DisQuoi

Maybe there's more to this story but I'm guessing that the person who was given the task of approving caches doesn't understand that this is not a dealership or other store. I've found museum virtual caches in Washington DC. What a great idea that the manager of the museum agreed to keep a physical cache inside. It's not a traditinal cache but it's one-step better than a virtual. I think you should simply contact the person who dissapproved the cache and explain in more detail what the situation is. You said that noone is obliged to buy anything. What is for sale ... who owns the museum? p.s. The museum caches that I have done in washington DC required entering the museums to collect verification information. If entering a building violates the rules of geocaching.com, they should archive many others like it.

Is it a museum? Is it a store? Is it a museum gift shop? I can understand they a line must be drawn to avoid the path of store owners luring customers in this way. Also, it's a bit unorthodox to have to ask a clerk to see the cache ... Is there anything of interest outside that could be a worthwhile virtual? The map makes it appear to be an interesting place ... near the river?

You seem very fertile. I've decided I'm barren as I can't seem to beget anyone. ... and believe me, I've tried.

You seem very fertile. I've decided I'm barren as I can't seem to beget anyone. ... and believe me, I've tried.

This topic is based on a thread that started because cursorcusser said he wishes that people would state whether dogs were allowed or not at any given cache so as not to waste a trip. Scooterj has used existing (and some customized) park symbols to designate conditions at his caches. Check out a couple of his caches here and here. He's offered the use of these symbols at this web address. I'm interested in knowing if there would be support for making these or similar symbols a standard part of a cache description (built-in to the web-site). They could be optional, of course. Would you support the implementation of "condition icons" as a standard component to new cache descriptions? (Below are Scooterj's icons for reference)

I love they way scooterj handles this. I don't know if he made this up or if it's borrowed from someone else but his cache pages have symbols at the top that identify things that you should be aware of. Dogs welcome on a leash Dogs welcome off leash Check out of couple of these cache pages ... you click on the symbol for a description of the meaning: Daphne Monkey See, Monkey Do Raiders of the Lost Bark I'd like it if this was standard for cache hiders to have the option of identifying any that may apply. This would addtress many people's desire to know how appropriate a specific area might be for kids, dogs, etc. It'd be nice to know if there are bathrooms, for example. I'm just giddy about it. [This message was edited by DisQuoi on May 31, 2002 at 11:57 AM.]

But how will I get a fish hook out of my finger with it? ... I need the pliers on my Leatherman.

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Three of my five caches require a canoe and it seems that I'm lucky if they're hit once a month (it's typically longer than that). For $25, one can easily rent a canoe for an entire day and find all three of my caches (they're all in the same lake). People have an aversion to "out of pocket costs" (that's a whole other rant .) I agree with earlier statements ... not that many people own a boat and a GPS.

quote:Originally posted by The Scout: http://www.bumperdumper.com/bumper2.htm Your right our cheese racing comes a second best Oh Scout, that's excellent! I especially love this picture that is supposed to sell the product! Is this product really appropriate for tailgate parties? I suppose that depends on your community.

quote:Originally posted by The Scout: http://www.bumperdumper.com/bumper2.htm Your right our cheese racing comes a second best Oh Scout, that's excellent! I especially love this picture that is supposed to sell the product! Is this product really appropriate for tailgate parties? I suppose that depends on your community.

1,000 as a milestone logs is arbitrary. Is it important becasue it's divisible by 100? ... 20? ... 500? I choose to use the base-7 number system because I'm sure that on some planet somewhere, the dominant species has seven fingers (the fourth finger on their left hand is no longer needed for survival ... evolution, you know). Milestones for me include 7, 77, 777, and 7,777 (7, 49, 343, and 2,401 in your so called decimal system). Currently I'm working toward 77 (again, only 49 in your archaic system). After all, 77 sounds so much better than 49. See my point? Maybe we should geocache as if we were all using a base-one system ... every find a milestone!

I could be wrong ... I'm not a physicsist but I don't think that the presence of a magnetic field will result in errors. It may disrupt the signal and make for poor reception. Fewer clear signals may result in less accuracy but unless something can change the speed of the signal, no error will occur.

quote:Originally posted by kenny&lisa: Why am I not surprised that Great Britain came up with this? It does show a small amount of innovation that they have lacked in the past. Thank you, but I will pass on this one. Seriously though ... Why can't the Brits be as innovative as us? ... Good Ol'e USA Innovation!

Correct: we need more gadgets to make the gadgets work to our liking Correct: [You] need a Palm pilot or a laptop.. and [you] need a digital camera.. and [you] need all those nifty accessories for [your] Legend... and.. and... wow this stuff adds up. Oh So Correct: They give you the neat detailed map sticker on the package.. but you need MapSource (another hunk of change) to get that amount of detail..

Correct: we need more gadgets to make the gadgets work to our liking Correct: [You] need a Palm pilot or a laptop.. and [you] need a digital camera.. and [you] need all those nifty accessories for [your] Legend... and.. and... wow this stuff adds up. Oh So Correct: They give you the neat detailed map sticker on the package.. but you need MapSource (another hunk of change) to get that amount of detail..

OMG yes! I have an ATT account and last night I received seventy-five Á®Ú¾ÚÂå Korean junk mails. It's so bad I'm considering trashing the address (which sux because it's just my last name @att.net. Hate to give that up. Who's your provider?

Correct: You can download 25 waypoints at a time. There is a good thread on using GeoBuddy to merge multiple downloads into a single file. Correct: You cannot store the name of the caches ... only the Waypoint name. For this reason, there have been many threads on the use of Palm Pilots (and similar) to download cache descriptions ... no need to print descriptions.

Correct: You can download 25 waypoints at a time. There is a good thread on using GeoBuddy to merge multiple downloads into a single file. Correct: You cannot store the name of the caches ... only the Waypoint name. For this reason, there have been many threads on the use of Palm Pilots (and similar) to download cache descriptions ... no need to print descriptions.

From your cache description ... This cache will take some effort to reach, no free lunch here! It may not be tasty but it is free.

From your cache description ... This cache will take some effort to reach, no free lunch here! It may not be tasty but it is free.

quote:They're obviously more interested in being famous than being real geocachers. God knows I've been anooyed by the flourescent key chains they leave if every cache I've ever seen but as far as I can tell, they are an excellent team (married couple with two(?) kids). They leave thoughtful and complete logs in the cache books as well as post interesting and meaningful posts online. I've heard (read really) people question how they could have hit caches in states hundreds of miles apart in one day. Don't question their integrity ... question the lame locationless caches people keep dreaming up. If you mention a cache that you claim has bogus posts, please link it to the post so others can read it and decide for themselves. Please tell me you'rre not talking about this cache. [This message was edited by DisQuoi on May 26, 2002 at 10:16 AM.]

quote:"First Finds" ARE a biggie to some geocachers, to the point where they will drop whatever they're doing if a new cache is posted in their area and dash out in hopes of bagging that all-important (to them) first find. If that were the situation, what would be the etiquette if 2 guys, both of whom wanted to bag the "first find" showed up at the site at the same time, the day the cache was posted? Should the person who was there first be given the opportunity to finish his search and leave before the new arrival starts looking? Or is it perfectly okay for both to search at the same time with the assumption/understanding that the first person to actually lay a hand on the cache gets to claim the first find? I've heard people talk about being the first to find a cache is like taking someone's virginity. I think those people are trying to substitute something that they aren't doing enough of with this sport. I suggest they both go home and "get some" then return when they can think clearly. (sorry if that offended anyone ... tried to say it delicately)

I'm sure Jeremy can have the cache page add or subtrcact a random distance of up to 50 feet to the coordinates provides by a super-GPS.

It is always acceptable to say "hello" or "hi", introduce yourself and ask them if they mind you hanging around. They may be very nice people. They may be about to give up and they may be welcome to a joint effort. Don't afraid to resort to civility.