished updating everything, but in the mean time feel free to check out Purina, we originally did the trip in December but we kept going back and everytime was kind of different so I wrote up the the most interesting trip I could think of. Best of the Best pics we took.
As I slowly over the next week or so upload the new trips and such expect to see the following updates.
Also check out the Hamms Brewery, just uploaded!
UPDATES (UPCOMING) -
- Stahlmanns Cellers
- Pillsbury
- Abbot Hospital
- Portraits Section of the Website
- Some other various not to be revealed content at this time.
Stay tuned!
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Tuesday, Febuary 4th, 2008
Myself (ToXiC), Brute, & AquaSlayer attended this years Mouser Week IX 2008 Awards, unfortunetly I had to bail since I got called into work, but Brute and AquaSlayer did attend to Kittsondale to goto the actual awards. Happy to hear everything went according to plan and that everyone had a good time. It was a good start of the year I think. Meeting alot of cool people and chatting about funny stories. Hope the rest of the event turns out good and that everyone has fun. Happy draining, see you guys down there.
This years Mouser Week IX 2008 Awards.
Locations
Best Underground:
1st Place: tie between Headrace and the *place*
2nd Palce: Ford mines, Carl's Bloody Asshole, Stahlman's and Waterfall Drain
Best Aboveground:
1st Place: Hamm's
2nd Place: MN Building, BOM, ADM, Schmidt's and Ashley's new house
Best New Find:
1st Place: tie between Butt Grove and ETMJ
2nd Place: Headrace and Al Capone Cave in Lillydale
Best Outside MN:
1st Place: Paris/Catacombs
2nd Place: Floaty Boaty, Confluence, Outside MN sucks
In Memory: Demolished or Inaccessable
1st Place: *place*
2nd Place: Pillsbury
3rd Place: Martha Ripley's and Nopeming
Landmark 6 Award: group or individual
1st Place: Qwest 3
2nd Place: Headrace
3rd Place: Guy in manhole, glass being a tool and TC & Co evading cops at Nopeming
Funniest Situation: group or individual
1st Place: Guy stuck in manhole on Nicollet Island
2nd Place: Youthsonic and Gatsby's neighbor, Nintendo night inwater, Curious George and Warchyld on roof of GMF, Naked+Drunk Freak and
Lilydale Health Club Expo
Individual Awards
Most Hardcore:
1st Place: tie between Warchyld and Wacko
Giant Chicken:
1st Place: everyone who skipped the drain meeting
2nd Place: Gatsby
Best Team Player:
1st Place: tie between Snax and Warchyld
Best Individual Effort:
1st Place: tie between Junkyard and Jim
Best Group Effort:
1st Place: Warchyld, Snax and the moderators on SAS (Katwoman, Asylunt, Benni, Macsbug, D'rex, Slim Jim)
2nd Place: Santa's Group
Lover of Poop:
1st Place: Slim Jim
2nd Place: Gatsby
Nicest Explorer:
1st Place: Katwoman
2nd Place: tie between Gashley and Clockwork
Klutzy Ninja:
1st Place: Clockwork
nOOB: New Explorer whose shown the most promise in the last year:
1st Place: tie between Robin / Toxic / TC
Explorer of the Year:
1st Place: Freak
Ego Award (person who voted for themselves the most):
1st Place: tie between Toxic and ETMJ
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Saturday, Febuary 2nd, 2008
Continuing to upload new trip logs weekly, we seem to collect them faster than I can put them up. Hope everything looks good, I have gotten some feedback about mis-information which was appreciated. Keep sending me feedback, I have no problem with it.
See you guys at the Mouser Week Awards tonight!
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Welcome to the Twin Cities Urban Recon Website. Hope you enjoy the site thoroughly. As we speak im just uploading the last pictures and trips logs that I wasnt able to integrate into the site before it got activated by my host.
If you have any feedback or anything, email me.
- ToXiC
