JaimeeG

I have a question about the stats page that lots of folks use to see where they stand. I noticed that hides are used to calculate their overall standing. If you archive a cache, does that then subtract from the stats page and move you to the appropriate standing? A little light bulb went off while I was browsing around the Geocaching site earlier. I was wondering if some folks just temporarily disable their caches instead of archiving them so that they don't go down in the standings. Also, does anyone know why the number hidden would be different on a person's profile page than the actual listing of hidden caches? I have seen a few profiles that show, for example, 200 hidden. When you click on the "hidden" button to see a listing, there might only be 70. Why is that? Just some things I was curious about there. Maybe the admin folks archiving caches that have been temporarily disabled for months is a good idea. The funny thing about that though is that they don't seem to be archiving any of the (local) caches that are temporarily disabled with either no explanation of why or something to the effect of "I will check on it soon" from 2-3 months ago! Have a nice week all. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

I found the following in a log earlier. I had been meaning to see my doctor about this so as I could find a quick cure!! "I guess the disease of the central valley geocachers is spreading." Anyone know what exactly it is that we have here and how to get rid of it?? I am SCARED!!!! Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Fallen:I do believe other caches are disabled and they are not puzzle caches. I used that as an example because it was the specific one mentioned by Bill a few days ago. My point was that if I had chosen to solve the puzzle to find that cache, I would have been disappointed to learn that it was no longer there/not available/whatever. I was looking around through some of the area caches that are temporarily disabled right now. Many of them have been that way for months. There is even one that was found recently, 3 months after the cache was disabled (but never archived)! Maybe we should start hunting those that are disabled just to see if they are in fact there and the owner was just too lazy to go and check on them! Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Fallen:TOG is actually one of my favorite caches and I wish people would get off their lazy ***s and get it! The page shows the cache as being temporarily disabled. Does that mean it's missing? Perfect example of why I don't do puzzle caches. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

Let me see if I understand this correctly. The approvers are so busy with the daily cache placements that they have a hard time keeping up and it sometimes takes days and days to get a cache approved, but they have enough time to check on all the disabled caches? I am all for a cache being archived if the person who placed it is no longer an active cacher and never bothered to archive it..I even make suggestions for that to be done on occasion, like I did here: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=46533 Curious that a cache that was "active" for three days, only found by two people, missing and then disabled for over five months still hasn't been archived while others that have been inactive for a far shorter time have already been archived. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Fattuhr:Even if I was a little cautious climbing down to it. I wasn't sure if there was still a body in it. Especially with the fearless one standing up at the top saying "Be careful..is there someone in there..what should we do..oh my gosh..watch out..are you okay??" Needless to say, I stayed put and didn't venture down to the car! Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by C&MMorris:I REALY HATE dadgum DUMB MICRO'S. Aw, come on Mike..say what you REALLY mean!!!! Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Green Achers:It's better to enjoy myself than worry about how I rank. Hmmmm..so those of us who choose to avoid the multis and puzzle caches are the ones worried about rank?? I could care less about the numbers, which is why I only hunt the caches that I want to and not go 100 mph to find each and every cache around. Everyone keep calm...the above little is an indicator that I am joking around with Bill. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Green Achers:Question? Is http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=38255 too hard for cachers? Or are they afraid of the road/area?? Or is it just too far out of the way??? Or lack of interest, maybe? Lots of folks just aren't into doing the extra work to find a cache. I have done a few puzzle caches, but, for the most part, they aren't my thing. They are, in my book, similar to multi-caches. You might spend a big amount of time working toward the end result, only to discover a mistake was made along the way (either by the hider or the seeker) that will prevent you from ever even getting close! Have a good weekend all. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

One of my favorite caches thus far is by the starter of this topic! http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=59928 This one was fun because you had to do more than just walk up and grab the cache. It took some thought and also some very odd maneuvers to finally locate the cache. It was obvious that a lot of thought went into the placement. I have recommended the cache to the other cachers I chat with regularly. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

Summer...ugh. Why can't it just stay about 75 degrees year-round? That would make for much more pleasant caching. Last summer, we did have LOTS of fun doing night raids with the Morris' though! Maybe we wil have to do some more of those now that the days are warming up. Have a good weekend everyone. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Fallen:One of the reasons I really believe 95% of people are idiots! Only 95%???? "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Green Achers:So you're saying you will take your new/non SUV Volvo off road. That mighty brave of you, Jaimee. No..no..no...no!!! I don't even like driving it down this dumb ol' country road we live on! I was thinking of hiring someone to pave it better so my sweet lil' car could have a smooth surface to drive on "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

Carolyn told me you were lifting in more. Does she need a ladder to get in it now?? I will jump right on that SUV now, just because I want to be a <cough sound> REDNECK <cough sound>. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Fattuhr:Hey Bill, Volvo makes the XC90 a very nice SUV. I'm sure if we would have gotten that Jaimee would never let it go off road. I can see it now...Pat and Mike Morris jacking up a Volvo SUV to make it look like his Jeep!! You are right though..it would not have gone off road. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Green Achers:No... _GeoBabe_ but it was going to be Shaun's plate. I'd love to hear if it is something else. My plate says "JaimeeG", and what a fine accessory to go along with the ultimate Yuppie-mobile! (I am not a yuppie..I just like to pretend I am) Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Green Achers:Yesterday, I stopped off in Tracy to hunt the http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=62682 cache I think that 5 visits and as many DNFs at least would give the cache owner reason to go check on it. The placer of that cache had some problems with coordinates on another of his caches, so I would definitely not spend hours hunting this one. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

Thank you...thankyouverymuch. I can hardly wait for my big trip! I was kinda hoping for an overnighter in French Camp, but Stockton will be a fine substitute. Sheesh..and here I always say I never win anything! Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Brute-Force:_Old Oak Tree_ Don't remind me. (mr.Last to find). Were YOU the last to find that day Brute?? That must have slipped my mind!!! That was a fun time though. We were laughing so hard when we saw everyone there. Must've been that old CVC pride getting the best of everyone! Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

That would be Cattail 2, placed by Short Circuit! Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

Maybe the three guys were practicing the "one find, all find" technique like some other folks. I could see racking up lots of quick finds if you did it that way. When I cache with other people, we always agree that when someone finds the cache, they will then just step back and let the rest continue to search..kinda like the scenario at the old oak tree in Ripon! I do know that not everyone practices that same caching style. Many people go on mad cache dashes where they want to rack up numbers while in the company of friends and fellow cachers, so as soon as one person finds it, the rest of the group logs the find as well without ever really technically "finding" the cache themselves. Since there is no rule against that, it's cool, but I prefer to personally find each and every cache that I log. NO offense is meant to anyone who does the group caching thing either..to each his/her own! Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by Ron Streeter: Also, one of the folks who found my two caches near Sacramento is a police officer who found the park ranger VERY discourteous even before the cacher/police officer revealed his/her identity to the ranger. Is that the same ranger who wrote the above note? I am confused now I can imagine that rangers happen upon some interesting things frequently, and I guess I could understand their being a bit jumpy and quick to think the worst. "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

What was so wrong with a cache or two being removed out of concern for the well-being of animals who really did inhabit that area before humans?? I think it was pretty nice of them (whoever "them" might be) to say what can and can't be done instead of just notifying Geocaching.com that all caches in the American River Parkway need to be removed. Call me an "enviro-facist" too, I guess..but I just don't think that whoever sent that letter was going to quite the extremes that are being depicted here. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

quote:Originally posted by MrToad608: Hunting in Sac I'm surprised they didn't get more. Sac caches just aren't like CVC or East Bay caches IMHO. Actually, there are LOTS of good caches in Sacramento. Granted, there are also many that are easy, but if you hunt those hidden by the active cachers up there (GeoSharks, McIrish, Kimbo, MikieP, etc.), you will come across some that are very well-planned and fun. One thing I can definitely say about Sacramento is that there are more regular size caches up there instead of film canisters everywhere you look. So, yes, I guess the Sac caches really aren't like the CVC caches. Jaimee "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."

Someone around here has WAYYYYYY too much time on their hands!!!! "What a fine thing it is to have an intellect, and room enough in the seat of your breeches to hold it."