klaus23

In a strange case of serendipity, this landed in my inbox today:

It's about £3-something though... and unless you're taking the train down or just having a half for the thirst, not really that responsible IMO

Ok - I'll give them all a shout in the coming days. It would look really nice if everyone could link each other. That's true, but as Davy Boy said, weather is a factor. Snowdon, even on a bad day, is a very busy mountain, and I gather that in fine weather, the Lake District is full of walkers. For volume reasons alone, it may not be feasable. I was lucky with Carrauntohill in finding a perfect hiding place. If not, it would have had to have been placed away from the summit. However, maybe if Snowdon went up for adoption some more thought could be given to this.

You'll find pictures from an Event on Carrauntohill in May 2004 here This is the best pic I've got of the cross, it was taken that day

No worries, I figured it would look tidy - and don't worry, it was your idea in the first place! Now I know Barnabus and can ask him to stick the code on his page. Would you happen to know Postie and Sandstorm? Also (and here's one to test the new guidelines): Gamma Boo, the "owner" of the Snowdon virtual has been inactive for 2 1/2 months. Also the 'answer' can be determined by simply looking through the past logs, if you were that way inclined. Surely the Welsh should have a local owner of this cache and perhaps a question that would really prove you had been there? An offset micro might also be a possiblity - or perhaps the people in the souvenir shop might be so kind as to facilitate a cache box behind the counter?

Sorry... I messed the link up. This will work: <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <img src="http://www.multimediapalace.com/fl/flags-no_hot_link-2803/i/ie-flag1.gif" width="50" height="30"><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>Corran Tuathail (Ireland's Highest Cache)</b><br> Carrauntohill, MacGillycuddy's Reeks, County Kerry<br> <a href='http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=50ee3781-7135-4da6-ac2d-2e5915dc009b' target=_blank >GCJ39P</a><p> Now to get in touch with the other owners!

don't worry... much of those old anglophobic attitudes are gone now It is still the same cross, but I don't know where the steel came from. I could be wrong but I think it was put there by the Church to commemorate a Priest who died while climbing. There is a small plaque welded to it in memory of him and a female climber who was with him. Here's a question for you. Just near the cross and near my cache there's a small rusty piece of iron which (I have read) held a small wind-driven wheel that powered a light on top of the cross. Was that in place when you were there? Also, for over two years (the debate rages on when exactly) a bicycle was chained to the summit cross. Ever heard that one?

If you are one of the owners of the "Six Kingdoms" caches (the highest peaks in Britain), this html might be useful for your cache pages. Happy Humphey's cache on the Isle of Man refers to the five other peaks on the cache page of the Six Kingdoms cache. I decided to go one better and write some html for my Carrauntohill cache page. Below is the html for all six caches complete with national flag and waypoint link. All you need to do is take out your local cache, and then paste the others onto your cache page. It would look really cool if all six caches had links to one another. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <HR SIZE="2"></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>If you're feeling energetic, why not consider the other 'highpoint' caches in Ireland and Britain:</b><p> <br> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <img src="http://www.multimediapalace.com/fl/eu-flags-no_hot_link-2803/uk-flags/uk-scotland.gif" width="50" height="30"><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>Britains Highest Geocache</b><br> Ben Nevis, Scotland<br> <a href='http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCG6XD' target=_blank >GCG6XD</a><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <img src="http://www.multimediapalace.com/fl/flags-no_hot_link-2803/i/ie-flag1.gif" width="50" height="30"><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>Corran Tuathail (Ireland's Highest Cache)</b><br> Carrauntohill, MacGillycuddy's Reeks, County Kerry, Ireland<br> <a href='http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=50ee3781-7135-4da6-ac2d-2e5915dc009b' target=_blank >GCJ39P</a><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <img src="http://www.multimediapalace.com/fl/eu-flags-no_hot_link-2803/uk-flags/uk-england.gif" width="50" height="30"><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>Scafell Pike - A Cache To Peak Them All</b><br> Scafell Pike, Lake District, England<br> <a href='http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCG3A7&Submit6=Find' target=_blank >GCG3A7</a><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <img src="http://www.multimediapalace.com/fl/eu-flags-no_hot_link-2803/uk-flags/uk-wales.gif " width="50" height="30"><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>Where Is Snowdon Summit?</b><br> Snowdon, Snowdonia, Wales <br> <a href='http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC5F13&Submit6=Find' target=_blank >GC5F13</a><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <img src="http://www.multimediapalace.com/fl/eu-flags-no_hot_link-2803/uk-flags/uk-isleofman.gif " width="50" height="30"><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>Six Kingdoms</b><br> Snaefell, Isle of Man <br> <a href='http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=fc2e1cfb-cab0-4f95-a284-c8217e14ab6d' target=_blank >GCK4J3</a><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <img src="http://www.multimediapalace.com/fl/eu-flags-no_hot_link-2803/uk-flags/uk-north-ireland.gif" width="50" height="30"><p> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <b>Mourne Cache</b><br> Slieve Donard, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland<br> <a href='http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCKAEZ&Submit6=Find' target=_blank >GCKAEZ</a><p> <BR> <HR SIZE="2"></P> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited for duff link and to add miniscule detail

See my post... I still use the word most commonly used in Britain and Ireland. It's this mid-Atlantic accent thing that's leading to the use of words usually native to the continental US. Another good examples is the use of "cellphone", which is beginning to replace "mobile". That's not american-bashing by the way, it's an observation of language use in the British Isles.

There's still half of one cache there left When are you going to give it another go?

It's only like the message on the bottom of bottles of Guinness... "open other end" The answer is, of course, Tesco's. And cheers for resurrecting one of the oldest 'Irish' jokes in the world.

ROTFL Excellent!

Rather than risk not only a lecture, but a lot of hassle, you should check who allows GPS use. For example, Aer Lingus (Irish National Carrier) allows units to be used in-flight, but not while in approach and taxiing. Ryanair does not allow the use of GPS units at all - and there's no talking to them, because they won't listen. Logic would dictate that, if one company allows it there's nothing wrong with it. However, in a world where 2 drinks and a mild discussion with a stewardess will get an aircraft diverted and you into court in a foreign country, it's best to enquire at the point of booking if the use of receivers is allowed. Oddly enough, I used mine for the first time coming into Bristol Airport. I don't know about 17 miles a minute - at 520 mph you'd be doing a mile every 7 seconds - or 8.5 per minute. It certainly is odd to see the miles ticking down like yards.

We need to know where! Which major UK Supermarket sold a Tiramisu that read, on the bottom of the little tray, "Do Not Invert!"? That reminds me a saying that I've heard Peter Kay say - "Knowledge is knowing that a Tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad."

I've thought that too, but it seems "touched up" rather than faked. A few of the other letters are worn. I've seen another farmer perhaps copy this, he wrote "Crows are b****ds" on his silage bales. I was watching it a couple of weeks ago and an 8 year old boy, first word out, spelt "FARTED". Later, he beat the other kid's 5 with a 7 for "FANNIES". From what I've been told, he's the reigning kids champion and has beaten the adult champ - but that could be hearsay. (edited for wrong quote)

This one has been around the interweb thingy for some time, but I know where it was taken. Not much of a sign, but it has considerable merits.

I've got one... Before you read this, I am not poking fun at people in wheelchairs, but more at people who feel the need to make their own roadsigns, which happens on an alarming basis in Ireland. Most of them are to draw attention to children at play, which is reasonable, but I know of several locations where locals have put up their own speed limit signs. The reflection on the Council is very poor, as a) they're not listening to their constituents, and they're not organised enough to take down what amount to illegal roadsigns. Nevertheless, this one was taken, in the middle of nowhere, at night, between Loughrea and Portumna, a road so quiet that it is perfectly safe to get out of your car and take a photo of the sign. Note the singular use of the word 'wheelchair'.

Sorry Klaus, but I don't recognise a single name that you posted there! However..... if I had done your cache, I would have done. Long live cemetery caches I say (if you'll excuse the pun!) Ah that's ok, I was just name-dropping

erm, not wishing to come across all conservative... but family forum and all that. I'm sure I've seen that particular pic in chain-mails before.

Just to bring you up-to-date, in 1993, the 17th/21st Lancers amalgamated with the 16th/5th Lancers to form the Queens Royal Lancers who are currently based in Catterick, N Yorkshire. Queens Royal Lancers And that's why the 17th was in brackets - because in August 1922 the regiment amalgamated into the 17th/21st Lancers - this continued, as you said, until 1993. Ok, back to topic

The Wetherspooners...! Excellent handle - and congrats on your milestone. Took: Cheap Beer Left: British Pound Coin (none of that pesky continental funny money bloody euro don't you know it's banned from our pubs yes banned I tell you erosion of society inflation arrgh)

I own one cache located in a local graveyard which highlights the life and times of Lord Haw-Haw, also known as William Joyce. Before you all jump up and shout "fascist", do remember that this gentleman was a prominent feature of life in wartime Britain and it is a little known fact that he is interred in Galway, Ireland. The cache is a micro and is located in a small bush which is not near, or on, any grave sites. I am quite proud of the cache as many people have left appreciative logs, and most do take a wander around the graveyard, visiting graves of people like Padraig O'Conaire, Lady Gregory and Walter Macken. There are many unidentified victims of the Air India crash in 1985 buried here, and (students of British military history will find this very interesting), even a Queens Royal (17th) Lancer, a present-day regiment with history to 1759. My point is that graveyards are about as good as history gets, all it takes is for it to be highlighted. I do agree with the boundaries of taste discussed above, but surely, if a cache is placed and visitors disagree with the location, sooner or later the logs will reflect this or somebody will e-mail the owner with an objection. I don't think that a blanket ban on graveyards is the way forward - but who is to say that it won't come to this. To avoid that happening, responsible behaviour is the key.

Best of luck with the event folks!

I give up.

Well how about that. He creates a thread about people taking parting shots and then closing topics. He claims this happened to him today. I highlight this in his "taking a parting shot and closing the topic" thread. And then he takes a parting shot and closes the topic.