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but a pretty wide area in Roanoke, VA, was burned when some 13 year old kid set fire to an illegal tire dump last year. Fortunately, this cache wasn't affected, though it was in the middle of the fire. Getting to it now involves coming out of the woods with a lot of soot all over you. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

When the Challenger incident took place, I was at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, where I was doing an undergraduate internship. They had a small party to celebrate the liftoff, since astronaut Judith Resnick's brother was a doctor at MCV at the time. When it exploded, the room went silent. I can honestly say that the saddest image I have ever witnessed was the look on Dr. Resnick's face. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

I'm in favor of the shot glasses. Just make sure there are no birds around. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by Cachetrotters:That really is sad, but you were certainly the weakest link in _that_ chain of events! Not a good reason to say that all shotglasses in any cache would be a bad idea, and that, I believe, was the question. I say shot glasses in good condition should be just fine (unless there are self-control issues while driving after you leave the cache). don First, 'twernt my car, nor my head that was engulfed in flames. I survived. Bird didn't. I think the BIRD was the weakest link. You'd think that millions of years of evolution would have embedded something in the bird's DNA that would cause it to avoid flying in an open car window where people were lighting flames around combustible liquids. And on another note, how come "flammable" and "inflammable" mean the same thing? Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by MaxEntropy:Dude, that was awesome! Did you get any pictures? Can we see the police report? How did they write that one up? quote:Originally posted by Lyra:I once had a bad experience with a shot glass. I was at a stoplight at the corner of an intersection near here and one of my passengers handed me a shot glass with some sort of liquid (I refuse to divulge the identity of the contents) contained in it. He urged me to imbibe it in a rapid fashion. As I did so, a bird (the authorities later determined that it was some sort of swallow...ironically named, as I reflect upon it) flew into the open driver's side window and struck the driver (that would be me) on the side of the face. Adrenaline being what it is, I immediately made an involuntary lurch to my right (away from the window) and splashed the substance in the shot glass toward the passenger's seat. My passenger, unlucky fellow that he is, was in the process of igniting a cigarette with the prospect of smoking it. We've all cautioned him as to the health risks, but he refuses to listen. However, as the embers of his cigarette were beginning to glow over the flame of his lighter, some flammable substance (from the previously identified shot glass) was sprayed about the premises, causing a short, but impressive, ball of flame to ignite about his head. As an end result of the experience, my friend only had hair on one side of his head, and what remained on the other side I believe he shaved off in the hopes that the new "crop" would grow uniformly. Shot glass in a cache? I think not! (By the way, this IS a true story...authorities' involvement was due to the fact that the car caught on fire, in addition to my buddy!) Mickey Max Entropy More than just a name, a lifestyle. No charges were pressed, as I was not actually under the influence. The circumstances that transpired prevented my intoxication (the good lord works in mysterious ways, doesn't he!). We were only a block or two away from our destination and I was the designated driver. I will add that it was not my car that was damaged, but it was owned by one of the guys in the back seat. We all exited the vehicle in a rapid fashion (the situation seemed a bit exigent at the time, so haste seemed to be on everyone's mind). The recipient of my flaming concoction was trasported to the hospital and, after careful examination by the attending physician, a diagnosis was declared, namely that his hair had been burned off. The offending avian, however, was declared dead at the scene, not as a result of being burned, but as a result of having been apprehended by the driver (again, that would be me) and dispatched toward the floor of the car in a rapid fashion. If I had to surmise the official cause of his/her death, I would say it would be "rapid deceleration syndrome" due to his impact with the floor of the car. Funny to reflect on it now, but at the time, it was a little disturbing. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

I once had a bad experience with a shot glass. I was at a stoplight at the corner of an intersection near here and one of my passengers handed me a shot glass with some sort of liquid (I refuse to divulge the identity of the contents) contained in it. He urged me to imbibe it in a rapid fashion. As I did so, a bird (the authorities later determined that it was some sort of swallow...ironically named, as I reflect upon it) flew into the open driver's side window and struck the driver (that would be me) on the side of the face. Adrenaline being what it is, I immediately made an involuntary lurch to my right (away from the window) and splashed the substance in the shot glass toward the passenger's seat. My passenger, unlucky fellow that he is, was in the process of igniting a cigarette with the prospect of smoking it. We've all cautioned him as to the health risks, but he refuses to listen. However, as the embers of his cigarette were beginning to glow over the flame of his lighter, some flammable substance (from the previously identified shot glass) was sprayed about the premises, causing a short, but impressive, ball of flame to ignite about his head. As an end result of the experience, my friend only had hair on one side of his head, and what remained on the other side I believe he shaved off in the hopes that the new "crop" would grow uniformly. Shot glass in a cache? I think not! (By the way, this IS a true story...authorities' involvement was due to the fact that the car caught on fire, in addition to my buddy!) Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

when that commercial came on. I had, no kidding, ten calls within the course of fifteen minutes, each of my friends making sure that I knew that the letters "G" "P" and "S" were all announced on television in that order and in the proper context. They all called me a geek. I informed them, in response, that I would never, NEVER, use GPS technology to rescue them if they happened to be on an island WITH a GPSr, satellite phone and the rest of the whatnots in the FedEx package, but that I would seduce their wives in their absence. Geeks rule! Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Everybody else that's already replied is correct, and you're going to go back out there and realize, once you've gotten all their advice, that you were about three feet from what you'll soon recognize as an obvious hiding spot. As one cacher put it (names withheld for obvious reasons...) if the cops were coming and you had to hide something illegal quickly, where would you put it? Look there and you'll find the cache. Go find it. Let us know if it's there! It was probably right under your feet the whole time. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Unless you bought your GPSr used from a military surplus store in a third world country currently involved in a war. The default settings on your GPSr should be the easiest to use with this site. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Didn't realize somebody else had already replied, and if I'm not mistaken, it's the same person, with the same HTML code that I received as a response to the same question I asked a long time ago. It works. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by welch: quote:Originally posted by Lyra:In deciding what my entry should be, I took a gander at the other entrants described in the thread and realized that speed and weaponry are the winning combination. I am hereby announcing the entry of...The F-16 is probably the most effective multi-purpose aircraft in the military. Capable of Mach 2 at altitude and equipped with a multi-barrel .20 caliber cannon... Congrats on your winning entry! Was it worth the 19 MILLIONS dollar price tag? Can't WAIT to get the Amex bill this month... Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by Marky: quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:Briansnat - to post an incredibly intelligent and profound statement in the forums. I did a forum search and this term seems to be described differently in many places... The only words in the above definition that seem to show up consistently are 'incredibly' and 'forums'. --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" In the sense of people who walk into my office, ask for the sports section and head down the hall announcing, "If anybody needs me, I'll be in the bathroom taking a briansnat." Guess I must've misinterpreted what they were talking about.... Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Fill it with air, then hold it underwater in the bathtub and see where the bubbles come out. You might have to squeeze it if the leak's slow enough. Once you've located the leak, get a sealant at a hardware store that won't cause whatever the bladder's made of to disintegrate. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

quote:Originally posted by The Leprechauns:Absolutely. The last thing I want is to be with someone who's crumby in bed. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x If there's no accounting for stupidity, then why do I need to file a tax return? I saw a Yogi Berra quotation one day..."Sex is like pizza. When it's good, it's great. But when it's bad, it's still pretty good." Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

If he's been shipped off, he might return and realize the error of his ways and return it. As an alternative, make up a new cache and place it in the same place. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

I was just bein' a butthole. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Pretty short, I guess. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

In an effort to coin yet a new addition to the Lexicon, I'll offer you the opportunity to "auto-Markwell" yourself. I saw a thread here a while back that had instructions on how to kick in the diagnostics feature on various Garmin products by holding down certain buttons when turning the unit on. You might want to do a search on the threads with search words like Garmin and diagnostics or something like that. I'm not sure whether the diagnostics program built into Garmin units will help, but there might be something there which could resolve your problem. Sorry, don't have time to do the Markwelling myself right now, but I just sat down in front of the 'puter for a minute to do something and the forums were already online. Good Luck! Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

I inadvertently walked off with the logbook from a cache last summer. I apparently had a little brain misfunction and left my personal logbook in the cache and put the cache logbook in my backpack. I didn't discover this until I got back to the car and opened my pack to get my keys out. Had to hike back to the cache and correct my mistake. Fortunately, it was only about a half-mile hike. Could be that someone accidentally put it in their pack and walked off with it and haven't realized it yet. Try e-mailing the last few finders to see if they either have it or saw it in the cache. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Last summer, I started scoping out hiding places for legs of a multi, with five possible "routes" only one of which would lead to the cache. The clues which were to be included in the micros would have to be interpreted with a little brain power to figure out whether you're on the right path. Alas, laziness and the onset of winter have halted my efforts. I may pick it up again once spring rolls around. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

In deciding what my entry should be, I took a gander at the other entrants described in the thread and realized that speed and weaponry are the winning combination. I am hereby announcing the entry of The F-16 Cannonballer into the competition. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Good idea! I second the motion. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!

Helped some people evolve Iowa. Had some post-erotic indications of asymmetry. Hummus sucks. Please eat it all. Had some peanuts. Ears are awesome! Heaven-sent pachyderms. Elephants in area. Somehow, I don't think any of these are it. He Should Probably Explain Its Acronym. Always wear proper caching safety equipment!