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There will be a setting on the unit for "bearing" or "course" pointer, trust me. Make sure it says "bearing".....
Just happened to have my old blue legend in my coat pocket
On the Navigation screen, go to the options: There is a toggle between "bearing pointer" and "course pointer".
It only shows the one that you can change it to, so if it says 'course', you are set to 'bearing' like you want.
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I'm a new registered member (basic) of this great group. I'd like to change my user name but can't seem to make it work under the "Edit Profile" option. Is there another way or do I need to re-register? If so, can I use my same email address?
Thanks
See the article called "Username Change" in the Groundspeak Knowledgebase.
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There are several mutally exclusive criteria settings that exist in the PQ setup. For any ONE cache to exist, it has to fulfill all of the criteria. The PQ generator uses a logical "AND" not "OR".
Here's a list of the combinations that should not be allowed on the PQ generator:
- I Have Found/I Have NOT Found
- I Own/I do NOT Own
- Are available to all users/Are for members only
- Caches I'm Watching/Caches I'm Ignoring
- Caches Found in the last 7 days/Caches that have NOT been found
Seems simple enough, but they haven't changed these selections since the PQ generator went live. I suggested this format first back about 2 years ago...
Having designed user interface software for devices with much more complexity than a pocket query, I agree with Markwell on this. Combinations that are mutually exclusive should not be allowed to be selected.
But since they have not changed the interface , just remember this:
If nothing is selected - all caches are returned.
Anything you select, restricts the caches that are returned to only those that meet that criteria.
If a cache does not meet all of the criteria selected, it won't be returned.
- I Have Found/I Have NOT Found
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That would make sense though I'm not sure why you can't do both. I guess if they're both mutually exclusive I'll have to run two queries or, depending on how many member's only caches there are in my area, just manually load them onto the GPS. Thanks for the reply.When I try to run a pocket query with both "Are available to all users" and "Are for members only" I get no results returned yet when I select one or the other I get results. Is there a way to select both and still get results?
They are mutually exclusive. As far as I know it's impossible to be both.
If you want all caches, don't select either.
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When I try to run a pocket query with both "Are available to all users" and "Are for members only" I get no results returned yet when I select one or the other I get results. Is there a way to select both and still get results?
No.
A cache cannot be both "available to all users" and "for members only". For a cache to be included in the query, it has to meet all the selected criteria.
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Well...
I did start feeling bad so I asked for the snow to stop. Instead, it turned to rain...
Of course, now they have posted a flood watch
The current forecast for the Snoqualmie river out by us is 6 feet over flood stage by Thursday morning (that's 1 foot below the record).
No direct problem for us, but we might not be getting out of town for a day or two.
I hope that isn't a surprise for anyone.
With the amount of water that fell from the sky as snow, only to have it melt because of warm temps and even more water from the sky as rain...it was inevitable.
Not that I'm not sorry for those affected by it, but it was only a matter of time.
Not a surprise, we've lived in Carnation for 25 years, so we know what to expect.
It's interesting that it still fits the title of this thread.
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Hey, I resemble that remark!
I'm curious about this statement. I've seen it a lot and not sure if it's a forum thing like "prolly" or "pwned" or are people saying that it sounds like them, or are they saying "resemble" when they mean something else like resent? Thanks.
In this case, hydnsek was the person I was referring to when I made the statement that she replied to.
Usually it means that it either sounds like them, or it was them.
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I hardly think that something on the scale of a single cache will bring down the wrath of the copyright gods. I doubt that the SWAT team will dive out of the bushes to arrest anyone that takes a cd from the cache. Provided the cache is not on private property then the container and all contents are technically considered abandoned property and no agency will take the trouble to try to establish a chain of custody on items considered abandoned, that are constantly changing hands.
That is why I don't consider it a bad idea.
- Rev Mike
So it's OK to do something illegal if you probably won't get caught?
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This same topic was raised just a few days ago in this thread: Music Cache
This would be a clear violation of copyright, as is the "Operation Disc Drop" also mentioned above.
In the US, damages could be between $750 and $150,000, depending on how good your lawyer is, and how good their lawyer is. This would be for each copyright violation.
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Now that you have mastered that, I was told by a Mister E. that sometime, I don't know how soon, these forums are going to be completely different. Different software altogather. So at that point I think effectively all posts will be 'archived' I.E. any links to threads or directly to a reply within a thread or reference to a post number in a thread will probably never work. I dread the thought of the nightmares that will cause.
TPTB, please take this pre-cognition into consideration in your decision to or decision not to change.
That means we will see people ask all the same old worn-out questions again, because they "couldn't find if this was asked before".
Oh, wait. They already do.
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Well...
I did start feeling bad so I asked for the snow to stop. Instead, it turned to rain...
Of course, now they have posted a flood watch
The current forecast for the Snoqualmie river out by us is 6 feet over flood stage by Thursday morning (that's 1 foot below the record).
No direct problem for us, but we might not be getting out of town for a day or two.
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The current ban against conceal, which was based on a Reagan-era presidential order, had no real legal challenges--the lifting of the ban is purely a political parting shot from the W-admin. If it was that important to W, he would have lifted the ban in 2001, and dealt with public discussion and debate.
Not quite right.
From the link in the original post:
On February 22, 2008, Interior Secretary Kempthorne responded to letters from 51 Senators, both Democrats and Republicans, as well as from the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, urging him to update existing regulations that prohibit the carrying of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. -
I don't think that phrase frees the hider. It is a fact that hiders have been fined for poor cache placements (bomb scares).
First line of the disclaimer assigns the responsibility to the seeker:
The disclaimer only frees Groundspeak from legal responsibility. It doesn't free the hider or the seeker.
<raises hand> OOOH! OOOH! OOOH! I know the answer to that one!At what point does responsibility for the cache seeker's actions transfer from the hider to the seeker?When the seeker either (1) chooses to read the disclaimer, or (2) chooses NOT to read the disclaimer.
That was easy. Gimme another one!
Cache seekers assume all risks involved in seeking a cache.
You're not even talking about the same thing. Caches that have been causes of bomb scares, where the hider was fined for wasting the bomb squad's time, didn't cause any harm to a cacher.
Cache seekers assume all risks involved in seeking a cache.
The original question quoted above had to do with responsibility for the cache seeker's actions . Bomb scares have nothing to do with seeking a cache, so I would not expect those risks to be the responsibility of the seeker. Clearly they are the responsibility of the hider.
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The best thing to do is to go to a good outdoor/backpacking store like EMS, REI, or a smaller local store and find out what fits. THEN look at reliability/durability reviews and the like.
A highly-regarded boot is worthless if it doesn't fit right. The right fit is the absolute most important factor in ANY boot purchase.
Yep, FIT is the most important factor.
Right now I'm wearing a pair of inexpensive Coleman (yes, the camping gear people) hiking boots. Got them on sale a couple years ago. Reasonably well constructed and THEY FIT.
Saturday we went to REI to get my wife a new pair of boots, and she tried on at least five pairs until she found the ones that FIT. We didn't limit the selection based upon brand names.
Saw someone hiking in mud and snow last week in flip-flops. Now that's crazy!
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The disclaimer only frees Groundspeak from legal responsibility. It doesn't free the hider or the seeker.At what point does responsibility for the cache seeker's actions transfer from the hider to the seeker?<raises hand> OOOH! OOOH! OOOH! I know the answer to that one!
When the seeker either (1) chooses to read the disclaimer, or (2) chooses NOT to read the disclaimer.
That was easy. Gimme another one!
First line of the disclaimer assigns the responsibility to the seeker:
Cache seekers assume all risks involved in seeking a cache.
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so if you put original CD's in a cache I guess they still need to be sealed as proof of new. Otherwise people could "share" the CD's over and over again, bypassing copyright laws.
In that case, you aren't sharing, you are transferring ownership. No violation. Now if you are keeping a copy for yourself, that copy would be a violation.
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Bad advice.
As already stated, this would violate the copyright.
And "just sharing 1 copy with a 'friend'" would violate the copyright, as well.
Damages could be between $750 and $150,000, depending on how good your lawyer is, and how good their lawyer is. This would be for each copyright violation.
Now, if you have an extra $150 grand lying around, you can save yourself a lot of hassle and just send it to me
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its quite easy to do. just create a new cache like you would for a real one, but instead of submitting it to be published for public viewing, you just dont submit it. then its only accessible to yourself. the name will be seen, but anyone other than yourself cannot access the cache page.
Thanks! I suppose that accuracy of GPS coordinates is not all that important, eh?
Some folks put the co-ordinates as for their front garden/yard or a nearby road intersection.
One point to consider: Although the intention is to keep such a cache unpublished, it is a good idea to make it clear in the cache description that it is only a 'hidden home cache' and you have no intentions of submitting it as a real cache. This is because if another cacher places a real cache near to your unpublished cache then your local reviewer may see your cache when he does the proximity check for all nearby caches. It will help him (and the other cacher) if he can see clearly from your description that there is no physical cache associated with your 'hidden cache' co-ordinates.
MrsB
You can actually archive your unpublished cache. Then your reviewer won't see your coordinates and won't have to deal with it if a real cache is placed nearby.
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After nearly 4000 finds I have had numerous caches that I just could not seem to see despite them being easy to find (whether it be rating, "easy" find in the logs, or all smileys except your frowny face). Listed below are a couple of my current ones that I just can't seem to locate despite them being easy. Let's hear some of you nemesis caches current or past:
1.5/1 multi that I found stage 1 on 4th attempt, Now a DNF on stage 3
2/1.5 that had 21 smileys then my 2 DNF with a CO check-up sandwiched in between
The Gardiner Bird Store and Gardens A 1/1 cache that is now at 152 finds and 2 DNFs. We were the first DNF, haven't had a chance to go back and look again. The second DNF was by a very experienced local cacher.
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You may want to post this in the Northwest forum. I am guessing a moderator will move it there eventually anyway.
I think he means "Western Australia". Heh, I was trying to figure out where in the heck Perth was in Washington.
It's 9245 miles West-Southwest of Seattle
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I knew you couldn't mount anything to windshields in CA (and WA too, I think).
I may have received bad information, but I was told it is legal here in WA. However, anything mounted on the dash or windshield may not obstruct your view of the road.
I have a suction cup type mount and use it in all three of my vehicles. (Honda CRV, 91 Ford F150 pick up, and a class C motor home.) In each case it is easy to mount it in such a way that the only view blocked is a part of the hood.
Your information was good for Washington:
RCW 46.37.410
Windshields required, exception — Must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.
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My initial reaction is the length of a section of rail before a weld (not that they actually make track that way anymore, but they used to).
24 foot seems to stick in my mind from a railway museum visit a few years back.
The most common standard was 39 feet, which could be carried on a standard 40 foot flatcar. Some railroads varied, especially early ones.
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OK, let's try this again.
When moving TBs, I will look at their page and note not only if they have a mission, but who has moved them, and which caches they have visited. I will also follow up on them after placing them, to see that they eventually have moved on from the cache that I have placed them in.
In doing this, and in reading this forum, I've made some observations:
Occasionally, a cacher will post a thread such as "I've got a TB that needs to travel to <insert destination>. Is anyone heading that direction?" It's as if they have appointed themselves as TRAVEL AGENTS for someone elses Bug.
When TBs travel through some (non-prison) TB Hotels, a few cachers frequently visit the cache and pick up a large number of TBs, which are later dropped off at another TB Hotel. The TBs then get dispersed from that cache into a new geographical area. These cachers are kind of like BUS DRIVERS traveling regular routes.
On the other hand, TBs that travel in a more random cacher/random cache mode tend to stay longer in one geographic area, and often seem to have trouble breaking out of that area. These TBs are HITCHHIKERS. They may have a specific destination, but never know who is going to pick them up, or where they will actually end up.
I'm just curious how do you, as a travel bug owner, prefer to see your bug move? Please keep the discussion light (I deliberately left out PRISON GUARDS and BUGNAPPERS).
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I know you have more to this question than just the title. Come'on!
Oh no! It ate my post.
I'll recompose and be back later.
Moving caches
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The disadvantage is if the reviewers see a habit of this, they might point out the Cache Permanence section of the guidelines and you could have difficulty placing new caches.