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  1. I believe I have located the cache in question, and it was archived two days ago because of the archery club.

     

    icon_smile.gif Found it 09/08/2012 The problem with solving puzzles and then forgetting about them is you forget those massive warning signs in green on the cache listing, however there were warning signs from my direction of approach, although they do only mention the 3rd Sunday, and not the fact that Archers could be practicing at any time.

     

    I tentatively made my way to gz, although I must admit I nearly did turn around and give up when I heard the sound of arrow hitting target very nearby (I was on the path too)

     

    I got within 120 feet of gz when another archer appeared, he looked surprised to see me so I asked if it was safe for me to be walking around, given there were men armed with cross bows in the woods, he said not, especially as I was walking around in the opposite direction to the way the course is laid out.

     

    I carried on my way and found the cache, although it was out in the open and upside down, so I signed the slightly damp log and replaced as per the hint, I then made sure I found the archer again, so he could point the safe way out of the woods back to the car. I did catch up with him and he asked if I was geocaching so I told him I was, he didn't know there was a cache in here and has asked me to contact the cache owner to ask for it to be removed as it is not safe for people to be walking around as the members of the archery club could be there every day and at any time of day and he would hate for there to be any accidents, so I will raise this with the CO via an email.

     

     

    Followed by:

     

    traffic_cone.gifArchived

     

    Thanks to everyone that has found this over the past 4 years but due to the Archers now using this site at any day and time for everyone's safety it's best that this one is laid to rest.

    Thanks to Gaz Zippy for letting us know.

    Lorri & Kev

     

    The "Massive warning signs in green" on the cache page that the first log mentions is a large green block containing the following text:

     

    PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A LOVELY LOCATION BUT IS USED BY THE LOCAL ARCHERY CLUB ON THE 3RD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, SO IT IS NOT ADVISABLE TO ATTEMPT THE CACHE ON THOSE SUNDAYS OR IN THE DARK AS MARKER POSTS ARE ON THE GROUND AND COULD BE A TRIPPING HAZARD SO PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEP.

    WE WOULD RECOMMEND YOU STAY TO THE PATHS AS THE ARCHERS COULD BE PRACTICING AT ANY TIME.THEY WILL PUT A SIGN UP AT THE ENTRANCE SO YOU WILL KNOW TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL.

    PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILDREN AND DOGS WITH YOU AS WE WOULD NOT WISH ANYBODY TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

     

    THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS AREA SO TAKE CARE AT ALL TIMES.

     

    So we didn't have all of the facts after all...

     

    Well at least it's looked after.

  2. I learned from a lawyer to never sign my real name to those waivers.

     

    I usually sign as Mickey Mouse or some other fictional character. Mike Riddick is also a favorite. Most places don't check. It's a formality.

     

    Got hit by back splatter at an indoor range. When I reported this, they defensively stated that I signed the waiver.

     

    I told them I was just reporting it so they knew to clean their bullet traps before someone got hurt. I was even bleeding a little.

     

    I pointed to my range ID and said I'll give you $100 if can find a waiver with my name on it. They were not amused when they checked my file an saw a cartoon mouse name. I signed the next waiver Mike Riddick (ummm not my name) and it's still on file. They just glanced at the m and r. :laughing:

     

    Your "lawyer" told you wrong information:

     

    http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2864/does-it-matter-if-you-sign-a-contract-with-a-name-thats-not-your-own

  3. My wife wants me to change virtually everything about me...

     

    Why is it that the women in our lives always assume that WE are to blame and that WE need to change...

     

    ...honestly the last time a woman said "ether YOU change or I'M leaving" I warned her not to let the door hit her *cough* on her way out...

  4. I find the term "Muggle" a rather arrogant one.

    Muggle, a term from the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling, refers to a person who lacks any sort of magical ability and was not born into the magical world. Muggles also do not have any magical blood.

    "Muggle" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2003, where it is said to refer to a person who is lacking a skill

     

    So given the above does that mean cachers are somehow "magical" and specially skilled?

    The term "muggle" (which does NOT have its origins in Harry Potter, by the way) was used simply to refer to those that are not a part of the secret of geocaching. There is nothing arrogant about it, and you are taking it way too far with your explaination. I have never been particularly fond of the word, myself, and rarely use it, but I'm not arrogant enough to think that I stand a snowball's chance of changing a word that has been in common use for over 10 years. Good luck with that.

     

    This

  5. So put a button that says: Trackable is not in the cache. Doesn't do anything except remove the trackable from the cache inventory. If you found the cache but there were no trackables in it (that were supposed to be) then just hit the button instead of the log saying "xxx trackable isn't in cache" (which does nothing as CO seem very reluctant to mark trackables as missing). Would save tons of "phantom trackables" on cache listings.

  6. Since FTF is completely unofficial, anyone can do it any way they want.

     

    FTF is something meaningless and ridiculous

     

    This is my feeling on the subject as well but I have to include the following:

     

    I have found, in my personal experience, that those in the Geocaching community that are anal about FTF are usually anal (and draconian)about everything else to do with Geocaching. Again this is my personal experience - YMMV.

  7. If I have a story to tell I tell it. If your cache is cool or unusual I say so. If it's just another LPC then "TNLN TFTC" is how I log it.

     

    Of course, when you do that, you also don't claim a smiley, right? <_<

     

    I really (and I mean REALLY) don't care about "smiles". The ONLY use they have for me is to show me on the map which caches I've found. I know it sounds cliché but I could care less about the numbers (or FTF for that mater).

     

    If I had a good time finding your cache you'll hear about it in my log...

     

    ... if your cache is uninspired then it's TNLNTFTC.

     

    PS What does a mediocre cache have to do with a smiley and if I "claim" it or not?

  8. I have one "soft" cache. It wasn't on purpose and after another cacher found it and posted their quads I went out to try to correct mine...

     

    ... unfortunately 4 GPSRs all gave me the same reading (which is off by about 10-15'). I've posted in the hint that the quads are off and my plight with trying to fix them, I've also given a fairly "gimmie" hint and (because the cache is close to my home) if I see fellow cachers poking around in the wrong area I go and help them out.

     

    If someone reported this cache to a reviewer because my quads are "soft" I would not be happy about it. :ph34r:

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