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  1. So...I am at home recovering from hernia surgery (double...at that!)

     

    I am taking the time to look through the Crown Royal bag at some coins and activating a few, and I ran across one that looks very much like this one:

     

    Geocaching Germany

     

    I have looked all over the cellophane sleeve and all I can find is the label, "Made in China." I am almost certain that isn't the code!

     

    Any help?

     

    Thanks!

  2. It's also a place where certain geocachers (avroair) have us research pages upon pages of Harry Potter in order to spend days on end answering bizarre tidbits of obscure trivia in order to win a coin that hasn't even been designed yet!

     

    BTW, did you ever make them?

  3. If you notice it states:

    RULES FOR LOGGING A SECOND SMILEY

     

    1. You must take of photo of yourself and upload it with the find

    log.

     

    2. It must be a close up shot so hold your camera only about 9 to

    12 inches from your face.

     

    3. It is not necessary to put your GPSr in the picture.

     

    4. You MUST make a funny face.

     

    5. If I decide you have not followed the above simple rules OR if I

    decide you have not made a funny face I may delete your second find log

    at my discretion.

     

    There is no ALR for the find but only if you want a Second Smiley.

     

    As for the picture Yes it should be deleted because the rule the owner put himself says a "1. You must take of photo of yourself and upload it with the find

    log."

    I don't think Obama caches, do you?

     

    If any of you notice...Atrus DOESN'T LOG CACHES!!!! He only logs notes...

     

    What part of "Reading Comprehension 101" did you miss?

  4. It isn't objectionable to *you*. Keep it up and us angry bitter atheistic, new age, latte-swilling, merlot-sipping, cheese-eating, prius-driving, over-educated, tree-hugging, fur-abhoring, terrorist-supporting, America-hating, vegan commie socialist liberal elitist coastal dwellers are going to start believing it's true that people out your way go around barefoot all the time.

     

    Wow.

     

    I'm mortally offended.

     

    While that *was* pretty darned funny, I must admit that it was also pretty off-topic.

     

    Besides, us God-fearing, Mama-loving, deer-hunting, snuff-dipping, catfish-eating, beer-drinkin, Nascar-watching, textile-mill-working flag-waving, Americans don't have the time to waste on the likes of you...or your beliefs!

     

    Edited to add that we also love Charlie Daniels and Ted Nugent, just in case you were wondering...

     

    (By the way...I wear work boots. Someone has to support all of you on welfare.)

  5. I would like to share what I posted on the

    USCGA forums with y'all. It was in response to a question whether Earthcaches

    were included in this latest bill. The following is my opinion, only!

     

    The regulation only seems to address the placing of geocaches, but doesn't

    specify whether Earthcaches are to be included. Honestly, I'm not sure if many

    in SCDNR know the difference. We all know that an Earthcache doesn't physically

    have a container left behind, so I can't imagine that they would be included.

    However, I also can't understand why "hiking" was listed as a prohibited act. I

    honestly don't think that "hiking" is truly illegal, but admit that there are

    some habitat that probably has been or could be damaged by foot-traffic. I am

    sure that those pieces of land are in the minority in the grand scheme of

    things.

     

    It was suggested to me, and I pass along the same advice: Contact the local

    specific steward over the property. For example, in Spartanburg there are caches

    placed with permission of the local land management, the folks that actually

    maintain the property. While they may get support some from SCDNR, and the DNR

    may have signage up that states that it is their property, it is, in fact, the

    property belonging to a local landowner who has given easement rights to protect

    it from future development.

     

    The bill has left open the door for local adjustments, or changes to the

    regulations.

     

    Currently, a letter is being drafted requesting that a possible solution to this

    issue could be to establish a permit-type system, such as the one in place for

    SC State Parks.

     

    SC State Park Geocache Rules]SC State Park Geocache rules

     

    The success of this system could be a good example and also show our shared

    commitment to the good of the land. Commenting about our commitment to CITO and

    using Leave-no-trace ideals to other geocachers, as well as friends and family

    couldn't hurt, either.

     

    Once this has been completed, I'll submit it here for evaluation, editing and

    adjustment to your own particular needs.

     

    This isn't the end of the world, but an opportunity for us and geocachers to

    show our commitment to being good stewards and to show our desire to work with

    the SCDNR to achieve a common goal.

  6. I have two virtual armchair "smilies" that, until now, I was fine with, because that is the way that the cache owner had originaly set them up. I will change those logs to "notes" to not appear hypycritical.

     

    It's interesting how some people try to justify their dishonesty.

     

    From armchairing to logging your own to out-right lying, it's yet another way that sociaty has changed and dishonesty is becoming the norm. It's a sad reflectiopn on how some people are, and what they show others, including kids.

     

    My request is that the site be changed in such a way as to allow us the ability to hide our finds from casual view.

     

    Why? Because my numbers only matter to only me.

     

    Thanks!

  7. In line with the topic, shouldn't the Earth cache "listee" actually visit the site before listing the Earthcache?

     

    The reason I am asking is that I have seen one that the listee cut and pasted a description from another persons personal web-page, as well lifted the photos, and listed it as an Earthcache, but has never actually been there, themselves.

     

    Just wondering the general consensus on this...

  8.  

    Good advice.

     

    I imagine GS is prepared for all the things they can reasonably be expected to be prepared for.

     

    What happened to cause the downtime was outside their sphere of control, and that's just what happens sometimes in life.

     

    GS didn't lose any data, have their servers hacked, lose their forum db, or any of the unpleasant things that make a system admin prematurely gray. All that happened was a situation that briefly interrupted their contact with the world.

     

    As a system admin, I can tell you that the good folks at GS are far more concerned about what happened than their customers are. By now the folks at GS will have already reviewed all options to see if there is a way to prevent another occurrence of downtime for the same cause. If it can be done within financial feasibility, they've probably got a plan in place to make it happen. If it can't they won't.

     

    Considering the massive user load the GC site has each day, I am impressed with the good session the site enjoys. Few other commercial operations with a similar load can provide what GS does with as little downtime as they do.

     

    I'm all for letting they guys who do so well do what they do without any uninformed input from me.

     

    I concur.

     

    EXCELLENT response!

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