Wadcutter

There use to be a cache nearby that was at a winery. The cache was hidden in the winery's outdoor party area. The area was fenced so the only way to get to the cache was thru the winery sales area and only when the winery was open. The CO was one of the winery owners. In the cache description they had included a note to be sure to pick up a bottle of their wine. Some complained this was a commercial cache. The reviewer disagreed saying no one forced you to buy anything therefore it wasn't a commercial cache. His view for what made a commercial cache was if you were forced to buy something. The winery didn't stay open long and went out of business.

The throwdown crew from St Louis/St Charles MO was in the area yesterday and logged 33 "finds". Over 25% of their 'finds' were throwdowns which is typical of their caching ventures. They even thank the cache owner for placing the cache and replacing it until the cache owner can replace. Except the cache owner has been around for 2 years. Here's one of their logs:

We had a local cacher who was psycho. He hid a bunch of trash type caches that were made from flimsy containers in really lame locations. The containers were always falling apart from the weather and use and were being removed by muggles because they were often visible to anyone walking by. If you mentioned in a log anything like the log was wet or the container was falling apart and needed maintenance he would send a PM full of swear words, call into question your parentage, and tell you to commit a certain act with yourself. I ran into him one time on a cache hunt and it was very obvious the guy was truly nuts. He had 2 kids with him who looked like they were his kids and they were just as weird. He finally archived all his caches saying he was tired of other cachers being rude to him and posting insulting comments in their logs. I went thru all his caches and read the logs. Only thing 'rude' (in his opinion) were logs mentioning his caches needed maintenance and giving a reason why. When he archived his caches in 2011 he wrote he was quitting caching because of the rude people and it doesn't appear he's logged on since. No loss to the caching world.

I use to have a cache that was clearly visible from the ground but required some figuring how to get to it. It was rated a 1.5/3. It wasn't complicated but you had to have the right, simple equipment to get to it. In the hint I even told them what kind of tools to bring. They only had to figure out how to use those tools which was different than the tools normal use. One cacher logged a find saying she could see it but couldn't figure out how to retrieve the cache. Several had been able to sign the log previously. I sent her an email asking she change her 'find' to a note as she had no signed the log. She replied that she could not figure out how to get to the cache and I should let her claim it as a find. I pointed out the rating and it wasn't intended to be a park and grab. She refused to change her find so I deleted her find. She sent me an email questioning my parentage and other string of words I can't print here. You'd have thought I had killed and eaten her puppy.

I took the trash out at home on that day. Can I claim it as attended to your CITO event?

There was this cache near me. After it was archived following this cacher's log the cache owner posted updated cords which were off by over 1/4 mile.

Visiting TN from Denver. Can't find a cache? No problem. Throw one down and then find it - twice. Got to get those numbers somehow to get to 81000+ finds. Then post a "Thanks" for finding your own throwdown?

The photo posted by Lid Finder is just laying on the ground.

A few months ago we found a Tupperware cache where someone had left a handful of candy pieces. We removed all the candy and posted in our log that we had removed the food items. We got a nasty email from the person who had left the candy that "Candy isn't food. It's not like a sandwich." You can't argue with stupid.

Except the cache wasn't missing. This is an off-set puzzle cache. This Throwdown Cacher only went to the starting location and threw down a cache. They either never tried solving the puzzle or they never read the clues to solve the puzzle. By throwing down a container this placed 2 containers within 100 ft of each other - the throwdown cache and the real cache.

To the OP: Just FYI and a heads up if you aren't aware. Google your ham call sign. You'll find there's a lot of info available on the web that identifies you more than you may want. If that's OK with you then at least it's your choice. If you don't want to be so readily identified who you really are then you might want to change your user name.

This guy is constantly complaining that a cache should be archived if several haven't found it or if he thinks a cache has been around too long.

Sunday mornings are a great time to find DUI drivers. You'd be surprised, and probably a bit scared, if you knew just how many people driving on a Sunday morning as still drunk from the night before.

From the sat view it appears the cache is hidden along a public walk alongside a river. The description on the cache page is definitely an ad for the home but I've seen a lot more abuse of commercial caches and reviewers allowed them after pointing them out. There use to be one at a local winery where the only way to get to the cache was to go through the winery's gift shop to their courtyard. The cache description was mostly about trying their wines. Reviewer responded that it was OK because there were no fees charged and it was open for public access. Another cache was hidden under the entrance door threshold in a gift shop. The only way to retrieve the cache was to open the screen door and you were then only 3-4 feet from the cash register. Reviewer let it stay because the cache owner said someone could get to the cache when the business was closed therefore the reviewer didn't consider it commercial. Another local one was a very rural cheese shop at a dairy where the cache was hidden on a bench next to the entrance door of the business. The cache description was mostly about their various cheeses and said to take some home after finding the cache. The reviewer said it wasn't commercial because no one forced anyone to buy the cheese. Some reviewers are better than other.

They just keep 'discovering' it. It looks like they're all from Sweden.

I'll explain it again. The munzee at the location I identified had the GC code on it. Without the GC code I would not have known why it was at that location or what it was. I then read the munzee and it explained it was that cache and how to log it as a find. I know there's a munzee game separate from geocaching. However the munzee I found was identified as being geocache.com. Was it a munzee throwdown? Must have been.

The munzee was tied to fence to the about 6 ft west of the gate. Scanning the munzee it referred to the cache ID and how to log it. If you didn't place it then someone else went to a lot of trouble preparing it and placing it with your cache ID and description.

Isn't that an entirely different game, and company? They are listed on the geocaching.com as caches. Here's one of them. GC2HBCH. You'll have to take that up with the reviewer who approved it. Guess you weren't around when all the virtual caches were being approved. None of them had logs or containers. I've yet to find an earthcache that has a container or log.

There are several munzee 'hides' near Jacksonville, FL. No log or container to find. The only thing at the site is a munzee tag zip tied to a fence, post,etc. You have to read the munzee with a smartphone and it will give directions how to log the cache on line.

While driving down an interstate with a 65mph speed limit I often see people driving 15-20mph over the speed limit. Since they're not on the side of road getting a ticket, it must be okay to drive 15-20 miles over the speed limit. Then go write him a ticket. After spending 42 years in law enforcement at the state and federal level and teaching criminal law for many many years I don't recall ready any federal or state statute that says violating a geocaching guideline is the same as violating a statute.

There were certainly enough at the Dresden Mega to discover. Wonder if a list of codes was circulated? A couple of those logged are on my watch list. When they both popped up my first thought was it must be an event. When I checked the person then red flags went up. Far too many TBs/coins that haven't been seen in many years. In fact most look like they've been reported lost. A couple I looked at have been missing almost 10 years. A bunch of others showed still being in the owner's possession with the owners scattered all over the US. When checking these owners some haven't logged onto GC.com in years and some show logging caches in the US the day their TB was discovered in Germany. The other red flag that these are not from an event is this one person is the only one "discoverying" them. If it was that large of an event where they passed around a TB/coin list then at least a few others would be discoverying them too. No one has.

What is this about? http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=a0dcdd3b-caba-4192-a324-6e99420bf883 The person has "discovered" almost 3000 TBs and geocoins in week. Most "discovered" on 04/10/2013. The person is logging them at a rate of about 4 every minute. Most of the TBs haven't been seen in several years, some missing almost 10 years. Many show still being held by the owner.

The most dangerous animal you'll encounter is the Florida Bluehair. The older the more dangerous they become. They range in size from about 4'9" to 5'5" and weigh about 100 lbs. They are very common around Walmarts, grocery stores, and flea markets. Very common hanging around buffets from 2PM to 5 PM. Often seen in Cadillacs and Buicks. When you see one coming your way head to the side of the road preferably with concrete barrier protection.