Zuckerruebensirup
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I highly recommend getting a concealed GPSr permit. Personally, I've made a habit of keeping my GPSr handy in my purse at all times...except when I'm caching, of course. Then I transfer it to my belt holster for easier access.
P.S. Whew! Looks like I posted in the nick of time.
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Originally posted by Lazy Leopard:Now, if the number were on the back of the tag... ;>
I've had people post pictures both ways, showing either the front or the back of the tag, so that wouldn't necessarily help. (Unless you also put a THIS SIDE UP ^ notice along with it?
)Fortunately, the couple of occasions people have posted either pictures showing the number, or entries listing it, a polite e-mail, asking them to edit it out, and explaining why, has been successful.
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Originally posted by Lazy Leopard:Now, if the number were on the back of the tag... ;>
I've had people post pictures both ways, showing either the front or the back of the tag, so that wouldn't necessarily help. (Unless you also put a THIS SIDE UP ^ notice along with it?
)Fortunately, the couple of occasions people have posted either pictures showing the number, or entries listing it, a polite e-mail, asking them to edit it out, and explaining why, has been successful.
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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I'm betting there are some who would never consider taking advantage of this kind of a program, because a "Couldn't Find" is something they'd be humiliated to admit to...and a Cache Buddy would also be a 'witness' if it turned out they didn't find the cache.
But, with such a program, anyone who wanted to use it, could; and those who didn't, wouldn't have to...so it sounds like a good idea to me.
(On the other hand, most of us know somebody we could call if we needed some support like this, so a formal program might not be necessary for many.)-------
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I'm betting there are some who would never consider taking advantage of this kind of a program, because a "Couldn't Find" is something they'd be humiliated to admit to...and a Cache Buddy would also be a 'witness' if it turned out they didn't find the cache.
But, with such a program, anyone who wanted to use it, could; and those who didn't, wouldn't have to...so it sounds like a good idea to me.
(On the other hand, most of us know somebody we could call if we needed some support like this, so a formal program might not be necessary for many.)-------
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Originally posted by Irvingdog:I saw a father and son driving down the road on a motorized picnic table. Honestly!! [...] I couldn't get to the camera in time, the dang thing moved pretty fast.
I've long claimed to be as slow as molasses...but this is the first time I've heard anyone admit to being slower than a picnic table!
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Originally posted by Irvingdog:I saw a father and son driving down the road on a motorized picnic table. Honestly!! [...] I couldn't get to the camera in time, the dang thing moved pretty fast.
I've long claimed to be as slow as molasses...but this is the first time I've heard anyone admit to being slower than a picnic table!
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Originally posted by Mushu:A few threads back people had a little ruckus over whether coordinates should be displayed if you're not logged in.
What if the accuracy was decreased (by a digit or two) unless you were logged in?
I wouldn't be happy with this solution (but, as a compromise, I admit it would be better than showing them the FULL coordinates).
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Originally posted by ChazC:The main intent of not displaying coordinates was to discourage "plunderers.
Chaz, I happen to be among those who feel strongly about wanting to have my coordinates hidden from non-registrees (not to be confused with non-charter members). However, in my case at least, the main intent is NOT to discourage plunderers (because I think that most plunderers are incidental finders, not people who've used geocaching.com to seek out the cache)...but rather to reduce the number of caches being sought by those who refuse to sign up for an account.
I believe that, to show appreciation to the cache owner for going to the work and expense of placing a cache for our enjoyment, we owe it to him to sign the logbook and to log our find online.
If a person won't sign up for an account, then obviously he can't log his find online. If that's too much trouble for him, then I'd just as soon that he not look for my caches. There are plenty of others who are willing to display their coordinates to all, so he is welcome to seek out those caches instead of mine.
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Originally posted by SimonG:Here's my suggestion: instead of the difficulty ratings being decided by the person who places the cache, how about finders rate caches, and the average scores are displayed
I don't know about 'instead of', but I agree that your suggestion would make a great 'in addition to' the hider's rating.
And if you read through the following threads, you’ll see that several others think so, too:
User feedback on difficulty ratings
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Originally posted by infosponge:I would often drive out each day to eat my lunch and listen to the news on the radio, and park somewhere to do so. Just to get away from all that stuff and see something besides cubicle walls and fluorescent lighting. Depending on the weather, to get out and walk around would have meant getting my work clothes dirty/sweaty, so sometimes I'd just sit in the car for my 30 minutes of peace.
I had thought of that scenario, but couldn't figure out why people didn't get out of their car, and enjoy the fresh air at a picnic table or something. I hadn't thought of the sweaty clothes thing (and maybe I just happened to catch them AFTER they had finished eating, but not before their lunch/dinner break was over). But it still seems unlikely that my timing would be just such EVERY single time. Plus, some of the days were perfect beautiful out.
I'll chalk perhaps half of them off to a scenario like this...but I'm still convinced that a good number of them were just weird.
(Of course, who am I to talk when I go alone to parks and wander around in the wooded areas, looking at an odd gadget in my hand? ) -
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Originally posted by infosponge:I would often drive out each day to eat my lunch and listen to the news on the radio, and park somewhere to do so. Just to get away from all that stuff and see something besides cubicle walls and fluorescent lighting. Depending on the weather, to get out and walk around would have meant getting my work clothes dirty/sweaty, so sometimes I'd just sit in the car for my 30 minutes of peace.
I had thought of that scenario, but couldn't figure out why people didn't get out of their car, and enjoy the fresh air at a picnic table or something. I hadn't thought of the sweaty clothes thing (and maybe I just happened to catch them AFTER they had finished eating, but not before their lunch/dinner break was over). But it still seems unlikely that my timing would be just such EVERY single time. Plus, some of the days were perfect beautiful out.
I'll chalk perhaps half of them off to a scenario like this...but I'm still convinced that a good number of them were just weird.
(Of course, who am I to talk when I go alone to parks and wander around in the wooded areas, looking at an odd gadget in my hand? ) -
If the two family members have separate geocaching accounts, I'd say counting the find was fair. If they share an account, my opinion is that they should only count a find OR a hide, but not both.
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If the two family members have separate geocaching accounts, I'd say counting the find was fair. If they share an account, my opinion is that they should only count a find OR a hide, but not both.
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Originally posted by oregone:
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Originally posted by oregone:
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Originally posted by mikechim:I'm hoping one of my cams will capture a picture of the elusive 19-24 year old, hot, single, would actually go hiking, female geocacher.
You're more likely to get a shot of a 19+24 year old, hot (read "sweaty"), actually just recently started hiking, male geocacher.
But dreams are what keeps life interesting.
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Originally posted by mikechim:I'm hoping one of my cams will capture a picture of the elusive 19-24 year old, hot, single, would actually go hiking, female geocacher.
You're more likely to get a shot of a 19+24 year old, hot (read "sweaty"), actually just recently started hiking, male geocacher.
But dreams are what keeps life interesting.
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Originally posted by jhwf4:A lot of times people are just sitting there in there car making out.
While I think there are better places for it, I can at least understand the motivation for couples who are making out. But what I want to know is what kind of kicks people get out of just sitting alone in their car, doing NOTHING. (Ummm...at least I hope they're doing nothing. Ahem.
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Originally posted by jhwf4:A lot of times people are just sitting there in there car making out.
While I think there are better places for it, I can at least understand the motivation for couples who are making out. But what I want to know is what kind of kicks people get out of just sitting alone in their car, doing NOTHING. (Ummm...at least I hope they're doing nothing. Ahem.
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Since I don't have children, I didn't have much occasion to frequent local parks before getting involved in geocaching...so I never really paid much attention to this before. But it seems that at many of the city parks I've gone to, I see people (indivuals, usually) just sitting in their vehicles, not seeming to be DOING anything...no evidence of them eating lunch, or any kids on the equipment that they might be watching, etc. The areas haven't struck me as suspicious places where drug deals or sexual rendevous would be taking place.
I didn't think too much of it the first time I saw it, but it seems like I've seen people like this at between 40-60% of the city park caches I've been to.
I just don't understand what would be fun about going to a park, just to sit in your car and look at the empty playground. Why not get out of the vehicle, and enjoy some fresh air? (I always feel conspicuous as I'm putting my gear together to head out for my search...especially if they're still there when I get back to my car.)
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed people like this? Or does anyone here actually DO this? Maybe it's relaxing to sit in the car and listen to the radio. Personally, I'd rather be outside the car, or taking a scenic drive.
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Since I don't have children, I didn't have much occasion to frequent local parks before getting involved in geocaching...so I never really paid much attention to this before. But it seems that at many of the city parks I've gone to, I see people (indivuals, usually) just sitting in their vehicles, not seeming to be DOING anything...no evidence of them eating lunch, or any kids on the equipment that they might be watching, etc. The areas haven't struck me as suspicious places where drug deals or sexual rendevous would be taking place.
I didn't think too much of it the first time I saw it, but it seems like I've seen people like this at between 40-60% of the city park caches I've been to.
I just don't understand what would be fun about going to a park, just to sit in your car and look at the empty playground. Why not get out of the vehicle, and enjoy some fresh air? (I always feel conspicuous as I'm putting my gear together to head out for my search...especially if they're still there when I get back to my car.)
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed people like this? Or does anyone here actually DO this? Maybe it's relaxing to sit in the car and listen to the radio. Personally, I'd rather be outside the car, or taking a scenic drive.
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Originally posted by yrium:I couldn't wait anymore so I started making cards for the cacher's in my area.
Those cards you made are really great!
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Caching with GPSr's
in General geocaching topics
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I highly recommend getting a concealed GPSr permit. Personally, I've made a habit of keeping my GPSr handy in my purse at all times...except when I'm caching, of course. Then I transfer it to my belt holster for easier access.
P.S. Whew! Looks like I posted in the nick of time.
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"