WackyB

Hi Andrew we are happy to help with the Auckland, New Zealand area so when you next update could you pop us on the register please cheers bee

Hi, I have created a simple GreaseMonkey script to allow printing the PDF cache listings with the hints decoded (Does anyone still decode them by hand!? ) If you don't know what GreaseMonkey is you can download here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748 Works only in FireFox web browser. You can get my PDF decrypted hints script here: http://www.geocache.geek.nz/Geocaching/pdf_hints.user.js (Simply click the above link when you have GreaseMonkey installed) Once installed and you click one of the PDF links you will be prompted if you want the hint decrypted? Click OK to open the PDF with the hints Decrypted or Cancel to open with the hints Encrypted. - Andy (WackyB) While you are installing GreaseMonkey check out this other script which will encode/decode the hints on the page without reloading the page: http://gmscripts.locusprime.net/downloads/...ck_Hint.user.js

Very strange... had a little hack around and the following does work with IE: + lc + '&pt=full&lt=letter&decrypt='+ But breaks Firefox which does not encode. The only solution I've found is to move the lt attribute to the start: cache_details_print.aspx?lt=letter&guid=' + guid + I quite liked the two page result from IE, but as others have pointed out it does corrupt some listings - Andy (WackyB) Ps would be nice having dh=true

Was there any response to the different layouts from IE and Firefox? I like the two page "fold here" I get from IE but my wife uses Firefox and is frustrated at the single page layout. which is supposed to be the default or intended layout? - Andy (WackyB)

Hi, Lots of people collect coins. collecting can mean keeping them unactivated like how people collect stamps for example. Other collect them and set them loose. Some of the coins produced these days are extremely detailed and some quite valuable which has led to more and more people keeping them at home; this does however lead on to your next question.. ..Sometimes collectors bring their coins to events, here people can see their coins but they do not actually take them. People can then log a "discovery" to show they have seen that coin. This works too if you find a coin/travel bug in a cache but decide to leave it for someone else to pick up (maybe you are unable to complete the task someone has set for it), here again you can log a discovery of the coin (This also helps the owner to know that the coin is still there). It's fun collecting coins.. but I think better still finding them in caches and helping them on their way Regards, Andy : o,

we would definitely be interested in stocking them, let us know if you run with the idea

I wish it were a misunderstanding… unfortunately not Kathy has summed up hers and our feelings on this in our blog. I’ll post my personal thoughts (previously posted to another forum) below: Thankfully the price of portable video surveillance equipment has dropped over the past years. Motion activated and battery operated devices are readily available, that record directly to a memory card the digital video and images recorded. Staking out in wait turned into setting up and waiting… and it wasn’t long before our apparent paranoia was confirmed a reality Towards the future… We are still very taken back by all this, the caches were individually hand crafted to suit the locations. Each cache represented many hours of work and planning. The cost alone of replacement is significant and a factor in us not replacing immediately (has been no mention of recompense). My wife is shortly due for a hospital appointment and surgery that will require months of resting, We are in the process of moving house in the coming week which all equates to less time we can be out there Geocaching. This was the reason behind us setting up our Geocaching store and the placing of our hides over recent weeks. The hides are a great way for us to keep an active role in the Geocaching community while we are unable to travel. The store was another way for us to help benefit other Geocachers as it is something Kathy will be able to do while in recovery as well as hopefully become a much needed supplement to our income while Kathy is unable to work and my own time out supporting her. Initial Anger turned into disappointment, turning into dismay. Maybe in weeks to come we can come to forgive the actions taken. We have received a E-mail apology from the perpetrator (yet missing omission of guilt to all the caches destroyed), The E-mail also absolves the other half of the team whom they Geocached with, from any involvement. Whatever the outcome it’s certainly something that will take a long time to forget. I guess the time frame will be governed by the Geocaching community (especially those involved who had logged visits and exchanged trades) and their response to these events. Ultimately it is the Geocaching community’s decision to make on how to move forward. Hopefully when we have settled in to our move and normality returns we can see if there is anything left we can work out with them Back to reality and the task of packing up a whole house! As always it's nice to be able to get an alternate perspective on this and advice from anyone reading this is always appreciated. Regards, Andy The following is an edited version of a email I sent to a fellow Geocacher when all this started. I think it best outlines my thoughts at the time. I understand that many of you now know whom we are referring to but I have hidden their ID in the text for the moment. Personally I’m a strong believer of owning up to standing up to the actions you do before seeking forgiveness and allowing everyone to move on. (Kathy’s blog entry on our site continues from where this letter ends)