J the Goat

Very much so. My geocaching aesthetic includes being able to load multiple caches or PQ's with one click of the mouse while staying on GC.com instead of having to use other programs. I'm entitled. My geocaching aesthetic doesn't matter however, and neither do anyone else's except those at the lilly pad, and it's about time we all accepted that.

Make some for me! I'll get the beer... You drink beer from a theatre cup with a straw? Should I try it? Back on topic, respected poster or otherwise it seems there's a lot more to the story than we are being told. I'm on that bandwagon.

Don't get me wrong, I fully understand the aforementioned points. I usually filter out caches I want to find, I'm fully aware that some people enjoy bus stop hides, they are more convenient for some handicapped folks, they're more prominent in larger cities, some are creative, yada yada yada. I'll probably end up looking for another one or ten in the future either on purpose on on accident. I was just putting forth my mild displeasure in finding that one of my searches was an unexpected bus stop nano. So really, I was just sayin...

An ammo can full of nanos hidden at a bus stop. Sounds ummmm..... annoying? Yup, that's the word I'm thinking of.

And of course this means nobody will place them there...

That's been my strategy up to this point, but I got fooled earlier today. Oh well, it's bound to happen sometimes...

....I'm just sayin'.

You should be able to knock out a few around here in the beginning of May

That's quite a large snake...

I too work in emergency services. I've worked for several different fire departments and now work private ambulance. Here's my issue with this argument. It's all speculation. I've yet to hear about a Walmart being bombed. I've yet to hear about a real bomb at a Walmart. The idea is that the terrorists want to scare us all, but lets be realistic. Every attack, either succesful or not, has been in a highly populated area or on an airplane. This is just another way we are being scared into believing that the terrorists are after each and every one of us. I'm not taking anything away from the brave folks who risk their lives on the bomb squad, they have my utmost respect and do a great job. I'm just not a fan of the over the top scare tactics that we've all become affected by. Throw away all the "this could happen" and lets be realistic here. The only person bombing any store like a Walmart in smallsville USA is going to be a local who doesn't like that particular store/franchise. On top of that, it's not going to be done with a film can in the far corner of the parking lot. I used to say the same thing to my Batt. Chief when we would do the stupid terrorism/decon drills.

I've been working since 10 in the morning on cache review work and forum moderating tasks. I'm still not caught up. I would rather be out geocaching, but now it looks like that will have to wait until tomorrow. If you are ever passing through Eastern Iowa, we'd be happy to cook you up some supper. Anytime. You uh.... There's uh..... Little brown stuff on you nose there....

name it "Lock and Lock Between 2 Branches." That's my creative side coming out.

Darted? Nice. I've not hit any animals while caching, however I have hit a few birds mid flight. One was an owl. Just bad timing I guess. You would be amazed the sound an owl hitting an ambulance mid-flight traveling 65 (80) mph can make.

While that sucks, was the movement of the coin so important that it had to screw up your trip? I do agree, mis-descriptions can be a bit of a drag, but nothing is perfect. Just chalk it up to experience, use it as a funny story for events, and move on.

Am I the only one who's picked up on this?

The guidelines actually do specify logging on and signing up.

also do you guys think a simple matchstick tube for the final container would be a lil lame? I just think that has the best chance of not being seen up in the tree and its also the easiest to attach a rope to unless i found something with a handle... any ideas on a final container that would be SUPER cheap? Yes, matchstick container would be kind of anticlimactic for this one. There's one about 40 mintues from me that's an ammo can suspended in the air by a rope, but you can't really see it unless you're really looking for it. That, and what does it really matter if they can see it? There's still the challenge of getting it down. I think this is a classic example of "why put a micro where an ammo can will fit?" You can make it work, especially if you can rig a removable rope retrieval device.

Yes. One that doesn't leak.

I think it's a great idea. Perfect? No, however what is, right? Here's a few positives; I would think that chances are they scouts aren't going to be placing many LPCs. We're more likely to get a few more decent/good "nature" caches from some of these kids. As was stated earlier, they're taught to tread lightly so I would also expect that there aren't going to be an excess of cheap/crappy containers going down, and they won't be tearing the area up to place them. Will the hides last more than 6 months? Maybe, maybe not, but at least there will be a decent hide to go find for 6 months. I also think that over the next couple years the badge requirements could develop into something a little bit more involved and long term. Or not, just a guess on my part.

Guns are bad, hiking sticks are good. I'm going to take the opposite approach. If you feel you need to quit this hobby to regain some of your mental stability, happy trails. I like to think I wouldn't quit, but I'm not you. Hopefully things turn out okay for you, you have my best wishes.

Double dedication. Very nice...

About 72 nano's end to end.

I don't see a reason why you couldn't put a cache there once the old one is archived. You could even name it after the first if you want, pay tribute to it, put the lid in as resident swag as a homage, whatever you want.

especially to fish I'd like to buy you a drink for that. Preferably the same one I choked on when I read your reply was it something on the rocks? It WAS on the rocks, it IS on the keyboard

They're the large plastic containers with screw tops. I've seen a few of them as caches and they seem to work alright from what I've seen. If I can get enough other stuff, i'll probably can that idea and stick with the better prizes. I think I also just got a second coin donated as well. Thanks for the ideas everyone.