FYI_Geocaching
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Phew, many thanks.....how do you know how to do THAT!!!!
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I have exactly the same problem as Muddy Puddles.
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I've come across an issue with downloading when using Chrome to my Garmin. I'm told that the Garmin Communicator Plugin is not detected, and elsewhere I discovered, by accident, that this is apparently not supported by Chrome any more.
The only way I could see of downloading individual cache details to my Garmin was therefore to use another browser (in my case IE). I can still upload Pocket Queries through GSAK
Excuse me if some of the above terminology is not totally accurate, as this is right at the edge of my comfort zone, but you'll hopefully get my drift. Maybe this is the issue that the OP has encountered?
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Thank you, that's excellent! Even I managed to follow those instructions - though it was a bit of a leap of faith!
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Sorry, numpty here....what is this "macro Google_Map_V3.gsk" of which you speak, how do I access / use it? I have GSAK, but let's just say that I probably know how to use 0.0001% of its capabilities.
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I know it's far from an ideal solution (and there may well be other ways to do this that I'm not aware of, but).....
I am registered on the Walk Highlands website http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/. I can choose a walk, and select a map of the walk that shows up in 1:25000 OS detail. All very well and good if you're walking in the Highlands, I hear you say, but how does that help me if I'm caching elsewhere? Once you have the map open, you can zoom in / out, and scroll to anywhere in the UK, and get a 1:25000 map which you can then print out. Of course the map won't be pre populated with caches, if you want them on the map you'll have to add them manually, but that's not too much of an issue usually.
Better than nothing while we have this problem of no OS Maps on the geo.com site?
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I've got a photo I'd like to enter....if only I could figure out how to attach it to a message!
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I too enjoy looking at the listings, and tracking my progress. I seem to recall that there was a similar two week or so hiatus last year (maybe whilst the person responsible for updates was on his / her jollies?), but it does now seem to have been static for longer than two weeks. Here's hoping....
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With regard to the previous log, here's a copy of a reply I received from Groundspeak on the subject of boring August souvenirs
Thank you for writing us at Geocaching HQ. We like your honesty and appreciate that everyone enjoys geocaching in their own way. While we're disappointed 31 Days of Geocaching isn't how you prefer to geocache, we understand. To that end, we're considering creating a way for people to customize their souvenirs, and as you mention, potentially delete souvenirs. This feature is only a hypothetical at this point in development. We appreciate your input and please know that we are working to support a positive experience for all your fellow geocachers (6 million geocachers worldwide!)
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How long do I look for? For about 10 minutes after I've decided to give up the first time, and about another 5 minutes after I've decided to give up for the second time. And it's amazing how many I find in "extra time"!
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How long do I look for? For about 10 minutes after I've decided to give up the first time, and about another 5 minutes after I've decided to give up for the second time. And it's amazing how many I find in "extra time"!
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Actually, "Needs Archived" can make sense, if the word "needs" is a noun, not a verb. As in "since I lost my wedding tackle in that chain saw accident, I've had some of my Needs Archived" Innit.
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I see it as a contraction. They took out the "to be" for brevity. Sort of like if you trip over your daughter's shoes in the middle of the hall and you give her the look and succinctly bark out: "Needs moved."
Is that a bit like, instead of me saying "You are an idiot", I just say "You, idiot"? Sort of like.....
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When I was caching there a year ago, all I managed to come across were caches in graveyards!!
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Simplysup, you wonderful person! Followed your instructions to the letter, no joy. Decided to go through it again, as I was bound to have messed up somewhere, and whaddya know....OS Maps are back! Many, many thanks
John aka Team Airtomoreira
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Thanks BCNorwich, there's no sign of anything remotely resembling a monkey, or anything else that swings from branch to branch, when I do that. Maybe it would be an idea for me to download Firefox and go in that way?
Thanks again
John
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The K9 Crew - Many thanks for that, seems to be easy enough to follow, just one problem......1) what little arrow / what monkey? what should I be looking at on my PC screen? (sorry, I know I'm dumb. it comes with senility). I use Google Chrome, does that make a difference?
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A big self congratulatory pat on the back for all those of you who know how to edit the user script. Anyone care to gizza clue???
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10 minutes??? Google Maps has the distance as 13.6 miles (and the series is on the other side of Newmarket when coming from Cambridge!). Even Frankel couldn't do it in 10 mins.
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Maconb makes a most relevant point in post No.36. If you go for a "dangerous" cache that requires abseiling / climbing etc, then you are putting yourself at risk. Caveat cacher, as they would have said in Ancient Rome. With this cache however, not only are you putting yourself in danger, you are also potentially endangering the lives of others, who's reaction to your movements in the central reservation you are unable to predict. Surely, for example, it would not be an unnatural reaction for an approaching driver in the outside lane to think it desirable to get into the inside lane as quickly as he / she could, when they saw someone in the central reservation who was obviously not merely standing there waiting for a gap in the traffic to cross the road. Could that desire not mean that the driver would possibly take risks to change lane that would not ordinarily be taken?
Then there's the case of the Taunton firework display last year that caused a pile up on the M5, resulting in (I think) 7 deaths. The organiser of the display is on trial, accused of manslaughter. Surely, if a cacher in the central reservation were to cause a sudden reaction by a motorist, then he / she could also be accused of being responsible for any accident that occurred as a result? And could the blame then not also be extended to the person who placed the cache, in what the prosecution would no doubt claim to be a "reckless" (or similar legal word) position?
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Looks like a dog may have contributed to this, sadly...not saying the dog did anything wrong, but the mere fact that it was there may have been a factor.
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GROUNDHOG DAY!!!!
Another Sunday, another D4 that was an instant find.....and for just about everyone else, by the look of the previous logs. Aaaargh!
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SP, with regard to your comments on Amberel's award coins, should you not have prefaced your statement that they're "not quite geocoin standard, are they" with IN MY OPINION and/or FROM MY PERSPECTIVE???
Just trying to be helpful.
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SP, I think you will find that the only reason that I have quoted the number of caches I've found is to emphasise the fact that I do not enjoy writing TFTC as a log entry. As a CO yourself, you can surely agree with this attitude? Alas, in this case, TFTC seems far more acceptable than a description of my experience with the cache.
I am grateful for your input, despite the fact that we are coming at this from different directions. Of course I'm more grateful for the several other contributors who agree with me!
Now, I really must get back to my LHC experiments....where is that pesky Higgs Boson particle? I'm sure I put it down here somewhere.....oh well, just have to go and get another one.
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Midlands, UK - looking to have my deceased father's cache's adopted
in United Kingdom and Ireland
Posted · Edited by FYI_Geocaching
Adding in a map of where the hides are
Hey,
I'm posting from my dad's account. He sadly died on Dec-31. Geocaching was his main source of happiness in his later years, and he accumulated a pretty impressive number of hides - 467 Active & a further 125 Archived. Would anybody in that area be interesting in adopting his caches (or even some of them)? He came up with the 'FYI Geocaching' concept, so hopefully some people in this community may have spoken with him or know him.
I'm not really sure what the protocol is, but as he spent so much of his time travelling around and looking after his caches, I really hope some of them at least can be passed on to other Geocachers as a small continuation of his spirit
Cheers
Added a map of his stomping grounds