dino-irl

Thanks. I had missed that thread. Closing this one now as the other seems to be a better discussion.

Bump! So does anyone know when Waymarking will be working as expected and when it will be available to the general public?

Huge Congratulations to Team Merann That is no mean feat on this island

Not looking to prolong this arguement but I really dislike not having the last word I can see that you don't like what's been done in this thread but I don't see too many people rushing to agree with you. If you want the last say then work away cos I don't think we'll ever agree on this one

It's silage that they wrap in plastic (well here in Ireland anyway) and I assume it makes the bales easier to store (no need for a silage pit) and more portable. In Ireland it's a common sight to see them stored in the corner of a field usually with interesting slogans and designs painted on them to help deter theft....similar to spraying sheep

A common fallacy among those who know no better is that all plastics are recyclable. Coming from a Science background that label doesn't apply to me However, I was under the assumption that all silage wrap was recyclable. I was watching a farming report just this week that was bemoaning the fact that plastic collection from farms in Ireland had fallen drastically behind as the only company recycling the material has gotten itself into financial difficulties. Is it not possible that there is a recyclable alternative out there?

Whatever....life's too short to worry about things discussed on the forum. As I said before the mods didn't get involved so I don't see why you feel the need to. Thanks for publicising my cache. I would be miffed if the coords were published but if thats the way someone wants to find the coords then thats their problem. I'd just change the cache location. Its only a game after all

Does proper disposal not mean recycling? You wouldn't get away with that here in Ireland and I thought we were behind the times We're not allowed to burn anything in our backyards anymore....doesn't always stop it happening though

Have you uploaded it to the internet at all? If you haven't then you need to. This site will allow you to do that if you don't have any personal webspace. Once you upload the photo copy the URL that the site supplies you with and put it into the body of a post as follows: Make a new post Click the IMG button above where you type your post Paste the URL that you copied earlier Write whatever caption you want Click submit to post (or preview to see what it looks like before you commit) If that's too much for you in terms of technology then email me and I will give you an email address to send the photo to and I'll do it for you

Ah come on...it's hardly a difficult one to solve being a riddle that most schoolkids could solve. Chill out and relax As I said chill out.....I hardly think they were offensive. If they were the moderators would have been on the case pretty quickly and they haven't. They give me a bit of a giggle and I can think of no better way to honour a comedian than making a joke about them

I wish someone would put me out of my misery and point me in the direction of said log

Thanks

Okay...I was wondering how you could be upset by what those logs had said

Which log are you talking about? I've just been scanning the most recent logs on your caches and don't see anything rude. Some slightly sarky comments about the trail to the cache but if you think they're rude you need to grow a thicker skin

Out of interest, which ones did you use?

Try ebay

Good point. I seem to remember a discussion a while ago about purchasing a CD upgrade to 2003 a few months ago and IIRC the cost was about $35 approx. Still worth bearing in mind though as it all adds to the cost.

Raid your local pound shop/bargain store and pick a selection of interesting items. It's always worth putting in fun stuff for kids which are usually nice and cheap The best advice is probably to put in stuff that you have found/spotted in other caches and liked. When placing a cache I always like to put in a FTF certificate and a special FTF prize. I've used official GC.com merchandise, mini-Maglites, GC.com mini-caches and unactivated TBs as FTF prizes but not everyone is prepared to spend that kind of cash. It's also worthwhile leaving space in the cache. If you stuff it full then finders may not be able to put in bigger swaps than you have or have space for TBs.

If you have the landowner's permission and follow the GC.com guidelines (and check out the GAGB guidelines) then your cache should be approved no problem. Even if it isn't approved straight away for some reason, then the approvers will usually email you to check/change something and once you do that then it'll get approved. Unlike planning permission it's not just a blunt NO! that you get

GASK works on your PC and yes GPX Sonar is for a PDA. GPX Sonar only runs on a PDA using Windows Mobile (otherwise known as a Pocket PC). Active Sync is a program that sits on your PC and allows the Pocket PC to synchronise with the PC and backup/update your email/calander/task list/etc. If you intend to purchase a Palm OS PDA then I think Cachemate is the alternative to GPXSonar.

I've only had to resort to a spoiler photo once and of course I didn't have it downloaded and was in an area where it was impossible to get mobile reception to retrieve it. I had to log a DNF and that cache has bugged me ever since. I have it on my watchlist and it's been found loads of times since Of course it's 213km from home so I can't go and try again too easily

So to sum up, They GAVE UP, went home and found it was MISSING and are logging the PHOTO as their FIND. Missed that bit so apologies. Did actually see the other log and then decided to read the cache page and spotted what SP noted above. Some day I'll learn to look before I leap (especially when out geocaching)

I read that as they did find the cache but took ages logging it as they had lost the photo. When they got home they found out that the cache had gone *after* their visit. As to the photo IMO it was good thinking to avoid having to climb back down again to read the clue (see mobiles are a good idea). The photo is a spoiler but she says that in the log and you don't have to click and see the photo. Don't see the problem myself

I understand the ratings as follows: Difficulty - finding the actual cache once you've reached the location Terrain - getting to the general cache location. For example a cache placed at the top of a mountain under the summit cairn would be a Difficulty 1* and a Terrain 5* possibly. That's what I meant when I said the 3* was okay (difficulty) but the 4* should be a 5* (terrain) as it requires a boat and a difficult landing.

Being pedantic I'd say the 3* is correct, but maybe the 4* should be a 5*. After all getting there is the very difficult part whereas the cache is probably fairly easy to find. If the cache is as difficult as a 3* to find I think I'd be massively disappointed to get there and then have to log a DNF !!!