2oldfarts (the rockhounders)

quote:Originally posted by jeff35080:Okay... now I'm blushing Thanks for the kind words Joe. I am really glad that you were able to make it down here to the event. If any of you get the chance to meet Joe or Southpaw you will find that you have met two really nifty guys. I think I might have actually gotten some folks a little more interested in benchmarking at the event yesterday As I was telling Joe at the event, I'm trying to hide caches that help introduce people to benchmarks. Here's one I did from last year: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=52280 and here's one that just got approved this morning: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=98317 A coworker of mine, has done a similar thing with this cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8782c065-67a6-4f74-9007-8d86b55d5beb I really do enjoy benchmarks and through geocaching I have met some of the nicest people that share similar interests. Ain't the internet grand? Happy hunting! P.S. Joe... I tore up the ticket, so you're a free man Jeff http://www.StarsFellOnAlabama.com http://www.NotAChance.com If you hide it, they will come.... We too have tried to introduce other cachers to the fun of benchmarks with a couple of our own caches. This cache Hoo Doos you have to step over the benchmark in order to get through the people gate to get to the cache. For this cache Lady we set the cache container on one of the reference marks of the triangulation station. Most people have remarked on the benchmark at 'Hoo Doos' but not 'Lady'. Maybe they just don't move the cache container at Lady. We have gotten some positive feedback from Hoo Doos though. John ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by McKenzie Clan:If you reallt want to check it out, go find a local Benchmark. Geocaches are placed by humans with the same type of devices as you, therefore margin of error is normal. Benchmarks are placed by the government, and land surveyors, and would me more accurate. That being said, every device has a margin of error, so that is normal. Scott Before relying on a benchmark check the benchmark page to see if the location is scaled (not very accurate) or adjusted (very accurate). We have found scaled benchmark as far as a tenth of a mile away from the given coordinates. John ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

Other wordage...'Needs Attention' or 'Needs Maintenance' & then if the owners do not respond, 'Owners Need Maintenance' ~Shirley~ of 2oldfarts ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by Marky:Ditto on not liking the cursor changing. It is considered bad form to mess with the standard cursors (I do this kind of thing for a living). --Marky ...Be nice to your fellow geocachers, they might be Hemlock... What...you change cursors for a living? ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by Bobkat92 & the 3 Bears:http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?pf=&ID=7809&decrypt=y&log= You got it all to work just fine...but, as everyone else who has read the very first thread in this forum, 'How to post an avatar, no need to start a new thread.' knows that is the place to go to test out anything that you are not sure if it will 'work'. New threads are used to ask questions or make statements that you would like comments about. Welcome aboard...happy caching. 2oldfarts ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

Jeremy, we have been to other sites that change the look of the cursor as soon as you get to their web page. I do not know if you could do this for Geocaching.com of not, but if it could even be just on the forums, it might be really fun. It could be changed into....say a FROG with his tongue stuck out catching a 'bug' or something else pertaining to Geocaching. A lot of us ladies & kids would really enjoy things like this! Thank you for your time. ~Shirley of 2oldfarts~ **************************************

quote:Originally posted by Prime Suspect: quote:Originally posted by Alan2: People over 40 say point or decimal. Those under 30 say dot. Those in between are stil trying to fiugure out whether they're hippies, yuppies or part of the X generation! It's not a matter of age, it's a matter of usage. If it's indicating a decimal fraction, it's "point". If it's being used as a delimiter, such as in an IP address, it's "dot". http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/3608_2800.gif _"Don't mess with a geocacher. We know all the best places to hide a body."_ No, it not either point or dot, I have the perfect & ending answer to the debate...all women know that it is a 'PERIOD'. ~Shirley~ of 2oldfarts ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

I just had a thought!! Wow, most of the time I do not think...just do... Anyway, Is there any way you could change the cursor to look like a black triangle with an 'N' in the center, like on our Meridian Platinum or some other way cool item depicting geo-caching? I have been to sites where the cursor changes just while onsite. ~Shirley of 2oldfarts~

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy (Admin):Ahh. Gotta love sarchasm. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location I think it is the people who live in AZ.--We tend to be this way...Take us with a grain of sand...eeerrr...salt. When we saw the new Icons..just thought you had decorated for holloween...still think they look like coffins. I vote for ammo boxes too...we normally do not use tupperware anymore...to fragile. Keep up the changes Jeremy...it is fun to find all the little surprizes! ~Shirley of 2oldfarts~ ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

I went back today and did the 90 degree turn and walked to where it intersected with other lines. I turned on the metal detector and made three sweeps with it and it sounded off. cleared the sand and there was E-80 just waiting to get it's picture taken. If I did this correctly it should show the N/S ridge behind the mark. Thanks for your help. John ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

How? Don't you mean do? Who thinks? The male of the 2oldfarts ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

The female of 2oldfarts (me) has a blast using the track up (the neat little map) on our Meridian Platinum while the male of 2oldfarts drives us to a good parking area as close to the cache as possible. Then I let my hubby play with it, He likes to switch back & forth between the track up & the distance/compass screens. This allows me to concentrate on looking around for the cache---but don't tell him that. ~Shirley of 2oldfarts~ ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

Thank you for your responses. I guess the question should have been ''How far do you extend the centerline of the road before making the 90 degree turn and measuring the required distance?''. The other indicators are there but it's going to take a metal detector to find the mark so knowing when to make the 90 degree turn will really help out. John of 2oldfarts ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators. [This message was edited by 2oldfarts (the rockhounders) on October 16, 2003 at 02:52 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by KyGman:I notice at the bottom of your post it says From: and tells your state. Where is that info entered at. If you go to ''my cache page'' there is a link to edit your profile. Click there and fill in the blanks. John ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by KyGman:Hey, I still don't know if my post are going through.... Sorry, but that post didn't make it either. the 2oldfarts By the way a couple of days ago nobody was getting through. Jeremy was doing some updating to the site. ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by Hisdamsel:Yesterday when attempting to post for the first time, I kept getting errors saying the post didn't go through.. This morning... I notice that they did in fact go through.. Just didn't want anyone to think I was an idiot That's OK we believe you, we're your friends!! the 2oldfarts ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

I tried to locate a benchmark today Gp0103. The coordinates are scaled not adjusted. I was reading the directions and they say the mark is 234 feet southeast of the extended center of a paved road leading southwest. I could find the road with no problems, and it is a ''T'' intersection with the main highway. My question is ''Where do you start the measurement of 234 feet from?'' How far do you extend the center of that road before you make your measurement? Any help would be appreciated. Thank You, John of 2oldfarts ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by Renegade Knight:You guys mean something like another general forum to supplement the general forum we have now which can be renamed to "Generally Related to Geocaching" so the other general forum can be really and truly general unlike the general forum now which for some reason goes off topic onto general issues that are generally unrelated to general goecaching? Man you guys make this stuff complex! Hey RK, how would you know if you were going off-topic on the 'generally unrelated to general Geocaching'? the 2oldfarts ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by MountainMudbug: quote:Originally posted by 2oldfarts (the rockhounders):We think it should be O.K. to trade as long as you don't get the animal from http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid={A685DFCB-46FA-46A4-A0CA-BB7C35867BF7}! Just us old farts... LMAO! We were just talking about this subject (not the specific cache) at home! By the way, Did you notice our Hamster was rescued & is now on it's way to Hawaii?? We had been a bit concerned about leaving him but someone had been there & left some air into the can for him--Great people we cachers! ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by MountainMudbug:If I'm out hunting one of these new caches and don't bring my own trade animal, is it kosher to pick up any old kritter I happen find along the way and stuff it in as a trade? Or is that too similar to dirty golfball trading in traditional caches We think it should be O.K. to trade as long as you don't get the animal from Here! Just us old farts... ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

By lame do you mean that the initial contents of the cache were of sub-quality (broken McToys?) or that the cache was too easy to get to and find? Or maybe that it was hidden in a poor area, such as an unauthorized landfill? Anyways, if one of my caches goes lame, just shoot it and put it out of it's misery! John ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

I'm confused now. Do you mean to say that if the cache owner knows you're watching his cache, that takes all the fun out of it? Kind of like it's no fun to spy on someone when they know you're looking? Why should I expect privacy just to watch a cache? I can't think of any reason the owner of the cache shouldn't know 2oldfarts is watching his cache, unless of course he doesn't want ME to find it. The use is the same as stated before.....enjoyment of the game! ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by Prime Suspect: quote:Originally posted by southdeltan: I think it'd be useful for a cache-owner to know who is watching their cache. What use would that be? http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/3608_2800.gif _"Don't mess with a geocacher. We know all the best places to hide a body."_ I believe the use would be the same as having a watch on a cache that the watcher never intends to visit. John ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

In answer to your questions I would suggest get a can of spray paint that matches the freeway abutment. 2) is a not found/destroyed.I would log it not found myself since there is no way to know which disk had been there. 3) is also a not found. We have some marks here that are under pavement. Although there is an access hatch for them. It is possible that the mark is still there, not very likely though. Hope this helps. John ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.

quote:Originally posted by Renegade Knight:Cat's out of the bag. Now people can quit speculating. The entire urchin experiment had mixed results. The urchin logo giving permission solved the problem but might take the fun out of it for most. The Urchin saga was a geocaching experiment done by geocachers in order to try to grow the sport. These creative variations need to happen. Some will turn south. If they do fess up, appologize and move on. Every now and then someone will hit a home run and the sport will be better off for it. I offer this for your edification. Team caches, that must be placed by teams of 2 or more Geocaching accounts and can only be logged by teams of 2 or more Geocaching accounts. For example team RK & canadazuuk get together and place cache 'team 1'. then team 2oldfarts & woodster get together and search for cache 'team 1'. Only by working in teams can a find be logged. If woodster goes out on his own and finds the cache and the oldfarts go out on their own and find the cache, it will not count. Something for the Geocaching community to consider to get more cachers playing together. John ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators.