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That does remind me though. I really should go out and find the cache I adopted last summer. According to the found logs it is still there and in good shape, but I should probably have a clue as to where it is.

Don't get offended about having a thread in an internet forum locked. There are plenty of far more worthwhile causes in the world that are worthy of your offense ;-) As a forum reader, I'd rather have an old thread bumped than have to slog through a gazillion new threads of the same material. -eP I second that. It is better to go through and just read any new material and ideas then to read the same ones over and over. And if you are new to a thread is it not still Internet courtesy to lurk for at least a little while and search the old posts to see if your question has already been answered? I know that was true in the ancient days of the BBS, I kind of assumed it still applied today.

It doesn't take much of a laptop for geocaching. I use a 133 Pentium made in the late 90's. no-name that I have soldered back together so many times it resembles some freakish monster. (Not to mention the missing keys and the monitor) I got it for free, but even if you can't find one of those you can get them super cheap. (Geocaching is hard on laptops so don't waste allot of money)

Apparently I am not "Most Cachers". I prefer the multi-cache to the traditional. Having found and DNF'd a few of yours I know it will be fun whichever way you go, but you might want to seriously consider a multi or a series of multi's.

Sounds like a way to rack up numbers. Why would you not this make it a multi?

That sounds great. Send the dog into an overgrown thicket - it flushes out the birds, and I am actually there to get them in the place it decides to come out. (Typically not the place I expected)

It is a great opportunity to explore your own neighborhood and see areas that you did not know existed. It is a great family experience with chance and opportunity around every corner. It enables us to get out and walk around instead of mindlessly sitting and watching endless hours of tv where people hunt for houses or kill each other.

The worse thing we have ever found was a soggy cache with sprouting seeds. My kids are all little so I open the caches, but I can definitely foresee a time when they will open them up first. Education is the only way to teach the kids what to do with certain objects and what to do with certain circumstances.

Sounds like a lot of fun to me. Be safe - but keep it up and enjoy the adventure --- you might find that you are having such a good time that you forget to find the cache. I have been guilty of that one.

"This thing has a Phase?!?" (Dilbert)

This contest is supposed to be FUN. I will wager that if there was not a prize attached most of you could care less. Let us consider the following equation: GJTB = FUN not GJTB = ANGST For your continued viewing pleasure I provide you a llama and a duck.

Make the first to do something the goal of the travel bug. That way it will always try to do things first. You can make any request you want of your fellow cachers (within reason and decency), but be happy if they sign the log book, trade fairly and don't lose your bug. Good luck on your first cache!!!

Sounds like something I would like to be involved with. Put me down if you need help.

Are you suggesting we would do this instead of geocaching? Waymarking is a spin-off from geocaching. Owned and operated by the same great staff and everything.

I had a hollow log in my yard once. I hardly ever looked at it. After about 3 years it was a pile of hollow log rubble. These things happen - especially in wet climates.

Hey - I figured it out! Too bad I don't live anywhere close. [spoiler hint deleted by moderator, at poster's request.]

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4 kids, 5,3,2 yrs & 6 mos. You of course must choose caches with terrains below 2.5. Generally it is a "walk" until we get to the actual site where the "treasure hunt" begins. It is also wise to carry some swag in a cache container in your bag for them to trade from when the cache swag is not up to your standard. That way the kids always find something, and you are happy with what they find. We started doing this after a few cache containers were full of junk. This also works for DNF's when the kids are getting cranky. I have carried the smaller kids through miles of tall weeds and cattails as well. Above all, remember to have fun. The point of caching with small children is to have a fun experience with them. The cache is definately secondary.

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Could be a denial of service attack. There has been some angst lately. We had one here about a year ago that took the T1 to it's proverbial knees. The attacker could have "zombie" PC's logging in and attempting to bottleneck services. A quick analysis of the logs should show what the guests are doing and a simple rule in the firewall should block them if it is determined to be bad traffic. Edit to Add: Or it could be that everybody has been possessed by Gozar(sp?) to be the keymaster and are flocking to the forums to find the gatekeeper. 2nd edit - can't spell.

I don't know for certain but I'll bet that for a small sum - say around $500,000 you can be the ULTIMATE MEMBER. I think that's what they are going for....

Seriously, I really need a toothless monkey to help me file papers. It is paper trained isn't it?

Tip: Don't eat the yellow snow.