4th email from Spearman: "The choice is made" (Find Andy blog)

codifier wrote:Would still like to decode the clocks properly to satisfy my curoisity though...

My thoughts are based on something someone else said; the first clock (3.31), 'pointed' to 190 degrees on a compass - well, the big hand did. 190 degrees from the UK is Morocco = Marrakesh. Also, the grid reference for Marrakesh is: 31° 8′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ W. The minute hands were pointing to 31 and 08.

ok whats done is done. do we want to have marrakech as a starting point for when we get the next clue?

lox have thier email lets mosey to thier post

Ok so we know the clocks are latitude and longitude readings but what does Sometimes time runs backwards mean?

Just downloaded the Lox clue trying to reverse the audio to see if it shows anything more

Reversed it and it is just a jumble. Ummm

Doesn't a barbershop clock run backwards? I.e. the clock that you see on the wall behind you when you're admiring your lovely self in the mirror?

Given all Spearman's talk about time running backwards and writing in right-to-left text it sounds rather compelling now. The DB Blog had a "virtual barbershop" post a while back which I must admit I didn't check out at the time. I'm sure I've seen someone else post about the virtual barbershop on here but didn't hear anything more about it. Time for a short a short back & sides?

Wonder what it means there seems to be a lot of tapping in the background.

Umm a mirror image

Hello TrustNo1 - can we keep the Lox chat to the Lox thread? Pretty please . Helps everyone keep up!

Fach me, 6 pages to read. Gulp. And there'll be more now that Lox has been in contact. I'm intrigued to hear that email. Better get reading. x

well, just checked the members list and doesn't look like 'ellis' has joined... maybe because he's already here?? probably means he won't be contacting us directly through this forum?

I'm guessing it would be a little too easy for her to sign up and contact us..then again, she may use a different name, and try to not be too conspicuous with her posts.

oh, man.. confusion!!

Ok, the two clocks, and google maps.
both clocks should be used as a compass (hence the anagram)

also, the backwards reference, what does that mean?

will have to let this stew in my brain for a bit

Haven't read all the stuff yet and probably repeating something I will find, but Nigeria has come up on the blog a bit.

soulmate02 wrote:I'm guessing it would be a little too easy for her to sign up and contact us..then again, she may use a different name, and try to not be too conspicuous with her posts.

True, although the T&Cs stated that clues may become available on here.....?

If you put the times from Spearman into google maps but in the reverse order we received them (eg 14.08 and 15.31) it brings up a place called Kombogori, in Chad, in Africa.

Not had chance to investigate further though, might be nothing.

I wonder why he used 3 different fonts and sizes in the email.... I wonder if Mr Lox did that too.... ?

Nephthys wrote:I wonder why he used 3 different fonts and sizes in the email.... I wonder if Mr Lox did that too.... ?

He didn't

Nephthys wrote:I wonder why he used 3 different fonts and sizes in the email.... I wonder if Mr Lox did that too.... ?

doesn't look like different fonts? but gets bigger each line. good call i usually miss things like that!

Nephthys wrote:I wonder why he used 3 different fonts and sizes in the email.... I wonder if Mr Lox did that too.... ?

For those of us without the email, any chance of indicating which? Or even better screen shotting it? I'm wondering from the note left by the enigmatic Andy whether there is some kind of code hidden in here somewhere??

Bloody Hell guys, well done! Amazing!

Yeh, it was me who posted the barbershop stuff, still gotta have a listen to the tape though, only just caught up. Maybe Ellis will be down as someone with initials LS. Gonna check.

Marrakesh looks great, but it may just mirror the real destination to send us on a wild goose chase due to the episode? Though, maybe not if it's tying up - which it may well do as we didn't fully get the compass/clock/directions. I still think Nigeria's worth a thought though. And Roswell sounds in keeping with all the Google alien stuff.

JayKay - My use of the coordinates took me to Chad, which borders Nigeria

And LS mirrored is SL which could stand for Soul Less?

LairyT wrote:JayKay - My use of the coordinates took me to Chad, which borders Nigeria

Yep, I think it's worth considering.