Bet ya can't resist chatting with my online robot! Mystery Cache

IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm having to take a break from geocaching and need to either adopt this cache out to somebody who is willing to care for it or archive it. If you'd be interested in adopting this cache please click my user name and send me an E-Mail via geocaching.com . When E-Mailing me please click the box to include your E-Mail address so I can contact you directly. As the new owner of course you can feel free to change the cache description which I know is too wordy or make any other changes you'd like. Of course I will work with the new owner to make sure the new owner understand how the puzzle works so the new owner understands it so if you want you can make changes to it. If I can't find somebody to adopt this cache then I will be archiving it probably around the 4th of July 2012. Enjoy the cache and happy geocaching!!!!

class="style1">You know you want to, so get comfy and have a chat with an Artificial Intelligence!

  The coordinates above are not the cache location.  However, they will take you to a parking location that will put you near a nice paved bike path you can take to get close to ground zero.  There may be a closer parking area, but with me being new to the area I'm not that familiar with the area.  IF YOU DO NOT READ THE ENTIRE CACHE DESCRIPTION PAGE YOU WILL LIKELY MAKE THIS CACHE HARDER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE!  I know this cache description page is going to be way too long and I apologize for that right up front, but for now it's all you have to keep a very simple puzzle cache from turning into a nightmare so please read on.
 

   Thank you for deciding to take a stab at solving my little puzzle cache.   I suspect for some it will literally only take seconds to get the cache coordinates, while others may struggle with it for substantially longer periods of time.  Since I do anticipate some people really struggling to solve this I am giving it a difficulty rating of 2 1/2 stars. 

   I'm a recent transplant to Chicago from Michigan and I absolutely love Chicago and anticipate living here for the rest of my life.  Since I love Chicago so much I wanted to put out a unique cache as my way of saying thank you to all the local cachers who've placed caches for other peoples enjoyment.

  Let me take a few moments to explain why I've fallen in love with Chicago.  As weird as it sounds I find the fine citizens of Chicago to be much more polite than the people in the little town of 30,000 people I just moved from in Michigan.  You don't need to worry about me I am not totally delusional and I do realize I now live in a major metropolitan area, and yes bad things do happen here on a fairly regular basis.   However, considering the huge population here I can honestly say I feel safer walking around most Chicago neighborhoods than I used to in my small town in Michigan.

  Yes, everybody in the city is in a hurry going here or there, but when I stop somebody to ask for directions at the conclusion of the conversion when I thank them they almost always smile and say you're welcome.  I can't say that small town folks are that polite.  Another way Chicagoans are much more polite than small town folks is the way motorists treat pedestrians.  You see in small towns there are no buses or Els so everybody drives their cars.  Crossing the street as a pedestrian can be quite a scary adventure in a small town where a pedestrian is an odd species that is only rarely seen.  At least here in Chicago the drivers understand that pedestrians are objects to be avoided and not aimed at for a cheap laugh.  My final example of how Chicagoans are polite is on the roadways.  You'd think that changing lanes on the packed interstates would be impossible.  However, if you put on your blinker and start to move over a little when a gap appears 9 times out of 10 they'll allow you to change lanes.  Heck, I see lots of motorists waving a thank you or a you're welcome after a car is allowed to merge into a busy lane of traffic.  The most surprising part is that almost all the time the Chicagoans have all of their fingers extended when waving and not just waving with one finger like I frequently see on small town roads (maybe they're saying I'm #1?).

  So to all my fellow Chicagoans thank you for the polite and friendly welcome you've extended to this new Chicagoan.  This cache is my way of saying thank you.  I hope you enjoy it! 

VERY IMPORTANT:  If you read the section below it will save you a lot of potential headaches!!!

  Here are some hints to make your time interacting with Valerie (that's the name of the artificial intelligence you need to communicate with) even more informative and hopefully fun too: 

1. I've tried to make this puzzle cache pretty easy.  My goal is that the majority will find this a bit of a challenge, but also that the majority will be able to solve it after putting in an honest effort.
2. When talking to Valerie and typing the word geocache instead type the word cache.  She (Valerie) will only recognize the word cache so if you type in geocache you will not get useful information.
3. Sometimes it can seem like Valerie is almost human so you may want to start your conversation with her with a friendly greeting such as hello, hi, howdy or something similar.
4. Like all things on the internet sometimes Valerie is temporarily unavailable due to the high volume of traffic at the web server.  If this happens hit the refresh button on your internet browser and lots of times that will solve the problem.  If that doesn't work don't worry it seems to usually comes back up within a very few minutes, so use the opportunity to stretch your legs and get a cup of coffee or a sandwich.
5. I've tried to insert a few humorous remarks into some of Valerie's replies.  I've been told I have a weird sense of humor so if you see anything that offends you I apologize and can assure you it was not meant to be mean to you.  My only intent was to make people smile.  As an example if you ask Valerie, "What's your favorite song?" you'll see an example of what I mean.  It is only meant to give a little chuckle and hopefully it will be received that way.
6. No hints will be given until after the FTF has been made.  After the FTF has been made then if you just can't seem to crack the puzzle feel free to contact the cache owner and I'll try and give you a nudge in the correct direction.
7. If you are pretty confident you have been asking for the cache coordinates in the correct way (even before the FTF is made), but suspect you may be off by just a tiny little word or two (this does happen frequently) you can may  contact me and explain what type of questions you've been asking and I'll verify if you are truly providing the right prompts.  If you are basically right and only off by a word or two I will be happy to provide you the exact words to type, since you've basically solved it and it's only on a technicality that you haven't gotten the response you need.  Or if you want to continue without any assistance feel free to do that too.
8. Correct spelling does count when dealing with Valerie. 
9. If Valerie tells you that you need to search elsewhere on the internet ignore that.  She will give the correct cache coordinates if you give her one of the sentences/questions she's programmed to respond to.
10. If she asks for your name you can feel free to give her your caching name or any other name you choose.  If for any reason you don't feel comfortable replying to her feel free to change the subject or disconnect from her.  Keep in mind it's only a piece of software and it has no way of knowing if your name is geohound, John Doe, Mickey Mouse or anything else so tell her any reasonable name you choose.  The one advantage to using your caching name is that way if while looking through Valerie's communications logs and I see somebody is struggling then I can maybe contact them through gc.com and ask if they'd like a little assistance or not.
11. Do not just say coordinates when dealing with Valerie, be a little more specific and say "cache coordinates" and you'll be more likely to get useful information.  Please notice I say to type out the word coordinates, if you shorten it to coords you will not get favorable results.
12. The next point is to remember that Valerie can seem almost human at times so it would not hurt to be nice throughout your entire communications with her. 
13. Do not put the cache name or cache ID number in your interactions with Valerie it will prevent you from getting the answers you seek. 
14. I guarantee you it is possible to get Valerie to provide you with the coordinates so you can find this geocache so don't give up on this easy puzzle cache to quickly.
15. If you do not successfully complete the conversation with Valerie then Valerie might display her mean side and give you a set of coordinates that are false.  So when you get what you think are the correct cache coordinates you may want to use the Geochecker below to make sure you're not going out on a wild goose chase.  On the other hand if you successfully complete your conversation with Valerie she will prove her trustworthiness by providing you with the correct coordinates for the cache which the Geochecker will validate as being correct.
16. Mentioning "real coordinates", "false coordinates", "fake coordinates" or any similar type remarks will just confuse Valerie so don't even waste your time going down that path.
17. If you've gotten a set of incorrect cache coordinates from Valerie then you have 2 options available to you.  One choice would be to go back and chat with her and see if you can get the cache coordinates that you seek on your own.  The other choice would be if you just absolutely can't get the correct cache coordinates then you can send an E-Mail to ChatWithValerie@yahoo.com and you will get an auto response from that E-Mail address giving you additional information that I think you will find helpful.  WARNING:  If you get the clue at the E-Mail address I'm talking about prior to getting any coordinates from Valerie it will be a total spoiler and take away all the fun of completing this puzzle cache.  When writing the auto responder E-Mail address just put the word "Help" for the subject and in the message portion and that's all you need to type.
18. As I've stated earlier I am available to try and assist anybody if they feel kind of stuck and need a little help getting onto the right track.  To contact me click on my screen name at the top of the page.  Do NOT send requests for personal help to the auto responding E-Mail address I supplied above since I will not receive any messages sent there.  I will try to reply as quickly as possible, but I do have a life beyond caching so please be patient with me.

   When you're ready to begin working on this puzzle cache please  CLICK HERE! 
 

  To everybody who has placed caches locally I say thank you for the great times you've given me and I hope you enjoy interacting with Valerie!!!!
 

   Last, but certainly not least I need to thank FireFrog69 since it was viewing his cache called Patience & Sincerity that planted the seed in my mind of using a robot in a puzzle geocache.  With his approval I am copying his idea of a cache robot giving out the cache coordinates.  Thank you FireFrog69!!!!

UPDATED INFORMATION SINCE THE CACHE WAS PUBLISHED

LAST UPDATED ON 8-25-11 at 8:00 p.m..

1.  Don't forget there are many ways in the English language to say the same thing so keep in mind if you think you may have been asking correctly, but just been off by a word or two you can always contact the cache owner as mentioned above.  A couple of you are so close I'd gladly call you correct and help you out if you request it.

2.  Some people are including Valerie's name in their conversations.  I didn't think to put her name in any of the correct comments/questions so please do NOT put her name, the cache name or the GC # in your communications or it will prevent you from getting a good answer.

3.  VERY IMPORTANT:  For some reason Valerie seems to be having trouble understanding the word "tell" in some comments/questions.  So I'd suggest just substituting the word "give" in place of "tell".

4.  It seems this puzzle cache is proving to be more difficult than I'd thought it would be so I am bumping the difficulty rating up a half a star to a 3 rating.

Update 8-25-11 Due to the original ammo can being muggled and going missing I've replaced the cache. PLEASE make sure the new container is securely closed all the way around to keep moisture out. Valerie has been updated with the new coordinates and so has the geochecker. It's still a real easy find so please recammo it after finding. Thank you

LOOK BELOW THIS SENTENCE FOR THE COORDINATE CHECKER LINK.