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  1. Well, we needed to produce a new WIG in a crashing hurry, actually running urwigo in a Windows-10 session under VirtualBox on a Mac ... and ... "It worked. Beautifully." Because I am not yet familiar with this programming environment, I found it very beneficial to be able to work within a visual tool-set that was obviously designed by someone who understood it thoroughly. Speaking as a professional programmer, I am quick to tip my hat to a colleague and admit that "I am mightily impressed This Is A Great Hack.™" Of course I have dealt with plenty of "visual programming environments" over these (koff, koff ...) many years, and I need not say what I felt about most of them. But this one is a functional and beneficial tool. It saved me from a bunch of mistakes that I otherwise would have made "merely due to inexperience," and it enabled me to meet a very tight deadline. The "real-time error checker" was exceptionally helpful since it pointed out errors in my logic that I otherwise would never have guessed, again "due to inexperience." "Very. Impressive."
  2. Ms. Bear-CAT has shipped her mission ! Good luck, good karma, good sailing ! ;-) Mike Robinson EMAIL SENT: 9/14/2020 NAME RECEIVED: 9/23/2020 MISSION SENT: 10/03/2020 MISSION ARRIVED: MISSION RECEIVED: 9/30/2020 Nancy Robinson EMAIL SENT: 9/14/2020 NAME RECEIVED: 9/23/2020 MISSION SENT: 10/05/2020 MISSION ARRIVED: MISSION RECEIVED:
  3. Mike (the Bear of the team) has received his mission! Love the font on the inside envelope! We will wait to open it until the actual Day! Thanks!
  4. Mike Robinson EMAIL SENT: 9/14/2020 NAME RECEIVED: 9/23/2020 MISSION SENT: 10/03/2020 MISSION ARRIVED: MISSION RECEIVED: 9/30/2020 Nancy Robinson EMAIL SENT: 9/14/2020 NAME RECEIVED: 9/23/2020 MISSION SENT: MISSION ARRIVED: MISSION RECEIVED:
  5. Mike Robinson EMAIL SENT: 9/14/2020 NAME RECEIVED: 9/23/2020 MISSION SENT: MISSION ARRIVED: MISSION RECEIVED: Nancy Robinson EMAIL SENT: 9/14/2020 NAME RECEIVED: 9/23/2020 MISSION SENT: MISSION ARRIVED: MISSION RECEIVED:
  6. We are both in ! Mike Robinson EMAIL SENT: 9/14/2020 NAME RECEIVED: MISSION SENT: MISSION ARRIVED: MISSION RECEIVED: Nancy Robinson EMAIL SENT: 9/14/2020 NAME RECEIVED: MISSION SENT: MISSION ARRIVED: MISSION RECEIVED: We LOVE coins related to maps, music, Day of the Dead, Alice in Wonderland, Bears, Cats, navigation, glitter, and lots of coins we haven't seen yet !
  7. I recently got one of these coins and successfully decrypted it – after a pleasing amount of head-scratching – using an online simulator at https://cryptii.com/pipes/enigma-machine. "Of course I won't spoil the fun," but here are a few tips on exactly how to use this software which were not initially clear to me. The "Enigma M3" default setting corresponds to the Naval M2114 used on this coin. This simulator has three groups of settings: "rotor," "position," and "ring." As expected, "rotor" is the rotor selection for each of the three slots in the machine. What this simulator calls "position" is what the coin calls "outer ring" and corresponds to what letters the operator would see. What this simulator calls "ring" is what the coin calls "inner ring" and corresponds to the position of the plastic disc inside, known only to the officer. (Not all available simulators have all eight rotors which were used with this machine – this one does.) Even twelve years later – "thanks for the geo-challenge!"
  8. Updated! So happy to see that both of ours have been received! Adding pictures of the wonderful gift received from Socks and Amanda! Mission 1: Mike (BEAR of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9: March 16, 2020Sent my gift: March 20, 2020My gift arrived at destination: March 23, 2020I received a gift: April 6, 2020 Mission 2: Nancy (CAT of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9: March 16, 2020Sent my gift: March 19, 2020My gift arrived at destination: April 10, 2020I received a gift:
  9. Updated ! We received a most interesting package from Socks and Amanda yesterday !! Will open it this coming weekend ! Mission 1: Mike (BEAR of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9: March 16, 2020Sent my gift: March 20, 2020My gift arrived at destination: March 23, 2020I received a gift: April 6, 2020 Mission 2: Nancy (CAT of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9: March 16, 2020Sent my gift: March 19, 2020My gift arrived at destination:I received a gift:
  10. Mission 1: Mike (BEAR of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9: March 16, 2020Sent my gift: March 20, 2020My gift arrived at destination: March 23, 2020I received a gift: Mission 2: Nancy (CAT of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9: March 16, 2020Sent my gift: March 19, 2020My gift arrived at destination:I received a gift:
  11. Just shipped out one of ours to Europe from Atlanta GA PO. They are accepting and shipping 'large letters' (6x9 or less envelope, less than 2 pounds) but cannot guarantee or track it once it leaves US... Fingers and paws crossed that it arrives safely -- eventually ! Everyone stay safe and sane ! These are difficult times. But maybe we will finally get all our geocoins organized and sorted !
  12. Mission 1: Mike (BEAR of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9: March 16, 2020Sent my gift:My gift arrived at destination:I received a gift: Mission 2: Nancy (CAT of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9: March 16, 2020Sent my gift: March 19, 2020My gift arrived at destination:I received a gift:
  13. Woo Hoo ! Another coin mission ! We are both in ! Mission 1: Mike (BEAR of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9:Sent my gift:My gift arrived at destination:I received a gift: Mission 2: Nancy (CAT of Team Bear-Cat) Sent my info to Laval K-9: March 10, 2020Name received from Laval K-9:Sent my gift:My gift arrived at destination:I received a gift:
  14. COMPLETE ! COMPLETE ! Mission One: Mike (the Bear of the team!) Mission Two: Nancy (the Cat of the team!) Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Sent my gift: 12-12-2019 Sent my gift: 12-09-2019 My gift arrived at destination: 12-18-2019 My gift arrived at destination: 12/23/2019 I received a gift: 12/21/2019 I received a gift: 12/24/2019 Such FUN ! Looking forward to the next Mission or Exchange !
  15. Christmas Eve and our missions are COMPLETE ! We got a private message through Geocaching.com that our package had reached Denmark. And today a package arrived to us with TWO coins, wooden ornaments and other thoughtful items. Thank you, Getzie Family, thank you! Merry Christmas!
  16. COMPLETE ! Mission One: Mike (the Bear of the team!) Mission Two: Nancy (the Cat of the team!) Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Sent my gift: 12-12-2019 Sent my gift: 12-09-2019 My gift arrived at destination: 12-18-2019 My gift arrived at destination: 12/23/2019 I received a gift: 12/21/2019 I received a gift:
  17. COMPLETE ! Mission One: Mike (the Bear of the team!) Mission Two: Nancy (the Cat of the team!) Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Sent my gift: 12-12-2019 Sent my gift: 12-09-2019 My gift arrived at destination: 12-18-2019 My gift arrived at destination: I received a gift: 12/21/2019 I received a gift: Received a lovely package from the Semmels ! Awesome moving-parts coin from MOGA in Kansas, personal pathtag, chocolate, cool survival geo-tool, hilarious card. Will add photos. THANK YOU !!
  18. Just got a nice note from the recipient of Mission One, and see that he is logging the 'extras' we sent along !! Mission One: Mike (the Bear of the team!) Mission Two: Nancy (the Cat of the team!) Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Sent my gift: 12-12-2019 Sent my gift: 12-09-2019 My gift arrived at destination: 12-18-2019 My gift arrived at destination: I received a gift: I received a gift:
  19. Mission One: Mike (the Bear of the team!) Mission Two: Nancy (the Cat of the team!) Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Sent my gift: 12-12-2019 Sent my gift: 12-09-2019 My gift arrived at destination: My gift arrived at destination: I received a gift: I received a gift:
  20. Names received. Planning begins...
  21. Oh Yes! We are both in! Nothing like the jingle of new geocoins! Mission One: Mike (the Bear of the team!) Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Sent my gift: My gift arrived at destination: I received a gift: Mission two: Nancy (the Cat of the team!) Sent my info to Laval K-9: 11-18-2019 Name received from Laval K-9: 11-26-2019 Sent my gift: My gift arrived at destination: I received a gift: We are Team Bear-Cat and we love travel, cooking, gardening, antique navigational gadgets, unflavored coffee...
  22. EMAIL SENT: 9/27 NAME RECEIVED BY US: 10/6 MISSION SENT BY US: 10/11 MISSION ARRIVED AT DESTINATION: 10/29 MISSION RECEIVED BY US: 10/31 Our mission package arrived a few days ago, and we impatiently waited until today to open it. All the way from Germany! Beautiful card with poem, gravestone lolly-pops, a DGS trackable and a very cool and new-to-us gecko coin! Thank you Michael Wilke for all the spooky good stuff!
  23. EMAIL SENT: 9/27 NAME RECEIVED BY US: 10/6 MISSION SENT BY US: 10/11 MISSION ARRIVED AT DESTINATION: MISSION RECEIVED BY ME:
  24. EMAIL SENT: 9/27 NAME RECEIVED BY ME: MISSION SENT BY ME: MISSION ARRIVED AT DESTINATION: MISSION RECEIVED BY ME:
  25. From our point of view as cache owners, both "DNF" and "needs maintenance" are equally important, but they convey entirely different pieces of equally-useful information: DNF is a basic cue that there might be something that requires attention. If the cache is "evil," we'll privately decide whether "we fooled you" or "you were close." If it's "easy," we'll react right away – or we'll "temporarily disable" the cache until we can. Either way, "the log attracts attention." Needs Maintenance has a very specific meaning: it means that you found the cache, but somehow found it to be broken. Please be very specific. (Our responses will be the same as above.) So – if you simply think that "you are flummoxed," maybe you resolve to come back some other time without logging anything today, because the situation probably doesn't require attention. (Sure, we all do it. No harm, no foul.) But, if you decide to log it, please be sure to choose the appropriate type of log, because, by doing so, you are asking to "trigger attention." Please be sure that you select the most-appropriate type of cache owner response: "you are there right now, and we are not." Thanks in advance.
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