poor&proud

Okay, I have to admit: that part sounds pretty troll-y. I apologize but I am getting upset at being accused of things which I am not. If it makes you feel better I will leave.

Thank you, I will do that. We got the GPS specifically for geocaching and it wasn't cheap. There are always troublemakers in every sport, but I am hoping that they do not dominate this one.

Without the coords, how would you know where there cache is or isnt? Without the coords, how would you know it's near you and not 1/2 way across the state? I punch in my zip code and the cache is there. There is no map, or coords, but it is there. I have a feeling that there is something else to this discussion. Care to share? Do you want my address, phone number? Do you want me to leave because geocaching is for people who are well off?

I can see the pages just fine. Only the coords are hidden. I don't like being accused of this nonsense! Do I really need to be an official geocacher to have an opinion?

A "sock puppet" is a "troll" -- read more about "trolls" here and here. Well, I apologize for getting anyone wound up about this, but this has gotten me wound up pretty much. I just thought I would put it out for discussion.

lets see: So, you're saying you haven't actually gone and found this (or any other) cache yet, but you know all about the cache that was there before you even signed up, you know all about cache approvers, you know that the new hider is making fun of the old cache hider, you've been on the site for 1 day (you cant see the coords for a cache before you register, so before yesterday you would not have been able to see where that cache was) yet you've been waiting a week for the public outcry, and your geocaching screen name was obviously chosen to relate to this particular post. Like I said, if you want anyone to take you seriously; post from your real account. My neighbor is a geocacher and has told me all about it. I have been looking at the site for about 3 months, but haven't gone out yet as it has been cold lately. Any other questions?

It doesn't. I implies that you are not what you say you are. Assuming you are what you say you are (me, I haven't a clue), it's hard for me to imagine someone who lives in a trailer park who hasn't heard jokes about it. I grew up in the rural south, and I certainly hear plenty of banjos-and-sex-with-your-brother jokes. Funny? Not particularly, but not infuriating. I'm guessing just about everyone could find a cache name the humor of which leaves him unamused. Of course, if I'm falling for a sock puppet, I'm going to be SO irritated with you! Yes, of course I have heard jokes about it, and we don't think they are very funny. I despise the stereotype. I am unfamiliar with the phrase "sock puppet" .

My real account ? What does that mean? I haven't even gone out caching yet. What are you accusing me of?

Thank you for your reply Bret, but I saw this post and I guess it implies that we are all dirty since we are poor !!

I recently recieved a GPS fron my wife for Xmas. Our neighbor is a geocacher and has been urging us to try it. When I clicked "geocaches in your area" recently, a geocache came up titled "Trailer Park Trash" http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...a9-2dae7e881744 I live in a trailer park and find this offensive, although it is one of the nicer ones in the area, I don't consider anyone trash. We don't have much money as I have been retired and living on a fixed income for the past several years, and sometimes things are tight but we manage. Upon further investigation, I learned that there was another geocache in the spot which was abandoned by someone else and that the new geocache is actually the older one with a new name designed to embarass and humiliate the other geocacher for not cleaning up their old geocache. Is this what I can expect from this sport? Please tell me no. My neighbor who has been geocaching for over a year and has a few dozen "finds" is upset too. They say that someone "approved" this new geocache. The new geocache was placed over a week ago, and I figured that an outcry from the locals would put an end to it, but there seems to have been none. At first I was going to sent off an angry letter to the geocacher, but if this happens frequently, and people "approve" of this, I thought I would ask here. I don't want to join a sport that involves public humiliation and embarassment, as well as stepping on us lower income people. It also seem quite immature. I served my country years ago in Korea, and we fought for ALL Americans, not just the "better" or "richer" ones. Charlie charlesb@usa.com