mommio

After receiving a number of critical remarks in logs, I vented my spleen by creating the following list which I would NEVER use but made me feel better. Responses I’d like to make to logs, but am too polite to actually do it: 1. Cache too hard (See that rating scale? Read it again.) 2. Cache too small (Sorry, couldn’t find a place to put a 50 gallon drum.) 3. Cache container once a food container (Rubbed stinky sneaker socks all over the cache. Should be o.k. now.) 4. Cache on ground, in bush, in tree, in rocks, etc (Everything has to be somewhere.) 5. No hints or hints don’t tell where cache is (It’s in the decon container attached to the bottom of the 3rd fence post to the left of the gate at 294 Southeast Pine Street, Some Where, TX 43210) 6. Cache is not in plain sight (That’s o.k. Your GPS will find it and maybe you can train it to log the find for you, too.) 7. Necessary to look under, over, behind, beside, etc. (See the flashing neon red star on the rock? The cache is under the rock.) 8. Not enough attributes (If you stick your hand in a cactus patch, don’t you expect thorns?) 9. Coordinates off by 45 feet (Take a couple of friends with you. Then you can all be off varying distances and in different directions. 10. Cache too close to business (It’s called support your local economy) 11. Cache container not conventional (Think outside the box—literally) 12. Cache not what I expected (See the ignore button? Click on it) 13. Caches all numbered-hard to remember (Make a list.) 14. Cache won’t last long (Nothing lasts forever)

Received my coin today. It is stunning! Thank you so much for thinking of us. I will treasure this coin always. Mommio USAF, Vietnam Era vet

My daughter found a cache hidden in an old Fisher-Price castle. My kids had one as children and it is pretty good size. Yet some geocacher stashed it in the great outdoors out of sight and it has not been muggled. Have a picture of it but of too limited skills to know how to upload it here.

Maybe you could post a little more detail or pictures of these. The potential problem is that there are hundreds of thousands of buildings that aren't designated as historic so age or interesting alone may not be enough. Perhaps you can provide us a little more detail so we know what your thoughts are. JD The 2 buildings I had in mind are the first and second hotels opened by Conrad Hilton. The first hotel is now abandoned but still standing in Cisco, Texas. The second is much more elaborate and located in San Angelo, Texas. It is currently being used to house a cafe and bistro, a couple of offices, and a radio station. The lobby is quite beautiful. The ballroom is used for wedding receptions and other events.

I would like to see a new category added that covers buildings not in current categories. I have 2 Waymarks I want to list but can't find a place to put them. I had in mind "Historic Buildings" The Waymarks I want to create are not on any historical marker list but are just interesting. I am sure there are loads of old buildings out there that don't fit any current categories.