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u1bd2005

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  1. I really want to set up a difficult puzzle cache too can't seem to crack any of the ones above though, and can't think of anything good to do for my own .
  2. I had reports of one of my caches missing, I had a quick look myself at the original spot and temp disabled it because of the fact the camo-bag was left out in the open and cache wasn't in original spot. then someone logged it, said he didn't sign the log as he didn't open the container (assuming muggles were about), but he told me container looked in good shape still and was hidden discretely behind a different place (still pretty close (less than a meter) from original spot. That was more than enough proof to me that he'd found the cache, and he saved me having to search the area again to double check as he told me exactly where it was, so no issues leaving his log. But photo-logging without even a propper search, just because previous logs showed it may be missing, I'd delete them straight away.
  3. I tried explaining geocaching to a guy at work the other day, I have no idea how I would explain it successfully to anyone who approached me But if I'm struggling to get a clear spot to search without muggles about, I either wait it out for a muggle free search to present itself, or I move on and head back at a quieter time. I don't go for numbers, so I have no issues with passing up a cache if there's too many muggles. As with the containers looking suspicious, thats why I use clear containers on most of my hides, that way people can see the contents, otherwise I write "GEOCACHE" in big black writing on top of the cache container. I dont hide nanos/micros.
  4. You can stock your ammo can with Monster drinks, that's no problem. As for the cache page - it will depend on your reviewer's opinion on what appears to be commercial, but a cache talking about Monster Energy drinks probably would not be allowed. A general energy drink theme which doesn't mention a brand probably would be OK. Monster is the worst anyway. It contains large amount of L-Carnitine amino acid which is known to cause congestive heart disease. I know someone who drank the coffee flavored ones every day and had a heart attack. He had no other risk factors at all. Leave it in the desert and that just makes it worse. First of all, I LOVE MONSTER, the yellow one is the nicest, though gets a little sickly if you drink a couple of cans. I've never had any health issues, I'm pretty healthy, walk a lot, but drinking pop, energy drinks and eating chocolate I'm probably one of the worst people for it. But I get away with eating and drinking all that junk while I'm young (23), so unless it starts to have a negative effect on me, I'll continue Anyway, with regards to a "Monster" cache, Mentioning it n the description would depend on whether the reviewer picks it up as a breach of the advertising or brand name rule. I mentioned "was a nice place to sit down, eat my snacks and drink my pepsi-max" in one cache description and had it refused on the grounds of pepsi-max being a brand name. Removed the mention of pepsi from my description and had it resubmitted and approved no problem. But it all depends on how your reviewer views the guidelines.
  5. Nothing you can do to ensure 100% that it wont happen if you release one using the same TB number. My TB went missing ages ago, an I marked it as missing a while back, But when I release another I'll just be buying another dog tag and using a different TB number. My other is still marked as missing, and I suppose it's always got an outside chance of resurfacing at some point. Sure I'd like to know what happened to it, but I don't have high hopes, I got no messages saying, "I lost ur TB" or "My cache containing your TB was muggled" so it's probably always going to be a mystery to me. I'll just release a new TB with a new Tracking code and start a new journey
  6. Also, run a Pocket Query for event caches in your area, it will bring up any meetups near you. Your Profile > Pocket Queries > Create a new Query Then set the type to Event Cache, set your postcode, and set the radius in miles that you can get too easily. ignore everything else, scroll down and click submit. Then click the preview link and it will show any meet-ups near you, the event listing will look just like the cache listing screen, it will have all the info of the meet up on it. meet-ups aren't usually for caching, I think it's a rule or something. Most of the ones near me goto the pub or something, but they usually cache before or after the meetup if they want to. Also gives you a great chance to meet your local cachers. I'm hoping to attend a meetup at some point,
  7. If there was no DNF prior, then post a DNF, if 2 more dnf's appeared after then log an NM/NA (needs maintenance/needs archived) th NA log is the only sure fire way to get a reviewers attention if the CO or maintenance person isn't checking on it any more. Also, if the entry fee is required to gain access to the cache area (e.g. no other way to gain access to the cache area), then isn't that against the placement guidelines too? If so I'd mention that in the guidelines. But no, don't replace the cache container, as people say, it encourages lazy cache owners to think everyone else will do the work for them, also what happens if someone before you replaced the cache into the wrong area, hence you didn't find it and the spoiler didn't apply. There would then be 2 containers in close proximity.
  8. I had to revise the description of one of my caches to get it published because I said something along the lines of "It looked like a nice peaceful place to sit down and have my snacks and drink my pepsi max. I suppose it's all down to what the reviewer sees as breach of the rules, obviously me mentioning pepsi max was breach of the not mentioning a brand name rule, and was corrected quickly, and approved and published within a few hours of re-editing it (our local reviewer is very efficient). Maybe this reviewer didn't think the cache description was commercial enough to be against the guidelines, the other possibility, maybe description was edited after publishing?
  9. If you have a smartphone, just download a co-ordinate grabber app. plenty of free ones out there, the one I use has an average button too so I can refresh the readings a few times to get better results, it also displays the accuracy +- so many feet to. it can vary a lot depending on tree cover, but can also be really accurate in some places. I get anything from +-2 feet upto +-32 feet, depending on cover. but averaging, taking multiple readings, and revisiting cache area on different days allows me to narrow these down a bit. Still cant wait until I have some spare money to buy a handheld gps, but smartphone is relatively ok, as long as you dont just take the first reading.
  10. Well as Marty mentioned, I use opera, so my issue is always limited to that, never really bothered me though as I have a few browsers on my phone. Not sure what proxies the OP's issues are caused by though.
  11. Are you on a phone or computer? I sometimes get the same when trying to access via my phone.
  12. just further expansion. As long as html is enabled, just enter the code into the long description field, replacing the url with the url of your image. 1. Basic Image Insertion <img src="http://www.imagelink.soso/image.png"> 2. Centred but still basic. <center><img src="http://www.imagelink.soso/image.png"></center> 3. Image will adjust size based on the users screen (It will always fill the description area, and the height will automatically be adjusted"). <img src="http://www.imagelink.soso/image.png" width="100%"> ----- See the following for an example. http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC30TC2 The code I used there is as follows. <a href="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/large/f3e8b87d-65f0-47a6-9b30-9c59f61f1bb8.jpg"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/large/f3e8b87d-65f0-47a6-9b30-9c59f61f1bb8.jpg" width="100%"></a><br> Photo from GZ, Thanks to: <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=52f7f551-c594-4716-ae1c-3b3845198436">g.o.caching</a> May seem a little more complex, but it makes the image the size of the description area (based on the viewers screen size) and then lets them click it to view the full size image. The part underneath is just the credit given to the cacher who allowed me to use their photo, along with a link to their profile.
  13. I suppose one other thing I didn't consider is the sheer number of caches some people have hidden, I suppose if someone has in the hundreds of caches hidden, then alongside work and other daily things it would be near impossible to check on every one every year. I only have a few hidden so far compared to a lot of people, I don't do as much caching as I would like. Yet. But I just take for granted that I'm able to check on mine so easy and regular. I suppose as I hide more, and also start searching more, my views will change a lot.
  14. Suppose one wasy around this would be to make it a puzzle cache or something, use co-ords for something such as a sign post or lampost etc... outside but near to the library. Then use clues based on that to give the finder the details of where in the library the book is hidden. E.g. The coding system my local library uses is a 3 digit number followed by a 3 digit extension (e.g. 796.334) which is stickered onto the spine of each book, Im sure a lot of librarys use similar indexing systems that you could try and link a puzzle cache too. But I don't think a reviewer would be so cruel to pull you up on using coords for the door to the library etc... So I don't think you woul need to worry about that.
  15. But don't you agree that maybe if you have occasionally checked it, maybe just that once in a year, then you could have kept it maintained and prevented that cacher finding the swag contents spread on the hillside? Its good to hear you're planning to go up so soon, but if it's remote enough that you aren't willing to check within 3 years unless there is clearly something wrong, then it's probably remote enough to prevent the person who sent you that message from going back to re-find it once fixed. Maintenence shouldn't just be planned for when there is definately an issue, you should (in my opinion) make occasional checks too, even without there being any issues.
  16. GCHQ are still watching you Anyway, I don't believe in democracy, governments should be forced out of all country's anyway. Democracy isn't freedom, it's a bunch of people making false promises to take control and then manipulating the country to get their own way. Freedom will only come via the abolishment of all governments and religions, which sadly will never actually happen. Don't get me wrong, religion has the potential to benefit the world in a great way, but certain people of all religions ruin that for them. Democracy doesn't have any potential. This government shut-down will be a brilliant thing in my opinion, it will give some people the confidence that governments aren't as needed as they seem. Just my opinion.
  17. Its really simple to go, the Cache Owner (being you) would send an adoption request to the person or family you want to take over the cache. Then they get an email via the email they have linked to their Geocaching account, they just need to click a link and accept the adoption. Though, they would be recommended to change the "A Cache By" option when editing the cache details page, otherwise it would still have your username on it. When creating a cache however, you are able to change that yourself, if you knew exactly who was going to help you maintain it, you could set it to "Galloways & Family A" for example. Then on the cache page it would display "A Cache By: Galloways & Family A". Though this can only be changed manually, and the default would be your own username, so if you set it to "Galloways" they would have to edit the cache listings page to change it to their name, it wouldn't change automatically. Bit more info taken from help page.
  18. If your reviewer says no to the original idea, would it not be possible to build the container around the actual book? Using the spine as one side of the container, the front and back covers as the lid and base of the container, and then using some clear plastic around the remaining 3 sides of the container to maintain the look of the book and allow the pages of the book to remain inside to be signed, as the book would be the full container, the log sheets (aka pages) would already be inside. Then you could continue to hollow out an area of the pages for swag/tb's etc...
  19. I just had one DNF on one of my hides a couple of days ago, I had a day off work today and decided I'd go for a walk, as it had a DNF I decided, I have plenty of time, so detoured my walk slightly to check on it, ended up going on a 2 hour walk and finding another cache on the way home too. Cache was still fine in it's correct hiding place, allowed me to post a not on the cache page and hopefully the DNF from the other day will attempt it again if they're in the area in future as they'll have the confidence that I'm maintaining it. Ok, so it's not the remotest of caaches, and I'm not saying check on it within a few days because of a single DNF. but the OP complained because of archive after a year. I mean cmon, if you cant check on a cache within a year, even if it's just a DNF and not an NM or NA, then it should be archived, someone will be willing to place one who is also willing to maintain it. Even if it is in a remote place. If you're not willing to check on it once within a year, then even if someone posts saying "oh the container's cracked, cache is there but completely ruined, log is mush." what serious chance is there that you are actually going to head to GZ to fix your cache? you'll just temp disable it and it will go several months until it's eventually archived anyway. If you're not willing to check on a cache within a year you don't have a maintenance plan in my opinion.
  20. Well sorry, but there is no way I would let my daughter (who is currently 11) bugger off within a 5 mile radius. She is not allowed away from the street we live on and for good reason. Plenty of adults or teens (16+) are taken by weirdos. So although I am not having a personal dig at your parents, I stick by what I said previously, that is bad parenting. No 12 year old child should be able to wander within a 5 mile radius of their house, that is just crazy. I'm sure you'll tell me you're 50 years old so things were different back then etc, but we are talking about now. Fact is, it wasn't safer years ago. There have always been pervs and weirdos and there was no such thing as a mobile phone for safety. Anyway, that is a completely different topic and a small part that you have chosen to pick out of my previous post. Either way, my point is still very valid and no child of 12 should be out roaming, Geocaching etc without an appropriate adult (16 or 18+). NOW BACK TO TOPIC... Actually, I'm 23, so it's not all that long ago, and I totally agree that there are many dangers out there, and kids should be more tightly controlled if possible, but it's also not right to keep them sectioned to a distance of a few hundred meters of your window. There should be ways of contact with them such as a phone etc... and they should follow guidelines of when to be home and parents should know where they are going. Most kids have a mobile phone these days, its parents who keep their children at home or nearby home all day that result in children sitting in playing console games all day. I always had strict times I had to be home by, and my parents always wanted to know where I was going, in all honesty, my dad's still like that and I'm 23, if I was late home when I was younger I'd usually get grounded for a week or even two sometimes. Though I totally agree with your point of the dangers out there, this can hardly place blame on their parents. All they're doing is protecting their kids, it's the police and governments that need to do more to increase parents confidence in letting their kids venture more than a few hundred yards. Right, anyway, as you said, back to topic. I personally don't think he's 12 year old anyway, I think its just someone who created the account to steal coins easier.
  21. @mrb3n at age 12 me and my friends used to be out down the river, or heading into town to goto swimming baths, bowling alley etc... im just outside a small town and there's 100s of caches within that area we used to venture too. lets face it, plenty of kids go exploring, and its never usually that far to the local town etc... even for kids i'd say anywhere upto about 5 miles would be an easy radius to explore. with just a 10 mile pq set up I have 911 results show up, and im in a small village, busier places will likely have many more.
  22. there are a few single caches near me called "this cache is rubbish" and "dont find this cache"
  23. I have to completely disagree here, I've worked in the retail sector as both volunteer and paid staff, I got much more respect as a volunteer, in my opinion people think that if you're paid for it then it's your job to take abuse and swearing. I still get a lot of respect 99% of the time in paid work too, and I love my job because of the politeness of most customers, but as a volunteer I always received more respect than I have in any other job. So, use PQ's filter out the micro's, and don't take your car. It's what I do most of the time, I can enjoy a few hours walk and look for a couple of slightly larger caches on the way, there's still plenty of clip-lock's out there. And set up more larger caches yourself, help to try and change the micro trend in your area. Isn't one of the main benefits of geocaching the fact that it gets people up off their sofa's, off their consoles and enjoying the great outdoors, we should be encouraging as many people as possible to join geocaching, not limiting it by making people take a starters course, let alone a paid one. Most of us would have started as a free member at some point, even if just for the first few searches, how many of us would have even bothered if we had to pay for a starters course to do so? Another stereotypical view, I get enough stereotyping because I'm a 23 year old who wears hoodies, you need to realise that every group has its good and bad people in it, and you need to stop encouraging the stereotypes that are dragging the good people down. I started off as a free member, I'm premium now. I never would have became premium from day 1 as there is no way I would know if it was something I'd enjoy.
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