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martinell

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  1. Hmm...  There are three caches using the word 'dyslexic', but twenty seven using the word 'squaw'.  Native Americans find 'squaw' to be offensive. 

    Seventy four caches use the word H-E-Double-toothpicks.

    Two use Left Hand

    Dang, I'll have to rethink my Left-Handed Squaw from Hell cache.  :)

    FYI: According to my native american friends - I have quite a few - this word (not dyslexic) is very deragatory slang for a certain female body part. If I were to type an approximate word I would be banned for life. At least that's what they tell me. (my friends tell me that is)

     

    <edit for clarity - should proofread *before* hitting submit>

  2. I feel a successful ambassador is one who first befriends those who he is trying to help.

    This is why I posted this earlier in the thread

    Maybe a noob should be required to have a local cacher (with lots of finds) help them if they want to hide cache, before they have found a number of caches.

     

    As it has been said about many things in life, "You must learn to walk before you can run"

    How would you identify a noob? New to the geocaching web site, new to GPS, new to the concept of computers?

     

    While I have only been a member of geocaching web site for a couple of months I have worked with GPS since the mid 1990's (don't remember which year exactly) when you still needed a decryption key to get anything close to accurate coords. To become proficient on the system we would often do land navigation courses where we would have to use the GPS unit to find various waypoints and then ultimately our target destination - sort of like a multi-cache.

     

    I hardly consider myself a noob to this - it is just a logical extension of a skillset that I already possessed. Therefore identifying a noob becomes time consuming, difficult and counter to the purpose of the game - that is to have fun!

     

    <edit for clarity>

  3. The second half was a bit odd. No doubt it was a tragic story, but it left me with the impression that geocaching was to blame for the death. The guy could have just as easily bit it on the john at Denny's. Would that article spend the first 9 paragraphs explaining how Denny's scrambles the eggs and gets their coffee just right before it abruptly introduced the poor man and his death?

    Only if he had an axe to grind or a vendetta against Denny's. Or maybe he had to fill a certain sized column and ran out of material. It would seem that there is something more going on here than is evident. What that would be I of course don't know.

     

    But hey, I could use some poorly placed facts. I heard about a tragic car accident on the radio as I was reading this article. Therefore I can draw some conclusions that this article is somehow related to the automobile accident can't I?

     

    Now since I have no idea what to write next I guess I will start writing about .... You get the idea. The guy is a hack and most of the article is padding.

  4. We lit up a range once firing white phosphorus from 155 howitzers and had to go contain the fire until the base fire department got there. You had to be very careful where you stepped because there were several unexploded rounds on the ground, some were partially buried.

     

    Even in areas that were not currently used as impact areas, you occassionally saw an old unexploded round that had worked its way to the surface. Those you had to mark and contact range control so that the ordinance people could come remove them.

     

    Yes old firing ranges are actually dangerous places - especially if you come across something nasty and unstable.

  5. You mean the rest of you don't see the tree there? :D

    In the southern Nevada Desert, the trees are invisible. You can only hide Septic's invisble ammo cans in them.

    Septic_Tank, do your ammo cans make the contents invisible or not? Otherwise I still have to find an invisible log book, pen and swag. :unsure:

  6. Is that a cache hanging in mid-air?  How would you do that?

     

    Otherwise why would I want to throw the cache high into the air?

    Wow, humor is really lost on some people when you forget the emoticon. :D

     

    :(

    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:unsure::huh::D:P:D:o:(:PB):(

     

    Yes, humor is apparently lost on some people - especially when you can't see the delivery. Oh well.

  7. I wouldn't be so worried about hurting myself as I'd be worried about it getting busted and then having to go out and replace the container. If it's thick glass I don't think I'd be too worried about it.

     

    On the other hand, you can't do this with a mason jar like you could with an ammo can:

     

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    Is that a cache hanging in mid-air? How would you do that?

     

    Otherwise why would I want to throw the cache high into the air?

     

    I still think that in the correct circumstance the glass container is desirable. You can see through it so it is identifiable as a geocache and not a scary device to be reported, it is basically animal proof, it is weather resistant (2 hail storms and no breakage).

  8. It would appear that military service has NOTHING to do with geocaching.

     

    So, why is this thread even allowed?? I suspect it is an underhanded attempt at promoting support for the waining war in Iraq.

    How do you propose that this listing supports anything? How does this question differ from the "lurkers introduce yourself" pinned forum? The OP stated that this was definately not a war thread pro/anti.

     

    I am just asking - trying to understand your train of thought.

  9. 1989 - 2003 2/147 FA (USARNG)

    13E, 13P, 13D

    I have computed and performed Fire Direction for 105, 155, 203(8 inch) (all howitzers) and MLRS (Multiple Rocket Launch Systems). I have worked with GPS since the mid 90's.

     

    (grammer error)

  10. According to the CDC - search cdc.gov

     

    "Poison ivy:

    Scratching poison ivy rash only spreads it if the plant oil still remains on the skin. No oil is in the blisters or in the rash. By scratching you can cause bacterial secondary infection which can get wider and more severe. Then you need a doctor and an antibiotic prescription. Poison ivy rash is not contagious. But the oil itself can be transmitted to others. " Source: CDC.GOV

     

    This would be yet another case where washing the affected area is a very good thing. Excessive sweating would potentially help to wash it away, however would also have the effect of spreading the oils so is probably not the case here.

     

    As a previous poster mentioned you can also experienced lowered resistence over time, however that is not true for all people.

     

    In physiology class we learned that some people have a greater resistence to plant bourne topical illnesses due to the make-up of the oils on our skin which protect us from bacteria (and why you can kill houseplants through touch).

  11. So does this mean that I can claim credit for my travel bug since it was ordered? As in, it had to travel accross all of those states to get to me after I ordered it. :mad: Maybe I can imagine that it went elsewhere as well - does it count if I just imagine that it was at a location. :D

     

    I guess the idea of a virtual TB seems odd to me.

  12. I've found that geocachers as a group are much more law-abiding and environmentally-conscious than most people.

    Great. I have been really enjoying this since I got into it a couple of months ago. I asked for the opinion and I got it - I found apparently bad info that had been discussed before. For that I offer my apology as I typically strive very hard to verify my sources. This was just such a nasty (to me) subject that I just had to make sure that it was a hoax or misinformation. Upon review of my original post I realize that my knee-jerk reaction was worded a bit to harshly.

     

    And THANK YOU Jeremy & Company for providing us with such an outstanding game!

  13. So as not to confuse anybody, I really do think that the thread that I am referencing is an out and out lie. I certainly don't want to misrepresent.

     

    This may have been discussed before, however I was curious as to the validity of the claims made. I did some digging after I read about reference made to this in a different post.

     

    Check out the link at:

     

    http://www.forums.vividracing.com/showpost...673&postcount=9

     

    Basically it says that geocachers are dangerous people who hide pipe bombs as they play a "dangerous internet game."

     

    They further claim that at least 4 people have been blown up by bombs removed from caches.

     

    Would be interested to here the take on this from others: esp. the law enforcement people who also geocache.

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