Final Weather Report for Sector 2
When Flight Command asks for your “final” weather report it is a good indication that our stand down order is coming in the next few hours. Let’s make sure we give Santa good information here:
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Air Traffic Report Needed
Flight Command is requesting an update on Air Traffic in Sector 2:
Tracker Center Examples Wanted
This is an odd request: they want to see photos of tracking centers out there, the kind you have in your home. Especially if you are using paper maps. They want actual pictures. If you have a picture of your space where you do tracking or if you can take one real quick, please send it in via the form below.
I’m marking this down as an informal request (so it’s not mandatory):
Flight Command Wants Your Questions
Activity now at Flight Command for us – finally! They want to hear your questions. I’m guessing things are going to be a little slow until Santa actually launches.
So, what do you want to know? Ask it below:
Update Weather in Sector 2
A weather update has just been requested by Flight Command for all areas of Sector 2. Please send in the following as soon as you can:
Christmas Eve NOW in Sector 2
Elves of Sector 2 – we’re in the Red Zone. This is it – Christmas Eve!
If you’re checked in, that means we’re ready. That means we’re going to be ready to help Santa in any way that we can.
So…I have to tell you this: there is a TOTALLY different feeling this year about tracking Santa for Santa.
I think I figured out what it is. It’s the fact that we have been reporting for months. We’ve worked to analyze all your weather updates, your roof inspections and your chimney inspections, all your reports of every type – and we have put it together into a database according to precise locations and it’s all there right now for when Santa comes to our sector.
What do we have to do NOW?
Actually, very little.
Here at our Regional HQ in Bethlehem it’s already been a fun Christmas Eve. Everyone brought in something for the luncheon today. Lots of cheeses and crackers and cupcakes and donuts and chips and nuts and candy canes and eggnog and hot cocoa and Alka Seltzer. When has that ever happened before?
It’s a party here.
Yeah, we’re ready to do business. But we’re relaxed. No stress. Even some ping pong being played.
This is great. So thank you for your hard work this year.
I’ll let you know when Flight Command has something they want us to do. Until then – party on!
Trackers – Check In!
Trackers of Sector 2 – we’re on the clock. We’re 24 hours away from Christmas Eve which means we’re officially tracking Santa for Santa right now (well, Santa doesn’t launch for quite a while but North Pole Flight Command is is full operation mode and if they ask me for something, I’m gonna ask you). Please let me know your availability below:
Sector 2 Adds to the Tracking Effort
Hello friends of Sector 2 –
Like the other Elf Supervisors I’m very excited. This is a big week and I think it is going to be a good one.
I won’t burden you with the numbers other than to say that in a week’s time we have doubled our number of elves. We still do not have enough, but that is more of an indication of the size of our sector than anything else.
We have what we need to meet our goals and I think we’re going to meet them.
But instead of focusing on numbers I want instead to prepare you for what we need to do this week. It is as much about timing now, as it is anything else.
We need you to be online at the right time.
We need you to respond now at the right time.
We need you to know what’s happening when it’s happening.
Up to this point, all your reports have been sent in on your time.
But now – as we get closer with every passing hour to Santa’s launch – it becomes as much about WHEN you report as WHAT you report.
So, eat your Wheaties. Get good sleep. Organize yourself, your calendar, your schedule and your mind.
Specific instructions will be coming to you. Soon. Very soon. So please be on the site as often as you can – and help all these new elves as much as possible. They will be more tuned in to time – but they might need help knowing what to do when the time comes.
Thanks, elves.
A New Tracker Challenge
Greetings, my tracker friends. It is time for my final tracker update of this season. This Friday, December 23rd, Santa will launch from the North Pole and make a journey around the world unlike any other he has taken before.
Why will it be different?
It will be different because he will have at his command more detailed information about most areas he will be flying. I spoke with Santa earlier today and he is just THRILLED with the Santa tracker effort this year. Although we are now just over 500 million tracker reports, which is over halfway to our goal, reports are coming in so fast that Santa feels confident we will meet and exceed our goal easily.
We have, however, some news to share with you today that you need to be aware of:
- The Santa Tracking Map here at SantaTrackers.net has now gone “dark”. The next time you see it will be when Santa himself launches.
- The test flights of Santa’s sleigh will now take a new chapter. The final version of the sleigh is being launched from the North Pole today. It will continue to fly until Thursday night, when it will return to the North Pole for a brief adjustment period. A final test flight will take place on Friday, December 23rd.
- That final version will feature 12 different sleighs. They will launch from the North Pole tonight and will fly only at night. Each Sector will have at least 2 sleighs in flight at a time, some will have 3.
- We challenge our tracker elves, between now and when Santa himself launches, to find and photograph or video any of these sleighs in flight over the next four days. Any elf who can post photographic evidence that is confirmed by North Pole Flight Command will be awarded 25,000 points by Santa himself.
That’s great news and a great opportunity for each tracker out there. We have lots of other announcements coming over the next few days. Here is what you can expect:
- Each sector will begin a “check-in” process for tracking Santa according to the time zones of that sector. Please be paying attention.
- A special set of “short form” reports designed for fast use while Santa is in flight will be introduced.
- Announcements from each sector will now happen at very random times. All trackers are encouraged to check in frequently.
As a reminder, I will be in Elf Chat on Christmas Eve. I’m not sure what to expect, given the unexpected nature of the news of Santa’s sleigh this year, the many different kinds of weather challenges all over the world expected next weekend, and the unpredictable nature of tracking Santa in general. However, I will do my best to be there and prepared to discuss the latest with you.
This is a very exciting week ahead for us. Let’s stay focused on our job and get Santa around the world.
Chat Recap with Elf Crash in Elf Chat
Elf Crash Murphy, Santa’s Eye-in-the-Sky Reporter and the Ultimate Santa Tracker, was in Elf Chat today to talk about tracking Santa this year. Everyone’s questions sure made for an interesting conversation. Here is the recap:
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hi ho – MAXY!!! |
| Elf Max | Hi Crash. You’re right on time |
| Elf Ulan | Hi, elf Crash! |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Hello Elf Crash! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I’m surprised to see you here…but not surprised. How are you doing? |
| Elf Max | Thanks, Crash. I’m doing good. I wanted to be back to track Santa this year and it looks like it is working out |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hi Buddy Frost! Hi Ulan! |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Hope your doing well Crash! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Fantastic! I wasn’t sure who I would be talking with today but I’m glad its you. And I’m glad you’re going to be able to track Santa this year. I know that was a big goal |
| Elf Max | Yeah, I’m not 100% yet but it’s good enough. It’ll be a good Christmas. I’ve got a TON of questions here for you, Crash. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Ok, I’m raring to go. Things are super busy, I think they might be for everyone |
| Elf Max | I think that is why we have so many questions. People want to know how this next week will be different. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | It’s different already. I just got out of our daily pre-flight meeting. Those started last Monday |
| Elf Max | Who is in that meeting, Crash? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Well, it’s me, Santa, Roger, Elf Buck and a handful of folks from Flight Command |
| Elf Max | Pre-flight – so this is about when Santa takes off? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Well, kind of. We talk about different areas of the world and different things going on at Flight Command that will affect launch and delivery. They are short meetings. |
| Elf Max | Have you done these meetings before? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, we start about 10-days out. Every year this is kind of our routine. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | But this year is really different because Santa and Flight Command have SO MUCH more information – different information than last year |
| Elf Crash Murphy | So everything is very detailed like never before |
| Elf Max | Interesting. Will that change what they tell us to do when we track Santa after he launches? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | No doubt. You might get in on this, Max. I’m told there will be some new “quick” type reports that elves might be asked to send in after Santa takes off |
| Elf Crash Murphy | So yes, it’s all looking very different this year |
| Elf Max | When are we going to find out about this? Officially -? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Well, Roger has the deets on that and I’m guessing you might find out tomorrow. But releasing it to the tracker elf world might not happen until Monday or Tuesday |
| Elf Max | Ok, I’ll be ready |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I’ll private message you some stuff after |
| Elf Max | Ok, very good. Ready to take some questions from Elf Ulan and Elf Buddy Frost? |
| Elf Ulan | Hi Crash, which sleigh is faster launching? Santa’s or yours? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Sure thing! |
| Elf Max | Go ahead, guys |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Yes, I am curious to know now, can you give us even a hint of what these quick type reports may be? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Ulan – Santa’s sleigh is the best in the world. I’m in an old clunker. I’m about watching Santa, not keeping up with him |
| Elf Ulan | You mean you will launch after Santa’s sleigh? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Those “Christmas Eve Reports” – that’s what Roger has been calling them will be simple report features so that a tracker can send important information quickly – think things like changes in the weather, flight obstacles, etc. Nothing too fancy or extreme. Just a quick way to get really important information to flight command fast |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Ulan, I actually am in the air most years ahead of Santa. His launch is always a very public affair, you’ll hear it on the radio. And he takes off like a shot. It’s easy for me to already be up there and waiting for him to take off from there |
| Elf Max | Crash, what are they saying will be the need for reports from trackers once Santa takes off? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | They don’t really know. The Elf Supervisors are nervous about it too. But really, Santa doesn’t want to burden Tracker Elves will TOO much because he wants them to be spending time with their families too |
| Elf Crash Murphy | And a lot of it will depend on what’s just going on at the time |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Well you can bet I will be ready to send in those reports! |
| Elf Max | Crash, I’ve seen some trackers complaining in their reports about being sent to bed too early last year. Will bedtime be extended for tracker elves? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I know you will Buddy Frost! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Max – I don’t think Santa’s going to give on the bedtime advisories for anyone. We’ve already talked about it and he’s set in his mind. |
| Elf Max | What do you advise those trackers who want to stay up later to do? |
| Elf Ulan | You see Santa’s launching in the sky^^ is every time looks the same? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I advise them not to do it. |
| Elf Max | Hahaha – why is Santa so strict about this? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I have a lot of theories, Max. But honestly, I think the toughest thing Santa has to juggle is getting people to bed so he can do his job. He’s always thinking ahead. And if he spends a lot of time in one place that means he has less time to get to another. Bedtime on Christmas Eve is a big thing to Santa |
| Elf Buddy Frost | I have another question. I have always wanted to see Santa’s sleigh but what does it, or any sleigh look like at ground level? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Ulan – Santa’s launch is always a different view for me. I’m in the air and he usually takes off in a storm at the North Pole. Very normal for this time of year at the North Pole. So when I see him he’s flying UP – he punches through the clouds and if I have moonlight it’s quite something to see. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Buddy Frost – Santa’s sleigh is always bigger than people imagine it. The size, and the fact that there are a lot of lights on it are what usually surprise people the most. |
| Elf Max | Speaking of the sleigh…. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yeah, I don’t even want to comment on it, Max. |
| Elf Ulan | Sounds so cool! |
| Elf Max | Crash, I’m hearing a lot of stuff. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, I am too. |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Concerns with the sleigh? |
| Elf Max | Have you guys talked about sleigh options in the pre-flight meetings? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, a little bit. There’s supposed to be a big meeting with all the High Command elves about the sleigh today or tomorrow. This could be an interesting week. |
| Elf Ulan | Speaking of the sleigh lol, do you have jingle bells on your sleigh? |
| Elf Max | Yes, Elf Buddy Frost. There have been concerns coming from the test flights of Santa’s new sleigh all year long. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, Elf Ulan. I have jingle bells on my sleigh. Most people don’t understand the importance of the bells. I never fly without them. |
| Elf Max | Why are the bells so important? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Reindeer fly better with the rhythm of the bells to move them. Without bells they are slower. With bells they work together better. Sleigh goes faster. |
| Elf Ulan | I heard Santa says it too |
| Elf Max | Crash – do you think Santa is going to fly that sleigh they are testing. |
| Elf Buddy Frost | How does the bells affect the reindeer? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | It’s true Elf Ulan |
| Elf Ulan | And do you play Christmas music with the bells too? |
| Hollytinsel234 | Hello |
| Elf Crash Murphy | The bells help the reindeer keep a rhythm. It’s moves them in a way like any music moves all of us. Their hearing is more sensitive to higher pitches and bells seem to work really well for them, especially up there in the high winds. They can hear them. They move more steady with the bells |
| Elf Max | Hello Hollytinsel |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Hm, that actually makes a lot of sense, thank you Crash! |
| Elf Crusader | Hi everyone! Sorry I’m late |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I hear music through my headset, which is almost always on. My headset is where I communicate and do the news from. Hard for me to do my job without it. So I hardly hear the bells. The bells are for the reindeer |
| Elf Max | Do you hear Flight Command through the headset |
| Elf Ulan | Wow, do you know what’s the reindeer favorite music? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, Max. And Santa too. Everyone is in my head. |
| Elf Crusader | Hi crash |
| Hollytinsel234 | Does Santa’s reindeer have Christmas magic? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, Elf Ulan. Reindeer love music. But they especially love jazz, Country Rock and Rock ‘n Roll. Especially Blitzen. He’s a banger |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hey Crusader! |
| Elf Max | Bltizen is a banger!!!???? |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Me and Blitzen would get along then! I love rock n roll! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes. Well, not too much heavy metal. Way into Def Leppard |
| Elf Max | NO WAY!!! |
| Elf Crusader | Crash, are you and santa stopping by my place this year? |
| Elf Ulan | Wow, interesting!! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Not sure, Elf Crusader. That’s a Santa question. I go where he goes. I cannot imagine he’d forget you though |
| Elf Max | Def Leppard doesn’t have Christmas music, do they? |
| Elf Crusader | Thanks |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Geez, Max…how would I know that? |
| Elf Crusader | Umm no they don’t max |
| Elf Max | So Santa doesn’t play it for him? |
| Elf Buddy Frost | I like the Trans Siberian Orchastra. Best christmas rock music! |
| Elf Ulan | Are your teams the same reindeer or change members every year? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | No, but Santa teases him about it. |
| Elf Crusader | I’m a rock and roll fan too. That’s how I know |
| Elf Lil Cream | I’m so glad I joined on time! The chats have always been when I’m gone or too early |
| Elf Crash Murphy | The reindeer will hear Kringle Radio at times on Christmas Eve. They love to hear if they make the news somehow |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Nice to see you Lil Cream! |
| Elf Slimey C | hello! |
| Elf Crusader | I listen to a lot of nickelback,Linkin Park,breaking Benjamin,and daughtry |
| Hollytinsel234 | Crash, whats your favorite Christmas song? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Oh, and Slimey’s here’s too. Wow, it is Christmas now |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I don’t know that I have a favorite Christmas song. It depends on my mood I guess. |
| Elf Slimey C | Im so excited, really starting to feel like christmas now! |
| Elf Max | I like your radio show, Crash. |
| Elf Crusader | Crash, did you ever record that podcast I did with other trackers? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Thanks, Maxy |
| Elf Ulan | Me too! |
| Elf Buddy Frost | My favorite is “That’s Christmas to Me” by Penetonix! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Crusader, I owe you a BIG apology about that |
| Elf Crusader | I think Crash is a funny dude |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I’ve worked on that podcast here and there but things have gotten so busy I just totally blew it. |
| Elf Crusader | Hey, no problem. Just send me some elf eggnog and I’ll be good |
| Elf Crash Murphy | It’s totally my fault, Crusader. Don’t believe what Frank might tell you about it. Totally my fault |
| Hollytinsel234 | Mine too! |
| Elf Slimey C | no sweat, Ik its a busy time of year rn haha |
| Elf Lil Cream | What have we missed from the chat so far? anything we should know? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I’ve like Pentatonix since before they got crazy big. |
| Elf Crusader | I understand Crash. I’m not upset |
| Elf Max | I’ll post up the recap later, Lil Cream |
| Elf Crusader | Being sector lead is a big responsibility btw |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Well, I am upset. I’ve had that since June. But to be honest, Frank is a little cheesed at me too because I’ve not been able to do as many podcasts as he wants |
| Elf Ulan | Maybe I don’t know. I’ll try to listen! |
| Elf Crusader | Is Santa ever covered in soot from all the chimneys? |
| Elf Max | You’re all over the place, Crash. You shouldn’t feel bad |
| Hollytinsel234 | How many days until Christmas? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I could do a whole show of just Pentatonix. They come out with a new Christmas album like every five minutes |
| Elf Ulan | I agree too |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Crusader works hard on his podcast and I let him down. I do feel bad about that. Santa should only give me soggy cheerios for Christmas |
| Elf Crusader | I so wish that I could live up there at the pole |
| Elf Crash Murphy | You’re in Minnesota, Crusader. So you already know a lot about snow. How cold is it there now? |
| Elf Crusader | Would it help you to know that I am not upset with you crash? I think you’re an exceptional elf |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Don’t feel bad Crash! You’ve got so much on your plate it’s understandable! You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | You’re always so kind, Crusader. But I just blew that podcast. I need to find a way better than Elf Eggnog to make it up to you. |
| Elf Max | Lil Cream or Slimey – do you have a question for Crash? Our time is about up |
| Elf Crusader | Oh boy. Great question. It’s been snowing like heck these past two days. It is currently 15 degrees |
| Elf Crash Murphy | That’s some good North Pole training right there, Crusader |
| Elf Ulan | Verrry cold! |
| Elf Lil Cream | Nope! I’m just here to listen today, ill check with him tho |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Tell me, Crusader. With the cold and snow in Minnesota, do you guys have sleighs? |
| Elf Max | Wow, maybe we should schedule a chat for questions for Elf Crusader! |
| Hollytinsel234 | Does Santas sleigh have a snow maker on the bottom?? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hahaha! Good idea Maxy |
| Elf Crusader | No. Not that I know of. But what I do know is that it makes driving difficult for those who operate vehicles |
| Elf Crash Murphy | No, Santa’s sleigh does not have a snowmaker |
| Elf Slimey C | im back! sorry i was outside looking at the frost. its 30 degrees where we are! |
| Elf Crusader | I’d be happy to do that Max. Just name the time and place and I would be glad to be interviewed. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | 30 degrees in California, Slimey? |
| Elf Slimey C | we’re out of town and it never usually gets this cold haha |
| Elf Max | Maybe we could have you show up some time on Christmas Eve, Crusader. That would be fun |
| Hollytinsel234 | Its 40° here |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Ok, Slimey. I thought that sounded a little chilly for your neighborhood. |
| Elf Slimey C | yeah near the China Peak area/ Fresno |
| Elf Slimey C | I love this weather |
| Elf Max | Crash, besides the pre-flight meetings you talked about, what else do you have to do to prepare for Santa’s launch? |
| Elf Crusader | Done max. I have free time. I can’t wait |
| Elf Lil Cream | yeah- at home its gonna be sunny for christmas :/ |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I know Fresno pretty good. It’s 30 degrees in Fresno? |
| Elf Lil Cream | yup! it gets pretty cold in the winter |
| Elf Ulan | Do we need a certificate to get into a sleigh? |
| Elf Crusader | Hey crash, quick question: how much do you know about the mayo clinic here in Rochester Minnesota? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Maxy, actually my week this week is fairly normal. I have a lot planned for news with Frank. Big week for that. Not sure if we’ll squeeze in a podcast. I have some tracker training to do in Flight Command. But other than that I just need to pack my lunchpail for the flight |
| Elf Crusader | It is a world renowned hospital. I wonder if Santa visits there. I think of all the sick children and patients who believe in him. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, Elf Ulan. To even fly in a sleigh you have to be certified. It takes months to get that certification. |
| Hollytinsel234 | ‘@Elf Lil Cream: Thanks for liking my post! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | They Mayo Clinic in Rochester is world famous. Santa goes EVERY YEAR |
| Elf Ulan | Takes months, can I try it? ^^ |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Santa actually does a lot of hospitals all this week, Crusader. Part of why he’s not at the North Pole and doing all these meetings by Zoom or by phone |
| Elf Crusader | That’s great news! But he should be careful not to collide with the mayo one helicopter. They always fly that thing every day |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Ulan. Sleigh Certification is a program that requires recommendation by your Elf Supervisor. And of course, that comes after taking about 18 months of flight school |
| Elf Crusader | Wait a minute, are you telling me that I could operate a sleigh? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Santa usually goes to the Mayo clinic by car (well, truck – Santa’s truck guy). Flying sleighs are reserved for Christmas Eve, Crusader |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Sure, any elf can become a sleigh pilot |
| Elf Lil Cream | Wow! Thats a lot of training! I’m working on my drivers licence right now, is the training similar (obviously more time tho for a sleigh |
| Elf Crusader | Whew! That is good news! So there’s a chance I might see him |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I’ve toyed with the idea. But the math is really hard. I am certified to fly in a sleigh, but my pilot certification is still a work in progress |
| Elf Ulan | Okay, I remember Elf Randi has it and it takes a lot of year’s till she can asks us ^^ |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Lil Cream — you’re DRIVING? Where do the years go! |
| Elf Slimey C | 🙂 |
| Elf Crusader | How would I know it’s Santa and not some dude who looks like him? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Crusader – ask him about the Elf Code. Santa knows it by heart in 17 different languages. |
| Elf Max | Ok guys, let’s wrap it up. |
| Hollytinsel234 | Bye! |
| Elf Max | Crash, thanks as always for all the extra insight today |
| Elf Crusader | Alright. If I see some person that looks like Santa, I’m going to ask the elf code. |
| Elf Lil Cream | Yeah! Thank you Crash |
| Elf Buddy Frost | Alright, it was great chatting with you all! Merry Christmas! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | My pleasure, Maxy. So good to see you too! |
| Elf Crusader | Bye crash. |
| Elf Lil Cream | Merry Christmas! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Merry Christmas everyone. If we get a chance to do another one of these this week I’ll be here! |
| Elf Slimey C | Thanks! Merry Christmas! |
| Elf Max | Ok, Crash. Just tell me when and I’ll open the doors |
| Elf Ulan | Wow, a lot! How about you control sleigh traffic? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Deal. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Oh I don’t control sleigh traffic. But I went to sleigh traffic controller school to understand more about what Flight Command does and what they need from me. That’s complex work |
| Hollytinsel234 | Merry Christmas!! |
| Elf Max | Merry Christmas everyone! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Bye y’all |
| Elf Lil Cream | Bye! |
| Elf Ulan | Thank you, Crash, and Merry Christmas to everyone! |
Sector 2 Needs a Little Help
Hi Elves of Sector 2! We had a decent week. But we’re hoping to really step on the gas this week. It’s about ten days until launch now and we need to get it together. Here are the elf numbers:
North Pole Tracker Elves: 4,274
Freelance Tracker Elves: 551,101
Total Tracker Elves: 555,375
We need an EXPLOSION in new elves, kids. It’s going to take better than a million elves to get all the reports we need. Speaking of reports, here is the reports numbers through last week:
North Pole Tracker Elf Reports YTD: 23,080
Freelance Tracker Elf Reports YTD: 1,487,973
Total Tracker Elf Reports YTD: 1,511,052
Our goal for reports is lower than any other sector. But it is easily five times higher than what we presently show. So….we need to get with it.
Feedback from Santa this week for Sector 2:
Ok, Sector 2. I know what you’re thinking: there’s NO WAY we can meet the lofty goals set for you this year. Why is it so HIGH? It’s so high because Sector 2 has always has the largest land area to cover with billions of people – and yet there are fewer believers in Sector 2 than any other sector in the world. So we depend on those few believers there that we do have. That means all hands on deck. It also means you can BELIEVE there are more believers around you than you suspect. How do I know this? Because I have received, as of today, exactly 275,344,222 wish lists from believers in Sector 2. They are out there! We just need to find them, recruit them as elves, and get them to works as trackers. Can you help? Let’s make that our focus this week. Just get them here, friends. We’ll let your good Elf Supervisor and the website do the rest of the work. Spread the good word! — Santa
Your Instructions this week:
- How are you doing? Give Santa an update here
- How is the Christmas Spirit where you are? Report here
- Please update your local weather – click here
- We need a ground report from your area – click here
Halfway to our Report Goal
Hello Trackers!
As we approach the final full week before Christmas I’ve got some good news…and some bad news. First, the good news:
We have crossed over the halfway point to our goal. As of late this morning, we are over 500 million tracker reports so far this season.
This is historic. We have never had so much good information before. Our analysts are busy stuffing the database Santa will use when he takes flight with information he’s never had before. If he left right now, he would have roughly ten times the amount of current information than he has ever had in the past.
If we were to stop everything right now, we’d have set a record and Santa would be flying more prepared than ever before. Congratulations and THANK YOU.
And, now the bad news:
We have crossed over the halfway point to our goal.
500 million is only half of what Santa says that we need. And it has taken us all year to get to this part. That leaves us just 12 days to get the other half billion.
Can it be done?
Well, we know that it always comes down to the last two weeks. Every year. But this year is different because we’re chasing a report goal, not an elf goal.
How many elves do we have?
In all five sectors we now claim a total of more than 46 million elves.
Doing straight math, if those 46 million elves just did about 11 reports EACH in our last 12 days, we’d meet the goal.
But that’s a really dumb way to think about it.
We’re going to get millions of new elves in the next 12 days. And those elves are going to give us more reports than just 11 reports, right?
So, relax. Listen to your elf supervisor. Send in the reports he or she is asking for. Be ready to report on something new once Santa takes flight. We’ll make that goal, don’t you worry.
Now, on a topic entirely different.
You might hear some weird stuff over the next 12 days about Santa’s sleigh. Don’t freak over it. It doesn’t concern us, okay. Let’s keep our eye on Santa and getting our job done in helping him get around the world no matter he flies, alright?
