...The Girl

I had sticks in my underwear once - that was a freaking awesome caching experience!

I think they are talking about the other cache, but the one you speak of was indeed a work of art. The lackeys had a great time heckling me as I was trying to figure it out. Last time I was there I expressed that I was sad to see it had been removed. It was a great one. Oh, I forgot about that one. You're probably right!

If you're referring to the cache I *think* you're referring to, it wasn't a Groundspeak Headquarters cache. It was merely located near HQ. (Yes, there is actually a cache inside HQ) The archived cache was a masterpiece and if you missed it, you missed a true lesson in urban caching. I can tell you with absolute certainty, any logged finds will be deleted. If you're *not* referring to that particular cache, then never mind. Nothing to see here. Move along.

It's a term that, if you have all your adult teeth, should never cross your lips. If it ever does, expect those around you to place their fingers in the shape of an "L" against their foreheads. Seriously.

I've cached alone a few times and it felt perfectly normal to me. In an older thread, Men Who Cache Alone, Criminal coined a new term: "Cacheterbation: geocaching alone".

I don't have a letter of permission and I trespass Criminal all the time. He doesn't seem to mind.

What ... no update? What happened, dude?

I know some cachers who got married at a cache.

Hi John - First, you need to log on to geocaching.com. Once logged in, click on your name in the upper right corner. this will take you to your ACCOUNT DETAILS. On the right, under ACCOUNT OPTIONS, click on EDIT MY PROFILE. This will take you to your EDIT ACCOUNT DETAILS page. Scroll down to the PROFILE DETAILS section. In that section, you want the VIRTUAL YOU subsection. There are two options there; YOUR AVATAR and YOUR PHOTO. You want YOUR AVATAR ... click on CHANGE/EDIT. This takes you to the CHOOSE MY AVATAR page. To upload an image, click on the UPLOAD A NEW IMAGE link and upload your image. Once back at the CHOOSE MY AVATAR page, click on the image you want to use for your forum avatar. That image will now show at the top right of the page with a SELECT AVATAR button above it. Click on that button. Now all you need to do is register the change on the forum server. Click on the RE-REGISTER THE CHANGES hyperlink and log into the forums. You can test your avatar in the thread pinned at the top of this forum, the one WeightMan mentioned.

Oh, I just looked. Boo! Maybe we should have it in OH ... it's gonna be beau-tee-ful here on Sunday.

Not 75 and sunny?

Oooooo .. what's not to love? Punkins, guns, and Criminal. Count me in! If I'm to be challenged, I'mmonna need some acorns ... or apples at the very least.

You'd better hurry, rumor has it it's being archived soon.

Well, I could haiku it badly. DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!! ... or not... it's up to you.

Becasue it also says Premium member? Hey, what about that guy who is a Charter Throbbing member? I'll bet he just made that up. Boy, you'd better be careful using those words around here. Bad things can happen. <stepping aside in anticipation of the lightening bolt(s)>

GB, I think TPTB are onto you regarding your plot to take over the forums and are just messing with you. I run FF 2.0.0.6 with no Grease Monkey. I use FoxMarks but that shouldn't interfere with anything. The only problem I ever have is the flood control and even then, it's very rare.

A thread about density? Awesome! George McFly: Lorraine, my density has bought me to you. Lorraine Baines: What? George McFly: Oh, what I meant to say was... Lorraine Baines: Wait a minute, don't I know you from somewhere? George McFly: Yes. Yes. I'm George, George McFly. I'm your density. I mean... your destiny. Oh, and BTW Yamar, VERY cool program.

I was observed validating recently. Carleen told everyone. Having to continually validate? I'm not sure as to the 'why' but I'm impressed.

Yes. .. and you should quit before you give the rest of us a bad name. Because there are waaaaaay too many of those types of caches out there. It's hard not to trip over one on the way to the grocery! Are you paying attention to the size of cache you're hunting? My suggestion is to stay away from micros at least until you get used to the logic of the cache hide. Larger caches are often easier to find. Assess your search area. If you were the hider, where would you place the cache? If you're in the woods, look for out-of-place branches, bark, moss, etc.. Coordinates are rarely spot on. Although I did a cache recently and GZ was, in fact, where the hider said it was, according to my GPSr. Remember, we all use different GPSrs with varying degrees of accuracy. Some hiders take only one reading of GZ when they hide while others will take multiple readings and average them. Weather, clouds, trees and the like effect the accuracy of your GPSr. Some people will find where their GPSr "zeros out" and search for the cache in an ever-expanding circle around that point. It sounds like you already know some geocachers. Call them and ask them to accompany you the next time you go out. Keep trying. GOOD LUCK!!

I'm in!

If you ask the owner real nice, he might wait for you I thought about that but I'm afraid of what he may want in return. I like my head where it is, thankyewverymuch!

I'd love to go! Unfortunately, I won't be in town until some time in October. Have fun!

A meteor shower to remember -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perseids will shine brighter, thanks to a new moon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A meteor shower happens when tiny specks of comet debris enter Earth's atmosphere, creating an eye-catching light show as they vaporize during a streak through our atmosphere. One of the most impressive of these showers, Perseids, happens when Earth passes through the debris trail of Comet Swift-Tuttle as the comet makes its 130-year orbit around the sun. Every brilliant flash is a fragment burning at 37 miles per second. And you'll be able to spot as many as 100 of these flashes per hour when the shower peaks on the nights of Aug. 12 and 13. Adding to its appeal is the fact that, this year, a new moon falls on Aug. 12 for the first time since 1999, so skies will be at their darkest (and, therefore, the meteors will be quite visible). "It's like driving your car into a snowstorm with your high beams on," says astronomer Geoff Chester, who is also a spokesman at the U.S. Naval Observatory. "Perseid meteors are quite bright and fast." Look for fireballs that seem to originate from the constellation Perseus (the hero of Greek mythology who killed Medusa), low in the northeast part of the sky after midnight. No matter where you're watching in the country, the show gets better as it gets darker; between 1 and 5 a.m. on Aug. 13 is prime time. And don't despair if the weather is cloudy, because you'll be able to see meteors up to two days before and after the peak. LINK: http://www.usaweekend.com/07_issues/070805...05skywatch.html