Pilgrim, Rhubarb, & Sweet Pea

I've seen one like this in my area. The only way I can ever see these things is to stare at the reflection in the monitor - same with the framed prints, they have to be under glass so they have a reflection or I can't ever see the image! ~Rhubarb

You send your kid to school with an ammo can for a lunchbox.

YES! Just like when people seriously say words like "libary" and "ignant". I'm reading this forum to Pilgrim who's behind me, and when I read the post about 'axe' he said, "Yeah, and what about 'libary?'. Drives me up the wall when people talk that way. An accent or dialect from region to region is one thing, but complete mispronunciation of a word tends to make people sound ignorant. Especially for an English teacher!

*groan* Sorry - couldn't resist Joey's line from Friends. Full quote: Joey: Rach, you gotta find out if he's in the same place you are. Otherwise, it's just a moo point. Rachel: A moo point? Joey: Yeah. It's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It's moo. Rachel: Have I been living with him too long or did that all just make sense? How about the word 'irregardless'? Why do people say irregardless instead of regardless? Another one I hear misused all the time is 'thaw'..."I want to make chicken tonight, but I forgot to take it out of the freezer to dethaw." Dethaw? Doesn't that mean you want to freeze it?

I think this whole thing is just pointless....it's a moo point.

common...and...grammatical I'm betting you both did that on porpoise. NOT trying to put anyone down here, but it seems like this is a valid and harmless venting place if we're not naming names. As someone mentioned above, "I could of been their all day hunting that cache." Ha ha! Busted! And no I didn't actually do it on porpoise! LOL That quote belongs to me, and I remember carefully checking for errors before I posted! Obviously didn't check well enough, did I? I blame it on posting before I've had my second cup of coffee in the morning! Yeah, that works. Edited to add something!

I've seen a lot of caches around here with FTF prizes in them - nothing so grand as a GPS, but usually cash or a gift certificate for a nearby eatery - ice cream, Jamba Juice, etc. But if it's a really challenging puzzle and you want to go bigger, sounds fun! Would definitely motivate me to get out there ASAP!

I'm a stickler for spelling and grammar as well, but I would never email a cacher to correct any errors in a log. There are a lot of commone spelling and grammatical errors out there that a large part of the population struggles with - not everyone is great at spelling, just as not everyone is a whiz at math. :raises hand: However, I will say I think it's ludicrous when you see screw ups on professional signs or in newspapers. That drives me nuts, and whoever is making the billboard/ad or proofreading the columns for the paper should be catching some of the obvious mistakes (such as the misuse of 'your/you're', apostrophes, etc.). But hey, we all make mistakes - I know I have when I'm making a post or logging a cache in a hurry, I've made a few humdingers in the past, and not caught them until later. ~Rhubarb Edited to correct spelling!

Click the link for the cache page and look at the hint....that's what led us to guess the same thing as sduck. Cool idea.

We're not entirely sure where we lost this, but after tearing the house apart and retracing steps, we are 99% positive that Pilgrim lost our only ignition key for the car while doing a little night caching last week. He's been back to all the caches he hit that night - no luck. We have a door key for it, but it's one of those cars that requires a key with a chip in it to actually start the car. A short tow to the dealership and $85 later, we now have 2 replacement keys. Never thought we'd ever pay so much for car keys.

Our 6 year old (Sweet Pea) loves caching with us, and she always wants to hold the GPS. She's also very good at video games, so learning how to use the GPS probably wouldn't be difficult for her, although it might not hold her interest as long as a Game Boy does. But hey, if you can find a good price on a used one, I'd do it! Staring at a GPS has to be better for him than staring at a video game all day.

*High fives prettynwitty* Especially on the spelunking part! I used to do a lot of caving when I was younger, and usually it was just me and the guys. At first they would try to help me, offer to give me a boost here and there....they finally learned to back off and just let me go - I wans't going to fall behind or wuss out on them! I also worked as a tour guide in a commercial cavern, and my boss was caving with us one time, offering the same assitance, etc. About half way through the trip he said to me, "You don't need help...you cave like a guy!" And I took it as a compliment, naturally! LOL Uh, back on topic - a ladies cache would be cool, and as much as I enjoy kitchen gizmos, when I'm caching, I'd probably prefer the goodies that prettynwitty suggested - the outdoorsy stuff! ~Rhubarb (Edited to sign as Rhubarb - I forget that we have all three usernames on the account here! )

Those little Altoids Breath Strips tins work well for devious little micros too. We've found a few, and are waiting for the perfect spot to place this one: Paint it to match it's surroundings and attach some magnets - I believe Pilgrim said he found these at Radio Shack.

Wow, thank God you had airbags, no passengers with you, and the creep hit you on the passegner side rather than the driver's side. I had an image in my head of how bad your car was going to be, but like Renegade Knight - seeing it makes a big difference! And yes, the drunks always seem to pretty much walk away from the mayhem they cause - I guess being totally relaxed before you ram into another car makes a difference. Glad to hear he went straight from the hospital into police custody. Really glad to hear that you're going to be ok too. I had to chuckle a little about you giving your wife things to do to keep her from falling apart - I'm the same way if I don't have something to focus on (me being Rhubarb ). It's amazing to read your account of what happened. You seem to remember everything very clearly and kept your wits about you the whole time. Thank goodness for that. Good luck on the Jeep contest - an essay of what happened with that pic of your Jeep should definitely be a contender for the prize!

Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate??? (Sorry, Rhubarb's a Monty Python fan and could not resist!) Dang, some of these stories are just creepy, and if it had happened to me, it might be enough to put me off caching. Those people with the photographer? Gag - get a room! I think I would have called the cops on that one. All the dead stuff - ew! Animals are one thing, but the wetsuit story and assorted bags and half buried stuff is just creepy! The doll picture is hilarious, but creepy as well. Would love to know the story behind that one. This whole thread makes our caching experiences sound pretty mundane...and I think I like it that way!

Congratulations! Here's to a healthy 9 months and smooth delivery!

Titles are like headlines - people want the dirty laundry, not the nice stuff. News reports always start with the shocking horrors of the day, and then wrap up the newscast with a local feel-good story, if they have time.

Had to buy new bulbs for ours today - nearly 7 bucks each - ouch! Tiny little things, but they sure are bright! ~Rhubarb

Edited because my answer wasn't the one you needed! Sorry, I've never posted a pic within my cache description (mostly because I don't know how ) - so hopefully someone else has an answer for you!

We do not! The one I know does! Plus it's always nice to have a backup!

Sounds like the cache owner needs to switch to decaf. And maybe find that little 'encrypt' button if he thinks there's too much detail in a log. Sheesh.

That's what Pilgrim has - we used it for some night caching last week and it works great. Being rechargable is handy too - it's always ready to go, just grab it off of the charger. It has a portable quick charger for in the car as well. It is pricey though - it Pilgrim didn't have it for his job we probably wouldn't have spent he money.

One of our very first caches disappeared after the area was cleaned up. It had been in a big knot hole at the base of a tree along the edge of a creek. It was there for weeks, completely concealed in the hole by leaves, sticks and other natural debris. It disappeared right around the time workers came along and raked up all the leaves, dead grass, etc in the area...apparently someone felt the hole needed cleaning out as well. We don't know for sure that's what happened, but it's our best guess. It was a bummer because it was a great cache, a good container, and it had a camera in it that was just about full and ready for developing. Plus it was our first hide.

Team 360 - funny we both had the same first line!