Legochugglers
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Don't get me wrong here, we have had our (VERY FAIR) amount of run-ins with cows and had similar or worse experiences as those above.
Just a thought, I have often wondered, If, when you are being chased by cows, you just stood still in the middle of the field and let them come? What exactly would they do to you? Have they got a mouth full of sharp teeth like a dog? Have they got razor-like talons like an eagle? Have they got a shot of venom to hit your eyes and blind you like some snakes? Are they likely to pounce on you like a Polar Bear? What would happen if you simply 'stood still' instead of running away?
Don't get me wrong here, I'm with the rest of you and have always given heel but can someone tell me (granted, they are massive and intimidating) what exactly they would do to you if you just stood still with a big stick waving in the air?
Never tried it, probably never will, just interested.
Interesting question, any volunteers?
Average man = 14 stone
Average cow = 30 stone + (at say 15mph)
I am sure there is a well known mathematical equation for this one!
If average man at say 16mph, then no problem.
That sounds like a man & bike volunteering to me!
I already did this. On a bike, I can outpace a herd of cows, even when I go round the outside of the field and they cut across the middle.
But only if you remember to put your wheel on the right way round!!
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Don't get me wrong here, we have had our (VERY FAIR) amount of run-ins with cows and had similar or worse experiences as those above.
Just a thought, I have often wondered, If, when you are being chased by cows, you just stood still in the middle of the field and let them come? What exactly would they do to you? Have they got a mouth full of sharp teeth like a dog? Have they got razor-like talons like an eagle? Have they got a shot of venom to hit your eyes and blind you like some snakes? Are they likely to pounce on you like a Polar Bear? What would happen if you simply 'stood still' instead of running away?
Don't get me wrong here, I'm with the rest of you and have always given heel but can someone tell me (granted, they are massive and intimidating) what exactly they would do to you if you just stood still with a big stick waving in the air?
Never tried it, probably never will, just interested.
Interesting question, any volunteers?
Average man = 14 stone
Average cow = 30 stone + (at say 15mph)
I am sure there is a well known mathematical equation for this one!
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This thread reminded me of a previous encounter I had with Cows. I went back and found the log I remember recording as follows:
Found by the legochugglers. I have a golden rule never to do anything other than obvious cache and dash searches when dressed in a suit and tie. Unfortunately I broke this rule on this occasion and now regret it. Realised as I got out of the car that I had about 150 metres of cow field to cross, thought about turning back but then thought I'm here now just go for it. Setting off in my new brogues it was soon clear that the watching cows in this field had a severe bowel problem and here I was skipping between them over to the cache site. Bagged the cache easy enough, pocketed the GPS and went to commence my return journey only to be faced by the biggest bull I have ever seen, snorting and staring at my bright red tie. 'Oh deary me' I exclaimed. We eyed each other up for what seemed like an eternity when he finally decided to saunter off. I started my escape in the opposite direction walking like an olympic long distance walker with all thoughts of the slimy pats ignored. What I hadnt bargained for is that on the movement of the bull to the far side of the field the other 40 cows would commence a virtual stampeded to join him with me getting splatted from all sides in the rush. I went home and had a shower (my brogues are in the garage). I will certainly remember this cache. TFTC.
The brogues never did recover!!
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If you were very unlucky and a muggle did come across the bolt style cache I guess they would find it a real novelty and love taking it and leaving the log.
Alternatively, if it is an unscrupulous cacher then look out for another bolt cache in a 20 mile radius soon!!!!.
I made a small wowoden disguised nano that I hid in a tree in a park. After a number of finds a DNF was reported and I popped out to find that it was missing. I went back with a similar replacement later on that day but thought I better check the cache again the following evening. When I went back both caches were sitting together both perfectly okay. A muggle with a conscience?.
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What a great site for anybody visiting the area and doing some caching. A real testament to what geocaching is all about and how good some caches can be. You ought to transpose it to some of the threads where people are justifying a micro in a layby or where they need help on setting their first cache. I appreciate that these types of places are not in everybodys local area but it will at least give them a benchmark to aspire to.
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6th September? I've got to be back on the 2nd!
The 2nd? Thats a Friday .... funny day to start the new term?
Ours is Tuesday the 6th because Monday is a Teacher training day.
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I have two small children you could drop down the hole. As long as you promise to feed them from time to time and let them out on the 6th September ready for 'Back to School'.
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As I am often out geocaching with my 2 boys (age 8 and 11) I fully sympathise with the original post, I know I would have been incredibly upset by such an accusation.
However as a bit of an aside, I was recently caching alone and hunting for a cache which I knew was particularly well hidden. The GZ was slightly overlooked by an earth mound with a slide on it in an adjacent play area but as no muggles were in sight I proceeded with my search. There seemed a very obvious hole in the hedge where previous searchers had clearly been looking and as I squeezed in on all fours I heard those terrifying words... 'Mummy, Mummy whats that man doing in that hedge'. (answers on a postcard). I am not sure how quickly Mummy got to the top of the mound but when she did she would have only seen the distant shape of my car disappearing over the horizon.
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Only last week I was crawling on all fours to look under a bridge over a dry ditch (as we do). It was the 2nd of a short series. When I finished the series i reached for my mobile in my shirt pocket only to find it missing in action. Luckily I was able to mentally retrace my steps and narrowed it down to two possible locations. I revisited the GZ and found my phone buried in the long grass.... very lucky!
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I am not sure that you can even take a subjective view because I am not sure that you have even done any of the caches in question.
Why say they are no good when you dont appear to have done them yourself and a large amount of feedback on this forum suggests that the majority enjoy them.
You are claiming that the CO is selfish and greedy - a bold statement about a CO who seems to really care about the caches he puts out and clearly puts a lot of work into maintaining them. I would love to hear from a cacher in that area who feels put out and upset that the CO has set up these series because they wanted to do it themselves specifically in that area.
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I'm really starting to think people simply cannot read on these forums. This is about 500 caches of the same type in a small area. It isn't about me not wanting to walk short distances, long distances, do 1 cahe or 100 caches.
I give up!
If you'd taken the trouble to read my post, you'd see that I asked for an example of a power trail. We've established that the poshrule caches are nothing like power trails.
But I guess you just want to moan, so you'd rather ignore what I said. I give up!
I had taken the trouble to read your post,nand then choose to ignore it. My reply was more in general to the numerous suggestions I should simply ignore the caches or skip every other one as if that was a solution to 500 caches from one cacher.. I'm not going to do the caches because they are not what I enjoy so whether they sit on my map or not, something I simply don't look at, is neither here nor there.
I feel that 500 caches that are not particularly good, that of course being subjective, in on area by one cacher is simply greedy and selfish.
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As somebody relatively new to actually posting on the forums I have noticed a lot of 'angst' about what we do and dont like about types/placement of caches. It all seems to boil down to personal preference which is great, but too often this seems to degenerate into one person trying to impose their opinion on to another.
On this basis I thought I would start a thread where we could happily record what we like and what we dont like about cache placements and expressing our opinion accordingly. I hope this way new entrants joining the Geocaching community can read the comments and make their own judgements from a wealth of positive thoughts and views.
What I like...
- I love a good puzzle cache. A bit like a good crossword the satisfaction of working it out and the accomplishment of finding the solution is often a great feeling.
- I enjoy a multi where you have to hunt for the clues in an interesting area.
- I enjoy small series (6-8 caches) set in nice countryside (a wooded nature reserve or similar) where the kids and dog can run free.
- Any cache where the placement is at an interesting view/site of interest especially if I didnt know it existed and the cache has led me there.
What I dislike...
- Urban caches which are overlooked by houses.
- Caches placed in shopping precincts or similar with no other reason for being there.
I look forward to reading other peoples thoughts but please try not to challenge them. Just express what YOU like or dislike.
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I was strolling along the Promenade D'anglais in Nice with my wife last week watching the sunset over the med and the lapping of the sea against the beach after a lovely meal in a local Restaurant. Without breaking stride or using a GPS I bent down and plucked the micro from a small bollard by a palm tree, signed it as I was walking and replaced from the other side. Even my wife (who is a non-caching sceptic) was impressed.
PS (as I had been banned from taking my GPS on this break I had done considerable homework beforehand and found a photo spoiler of this one).
Happy Caching XX
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I think that Only MeUK's original post was a point well made and it would appear that this has been accepted and the log deleted which seems to have dealt with the original topic.
However the ongoing saga of what people enjoy and get out of Geocaching will no doubt rage on for many years. Thank goodness we are all so different. My views tend to mirror Lord Boogies although I actually enjoy a good puzzle cache to add a bit of variety.
I am looking forward to seeing the first logs posted on the new 'Buckworth' series to see what the feedback/comments are from a fully informed basis rather than speculation from afar. Its a bit far for me but I would love somebody local to give some impartial feedback to the forum after actually doing the caches.
But of course... that would only be their opinion!!
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When I select the 'Map This' option when searching for caches I initially get the Maps Beta screen but within a few seconds this then gets covered up by a light blue screen so I can just see the caches/smileys but not the actual map. I then have to revert to the old map system and then use that to plan my caching.
Obviously this could just be a problem with me/my lap top but I wondered if anybody else has seen this issue and is there something simple I am missing that would allow me to use the Maps Beta?
Any advice would be appreciated.
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The 2 moons of my uranus were once on holiday in Corfu when I was a teenager and once on my stag night! (sorry)
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I believe that they are moons circling one or more of the planets a bit further out in our solar system but I've no idea which one(s).
Good enough for a ding! They're two of the moons of Uranus.
BTW, I had to include the phrase, "not of this world" in the question as they were also warships. HMS Oberon was an Oberon-class submarine and HMS Titania a submarine depot ship.
Over to Pharisee.
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My Injury encounter came just as I was smugly walking away from a cache where the hint suggested that it would be a helpful if you were a basketball player to find it. At 6ft 4 I found the cache quite easily hence my smugness. I was just checking my GPS for the next co-ordinates when everything went black and I found myself flat on my back with a very sore head. When I looked up I realised that my head had hit a branch hanging over the footpath that only someone of my height would have hit. Poetic justice!!
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Seems there is a clear consensus of opinion on this one so I will watch the listing with interest to see if CO responds to recent challenge regarding validity of the cache.
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Interesting topic that has cropped up in our area - When is a cache a traditional or a puzzle?
GC308H8 is the new cache up for scrutiny. Co-ordinates seem to be purposely circa 200 feet from the actual cache with a series of hints and descriptions which help us to find the container. Not particularly challenging in this particular case as we found the cache realtively quickly using the description but where does the line get drawn.
Latest finder appears to be challenging the CO for an explanation so the topic is very much 'live' at the moment. Personally I am not convinced that it should catch on as a way of making a cache slightly more difficult as it could cause all sorts of confusion and wording it as a puzzle appears to be the right conclusion??.
What do other cachers think?
Should I place this cache here?
in United Kingdom and Ireland
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I read an historic US thread some time ago where it was suggested that before anyone placed their first cache that they needed to do an on-line form/questionnaire in conjunction with the new cache application form. This questionnaire would confirm that a whole series of quality/cache placement points included in the guidelines were fully understood. I know this would not prevent all poor cache placements but it may help in some cases.
I know it is not really in a reveiwers remit but I am sure they would love to challenge the 'reason' for some placements when they are reviewing a new cache. Do they sometimes send an e-mail to a prospective CO and say 'Why'?