Kacky

Someone broke into every car in the neighborhood and all they stole was my Palm Tungsten E2. My car was packed for a day of caching so I suppose I am lucky because I had a camera, GPSr, cellphone, even cash in there. Did you know that the Palm installation cd-Rom has your serial number on it? I'm still not counting on it turning up though. The Tungsten was a lot more Palm than I needed. I really wasn't using it for anything but caching. I like Mobipocket, and I saw that the z22 has sync, but the guy in Office Max said it wouldn't download an e-book. Is he just trying to upsell me?

In situations I can't control, I always assume the worst.

If we take it that seriously, people are going to shy away for fear of being ridiculed. And the ones who are ridiculed will be publicly humiliated and quit. Is that what we want?

We've gone off topic.

I feel like generally we parents are the ones creating that expectation. If he goes out with the right attitude, he won't be disappointed, and he'll find joy in improving the stashes. If he likes widgets, maybe he could buy cool swag and save one of everything for himself.

That's something I did not realize.

1. Yeah, college women exist only to give YOU something to look at. Freakin' GGW generation. Two things: First, madajb included a smilie in the post. Second, men have enjoyed the aesthetics of attractive women long before GGW. ohhhh, well that makes it ok then.

As the sibling of a schizophrenic who cannot live on his own, I sympathise with those who'd rather live outdoors than go to a crowded shelter. But is it ok for ANYONE to take over a public place to the extent that others can't use it?

Hi mouse. Seems like if they got it in without tools, we oughtta be able to get it out without tools. If you use a rake or something, you might risk changing the cover so that it wouldn't go back the way it was.

In their heads they think it's good swag, otherwise they would TNLN. We have people leaving the little plastic scoops that come in kool-aid containers. Oh well. What can you do besides take the junk and leave extra of your good stuff. I think kids would have fun making that their mission.

Mouse, if you check the logs on that cache, has it been so long or so seldom found, that it should be overgrown? In my so-far limited experience, if I find myself shoulder-deep in ferns or tripping over tangled undergrowth, that sometimes means I am across the brook from where the real path is.

I get the pocket queries in e-book format and use Mobipocket reader to read them. Does your PDA have a utility that allows you to intall a program on your computer and then transfer it to the PDA? Mine is a Palm Tungsten E-2 and the program is called, simply, "quick install". I can quickly search it in different ways and I can see hints quickly, but only when I am ready to see them. I can store different queries under different names. But it doesn't do tracking or maps. It's just a small, convenient substitute for paper, a lot faster than printing paper ( a few seconds for an entire query as oppposed to a few seconds for each page if you do it on paper) and it shows unlimited logs. I made a nice little padded case for it so if I drop my backpack, the PDA doesn't take a sharp impact.

It's perfectly legal in my town. As is walking naked, bicycling naked and, yes, caching naked. The only problem this causes (other than the "appropriateness" issue) is that the most prevalent nakedness is definitely "bad naked". Despite the presence of over 10,000 college co-eds, it seems to be only the aesthetically challenged who worship the sun. =) -ajb :edit: Man, I can't spell today. 1. Yeah, college women exist only to give YOU something to look at. Freakin' GGW generation. 2. Name of the town, please?

Skinny, fat, whichever, I don't know any towns where it's legal to sit naked at a picnic table unless it's in your own backyard and nobody can see ya that don't want to.

A friend of mine once got one of those tiny ticks stuck to her eyelid. She had to go to a doctor to get it removed. He asked how it got there and she said she didn't know. He then looked at her and said: "Well, didn't you feel it crawling across your face?" DUH, if she'd have felt it would she have let it get on her eye? What a dumb doctor.

Florida has no laws prohibiting the sexual liason of Martians in public. And yet we allow it to continue. And why? Because the Martian Sex lobby has a stranglehold on this government and I tell you people, this can lead to naught but trouble. First they come after your poodle, and then your poodle brings it to your leg, and then before you know it, you yourself will be sticking gasoline hoses into your orifices. Do you think that's really a stent Dick Cheney has in his chest? No, it's a gas hose. These Martians have infiltrated at the highest levels. Harry Whittington got a little too close to the truth. That's why he had to apologize. See? Alllll connected, my friends.

Who could blame you, but there it is.

Not true. You don't know because you've never asked. Cache cops could step in at any time and get all caches removed. True. Read the whole thing. They know about my two caches, they've visited the cache pages several times, and have not made any attempt to contact me. That is permission. Will you show us their log entries, for those of us who don't have a lot of time to go searching?

Very true. As I've stated before, our country's legal system is based upon the English Rule of Law. The basic tenant of this system is that an activity is legal unless there is a specific law prohibiting it. Something to consider is that caching is a legal hobby, as is frisbee tossing and birding. Would you ask for permission before taking a hike in a park that your tax dollars helped pay for? By coming to the land managers with your hat in your hand, asking for permission to do something that's already legal, you delegitimize (is that a word?) our favorite game. Eventually, every park system in the country will require written permission. Let's not speed up the process any more than is necessary. They're TENETS, not tenants, and a couple other things: I don't draw avatars. I use a resource. Plus, off topic. Regulations are made by the first person in the door, that's why the lobbyists often win. If the first person in the door is a cache cop, the cache cop may get to dictate the policy. As part of my work I know a few city administrators and I could picture some of them denying permission just because they're insulted they hadn't been asked. If you enjoy taking that chance, go for it.

Not true. You don't know because you've never asked. Cache cops could step in at any time and get all caches removed.

You're smart to get permission. It keeps you one step ahead of the cache cops. You could see if there is a web page for parks & rec and if there is, get the email address of the Director. phoning is ok but sometimes you can't get past the "gatekeeper". Email or snail mail a nice note, preferably with links and pictures, and a SHORT description of geocaching. I never use the word Goecaching. I call it a "GPS hunt, which is a family hiking activity. We believe in cache in, trash out, which helps the trails. Caches have been in place at XXX and XXX and XXX location for more than xxx periiod of time, and have helped keep those areas clean." Good luck!

hmmm, good idea. Does each finder get one or is the case a FTF prize? That would be a mean trick if it was a long hike out!

What I don't get is why people put up with it. I visited a rest area cache here in Maine without having read the logs. Almost everyone who logged the cache mentioned the activity. Some even left without hunting for the cache because of men lurking in the woods. I found the cache and was on my way out before I understood why all those cars were there in the parking lot, and I emailed the state police as soon as I got home. If I don't get a satisfactory response from the cops then I will follow up with a letter to the editor of the local paper. This has nothing to do with gay or straight. It's about serial anonymous sex. Anonymous meaning everyone else gets to see you!? Not in MY local park, you ain't!

It depends - would you be willing to let strangers put screws into different trees in your yard?

Try Frappr.com. You can create a map, add places, then use the "widget" generator to get code to place the map in your profile. You will have to play with one of the numbers within the html a little bit to get the right zoom size to show just the state you want to show.