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Travel Bug Dog Tag Bill Slowsky

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Owner:
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Released:
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Origin:
Oregon, United States
Recently Spotted:
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Current Goal

Bill’s dream is to SLOWLY travel to the Comcast Communications, Inc. headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA to have his picture taken in front of it and to find out why everyone is in such a big rush with their high speed internet service. He would also enjoy seeing the SLOW sights on the way and pictures taken that he can send back to his wife Karolyn. After achieving his goal he would then travel back to his starting location.
Added Waypoint! Make it to "Tube Time" cache (waypoint GCT9Y3) in Stockton, CA.
Added Waypoint! Be put in "SD-4" (waypoint GCXRRP) near Denver, CO.
Added Waypoint! Place in “Comcast Unofficial Stash” (waypoint GCJYVT) near Pittsburgh, PA..

About This Item

Shell is packed for a SLOW departure!

We have had such a big response that I will continue adding waypoints as they come up!

This is a promotional item that we received from Comcast. We thought that it would be fun to send it to the corporate office and have a picture taken.

I did a Google search and found this story about them on a web page.

"The Slowskys - A married turtle couple who'd rather subscribe to an internet service that is slow (DSL) rather than the quick speedy service of a Broadband service like COMCAST. The Slowsky's (Bill and Karolyn) live in a one-story ranch style home and have all the amenities of modern life, including a concrete swimming pool in the back yard which they call the Pond. Despite the modern surroundings, the Slowsky's motto is "slow and easy." No wild, crazy or frenetic lifestyle for them. Taking it easy is in their nature so Bill and Karolyn can't understand why anyone would want to buy a fast Internet service as suggested in the Comcast ad campaign. To keep in touch with her friends, Karolyn has her own blog where she offers advice like "Only Fools Rush in (Dating Philosophy) and reports on the family's hobbies. For instance, her husband likes to take pictures of speed bumps, eat molasses, drink decaf coffee and participates in staring contests. Here is a posting from Karolyn's February 6, 2006 blog entry: "Yesterday I was online, and while I was waiting for this particular page to download, I fell asleep. I dreamed I won the lottery and that we moved to a new house with a giant pond that was so far from the DSL remote terminal that our connection was even slower. It took all kinds of time to see anything online. We stared at loading bars all day long. When I woke up the page I was waiting for still hadn’t loaded. I think that’s a sign. A sign that DSL is a dream come true."

To see more of the Slowskys you can visit their web page www.theslowskys.com

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Tracking History (7281.4mi) View Map

Dropped Off 12/22/2006 geopigs placed it in Baby Bird's Nest #1 Michigan - 11.95 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/2/2006 geopigs retrieved it from Shocked! Michigan   Visit Log

We're taking Bill Slowsky home to meet GeoPig.

  • Bill Slowsky & GeoPig
Dropped Off 12/1/2006 MaxB on the River placed it in Shocked! Michigan - 110.86 miles  Visit Log
  • "Dashing through the Snow" Tour Group MaxB's Escorted TB Group Tour take a sleigh ride through the snow to visit Geopigs cabin.  Shown are TB's: Stanley Cup Penguin, GN's Ark-MO coin, GRJ Kelso Mesa, Intel Blue ManAZ, No Cache Value, Signal Geocoin March, Bill Slowsky, The Pennyt, Norm and Tennis Elbow.
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Retrieve It from a Cache 11/29/2006 MaxB on the River retrieved it from BIG Orange Travel Bug Convention Center Michigan   Visit Log

Bill Slowsky is reviewing MaxB's upcoming tour offerings to decide where to go next.

Dropped Off 11/29/2006 MaxB on the River placed it in BIG Orange Travel Bug Convention Center Michigan - 2.48 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/28/2006 MaxB on the River retrieved it from TB Shuttle Stop & Remote Parking Michigan   Visit Log

Bill Slowski has joined MaxB's Escorted TB Group Tour

  • "Shuttle Bus Open for Business" Tour Group MaxB's TB Remote Parking and Shuttle stop is open for business and the first bus full of TB's make thier connection with the Southern Michigan TB Pipeline.  Shown are TB's: IntelBlueMan AZ, Bill Slowski, Jennifer's Meeow, The Penny, No Cash Value, Norm!!!, Miss Monkey and Pot of Gold.
  • Bill Slowsky on the River Bill Slowsky visits MaxB's on the St Joseph River in Michigan
Dropped Off 11/28/2006 Outback Caching placed it in TB Shuttle Stop & Remote Parking Michigan - 67.67 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/27/2006 Outback Caching retrieved it from Wolverine Wildlife Adventures And Travel Bug Hotel Michigan   Visit Log

Grabbed your travel bug today. We will be passing it through our Southern Michigan Travel Bug Pipeline in the direction of its goal. Thanks for traveling our Pipeline of Southern Michigan Cachers.

Dropped Off 11/13/2006 PittCaleb placed it in Wolverine Wildlife Adventures And Travel Bug Hotel Michigan - 446.29 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/12/2006 PittCaleb retrieved it from ROCHEPORT TRAVEL BUG BED & BREAKFAST Missouri   Visit Log

Grabbed this guy on a big cache trip - I may have moved him more quickly than desired, sorry.

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