ihorn
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Is an Embassy public property or would anyone allow it? LOL
I recently completed a virtual at the Canadian Embassy in DC. It is properly listed as being found in the District. The embassy property is part of the host nation's territory. although the host nation's jurisdiction ends at the embassy.
Then you have areas like the Cook memorial in Hawaii. The land is England's, but I would not expect a cache placed there to be listed as being in the UK.
Actually if I remember right a Countries Embassies, and Naval Vessel are their sovereign territory. It is not the territory of the hosting Country. So technically Your Canadian Embassy virtual should get you a Canada souvenir because you did it in another country.
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I heard if you took all counterfeit US currency out of the US our economy would collapse!
Actually it would do nothing to the economy. Our economy is based on the amount of real bills in the system. Not on the amount of fake bills in it. So they really have nothing to do with our economy. If you took them out though a lot of people would get mad because they might have them in their pocket.
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So when these things go retro I will get what ever badges I have already earned?
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Just for you:I really want to get excited about it but I just can't muster the excitement. Feels too much like a facebook game or iphone app. I like geocaching because I just get my smiley and move on with life. That's my goal. It's simple. I don't have status stuff cluttering up my profile. Just my smilies.
I only see 5 smileys. Am I missing any?
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I have a couple of ideas, message me. People on here frown at someone giving any kind of help on the forums to a puzzle. But i think I have found some things.
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I say post a note on the cache it says its in, just noting that you found it in a different cache, and make sure you claim it. Then just do a drop in the cache you found it in, and grab it again.
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I'm a military widow, and I hate this post. Just my two cents, not trying to get the post shut down or anything. It just makes me a little sad.
I am sorry for your loss. When we sign the dotted line we know what we are getting into. The sacrifice that we make is one that we wish to hold the burden of. Your Husband paid the ultimate price for the burden that we choose to carry. For that he will always be honored. He is one of the the people who gave the ultimate sacrifice. A great man man once said when asked in context to serving in W.W. II "Grandson: Grandpa, were you a hero in the war? Grandpa (Ranney) : No, but I served in a company of heroes." Your husband is one of those heroes.
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From the Listing Guidelines, reviewers may provide extra scrutiny to "Caches placed in areas which are highly sensitive to the extra traffic that would be caused by vehicles and humans (examples may include archaeological or historic sites or cemeteries)."
In my review territory, I apply the quoted guideline text by quizzing every cemetery cache owner about the appropriateness of the cache location. If the container is in the woods behind the cemetery, I can realistically assume that adequate permission has been obtained. If the cache is dangling from a branch right over someone's headstone, then I ask for confirmation of permission.
This same guideline also gives authority, for example, to the UK reviewers for denying placements in dry stone walls. It's the sort of guideline whose application will vary from one area of the world to another. And, as always, all local laws apply.
Would the land behind a Cemetery be owned by the Cemetery, or by the Government? I am not going to place one, but just wondering.
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The Oldest I have found to date is a Virtual, not much of a chance to explore with school. Here is the cacheGC937D
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I have the same GPS and I never use a cable to connect to my PC. All I do is hand enter the Coordinates on it, and then go searching. You can input around 100 by hand I think. I never have a lot entered, as I dont go out that much because of school.
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It depends on what you want. I have a couple of books with hiking trails for all of So Cal, plus a book that is just for LA. If you send me a pm I can give you some ideas.
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I will go and try it one day soon. Who knows how many I will get.
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Gotta say that my impulse would be to go out and claim some free cache containers. If they are archived amd the CO hasn't bothered to pick them up, and even seems to have withdrawn from the hobby completely, at that point I figure they are litter and subject to a CITO run
despite my flippant remark earlier you need to be careful with such a plan. It is possible that the CO has listed them elsewhere. Geocaching.com is not the only site out there listing geocaches.
You could always check for geocache, and the coordinates. If it is a clean search hey go for it. I doubt they have them listed else where as they say they have with drawn from the game.
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Maybe I can talk my Fiancee into this because of Aliens.
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Does anyone have the GC number for Alien Highway?
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I have a similar question... I primarily cache alone and in an urban setting. I live in a rather large suburb, but it has a lot of "open space" land that is basically fields and trees, or protected wetlands. Being young and female, I'm constantly vigilant but here's my question: what kind of tools do you carry for safety?
Being vigilant is fine, but it won't save you should someone wish to do you harm. In many cases neither does a call to 911, especially if you're hunting off the beaten path. "Big tough guys" are good too, but they aren't bullet proof and a crazed meth-head isn't afraid of anyone. I'm not trying to scare anyone or anything like that, but people should know that it CAN happen to you - anytime, anywhere.
The best way to make sure you are safe in any environment is to legally carry a handgun ( if your state allows) and get some training on it's proper use and safety. You should be mentally prepared to defend your life, and know and abide by the laws in your state regarding the carry of a weapon.
If you can't or won't carry a firearm, then pepper spray is the next best thing. I recommend one with multiple bursts. All thins considered, getting a little on you and having an asthma attack would probably not be the worst thing that could happen should some low-life want to do you harm. In my family, we prefer Glock's.
These days, trouble can happen anywhere - and bad guys don't make appointments.
I agree Owljones, I carry a firearm when possible. In my state there are parks/forests that I am not allowed to carry a firearm, and in those cases I always have a pretty good size knife with me. If you are not comfortable carrying a firearm, you could always check into getting a stun gun or taser. Stun guns you have to be pretty close to use on someone, but a taser you can put some distance between you and your attacker. If you are comfortable carring a firearm and are looking for a small handgun. I would suggest the Ruger LCP or Keltec P-3AT.
Unfortunately, California law prevents me from owning or carrying any kind of firearm, as I am underage and there is a license required for concealed carry. On the pepperspray/mace front (see bolded text above), I really don't know if that is the best option for me. My asthma is very severe, to the point that if I were to spray that, I would be utterly and completely incapacitated until an ambulance arrived or I died.
At this point, I am looking at stun-guns or tasers, but I don't know that much about them. I'm not sure if I can legally carry one here, or if I can afford the cost of the unit + cartridges + batteries. I will probably purchase a knife to carry with me regardless if I get a taser, any suggestions on type/brand?
Edit to add: Congratulations, Dragery! That's quite an accomplishment.
Do not purchase, and carry a knife unless you know how to use it. I am sorry to say this but more than likely it will end up being used against you. It takes time to learn how to fight with a knife. Do yourself a favor get an epi pen script, and get some pepper spray. Or suck it up and get a taser.
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It would seem that they care about growing the sport, not about increasing a single Cachers numbers. They want their game, and business to grow. Its a simple business model, increase your customer base to increase profits. they are probably looking to increase the 20% dollar amount that they get from new Cachers.
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Let me put it another way then...
Groundspeak has decided to give this a go. You can feel free to ignore it if you want. They may or may not continue to use it, but it is what they are using at this time. It is your choice to ignore it. With that choice comes the possibility that you may miss some things posted there.
Jeremy has said that they wanted to go to Community Server, but after testing it with the Waymarking discussions they found it did not work for them. The same might happen with this system as well. I will still at least give it a try and see how it works. If it fails, it fails. It is the active system at this point.
Your choice to ignore it is your choice. Their choice is to move to a new system and see if it works better for them. I see the bad points but I also see some good points. I have chosen to go there and participate and to stay informed. As an Android user, I think it is very helpful. The issues with today's release were posted in the GetSat topic that Nate started. Those issues were quickly addressed by the staff with the Geocaching.com Google Map issue being fixed in less than one hour. Groundspeak isn't batting 1,000 over there, no. But if they feel it helps them then I am all for it. I think they are still getting used to it too and hopefully it will improve over time. Now that the abuse issue seems to have backed off, maybe it will settle down and be useful. Time will tell, and I am willing to at least give them the time to flesh out it's viability.
I understand that. When I have gone over there I just cant seem to find anything. It just seems like a huge jumble of stuff, and completely cluttered. There doesnt seem to be a rhyme or reason to it.
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One thing I have learned on the internet is that if you do not adapt to changes you will be left behind.
How's that Netscape Navigator browser working for ya'?
Works great. You still programming in binary, or did you finally move up to C
?He he. A lovely AOL product that was dropped two and a half years ago. AOL. Say no more. I used it... ages ago. I moved on to Firefox myself, but have fun with Navigator. I enjoy my Greasemonkey scripts too much.
I like the new movie trailer for the Wall Street sequel where they hand Gordon Gekko back his cell phone when he gets out of prison. You are not using this one are ya'?
Never used AOL. I run the latest FireFox right now. Checked out Google Chrome, and just didnt like it.
As for the cell phone, I dont think I have ever used one of those, or seen one out side of pictures, or movies. I will stick with with my windows 7 mobile pda phone. I think I might have an upgrade phone for you though. Its like 10 years, so you should be good. Might be a little to advanced for you though.
mtn-man did you ever play Duke Nukem? I loved that game when I was a teen.
PS: mtn-man please know this is all in fun.
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One thing I have learned on the internet is that if you do not adapt to changes you will be left behind.
How's that Netscape Navigator browser working for ya'?
Works great. You still programming in binary, or did you finally move up to C
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Do you have to release the info on Get Satisfaction though? I have no idea how to find anything on that site. its such a jumble of garbage on it.
see post #2
I saw post #2 and read it. But it would be nice to release the info on here also. Thank you.
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Do you have to release the info on Get Satisfaction though? I have no idea how to find anything on that site. its such a jumble of garbage on it.
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I would say that if you had a type of log where someone could scratch in their name to claim the find it would be ok. I know on my cache I had forgot to add a pen, and someone had to do that. I was able to read it, and they mentioned in their online log. I have no problem with that at all. It really is up to you on how you feel about it. Do you feel that it is important to have the actual log signed in pen, pencil, or sharpie?
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There is one that goes around the world to all 7 continents. Does that satisfy your question?
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Large Caches
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That reminds me. I need to go check on mine. Back to the topic though, like others have said large containers in an urban area are to easy to get stolen. In LA we have a huge urban park with plenty of space to hike, and hide large caches. You might see if you have something like that close to you. Then go hide one your self.