boysnbarrie

As someone who is allergic to bees, I can sympathize with this issue. I've been to several geocache locations where bees were active, and I had to walk away without a smiley. The good news is ... bees are less active when the temps are colder. If I can't get within 10 ft of GZ, I'd submit a Write Note log, because I wasn't really able to look for the hide. Then I'd return at another time, when the bees aren't there.

Very sad to learn about Geo-K9-Betsy. My first memory of meeting her was on one of my trips to MTRP, where I had the pleasure of running into SuperDave! and Betsy. Truly a wonderful dog! boysnbarrie

Great idea! Thanks for doing that! I'm up in the SF Bay Area about twice a year visiting family; and love Geocaching up there. I'll join your group!

Thanks for the big dancing hot dog, Skillet!

That is a beautiful card!

Well, I've been working every possible opportunity on my lil' yellow limo. You see, our poor ol' State of California can't afford school bus drivers like they used to ... so I lost another month of work this year. It really hurt me, in more ways than one. Less moola, less fuel in my tank, less Geocaching, and less Harmon. Ain't it a sad picture? Actually, I think I'm doing better than ALOT of folks. I still have my house, job, friends, etc! I'd come out of hiding to hear you sing a song to Sue, though. That oughta lift up a girl's spirits, right ol' buddie? Yer friend, boysnbarrie

Sue is clearly excited about her new responsibilities. I look forward to supporting her with a song in my heart ... theme from Grease. Whoa! Harmon singing should be worth at least one show of PUD cake support, I reckon. So, you let me know where you'll be singin' ol' buddy, and I'll be sure to supply enough PUD. Sincerely, boysnbarrie

Team Fatman, I'm sorry I doubted you for an instant. Please forgive me for thinkin' you were possibly pilfering precious PUD. Harmon, ol' buddy ... I can't make PUD without thinkin' of you! Hope you had a real nice Father's Day! Barrie

I shore have missed you, too, ol' buddy! Truth is ... I've been out practicing doing it more. Mainly, I've been doing it in the day time (between my school bus routes). So now, by the time I get home, I'm worn out from doing it so much. I think I've already done it 16 times today, but I might have lost count. Barrie aka: boysnbarrie

:D Woo hoo! Congrats, everybody! Those are some BIG numbers! :D Awesome milestones, and so many!!! Congrats everyone!!! Big numbers, congrats to all. It is definitely geocaching season. Fun Fun Fun!!!! Congrats to all on your milestones! It never gets boring! Way to go Everyone . Conga Rats to everyone on the impressive numbers! Wowza!

Oh wow! Thank you James!! Now I can read the manaul via my iPhone from where ever I am. Soon I'll be doing it just like all you pros! I'm really looking forward to doing it better. I'm about to do it on the Strand, so I'll have to read those 100+ manual pages with my 2x3 inch screen later in the day. Barrie aka: boysnbarrie

Well said Don. Thing to remember is that I gave it a try ... that lasted three days. Half of the three days was devoted to deleting the danged account. Facebook is too leaky with personal data for my taste in spite of their insincere denials. In the end it was that silly "Like" button that did me in; you know; as in, "2,345,567 people like this." O please, not for this curmudgeon. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Harmon, ol' buddy ... I ain't one bit surprised to learn that 2,345,567 people "like" you . Shoot, who could blame em', right? Why ... I think I'm gonna go back onto Facebook right now and add myself to that one! Not sure how I missed that, but I'm gonna go find it! Yer fan, Barrie aka: boysnbarrie Barry, Sorry, hate to disappoint you, I misplaced the decimal point ...should be only 2.345567 Liked me. Truth is I'm pretty happy with that Facebook Like-count ... just one off from Pi more or less. If I'm Liked by you then I can do circular calculations with it. You know, more or less. By th' way, how are you feeling about being the proud owner of a Garmin 60CSx? Here's a funny story that pertains to your transaction ... Fred, the fellow that offered the unit, dropped by my place to pick up your $200.00. When he arrived I was on the rooftop of my house with a crew of roofers there to rework a roofing problem. Looking down at Fred I withdrew the folded pack of ten twenty-dollar bills from my wallet and tossed it off of the roof toward Fred, in a slight westerly breeze mind you. The twenties deployed one at a time to become a squadron of spinning Maple-leafish helicopters, fluttering along above Fred's outstretched arms. Credit to Fred, at his age he let not a single twenty hit the ground. He had a lot to say while scrambling for the money but I didn't catch all of it. The crew of roofers watched and laughed heartily. Once Fred had all of your twenties clutched in his hand he shouted up to the roofing crew "Be here on Fridays ... Harmon always throws money from his rooftop but only on Fridays." My hope is that Fred and Jodi never meet one another and start sharing stories about my behavior. Furthermore this truthful tale has nothing whatever to do with Shirley Temple as Dorothy of Oz fame. It was a pleasure for me to bring seller and buyer together and hope for your continued pleasure with your new GPS receiver. Wouldn't it be remarkable if I had been able to deliver the unit to you in the way Fred received the money? Your pal, Harmon SD Rowdies Wow, that sure is a coincidence! I just ate a nice piece of lemon meringue pi a few minutes ago. It was real yummy ... almost as good as PUD. Regarding the new 60CSx, I've been practicing every day, sometimes more than once a day. I reckon I'd be doing a LOT better if I'd read the manual that came with it ... but I've been too busy working on my getting better. So far, my golf game hasn't really improved much at all, and the folks at the pee wee golf course don't seem to understand why I'm fiddling with it at all. I tried to explain, even told them about Fred, but they acted like they didn't know him at all. Those folks aren't very helpful, to be honest, but I'm persevering! I sure wish you wudda taken some pictures documenting this transaction. Frankly, I'm a wee bit surprised you didn't at least get a shot of Fred scrambling for the twenties. Left your camera inside, did ya? I hate when that happens. Next time you see Fred, let him know I'm VERY happy with the GPS ... and go ahead and throw him some more twenties on Friday. Take pictures this time! Thanks for all your help, Harmon. I really appreciate all you did, and I've got just the thing to thank you properly. It's almost ready ... I'm just waiting for one more special delivery. Whoops, I hope I'm not spilling any beans! Barrie aka: boysnbarrie

Well said Don. Thing to remember is that I gave it a try ... that lasted three days. Half of the three days was devoted to deleting the danged account. Facebook is too leaky with personal data for my taste in spite of their insincere denials. In the end it was that silly "Like" button that did me in; you know; as in, "2,345,567 people like this." O please, not for this curmudgeon. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Harmon, ol' buddy ... I ain't one bit surprised to learn that 2,345,567 people "like" you . Shoot, who could blame em', right? Why ... I think I'm gonna go back onto Facebook right now and add myself to that one! Not sure how I missed that, but I'm gonna go find it! Yer fan, Barrie aka: boysnbarrie

Baked or boiled or in a stew! What a crock! Those ladies are all smiling 'cause Harmon paid them! Twenty bucks apiece and a fiver for th' dawg. What's your price Jodi dear? If y' want I'll 'shop y' into the photo. Time t' change their nickname from "Thirsty Ladies" to "Tasteful Ladies." I just hope they all knew not to go wanderin' off to any bushes for the purpose of ... uh ... ya know, with Harmon around! He always keeps that camera of his handy in hopes for that memorable photo op!

Happy Birthday, Jodi! I hope it was grand!! Barrie aka: boysnbarrie

Awww, thank you for the kind words. I was sort of expecting you to make some funny crack about the picture of me with the new man in my life. Thanks for holding back on that ... I know he's a tad short, and somewhat balding, but we really did hit it off. Yes, you're quite right ... Yosemite was a really good start. Harmon, I think I'm going to try another trip now! Yeah, I'm going to go to another place where I've never been. Packin' her bag ... Barrie aka: boysnbarrie

His name is Fred. Call him, at (619) 562-6046. Make sure to tell him that I told you to ask for a senior discount even though you're just a kid. He's a golfer and he only used the 60CSx trying to improve his golf game. Go figure. His best golf bag heave was thirty-seven feet into a pond. If that's not enough he's a photographer and amatuer image editor ... you know what that sort of person is like I'm quite sure. O yeah, if you wind up going over to his place make sure to have him ride you around in his golf cart. Also make sure to meet his lovely bride Eva. Sounds like you can also get a deal on an Oregon from Jodi but Oregons are only for recluses. When Jodi "hates" something she has a way of taking care of the problem; you know, like WWOTOIB wise. Done! I'm getting excited about my potential upgrade ... or perhaps just another tool for my geo-arsenal. You always seem to have a way of blessing my socks off, ol' buddy! I'm glad I have something in the works to show my deep appreciation (and respect) to you properly. Yeah, it's been in the works for quite some time now ... but I have persevered! I'm sure you'll be proud of this lil' city slicker. Well, at least I'd hope so .... hmmm. I should make sure, I reckon. I wonder if Jodi might be willing to check out my uh ... surprise! She would prolly know if you'd like it, right? Hmmm. What'd I do with her number ... Barrie

Hmmm. I might be interested in trying one of those. More info please.

What the.....???? Whoa! THIS sure did bring back memories for me. I kept having to ask myself, "Which would I prefer right now? A groping? or to have one of these images made of me (that may or may not be deleted ... but CAN be deleted)." Hmmm. I figured I'd prefer the groping option, but I can see why ol' Harmon would like his pic taken. Thanks for sharing, ol' buddy! I went through the TSA security 6 times in the past few weeks, and I only got groped once! It wasn't even close to the thrill of finding a geocache either ... quite disappointing, if I do say so. I'd get all ready, cha cha dress n' all, and then ... they'd just flag me on by to go pick up my shoes. It just ain't right. boysnbarrie Hey Barrie, Where you been? I've been all worried about your absence on the Forum; no wait, you went over to Facebook, huh? Poor ol' Harmon Hey Ol' Buddy! Where have I been, eh? Well ... suffice it to say that the past few months have been full of difficult times for me. I lost a very dear friend in September, and I'm not sure I've recovered from that yet. After my friend died, I kept getting hit with more of life's woes, literally one thing after another. The snowball kept getting bigger as more troubles came my way, and I became overwhelmed by it all. My spirits were pretty low during the Autumn months ... I was a very blue Barrie. My sister took me away to Yosemite to celebrate my 50th birthday in late December ... it was my very first trip there. We attended the Bracebridge Dinner, all decked out in formal attire, at the Ahwahnee. On my birthday, we hiked to Yosemite Falls while it was snowing, and I sensed my spirits lifted. Something about being out there, surrounded by such incredible beauty, seemed to have helped me out of my sadness. My birthday trip to Yosemite I do access facebook often, this is true. It's just easier for me to do so on my iPhone than it is to get onto the forums and post. I'm sorry I've been absent ... but I honestly wasn't very good company there for quite awhile. So ... ya missed me, eh? Likewise. I wonder if this would be a good time to tell you that I've been working on something special - just for you? I've missed you, ol' buddy. Barrie

What the.....???? Whoa! THIS sure did bring back memories for me. I kept having to ask myself, "Which would I prefer right now? A groping? or to have one of these images made of me (that may or may not be deleted ... but CAN be deleted)." Hmmm. I figured I'd prefer the groping option, but I can see why ol' Harmon would like his pic taken. Thanks for sharing, ol' buddy! I went through the TSA security 6 times in the past few weeks, and I only got groped once! It wasn't even close to the thrill of finding a geocache either ... quite disappointing, if I do say so. I'd get all ready, cha cha dress n' all, and then ... they'd just flag me on by to go pick up my shoes. It just ain't right. boysnbarrie

WoooooHoooooooooo!!!! AWESOME!!! Congrats to you both! Okay ... well, all I can say is ... it's about time, you energizer bunnies! I was expecting you to get there alot quicker! I'm thinking the NEXT 10K caches will come MUCH sooner now that you've finally gotten into your groove. Conga rats on 20K! boysnbarrie

Another sad lose of a dear pet. Doubly hard to come at this time of year I'm sure. Heartfelt condolences, Harmon & Sandy, SD Rowdies Thanks, you guys... For all of my friends who aren't on FB, here's a link to a photo tribute of Max's wonderful life. We will miss him terribly... :( Max (the dog) So sorry to hear about Max. That's a very nice photo tribute. "A good dog never dies. He always stays. He walks besides you on crisp autumn days when frost is on the fields and winter's drawing near. His head is within our hand in his old way." -Mary Carolyn Davies I'm bummed! Here's a pic of Max and Ginger! frolicking at a waterhole in Horsethief Canyon. It's been awhile since I've found the time to check out the forum threads ... and this news really saddened me. My deepest condolences to you and your family, Tom, over the loss of Max. I hope you find comfort in the wonderful memories shared. For the soul of every living thing is in the hand of God. ~ Job 12:10 My prayers go out to you all, Barrie

Dang! I've been so wrapped up in my own brand of misery (which not only involved knives, but also saws) that I forgot all about the SD Geocachers Revival T-shirt. I have this vague thought that I might have committed to buying one...(it seems so long ago now...) Any leftovers (hopefully in an XL)? Wow! I've been out of the loop for awhile myself. I didn't know anything about these shirts ... and I LOVE THEM!!! Who do I talk to about ordering a couple? One for me, and one for halftrack guy? Please oh please oh please? I hope I haven't missed the boat.

Congratulations to The Fat Cats and welcome to the Yrium-card social set. Once Tom releases your card he'll contact you to pass on the secret handshake. The hard part of doing an Yrium-card layout is finding source images that can be used to express a theme chosen by the related recommender; in this case, Ramona Retired Snipe. How odd it is this time that I happened to be the photographer for the main source image. The theme? Well, to feature the Fat-Cats Avatar, Sue and Mom, Chelsea the GeoDawg, Puzzle Queen, and a Jeep painted blood-red as a tribute to Sue's renowned surgical skill. (Tell me about it.) Here's a link showing the source images used. Yrium TNG 16 Source Images Hurrah for The Fat Cats, Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Change sheer-strip before dinner. Thanks to Flagman and SD Rowdies for all their hard work this week getting these cards ready. So glad to see the final product after looking at the drafts. BTW when you all get to read the back of the card there's a note "rookie on the side of the road." That was me on my third Geocache outing. And it's lead into a great friendships and love of caching. I hope everyone enjoys! Mom, Chelsea, and I are so honored to be picked for this Yrium card...Thank you, Doug and Anjie!!! We're both so glad to have met you, too. We love the layout and while we hadn't noticed the resemblance of the color of Betsy to the color of poor 'Ol Eleven Fangers' blood, we can definitely see it now. And remember our new code phrase, "Doug in the Desert!" (To explain...I tend to argue with Doug about routes and such when we're in the desert Jeepin' and I'm always wrong...always!!! So I asked Doug to say "Doug in the Desert" when I'm being stupid, this being much politer than saying, "Sue, shut up!!!" And just for the record, anyone can use this phrase and I'll be reminded to hush up (anyone, that is, except for 'Ol Harmon!) Actually I think Ol Harmon just washed the ol jeep for you. What a joy it was to see TheIronMom walking up to my door this evening ... with Yrium cards ! I simply LOVE the amazing work that goes into these cards. Harmon, as usual, did an incredible job. The misprint brought a smile to my face the moment I saw it! Conga rats to The Fat Cats on being the latest honorees in the TNG series ... very well deserved! Congratulations Sue and Pat! Barrie aka: boysnbarrie

I have no idea where this is ... butt I like it. Thanks for posting your pics Harmon! You really made my day! Welcome backside! Oops, I meant welcome back!