Tatty-Hunters
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Take a look at the log just received for one of our trackable items...
Just be aware of misguided eco-warriors!
"Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
graburknaculus retrieved Not so Tatty (Travel Bug Dog Tag) from Aylestone canal- the Meadow's first official cache at 10/7/2010
Log Date: 10/7/2010
and the journey is over. RECYCLED.
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This has been "groped" (GROup for Environmental Protection). The container and it's contents have been removed and destroyed.
Your environmental vandalism will NOT be tolerated.
Before any of you morons bleat on about us removing this "geolitter" (your phrase not ours!), remember that dropping LITTER (ie these pathetic containers) is a CRIMINAL offence punishable by a fine up to £1,000.
So please, feel free, go into the police and make a complaint. We've urged this from the very first removal. Go ahead make our day. You can just see the headline in the Sun now...
"Geocacher's urged by community leaders to waste very scarce police resources. Next time you're burgled or mugged you know who to blame.... "
We have already replied directly to him with "appropriate" comments....... for instance..."there is plenty of trash you can pick up and destroy if you feel the need to without needing a GPS device to find it"
Anyone else come across this kind of behaviour??
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Uh duh... Duh! AMAZINGLY, most responders up till this point have forgotten to mention the most basic and obvious course of action, so let's dive into it right now, as follows:
Most GPS receivers have a little red button on them. When you briefly depress and release that button, you (and the GPSr) become invisible to all geomuggles for three minutes. On some GPSr models, if you hit the button twice in rapid succession, you become invisible for 10 minutes. I also hear talk in the forums that some newer models of GPSrs have a little button bearing a shilouette image of a man on it. Apparently, if you aim the top of the GPSr at the geomuggle and depress this little button briefly, the person is immediately (and permanently) removed from our world (apparently transported to an alternate universe where geocaching does not exist) without a trace.
We need one of those - where can you get them from??
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With the exception of two caches every one of the 1084 caches we have done, we have done together. I'm very lucky and I realise it.
PS: Also the dog always comes with us...
Me too!
Mr Tatty
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We've walked miles in the desert for a single DNF in 40C and up mountains just to draw a picture! (The ART CACHE GC179QR)
On the other hand, we would rather do a shorter walk for a more interesting cache than a long hike for a micro. Especially if the walk is a bit dreary - as some can be!
Since we have started geocaching we have seen many beautiful places we wouldn't have otherwise seen. Those places have been worth the walk whether it was 0.1 miles or 10 miles. Thanks to the cachers who draw our attention to these otherwise unknown places. It's more than a walk
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It's a different world for caching in the Middle East - costs $18 to fill my RAV4 10 gallon tank.
However - it smarts filling the car up while caching at our home base in the UK - $100 for a diesel Ford Focus
Maybe if you feel the pinch, then some smart caching is in order. We find a bunch together, park centrally and walk to them all if possible.
And he calls us Morons!
in United Kingdom and Ireland
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Thanks folks
Hadn't read the forums for some time so this was new to us.
Having read the other threads, we will make no further comment. (Though it would be nice if they wanted to do the rest of out caches! Just a 7000 mile round trip!)
Theft is treated a little differently here