dorqie

this brings up an interesting point. I have a cache were many many cachers have stated that they phoned a previous finder for a hint, and only once have I ever been emailed for a hint on said cache. I don't really care tho, if everyone who "phoned a friend" emailed me, I would be so annoyed with the constant barage of questions I would just move the cache. Its not that I don't want to give out hints, I do give out hints for those who ask me, but I would just get sick of repeating myself. If they made it sound like they phoned and asked for the location before they looked then that would bug me, but fron what I gather, it's a last resort for them, and I was really going for the "ah ha!" moment with that hide, and I figure you would still get it if someone helped you after you searched for a while.

If I were in that situation I wouldn't wait. I would explain geocaching to them and ask if I may have a quick look under their table

there is a cache in my area in a pen just like that. the pen is actually tied to a rock with fishing line, that way it doesn't get CITO'd

If you do decide to replace it, it would be nice to offer to return the full sheet to the co, some people do keep them.

Seriously? You'd report someone to the police for saying "boo" at you? What would you expect the police to do about it? What crime has been committed? While this may be going slightly off topic... I used to drive a street sweeper, and one time while stuck in traffic, I noticed the guy in the next car staring at me (perhaps the odity of a twenty something non-butch looking female driving such a rig) so I said "hey bud" in an effort to let him know that he had been caught staring. The dude started screaming at me for dissrespecting him. Huge overreaction that resulted in him making a scene, and nearly causing an accident. In short, I'm not surprised someone might do something like that, some peoples personal bubbles extend into unknowen realms.

I think this is more about the ftf that signs really tiny on back of log and doesn't log for a day or so to make people think ftf is still open. that happens? well never mind then... that's just weird.

ya know... I have often thought about how potentially embarassing these might be when you get a log on your tbs page like "Discovered this while driving down HWY 1, and was cut off by a raging tb" or "Discovered this one as it blew a red light... watching your gps while driving?" not that I drive like a maniac...

well, if you get to a cache and the physical log book has sigs in it... you weren't the ftf. Don't see why it would bother anyone if said ftf didn't log it for a while...

+1 also, handicaching.com is pretty cool.

that sounds like a fun project, and would make a neat siggy item for you to leave in caches, maybe not as swag tho.

I'm having a bad puzzle day. I can't get my head wrapped around solving any, and I'm finding myself quite disscouraged. Is there a particular space of mind you get into before you tackle puzzles? Do you have a stratagy for solving them?

when I want a tb to move far, I place it near modes of transportation, or near a tourist destination. Ferry terminals, airports, train stations etc, and also the museum is a popular spot for people to drop tbs in my town.

Seeker has made my point in a way far better than I ever could.

I have a cream cheese tub that's been holding nails in my shed for no less than 3 years. Durable enough and "free" Still wouldn't want to place a cache in one. Don't eat enough cream cheese to replace the container every time it gets cracked. If someone wants to, be my guest. Food is not the only thing I shop for, and I have come across some cool containers in unexpected places.

arg, that's not what I meant. admittedly that's what it sounded like, but it's not what i meant. webcam images to most people are nameless, unless it's a webcam cache, but I would assume those who don't want other people attaching a picture to their username wouldnt do those.

Not a lawyer here but i don't think you can expect privacy from cameras when you venture out in public. How many web cameras are there in public places? They certainly don't get signed releases from everyone who walks into frame. no, but they don't end up on the internet most of the time. and if you look back at some past threads you will find that there are some geocachers who are adimatley opposed to having their picture posted along with their username. I'm not included, a little snooping will reveal hundreds of pictures of me all over the interweb.

So yesterday I was out caching with my geopug in a wooded park. The pollen counts are high, and geopug was sneezieng unconrolably. We were on a smaller side trail, off the main trail, I had my smartphone in hand, and was scouring forrest debris looking for a cache that mentioned it was covered by leaves. Would normally have been fine, every time a muggle would walk by on the nearby main trail, I would stop my rustling untill they went by, and go undetected. Due to geopug however, was having a heck of a hardtime maintaining stealth. Every single muggle that came within earshot of his sneezes (ever heard a pug sneeze? I would need to investigate too) came bounding down the side trail and ran into me. Another problem my faithful companion causes for my geocaching has to do with the nature of his breed (so freakin ugly he's cute) every muggle feels the need to stop and talk to us and pet him. Then there is an awkward parting moment where they turn and keep walking, and expect me to do the same, but I don't want to, because I'm 2' from the cache, then I always feel like they are watching me, and wondering why I turned around at the end of the block and went back to where I was when they so rudley interrupted me. I should have gone for a snraly looking pit-bull to keep the muggles away, but too late now, geopug is a member of the family, and the only one who will geocache with me and not complain about bugs, sore feet, or whatever else. Does your dog attract muggles? If so, how do you prefer to deal with it?

another issue with the photo idea, one would have to spend some time photoshopping out the face of the ftf, in case that person was one of those "I don't want my picture on the internet" types. I'm thinking of ways to talk myself out of it... if you can't tell. There is a cache (yes the one that needs archiving..) that I can see from my house, but it's really hard to see my house from the cache (due to trees and a river) Ever since this thread came up I've been thinking about training my camera on it and trying to get a shot of the finder. Best of both worlds, I can be a creep, and nobody will know. (untill your picture ends up on the internet of course, but I'm working on that)

Really? After wasting time possibly vandalizing a LP only to find it's not there? My opinion is that a lot of cachers will pry things off the lamp post and possibly electrocute themselves for a cache that is not there Very bad idea Back to the "I am not responsible for people not reading the cache page" discussion that's been hashed up a few times...

maybe you would a I like the idea of posting the ftf's photo on the cache page, but then the world would know how creepy I really am.

Well I like it. I would enjoy finding it.

nope, never wanted to meet anyone at a cache site. The thought crossed my mind to spy on people, but I wouldnt actually come out of my hiding place to say hello. The thought of them acidentally finding me while searching for my cache was enough to put that thought out of my head.

yes to part one, no to part two.

if you come here, ill pull you over.... rawr I'm waiting on that ring pop tb you mentioned...

I live in an area where using a handheld device where driving is illegal. therefor that excuse wouldn't work for me, but I'll keep it in mind if I ever get pulled over in the sunshine state.