sea_dragon

Nice idea. The trick would be to start with variety, lot's of different types of music. I think I'd be a bit miffed coming to a cache with some good underground punk to trade and finding only yanni and mannilow(sp?). I like the idea of doing a cache based on unsigned bands, heck in some of the bigger cities out there it could be all local bands. Caching software is also a neat idea. One thought that I have would be to make sure that the system requirements, and what devices (ie gps to comp, gps to palm, etc) it works with are clearly marked on the disc.

Cat on left: "Have you noticed that the more of these cache-thingies are around, the worse the service gets?"

What, give up caching? Why? I don't have a problem, I'm just here for the free coffee!

Though, the given condition is stated as "Unserviceable - condemned/ reparable". I wouldn't think that's a good starting condition for a cache in the wild. Plus, who want's to deal with the UPS guy when he/they show up with all these ammo cans. Just imagine what the neighbors would think.....

[quotePosted on Jan 21 2004, 07:46 AM QUOTE (sea_dragon @ Jan 21 2004, 01:41 AM) Ok, this was .... um, .... weird. My real name came back as Smurf Smurf Smurf My user names came back as Phlegmy Smurf. Hmmm... Must be all those salt-water loogies This may be, and all divers out there would totaly agree! What I really don't get, is the name "Smurf Smurf Smurf". What sort of drunken logic is that? Why couldn't it have been one of the cool names.....

Get used to thinking like a sadisic, deranged and potentialy psycotic person. Get as devious as you can, and you'll probably be thinking along the lines of the cache hider. However, do not over think the cache. I've had many micros where I've spent twenty minutes looking for the thing, only to find that it's right in plain sight. That right there is part of the deviousness.

Ok, this was .... um, .... weird. My real name came back as Smurf Smurf Smurf My user names came back as Phlegmy Smurf. Hmmm...

Ok, I'm seeing this as a scavenger hunt/race/demolition derby. Big stakes caching with challenges and risks(aside from muggles). Match your wits and finding skills against other cachers. I like it! Man, this would make a great multi-day event type thing. If it ever goes down, let me know and I'm in! Maybe this could get to the point that there would be different levels of competition, say up to state and then on to some national competition with the finalists from the states. You never know, it could happen, and would be one heck of a party-and-a-half.

I'd say that even one dirty golf ball makes this a 'check'. I say sport, due to the fact that caching can be very challenging, both physicaly and mentaly. There is the potential for injury, or maybe on the off chance, being in front of a jury. Beer(or other libation of your choice) can be consumed while watching, or even participating. There is a score of sorts, the find stats, but no one needs to pay attention to competing against anyone else. I just figure that hunting, fishing and even things like curling are sports, then geocaching is too. Now, when are the 'Caching Olympics?

I'm glad to see that there are no fish sandwiches on the menu!

I'll take a position in the cabinet, say, dealing with science. Specificly Marine biology and/or conservation. Maybe head of NOAA, or something. Either that, or Ambassedor to some tropical nation? I could, um.... assess coral reefs and mai tais.

No, no, no! This is the application to live in SOUTHERN California! Ok, maybe parts of NorCal. Let's face it, California is home to two types: those who want to save the world, and those who want to pave it over. There is no middle ground. If anyone claims to be in the middle(or at least not far off to any given side) the black choppers are sent in on an air strike. Sorry, I've said too much....

Well now, lets just say you will get a lot of opportunities to practice safe caching by removing them.... Not to mention all the fun that can be had with a knife, fireworks, beer, etc.

How about complaining about everyone elses' complaining? THAT was a fun little bit of Dead Donkey Flogging.

This cache is a pretty sweet tour of the libraries at UCSC. The various stages are notes with the coords of the next stop, the dewey and author of the correct book, taped into books that no one in their right mind, not even grad students mind you, would ever check out. If I remember correctly, only one of them was in a reference section, the others were buried in the stacks. The finaly cache was well outside the library.

The ones that tend to take me the longest, and are the most frustrating to find are those that are right in plain sight. Or just partialy so. The cache will be stareing me in the face for hours while I'm scouring the area muttering something along the lines of ''it has to be around here somewhere!" But I don't let it ug me too much since my car keys will often do the same thing to me.

I think the frogs were doing alright keeping up with evolution.... they just have a problem keeping up with the humans...

be vewwy vewwy quiet.... ah-ha-haha........

Given some of the finds I've had to work for, I have one question to pose: Is this cache going to be in an area that could be muggled (or more muggle-potential than others)? If so, I'd say make people really work for it, especialy with all that cool swag. If there isn't a high chance of getting muggled, I'd say make folk work for it. After all, it's really cool swag! That's just my two cents.

Hey 9-Key! How's about those other descriptions! It's been a few weeks, continue the series! I for one would like to hear what other park weirdos there are. Well, that and read all of the reactions....

Well, with any 'hunting' dog, it's best to keep the name short, one or two syllibals(sp?), that you can really yell. That way you can get their attention when they get too fixated on the scent/hunt. For a cacheing dog? Well..... What's her personality like? That's how my family has always named our dogs. For example, my first golden always sat at attention from day one, all regal like, so we named him Royal. The next one was a light colored ruffin', so he was Burlap (same color as the sack) etc. I thought that Honi might be a good one - sort of a combo of Hunny and short for Hunter. I don't have any other ideas, by she sure is cute. A real darling. Hey! How 'bout Darlin' ?

How deep was this one supposed to be when sunk? I'm hoping that it was a lot shallower, 1500 is just too deep for SCUBA! This one sound like it could have been a 'Wrecks to reefs" type thing, it'd be a pity if it wasn't. Olar: Yep. Bottom trawlers will drag nets at 1500 or deeper. Incredibly destructive to the seafloor... sort of like clear cutting a forest. Plus there are a lot of animals hauled up that were not targeted species, and are more often than not dead before they hit the deck, in other words, by-catch. Though, if a trawler get's caught on the wreck, would that be by-cache?

Also, try camera shops. I get mine from the local underwater photo place to put in my camera housing. Keeps everything nice and dry by dealing with the condensation. If my seal goes, well....there ain't a desicant that can keep up with that!

Well, this thread has certianly made my day! I always thought that I'm one of the 'pups' roundabout these parts, one of the youngin's (which gets a tad old @23). To all the "juvinile" cachers out there: Rock on!! Cache long and prosper.

I haven't heard of these before either. Maybe it's a signature item from another cacher. Is there any mention of a "Wild George" in the logs for the cache you pulled it out of? On closer investigation, I see that there is a cacher by the name of Wild george, and looks to be active in your (rather general) area. Hope this helps. (Edited to add more info.)