We'veLostOurMap

I think it's horrible when TB's are left sitting there forever! We just placed our first TB (Smoochy the Frog Prince) and we placed it in a TB rest stop. It's been there for over a week......and I'm getting antsy about it just sitting there. Would it be wrong of me to go get it and put it in a cache that is more active? We thought this one was pretty active, but looking back at it now, I think we should have put it in another cache. Am I too impatient? If came across a TB hotel that had too many bugs, I would most defintely take the ones that I could help along, no matter what the number (not all of them, of course!)

We live in Vigo county (next to Parke Co.) and woke up to this news. About 2-3 years ago ( I think) another bridge right outside of Bridgeton was burned down as well. It makes me sick to think that people get a kick out of watching something this old and full of history burn to the ground (or creek in this instance). Just think about who all has crossed that bridge over the last 100 years or so? You can't get that history back. I know they are going to hold a meeting about rebuilding the bridge, but it will never be the same. BTW- the guy the have as a person of interest was found under another Covered Bridge in Mansfield, not to far from Bridgeton. They haven't charged him yet, but if he is the one who set the fire, then I bet he was going to burn down the Mansfield one as well!

Who made that recommendation? All the seasoned folks I speak with. Typically, newbies tend to misunderstand the intent of the reviewers' notes. They also tend to think they're above the guidelines and think they can get away with something. Then when they're caught, they misconstrue the intent and the tone and make themselves look like the victim when in truth, they open their mouths by posting here and tend to look like the back end of an animal instead of looking at the cause for concern and doing something constructive about it. For the record, the reviewers do not subscribe to this theory. I have recommended that a new cacher find a few caches first (2-3) but never anything like a year or 100 caches. But we are taking this thread off topic. I just recently de-lurked after reading for about year. We have found 31 caches and have hidden 3. Our reviewer was extremely nice and one even sped up the process because he wasn't sure why one was on hold. We are new at this, but I don't think it's being new that makes a person take a comment the wrong way, it's the person...AND you can never really know what a person means in this format, it's not like you are talking to them directly! I always type out a response and take a step back before sending.....it's all about perception! As for waiting to place a cache, as long as you know what you are doing, and follow the guidlines, why should you have to wait a year? Where I'm from, I can find most of the local ones in a year, and if everyone waited to do that, there wouldn't be very many new ones to find! This is just my 2 cents, but everyone I have come into contact with, whether it be cachers, admins, or reviewers have been very polite and kind. No complaints here!

I replied somewhere else before I realized this topic was here, so I guess I have de-lurked already. I just started reading the forums and have found some interesting topics, and then some not so interesting! But I will keep reading, and now I will keep replying, can't really go back after you've de-lurked!

The missing cache was in a cemetery, up a very steep hill, under a 9 foot bush that was a grouping of 4 (like a square) It was hidden back underneath, but it was also stuck in the tree. (hard to explain) We didn't think anyone would other than a geocacher would find it, let alone bother it. We even let the groundskeeper know it was there. Our other 2 micros are still safe and sound! Hmmm.....very frustrating!

We are kinda new at this, and we just recently had one go missing. I mean, there is no trace, we are considering not putting another one back in that area......should we go ahead and try it again? It's a really neat cemetery with an awesome view, I'd hate to put another one there and it go missing as well! Thanks for any advice!!