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quote:Originally posted by ChurchCampDave:Lattitude 3 Longitude 16 I think you'll find it there, John Caint never did nothing. GDAE, Dave You're bearing in on it. 2 cor 4:3 __________________________ What are you looking for?

I have a life. I've just misplaced the coordinates to it. __________________________ What are you looking for?

I haven't read all 3 pages on the stats issue but as a new geocacher I check the stats of folks in the forums to see how they do on finding caches as a reference for how much they might really know about this sport. One thing I have noticed though is that the stats don't qualify the finds by the difficulty ratings on them. Seems someone with 20 5/5 finds has worked a bit harder than someone with 20 1/1 finds. If anyone really cares, which I don't. I just like numbers. 8 is one of my favorites....... __________________________ What are you looking for?

DW, thanks for the great post. I love the desert but don't get there often. And I undestand the risks just enough to be super careful. Great rules to follow anyplace. I've printed them for my pack. Now the big problem, be ready always for the unexpected. I have a tendancy to over-estimate my abilities. Better I under estimate them and leave a measure of safety for that unexpected thing that will surely crop up. __________________________ What are you looking for?

quote:Originally posted by Mamma Lump:How can I get rid of the sentences that appear both before and after the logged visits when I insert comments. The inserts are "You can (edit), (delete), or (pemanently encrypt)this log entry. At the end of my insert (upload an image for this log) appears. Would like to eliminate these sentences. How can I do this? Mamma Lump I don't know how to eliminate them, but I believe YOU are the only one who can see them. They only appear for YOUR posts. And I'm sure I'll be corrected if this is wrong. __________________________ What are you looking for?

I always find these forums a day late! I've been carrying my Lowepro Minitrekker to carry my camera gear. Then I added a Camelback fanny pack unit. Then I was looking for some way to hook my radio up with the GPSr. And the Camelback was getting too small and the pants kept needing to be hooked back up (ever put a belt on a pear?). I looked at suspenders and ended up with this. I tried it Monday in 92° weather. Carried a 2 liter bladder, a cold pack with 4 gatorades, 12 PBJ sandwiches (the perfect geocaching food by the way), all my camera gear, radio, GPSr, binocs, first aid gear, etc, etc. Course it weighed about 40 pounds but it seemed to work. Probably overkill but I travel heavy....and my pants don't fall down. __________________________ What are you looking for?

Am I the only one that sees an irony in not being able to put a pocket knife in a used .50 caliber ammo can? __________________________ What are you looking for?

quote:Originally posted by mckee: quote:Originally posted by 1911:I haven't hunted in years due to the difficulty finding a spot to do it in this god foresaken state.I was lured to geocaching just for what it is. I am an avid USPSA/IPSC competitor,nothing quite like run and gun shooting for me. Which god-forsaken state? There are so many to choose from! -------------------- You have the right to defend yourself, even when geocaching! There are actually 51 I think. If you count the one I live in most of the time, confusion. __________________________ What are you looking for?

I don't understand this gun thing I guess. I'm pretty sure that if I asked a question about a GPSr on one of the gun forums I belong to that someone would try to help me. I like shooting, I like geocaching, I buy the stuff that goes with the things I like (when I can afford them). Sometimes I just like to talk about them with folks who also like them. I guess some 'things' just make people nervous. I know that spelunking would push me over the edge. I can not for the life of me understand why anyone in their right mind would want to crawl hundreds of feet under the ground. GPSr don’t work down there. I saw the thread on caves and decided not to open it…… __________________________ What are you looking for?

The two (shooting and geocaching) came about at separate times for me. I was shooting long before they even made a GPSr. The geocaching thing is just another reason to get outside and wander. I'm not real fond of the organized range kind of shooting. There is a nice range about 3 miles from the house run by the county but I don't have any interest in shooting there because they won't let me set up a pop can. (And yes, we bring our shot-up targets back with us plus other junk.) Hunted for a while but didn't get enough real shooting and they wanted me to keep buying a license every year even if I didn't get a deer. So now its just informal target shooting. No license needed. __________________________ What are you looking for?

Well, it was 92° in Portland yesterday. What kind of soup does one eat at that temp? I've had a nice cool pumpkin soup but not while caching. I still get so wrapped up in the hunt that I forget about food. Water out of necessity, but no time for food when there are caches to be found. Hit a Burgerville on the way home. __________________________ What are you looking for?

I still use an old Palm III and would not consider downloading way points yet. When I go afield I take this one with me: Always with me Palm Pilot __________________________ What are you looking for?

And in my last reply I figured out how to use the URL in this post-a-reply. Neat. I was off looking for a test forum to try it in....Now if I could find some caches. __________________________ What are you looking for?

quote:Originally posted by Lone Duck:

You all got me wondering and since I have nothing better to do all night than, well I was reading and then I experimented a bit. If you hover over the icon to the left of the posted date, right click, copy the shortcut and paste, it appears to give you the whole address. At least it has when I've tried it in a new window. Trial and error method of scientific discovery? Or am I all wet? __________________________ What are you looking for?

So what would you all think of the electric nose hair trimmer with the dead battery that I found in one of the few caches I've found. ------------------------- What are you looking for?

Me - unemployed (since 02/03) IT Manager with 35 years experience. Trying to convince they government they should retrain me as a woods product worker or commercial fisherman... She - professional landscape artist at www.thenorwoodstudio.com Together - working on year 36 as a team. Finally getting the hang of it. I think. But then the guy is the last to know..... ------------------------- What are you looking for?

Gosh, Warm and Fuzzy, you seem to be cold and prickly today. ------------------------- What are you looking for?

Does this make it clearer? ------------------------- What are you looking for?

This is a great area for landscape artists. And geocaching give me something to do while she paints. Unfortunately sales are a bit slow right now. What are you looking for?

Duh? Duh what? What are you looking for?

Whew! Thanks! When I posted that I thought, ya know, somebody just might try. We will be going into the rainy season here so you wouldn't want to leave sunny NM. Besides, I'm out of work and living off the wife's art....www.thenorwoodstudio.com What are you looking for?

You're so right! Let's open a bunch of complaint threads. And then folks can complain that there are too many complaint threads. I'm going to stop complaining and see if I can find a job or a cache, whichever looks more interesting. (Actually in my quest for geocaching knowledge/info I thought reading a complaint thread would be of value. So, I was wrong.....sue me!) What are you looking for?

Sorry, I actually read some of the earlier posts and there was some mention of working smarter not harder. But I wouldn't expect anyone from Moscow on the Willamette to actually READ any of the forums.... Cracking wise from the socialist capital of Oregon? And it's not armpit odor! According to the folks up here it's the smell of MONEY. What are you looking for?

I never leave home without my Resistol. The working hat or the Sunday-go-to-meeting clean one: http://www.resistolhat.com/straw.htm What are you looking for?