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    10 hours ago, Ben H said:

    Your problem may be caused by iOS replacing your straight apostrophe with an angled one. This is due to a new feature in iOS 11 called Smart Punctuation. (See more here: https://www.jordanmerrick.com/posts/ios-11-smart-punctuation.) If you're not careful, you may be inadvertently using a smart quote instead of the straight quote that's actually in your username. The smart quote is now the default on the iOS 11 keyboard.

    To get around the iOS 11 change, you need to long press the single quote character and manually select the straight apostrophe character. Alternatively, you can disable the smart punctuation feature as described in that link above.

    Please respond back here of that does not resolve your issue.

    That worked - Thank You very much

    Brokenhearted - "Team" no more

    in Northeast

    Posted

    Kevin

     

    Sorry to be so late on this but you have our condolences. I remember meeting Bailey on a number of occasions and she was indeed a great dog.

     

    Tiffany is now blind and "bumps" her way around the house but she still loves being part of "the Pack" with the head slave and Tiffany's chief assistant. During the Head Slave's illness and recovery last year, she stayed close by and helped him recover. Unfortunately, she really isn't up to caching any loneger except around her food bowl.

    Caching Through The Snow IV - December 9th

    in Northeast

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    The pre-event hike will be at the Sparta Edison WMA. A few requests for the location, it's the only place we have actually had snow for this event and Treequest offering to help place some new caches (thank you very,very much!!) sold me on the location.

     

    We will plan to meet at the (small) parking lot near the Edison monument [N41 03.817 W074 34.243] between 8:30 - 8:50 AM. Step off shortly thereafter to keep us on schedule for Kroghs at 12:00 (noon).

     

    If the parking lot is full, please pick your parking spot as to not block the road in any way or you'll risk getting a ticket. Last time we were here, people did a very good job and I was not aware of any problems.

     

    Should be another great hike. PRAY FOR SNOW!!! :ph34r:

     

    I am pretty sure that we will be attending... Third Year in a row

    Cheaters

    in Northeast

    Posted

    So The Tiffany's Slaves team were at the GONE event and went to do some cache maintenance. After getting the chore done, we went to get a couple of nearby caches. When we had the first of them in hand, two more cachers showed up, one of whom we knew. I will call them Cacher X and Cacher Y. As we chatted a bit, they mentioned having been with a third person who was now waiting for them elsewhere. That person will be cacher Z.

     

    So we then went to do the other nearby cache (neither X nor Y had the info) and made the find. Then, we headed back together, X and Y to get our cache that we had just done maintenance on and Tiffany's Slaves to head back to the event. X and Y dropped off from us about 500 or so ft from the cache.

     

    The next day, I was reviewing finds on our cache and noticed one from someone who mentioned having done the cache with X and Y and having teamed with them for the event. I thought to myself that gee, we must have missed this person in the few minutes between when we left X and Y and when they reached the cache but hey, maybe they came along a few minutes later.

     

    BUT... something in the log did not add up and I wondered if we were being scammed so I went back and looked in the logs for the two caches that we did with X and Y. Sure enough... Cacher Z had logged them as having done them with X and Y. LOL.. there were only TWO of them.

     

    So.. should I invalidate the log on OUR cache? We aren't really sure about that one as we were not there when X and Y signed. But the other two caches... the logs are BOGUS! Do we do something?

     

    Cache maintenance as owners is simple. Visit your cache that "Z" visited, no name in the logbook, no find. Immediate deletion. If you find that "Z' did not indeed visit your cache, a quick note to the owners of the other (2) questionable caches could be warranted. If the finder has a valid explanation, you'll hear from them quickly when they see the "log delete" notice :D

    This is a good way to do it. Z may have found it later. Plus Z may have found a bunch of caches that day with X and Y and just copied and pasted the same log for all his/her caches. I guess Z is innocent until proven guilty.... :D

     

    We can't get back there for a few weeks so we'll have to see about that. In order to not be too identifiable, I left out a couple of things that were said. I can tell you this.. Cacher Z did NOT find the other two caches. One of the other cachers was his "caching buddy" for the weekend and I do not know if that person might have logged for him. this was pretty rough terrain and I am pretty sure that they did not go back to it again as the day was drawing to an end.

    Cheaters

    in Northeast

    Posted

    The OTHER TWO caches that we did with X and Y were also logged by Z and in the logs, he mentioned having been there with them.

     

    He was not there with them!

     

    ... I went back and looked in the logs for the two caches that we did with X and Y. Sure enough... Cacher Z had logged them as having done them with X and Y. LOL.. there were only TWO of them....

     

    I'm having a hard time following your X Y & Z thing.

     

    So you saw X & Y, No Z. Z was nearby though waiting for X &Y (as in they were out on a day of caching).

    Then when you saw Z logged it you check the log and Z's log was there?

     

    This does not sound like a problem. Just odd.

    Cheaters

    in Northeast

    Posted

    So The Tiffany's Slaves team were at the GONE event and went to do some cache maintenance. After getting the chore done, we went to get a couple of nearby caches. When we had the first of them in hand, two more cachers showed up, one of whom we knew. I will call them Cacher X and Cacher Y. As we chatted a bit, they mentioned having been with a third person who was now waiting for them elsewhere. That person will be cacher Z.

     

    So we then went to do the other nearby cache (neither X nor Y had the info) and made the find. Then, we headed back together, X and Y to get our cache that we had just done maintenance on and Tiffany's Slaves to head back to the event. X and Y dropped off from us about 500 or so ft from the cache.

     

    The next day, I was reviewing finds on our cache and noticed one from someone who mentioned having done the cache with X and Y and having teamed with them for the event. I thought to myself that gee, we must have missed this person in the few minutes between when we left X and Y and when they reached the cache but hey, maybe they came along a few minutes later.

     

    BUT... something in the log did not add up and I wondered if we were being scammed so I went back and looked in the logs for the two caches that we did with X and Y. Sure enough... Cacher Z had logged them as having done them with X and Y. LOL.. there were only TWO of them.

     

    So.. should I invalidate the log on OUR cache? We aren't really sure about that one as we were not there when X and Y signed. But the other two caches... the logs are BOGUS! Do we do something?

    "Outed" Caches

    in Northeast

    Posted

    Kevin, we haven't found any like that in a while but we'll keep our eyes open.

     

    Recently, I have been getting a number of logged visits to different caches I own that include a reference to the cache "sitting out in the open". I was recently out hiking with my family in the Sparta Glen area and as we were walking alongside the river could see from a distance that my Sparta White Water cache was just sitting on top of the rock it was supposed to be under. Further up the hill, the Buttcracker Suite was also out in the open.

     

    I got a note yesterday suggesting The Motherload cache in the same area was gone. While this may be a completely unrelated event, it is very frustrating.

     

    I want to remind everyone how important it is to take the time to hide the cache just as you found it. As a cache owner of just a few, I also wanted to say that I never hide my caches out in the open so if you find it very visible please rehide where you think it ought to go and then drop me a note so I can check.

     

    Putting together a cache, finding a hide spot, getting permission and placing caches takes time, effort and investment. I enjoy doing it so if you could help with a little "Neighborhood Watch" attention, I sure would appreciate it.

     

    Anyone else having this issue in NJ?

    Caches damaged or lost by "The Great 2007 Noreaster"

    in Northeast

    Posted

    Might be high up enough, I am still going to pull it and work on other placements --I think that might be the ideal location for the island picnic. <_<:o

     

    I can not believe the extent of the flooding--Rt 23 still with water today.

    There may be bridges wiped out in Paterson with debris coming down river.

     

    23 was back open this morning

    NJ Island Event

    in Northeast

    Posted

    Maybe if that creepy Snat guy isn't there...

     

    http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests.../wawayanda.html

     

    I think that Wawayanda has a boat livery. I know they have a picnic area. I know they have Islands, I don't know if you can picnic on the islands. I know that bears swim to one of the islands. I know this is a very good idea. I know that there are several good hikes and caches in Wawayanda area, among which are several newly placed, so interest should be high.

     

    I would love to attend something like this if possible. I have a canoe and a kayak.

    Northeast NJ caching lull?

    in Northeast

    Posted

    It's too cold out there! Dolphin hates cold! It was 14º this morning with a stiff breeze off the Hudson! And we spent 45 minutes on a DNF on a 1.5/1. :huh:

    But, it's also true that caches are getting further and few between. All depends where we're caching or benchmarking. But no long hikes in this kind of weather. Five for six this weekend.

     

    But the coldness is an asset on some caches. (Hint Hint Hint). Even thought the head slave has a bad cold, Tiffany's Slaves were out today for a swamp cache that is much tougher in warm weather.

    Thinking about moving...

    in Northeast

    Posted

    Don't get "escorted" by Brian. The last three geocachers that he made this offer to were never heard from again. Maybe they were scared off by his pink tutu.

     

     

     

    Right now, just looking at a couple of jobs in the area, but there is already really positive feedback from one in Manhattan, so just trying to gauge what to expect in terms of realistic commutes and places to live.

     

    I live in Kinnelon in Morris County. Great schools, excellent community for families with children. Kinnelon is about 25 miles from NYC as the crow flies, to the west and a bit north. When I commute to NY, the commuting time varies widely, depending on where I'm going in NYC. It involves driving about 10 mins to the train station (Towaco and Boonton stations are equidistant from my house), then taking the train (Montclair - Boonton Line) to Hoboken, then the ferry or the PATH (the under river connection between NJ and NY) to Manhattan. I can be in Manhattan in about an hour and 15 minutes taking the train. From there it all depends on how far my destination is from one of the PATH stations. When my home office was up town near 3rd and 48th street, the commute was two hours total. Now that it moved to the World Financial Center, when I get off the ferry I'm there, so that knocks off 45 mins.

     

    I can also drive or take the bus. Driving can be a lot quicker when there is no traffic (like 5 a.m.), but then you have to worry about parking, so its not an alternative for most people, unless your company provides parking.

     

    I have never taken the bus, so I can't speak about that commute, but I know one leaves from nearly walking distance from my house.

     

    I'd have to say that unless you live right across the river from Manhattan, if you take the train in you're talking between 45 mins and an hour and a half commute to Manhattan, plus whatever is involved once you get there. The train commute isn't too bad. You can sleep, do work, read, chat on the phone, whatever.

     

    If you are working in Manhattan and living in NJ, your best bet is to find a town along one of the major NJ Transit lines and near a station. The home prices tend to be more expensive in these towns though.

     

    One good thing to do would be to come out here for a few days and check out the various areas. If you need someone to escort you around northern NJ, I'd be happy to.

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