LarsThorwald

Here's a question: do most people go ahead and upload beta versions, or wait for them to become "official?" For some reason I wait... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

quote:Originally posted by Mr. Snazz:What's that you're drinking, Charlie? I've always wondered about that. Mocha, Latte? Non-fat latte. Is this question related to the mooing just above? Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

I put the sticker on the WINDSHIELD, just below the tint stripe on top. Looks great. Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

I'm going for 200 by first anniversary, although I have to admit I feel lame admitting that the count matters... Just like I hate to admit that I really like getting to a cache first! So I guess we're back to that "MY NAME IS CHARLIE AND I'M A GEOCACHER" thing again, huh? Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

And how about a link to the bug? Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Bottom line, there's obviously nothing you can really do about a TB that's disappeared into someone's glove compartment, kid's room, or tool drawer. It's hard to swallow, but as other posters have said, that's just the nature of the TB experience. I make it a habit to e-mail someone the day they pick one of our bugs up, just to say "thanks for helping the bug move along." I feel like establishing contact right of the bat lets them know the bug is being watched, and might increase their interest in keeping it active. If nothing happens for a month, I e-mail them again, just politely wondering how the bug is doing. In another month, a slightly less polite query. So far, that's as far as I've had to go. Worst case: bug picked-up by someone with four finds. Held for ten weeks. Finally released. I consider that a success story. We're careful to put little info tags on all of or bugs stating their goal. I think this is invaluable. I am constantly guilty of forgetting to research a TB present in a cache before I get there. I actually picked a TB up on a trip to San Franciso, brought it down to L.A., and found it was headed for Seattle! (It was one of Jeremey's, as a matter of fact). Had it had a tag stating where it was headed, I never would have taken it... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Congratulations! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Pretty darn cool... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

I always thought it was from City Hall, which is where I was also told a town's elevation was measured... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

My advice: make sure you indicate right on the camera that it is for taking photos of cachers, not for taking home as a cool trade! It took losing one of mine for me to learn this lesson... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Whatever the prize is... you win it!! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

It's working for me... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Hey, TT. Long time no hear!! Wife and I 45. Kids 11 and 9. I just clicked once on forties... Maybe I'll do it ten or so more times... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Okay, seriously, enough with the RangerRik! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

quote:Originally posted by welch:i know you want to find RR but did you really need to post in every forum? I was about to say the same thing. Guess I'll post it in another forum! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

I'd go with the Vista. The ability to upload maps is great, as is the built-in compass. I rarely use the altimiter, but it's fun to have... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Hadn't really noticed the problem... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Yeah postit pads and electrical tape...that's what I look for in a well stocked cache. J/K Maybe the electric tape should be used to secure the good stuff to the cache! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

I had someone leave a seed pod (from the gound next to the cache) and a thumbtack! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Odd. There shouldn't be any addition involved: the 100k doesn't correspond to the total size of your photo files, just each individual picture. That said, I have no idea what's going on... but I'm sure the next poster will have an idea... Unless it was just one of those times when the system's rejecting photos because of storage issues? That's happend to me, and has usually been recitified by the next day... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Thanks for saying hi, and for just going out and buying a unit instead of starting another thread titled "WHICH ONE IS BEST." Seriously, welcome. You'll find these forums filled with answers to the many questions you'll probably have over the next few months. Hope you enjoy caching as much as I do... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe: quote:Originally posted by LarsThorwald:Why don't you call for the archive yourself? I think I'll do like Marky suggested, have some extra cache essentials handy whenever I go on a hunt. Kind of like a cache first aid kit. Sorry about tha previous post. ;P I do the same thing. I've spent a half-hour drying an rebagging a cache, but that was on one that was at least still in a container and active. Takes a big man to start someone else's cache over from scratch... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe: quote:Originally posted by LarsThorwald:Why don't you call for the archive yourself? I think I'll do like Marky suggested, have some extra cache essentials handy whenever I go on a hunt. Kind of like a cache first aid kit. Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

Do you get the impression we're not going to find out who the girl in the hat is? Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

All I can say is, I read the cache page. It was about TORPEDOS! And it's up to YOU to delete. I'd e-mail them, explain their mistake, and zap it. Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."