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Didn't get a chance to know you, but it is apparent from the posts and your taste in literature that you have been a worthy ambassador for the third most intelligent species on the planet.

Earlier this event was given the green light by Jeremy himself in violation of his own posting guidelines. Please do not turn this into a flame war. Keep the discussion civil and on topic please. What's your point?

USN 1967-1971 Radio Operator (RM) In the midst of the Viet Nam War I was a protester. I believe demonstrations CAN bring peace. I took pride in my job and did the best I could. I NEVER criticized shipmates who felt differently than I did. The Navy allowed me to express my views as long as I did nothing illegal and continued to do an excellent job. I even requested leave in 1970 to go to a war protest in Wash. D.C. and it was granted! I can still send Morse Code at 40 WPM.

Just my two cents, but in my opinion, if it counts as a cache it should count as a find. Then keep your own log book and count everything you want to as a "find." Seriously, think about the reason for the distance guideline. It is to minimize the liklihood of too much traffic or damage to the environment in one small area. You get that from too many people walking around, regardless of whether it's looking for a stage or final cache of a multi. It seems like you are going way overboard to find a reason to circumvent the intent of the guideline. If you really want to, go ahead and set one up and see what happens. The approvers try to look at the big picture, but maybe they will overlook something and you can flood your park with multis right next to other multis.

AtoZ said: "Yes some times I want to make a LAME answer " Congratulations!

Bad dog!! Bad, bad dog!

Answer YES or NO to the following questions. 1 - Have you ever decided to stop caching for a week or so, but only lasted for a couple of days? Yes No 2 - Do you wish people would mind their own business about your caching-- stop telling you what to do? Yes No 3 - Have you ever switched from one kind of cache (micros to multis, e.g.) to another in the hope that this would make you seem less obsessed? Yes No 4 - Have you had to run out for a cache upon awakening during the past year? Yes No 5 - Do you envy people who can cache without getting into trouble? At one time or another, most of us have wondered why we were not like most people, who really can take it or leave it. Yes No 6 - Have you had problems connected with caching during the past year? Be honest! Doctors say that if you have a problem with caching and keep on hunting for them, it will get worse -- never better. Eventually, you will die, or end up in an institution for the rest of your life. The only hope is to stop caching. Yes No 7 - Has your caching caused trouble at home? Yes No 8 - Do you ever tell your wife you’re looking at “MILF” to hide the fact that you’ve been visiting ammo can auction websites? Yes No 9 - Do you tell yourself you can stop caching any time you want to, even though you keep gettinglost in the woods when you don't mean to? Many of us kidded ourselves into thinking that we cached because we wanted to. After we came into G.C.A.., we found out that once we started to cache, we couldn't stop. Yes No 10 - Have you missed days of work or school because of caching? Many of us admit now that we "called in sick" lots of times when the truth was that we were out hunting for tupperware. Yes No 11 - Do you have "blackouts"? A "blackout" is when we have been caching hours or days which we cannot remember. When we came to G.C.A. we found out that this is a pretty sure sign of compulsive caching. Yes No 12 - Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not cache? Yes No Did you answer YES four or more times? If so, you are probably in trouble with caching. ________________________________________Call us at 40 54.209 72 50.582

me too

Hmmmmmm...... One of us missed the day they talked about decimals.

Here was his response to one of my first fourm posts: QUOTE Wow... Elitist snobbery never changes, it just goes hi-tech. "We don't want your kind in our town" has been around since, well, towns... Let's see, at least one person in your area thought it was fine to maintain these caches. And he must be a member in good standing of GC.com despite your disparaging discription of him as *sniff* inactive (shudder). So by "locals" you mean a few of you who all agree with each other and want to dictate standards to everyone else. Geez, dude, get over yourself. Wow, someone who just doesn't get it. But people like that have been around since, well, since people. I didn't see that as particularly helpful. Oh, but wait, he was backing you up. Guess you might see it differently...

An Explorist 200 will work just fine for your needs. Read some other threads for LOTS of discussion, then come back and read that first line again.

Thanks for the offer! Great way to promote the site!

I love the idea of a long distance multi! I wish this sport had been invented a few years back when I was traveling around the country in a motorhome. I hope that the admins of GC.com would not allow the sheer pettiness of a few short-sighted "locals" who choke at the thought of not being able to clear a cache located in "their" teritory to spoil the fun for those who have the creativity to plant, and the freedom to travel necessary for finding long distance caches. But if that happens I think you just need to wait maybe a year or so. This thing is taking off. It won't be long before corporate entities get into it. (Garmin? Magellan? Coleman? Travel Channel?) At that time you can be sure there will be ideas explored that we haven't even thought of. In the meantime, I'd love to see you go ahead and try to set this up. Off topic: This reminds me of a science fiction story about humans who were caretakers for teleportation stations set up by aliens. Bi-coastal? Heck! Wait til we have INTREPLANATARY Geocaching!

thanks for the replies. If I were traveling anywhere any time soon I'd probably take them and put them in another cache. Since I'm not going anywhere, I'll just "put them back into circulation" and log them at the WG site.

My 9 year old has a way of "un-geeking" the lingo. She tells her friends she's going "Geocrashing." Today, as a couple of middle-aged women approaced us on the trail while we were looking for a cache, she whispered (loudly) "Look out, Muggers!" They looked startled, to say the least!

On my second find the cache lid was partly open and the contents soaked. I took it home, immediately wrote a note online, dried the contents overnight, took it back the next morning and THEN logged it as a find! I didn't think to email the owner. I haven't heard from the owner or anyone else. There are no finds or notes after mine. If I find another one close to home in this condition, should I take it home to dry it out or just leave it and notify the owner?

I can't seem to find this topic in the forums, although it's probably there somewhere. The first time I found a "Where's George?" dollar I found the website and realized it wasn't part of GC at all. Following directions at the site, I listed the bill as "found in geocache xxxx..." Then I read that caches are not acceptable in the WG? game. Today I found a cache and put two WG bills in my pocket while I signed the log, intending to put them back, but of course I forgot them! So the question is, what should I do with them? Leave them in another cache? Put them back into circulation as the website says to do? Should I NOT log them on the WG website? Thanks for all suggestions.

Wow... Elitist snobbery never changes, it just goes hi-tech. "We don't want your kind in our town" has been around since, well, towns... Let's see, at least one person in your area thought it was fine to maintain these caches. And he must be a member in good standing of GC.com despite your disparaging discription of him as *sniff* inactive (shudder). So by "locals" you mean a few of you who all agree with each other and want to dictate standards to everyone else. Geez, dude, get over yourself.

Funniest log entry I've ever heard of was a DNF: "Couldn't find the cache. Got to the general area but all I saw was a plastic bucket hanging in a tree."

I got the Explorist 200 a few weeks ago for my birthday and I love it! I don't really need to download 500 POI's. I can do a half dozen or so in about 5 minutes. I like to read about them first and pick out the ones that seem interesting. The Nav functions have been excellent! I have had NONE of the problems I see others writing about with tracking. My vote is fire that puppy up and try it! Three things might happen: 1) you hate geocaching and are glad you didn't spend any more money. 2) you love geocaching and find that your little 200 is perfect for your needs. 3) you love geocaching and decide you need more features, so you give the 200 to someone else and get them hooked!

Congrats! Even after finding a few I still enjoy that. "Yes! I found it" My personal advice. Stick to the trail. At least long enough to confirm it doesn't cut back towards the cache. More than once I've started bushwacking only to find the trail again. D'oh! I'm confused. You say it like that's a BAD thing...

Congrats... I should make 11 this weekend Does that mean I'm 11 behind you?

Geocaching - Deadly Game ? Keep in mind that the person who wrote the headline is NOT the person who wrote the story. So the story is more of a barometer of the media stance than the headline is.

Just to add a different point of view... I love my Magellan Explorist. Sure, it can't download a gazillion waypoints, but I can manually download all that I can do in a day without much trouble. It can't guide me turn by turn to the nearest access, but finding it on my own is part of the fun. I have to use paper maps if I want a good look at the area, but I think reading maps is fun! Guess I'll never be the type to shoot zebras from a jeep, either!

Sofware schmoftware!! Get yer flashlight and get out there, man!!!