pater47

No, but cut the TB tag in half, attaching one half to each item, thereby requiring both halves to claim the TB find. Would be challenging to find both without knowing exactly where either is.

My first find was a first to find. It had been there three months.

This is starting to remind me of the Jeep Magazine article discussion from awhile back. The OP asked a valid question. Yes, geocaching, at least in this area is still predominantly white. I think as time goes on the geocaching population will steadily become more like the general population. But keep in mind Geocaching is still very new (only 5 years). A large percentage of us are here because we were introduced to it by family and friends. There's certainly nothing about geocaching and geocaching.com for that matter that discourages minorities. As someone who's been at this for over three years now, I have definitely seen the number of minorities showing up in photos and in the forums increasing. But no, there's no conspiracy or secret meetings going on to keep minorities out. Heck, for all I know, I may be a minority. All our genealogical records were lost in that flood a few thousand years ago. Oh, and for what it's worth - I can personally vouch for the "gang" photo in this thread coming from a geocache (Plymouth Bluff). I placed the cache. I put the camera in the cache. I pulled the camera when it was full. I had the photos developed. I posted the photos to the cache page. The background is indeed where the cache is - a not-so-easy half-mile hike (one way) well off the beaten path. Anybody there is there on purpose. Yeah, they're flashing "gang" signs in the photo. So what? They're kids being kids having a silly fun time. And in this case the kids happen to be black.

They're water-proof. Until they get wet. I've had a few for other things. They're not remotely water-tight. The latch also breaks easily.

It relates to the size of the cache container.

Oh, I love it when I find a trail of flagging tape leading to a cache. I re-route it into the nearest briar thicket!

I have an iQue 3600 I use for work, and it does great for road navigation. However, for finding caches, it has two major weaknesses; 1) It's somewhat fragile and not even remotely water resistant 2) Battery life in GPS mode is very short (~2 hours) for geocaching I use my Etrex Legend and a palm zire. Two different pieces of equipment mean I can read the cache page on my PDA and follow the arrow on my GPS to the cache at the same time.

You can ask them to edit their log, which is the best way. You can encrypt their log, to keep from giving it away to someone just glancing through the logs. Future cachers can still decrypt if they wish. Or you can outright delete the log if you feel you must.

I'm the cacher to which he refers. I've released about 20 so far, each with 8 to 10 spaces for cachers on them. I've yet to have one completed and returned but I do occasionally hear from folks that have found one. I don't use just any postcard though. They're all Mississippi-themed post cards from the 50s and 60s.

Sounds like time to get another job! Is monster.com blocked too?

It's like the DaVinci Code, right? I know the coordinates are encrypted in pater's conversation with Billy Mack somehow! Darn it, Gil! You figured me out! Yep, they're in there. You just go right ahead and figure them out. Don't sleep until you've done it. o-k-u-s-t-i-m !!

Ok Kablooey, since nobody else has helped you out here, I've decided to pitch in. Since I have no problem making anonymous calls, I called the number late last night for you. The person who answered appears to be one of Buster's better customers. Here's the transcript: "Hallloooooo" "Good evening. This is Frank Frankincense with, uh, Memphis Bell. How are you this evening?" "Never been (hic) better!" Well, that's wonderful! Listen, could I get you to help us out here?" "Shurrr. What are you in?" "Uh, that was just an expression. Do you see a number written on the phone booth anywhere?" "oookkaaaaayy...yep! Here tis: For a good (hic) time, call JamieZ at....." "No! Wait! We're looking for a different number. It's...." "Oh. like my shocial sherturicy nummer? Dat's shevvin shixx, No, dat, ain't right. It's shix shevven...) "Never mind. Do you see any other number on the booth?" "Yesh. Yesh, I mosh shurtainly (hic) do." "Uh, what's the number" "You got a penshil?" "Yes, I have a pencil." "Good, cause I (hic) don't." "The number?" "What nummer?" "The number on the phone!" "Oh yeah. Ish Shree Shevven...." (About this time he was interrupted by someone. I could hear their conversation): "Billy Mack! Quit playing with that phone!" "I'm not playin (hic) with it, occifer, Imma working for the phone (hic) compny. They need a nummer" "What kind of number?" "I dunno. I think my shocial shercurity nummer." "Billy Mack, you done got drunk again?" "Honnish occifer, I'm not as (hic) think ash you drunk I am." "Hang up the phone, Billy Mack." (Billy Mack get back on the phone with me) "Uh, Missher Frank and Beans? I gotta go. The Police Occifer says I gotta go." I hope this helps you out kablooey.

Horse Apple, aka Osage Orange, aka Ironwood, aka Bois D'Arc (Bo-Dock) which is French for Arc of the Bow. The wood is very good for laminating into bows. It also makes great hiking sticks, providing you have a sharp enough saw to cut it! The green fruits are supposedly edible, but I've never tried it. Horses and deer to seem to be fond of it though.

52 of my 412 finds have been FTFs, but today was the first in seven months. I'm most proud though that my first cache to ever find was a FTF!

I have an iQue3600. It's great for highway navigation. I don't use it for in the woods walking around geocaching. It's not remotely waterproof and battery life in GPS mode is extremely short.

Gee, hopefully the magnet isn't strong enough to erase the disk!

This is why not: humans wearing flea collars

I have an iQue that is really good for navigation in the car. I usually cache alone and it's voice commands help with making turns. When I park the car though, the iQue gets hidden and I break out the Legend. The iQue is not remotely waterproof and in GPS mode, the batteries only last about 2 hours. They're nice, but for geocaching, you're probably better off with a cheap GPS and a cheap PDA.

Those $2 versions aren't likely to put anyone's eye out - unless you poke them with it. I did have fun with a laser pointer once. A "consultant" was giving one of those mandatory seminars we're all "cordially invited" too. He was trying to use a laser pointer but it wasn't working. I couldn't pass up the opportunity and got mine out of my pocket. Every time he would try to point to something, I would discreetly point to somewhere else on the screen. He thought it was his going crazy. He never did catch on.

My nearest 20 are from 29.5 to 55.2 miles. I hope to get the nearest two this weekend when I go do maintenance on one of my own. The third closest is a major league multi I'm halfway finished with. Those three will take care of everything within 45 miles. All the rest will have to wait until I'm in that general area. Counting the 20 closest unfound, found, and placed, I placed 9 of em and found the other 11.

I believe this is the cache in question. Looks like a new one, so coordinates may be listed wrong. However, it does a find so probably not. Check to make sure you are entering coordinates correctly and in the same format.

Welcome to the addiction.

Before reviewing your first cache, you fill your mouth with marbles. Each time someone gripes about how you're treating them unfairly on their cache submission, you spit out a marble. Once you've lost all your marbles, you're an approver.

Nothing really negative about geocaching, I just also question the paper's judgement on sending an indoors person on an outdoors story.

If I make it, I'll bring my koala bear floatie.