The Leprechauns

I bet that, right 'bout now, majicman is kind of wishing to be reincarnated as a weiner dog. (This will only be marginally funny until the next time Mitsuko changes her profile picture - I give it about an hour.) x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

So I assume that this is the long-awaited "off topic forum????" x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

quote: Majicman wrote:Sorry about the sub-dimensional physics lesson, sometimes I like to take a horse that has been led to water, and whom is drinking deep of that water, and smack him on the jingly-bits with a couple of bricks to make him over-indulge in the water of knowledge, for it is a vast and deep pool. You keep your bricks away from my jingly-bits, and I will steer clear of your dowsing rod, and we will get along just fine. I smoke nothing in my Leprechaun's pipe these days except fresh air. Geocaching is reason number 486 why it made sense for me to quit smoking cigarettes!!!! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

quote: Majicman wrote:Sorry about the sub-dimensional physics lesson, sometimes I like to take a horse that has been led to water, and whom is drinking deep of that water, and smack him on the jingly-bits with a couple of bricks to make him over-indulge in the water of knowledge, for it is a vast and deep pool. You keep your bricks away from my jingly-bits, and I will steer clear of your dowsing rod, and we will get along just fine. I smoke nothing in my Leprechaun's pipe these days except fresh air. Geocaching is reason number 486 why it made sense for me to quit smoking cigarettes!!!! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

quote: majicman wrote: Same as saying, "I got a McToy out of a cache" when what really happened was the force fields in the outer valence shells of you hand's epidermis interacted with these self-same outer molecular force fields in the McToy and the vector force was sufficient to overcome the forces of gravity holding the McToy in its constant state of motionlessness (due to Kepler's second law of motion.) What do they smoke in Oklahoma that allows one to think this way? And can you send me some by FedEx, for certainly it would be illegal to leave any of it as a cache goodie? x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

quote: Originally posted by majicman: Did you hear about the blind, dislexic geocacher with alsheimers who kept searching in a dark room for a black cat that wasn't there? Reminds me of the dyslexic agnostic insomniac geocacher, who lies awake at night, wondering if there really is a Dog. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

The problem with West Virginia is that it's so full of those beautiful hills and forests, that it's hard to locate terrain rated a 1 or a 1.5!!! There are only 88 caches in the state right now, and just 17 of those are rated "easy" terrain. Within 50 miles or so of the center of Mercer County there are about 10 beginner/easy caches (some are across the state line). One example is Pipestem Quick Cache. I am new at this, and also started out with doing 1/1's. Like Markwell (who's NOT new at this, so listen to him, not me), I am very pleasantly surprised at how this sport is getting me into shape. I have climbed more hills and ducked more tree branches in the past month than I have in the past 10 years. Now I am out doing multi-leg caches rated 3/4. Give it a try, and HAVE FUN! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

I've adopted a rule for doing locationless caches. I won't seek them out intentionally, but if I am out and about WHILE CACHE HUNTING, and come across something by accident that qualifies for one of the locationless caches, I will log it. Coming around a bend in the road and discovering the unexpected is almost the same thrill as looking in the right stump for the Tupperware container full of Happy Meal toys! I came up with this "rule" when I got lost trying to get from one cache (a no-find that has since been archived, no less) to another cache a couple of weeks ago. Took a wrong turn and wound up 15 miles off course. But then... surprise! TWO locationless caches in one spot.. and almost three. Read my logs dated June 29th for Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco and Don't Know Much About History. Turned a detour into a fun experience! Also in defense of locationless caches, I've enjoyed reading the other logs as a history/trivia lesson. Makes for great aimless websurfing. My definition of the Internet: All the stuff you find when you were looking for something else. All that being said, I respect everyone else's choices on this issue. To each his own, and have fun! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house." [This message was edited by The Leprechauns on July 09, 2002 at 06:43 PM.] [This message was edited by The Leprechauns on July 09, 2002 at 07:15 PM.]

I've adopted a rule for doing locationless caches. I won't seek them out intentionally, but if I am out and about WHILE CACHE HUNTING, and come across something by accident that qualifies for one of the locationless caches, I will log it. Coming around a bend in the road and discovering the unexpected is almost the same thrill as looking in the right stump for the Tupperware container full of Happy Meal toys! I came up with this "rule" when I got lost trying to get from one cache (a no-find that has since been archived, no less) to another cache a couple of weeks ago. Took a wrong turn and wound up 15 miles off course. But then... surprise! TWO locationless caches in one spot.. and almost three. Read my logs dated June 29th for Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco and Don't Know Much About History. Turned a detour into a fun experience! Also in defense of locationless caches, I've enjoyed reading the other logs as a history/trivia lesson. Makes for great aimless websurfing. My definition of the Internet: All the stuff you find when you were looking for something else. All that being said, I respect everyone else's choices on this issue. To each his own, and have fun! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house." [This message was edited by The Leprechauns on July 09, 2002 at 06:43 PM.] [This message was edited by The Leprechauns on July 09, 2002 at 07:15 PM.]

majicman, if getting near a cache gives you that "special feeling" then it is time to post something in the "You know you're addicted to geocaching when..." thread! My only request of you is to make sure that your dowsing rod stays hidden if you choose to go cache hunting in "drag", as you professed in the "Female Geocachers" thread. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

I am a newbie. I was told that there would be no math. I was told that the only skills necessary for geocaching are an ability to identify Tupperware variants, to classify Happy Meal Toys by their ad campaign, and to see through tree stumps. Seriously... THANKS for the education in this and other threads on map and datum and coordinate systems, this is interesting reading and is digging up brain cells unused since my Boy Scout orienteering days in the 1970's. Much appreciated. And it beats reading the trust agreements sitting on my desk. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

Goodness! I don't see where anybody associated the "T" word with majicman. It's Lieutenant Kije who I (and others) have properly labeled as a poorly concealed troll. But at least a funnier troll than most.... majicman, I for one enjoy your posts in the forums and your sense of humor. It's folks like you that helped to get me instantly addicted to this game, for which I thank you (I think). No offense meant, if you read anything differently than it was intended. If you stare at your hands now, the stigmata ought to have disappeared. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

quote: No, happens in Ukraine all time. See man with beard in dress only man is really wifes aunt. Big embarassing. This Leprechaun thinks that there's a troll hiding under his bridge. Check the profile.... very nice job. Those of us who are classical music lovers will play the "Lieutenant Kije Suite" in honor of this intrepid geocacher. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

I also like finding bugs. I am trying to collect some to take with us on vacation next week... to move them along into another state when consistent with the bugs' goals. I have two in my inventory and there are only four out in the wild within 25 miles of downtown Pittsburgh PA. That is kind of surprising since it is a big city and lots of caches. Two of the bugs are in challenging caches rated 3/3... I'm going after them on Saturday! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

Put in: Try to describe the thrill of the hunt. That a GPSr will only get you to the approximate area, and the cache will be hidden. When I've described geocaching, I've heard "sounds like hunting fish in a barrel." wrong... Leave out: Travel Bugs. I always get blank stares when I try to describe travel bugs in 30 seconds or less. Good luck with your article! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

Maybe there should be a "Personals" section in the forums... MY WAYPOINT OR YOURS? SWM geocacher seeking SWF geocacher with compatible lat./long. coordinates. Likes: anything UNIX, The Discovery Channel, pocket protectors, 17th-century poetry. Dislikes: loud music, crowds. Favorite cache items: Happy Meal Toys, circuit boards, unusual lint. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

Maybe there should be a "Personals" section in the forums... MY WAYPOINT OR YOURS? SWM geocacher seeking SWF geocacher with compatible lat./long. coordinates. Likes: anything UNIX, The Discovery Channel, pocket protectors, 17th-century poetry. Dislikes: loud music, crowds. Favorite cache items: Happy Meal Toys, circuit boards, unusual lint. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

I am sort of feeling guilty about my visit to This Cache. Every previous finder commented on the camoflage job. Without giving too much away, it involves tree bark. When re-hiding the cache, I placed enough tree bark to make the cache totally invisible. When I got home and re-read the logs, I noticed that one finder said he was grateful to see the white lid of the cache container peeking out. Oops. It ain't peeking out anymore!!! It would be a SHAME if anyone left this one out in the open... the hiding place is that good. But I think I went overboard in the other direction. EDITED TO ADD UPDATE: Whew! Others have since found the cache. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house." [This message was edited by The Leprechauns on July 28, 2002 at 12:16 PM.]

My 8 year old daughter found a pocketknife in the very first cache we found. She VERY much wanted a pocketknife and we had a good talk about safety and being responsible. It also helped to get her hooked on geocaching. These are two very positive results from a cheap three inch single blade pocketknife. There is a very nice geocacher in our area who seems to place these pocketknives as a signature item. My daughter gets excited when she sees his name in the log... "He left me my pocketknife!" Also a good thing. As in society at large, it is all about parental responsibility. While I do agree with the switchblade/illegal knife exception, I would not want a geocaching rule against pocketknives to interfere with my parental responsibility any more than I would want Congress to pass the Pocketknife and Anti-terrorist Protection Act of 2002. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

The polarity on your handlebars is obviously reversed. You either need to re-mount your handlebars, facing the opposite direction, or purchase a new set of handlebars that were manufactured in the Southern Hemisphere. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

Majicman and sbell, you must have been sampling those "free range-fed" owls. If you're ever in Pennsylvania, check out one of the owl farms, where the fledglings are fattened until virtually indistinguishable from the Cornish Game Hen. I believe that most of these owl mills offer visitor tours, but one word of warning: watch out for the tethers flying through the air as the owls move about. The low-flying ones will take your head clean off. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

I am a newbie too, and after 3 finds I might have agreed with you. Now I look at those early hunts as valuable learning experiences. Finds 5 through 10, I walked right up to the cache, it is like a 6th sense... that piece of bark or rock that looks slightly out of place. My first cache, I hunted without a GPS while waiting for it to arrive, so that taught me to look around with my eyes. 2nd cache, was under forest cover and I had to go into a clearing and get a compass bearing - - another good skill to have. 3rd cache, the coordinates were off by 80 feet and I spent 2 hours looking. 4th was a no find. Those two taught me how to think WHICH trees, rocks, etc. were the best likely hiding places. When I get frustrated, I sit down with my daughter and have a drink of water and some candy. Pick your own diversion! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

I am a newbie too, and after 3 finds I might have agreed with you. Now I look at those early hunts as valuable learning experiences. Finds 5 through 10, I walked right up to the cache, it is like a 6th sense... that piece of bark or rock that looks slightly out of place. My first cache, I hunted without a GPS while waiting for it to arrive, so that taught me to look around with my eyes. 2nd cache, was under forest cover and I had to go into a clearing and get a compass bearing - - another good skill to have. 3rd cache, the coordinates were off by 80 feet and I spent 2 hours looking. 4th was a no find. Those two taught me how to think WHICH trees, rocks, etc. were the best likely hiding places. When I get frustrated, I sit down with my daughter and have a drink of water and some candy. Pick your own diversion! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

I just picked up a Travel Bug who wants to visit as many states as possible. So I have plotted a route that will take me from a cache near my home in Pittsburgh to the closest cache in West Virginia, then to the closest cache in Ohio. I figure if I find them fast I can be done at the last cache within 3 hrs. of leaving the house. It would be really easy to add a cache in the Maryland western panhandle... may do that too. Ultimately this bug will wind up in New York which is less than 2 hours north. You're right, we sure have an advantage in the Eastern U.S. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."

We stumbled up and down a ravine for two hours today, searching for a cache. This is the year of the 17-year cicada in our area. They were everywhere... on the trees, in the air and on the ground. Several times I'd feel an itch and pull two or three big fat bugs out of my shirt. My daughter called 'em "cooty bugs". x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."