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    GeoHypocrisy

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    The other things that amused me about the claim that the reviewers were "discriminating" because he's new were :

     

    1. He's conveeeeenietly neglected to mention, in either the rants... err, threads, that I've read, that despite having only been geocaching for two weeks, and having found less than 20 caches, he HAD two caches approved and being found by others. I guess he doesn't realize that we can go look at his profile and see the caches... as well as the fact that he's disabled them out of spite.

     

    Waaaaaait a second! Are you trying to say that despite his claims of discrimination that he has had two caches published here? That can't possibly be true because it would blow his argument about reviewer bias out of the water.

    I've been quietly watching this and the NE thread...

     

    Not only does he have 2 other caches published, he posted RULES on them about it being on state game lands and has listed the rules (i.e. blaze orange, etc) and the other in a park (i.e. closed dusk til dawn, etc). Now obviously the OP only wants to follow rules/regulations/guidelines that he likes...and should be able to ignore the ones he doesn't like.

    www.jeEep.com is down

    in Website

    Posted

    Hello,

     

    The conversion link is down for gc.com cache pages. I already submitted a ticket to Groundspeak.

     

    Here are two sites I found for conversions:

     

    http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html

    http://www.cosports.com/tools/gps_coords.htm

     

    I don't think either of them are as user friendly as jeEep.com was, but they may work at a temporary band-aid.

     

    Does anyone have any better site to use?

     

    The site is NOT down...the links on the cache pages are wrong.

    The link is pointing to:

    http://www.jeep.com/details/coord/translate.cgi?datum=83&lat=41.7382&lon=-88.062667&detail=1

    and it should be:

    http://www.jeeep.com/details/coord/translate.cgi?datum=83&lat=41.7382&lon=-88.062667&detail=1

     

    Note the correct link is jeeep.com (3 e's), not jeep.com

     

    Yes, the link was incorrect, I submitted a bug about that, but the site www.jeeep.com was also down at the time. Everything is ok now.

    4 wheel drive recommended

    in Website

    Posted

    I also agree that this would be a wonderful attribute, and would most likely tip me over the edge and actually pay out the $3 a month. I currently have to hear through the grapevine where the 4x4 caches are. Some cacehs I have figured out that I could have driven my Jeep back there. Thanks.

    (PA) Be careful out there

    in Northeast

    Posted

    We had on orange hats only. Fortunately, we didn't even hear any shots although we did see a bunch or turkeys including one hopping around on one foot! He should have been wearing an orange hat too!

    The only problem is that 'IF' you were to get shot, you wouldn't have heard the shot being fired. So hearing shots fired is probably a good thing. :anitongue:

    Guilt

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I only watch the interesting caches but I browse the search page regularly to see who's been finding what in my area. I seldom hunt in high muggle areas so I don't worry much about it.

    My only LTF I'm convinced was still there, and may still be. It's in PA at a rest area, I was in a hurry before the trip and just downloaded co-ordinates into my GPSr without even glancing at the page. I found it easily, logged it, then noticed people were posting DNF's both before and after my visit, with the owner then archiving it, I think without even checking it. Anyone in the area who wants to check it out I'll tell you were I found it, it just bugs me thinking it was archived as missing even though I found it, like the owner thought I was lying or something. (Although he never contacted me in any manner).

    The cache was Reynoldville Stretch

     

    I live on I-80 and go past there occationally, I'll check it out. It's goldsnoop-pa and he has tons of caches, doesn't suprise me that he just archived it and didn't check on it. :laughing:

    Demographically speaking, who geocaches?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I'm a 27 year old male Performance Analyst (in IT) and cache with my 25 year old fiance. We have seen only a few people out caching, and one was a mother with two kids and a guy friend, and the other was an early 40's guy (who i know has a child that caches). Of our 140 or so finds, 75% we are together, 20% me by myself and 5% her by herself. I'm agnostic and conservative. I've gotten 2 coworkers to start caching and one of them got their family into it as well. I also took my brother and his friend out and now they cache too.

    Travel Bugs "Discovered"

    in Website

    Posted

    I believe that this is done by design, since a friend of mine can get a TB or coin, I can discover it and he can then place it, where he picked it up in say, OHIO, and I discovered it at work, say in PA, and then he places it in OHIO. My question to you is, now how does GC.COM know where the TB was when i discovered it? The same thing can be said for Grabbing it from somewhere else. The only way the website knows where (what state) the TB is in, is only when it's placed in a cache (well one that doesn't move anyway).

    What Kind Of "liquids" Do You Carry?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I use a camelbak. I do fill it with ice cubes, and it stays cool most of the day. I only put water in it. I'm happy with it, and i have no issues with my back being any more than damp, and I only really notice it after I take it off.

     

    I have one question though, are there any ill side effects to freezing the bladders?

    "finding" Your Own Caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

     

    There is a multi cache in my area that when you find the final cache you move it to a new spot and log the new numbers at the 1st cache for the next cacher to find. after the final has been logged (moved) 10 times you can log the cache again. The owner of the cache can log it also because the final cache is being moved to new locations and he doesn't know where it is until he finds it.

    GC# on that one?

    Feature Request.

    in Website

    Posted

    I was looking at the script pages, and it tells you how to install the script.

     

    To install, right-click on the icon, and select "Install User Script". If you do not see the menu option, click on the icon to open the file in a new tab (or window), and select "Install This User Script" from the Tools menu

     

    The problem is that I don't have those options in FX.

     

    Can anyone clear this up for me?

    You probably don't have the Greasemonkey extension installed. You need to do that first, reboot the browser, then you can install scripts.

    That would be the problem, thanks! :wub:

    Cemeteries

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Just did a little hunting on the site and, yep, somebody has had their ashes turned into a travel bug .... to be spread a teaspoon at a time in all 50 states.

     

    Not sure if the idea of cremains in a mason jar would be a good one, IMHO. One poster astutely posted "Just don't write 'creamer substitute' on the side!" :P

     

    [LINK]

     

    Matt

    I'm not sure that TB "remains" are real. They might be, but Uncle Elwyn and some of the writing come from a Barenaked Ladies song.

     

    To remain OT, I'm planning a puzzle/offset cache in a cemetary, the actual container will be on the cemetary property but in the woods. The grave stones used for the puzzle can all be seen from concrete road or sidewalk to help protect and respect the "residents" and their families.

    Feature Request.

    in Website

    Posted

    I was looking at the script pages, and it tells you how to install the script.

     

    To install, right-click on the icon, and select "Install User Script". If you do not see the menu option, click on the icon to open the file in a new tab (or window), and select "Install This User Script" from the Tools menu

     

    The problem is that I don't have those options in FX.

     

    Can anyone clear this up for me?

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