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quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: quote:Originally posted by Goat6500: It really does take a "unique" person to endure the serious hazards of nature just to find a little box of junk hidden in the woods. Pet peeve alert. Sorry 'bout this Goat... But actually, it would take an "unusual" person to endure the serious hazards of nature... If it required a "unique" person, there would only be _one_ geocacher. u·nique [yoo neek ] _adjective_ 1. only one: being the only one of its kind Jamie ...of course, another interpretation would suggest that ONLY unique people geocache, as there are no human clones yet. [RANT] Seriously, though Jamie, this is pet peeve of mine, too! What bothers me most is that dictionaries (being descriptive, not proscriptive) now list "unusual" as a second definition for "unique" so we now no longer have a word to unambiguously mean "one of kind." That's not living language, that's just dilution of expressiveness and loss of subtlety due to to ignorance and laziness. [/RANT]

quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: quote:Originally posted by Goat6500: It really does take a "unique" person to endure the serious hazards of nature just to find a little box of junk hidden in the woods. Pet peeve alert. Sorry 'bout this Goat... But actually, it would take an "unusual" person to endure the serious hazards of nature... If it required a "unique" person, there would only be _one_ geocacher. u·nique [yoo neek ] _adjective_ 1. only one: being the only one of its kind Jamie ...of course, another interpretation would suggest that ONLY unique people geocache, as there are no human clones yet. [RANT] Seriously, though Jamie, this is pet peeve of mine, too! What bothers me most is that dictionaries (being descriptive, not proscriptive) now list "unusual" as a second definition for "unique" so we now no longer have a word to unambiguously mean "one of kind." That's not living language, that's just dilution of expressiveness and loss of subtlety due to to ignorance and laziness. [/RANT]

quote:Originally posted by BassoonPilot: We bring them to keep in contact with those family members who, for reasons unknown, choose not to make the final assault on a cache through stickers, muck, heights, or other precarious fun. keknj and I have been hoping to run into you, particularly since we missed the local picnic. What channel do you guys use? Maybe we'll overhear you one of these caching days.

quote:Originally posted by Dekaner: Pay the parking fee. That fee goes towards the upkeep of that particular park. If they can use my money to rebuild a trail, fix a bridge, pick up litter, whatever! - then I'll happily pay it. Now that I've had my rant, just email the cache owner and ask him/her to put a note about the fee in the cache description and we can all get back to the more important things in life. - Dekaner of Team KKF2A Hey, just make a donation, you don't even have go to the park. But that's not the point. I also won't pay the toll for the Outerbridge to go 4 miles and hit the Staten Island caches, unless I have other things to do in Staten Island.

quote:Originally posted by sbukosky: At the Wisconsin Geocaching Association's campout, we used a FRS repeater from Radio Shack so we could cover a very large state park. We used channel 12 and will probably be using that for the upcoming picnic. While I've stopped taking them with me, I have two in my car in case I run across someone I know in the lot and they might serve a purpose. Steve Bukosky N9BGH Waukesha Wisconsin You're apparently a ham, so I guess you'd know, but I thought repeaters were expressly prohibited on FRS.

quote:Originally posted by Criminal: Here’s a question: At what point does a “newbie” become a real geocacher? Rather than thinking "newbie v. real geocacher" think "newbie geocacher vs. experienced geocacher." If you want an indication based on the forums, when you start recognizing newbie questions as such, and can answer them...correctly...you're no longer a newbie. Of course you can't actually wear the gold stripe below your medallion until you've had 6 months time-in-rate as a newbie.

quote:Originally posted by Syn: When you dont ask questions that have already been asked before. When you go and do a search and get your answers via the archives, then you are no longer a newbie. That would define a forum Newbie. A Geocaching Newbie is a different animal.

quote:Originally posted by Durango00: I have been wondering about a scenario recently, what with caches getting blown up, that could end our sport. All it would take is a psycho going around and leaving bombs for cachers When last I check it, the score on bombings by psychos this year was caches: 0 mailboxes: 17 So if you want to be safe, have your mailbox removed and have the letters delivered to the nearest cache.

quote:Originally posted by Mushu: If you've lived a sedimentary life for an extended time, please be careful to not put undue strain on the old ticker. sed·i·men·ta·ry Pronunciation Key (sd-mnt-r, -mntr) also sed·i·men·tal (-mntl) adj. Of, containing, resembling, or derived from sediment. Geology. Of or relating to rocks formed by the deposition of sediment. If you've lived that kind of life, you're not at all up for geocaching. . . Not even for those meaningful caches that have high sedimental value On a more serious note, I think it does bear being repeating...frequently...that Geocaching, like any walk in the wild, is an At Your Own Risk activity. A cache hunt is not a Disney Land attraction. I can see people, like me, who live in a country where many people feel the Government should protect citizens from any possible opportunity to harm themselves, might see a professional looking web site like geocaching.com, see the star ratings, see the nicely written cache pages, and fall into the mindset that they are not REALLY walking off-trail in unknown areas, they are on an organized "cache hunt activity" and can safely keep thier head down over the GPS and be safely guided to the prize. It happens to me, and I conciously know better. Sure, if a cache were on the edge of a cliff, like Alan said, I'd appriciate if the cache page mentioned it, but why should expect it? I don't expect, or want, the government putting warning signs and fences around every possible drop in the wilderness...I need to watch out for my self if I choose to walk around where sidewalks aren't. Why should I expect differently, just because someone told me the left tupperware container at point X? [This message was edited by ApK on July 15, 2002 at 06:57 AM.]

quote:Originally posted by Mushu: If you've lived a sedimentary life for an extended time, please be careful to not put undue strain on the old ticker. sed·i·men·ta·ry Pronunciation Key (sd-mnt-r, -mntr) also sed·i·men·tal (-mntl) adj. Of, containing, resembling, or derived from sediment. Geology. Of or relating to rocks formed by the deposition of sediment. If you've lived that kind of life, you're not at all up for geocaching. . . Not even for those meaningful caches that have high sedimental value On a more serious note, I think it does bear being repeating...frequently...that Geocaching, like any walk in the wild, is an At Your Own Risk activity. A cache hunt is not a Disney Land attraction. I can see people, like me, who live in a country where many people feel the Government should protect citizens from any possible opportunity to harm themselves, might see a professional looking web site like geocaching.com, see the star ratings, see the nicely written cache pages, and fall into the mindset that they are not REALLY walking off-trail in unknown areas, they are on an organized "cache hunt activity" and can safely keep thier head down over the GPS and be safely guided to the prize. It happens to me, and I conciously know better. Sure, if a cache were on the edge of a cliff, like Alan said, I'd appriciate if the cache page mentioned it, but why should expect it? I don't expect, or want, the government putting warning signs and fences around every possible drop in the wilderness...I need to watch out for my self if I choose to walk around where sidewalks aren't. Why should I expect differently, just because someone told me the left tupperware container at point X? [This message was edited by ApK on July 15, 2002 at 06:57 AM.]

quote:Originally posted by majicman:What does that mean, "on the topic"? That's a concept that I just don't seem to grasp! hehe Well, MOSTLY proud. . .

quote:Originally posted by majicman:What does that mean, "on the topic"? That's a concept that I just don't seem to grasp! hehe Well, MOSTLY proud. . .

quote:Originally posted by majicman: I wish to express my deep and heart-felt appreciation to all of those recent posters whom have assisted me in completely dragging this thread off on a 87 degree tangent. It does my old heart good to smell what ya'll is currently steppin' in! --majicman And let me express MY appreciation to all of those who, while on the topic, expressed support for the position of individual responsibility! That not one of us said "These dangerous caches should be archived, outlawed, surrounded in warning tape, with large punative and compensatory awards going to the victims" makes me proud to be a member of this community!

quote:Originally posted by majicman: I wish to express my deep and heart-felt appreciation to all of those recent posters whom have assisted me in completely dragging this thread off on a 87 degree tangent. It does my old heart good to smell what ya'll is currently steppin' in! --majicman And let me express MY appreciation to all of those who, while on the topic, expressed support for the position of individual responsibility! That not one of us said "These dangerous caches should be archived, outlawed, surrounded in warning tape, with large punative and compensatory awards going to the victims" makes me proud to be a member of this community!

If it was called "South East" they could at least claim they held the map upside down. quote:Originally posted by The Alpha Operator: Yup, the name is "North East" but the town is ACTUALLY in North WEST Pennsylvania. Tells you about the average IQ of people who live in the town... CODENAME: ALPHA OPERATOR daedalus://govlink/secure/majestic/12.12.12/ops/throne/AO MAJESTIC-12: THRONE G6 LEVEL AGENT http://www.planetdeusex.com

quote:Originally posted by Dawgies: A big yellow Ryder moving truck delivered my ammo cans today from cheaperthandirt.com. Wow...a whole truckload?!? Say, how about a couple of one-time caches that are just empty ammo cans...first one to find it keeps the can! I have a spare or two....

I didn't even think about it, but This Cache is in a park with a $4.00 parking fee. If I hadn't happened to have been in the park for another reason anyway, discoverign the fee would have annoyed me. I'll have to go edit my log to mention the fee. As some else mentioned, with a bit of warning, I could have parked outside and walked or biked in for free.

quote:Originally posted by Movinfr8: Anybody use these? I kinda put the cart before the horse and ordered mounts for my motorcycle and truck yesterday, so now I am kinda wondering about users opinions. They seem to be VERY well built and versatile. I can even use the bike mount to mount a .45!! Great for Memphis drivers! http://www.ram-mount.com Norm I recently started using the suction cup RAM mount for my eMap. It works great. It's certainly more suited in style to a jeep than a luxury car, but form must follow function, in my book. I'm considering putting a RAM ball on my Garmin holder so that I can get the support of the RAM mount, but the one-handed quick release of the Garmin.

While visiting NH a while back, I hit This Cache It is ID number 158, certainly the earliest posted cache I've encoutered. Has anyone here hit a lower numbered cache?

quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: Certainly that's the smart thing to do. . . . Do you like to leave the phone or radio at home and depend on yourself? I depend on myself to be smart enough to bring a cell phone. I guess this is just a matter of picking your challenges. Some people sky dive, some free climb, you go into ther woods without a cell phone. Cool.

quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: Certainly that's the smart thing to do. . . . Do you like to leave the phone or radio at home and depend on yourself? I depend on myself to be smart enough to bring a cell phone. I guess this is just a matter of picking your challenges. Some people sky dive, some free climb, you go into ther woods without a cell phone. Cool.

quote:I am a newbie. I was told that there would be no math. I was told that the only skills necessary for geocaching are an ability to identify Tupperware variants, to classify Happy Meal Toys by their ad campaign, and to see through tree stumps. That's great! I need to steal that. To the folks who gave reasons for using UTM vs. LatLon without a map, ie looking at the numbers for the last few yards, I don't get it...I do the same with LatLon.

quote:I am a newbie. I was told that there would be no math. I was told that the only skills necessary for geocaching are an ability to identify Tupperware variants, to classify Happy Meal Toys by their ad campaign, and to see through tree stumps. That's great! I need to steal that. To the folks who gave reasons for using UTM vs. LatLon without a map, ie looking at the numbers for the last few yards, I don't get it...I do the same with LatLon.

Wow, if you get this upset about other people's caches, bad parenting must just drive you insane. Perhaps you should start a cache equivlent of DYFS?

One of my favorite places for ammo boxes and most other things of the ilk: Sportsman's Guide Not only only do they sometimes have good deals on the cans, but if you happen to need a lot of ammo, you can get the can for free. quote:Originally posted by mikedx: Where's the best place to get them? Army surplus? Thanks, GPS Grasshopper