SimonG

Well I wouldn't call this a spooky coincidence, but it's similar to a couple of Dan's examples. A while back I was working on a new multicache which began by taking you to two locations in the town of Thaxted. I knew there was already a cache in Thaxted, because I'd seen the waypoint in MapSource, but it wasn't near my two locations so I wasn't worried about it. Anyway, I was preparing to go to Thaxted and work out exactly where I was going to place the micros, and I thought, while I'm there I might as well find that other cache. So I visited the cache page and found that it too was a multi, which takes you to both the locations I was planning to use! I had to hastily relocate the beginning of my series to another village nearby. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by SimonG:So who wants to guess when we're going to reach GCZZZZ? My money's on May 10th 2006. Ah, here it is! I thought I'd made this post in a thread in the General forum, but when I looked again it wasn't there, so I made it again. I was most confused. So now I've said it twice. Oh well. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

It's the number of finds you had last time that page was generated. As for the most recent find being wrong, might you have logged the two caches you found on that day in the wrong order? When I look at your list of found caches, the one that has you at 51 finds is at the top. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

This team might be able to help. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

So who wants to predict when we'll reach GCZZZZ? My money's on May 10th 2006. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

So who wants to guess when we're going to reach GCZZZZ? My money's on May 10th 2006. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

A couple of potention problems spring to mind. Firstly, the rules disallow 'vacation caches', including virtuals it seems. Depending on how long you're going to be there this may be an issue. Secondly, you're not supposed to 'place' a virtual anywhere that you could have placed a physical cache, so you'll have to pick your spot carefully. Hopefully these won't prove major stumbling blocks for you, but they seemed worth mentioning. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

I have no advice to offer. I just wanted to respond in the hope of getting a mention in your will. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by sigJ:5/24/03? I assume you mean 4/24/03 (or '24/4/03' to us Brits)? Anyway, it looks like it will be the 23rd now. 1100+ in the last 5 days, 338 to go... you do the math (or 'maths' to us Brits)! SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by jstead:Cheaters could change the camera date! With a little more difficulty, cheaters could modify the picture. I don't think there's a lot you can do about this - it would have to run on trust. Anyone else remember this thread? SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by Stu & Sarah:There is a map of all the caches which can be reached from the underground on the web somewhere. Unfortunately I can't remember the URL. It's here. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by Team Blitz:How many people are gonna be celebrating their birthday for goodness sake. Well it's not on my birthday, but it's five days after my first anniversary of geocaching. Does that count? SimonG.org - now with added blog!

I've had enough of this. <Lobstermatoes at all participants> SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by MCL:I'm willing to be a newbie guide (well who knows I might look good in a guide's uniform, provided the skirt isn't too short...OTOH maybe not!) but the idea of me and camping do not go well together... I reckon you'd look pretty camp in a guide's uniform. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

1) Yes 2) Yes 3) Good god no! SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by Foolish Behaviour:Can't see us on your list which doesn't seem terribly complete.....or have we missed something? I hate to respond to this thread on-topic, but the list which has been updated in the last year is here, and you're on it. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

Changing the subject doesn't appear to have worked. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by THE BRAMBLERS:Sorry if that puts any catsitters out. I'm happy to say that by delicate negotiation I've rescheduled my cat-sitting duties to mid-week. I'll keep the 19th free now - you're not getting rid of me that easily! SimonG.org - now with added blog!

Looks like you've found an opening for a new game, and you're going to fillet. Oops, wrong thread! SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by Wronskian:Any chance we can get this thread locked down? Since it doesn't look like it's going to get locked, I suggest we take it so far off topic that no one knows what it's about anymore. So, has anyone else tried backwards-triangulating a WAAS-enabled benchmark? My datum keeps getting markwelled by my recursive websucker. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

quote:Originally posted by Moss Trooper:Think Mudplugger just threw in a red Herring I thought I smelt something fishy! Me not know if eel carp on about it (I trout it), but minnow it wasn't a fluke. I'm prawn out now. Oh well, it's nearly oyster. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

Great news about the HCC event! Well done to those involved. Can you make sure it's not on July 19th though? I've promised to catsit on that day, and I don't want to miss it! SimonG.org - now with added blog!

For the benefit of those who never stray outside the UK forum, geocaching.com has been nominated for a Webby's People's Voice Award. It's well ahead of the competition, but a few more votes can't hurt! The relevant thread in the General forum is here, and here's the site where you can vote (you have to register first). SimonG.org - now with added blog!

I've cracked it! I have nothing to contribute to the discussion. I just wanted to brag. SimonG.org - now with added blog!

Lots of caches require solving puzzles of some kind. Personally I like them. Actually, it's similar to this cache of mine, which has been quite well received. SimonG.org - now with added blog!