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  1. I just spoke w/ Jamie icon_biggrin.gif(albiet briefly, his battery chg on his handset was near 0).

     

    He asked if I would post the update so far on this thread:

     

    So far, 17 have been found as of this moment.

    Sunday, 8/11 he found 5

    Monday, he had plans -an off day

    Tuesday, 8/13 he had found 10

    Wednesday, 8/14 so far he has found 2 and was in route to a couple more at this time.

     

    All attempted caches were found with the exception of 1 so far, Gov Shelby's Courage, a no find for that one. He spent a good amount of effort looking high and especially low on the correct tank.

     

    His spirits are high, and the body is going strong. I think he'll pull this one off! icon_biggrin.gif

  2. Dang! that was my line! icon_biggrin.gif

     

    The stale ammo can smell is a combo of stale air, paint, and a light coating on the cartridges.

     

    Seriously, I get excited by that particular smell!

     

    Now that funky smell, that's generally from some bacteriological or fungal action, and I don't believe anyone likes THAT!

     

    Wiping the container out with a sufficient cleaner and tossing the contents if they cannot also be cleaned in a similar fashion is in order.

  3. Dang! that was my line! icon_biggrin.gif

     

    The stale ammo can smell is a combo of stale air, paint, and a light coating on the cartridges.

     

    Seriously, I get excited by that particular smell!

     

    Now that funky smell, that's generally from some bacteriological or fungal action, and I don't believe anyone likes THAT!

     

    Wiping the container out with a sufficient cleaner and tossing the contents if they cannot also be cleaned in a similar fashion is in order.

  4. If you have a number of virtual caches that are objects that will not change much (like a 200yr old tree memorial, a museum, or such), they require much less maint than a cache. So you could 'manage' a significant # of these.

     

    I also believe whole heartedly on the support issue. In the Memphis area we have a number of caches that were abandoned when the cache owner moved across country. Since then the cache's either became lost or declined into a state of dis-repair. A number of the locals would periodically reload or fix things up, but we couldn't do much about the cache page descriptions as we didn't 'own' the site.

     

    Most recently 3 of the sites were finally adopted by well meaning locals, with a 4th in questioned status as it is in a clearly marked 'No Trespassing' area. We (the locals) have proposed archiving the site, or to allow one of us to adopt and move it as well. The 4th site is the 1st geocache site in the state of Tennessee.

  5. What if a person caches in a country, (eg... Slobovia), and the country goes through some geo-political restructuring, and is now 2 countries.

     

    Does the cache go invalid, count for both countries, or (most likely) count only for the sub country where the cache existed?

     

    Any similarities of Slobovia to any presently existing country is a darn shame! icon_biggrin.gif

  6. What if a person caches in a country, (eg... Slobovia), and the country goes through some geo-political restructuring, and is now 2 countries.

     

    Does the cache go invalid, count for both countries, or (most likely) count only for the sub country where the cache existed?

     

    Any similarities of Slobovia to any presently existing country is a darn shame! icon_biggrin.gif

  7. I can just see trying to give directions from a GPSr to a 3d world country cabbie so that we can leave or get a TB while on a layover....

     

    "No no! Proceed 900 meters and turn left...LEFT!!! Ack! You passed it!!!!" icon_biggrin.gif

  8. I can just see trying to give directions from a GPSr to a 3d world country cabbie so that we can leave or get a TB while on a layover....

     

    "No no! Proceed 900 meters and turn left...LEFT!!! Ack! You passed it!!!!" icon_biggrin.gif

  9. I started Geocaching about 2 months ago and it has REALLY made an impact on my life.

     

    I've lost 15 pounds, 5 inches off my waist, have firmed up, and feel much more active and healthier.

     

    My wife's pleased with the results too, as we've spent more time together outside and with the kids too! (I have 4 boys and 7 girls)

     

    I've also been introduced to a wide variety of neat parks and trails that I'd otherwise have never known about.

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