Decodoppler

quote:Originally posted by TeamJiffy:We just found our 100th cache today, in just under 5 months of caching! Compared to many of you, it's not much but it's a milestone that makes us happy! _Thank you_ to the wonderful Geocaching community for this wonderful activity! Hey there: good work. I too found #100 today... and looks like we started at about the same time... you're right, not much compared to some, but it's a nice milestone... certainly worth a celebratory beer! Have fun, take care, keep cacheing Regards DD

quote:Originally posted by gm100guy:Weekends are best for me. gm100guy http://members.rogers.com/gm100guy/cachepage.htm YeS... WhY Didn'T I thinK of ThAt? Fine 4 me 2

Hey... let's stop talking to and about Agaric!

whoops... see, everyone makes silly mistakes!

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quote:Originally posted by cacherunner:Because of carelessness, and stupidity, I lost MarinerBC's GPSr. As we cannot afford to replace it at this time, I am goig into semi-retirement,probably for several months. SNIPPED I've had a blast, and will again, I hope. Thanks, you guys! It's been fun. cacherunner Hey: try not to feel too bad about it... we've all done stupid stuff with GPSr's. I have lost mine twice but luckily was able to go back and find it before anyone noticed. Good luck with the running. Take care... and look on the bright side... ski season is here DD

quote:Originally posted by Baston:What day and time works for most people. Mondays are a no go for me. Most other days and evenings are fine. John Mondays are never good... most evenings work fine... be aware of traffic issue for those of us coming from the other side of town though DD

quote:Originally posted by Trudy & The Beast: quote:Originally posted by DirtRunner: Oh, and in case your wondering, I don’t dislike Americans, I just don’t like you… DirtRunner. I am sorry you feel that way. I did not intend to offend you or any of our neighbors to the north.. other than the twit who initiated this thread. I think we all agree on a couple of things... agaric is a twit and we have Uncle Sam -- or the American Taxpayers -- to thank for GPS... let's leave it at that. Ol' Agaric may have wanted to stir up the @#$% so let's not give him / her that satisfaction. Happy Thanksgiving! By the way, love the cat!

quote:Originally posted by DirtRunner: ...And I'll eat the monitor I just read this on... Hear! Hear! Canuck! Just what I was thinking! DirtRunner Your not first...But you could be next. Dirtrunner... resist! On no account should you eat your monitor (well, unless she.... no, that's off topic). Your monitor contains nasty substances that will render you impotent and possible non-breathing. DO NOT eat your monitor... of course, the chances you'll have to are pretty remote... but nevertheless: RESIST the temptation.

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy Irish:I added search by postal code in Canada on the front page, as well as the UK. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Thanks Jeremy: It'll be a great help!!!

I tried for a new cache in the KW area yesterday after a work meeting (my office is in KW, I live in Unionville) and by the time I got to the general area, it was DARK... and I did not have much faith in being able to find the cache with the measley flashlight I had with me... one of the potential downsides of winter caching... DD

quote:Originally posted by DirtRunner: You know, you might have something there... If you would like a partner for the day, I'll tramp along with you before we head to the conference. DirtRunner. Your not first...But you could be next. No sense in taking two vehicles... let's share a ride... and turn it into a mini-caching event. Any more in the East need to wagon train west, and interested in team hunting for a few hours, just contact me here. DD

quote:Originally posted by Baston:After reading the posts here. I am going to start moving slowly forward with the conference planning. A number of you have expressed an interest in helping with the planning, so our next step is to get together and start putting down the ground work. I am looking for suggestions of a central meeting location that we all can get to easily. I live in the Halton Hills area. But I do have access to a meeting location at Matheson Blvd and Hurontario Street (Hwy 10) in Mississauga or another location in the Mayfield Road and Bramalea Road area in North Brampton. But I am open to all other suggestions. John Mississauga would be OK with me... it's a bit of a haul but there are some caches in that area I need an excuse to get too!!

quote:Originally posted by shabbasuraj:Bottomline is there is still no functional http://www.geocaching.ca website. Agree that you don't join one group to solicit membership is a splinter group... well, at least not if you're polite! And dadgum... this is Canada! Disagree strongly with anyone who engages in the practice of scooping up domain names and then scalping them. Cheeeessssseeeeyyyyy. DD [This message was edited by Decodoppler on November 22, 2002 at 06:38 AM.]

quote:Originally posted by DirtRunner:Hmmmmm... I wonder if this troll owns or is somehow involved with the http://www.geocaching.ca domain. Sure! Lets get our own web site!! Now! Never mind Jeremy and everything he's done! Burn him! BBBUUUUURRRRRNNN the Witch! And then lets all build a bridge out of him... DirtRunner. Your not first...But you could be next. "What else floats?" OK... Bullsie has a point (post before Dirtrunner's)... But I am not sure what's going on here -- and certainly what went on with the poll guy -- is a brutal attack. Here's my take on it... Only a truly talented writer is able to fully convey sentiment and feelings with words alone.... hence your friendly Emoticons... one of the huge downsides of instant messages quickly written (like email) is the likelihood that you'll be misinterpreted... bland words tend to be viewed in black and white and outside the bad pun, that doesn't leave much in the way of nuance... no gray zone. We write something that may have been meant as a slight poke in the ribs and it's read like a punch in the face... Now it's pretty obvious that Bullsie makes a good point that our reactions to Totvos may have driven her/him away and that we may do the same here with raging bull... but if you stick a half-dozen angry emoticons in your message, you've got to expect a reaction... and then, if that reaction is stronger than you expected, either rethink what you said (preferred), explain yourself better (very constructive), or flame people back ( ). I think it speaks well of this group that the reactions mostly carried some form of advice... like look around dude... and then we have Dirtrunner-type messages... is he serious? Of course not... he's being ironic and manages to make us laugh (at ourselves) and brings up a great point about the founder of geocaching.com and the respect he deserves... What kind of bridge are we going to build? Don't really think we need to cut raging bull too much slack because they seem to have little experience as a geocacher... understanding the actions / reactions equation has to do with experience as a person... Anyhow, I think these "never cached" profiles are plants of some sort... another pun ... I don't think totvos or agaric are real people... the names should be enough of a clue... these posts are pure fluff. Amanita Muscaria aka raging bull operating as agaric says in the original post "caching is lots of fun" but the profile has 0 found and 0 cached... think about it. If someone creates a new ID just to post some bull**** message, they should be able to take the stuff thrown back at them.... Hang loose: Have fun: Hide and Seek P.S. Ye Gods! I just realised that "isent" means isn't ... oh, agaric... you are toast dude! [This message was edited by Decodoppler on November 21, 2002 at 04:41 AM.] [This message was edited by Decodoppler on November 21, 2002 at 04:52 AM.]

quote:Originally posted by Coupar-Angus:The very first cache I found (not the first I searched for I might add) "Bending Tree" aka http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=900 had me walking through snow that was literally up to my waist. Sorry to say this but looks like Bending Tree has snapped... cache seems to have been pilfered. Sounds like it was an interesting find. Snow shoes... hummmm I have a pair of those... this could be fun. Happy snow caching

quote:Originally posted by Olar: Where did that come from? SNIP It must be a full moon tonight in B.C. Happing caching, Olar http://www.plauder-smilies.com/wavey.gif "Pi 'r not square, Pie 'r round you dummy!" Is it getting freaky around here guys? or it it just imagination?!?! First there's the "let's do a poll" dude and now the raging bull... I know... why not repost his rant on the US forum.

quote:Originally posted by allwalk,Tess & 3 dogs:This is a poem modifed by my wife. I thought you all may like to read it. It will accompany any geocaches that we may hide. Inside this plastic container Please place something dear To give to a special friend Whether far or near Once the container is opened It must be filled once more Then put back were it came from According to folklore From one friend to another This gift of treasure extends Creating an unbreakable attachment Between our circle of friends I hope you enjoyed and feel free to use it if you like Great sentiments... looking forward to seeing it in caches you hide. Thanks for taking the trouble... DD

quote:Originally posted by Bullzie:... how many people are planning on not letting the snow slow them down, or is everything going to grind to a halt through the colder months? Bullzie This will be my first winter caching and not sure what to expect... fewer if any bugs and no tree coverage vs snow cover on the ground. DO intend to track some virtuals, but will likely still go after the real thing... DD

quote:Originally posted by Cache Canucks:You've been losing sleep at night too, haven't you...? Wondering if it's safe to turn on the lights and come out of your basement, huh...? Seeing 'totvos' behind every bush, right...? Waiting for the 'other boot to fall' so to speak...? FUNNY BITS SNIPPED [This message was edited by Cache Canucks on November 18, 2002 at 02:15 PM.] Way too much caffine dude! While you're here though, recommended caches down in your area??? I expect to be down that way later in the week and need a quick and interesting fix... suggestions please.

quote:Originally posted by Cache Canucks: quote:Originally posted by Decodoppler:"...wonder if s/he will post the results of the poll..." Umm... isn't that what clicking on the 'Results' button gives you...? Well, yessir... What I guess I should have asked was: "I wonder if s/he will post the decision s/he makes as a result of the poll." I'm still curious about this competition idea... can't imagine what it's all about. Take care

I think we've lost our new friend... wonder if s / he will post the results of the poll...

quote:Originally posted by Bullzie:Lately, many of the caches I have been to have contained cards left by other visitors to the cache that are pre-printed with their info and they just sign the date and toss the card in the bag with the log book. SNIPPED I just find that this is a very 'inpersonal' way of recording a find at the cache site. Am I way off base on this one? Does anyone else have a thought or two on the subject? I've seen a few of these too... have to agree that dropping off a card rather than signing the book does strike me as suspicious... what I mean is this: when I log a find, part of the fun is reading earlier logs... it/s nice to know how people feel about the Maple Leafs (thanks vancouver) And it's obvious in some cases that people have taken the time to put their thoughts down... Now, I am as guilty as anyone else of rushing some entries, but... The point is that dropping off a card -- and not writing an entry -- does seem to indicate a certain lack of interest... maybe I am wrong. I hope so. Anyhow, have fun! DD

quote:Originally posted by DirtRunner:Yea! I've been waiting too for someone to do all the work but it just doesn't happen as fast as I would like. Closest I saw was one in Georgetown, how about a get togeather in TO? Say a night out in the core, that way we'll all be close to the GO when it's time to go home. Anyway, just a thought, somebody go organize it and notify me when it's all set up. DirtRunner. Your not first...But you could be next. Downtown core would be OK... someone... anyone...