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quote:Originally posted by Pharisee:Forgive me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression that the Almanac for the 'normal' satellites was pre-loaded in the Etrex units. Yes and no. The data in the almanac tells the GPSr various bits and pieces about roughly where the satellites are so that it can choose which ones to try and get a lock from. The almanac will be invalid if the GPSr moves significantly or the time has changed significantly. So if your GPSr moves by a few hundred miles or some time (several days??) new almanac data is required. This can be got from any of the satellites, but I think it is only transmitted about every 15 minutes. quote:originally posted by jstead Shouldn't the Etrex be stationary while it is acquiring the almanac? I don't think so. Remember the satellites themselves are moving quite fast. However, I do forsee problems if you are downloading the almanac from one satellite and then it is blocked by a tree or building before the download is complete. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by TreeBeard (Pid):I wasnt aware Boeing 747 acidents were common place though.... That would be 737 accidents They do come down fairly frequently in aviation terms (i.e. not that often really) mainly because they are so common. Of course now 50% of the Space Shuttle fleet has crashed so in one respect, space shuttle accidents are far more common than 737 accidents. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

I think the difficult truth is that geocaching is really a sport for able bodied people, excepting the occasional unusual person as mentioned in Teasel's post. If you are confined to a wheelchair almost all of the caches (that I've done at least) are going to be impossible to do on your own for one reason or another. Wheelchair bound people always have the option of e-mailing the owner to test for suitability. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

You need an "I wouldn't buy one at any price" option which is what I would be voting for. I explained geocaching to a friend of mine at the weekend and she thought it was the nerdiest thing she had heard of for a very long time. Sew on badges will just confirm her fears for my sanity. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by MCL: Only if he stars out the middle letters of websucker, between the w and the "ker". If he does that and other people forget to count the asterisks, it'll look worse than it really is. This is what "websucker" would look like: "w*****ker" ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

No. 11 but with a red outside ring instead of black. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

Maybe the problem is caused by the waypoint or your position apparently moving around (due to inaccuracies + bad reception). ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by jeb and co: Does the WGS84 prime meridian go through the same point in Greenwich as the OSGB1936 prinme meridian ? They are different lines, but they probably cross at two points (near the North and South poles at a guess). They are about 90 metres apart at Greenwich. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Huga:** In the US, any line that runs true north is a meridian. (I guess it is anywhere). There are many places where two posts are placed, one directly north of the other, thus defining a meridian. Madness Any line that runs due North is a meridian. The one that goes through Greenwich is the "Prime Meridian". Having checked your cache page, it is pretty obvious to me, which meridian you are talking about though. Note that your GPS actually shows an error of 5 seconds, not 5 minutes. 5 minutes is several miles. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching [This message was edited by jeremyp on February 02, 2003 at 01:00 AM.]

quote:Originally posted by Team Tommy:Hi there, can you let me know the procedure when logging a find. I have been logging the find on the cache page but know I am wondering if I should be emailing the cache owner as well, or does my log automatically get sent to them? Short answer is "automatic". The cache owner gets e-mails of all logs to their cache pages. You don't need to do anything you haven't already done. Some virtual caches require you to e-mail the answer to a question to prove you have done it, but there willl be instructions on the page if that is required. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by geomania: No! It's definitely BLACK... So you're saying dried pigs blood is black apart from the lumps of fat. It's amazing that anything that sounds this bad tastes so good. quote:Oh, and don't forget tripe, haggis, elder, pig's trotters, cow heel, jellied eels, potted beef, haslet, and tart's lungs in aspic... Tart's lungs in aspic? You need to elaborate on that. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Motley Crew:Here's a site I found with boxes on special offer at £1.99 and allegedly 'in stock'. They can be found under the 'Storage Boxes' category. http://www.springfields.biz/ Like Andy I can't vouch for this firm. motley. adj. varied in appearance or character. crew. n. group of people. Why did you post this with the "angry face" icon? ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Faye & Brad:Hi all, Can anyone please tell me a good place to buy ammo boxes, as the ones locally are almost £10 each! Apart from these, what else makes a good, weatherproof geocache box? Thanks in advance Plastic sandwich boxes are OK, but may leak in extreme conditions (i.e. any rainy day). Of course they are also highly toxic to the local wildlife and cause low sperm count ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Travers:I would reconsider the timescale though. A full day for a multi may be too much for many visitors on holiday, though people nearby can dip in and out over a longer period of time. You could maybe consider dividing it up into smaller segments that would only take up an afternoon or morning. If all the sections are actual physical boxes with log books in, you can make each one a separate cache. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Pharisee: quote:Originally posted by Lost in Space:Wot about Black pudding then??????? Is it politically correct to call it BLACK pudding? Might be better if you called it 'extremely dark brown' pudding John Wild Tupperware Hunter How about dried pigs blood coloured pudding? ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by TreeBeard (Pid):....and I do pay for some software, specially for companies that are worthwhile.....that DOESNT include M$, which you'll be no doubt glad to hear Jeremy. I'd prefer it if, instead of ripping off Microsoft's software, people obtained it legally from one of its competitors. Not that I would suggest that all m$ software is bad. What I object to is the lemming like way that lots of people use to decide that they are going M$ and the way that M$ exploits that. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

Lot's of geocachers have Legends. It'll do the job. Unfortunately, to take full advantage you have to get Mapsource to get the more detailed maps. As the legend has limited memory, you'll want Roads and Recreation rather than Metroguide since the map tiles are smaller. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Mark_Chris: I would be interested where you got R&R for £50. I can only find it for £89. Mark I can't remember - it was probably Amazon or GPS warehouse - also about a year ago. I remember it was definitely significantly cheaper than Metroguide - had MG been only £10 more, I would have bought it. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Travers:I think a 'not found' should be posted if anyone can't find the box, but I wonder if newer people would think that this is an admission of defeat and maybe something 'negative'? Comments? i think there is a lot of truth in that. I remember I was gutted the first time I had to post a "not found" - it was Tomb Raider 1 I think. One of the intermediate clues defeated me and I got really annoyed thinking Scotty must have screwed up and wasted my afternoon. Fortunately, i checked the coordinates on my way back and realised I'd typed them in wrong so a rant at Scotty became a semi-amusing story about my own incompetence. In fact, once you've calmed down and realised it's your own fault, not found logs are more fun to write than found logs. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

When I bought Roads and Recreation I think it was about £50 and Metroguide was about £90. Metroguide has more features, but RR divides the map into smaller tiles (useful if you have limited memory in your GPSr). Software theft If everybody ripped off the software, Garmin would stop supplying it because it wouldn't be profitable. We all have total contempt for the people who break into our cars when we're out caching. There is very little moral difference between that and software theft. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Richard & Beth: It was us who dearchived it last night. Following Team Nia's comments, and the feedback on this thread that most people felt that a cache shouldn't be archived on the basis of a single failure Whoah mule!!! (Yosemite Sam) After MCL's post to this thread talking about taking the photo with him and matching the actual tree up, I think that is pretty sufficient evidence for an archiving. Unless you believe he was either a) lying or a really incompetent cacher. In defence of what I said earlier, that post wasn't there when I said it, so my impression was that MCL had made one visit and then said "should be archived". I think we can learn some lessons from this: 1. If you own a cache, you have a responsibility to maintain it (or have somebody else maintain it). If you can't maintain it, seriously question whether it should remain unarchived. In the light of recent events, I can't believe anybody could question this. NB I would consider that having the ability to send a local cacher to check up in the event of potential trashes counts as being able to maintain the cache. 2. If you can't find a cache, assume it's because you can't find it and amass some serious evidence before suggesting archiving. Said evidence should be posted on the cache page (not just here - not everybody reads the forum). 3. Just because *you* found a cache just before somebody else who couldn't find it doesn't mean it wasn't trashed in between. A more constructive action than flaming the non-finder would be to pay a visit to verify or deny their opinion. If you found it once, this should be easy. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by FourWinds: Actually it is a bad idea. There are many studies that can tie in the chemicals used in these platics with the global reduction in the average sperm count (you asked!). Actually there are many problems with any studies trying to link anything with low sperm count, not least the lack of reliable historic data. Please give me some references to these studies so that I can judge for myself. quote: Several experiments have proven that the waste from the producing factories when dumped into rivers (which it invariably is) can actually CHANGE THE SEX of mature fish. Ditto re the references. The one you gave in your post looks interesting and I shall read it at leisure although it does mention "Silent Spring" which is a book with a lot wrong with it. I realise, I'm making an unsupported statement there. I'd be glad to expand on it by e-mail. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

IMHO, if the cache has two parts you have to log both parts to count it as a find. I noticed that somebody else logged a find on the same day as you but couldn't find part 1 which is not surprising as you had it. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

There are lots of reasons why a cache might not be found e.g. tree cover, coordinates typed in wrong, trashed, quite well hidden and so on. I think if somebody posts a "this has gone it should be archived" note then they must be pretty certain. Before it actually is archived they should be in conversation with the owner to make sure they were looking in the right place. The flip side is that if the owner is not prepared to maintain the cache, it should be considered for archival or adoption anyway. Placing and abandoning a cache is perilously close to being littering (see other threads). ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching

quote:Originally posted by Teasel:All 'plastic' caches I have seen have been made either from polyethylene or polypropylene. What evidence do you have that either of these are in any way poisonous to any species? If the plastic that they made these containers out of was toxic, it would be a very bad idea to put, say, sandwiches in them ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching