nostra-dumass

I would much rather have a full-fledged cache rating system first. Once that is implemented, then we can be concerned with the quality of the logs.

There ya go. Some people are just not happy if there is no reason for their undies to be in a bundle.

Would you like the option to not accept 'TFTC' logs on your caches, too. Perhaps a minimum log length of 200 characters, and a picture also?

And if they're out there with their smartphone and get accosted, they can just call 911, eh?

Meh... Caches on ground-mounted transformers are our bread-and-butter here. If you arrive within 100 feet of GZ and see a transformer nearby, a direct beeline is made for it to search there first. I even reported a cache placed in a 1-1/4" hole DRILLED BY THE CO in a utility pole...nothing was done.

13 events and 5 countries so far Your list is missing the one in the Phoenix, AZ area.

Chuck Norris doesn't go to LPCs. Chuck Norris has LPCs brought to him... Actually, Chuck has 5/5s brought to him. NOBODY questions the log...ever. And the cache is NEVER MIA, either.

Or perhaps the OP is confusing Field Notes sent in from a mobile device with Personal Notes typed in on a cache page?

You should bother because you are curious. I have a job, a wife, two kids, and I'm not a frequent visitor to this forum. Pardon me for having a life outside of here. I posted this request because this community IS generally curious, and finding a mysterious buried box is what geocaching is all about. Am I wrong? I lived at 4034, apartment D. This is the adjacent building to the east in the apartment on the northwest side. My memory has me walking south between the two buildings and over to the tree on my right. Now that I think about it more, I remember the tree being closer to the sidewalk than the stump is. And now that you mention it, I think there were two trees. I do remember there being a palm in the middle of that grassy area (yes, it WAS grass then) and another tree nearer the sidewalk. I went to Google Earth and had a look at the historical images and found both trees were still there on the 04/29/97 image. By 05/06/02, though, they were gone. Odds are the box is gone along with it. I'm sorry to have wasted everyone's time with this. I should have checked the historical images and not just relied on my memory. Yes, I was curious, which is why I took time to go to the location and take a look. Since I know palm trees have grass-like roots (and not big roots that can be said to point in any particular direction) I sent you an email to ask for clarification on the type of tree. (I kind-of thought it would have been common courtesy to reply. ) Apparently that was a well-founded question to ask! Anyway, not really a waste of time...but not the results either of us would have preferred. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Via email through this website. Now that I think about it, perhaps I need to change my reply-to address. WHOOPS!

No reply to two PMs to the OP. Why should I bother?

I visited the site this morning. The stump in question is a palm tree stump. Palm trees do not have big roots that point in any discernible direction, like a cottonwood, elm, or whatever... The building just to the east has an olive tree in the yard...and the building is also 'abandoned'. Olive trees probably do have larger roots that could be said to point in a specific direction. Personally, I think there are some issues with the OP's story. Definitely not a very prosperous neighborhood, but not particularly 'scary' either. If I were to dig there, I would want to be certain of the site, 'cause I'm only digging one hole.

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