bigmouth

Hi Everyone, I didn't know that my phone book cache would cause such a stir. To set the story straight. I did not provide my own phone book. There is no booth. There are two phones back2back. They both have a phone book each. That's why one was marked on it's edge with an X. Not the cover. Log 3/4inch by 9inch long. Not covering any phone number or advertisement. I visit Yosemite 2-3 times a year, and I did get approval by geocaching first to place a cache so far away from home. I had asked another cacher in the area of the cache if they could maintain it for me. They did accept. And that's why it was published. The only reason I placed this type of cache is because I've noticed other caches that were unique, that I liked. Other caches with logs that said, great cache, great idea, I'm going to put out a cache like this back home. Other caches that had a log only, where they were pasted, or scotch taped onto a sign you had to turn around or pull out of it's holder. I once received an award for the most LPHides. Every cache I put out, you already knew it was going to be an LPH. Boy, did everyone laugh at that event. But I got a great award. An ammo box packed with alot of great stuff. My feelings were not hurt. I have alot of 35mm containers. I'm gonna look for some empty LPosts. LOL Please accept my apologies for any wrong doings. I like geocaching, And I don't want to be looked at as a defacer of public or personal property. That's not me. biggrin.gif Sincerely, Bigmouth/John bigmouthcacher@gmail.com GC19VEK Cache is LOG only. No room for swag. HINT: X marks the spot. Take a quarter away from $3.00. What do you have left? 275 --- Look for 275. You'll find the log there. Are you standing at the phone? You should be. smile.gif http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...0c-7c3d14d22d15

Hi everyone, Please share your valuable knowledge Please post information on cache containers and magnets. Do you just use containers that you purchase with a product like ALTOIDS? Do you have any suppliers of Containers (discount or wholesale) Do you have any suppliers of Magnets (discount or wholesale) Please share your Container/Magnet knowledge Have you found the ultimate place to purchase Containers and Magnets? Oh, and what type of glue is best used to attach magnets to containers? Thanks, Bigmouth/John

One of the more disingenuous posts I have ever run across. Adj. 1. disingenuous - not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

Have you ever looked for a cache that seemed to be located on a tree. And you went crazy pulling every loose piece of bark off of it. Leaving bark chips strewn all around it's base. Poor trees. What must they feel, being stripped of their protection from the elements. Maybe we are urban Bears looking to satisfy our need to locate a cache. We are just compelled to do it. We can't stop. Just like the Bear that's leaving it's mark or looking for food. Peace! Question? Is it right to debark a tree?

Hi Everyone, I didn't know that my phone book cache would cause such a stir. To set the story straight. I did not provide my own phone book. There is no booth. There are two phones back2back. They both have a phone book each. That's why one was marked on it's edge with an X. Not the cover. Log 3/4inch by 9inch long. Not covering any phone number or advertisement. I visit Yosemite 2-3 times a year, and I did get approval by geocaching first to place a cache so far away from home. I had asked another cacher in the area of the cache if they could maintain it for me. They did accept. And that's why it was published. The only reason I placed this type of cache is because I've noticed other caches that were unique, that I liked. Other caches with logs that said, great cache, great idea, I'm going to put out a cache like this back home. Other caches that had a log only, where they were pasted, or scotch taped onto a sign you had to turn around or pull out of it's holder. I once received an award for the most LPHides. Every cache I put out, you already knew it was going to be an LPH. Boy, did everyone laugh at that event. But I got a great award. An ammo box packed with alot of great stuff. My feelings were not hurt. I have alot of 35mm containers. I'm gonna look for some empty LPosts. LOL Please accept my apologies for any wrong doings. I like geocaching, And I don't want to be looked at as a defacer of public or personal property. That's not me. Sincerely, Bigmouth/John bigmouthcacher@gmail.com GC19VEK Cache is LOG only. No room for swag. HINT: X marks the spot. Take a quarter away from $3.00. What do you have left? 275 --- Look for 275. You'll find the log there. Are you standing at the phone? You should be. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...0c-7c3d14d22d15

Hi Everyone, I didn't know that my phone book cache would cause such a stir. To set the story straight. I did not provide my own phone book. There is no booth. There are two phones back2back. They both have a phone book each. That's why one was marked on it's edge with an X. Not the cover. Log 3/4inch by 9inch long. Not covering any phone number or advertisement. I visit Yosemite 2-3 times a year, and I did get approval by geocaching first to place a cache so far away from home. I had asked another cacher in the area of the cache if they could maintain it for me. They did accept. And that's why it was published. The only reason I placed this type of cache is because I've noticed other caches that were unique, that I liked. Other caches with logs that said, great cache, great idea, I'm going to put out a cache like this back home. Other caches that had a log only, where they were pasted, or scotch taped onto a sign you had to turn around or pull out of it's holder. I once received an award for the most LPHides. Every cache I put out, you already knew it was going to be an LPH. Boy, did everyone laugh at that event. But I got a great award. An ammo box packed with alot of great stuff. My feelings were not hurt. I have alot of 35mm containers. I'm gonna look for some empty LPosts. LOL Please accept my apologies for any wrong doings. I like geocaching, And I don't want to be looked at as a defacer of public or personal property. That's not me. Sincerely, Bigmouth/John bigmouthcacher@gmail.com GC19VEK Cache is LOG only. No room for swag. HINT: X marks the spot. Take a quarter away from $3.00. What do you have left? 275 --- Look for 275. You'll find the log there. Are you standing at the phone? You should be. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...0c-7c3d14d22d15

Hi Everyone, I didn't know that my phone book cache would cause such a stir. To set the story straight. I did not provide my own phone book. There is no booth. There are two phones back2back. They both have a phone book each. That's why one was marked on it's edge with an X. Not the cover. Log 3/4inch by 9inch long. Not covering any phone number or advertisement. I visit Yosemite 2-3 times a year, and I did get approval by geocaching first to place a cache so far away from home. I had asked another cacher in the area of the cache if they could maintain it for me. They did accept. And that's why it was published. The only reason I placed this type of cache is because I've noticed other caches that were unique, that I liked. Other caches with logs that said, great cache, great idea, I'm going to put out a cache like this back home. Other caches that had a log only, where they were pasted, or scotch taped onto a sign you had to turn around or pull out of it's holder. I once received an award for the most LPHides. Every cache I put out, you already knew it was going to be an LPH. Boy, did everyone laugh at that event. But I got a great award. An ammo box packed with alot of great stuff. My feelings were not hurt. I have alot of 35mm containers. I'm gonna look for some empty LPosts. LOL Please accept my apologies for any wrong doings. I like geocaching, And I don't want to be looked at as a defacer of public or personal property. That's not me. Sincerely, Bigmouth/John bigmouthcacher@gmail.com GC19VEK Cache is LOG only. No room for swag. HINT: X marks the spot. Take a quarter away from $3.00. What do you have left? 275 --- Look for 275. You'll find the log there. Are you standing at the phone? You should be. smile.gif http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...0c-7c3d14d22d15

Either the cache fits into the guidelines or it doesn't. We shouldn't go sneaking around trying to hide caches from Groundspeak that we know shouldn't be listed. I consider the guideline not to deface property one of the most important guidelines we have. If property owners and land managers have the impression that geocachers are taggers or other sorts of vandals you will see all sorts of legal restrictions placed on this activity. But get real, a phone book in a public phone booth is not exactly placed there by the owner (the phone company) with the expectation that people won't write in it or tear out pages. A geocache log placed in a phone book is not defacing it anymore than the normal wear or tear it gets. These books usually get stolen pretty regularly too. The speculation here was that the CO may have taking his own phone book and placed it in the booth. There is no way to know if he defaced someone elses property or his own. The cache cops ought to worry about guidelines violations that would result in a damage to the our ability to geocache than to complain about every minor technical violation especially where the may not even be a violation. I am not aware of a change in the definition of a container. Are magnetic log sheet on a guardrail or metal box no longer allowed? In any case there was a container here - the phone book. And if that is not good enough then the phone booth was the container. Thanks tozainamboku / Bigmouth