alchemist2000
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Originally posted by inceptor:Well, if anyone is interested, I have tentatively reserved a room for 4/13. If ya'll want to do this let me know in the next couple of days and I will confirm.
If not we have a place for May if it is agreeable.
Could you be more specific about time, place, and what you have in mind???
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I had had only sporadic problems with the dreaded error message page, but now I am getting a blank page almost every time I click on a discussion topic from the main forums page.
Anyone else having this problem?
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Originally posted by LarsThorwald:Just a report: today's Friday and I didn't get my normal cache update yesterday... Anyone else with this problem?
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Maybe our little sport of geocaching, as unimportant as it is in the grand scheme of things, can play a minor role in helping fire departments. Check out the log entry by the Flower Mound Fire Department at this cache earlier today. Kyle's Stash I thought this was just too cool. I want the FMFD sticker!!
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This is a sport that is truly for ALL ages (and I speak as one who has already been most of those ages already). It is definitely not restricted to children. We are empty nesters and have found it to be a wonderful excuse to get out and explore new locations in our area. There are so many different types of caches that it can appeal to people of different ages, different fitness levels, and different levels of "geekness". Welcome to geocaching. I hope you find it as much fun as we do!!
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Thank you, thank you. I received mine on Tuesday--perfect timing to put some in one of my new caches, Wichita Forest Cache.
Alchemist2000
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I just thought I would pass along my recent experience when asking for permission to hide caches in Highland Village, Texas, which is a suburban area north of Dallas/Fort Worth. The Parks Board was enthusiastic about geocaching in general, but asked me to explicitly state in the description of the cache not to place knives or other items inappropriate if found by unsupervised children. I don't personally share their concern, but decided that it was inappropriate for me to argue with them since it was their park. I will certainly include such a statement in my caches and I also told them I would pass along their concerns in this forum.
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I just thought I would pass along my recent experience when asking for permission to hide caches in Highland Village, Texas, which is a suburban area north of Dallas/Fort Worth. The Parks Board was enthusiastic about geocaching in general, but asked me to explicitly state in the description of the cache not to place knives or other items inappropriate if found by unsupervised children. I don't personally share their concern, but decided that it was inappropriate for me to argue with them since it was their park. I will certainly include such a statement in my caches and I also told them I would pass along their concerns in this forum.
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Yes, I've been seeing the same thing.
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Yes, I've been seeing the same thing.
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I have just returned from a meeting with the City of Highland Village Parks Board. I had asked the director of Parks and Recreation for permission to place two caches in HV parks. He in turn asked me to make a presentation to the Parks Board. Prior to the meeting, each Parks Board member had a copy of my letter to the director, a copy of an article from the July 26, 2001 issue of USA Today, (Sorry, Team April, but I still think it is one of the best stories out there, at least for those of us in suburban settings!), and miscellaneous info put together by the park staff from the geocaching.com website. I played a VCR tape of the Fox4 News piece which showed Webling and his family hunting for a cache. I also passed around several different example caches, including one in an ammo can and one in a tupperware container.
They were very enthusiastic about the idea. I think the vcr tape was what really sold it, but some of them were excited about it even from the printed material. Their only request was that I explicitly ask in my cache descriptions that knives or other items inappropriate for unsupervised children not be placed in the caches. I will certainly do that. I know that has been discussed elsewhere in these forums. I thought I would pass their concerns along to you via this discussion, as well.
I now have approval to place my two planned caches in parks in Highland Village. They are not yet in place, but should be within a day or two, depending upon the weather.
I would like to thank T-Storm and Brokenwing for allowing me to borrow extensively from the permission letters they have posted in other places in this forum, Dougsbrat for getting a copy of the vcr tape to me in nearly record time (The director still has the tape, because he wanted to make copies!!), and to multiple individuals and especially Ventureforth for numerous words of encouragement. Thanks to you all.
Alchemist2000
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I made some geocaching static cling window decals, following Moun10Bike's instructions in an earlier forum. I used Avery 3276 Decals for Windows. The dimensions of the decals were such that I had a bit of the decal material left along the bottom. It turned out to be the right size for my gps display. It is not perfect, but it works well and the price was right.
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I can make a copy in several formats.VHS
CD mpg file
CD SVCD(plays in some DVD players)
I have the entire program and 2 of the pre show teasers if needed.
Wow, I would really appreciate it if I could get a copy. I am still trying to make connections with the HV people to make sure that they have the a/v equipment to show a vcr tape. The alternative would be to show something on my husband's laptop, but I don't know enough about either the SVCD format that you mentioned or his laptop to know if that would be possible.
Thanks for the offer. I will send you an e-mail and see if we can work out the details.
[This message was edited by alchemist2000 on March 20, 2002 at 02:13 PM.]
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Yes, VF, I think you are right. In this case, I think the official I am working with has the potential for being "real cool". By the end of our 15 minute conversation he was already talking about getting more people involved in geocaching, having a "rally" for geocachers, etc.
BTW, I am still looking for a vcr tape, CD, etc. of the story Fox 4 did on Webling and his family. Does anyone have something I could borrow or buy from you? I thought I would also try to see if Channel 4 can provide me with something.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. I will let you know how it goes.
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What a generous thought...thanks. My SASE is in the mail.
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Thanks, T-Storm. Those are great suggestions. I was going to take several different cache boxes, complete with goodies, but had not thought to have a close-by waypoint already set on my gpsr. I like that idea!
[This message was edited by alchemist2000 on March 20, 2002 at 05:47 AM.]
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I was preparing to place my first cache in a park in Highland Village, Texas. (HV is just north of DFW on the shores of Lewisville Lake). I contacted the Director of Parks and Recreation, Mr. Dennis Slayton. He was not in his office when I visited yesterday morning, but I had put together a letter based on several posts in these forums and left it for him. He called me back this morning and was very nice. He seemed very supportive, although he had never heard of geocaching before. To make a long story short, he wants me to make a presentation at the Parks Board meeting next Monday night (March 25).
Fortunately I am on Spring Break this week and can get some handouts and other goodies put together. Do you have any suggestions? Does anyone have a vcr tape of the piece that Channel 4 did on Webling and his family? Showing that would probably better convey what we are doing than merely doing a show and tell. Also, does anyone have experience with any other city/town park departments in the area that I could point to as precedent? I know there are lots of caches in the area, but I do not know what types of interactions you have had with park authorities.
Thanks for any help or suggestions. I'll try not to mess it up!!
[This message was edited by alchemist2000 on March 27, 2002 at 07:01 PM.]
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I'm sorry to see that we were moved, but it doesn't matter. The rest of the country never has known exactly what to do with us. Dallas Cowboys....East? Texas Rangers, West? No matter what you call us, we're still here. Y'all come and see us.
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Oh indeed I do remember. It was a little plastic Fantasia Mickey Mouse figurine. It now sits proudly atop my monitor.
N. Dallas burbs.......etc
in South and Southeast
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Could you be more specific about time, place, and what you have in mind???