QuicksandKerry

I'm lurking at the moment, until such a time as I have something to contribute that isn't already covered in existing threads, also being new to this geocache thang (having been introduced to it by my girlfriend) I'm happy for the moment to hang back and simply comment on the cache experiences I have had in their respective logs. So I guess this is my first forum post - hi, everyone! Re. the hostility thing - when dealing with a pastime that is primarily enjoyed individually and away from people, centered around geek themes of technology, gadgets and the internet it's inevitable that it will attract some of the more antisocial, "everyone sucks but me" type of enthusiast. Every activity has the capacity to be turned into something ugly by those that get carried away, but that doesn't mean that by taking part you let the idiots represent you. I'm sure that as my caching career develops I will have my fair share of run-ins with the know-all brigade. But I'm not doing this for them, I'm playing the game my way, for my own enjoyment and doing my best to keep it enjoyable for others too. If that's not good enough, too bad, life's too short to fight over every little thing.