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Shotgun & Peashooter

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  1. As we do not want any of our caches subjected to the brutality of a cache machine, PLEASE REMOVE ALL SHOTGUN & PEASHOOTER CACHES FROM YOUR LIST.
  2. As an out of towner that has down one cache machine... I would suggest no coverage before, but coverage during, to be posted after. The reasoning is that I was shocked when driving into a town and seeing a cache machine going on. Car caravans doing lawbreaking and, one accident causing incident. I thought how do the locals feel when all these (mostly Seattle ) folk hit their town in hordes and cause traffic jam ups and indiscrestions. Locals do not know the excitement and reasoning behind our actions. How do neightborhoods feel when 20 plus cars whip in, hordes of people get out of said vehicles and converge enmass to their relativley quite family/kid parks. It is kind of ominous from their view point, sometimes blocking their driveways. My real concern tho' is coverage before may expose hides when people put the article together with why people in hordes are hitting their neighborhoods. Coverage afterwards just explains it. One would want to create goodwill in the communities I would think. I hope you all convey this as you are on your great cache machine event. Have a blast, we'll be thinking of you and the last machine we semi pseudo did with you!
  3. Ahhh... I understand now, You could taunt him by arranging one of the said cache's at a kindly neighbors and watch him go at it tho'. I mean, digging in the snow, moving rocks. And then hours into it, hold up the ammo box and say" you're not even close yet!" I bear no grudge against sept1c_tank, haven't met him, and hope he doesn't find my house! Now I'll leave the forum so someone more helpful can get him some true answers!
  4. Come on Flask, surely there is some rocks you need moved, or in fall there are piles of leaves to sort thru, why, even in winter we've been known to hide some in the driveway, just to have the snow shoveled out! If it wasn't for the not burying it rule, I'd have 'em all over the acreage just to have my dirt moved! (Hey, I didn't bury the one in the driveway....nature did!).
  5. Wow, I hate to get in the fray..this "reads" as one of the "nastier" chat forms to me. But, I am compelled to put in my two bits. I say rate it in the happy medium of 2 or 3. State it involves water and perhaps a form of water vehicle if the distnace requires it in the discription, then all know why you want it a five. But.. if the water to cross involves rapids (as stated by Skadog), or currents, or needs a navigational chart for hazards, then it is a 5. (those may endanger lives if not aware). Now, for those who are concerned that using the boat may need an education, I say anyone who chooses those forms of transportaion, knowingly takes the risk that they may not know how to operate them, but they are making that choice knowing their own limits. They could always use a log to float on!! Yah, I know, don't jump me for that, just trying to keep some humor in this! I think that would be a funny sight! kick, kick, kick, paddle, kick, kick, kick, paddle. Oops, forgot a solution to keep the gps dry. Hmmm....
  6. Mr. Snazz, We too are from the same area as you, and I seem to recall reading an article on the crystal cave within the last two (?) months. One of our local rags. I can not recall if it was the bugle , Bend Bullentin..no I think it was a more"hip/younger generation" group of writers, so maybe the Source. It seemed that, from this article, the author connected with the gentleman (or family members of) that had some crystals he had taken from the original snowstorm visit and they did infact re-visit the cave, and spotted more crystals? I am too lazy too research this. If anyone does..do post the info.
  7. We did one this this way. We decided life was full of bad news (911 history, Iraq/Afganastan wars, amongst other national stories). To lighten things up, we created "know joke". We placed joke items in ammo can Sparky & the gang, 3 stooges movies, tiny rubber chickens, fake buck teeth, silly things, lots of silly things. We also left a joke book in there. All we ask is that they leave a joke (we even provided a joke book for inspiration) in the log book. This all leads to a few things. Cachers wind down while sharing jokes, families laugh as they pick a joke from the book or share their "own". Most take extra time to read the logbook, laughter is contagious. We all chuckle again as we read other peoples jokes, AND THIS IS A FREE (no trinket necessary) cache! Those of us who do bring trinkets have a great time trading and becoming youthful and young again with their silly chosen treasures. I still wonder who took the comb for the bald man, what was he thinking? What does he look like now?
  8. Need I add, some weeks I think he deliberatly looks for caches trips that have "potential muggle activity " just to have a more lively week! Ok, so maybe it is me that looks for them.....Either way, we are happy!
  9. I like what everyone has had to say so far. Let me give you my input. Thank goodness for "muggle potential" areas. Why? Here is our techinque for retrieval: Once you think you have "found" it, we have a heavy necking session, and as we grope, we manage to grope it too! This is hilarious fun for us old foggies, 'cos you know not a soul will be checking you out! The coast is clear! We then can have a second session of fun while we put it back. Sorry guys, but I/we enjoy these spots for the moment of fun they give us in a heavy weighted world of "problems". We'll take our joy where we can get it at this age! Hope no one is offended by the "picture of random silliness" this creates in their minds, and we'll try and stay clear of you and your "groping" session while you are in a muggle area after a cache! Gee, maybe caching is better in groups, never thought about that! Shotgun wants to clarify this is not HIS sentiments at all, just me the other half!
  10. Not to worry Jay and Family of foxes, we just intended this to generate a fun time in the forums (soup and fractal are not the only crazy ones). Things were kinda quite on the site here, and lazyboy seemed to feel like a leper with no one taking the sites by he and I. So I (shotgun's other half) stirred things up! We will probably bring the launcher, but we have no intentions of balloon pieces all over the grounds (CITO) and damaged tents and wet soppy unhappy campers. And with that said, maybe I will retire from the forums for awhile, at least for the night while visions of fun circle thru my mind! See ya there, in full parade regallea (sp).
  11. All in all, just having fun, we are mature responsible folks and will act reasonably at all times. I think when you meet us you will find it is just "forum chat fun" and we are fine people. Not to worry!
  12. Wow, what great ideas! The older, bored teens could even hide a cache for whomever is able to wake up before 2:00 (pm) Sunday, adults. They are pretty crafty and evil when given the chance! Just think hide it in the villa/yurtville, and give 'em a wake up call like no other! Hmm, in? or under? A micro in their gazillion outdoor lighting strands? High up a tree? Seriously, I am glad you opened this thread and hope the kids do not have more fun than us! Some teens may even enjoy helping out with the kid events...ya never know, sitters for hire? We plan on one 11yr old being there with us, he is a cross between doing adult stuff or kid stuff, can't predict him. Sound like great fun, if I can get away from the adult kids, I (shotgun's other half) may come join you, and lend a helping hand. I am first aid trained/cleared all the "safe" adult qualifications for youth organizations and school help, and quite good at those nature walks if needed. Can't ride a trike anymore tho' and don't do diapers :>. Maybe we'll connect when we get there..stop by and say hi, Family of foxes./wanderlost, and any others...
  13. The female counterpart has been involved in provoking childlike activities (which by the way I REALLY like) for this years event. The following two words are my two bits worth, and should bring a whole new light to the preceding shenanigans. BEER BAZOOKA..... I am not sure about my neighbors, but for me.... the Yurtsvillas can FIRE AWAY, my cup will be in the ready position! The Real Shotgun
  14. Beer, depends, diapers...I think they've safely saved themselves from the panty raid.'cos there's no way I am going any where near a dozen beer soaked depends! I'll just have to change it from panty raid to pantry raid and see if we can do more damage there. The only probelm I see there is, it's going to be mighty tough to hang all the empty beer cans on that flag pole of mine, not to mention I cannot possibly be the one to empty them what with all that good homemade vino I'll be kickin' back! So I guess it has come down to this......if it's sunny and warm, the water balloon fun is on. If it is cool and wet, tha pantry raid may be happening, either way I am sure both teams concede, we will need to have a grand bonfire afterwards to dry out from both events. Shotgun wanted me to fess up, it is I the female counterpart sending all these evil thoughts. Looking forward to meeting "all" players.....
  15. hmmm....whip cream??? Glad to have you on our team! I had thought about colored water but thought we'd have a few unhappy (but well marked) cachers! Panty raids tho', now you have me thinking a whole new line of thought! I'll be pondering that one over night! I'll have to remember to bring the telescope for stargazing (or Yurt watching to see when the coast is clear). Shhh.. don't tell 'em! Oh yeah, and my giant flag pole, crikey there may not be room in the rig for geocaching equipment, what am I thinking?! (And they thought they had the corner market on silly shennanigans)! I think we may have a bazooka style marshmallow shooter tucked away in some dark corner. I'll have to see what I can uncover, nothing like a pounding of marshmallows by the gross to cheer you up. Now if you were covered in whip creme, you would look like a giant Easter bunny (or one big bee magnet). Late note:My other half tells me the bazooka has bit the dust, hmmmm with a name like Shotgun, I'll have to see if I can rig something up. You know, just for self defense, from the "hotel yurties". I'm sure they're good folks and undeserving of all this attention. Off to ponder the panty raid idea .......
  16. Holy C*rap! You're suppose to be on my team! Does this mean I have to step up my system too? I call truce with you dude, but the rest of ya, bring it on.... well, no need to single us out...it'll be a group mash. This is the response we wanted tho'! Amazing how well we seem to work together when we haven't met yet huh?
  17. Beer, beer, beer..that's all we hear about, well, ok maybe we heard something about pole danicing and special light effects. What we have to offer on the lonely quiet side, note quiet (maybe something to be said for having a quiet spot to crawl away from the shennigans), will be a jug or so of homemade vino (and we are noted for our Central Oregon Wine!), our own small effort at lighting and wild and crazy decorating. Just how many ways can you hang ivy, or dress up in it...hmm, any Adam and Eve visuals come to mind? I have to admit, neither of us intend to do any pole dancing, but we may be reeling in the middle of the night. Now am I refering to square dancing? Heck no! We may be Central Oregonians, but not all of us are desert cowboys. We do have a killer water ballon launcher, like, you can shoot those suckers 2 blocks--- if you're man enuf. Look out yurtsville! We have learned that any interseted individuals need to start stocking up on ballons and the nifty filler attachments now. A large cooler or rubbermaid container filled with water holds them pretty well, not to mention the back of a truck bed (ok, never saw that!), but, if you could get water to stay in the bed (truck bed) to float them babies, you would be the king, grand champ, sole survivor, of the water ballon fight! Now I must admit, this is a great way to entertain the kids, they'll have to fill 'em up and tie them off, hundreds of 'em. Just remember to come prepared, We'll only bring a hundred or so....you'll want your own artillery...we do have the park to ourselves don't we?!!!? Now..... any takers on the quiet side?
  18. Count us in! It is only 6:30am and Zoom & Peashooter are still sawing logs and do not have a clue that I have made the reservations. I think I will keep quiet and see how long it takes them to read the forum and see that we will be attending. So anyway, we will be in A16 next to Westly Crew and across from Mr. Snazz. Will be great to meet all you crazy cachers!
  19. Silly me, I am Shotgun's other half, and I found that enjoyable and soothing at this wee hour in the a.m. Thus having been inspired, we will be off to infintity to check for an illusive cache....wish I had that satelite technology working for me!
  20. quote: Apparently some people insist on listing their cache, their way, instead of complying with this website's guidelines. Instead of working with the admins to make their cache acceptable, they start calling them names. Dictator is one of the nicer ones I've seen. We don't have a problem working inside of the rules, which is what started this whole debate for us. There is nothing in this cache that is outside of the stated rules, that is my whole point. We placed this cache going by the guidelines posted, and that turns out not to be good enough. We are forced to go beyond the stated rules, and comply with the requests of the admins, and as stated, that is exactly what we are going to do. We (as suggested on this site) have challenged the admins here in this forum, and their opinion has not changed. Therefore we will modify our cache to meet their requests. How is this "insisting" our cache be approved? [This message was edited by Shotgun & Pea Shooter on October 15, 2003 at 07:49 AM.]
  21. quote:I was quite easily able to determine the answer to your cache sitting here at my computer several hundred miles away: Very polite and responsible of an administrator to give out an answer in this forum. Even more amazing is that this is the very same link (out of many available) I submitted with my pleading to the administrator. I also find it interesting that this administrator lives in Washington, and has placed caches in Pennsylvania, Idaho, Mexico, Canada, Germany, could these have been placed during a vacation? I am wondering if all of us have to play by the same rules? quote: In your cache description you even suggest that this can be done with out leaving the comfort of your car. That is not geocaching, it's sightseeing. Caching is one person hiding something and challenging others to try and find it. Interesting how I have never seen a requirement for hiking for any type of cache. I guess those micros that are placed under a park bench that you can park 5 feet from constitute a challenge. I guess the real challenge of geocaching is being literate enough to write your name on a piece of paper. (Most micro's don't even have a log book, just a list of names). Never mind the fact that we have handicaped geocachers and something like this would really appeal to them, I guess we like to discriminate. If you can't walk 5 miles to find a piece of paper to sign, you are not considered a geocacher... Well folks, I am finished with my ramblings, and as J&MBella has said "Don't try and make sence out of it. You'll just make yourself loco trying", this cache will be modified to meet the dictators rules. [edit] stupid remark not worth posting [edit] Some things are worth fighting, others are not... [This message was edited by Shotgun & Pea Shooter on October 15, 2003 at 07:48 AM.]
  22. What really gets me is that a physical cache does not require any traded items (McToys) at all to be approved. It only requires a physical log bog, thats all. What's the point? Why is a physical log book so important? I could make an 11th leg micro with a log book, our email address and the answer, but still make it an "email me to get credit" and this cache would probably approved. I just don't get it...
  23. quote:If you add the 11th leg, it will not be just another "find the box" cache. You will have led the cachers thru your 10 steps where they will learn just as much as they would have without the final cache. But the eleventh leg would have to be to an "ordinary" cache location as it is impossible to place a physical at any of the original 10 locations. It would have nothing to do with the theme of this cache, therefor it would indeed make it just a "find the box" cache with a few twists. I think the whole intent of this thread is not to discuss how to make this a physical cache, but why it does not meet the requirements of a virtual and as such why it is not being approved.
  24. I don't understand what is going on. Granted I have only had two caches approved so far, but our third one, a great virtual (GCH1P8 for those that can look, or I have posted the text at Take Me On A Roundabout) is being declined for no apparent reason. We have pleaded our case with TMJ, stating that placing a physical at any one of the 10 stages is impossible, only to be told that we have to make an offset to an 11th stage that contains a physical of some sort. This would totally destroy the whole idea of this cache and make it just another "find the box" cache. The whole idea of this cache is to expose cachers to local artwork, politics and community issues. It requires a correct answer to gain credit, therby forcing one to learn about the most contirversial piece of artwork in Central Oregon. It also introduces cachers to other little know pieces of artwork along the way. It will enlighten them on local politics and community issues. It meets or exceeds any and all guidelines for a virtual, and contains many great componets of any cache. Am I off my rocker, or does this cache deserve to be approved? Shotgun
  25. Well we did it, reached the 100 mark. I wonder if we qualify as true geojunkies as we did our 100 in 49 days??? A most memorable cache for #100 too. We went up to Chelan this last weekend to visit old friends that we haven't seen in 6 years. We rented a boat, headed uplake and stoped on the way to Stehekin to find the Fairview cache. What a great way to turn 100, sitting high atop a cliff over looking Lake Chelan! We tipped our glasses, drank in the view and returned to the boat and headed uplake to enjoy a nice lunch at the Stehekin Lodge. After lunch we enjoyed a 50+mph boat ride back down lake as we wanted to beat the afternoon winds, but the lake was smooth and we just thundered back down the lake. Zoom is still having trouble getting a comb through her hair, but other than that we had a great trip. Thanks to Lee who was the one to introduce us to geocaching. Thanks to Ken for doing such a great job teaching us how to use these wonderful machines. And especially thanks to everyone else who has placed caches for others to find. This is a great activity and we love it. Look out Central Oregon, now that we have turned 100, we plan on giving back, and a few new caches will be placed by us shortly.
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