Team Four Paw
-
Posts
162 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by Team Four Paw
-
-
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/dro...e03/summary.htm
Old report and I'm sure things have changed since then.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/275387...ss-drivers.html
It's not the ticket I fear, it's where we're headed that scares the crap out of me.
What about that second link scares you? Is The Man really coming down too hard on people who kill others?
You get back in your car from finding a geocache. A mosquito inadvertently finds his way into your vehicle.
As you're driving thru town the mossie flies into your eye and briefly you look away clearly distracted. The kid who wasn't paying attention steps out into the street. You hit and kill him. The street cameras that are installed in your new police state catch you looking away. You go to jail for a really long time.
yea, a bit sensationalist. I'm scared cause the government in ever encroaching on my life.
-
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/dro...e03/summary.htm
Old report and I'm sure things have changed since then.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/275387...ss-drivers.html
It's not the ticket I fear, it's where we're headed that scares the crap out of me.
-
I think nowadays laws are written to generate revenue not for safety reasons.
-
Speaking of packs I have to recommend the Palisades Pack from Ruff Wear. It's a great pack and pretty darn tough with some nice design features.
The packs can be had for around $90. Don't pay the MSRP of $125 should you decide on going with a pack.
I'm assuming your pup is young and I wouldn't recommend her carrying a load until she is around 1.5-2 yrs of age so her body can fully develop. For training purposes you can keep it lite and the time short like 10-20 minutes.
-
My lhasa apso isn't 100% responsive to verbal commands, but she does well on a leash. She loves geocaching, although she seems to think that it's just another word for walking.
I didn't really do much training for her to get her ready, though. We just started doing walks, then added in finding a geocache or two, and now we can geocache all day.
The problem with trail walking a dog that isn't 100% command trained is that sometimes a dog will catch you off guard and yank the leash when they see a chipmonk or something. Next thing you know, your dog has lost itself in the woods (assuming its a wooded area) and has a leash attached to it. Not a good combo.
A "Halt-E" type collar helps a lot.
Never assume your dog is 100% and research the pros/cons of using a "halt-e" before considering it's use.
-
Well, I was trolling.
"No person is completely worthless. At the very least, one can always serve as a bad example."
I have no interest in taking lectures on basic forum etiquette from a person who deliberately violates basic forum etiquette.
Congratulations. You have just given me my very, very first reason for using the Ignore function.
An absolutely righteous point and well received.
-
Could I have been gathering public opinion or do you really think I was just trolling?
Yes, I realize I typed do do.
Can I just call you a Drama Queen and be done with it...?
Just kidding but I know you like to stir the pot every once in awhile..
An attempt to drive people to the other forum perhaps?
Man... you couldn't possibly be further from the truth.
-
Same reason why you posted your naked event cache thread.
Good example, uh, unless you think I was trolling.
Did your intentions of that thread match any part of the following description?
Be honest now ...
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or collaborative content community with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional or disciplinary response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.
Well, I was trolling.Always better to be a part of the problems than part of the solutions?
Sometimes it's necessary to contribute to the problem/s in order for the solution to present itself.
However trolling isn't the problem.
-
GOSH! What does that say about me?
I'm one of the top 20 posters here. No hard feelins buddy. I KNOW you weren't intentionally knocking me. I honestly don't see a great deal of difference between this forum and your own at HGCS.org, EXCEPT in situations such as this thread. You weren't attacking yet your OP was perceived as an attack. This type of situation can become a feeding frenzy here where as on your forum, we are more restrained due to familiarity.
You need a very thick skin to play here, yet this forum is tame, tame, tame compared to forums like you find on craigslist, etc.
There are 2 things that attract me here more than your forum. #1 SPEED of feedback! (I haven't been on a regional/local forum that could beat a snail in a race consistantly.) #2 The peanut gallery!
They make ya laugh, seldom make you cry, and consistantly give you a smug superior feeling on occasion when they post without filtering their message. Well, I was trolling. I hate the proliferation of LPCs but I don't hate micros perse. It's just that there is no good way to filter them. So after seeing another local's cache get declined citing the guideline I thought it would be slightly humorous to pose the question here on big green knowing the response it would generate.
Same reason why you posted your naked event cache thread.
As far as the forums go... The big difference is HGCS is a community based forum that derives no profit.
The forums here are a customer facing aspect of Groundspeak which in turn affects the business.
The behavior that's allowed to breed on these forums is unacceptable. A behavior I won't allow on HGCS.
A newbie can't come to these forums and pose a question without being attacked. It doesn't matter if it's been asked a millions times. It's still not right for them to get attacked. What great way to drive away a possible paying customer.
Of course I'm generalizing and I know not everyone here is so bad but I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of times someone has come up to me at an event and complained about the forums here. They'll flat out say "I'll never post there again...".
-
-
121 times, to be exact.
Over 6 years. Not a bad track record... better than most.
-
Ok, So I was being facetious... but it would be nice to bring back virtuals and do away with LPCs...
-
Well, it's not often I stoop down low enough to participate in these forums. I do slip up on ocassion though.
-
What you might have seen a reviewer turn down is a cache inside a building. The coordinates make take you to the front of the building. Then the cache page says, "you are in front of the city library. Go inside and look for 901.880." Using the GPS to get to front of the city library really isn't integral to find the cache. Since I know already I have to go inside the city library why wouldn't I just go to the city library. I supposed I could argue that I had the option to use the GPS to get me to the city library, but I'm still not sure that is integral to the find. Had the GPS taken me to a sign that says 901.880 and the cache was listed as a multi, then the use of the GPS would have been integral to the cache hunt. There is always room for interpretation and if a reviewer is turning down caches where you think there is an option to use the GPS that is integral to the cache hunt, you can appeal. You can't turn the guideline around however and say that because you have the option to leave your GPS at home the cache should be denied. The guideline doesn't say this.
Maybe the guidelines should contain similar wording.
-
I generally don't like LPC for a number of reasons - but I'm not out to ban them either.
The fatal flaw in your argument is that any cache easily findable via Google Earth would also have to be eliminated ---> not what you are after.
I’m confused – am I the only one?
If the OP could clarify their question then we might be able to help.
Then I can enjoy the snacks on offer at the same time.
A well hidden cache in a forest of trees is not easily found using Google Earth. Can you get close? I suppose.
I don't think I need to detail the difference between finding a lamp post in a parking lot using Google Earth vs. finding a cache in the middle of the woods or some other well hidden urban hide.
You guys should be smart enough to figure that out.
-
By your logic, all geocaches should not be approved. Since a muggle could "find" it without a GPS or GPS coordinates (as I did with my first cache), all geocaches are in violation of this guideline.
A muggle in most cases is unware of the guideline/s or geocaching for that matter. Therefore your interpertation of my logic and or question doesn't apply or fall within the scope of my post.
-
Nice try.
I know there is a flaw in your argument somewhere....
I didn't state my position on the matter...
What does that have to do with your question? You need the coords for the lamp post cache to find it, don't you?
Indeed. However the guideline doesn't clarify actually using a GPSr as a requirement in finding a cache. It simply reads "the option of using accurate GPS coordinates as an integral part of the cache hunt must be demonstrated"
So wouldn't that invalidate a reviewer's interpretation of the guideline when cited in the manner I stated in my initial post?
-
As per the guidelines shouldn't a cache in a large parking (lamp post) not be approved or otherwise disallowed?
GPS usage is an essential element of geocaching. Therefore, although it is possible to find a cache without a GPS, the option of using accurate GPS coordinates as an integral part of the cache hunt must be demonstrated for all physical cache submissions.Reviewers have declined caches numerous times for caches that could simply be found without a GPS citing the guidelines above.
-
It amazes me time and time again that this kind of juvenile behavior is tolerated on these forums being that it's a customer facing aspect of the Groundspeak business.
Right or Wrong HoustonControl is a decent human being and doesn't deserve this kind of ridicule.
This thread should be locked.
-
Yikes, sounds a little big brotherish to me.
Besides, myself and D@nim@l documented two ways in which non-members can find MOC's, if they really wanted to. I'll bet you didn't know non-members can log 'em too!I'm fully aware of the ways to find and log PMOC caches.
If your cache goes missing you can look at your audit logs all you want. You still don't know who took your cache. And why would Groundspeak get involved in your witch hunt if your PMOC cache goes missing? You don't have a clue who took it and neither does Groundspeak.
Jim
I'm sure you can think of other reasons why the logs for a cache might need investigating.
My point was is that it's been the experience of a few that switched a cache that was continually being stolen to a PMOC and the pirating stopped. There are rational reasons for a PMOC outside of the elitist connotation.
-
Maybe the feature you're buying into is the audit log on the PMOC? The "elitist" feature is useful if you have someone in your area going around pirating caches. Anyone can anonymously sign up for a free account and start pillaging caches. Creating a PMOC helps (not completely) circumvent these types of actions.
I'm sure you'll feel differently when you have $50 invested in a cache only to have it defaced with only a note left behind saying your cache has been pirated.
At least with a PMOC you know that Groundspeak has the personal/billing information on the cachers finding your caches should there be a need to investigate for whatever reason.
-
Breeze and Raine
Breeze my 4.5yr old lab
Raine my 1.5yr old lab
-
My suggestion would be more from a technical perspective.
A single syllable word/name that doesn't sound like any verbal command you have for your dog.
My dogs are named Breeze and Raine (rain). Easy to say their names with commands and doesn't sound like sit, stay, down, come, here, etc...
I'm sorry for your loss. May this new pup bring much joy to your life.
-
A lot of people seem to be worried about destroying an expensive camera. If you've made any kind of substantial investment in your camera gear get insurance. I certainly wouldn't buy a sports car and tool around in it like an old man. Use it and abuse it...
-
I have this bag. It can accommodate my DSLR an extra lens plus my geoware. I can tell you the 100 is too small. If you travel lightly the 200 will be fine. The 300 is pretty darn big. I had the 100, upgraded to the 200, and a friend has the 300. All these bags have the rainfly sewn in to the bottom back pouch. You pull the fly out and stretch it over the bag. Works great.
Besides, myself and D@nim@l documented two ways in which non-members can find MOC's, if they really wanted to. I'll bet you didn't know non-members can log 'em too!
Another new law
in General geocaching topics
Posted
... or looking at cute girls...
sorry... way to easy... 