Scooter Rider
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Oh they wont say much.
The dog brought a pen and and a human who knows how to use it.
As a courtesy to the CO
As they did not want to leave a wet muddy paw print on the log.
Or mark it as dogs are known to do .
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Definition of GAME
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a (1) : activity engaged in for diversion or amusement : play (2) : the equipment for a game b : often derisive or mocking jesting : fun, sport <make game of a nervous player>
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a : a procedure or strategy for gaining an end : tactic b : an illegal or shady scheme or maneuver : racket
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a (1) : a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other (2) : a division of a larger contest (3) : the number of points necessary to win (4) : points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highest (5) : the manner of playing in a contest (6) : the set of rules governing a game (7) : a particular aspect or phase of play in a game or sport <a football team's kicking game> b plural : organized athletics c (1) : a field of gainful activity : line <the newspaper game> (2) : any activity undertaken or regarded as a contest involving rivalry, strategy, or struggle <the dating game> <the game of politics>; also : the course or period of such an activity <got into aviation early in the game> (3) : area of expertise : specialty 3 <comedy is not my game>
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a (1) : animals under pursuit or taken in hunting; especially : wild animals hunted for sport or food (2) : the flesh of game animals b archaic : pluck c : a target or object especially of ridicule or attack —often used in the phrase fair game
— game·like\-līk\ adjective
Examples of GAME
1. poker and other gambling games
2. She scored a goal to tie the game.
3. We played a few games of chess.
4. That was a good game!
5. She won the first two games, but lost the set and the match.
6. children playing at their games
7. They are known to play a very rough game.
8. She has a strong all-around game.
9. She needs to improve her game if she wants to win the championship.
10. a football team with a strong running game
Origin of GAME
Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to GAME
Synonyms: bout, competition, contest, event, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney
Antonyms: earnest
Related Words: athletics, sport; battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle; championship, national(s); final, nightcap, play-off, semifinal; derby, field day, gymkhana, open, outing; biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon; marathon, race, ultramarathon; heat, round, run, set; rally, volley; round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death; dead heat, photo finish, seesaw; classic
Near Antonyms: earnestness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, sobriety, solemnity
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I think you will find this is the most common definition of the word.
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I know, it's been asked before. But I was just talking to a friends son, and he asked me what Mundane meant, so looked it up and one answer was this...so why don't we call them Mundanes?
Because Harry Potter books are more contemporary to the start of geocaching than the Xanth novels, maybe?
Oops, exposed my nerdness. Gottagobye.
It wasn't put in the from of a pun so it doesn't count.
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But there seems to be a small question of RR ROW.
And seeing how there is a question of who mite own what and were.
Common sense says this mite not be the best place for one.
Oh and one more thing. There can be a very good reason for a public park not to have a cache.
Who ever is running them has said no geocachs.
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Well I have stated this before.
By applying two commons, common sense and common courtesy.
The intent of guidelines takes care of them self's nicely.
Common sense says that there is no place that has to have cache.
And out of common courtesy to property owners and to the geocache community.
If there is even a small question of possible trespassing then its not the best place to hide one.
I know if the commons were truly common every one would use them.
But that's another topic.
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I am all for the above test but it should be applied right across the the board.
Just set a date. And from that time forward before you can set any caches. Or any more caches you need to take the test.
No matter how long you have been playing or how many finds you have.
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United Raid and Plunder?
Is it just me or does this game have far to many abbreviations for its own good ?
Or is it just the product of generation text ?
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I think you just nailed it.
And easy to find page on getting familiar with you GPSr no matter what your using would do wonders.
As it is the info GS has could be a lot better laid out and easier to find.
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I am getting a big chuckle out of the old timers who think hiding is some how rocket science.
All it takes is a little research and some time playing with what ever GPSr your using.
Its just common sense. I placed my first cache after only 7 finds.
My cache count is 6 now and so far no complaints.
And the world did not come to and end.
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Yes after reading the log and notes makes me wonder if the term reasonable adults is and oxymoron.
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Another thing to consider is Garmin is well know for today's latest and greatest is tomorrows abandon child.
If they were serous about the chirp why did they blind side Groundspeak?
If they don't sell enough of them in what they think is reasonable time frame.
They will drop them like a hot rock. Leaving a mess before it reaches critical mass .
What mess could the Chirp possibly leave? Your GPS either works with it, or it doesn't. No mess. It's not an evolving thing. It is what it was built to be. The only thing that might change is others adapting to it, which appears to be happening with the iPhone trying to make a compatibility app already from what I hear.
Time will tell, but my Chirp cache isn't going anywhere. And neither is my Chirp TB.
Forcing GS to mad scramble to fit them in some how wasn't a bit messy. If they were serous about them for long term. They would have given GS a heads up.
And at this point there so new that we have no idea how well or how long they will hold up in the field.
My hats off to you as a first adopter some one has to test them in the field.
But with Garmins track record of limited support over time. I am not going to rush out and up grade.
If a iPhone app happens tomorrow chirp 2.0 will come out needing a new Garmin upgrade.
So a cheap iPhone app mite not be a good thing.
And you still need a Garmin to program them something a phone app is not going to do.
Garmin is out to make money for its self not others. That's why there in business in the first place.
At 20 bucks a pop most likely there not making that much on a chirp. Limited production run for a limited market.
The real money will be made on the hope that folks will rush out and buy the latest and greatest GPS.
To use them and to find them.
If that doesn't happen or it takes to long to happen they will drop them.
As I see it the chirp will more likely leave folks holding the bag then panning out .
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Another thing to consider is Garmin is well know for today's latest and greatest is tomorrows abandon child.
If they were serous about the chirp why did they blind side Groundspeak?
If they don't sell enough of them in what they think is reasonable time frame.
They will drop them like a hot rock. Leaving a mess before it reaches critical mass .
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Well to each there own. But at lest she had the guts to post a DNF.
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All I can add is this
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Great! I have a reason to upgrade from my 60CSx to something new to be compatible with Chirps.
I am going to hold off for a wile and see were this goes.
Garmin has a track record of today's latest and greatest is tomorrows abandon child.
Unless they can find another uses for it other than geo-cacheing the chirp will be the same way
If they can't sell enough of them they will drop the chrip like hot rock.
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I have seen this claim made in the past stuck in a previous hole What a pile of carp. Lets think about this. Some cacher is walking along an just happen to see a hole that just happens to be the size of a pipe they just happen to have with them, same heigth and diameter. What a bunch of BS. Maybe ground speak should close this loophole.
I had a cache that was in a naturally made hole in the ground at the base of a down tree. Over the years dirt washed into the hole around the ammo box creating a perfectly square hole for the ammo box. The casual observer may well have thought that the hole was dug for the ammo box, but that wasn't the case.
So it's not impossible. I made it a point to mention on the cache page that the hole was naturally occurring so nobody got the wrong idea.
I think NYPaddlecacher said it best in post 5. You need to understand the reason for the guideline in order to correctly interpret it. The guideline specifically says "Shovel, trowel or pointy object", but if you excavate the hole with a power washer, or dig deep into soft duff with your hands, you are still digging and violating the intent of the guideline if not the letter.
The guidelines are there for a reason , which is for the most part to discourage practices that land managers and other authorities may find objectionable. To pick them apart looking for loopholes is not beneficial for our sport.
So C4 is out of the question?
Just kidding but seriously its not rocket science.
Its just common sense you don't go rooting up the county side to hide a cache.
In any manner great or small.
And out of common courtesy to the land owner you don't go rooting up the county side.
In any manner great or small.
This topic shows its all to easy to sit back and play arm chair lawyer
and argue every doted i and crossed t. Witch has more to do with gamesmanship than anything else.
Just use the two commons and the intent takes care of its self nicely
Yes I know that if common sense and common courtesy were truly common then everyone would have them.
But that's another topic.
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I don't have one.
I know it can very from phone to phone .
But how much of the cache page are you getting? All of it or part of it?
The reason for asking is I am seeing some things in my logs. That some phone users don't seem to be getting
all the details such as parking nothing major but could be a pita if you don't have.
If I knew what part I could put the more important details there.
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Here's something just a little off the wall. How about asking the CO to lone you the uses of some there caches for a event.
The caches stay right were there at with the same owner.
You can set up a muilt by adding a event log with any info needed with the owners log .
After the event you go back and pull the logs.
You can create a cache page with the starting point. And a thank you note to the owner for there uses.
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Still dont get they are for.
My best guess is you just sit back and admire them.
So far they have only been good for starting mind numbing tail chasing augments and whine fests .
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To the OP as what to do with them. The only thing that I can think of is sit back and admire them.
Now I could be wrong I believe they are and off shoot of the gifting fad you find on social networking sites
like Face Book.
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Great post should be made a sticky.
It reads like a good review should with the personal pluses and minuses from the field.
And can be a big help for some one starting out
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Can I count my little kitty?
Well she's not so little now tips the scales at about 12 pounds.
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Be careful what you wish for you mite just get it
And on that note extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
Do you have documented proof from and out side source that you did in fact set a new record ?
You made the claim so it falls to you to provide the proof. We shouldn't have to check the logs.
So until you can its just a claim is it not?
As it stand now GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS doesn't even have a listing for geocaching.
So whose world record are you claiming to have broken?
Read this entire thread then take a trip to the ET highway and try it for yourself (even for a couple of hours) then come back and tell us what you found. Several people have confirmed that it's possible for any team that has sufficient stamina.
Just because Guinness doesn't have it in their book doesn't mean it's not a record.
Maybe you should reread my post nowhere did I say it couldn't be done.
And I ask again whose record did they break ?
When you make and extraordinary claim you need to provide extraordinary proof.
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That's amazing!
The 1157 caches in 24 hours, I assume? Yippee, we're back on topic!!
A new World Record? I love this subject!
So.... in order to attain that many caches in 24 hours.... that would be one cache in less than a minute.
I see many groups doing 1021 in 12 hours....so it must be easy peasy.
Be careful what you wish for you mite just get it
And on that note extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
Do you have documented proof from and out side source that you did in fact set a new record ?
You made the claim so it falls to you to provide the proof. We shouldn't have to check the logs.
So until you can its just a claim is it not?
As it stand now GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS doesn't even have a listing for geocaching.
So whose world record are you claiming to have broken?
List your great swag purchases
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If I am not mistaken The topic is ( List your great swag purchases, What great deals have you found).
And not what are your thoughts on swag.
Staying with the topic I have found some good deals in craft shops.
And it looks like I will be checking out HD thanks for the heads up.