Lyra

quote:Originally posted by Grey Wolf:Thanks for all the kind words. Seems that in my case the cache was not there. Went back to the same spot I had been at and it was there! Found it right away. So this leads to two other questions. When the cache is within 70 feet or so of the trail, where you can see the trail still, do you take it and move way back? Or do you stay at the spot and chance beening seen? I chose to stay, as I had not seen anyone during my first vist, this time I was spoted. Second have you every found a cache, only to have someone else appear looking for it, while you where looking at the cache? What do you do? I think this may have happen to me on my first visit. Do you stay hidden and let them hunt in vain. Last question, everything in the cach was very damp. Is this normal? It is very humid here during the summer, and it has been raining the last few days. Things where not wet, but they where about as close as you can get without being wet. As for "processing" the cache in a different area for fear of being seen, use your judgment. I've been spotted with a cache (not hunting or replacing) and haven't been too concerned. People don't tend to take note of somebody walking around in the woods carrying something. However, be careful when looking for the cache, removing it once found and replacing it. People do get suspicous when they see someone plant something and leave the area. As to the second question, I've never encountered a coincidental "run in" with another cacher, but I've thought about what I'd do. I think I'd probably watch them for a while, acting suspicious as to what they're up to, while they're trying to avoid my prying eyes in the process. Once I've got a pretty good idea that they're fellow geocachers (e.g., not obvious like the kind that wear the T-shirt and cap with the logo), I'd probably approach them, confirm that they're there for the same reason I am, and the offer to replace the cache while they wait so I don't spoil their hunt or allow them to consider it a "joint effort". Dunno, though, because it's never happened. Wet inside the cache? Not normal. Clean it out as much as possible, put whatever you can into new and/or replacement baggies (which I always carry with me just for that reason) and e-mail the cache hider that there may be a problem (if it's not just something as simple as the previous cacher not putting the top back on securely. I also, just in case, keep a tupperware container in my vehicle (won't fit in the streamlined backpack I use) in case a cache needs an emergency replacement. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by Grey Wolf:Thanks for all the kind words. Seems that in my case the cache was not there. Went back to the same spot I had been at and it was there! Found it right away. So this leads to two other questions. When the cache is within 70 feet or so of the trail, where you can see the trail still, do you take it and move way back? Or do you stay at the spot and chance beening seen? I chose to stay, as I had not seen anyone during my first vist, this time I was spoted. Second have you every found a cache, only to have someone else appear looking for it, while you where looking at the cache? What do you do? I think this may have happen to me on my first visit. Do you stay hidden and let them hunt in vain. Last question, everything in the cach was very damp. Is this normal? It is very humid here during the summer, and it has been raining the last few days. Things where not wet, but they where about as close as you can get without being wet. As for "processing" the cache in a different area for fear of being seen, use your judgment. I've been spotted with a cache (not hunting or replacing) and haven't been too concerned. People don't tend to take note of somebody walking around in the woods carrying something. However, be careful when looking for the cache, removing it once found and replacing it. People do get suspicous when they see someone plant something and leave the area. As to the second question, I've never encountered a coincidental "run in" with another cacher, but I've thought about what I'd do. I think I'd probably watch them for a while, acting suspicious as to what they're up to, while they're trying to avoid my prying eyes in the process. Once I've got a pretty good idea that they're fellow geocachers (e.g., not obvious like the kind that wear the T-shirt and cap with the logo), I'd probably approach them, confirm that they're there for the same reason I am, and the offer to replace the cache while they wait so I don't spoil their hunt or allow them to consider it a "joint effort". Dunno, though, because it's never happened. Wet inside the cache? Not normal. Clean it out as much as possible, put whatever you can into new and/or replacement baggies (which I always carry with me just for that reason) and e-mail the cache hider that there may be a problem (if it's not just something as simple as the previous cacher not putting the top back on securely. I also, just in case, keep a tupperware container in my vehicle (won't fit in the streamlined backpack I use) in case a cache needs an emergency replacement. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by ApK: quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe:I think I'm beginning to realize the truth. The inevitable end of a geocache's life will come at the hands of a cache thief. I suppose it could even be considered a "natural death." I can only hope you're wrong. Of course, even if 99 percent of people are good, that still leaves one person out of every hundred who could make your prediction come true. :-( All it takes is one enegetic flea to annoy the hell out of a dog. My first cache, Lyra's Lair 1 was reported MIA not too long ago. Unfortunately, I didn't notice until I received a Not Found e-mail and went to check on it that it was hidden in view of the back of someone's house. I'm assuming that the homeowner got suspicious at seeing people poking around near the same tree stump and went to check it out. My fault on that one. However, it would have been nice if they'd have replaced it once they realized it was harmless fun. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by ApK: quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe:I think I'm beginning to realize the truth. The inevitable end of a geocache's life will come at the hands of a cache thief. I suppose it could even be considered a "natural death." I can only hope you're wrong. Of course, even if 99 percent of people are good, that still leaves one person out of every hundred who could make your prediction come true. :-( All it takes is one enegetic flea to annoy the hell out of a dog. My first cache, Lyra's Lair 1 was reported MIA not too long ago. Unfortunately, I didn't notice until I received a Not Found e-mail and went to check on it that it was hidden in view of the back of someone's house. I'm assuming that the homeowner got suspicious at seeing people poking around near the same tree stump and went to check it out. My fault on that one. However, it would have been nice if they'd have replaced it once they realized it was harmless fun. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by ApK: quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe:I think I'm beginning to realize the truth. The inevitable end of a geocache's life will come at the hands of a cache thief. I suppose it could even be considered a "natural death." I can only hope you're wrong. Of course, even if 99 percent of people are good, that still leaves one person out of every hundred who could make your prediction come true. :-( All it takes is one enegetic flea to annoy the hell out of a dog. My first cache, Lyra's Lair 1 was reported MIA not too long ago. Unfortunately, I didn't notice until I received a Not Found e-mail and went to check on it that it was hidden in view of the back of someone's house. I'm assuming that the homeowner got suspicious at seeing people poking around near the same tree stump and went to check it out. My fault on that one. However, it would have been nice if they'd have replaced it once they realized it was harmless fun. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

There's one cache Hell is Just Ahead that I posted two separate notes on, but never logged a find. It's showing up on my map as a checkmark, as well. Could be a bug. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

adding a .5 if the cacher is currently out hunting??? Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

adding a .5 if the cacher is currently out hunting??? Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Now I think we're COMPLETELY off topic on this thread. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

The first step in overcoming any addiction, according to most 12-step programs, is to admit that you have a problem. I have, sadly, come to the conclusion and faced the reality that I am now addicted. In admitting my addiction yesterday, I registered as a charter member, ordered a few T-shirts, Write-in-the-Rain Logbooks, and Cache Stickers, and upgraded from my eTrex Yellow to a Legend, all within about a three hour span. I can't tell you how much better I feel already! I think my next big step in dealing with my problem is to attend an upcoming Cache Event, which I'm assuming is kind of like Alcoholics Anonymous, in which you meet others with similar addictions. All kidding aside, I played around with the Legend yesterday, testing it out on a few of my caches, and I'm actually amazed at the improvement in accuracy and information available. I disagree that it's pretty much the same as a Yellow, though I still have a soft spot in my heart for it. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by Trudy & The Beast: Oops! I should have read the thread all the way through before I replied. I had no intention of stealing your thunder Lyra.. You posted it first. Maybe the double post means it is a good idea. [This message was edited by Trudy & The Beast on September 13, 2002 at 06:52 AM.] I'll just take that as your seconding my motion Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by Trudy & The Beast: Oops! I should have read the thread all the way through before I replied. I had no intention of stealing your thunder Lyra.. You posted it first. Maybe the double post means it is a good idea. [This message was edited by Trudy & The Beast on September 13, 2002 at 06:52 AM.] I'll just take that as your seconding my motion Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

What a cachemobile! I've now got some great ideas for outfitting my Jeep, unless you're willing to sell yours! Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

What a cachemobile! I've now got some great ideas for outfitting my Jeep, unless you're willing to sell yours! Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by moghedian:We want to upgrade that thick like clear rubber stuff that covers the screen over our GPS. We are 100% satisfied with it but that stuff is peeling around the edges. We don't want the screen to get scratched up. It is a Magellan Map 330 bought over a year and a half ago and we have no problems with it at all! Have the Mapsend Streets and computer cable hook-up. It gets us close, good under cover, but what about that screen covering? That is considered an upgrade isn't it? Any office supply store should have screen protectors for PDA's. That's what I use. Not nearly as much adhesive to remove when replacing it. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by HJS:I have been a casual wheresgeorge player for two and a half years. Kept reading about geocaching, so I tried it and got hooked. Right after I started geocaching a couple of malcontents on the site were needling the owner of wheresgeorge to tag geocache bills. They objected to guys trading wheresgeorge bills in geocaches and hitting them, and it was decreed that geocaching is not natural circulation. Having been a georger for a long time and a newby geocacher, I was quite disappointed at the turn of events. And the timing. I'm still somewhat miffed and usually do not mix wheresgeorge bills with geocaching. Hmmm...Maybe time to reconsider putting a WG$ in caches. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by bigredmed:Here is a good game. We, who cache with our spouses, start submitting photos of cache-kissing. The idea is to take a snap at the geocache locale while kissing. Nothing more, there are kids watching! I think I could persuade HRM Queen Mikki I to make this a royal decree for our next geocache placement. By appointment to the Court of HRM Queen Mikki I. How about pictures of heavy petting.... Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by bigredmed:Here is a good game. We, who cache with our spouses, start submitting photos of cache-kissing. The idea is to take a snap at the geocache locale while kissing. Nothing more, there are kids watching! I think I could persuade HRM Queen Mikki I to make this a royal decree for our next geocache placement. By appointment to the Court of HRM Queen Mikki I. How about pictures of heavy petting.... Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

I think we all recognize the fact that "muggles" occasionally stumble on a cache. It's not the first time the bomb squad has been called out (can't find the thread right now that references two separate "controlled explosions"), but it happens. 9/11 sparks a great deal of emotion in every American and to someone who, in a position of authority, sees a guy slip into a hidden position, probably innocently looking around to make sure he's being discreet and looking pretty suspicious in the process and watches the guy hide a package near a public facility...well, a call to the cops would be pretty much a part of his job. Bottom line is that the cacher was observed, despite what may have been his best efforts at discreetness. I've actually had to leave a cache area with the cache and return an hour or so later to replace it due to muggles dropping in on me whilst I fill out the log and figure out whether my trades are worthing of taking the good stuff. He got caught, and somebody reported it as suspicious. Can you blame them? Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by KD9KC:#2. A poster. It shows a fireman, standing in the rubble at Ground Zero, holding out a flag. To his left, is a soldier, M-16 in his right hand, walking away... stepping into a ground assault. He is reaching back with his left hand to take the flag from the fireman, and saying "I'll take it from here!" The poster you referenced is right here. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote: I guess I wonder at what point it becomes "dirty" in your opinion. I know it isn't dirty just to be naked in general, in your own home or whatever. Is it the idea of being outside that makes it bad? Of course, nobody else would be there seeing it - so nobody else would be 'hurt' by it. Or is it the fact that the nudity would be captured in a digital image? Naked is when you don't have any clothes on. Nekkid is when you don't have any clothes on and you're up to no good. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote: I guess I wonder at what point it becomes "dirty" in your opinion. I know it isn't dirty just to be naked in general, in your own home or whatever. Is it the idea of being outside that makes it bad? Of course, nobody else would be there seeing it - so nobody else would be 'hurt' by it. Or is it the fact that the nudity would be captured in a digital image? Naked is when you don't have any clothes on. Nekkid is when you don't have any clothes on and you're up to no good. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by GeoPrincess: quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe:I was just looking at the "Geocachers Gone Bad" thread and it made me think of those late night "Girls Gone Wild" commercials. Which then started me thinking... I've got a couple of exhibitionistic friends - and I bet they'd be more than happy to go on a few cache hunts with me. When do you go on cache hunts? Could you please post your itenerary? Always wear proper caching safety equipment!