LFC4eva

I used the "send to GPS" button the day before yesterday without any issues - this was with Firefox browser and the Garmin Communicator add-on and an Oregon 550 GPS using Windows 10 operating system.. Yesterday, I got the message that the add on was no longer supported but I downloaded it again, clicked the button to "Allow" the add-on to be used.. then the "Allow and Remember" button (this was a pop up at the top of the screen) The Garmin Communicator now works perfect, just as it always has. The Garmin Communicator is Version 4.1.0.1-Signed and Firefox Version 43.0.1

I'm not sure "greedy" is the right word.. competitive maybe.. but not greedy. I've always thought FTF's were down to luck.. being in the right place at the right time and being able to dash off at a moments notice to grab the cache at the earliest opportunity. Once the reviewer has hit the publish button, all those who have chosen to receive notifications for new caches will receive an email.. and it is up to them how they react to it. If the FTF was more important than the cache itself, why didn't you go out and find it as soon as it was published? This guy obviously did.. but he couldn't be in 26 places at once.. so there was plenty of opportunity for anyone else to grab one or two FTF's for themselves if they so desired. Did you think that because one of the caches was in your village you were somehow entitled to the FTF? He gave you plenty of opportunity - the cache came live at 11:50pm and he didn't get to it until 4 HOURS later! I am REALLY really NOT a FTF shark.. but there is something magical about dashing out of the door at almost midnight to beat the FTF sharks to a cache which is right on your doorstep... I did it myself on Thursday night. I had just got home from a meal out with friends and checked my emails before heading up to bed.. there were 3 new notifications - two were 10+ miles away as the crow flies.. but one was only 1.9miles away and was roadside and around the corner from where I grew up.. I couldn't resist. Funny thing is.. we have a local cacher who reacts in pretty much the same way as you have. The only difference is that he used to get the vast majority of FTF's himself and so his reaction comes from bitterness at being beaten. He believes he is some kind of Emperor and the minions who live in HIS kingdom should leave all the FTF's for him.. and if they don't he writes grumpy logs with veiled claims of unfair practices.. or he posts notes declaring the cache a waste of time just because the FTF has gone. The other night when I got the FTF in my village, he himself had dashed off for the other two which were published at the same time.. and then posted a silly note (since deleted by the CO) on the 3rd one saying "I was going to come for this on my way home but there's no point now" and berating me for daring to get there first. Just because he got there first it doesn't mean there is nothing left for anyone else. The cache is still there for anyone and everyone to find. It doesn't become any less fun just because someone else got there first.. you can still enjoy finding a new cache in a new location.. if it is a decent cache there will still be a good log book to sign and some decent swag.. and if the FTF is so important to you, don't sit around waiting for someone to hand it to you on a plate.. take a leaf out of my book and give him some competition! :lol:

It could be this one which was archived a few days ago.. http://coord.info/GC4QHA4

In my experience there are two kinds of CO's – those who take pride in their placements and those who think any old hide will do. Those who fall into the first category will spend time and effort seeking out the right container for the right hide to ensure that those seeking their cache enjoy a pleasant experience. They have a manageable number of hides and are able to read all of the logs and react swiftly if a problem is flagged up on one of their caches – temp disabling and/or replacing as necessary. These hiders welcome being alerted to potential issues with their caches. Those in the latter are usually so busy running around chasing the numbers they really couldn’t care less. If there is a location going begging which is outside of proximity and they happen to have a container in their possession they will drop it out there regardless of whether it is fit for purpose. Consequently, these caches turn out to be high maintenance and sadly it is these owners who are insulted / feel aggrieved / react badly to having that horrible red maintenance icon slapped on their cache – and it is always someone else’s fault – “cache wasn’t replaced properly” “lid not screwed on tightly enough” “not stealthy enough so it’s no wonder it’s been muggled” – they won’t accept any blame for their poor placement / missing cache or poor choice of container / soggy log and therefore they think it’s not their responsibility to sort it out. I’m not afraid to post a NM on any cache which needs it, despite knowing that I may get grief from some cachers. If a cache needs maintenance then it needs maintenance and if reporting that to a CO makes me the sarcastic cache police , then so be it. I do keep the hard hat firmly in place for an hour or two after hitting send though. BUT, if I were an inexperienced / new cacher, I think I would be put off by some of the reactions I have seen on some cache pages. There is even a “geocarping” group on Facebook where cachers (mainly newbies) are regularly slated for being stupid enough to even DNF a cache let alone report it as missing/needing maintenance. Word soon gets out about those whose feathers are easily ruffled and many will avoid upsetting them at all costs. You can’t blame them. Why invite that kind of trouble for yourself? – it’s only a game and it's much easier to write a nice log and leave the problem for someone else.

They seem to be back with a vengeance.. http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=e2b1af01-fde2-4d3e-b00b-6b0c9f33d78b http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=6c7f68b2-224e-427d-b21d-adccaa824994 http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=a8863da3-ca8b-4ed0-a3c4-2eb73bb5a00f http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=34f38397-753e-4341-b13a-913d814ceef1 http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=bf32f33a-a6aa-4c5c-9f07-f322ae461038

I found a Lab cache on 4th February which had been set up by my good friends Team Microdot. When this new initiative was first announced, I was quite sceptical. I couldn't see the point of something being set up which could only be found by one person.. and I'm a bit OCD about my Statistics showing correct information.. so to have a smiley, which shows in my find count but not in my stats is a challenge. BUT when the email notification dropped into my inbox I got the same BUZZ as when I get a EUREKA moment on a clever puzzle.. or an unexpected FTF. I was stunned.. and pleased that someone had gone to the effort of creating a Lab Cache just for me. My Lab Cache was called "Pea'dle in a Peastack!" and while it was a regular geocache hunt, close to home.. it was already dark when I headed out.. and that always makes it more exciting. The container was HUGE.. so it wasn't difficult to find but Team Microdot are renowned for their EVIL puzzles and whilst this wasn't a puzzle as such, the means to working out the Find Code was quite EVIL. A bag full of split peas.. 8 of which contained the letters which, when unscrambled, would give the Find Code. It really was a Pea'dle in a Peastack! But it was great fun and I really enjoyed it. :D The only disappointing thing for me was that there is no facility to write a found log.. though I did write a log about my experience and email it to Team Microdot. Logs are an important part of my hobby and I would hope that if this initiative was to become more permanent, that Groundspeak would allow Lab Caches to be logged in the usual way.