GPSKitty

I'm glad the Mrs is doing better and able to laugh about things. That's always a good sign. It sounds like you two are a good team, and the ever-adorable puppymonster too. Sorry to hear about Sturgeongeneral though. Healing from injuries or surgery is no walk in the park, but I am always amazed at the abuse our bodies can take and then heal from. It can take a lot of time sometimes, but at least we have the ability to heal. Take care of yourselves and get well quick....there are caches waiting.

DON'T listen to the pig! He makes up things as he goes along. Plus he's on medication. Or maybe he's OFF his medication and that's the problem. Anyway....I repeat DO NOT listen to the pig. Listening to ANYONE else will get you farther than listening to the pig. I hope I got my point across. He is good for a laugh, though.

Now that's twisted. It's from a cartoon. Kliban or something like that.

hahahha. I was reading this thread in fascination. I've never heard of this problem. I've never seen a packrat nor heard of one taking up residence under the hood of a car. I'll be right over with my lunch plate. "Love to eat them mousies. Mousies what I love to eat. Bite they tiny heads off...nibble on they tiny feet"

Even if there was no problem with leaving food in caches as far as animals were concerned, I would never dream of eating ANYTHING I found in a cache. I can't imagine why anyone leaving food in a cache would think someone would want to put it in their mouth. Too many unknowns for my comfort. I found a mini breath strip packet in a recent cache. I CITO'd it. It's the closest thing to food that I've found so far.

Yes!...We already have you in our clutches. There is no escape for you now. It is best to just surrender now as resistance is futile. And enjoy the ride....it's one of the best addictions there is.

I bow down before your greatness.....I am not worthy.

Swag is the goodies in the cache. The trinkets, the broken Mctoys. Hopefully it's better quality than that. It's been discussed here before and I think it stands for Stuff We All Get, originating from conventions where the vendors pass out stuff to the visitors, thus it's 'stuff we all get' from the vendors. I'm sure somone can explain better and/or give a better history of the term. PS..if you go to the Getting Started section of these forums, there is a thread at the top called "read this first" or something along those lines. It explains lots of terminology and other stuff.

Well, there's an angle I've never seen presented before. I may have to ponder that awhile.

That's terrible news, but I'm glad that she will recover. Thank God for that. Hey, Mrs mtn-man, I bet if you let that cute little puppymonster cuddle up with you, it will speed your healing. Pups are good at that...even better than us cats. Prayers for a complete recovery are coming your way from the kitties on the west coast.

"Sometimes" being the operative word..... Good story til it got damp. I really know more than I need to about some of you people.

Can I just touch it? I promise I won't drool on it.....much.

I don't think I'll be hunting for that one.

They are very cool. I ordered some shortly after I began caching, and I'm now waiting for my 2nd order to arrive. I get the mini pins too, for micros.

Hmmm, I don't know how to break this to you, but I think they were staring at your horns.

If this is true, it's deplorable behavior and makes me take "found stats" even LESS seriously than I have been. I know my count is true, but I'm not so sure what other people use as a standard for themselves. I believe a previous poster said to wear DNF's with pride. Heck yeah. They are battle scars. Ok, so I'm getting carried away, but there is a story of some kind behind each DNF and that's what matters. When I read logs like " GPS lead me right to GZ. I found cache in less than a minute. Thanks for the hunt". WHAT hunt? It sounds like it jumped in your lap. Those aren't any fun.

What they are saying is...don't apply it to the face or hands of children. They like to put their hands in their mouth, rub their eyes, etc. Adults, on the other hand CAN use it on the face, but don't SPRAY it on the face. Apply it with your hands.

That's a very interesting product. Thanks for the link, but have you actually tried the suits yourself? Any first hand testimonials?

If I'm not mistaken, I think I've seen the moderators close down threads of this type.

That is an amazing looking dog in your avatar. What a beauty.

I firmly believe in logging DNF's. I have no problem with my ego being bruised by admitting failure. If I didn't find it, I didn't find it. Does that fact change if I don't record it online? No....it only prevents others from knowing that I failed; possibly giving them a heads-up about what obstacles they might encounter (learn from my mistakes); and making the cache owner aware of a possible problem with the cache. Record your search online, whether you ultimately found the cache or not.

That's funny....or awful....or awfully funny. I wouldn't appreciate it too much. How does he expect you to know he left a package? A postal carrier who likes to play hide and seek. Wow. My deliveries land on my front step unless it's raining, then I leave a note asking them to leave it under the picnic table on the patio which I cover with a tarp ahead of time. But for the original poster, definitely contact UPS. Although, I recently received a postcard from UPS telling me a package could not be delivered due to an incomplete/incorrect address. Huh? Somehow the mailman was able to find my address to deliver the postcard, on which UPS had typed my address. So....UPS DID have my correct address and USPS was able to deliver the postcard, but somehow the man in brown couldn't find my front door. Package was delivered the next day.

They normally leave a post-it note on your door, letting you know if they left the package at another location, or if they were unable to deliver without a sig. You can then sign the back of the post it and they will make a second attempt at delivery. My UPS guy normally just knocks and drops. Sometimes it must be a substitute guy though, and then I come home to a post-it instead of a package. I HATE when that happens.

I came here to get something off my chest. It has been weighing heavily upon me and I need to unburden myself. I <deep sigh>....I have passed this addiction on to a friend. Knowingly, I might add. We have only been out twice and she is already more obsessed than I. It took her so quickly, I didn't have a chance to pull her back from the brink. We had two DNF's today on a three cache trip. She was relentless, refusing to give up, unwilling to admit defeat. I fear she is a goner. And it's all my fault. But at least I have a cache partner.

This is a major "duh" moment for me. I never even noticed that icon up there. Thanks chicky.