Trudy & the beast
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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.]
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Originally posted by ApK:This is an adventure sport (of the very mildest sort). If one is not adventurous, perhaps this is not the sport for one.ApK
Kodos ApK, We should have called you for the first response to this thread.
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"we have met the enemy and they is us" - Pogo by Walt Kelly
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Originally posted by Grouchy & Pebs:You guys just do not understand the government of NC. If they can get some money out of you, they will. That is the bottom line.
"Given enough government, they will protect all of our rights away." - Unknown
No! Don't set up a State by State page where everyone can see what is being done in other states. The last thing I would want is for some Wisconsin bureaucrat to see what is going on in NC.
Grouchy’s comment goes for all government. “If they can get some money out of you, they will.”
Trudy & the beast
From our nations tax capitol - Wisconsin
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"we have met the enemy and they is us" - Pogo by Walt Kelly
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Originally posted by Grouchy & Pebs:You guys just do not understand the government of NC. If they can get some money out of you, they will. That is the bottom line.
"Given enough government, they will protect all of our rights away." - Unknown
No! Don't set up a State by State page where everyone can see what is being done in other states. The last thing I would want is for some Wisconsin bureaucrat to see what is going on in NC.
Grouchy’s comment goes for all government. “If they can get some money out of you, they will.”
Trudy & the beast
From our nations tax capitol - Wisconsin
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Originally posted by JoeCthulhu:I'm new to Geocaching, and several people I've talked to said that they would be scared to open a cache for fear that it would be booby trapped.
I have several concerns here...
How does one trap a booby?
Wouldn't a trapped booby be a bit dangerous?
What would ond do with a booby after it has been trapped?
Wouldn't a booby be better if it were loose?
Where can one purchase a booby trap? And what do they cost?
Are there any good books on booby trapping? Including drawings and diagrams?
Is there a booby trapping season? Does one need a license?
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Originally posted by Markwell:I still disagree. Many times I only really like or dislike a cache after I put it in true perspective a couple of weeks down the road.
My Top 10% list is now part of my profile, and I will review it periodically to make sure that the list is indeed what reflects my top 10%.
The beast nods in agreement. We like the idea of posting favorites in your profile. We adopted it tonight and noted some of our favorites in our profile. We didn't order them or try to stick with 10%.
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Originally posted by rottieruff:Trudy-
This is not the third thread that was started by me.
My apologies, this changes my tone but not my sentiments. You will have no control over the bug once it leaves your hands. You will have to accept what ever your fellow geocachers are able and willing to do to achieve your TB's objectives. Be patient, few of us have unlimited time to devote to the R.A.S.H.
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I am thinking that placing the TB in a cache doesn't go far enough. Perhaps it should be placed with a note that there is a cantankerous owner watching it's every move. Maybe the bug will die in a cache and the owner will get the idea that there is more to the game than riding other players in an effort to speed things up.
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try this http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=5629
the comments may be of help.
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If I recall correctly, rottieruff, this is your third thread on this topic. I am not sure what answer you are looking for. Don't you get the feeling that your concern for your travel bug has consumed you? The matter is much more trivial than you are willing to admit.
Try releasing at least 4 more, better 8 more TBs it will help you to get the issue into a better perspective. Some will move faster than others will and a month or two of no activity with a TB will not be as painful.
If you are looking at the high mileage fast moving TBs on the TB main page as an example, you need to bear in mind that these are personal TBs. That is the bug is always released and always retrieved by the bug owner in an attempt to acquire an automated record of the cacher's travels.
You are taking this whole thing too seriously. Relax and enjoy the game.
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This has been a good yearfor puff balls. We have seen scores of them on the trails. They are edible while they are young, the outer skin is bright white and the meat is white throughout. Once they start to mature, they get brown on the inside and it is not recommended that they be eaten. We have tried them and found them to be rather tasteless.. What's the point? Go to the A&P and get some fresh button mushrooms if you want flavor. If you should kick a mature puff ball, as a previous poster suggested, it may explode into a cloud of spores. Yours apprears to be young, as it matures it will change from a bright white to a light gray-brown with a mottled appearance. They can grow up to 3 feet in diameter, but the largest I have seen was about 18 inches with the vast majority in the 8-12 inch range.
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Originally posted by Trudy & The Beast:Several possibilities come to mind [see seperate string on never minding]. Perhaps I have been reading too much by George Hayduke. _Ureka! That's it._ check out the Hayduke books!
The reason I had suggested Hayduke's [rather sick] joke books on revenge is that I had felt you were taking this problem too seriously. I realize that TBs are like children to most of us. But, you must realize that like children, after they leave home there may be long periods when you don't hear from them. Have patience, my friends, give the TB holder some time. It will all work out.
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Originally posted by Freelens & Mosie:
Couldn't delete...had to say somethingI noticed that too. My solution is to keep hitting the Back button on my toolbar until it goes away
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Originally posted by Freelens & Mosie:
Couldn't delete...had to say somethingI noticed that too. My solution is to keep hitting the Back button on my toolbar until it goes away
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Originally posted by Alan2:This reminds me of the guy who drowned in a lake with an average depth of 2 feet.
He had obviously been eating icecream! We all know that there is a statistically significant correlation between icecream sales and drownings.
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Originally posted by Travers:Speaking from experience with other non-geocaching sites, I can't see a problem with the 'gold star' idea. Most people really are sensible enough to only award them sparingly.
I guess you could always restrict the number of stars that people are allowed to give out to a percentage of their finds. For example - after every 10 finds you are able to award 1 gold star? That would also have the added benefit of encouraging people to hunt for more caches.
General 1-5 star ratings could have one of two effects. It either encourages people to think of more ingenious places or, if their first couple of caches get a low score, it discourages them and they give up the game.
Total agreement here. The 10 find, one star idea is great. The general rating concequences might lean toward discouraging cache placement. In some cases this might not be a bad thing. It may be more likely that cache ratings might lean toward over inflation. Lets stick with the 10 find one star method or even 20 to one. The stars would have greater significance that way.
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Several possibilities come to mind [see seperate string on never minding]. Perhaps I have been reading too much by George Hayduke. Ureka! That's it. check out the Hayduke books!
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We uploaded our avatar about 30 min ago, Just checking it now.
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Originally posted by ApK:I thought below median meant you're buried under the highway divider?
ApK
LOL
That too!
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Originally posted by umc:Ok so I tried signing up for a charter membership for the year tonight and the paypal account thing is telling me that I have to wait until my statement comes in before I can activate my account. What kind of crap is this? Is there a way around this? I think its kind of silly that I will have to wait a month (that I paid for) before I can enjoy the benefits of being a 'premium member'.
Can anyone offer some suggestions to get my account rolling today? Opposed to next month.
Thanks
I agree with your sentiments.. Pay Pal may be good in transfering cash between individuals, but if I am carrying AE, MC, Visa, and Discover Platinum cards, why should I have to go through this with Groundspeak?
BTW I sent them a personal check and they had me up in a week.
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The mental gymnastics involving statistics [above] is invigorating. But, have we considered the fact that the average Joe [what ever an average Joe is] doesn't care about the differences between average, mean, median and mode. Average is, well average, mean is nasty, median has something to do with income and mode goes on a pie. To him, half the people he meets are below average. If you told him half the people you meet are below median, he might understand that they arn't affluent.
I think that half below average is probably better understood.
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The mental gymnastics involving statistics [above] is invigorating. But, have we considered the fact that the average Joe [what ever an average Joe is] doesn't care about the differences between average, mean, median and mode. Average is, well average, mean is nasty, median has something to do with income and mode goes on a pie. To him, half the people he meets are below average. If you told him half the people you meet are below median, he might understand that they arn't affluent.
I think that half below average is probably better understood.
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Originally posted by stlthy1:Go to Wal Mart
On your next date with your main squeeze, you can go right from the Budget Cinema to McD's for a gormet dinner and then drive on over to Wal Mart in your Ford Festiva... Ah, what a memorable occasion that would be. Be sure to ask the sales person for all the finer details on how the GPSr works. Like where do the batteries go?
Complaint Dept!!
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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.]