Colonial Cats

1216 / 619 = 1.964458805 with this post.

Good events for me do not involve anything what you mentioned. I enjoy events the most where some outdoor physical activity takes place which is not geocaching. I do not even appreciate if new caches are hidden in connection with an event which are then visited by all attendants before or after their visit to the event. I really wonder why some cachers apparently think that every event needs to be exactly as it is convenient for them. Who has the right to define what is true socializing? I'm neither interested into games, prizes, even less vendors nor kids activities at an event which pleases me. Do not misunderstand me: The events you like are great for their audience and I welcome that they exist. But I find it quite strange that every event has to appeal to the same kind of people. Man, you like to argue for the sake of arguing don't you. My list of event types was not meant to be all inclusive and I believe most people would realize that. The type of events you are describing sound good too. Although there are numerous areas where I do not agree with the Big Green, they do have a broad view of what's going on with geocaching, a view that we cannot see. I am assuming that they are seeing enough event abuse where they feel the need for some structure. Since the key element to an event is socializing with other geocachers, any event should be geared to do so. I am sure you, with the help of reviewers, should be able to incorporate activities in and around the event. To structure at least 30 minutes to consist of some type of socializing should not be a show stopper. Try to think of the bigger picture of what GS is trying to do; that is to make events be events.

30 minutes for an event is no big deal. A good event would be longer any way. I spent the last 30 minutes reading this thread, so it is not a long time. Many events are now just an excuse to do some group geocaching or to sign in at a fixed point and then go out geocaching. To me, that is really not an event, but rather it is an excuse for another smiley. Good events has stuff like food, drink, games, prizes, vendors, kids activities, and true socializing.The Hampton Roads Geocachers put on a good mega event like this. But something simple like meeting at a clubhouse or restaurant works too.

The slam dunk way to have a flash mob published will include something along the lines of "come join us for coffee and prizes at the posted coordinates between 0900 and 0930. From there, we will quickly travel to Waypoint A for a flashmob where we will sing a medley from "The Sound of Music." I want to be a part of that flash mob!

You're a pig.

The cheapest people I know are from Maryland. But wait; I shouldn't generalize. Anyone who has placed caches learns real quick that the swag quality will go down hill. I don't currently have any hides since I moved, but when I did, I always kept the swag nice. That means making the rounds to your hides every now and then to exchange the trashy swag with nicer stuff from my swag bag. I try to keep it nice for the kids.

lackey |ˈlakē| noun (pl. lackeys) a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant. • derogatory a person who is obsequiously willing to obey or serve another person or group of people. verb(also lacquey) (lackeys, lackeying, lackeyed) [ with obj. ] archaic behave servilely to; wait upon as a lackey. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French laquais, perhaps from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-ḵā'id ‘the chief.’

You can use the hunting GPSr; just don't shoot any caches.

Sure. You have just cause to alert police if you see someone acting suspicious in the public right-of-way too. How suspicious it appears to others likely depends on the area it's in and the adjacent properties. If it cuts next to residential areas, it likely gets more notice than if it just ran through a quiet industrial area. Someone's simple presence shouldn't be considered suspicious. Perhaps if I was running with a pair of bolt cutters there would be cause. Let's see a picture of you first before we decide.

Since the cache is in a wimpy tree, I wonder if there is more to it then just climbing a tree to get at it. Are you sure that there wasn't a rope or thin cord attached so that you would have to find the cord ( maybe several yards away) in order to lower the cache down?

If any moisture gets in then it is inadequate. Trust me, you will not like the results if you use this container.

Disabling lonely and hard to reach caches after one DNF is an unintended consequence of banning throw downs.

That's not really possible, is it?

I like to find a clean log like most cachers. However, it is not cheating when the CO provides information. The CO has every right to provide or not provide info. Just because the cachers ask they may not necessarily receive.

On some days it seems like I am not actually geocaching but just tick hunting instead.

I agree. I will not go out of my way to do a challenge cache since it isn't anything much more than a cache with ALRs.

I agree.

My caches are too crappy for me to bother looking for.

I believe the bottom line is that you should not have claimed a find and the CO should not behave like a raging lunatic.

Note to self, never tell Colonial Cats anything confidential as they can't keep their word. He's lying. There would be way more Lumberjack competition events if GeoWoodstock was ever held in Canada. I was serious that the respective committee's know they've got it long before the announcement, and I have heard rumors in the past on more than one occasion which have turned out to be correct. But I probably shouldn't have brought that up. Unless people want to roll with it for comedic purposes. Such as Mount Seymour Provincial Park, British Columbia. Yeah, right. Do they have exhibition facilities? Note to self, never trust anything Colonial Cats says, he's a liar.

I ran into a high ranking member of the British Columbia Geocaching Association who was on vacation in Florida. We chatted over a couple of beers and talked about the weather, sinkholes and geocaching. With my promise of not telling anyone, he clued me in on GeoWoodstock 2016. Their association will be hosting it in Vancouver, BC on May 21st, 2016 over the Victoria Day weekend. Yes, it's in Canada. Well, I suppose it would leave the States at some point. Anyway, It will be held at Mount Seymour Provincial Park at their Vancouver Picnic Area. Mount Seymour is just a little North of Vancouver. Although not planned yet, there will be usual before and after mini events. One new activity will be a log toss using real logs. He didn't say anything more except that he probably had said too much. Mums the word so please do not tell anyone else.

I'm confused, I thought that was you summer time home. Nope, we live there year around.

This is our home in the wintertime.

I think we should all get trophies.

It's always bad form to find a cache you hid.