Trudy & the beast

quote:Originally posted by Christopher A. F. Randolph:Last weekend, me and my friends went a mile through the woods when we came up to a two track road that could've saved us 9/10 of a mile walking! Not only that, we got lost for two hours and that ruined the rest of our day for caching. Has anyone else have an experience like that? All part of the game. Perhaps this RASH is not for you. Zeolites unite!

quote:Originally posted by The Leprechauns: I would like to complain about those who wish to fan the flames of divisiveness within the geocaching community. Please do not use "labels" like the "INs" and the "OUTs." Stick to the politically correct terms: "Forum Junkies" and "Well-balanced humans." Or maybe "Star Bellied Sneetches?" x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about? I hate whining about nothing! but your sig line is cool.

This is a rather good likeness of Trudy & I. Most Wisconsin geocachers that know us will agree, I really do have that much hair on my face.

http://home.columbus.rr.com/rubbertoe/costumes.jpg Rubbertoe, Is this your lovely significant other? [This message was edited by Trudy & The Beast on October 29, 2002 at 08:49 AM.]

Since very few caches are more than a mile from parking, I see little need to take anything other than bricks in a backpack. Only if you are looking for exercise. All the necessary gear for these trecks will fit in your pockets. Of course I wear a compass around my neck and a GPSR in my hand.

Trudy & I found that simply carrying a clipboard is enough. If we are near the cache and looking, examining the foliage is convincing. If we aren't near a cache, we are open about our activity. We will actually try to recruit newbies. Who knows? There may be another dozen or so Lil Otters waiting to be pulled in. Hard hats are also good for some areas.

quote:Originally posted by The Leprechauns:I am your humble doot-linking servant...(stuff left out)...I would hardly call doots "esoteric." .... (more stuff left out)... I think that when there is a division between groups of the population that would use a term (INs) and those who would not (OUTs) that the term would be esoteric for the INs. I was suffering from being OUT. Thank you for your enlightenment and the unnecessary links. I feel much better now that I am IN. I hate it when some well meaning bloke takes away my reasons to complain.

I hate it when people use esoteric terms like "bag of doots" and expect everybody to know what it is. Or - What IS a bag of doots?

quote:Originally posted by Mr. Snazz: quote:Originally posted by Brokenwing:Can you please re-state your point in simpler terms so I can understand? I'll try: We need to introduce a little additional notation and terminology to explain this more precisely. Let S(N) be the (vector) space of cusp forms for.... yada, yada, yada. I was enjoying standing in the wings watching this thread roll along. When it got to this point I felt compelled to throw my hat into the ring as well. Many of the contributors here have been derailing this argument intentionally and unintentionally. The facts are simply that there are fuzzy regulations regarding the placement of these caches, permission was not explicit and in writing, there are established guidelines for shutting a cache down. The fuzzy rules were enforced by a player that should have known the explicit guidelines for shutting down a cache but chose to ignore them. I see no point of law that can be applied, this is simply a matter of ethics. MHO. Go on with the fascinating arguement.

Lightning is a concern, it might damage the cache. Rain is no problem if the caches are watertight. If a cacher doesn't have appropriate rain gear, one could cache naked.

quote:Originally posted by Markwell: I did notice, however, that almost all of the modeling shots, she's got her face/mouth/jaw in exactly the same expression: http://img.Groundspeak.com/track/17565_400.jpg Let's not be critical, She may have a breathing problem.

Check: http://www.joe.mehaffey.com/ This is the best source of info that I know of, but Trudy always asks what I know about anything.

quote:Originally posted by Kapman:What, like a compliment dept? Scroll down the page - its there. Kapman No, more like a What I like about geocaching page. For example the great weekend weather we have been having over the past few weeks. The fall colors. The walks on the beaches. The great people we have met. The help we have gotten from geocachers on the web.

60 this week, Trudy is already there.

How about a thread for POSITIVES. Favorite caches, great days to cache, good experiences and the like. I enjoy the thread "Complaint Department" but it struck me that there is so much that is positive, we need balance.

quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z:I've got some better images of Mitsuko you might post on the page. Jamie Likewise! But mine are in my head. ...the beast

TNLNSL

quote:Originally posted by JoeCthulhu:I live in the DC Metro area, and I'm pretty certain that my spouce isn't going to want me to go caching this weekend. This idiot really needs to be stopped. We can appreciate your concern, we all share your sentiments. But, you are way off topic here and there is little that the rest of the caching world can do to help the residents and authorities in your area.

Check out my cousin The Lil Otter 430 caches in 130 days! Averaging over 3 per day. The beast

quote:Originally posted by umc: quote:Originally posted by Trudy & The Beast: I think that once you go beyond 5 in a day, you are just feeding the R.A.S.H. The Beast I've been confused long enough. What is the R.A.S.H that you always talk about? You got it too! Recreational Activity Sport or Hobby - R.A.S.H. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Confused New Owner Of a Garmin GPS V Received on 10-03-02

quote:Originally posted by umc: quote:Originally posted by Trudy & The Beast: I think that once you go beyond 5 in a day, you are just feeding the R.A.S.H. The Beast I've been confused long enough. What is the R.A.S.H that you always talk about? You got it too! Recreational Activity Sport or Hobby - R.A.S.H. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Confused New Owner Of a Garmin GPS V Received on 10-03-02

We usually get 1-4 in a day but have posted finds numbering 6,8,9,10 & 12 in one day and up to 4 NFs in a day. I think that once you go beyond 5 in a day, you are just feeding the R.A.S.H. I tend to confuse them after about 5 in a day. No matter, we know we are hooked. And, we love it. Keep on caching, The Beast

quote:Originally posted by Planet:Got this in an e-mail. Good way to handle that stuff, don't you think? When you get those pre-approved letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and junk like that, most of them come with postage paid return envelopes I love these... the preaddressed envelopes with the magic words "Postage will be paid by the addressee" Simply tape this envelope to a brick and return it. They are paying postage by the ounce. Now how do I handle SPAM. there doesn't seem to be any effective way to stop it.

quote:Originally posted by Planet:Got this in an e-mail. Good way to handle that stuff, don't you think? When you get those pre-approved letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and junk like that, most of them come with postage paid return envelopes I love these... the preaddressed envelopes with the magic words "Postage will be paid by the addressee" Simply tape this envelope to a brick and return it. They are paying postage by the ounce. Now how do I handle SPAM. there doesn't seem to be any effective way to stop it.

quote:Originally posted by o2jmpr:I'm just mad that since I found out about Geocaching like 2 weeks ago, that I can't make a career of it!! Caching has consumed my every thought for 2 weeks now. When I'm at work, I just watch the clock SLOWLY tick by while (in the down time) I read the forums and print off the cache pages to my next adventures. Now I don't like my job, it's hard to get any sleep, I'm scratching Poison Ivy all over my legs, picking splinters out of my hands, massaging sore muscles, awaiting lab results of the West Nile virus that I know I must have by now. dadgum I'm mad!!! You'll get over it. Once you are consumed by the R.A.S.H. it will only get worse. Within a few more days you will have the closest 100 caches programed into your GPSr. You will be a frequent visitor to the Dollar Store, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, McD's and anywhere else you might find cheap stuffing for the rubbermaid containers you are now purchasing in bulk. You will start carrying a large 3-ring binder with cache page print outs for about a third of your state. Your gear will grow to include a second GPSr, a compass, new more powerful flashlights, Blaze vests for caching in hunting season, FRS radios, a PDA, a new cachemobile with 4WD. The list goes on. My complaint is that we don't have cache breaks at work. My boss just doesn't understand that I need time for my addiction. Afterall, smokers get cigarette breaks on company time. [This message was edited by Trudy & The Beast on October 08, 2002 at 06:33 AM.]