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Oh..That was the other part.... I never sent that not about taking it out. I suspect it was forged by the reviewer... Bill

That's disabled, not archived. Disabling it gives you a chance to check that the cache is actually still there. The reviewers do that when it looks like there may be a chance the cache is missing. Like when a usually easy cache doesnt get found for months and months and/or very experienced cachers can't find it. Once you go check on it and make sure it really is still there, you just click a button and your cache is active again. Instead, you chose to over-react: Since you posted that you had removed the cache and decided it was "best to just do away with it" the reviewer did the proper thing by THEN archiving the cache. He only archived it AFTER you said you had removed the cache and were not replacing it. Now 3.5yrs later you come back, insulting the reviewer, and claiming that people are still finding a cache you SAID wasn't there. And somehow this vindicates you? [edit] John is not only taller then me, he obviously types faster too!

Let's see...how do I say: I TOLD YOU SO!!!! Three Years ago, The local coordinator archived cache because three people said they couldn't find it. I wrote the coordinator back after I went and found the cache. He refused to un archive it saying basically didn't know from hwhat I was talking about, because three people couldn't find it. In any case, I suppose it was because of his and their incompetence. Anyway a couple of weeks ago, I gave another cacher the specific location, well, I got an email today: his is an automated message from Geocaching You are receiving this email because you are the owner of this listing. Location: Mississippi, United States jeep-ocache found Buena Vista (Archived) (Traditional Cache) at 2/8/2008 Log Date: 2/8/2008 You sure were right. I found the cache while I was here for the new cache that is placed here. The cache is in very good condition. I found it with only a little searching and the coordinated showed to only be 3 feet off. It's awesome to find the cache that has not been found in 3 years. Jerry Visit this log entry at the below address: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LU...0c-2fef9fb11f7c So... How do you spell: I TOLD YOU SO!!!! Regards Bill

space.com has an article on the latest GPS news. http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/satcom_gps_overview_031105.html

I would say the only person that cares about anybod's stats is the one they belong to. If they want to see their stats every time they use the computer, why not get a sticky note and paste it in the middle of the screen. W5WAF

If you're a ham radio operator and geocache, here's a unique walking stick: http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=WSA2 W5WAF - Bill

quote:Originally posted by BadAndy:I gotta go with RK on this one. Twinkies, HoHo's, and Moonpies. Washed down with a can o Dew. No...No...No...No...Nooooo! If you're gonna have Moonpies, you have to have an RC Cola!!!

The shuttle and the space station both have GPS on them. The ISS also an APRS beacon on it, but I'm not sure what its schedule is. I have a friend who is the editor of the AMSAT Journal, I'll forward your question to him and see if he can put it out for consideration there. Bill-W5WAF

When I try to activate a new travel bug, I get the following error message: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005' [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][TCP/IP Sockets]SQL Server does not exist or access denied. /support/appGetATID.asp, line 80 Is this me or the system. Bill-W5WAF

The thing with the camera kind of reminds me of the "lineup" request in the movie "PORKY'S". Most folks think of the police as some kind of boogey man. Well, most of them are guys and gals like the rest of us. The biggest problem I think I'd have around here if I were confronted by an officer is that within a few minutes, half the force would be around offering their advice. (Yeah, police and firemen have advice about everything) Bill-W5WAF [This message was edited by Bill-W5WAF on September 30, 2003 at 03:02 PM.]

I wouldn't be worried about a guy taking a picture of his genitals. Any charges would be quickly dropped do to a lack of evidence.

Perhaps geocaching can adopt the model of Amateur Radio. Ham Radio is a hobby, to be sure, but in times of need provides emergency communications. In this day of Homeland Security, what niche could geocaching fill? Geocachers should have a much better understanding of mapping, orienteering, etc. than the general population. Where can we fit in?

flew on her cornstraw broom

By the way...did you know if you're going to be driving through an area with love bugs, you can spray PAM (yes the non-stick stuff for skillets) over the front exposed surfaces of the car and the smashed bugs will be easy to clean up. Now who said geocaching wasn't educational. As Martha Stewart said, as she was making a decopage sewing basket with a fake bottom for hiding stock certificates..."Learn Something New Every Day" Bill-W5WAF

I wonder if anybody has tried to plot the coords of a cache on a quad sheet and then try to locate it using only a compass and a map. Think I'll try that. Bill-W5WAF

Perhaps one way to help mitigate the fears is if we label the cache with a REAL name and a telephone number. At least that gives a real point of contact.

I recently had someone find one of my caches and left the note something to the effect that "This cache receives my vote as one most likely to cause a bomb scare". Made me think: 1. Has any cache ever been mistaken for a bomb? 2. What does an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) look like? How can we make sure that our caches don't look like an IED? Remember: The bomb that brought down the Pan AM flight over Lockerbie, Scotland was in a transistor radio. The unibomber sent his devices in finely crafted wooden cases. Couldn't you put a device in a Tupperware Container?

Repeatability may be more of an issue. Go to a spot in the clear and take a mark. Then go out at intervals...days...and see how much the error is from the first reading. In the early days of GPS (1990-91) it wan not uncommon to get an error saying that the geometry of the satellites prevented an accurate reading. I'm sure the geometry even today plays a part in the accuracy of the readout. Benchmarks may not be a good choice, because the lat/long on many is taken from a quad map and not from an accurate survey. Many of the benchmarks are precise for elevation, but less precise as location.

Alien!! How close is this to area 51? Time to call ART BELL

What truly amazes me is how seriously some people take this HOBBY. I've always considered a HOBBY as something to take your mind off the really serious stuff. When a HOBBY begins to become a chore, it's time to back off and do something else! Bill-W5WAF

Well the other day I went to find a cache site. Realized I was knee deep in poison ivy. Thought to myself.."Oh God! if I make it out of here... OOPS! Mixed religion with geocaching. Kind of like the only way to get prayer out of school is to stop giving tests!

John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

I'm a bit concerned over the accuracy of the USPS finds. I noticed one that was marked as a "find" when I know for a fact that the benchmark was destroyed several years ago.

I use Ofoto. www.ofoto.com

AMTRAK? ... What's Amtrak?