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ATMouse

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  1. Ha-ha, a refreshing honest answer. I'm sure the OP knows not to leave such things. The question brought to mind the debate many months ago about whether condoms were "family friendly" items to leave. Low-priced but interesting trinkets and toys, in good condition, are typical good-swag items. But you haven't answered the question: what do YOU like?
  2. Handmade arty sig items, carabiners (I loves them), marbles, TB's, lapel pins.
  3. I worked on an event that had new caches set up to be released for the event, but were left in place following the event. They were night caches. It was a hoot to have folks gather for the publication of the caches/cords. It became a fun activity, like a party.
  4. I'da said "If you think like a person who works for Groundspeak who is dashing off a quiz to post to the website." I've made a bunch of quizzes. It actually takes a bit of work and a helpful critical review by a coworker. An' the "All the following" shoulda been the first option, yeah, it was out of place for sure.
  5. Wow...that's kinda offensive and insulting, too. An' BTW, ifn's you are a Roman Catholic, you understand rules and things like that. "Having fun" might be stealing caches, or leaving your Styrofoam coffee cup on the ground at GZ after you've torn all the underbush to bits. Hey! YOU had fun! Part of the joy of "found it!" for me is staying within the rules. Anyone can cheat. Back on topic, when I had caches out, I'd check them every month or so and more frequently if I was suspicious. I am Catholic and I'm sure when I bring this up at confession my pastor will be smiling. I understand rules and follow them to the best of my ability. I guess I have a much different idea of what this activity is all about. I always thought that this game was a way to get people outside and enjoy nature all while having a little fun. Of course your definitions of fun are not the norm and would be frowned upon by just about everybody in the geocaching community. What would you do in the case listed above regarding the cacher with a physical disability? I didn't say I thought it was fun, I merely pointed out that "fun" may have many definitions. That said, I have put out many a cache that was handicapped accessible. I was a case manager for a local agency who served that target population, so I am well aware of the struggles of the disabled. I also was a co-founder of the Allegany State Park Geobash in WNYS, which also prided itself as being fun in the outdoors and welcoming everyone. Back to your question, it is not my cache. If it were, and you contacted me about being at GZ and being physically unable to retrieve a cache that I had not shown on the cache page to be physically difficult, I'd open that discussion with you willingly. BTW, I'm RC, too. And I don't think that "confessing" about a game is altogether on topic here.
  6. Wow...that's kinda offensive and insulting, too. An' BTW, ifn's you are a Roman Catholic, you understand rules and things like that. "Having fun" might be stealing caches, or leaving your Styrofoam coffee cup on the ground at GZ after you've torn all the underbush to bits. Hey! YOU had fun! Part of the joy of "found it!" for me is staying within the rules. Anyone can cheat. Back on topic, when I had caches out, I'd check them every month or so and more frequently if I was suspicious.
  7. As a cache owner, I've always appreciated when someone emails me and tells me that some delayed/retrospective finds would be logged at my caches.
  8. I don't think you can ever really prevent a cache from being stolen. It's kinda the way it is. Like locks keeping honest folks honest. You aren't going to stop a thief. If he/she really wants it, the cache will be gone.
  9. My favorite trackable I found was Trice, a toy triceratops. He's missing, too.
  10. People aren't just like that with Earthcaches. My husband likes to create detailed letterbox hybrids and multis. They have lengthy cache pages, and completing them requires a lot of walking and following many clues. They're all intended to be done in the field by following the directions in the cache page. He gets the strangest angry logs from people who think there is something more complicated at play. Everything is in the cache page, but they don't want to read. They want it spoon-fed to them. Traditional caches outnumber all other cache types by several orders of magnitude, but that's not good enough for these people. They will hone in on the one cache in a ten mile radius that isn't easy for them, and complain bitterly that they're being asked to read a bit, or prepare in advance. I think the best way to look at it is to treat those missives as badges of honour. Any time some dolt complains because they didn't read the cache page, you win. I don't know about the "winning" part, but I am unsurprised by your story. I work in Social Services and interview people applying for assistance. I am astonished some of them breathe on their own. Makes you wonder, it do.
  11. I love EC's and developed a bunch and helped others develop EC's in my area. Heck, I even taught how to find/develop and write up EC's at a Mega-event. That said, my favorite EC I set up required some tools, common and easy to obtain and some in your pocket right now. (It was a hardness test of rocks.)No PhD needed. I made it clear in the description what was needed. I still had cachers try the TFTC business with me. I'm with A&T: you have a day or two and I sent an email. No answer and I delete. As others here have said: If you don't want to do what is required, do not put them on your list to "do". Easy.
  12. I'da smiled at him when I saw him after finding it and said: "It's there, alright." I don't tell people where a cache is. Let 'em find it like I did. It's a game of FINDING, not COUNTING (at least to me). So that being said, I'd make my log clear I found it first. Period. I found it while I was caching SOLO. edited for speeling
  13. Additionally, if you want to own geocoins, there is a portion of the forums under the Trackable section dedicated to geocoins and might make interesting reading for you.
  14. I was told if a cat laid on a piece of cloth impregnated with it, it could kill them. No thanks, for me. Not true. Only while the material's still wet in treatment. Until we moved, with tons more storage space, for years (since '02...) I'd lay treated clothes on a rack, and the next days wear would be on a valet chair. It was my cats favorite spot. Over thirteen years old now. Strangely, I was told that by someone just a day or so ago. I don't know the truth of it. I get skittish about all the chemicals that have been introduced into our environment. I am aware of the nasty stuff ticks can carry that are life-changers. Thanks for the clarification.
  15. Wow. It is astonishing to see the level people will sink to. I'm sorry you lost your rig, but in the end you kept your common sense. Of the two, the second is more valuable. Walking away was smart.
  16. These things grow to monsters, higher than my head. Everything of it is toxic. Avoid, avoid, avoid.
  17. I was told if a cat laid on a piece of cloth impregnated with it, it could kill them. No, thanks for me.
  18. I was a bit late - the peas and beans needed to be picked - but only ONE version offered?
  19. Yeaaaaaa!! Wait...that means 8 pm for us East Coast, right?
  20. Whoot! I've been waiting for the next one for YEARS!!
  21. I really wish there were "like" buttons on post sometimes. Contact the finder, explain it is YOUR cache, how geocaching is about the joy of finding something hidden (if it is a newbie) and if you feel the need: tell them if you wanted those spoilers there, you would have put them there. Invite the person to re-log the cache after you delete it. Edited to add: Groundspeak makes it abundantly clear that the CO is the owner of the cache. If you want to have cachers put spoilers in their logs, have at it. Otherwise, correct the offending cacher and move on.
  22. I've put out unactivated geocoins for a cache or two, but that was in the long ago and far away.
  23. Get small split rings (you can buy them fairly cheap at jewelry-making sites like firemountain and fusion beads and artbeads and shipwreck beads) and use them to attach another material that you etch the code upon.
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