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  1. Hello, all. I just walked in the door and am amazed at so many offers of help! I will be e-mailing each of you shortly, so please stand by... Sissy
  2. IT would be very helpful if you would tell me your ZIP Code once you receive your coins, IF they were insured ONLY! I am amassing a good bit of paperwork, and any that I can toss would greatly help me deal with my OCD tendancies!
  3. Update 5-26 5pmEDT First, let me apologise for being somewhat snappish in this thread and in some of my e-mails. Yesterday I attended a very upsetting SC Senate Judiciary Committee meeting about the anti-caching legislation they are trying to pass. There is a thread about this in the "General Topics" forum for those of you who haven't heard and are interested. I had the day off today, and am caught up, although I still have laundry and housework to do. If your name has not appeared on a previous list and is not on today's list, please contact me. Orders filled and mailed today: Spencerb - 4 jime71211 - 2 Dillongang - 4 CENT5 - 4 Outdoorlady79 - 4 Trades sent today: Ibycus - 1 LadybugKids - 2 Workerofwood - 1 Avroair (I am not sure if this is a username) - 1 Mauison -2 Moun10bike - 2 I have a long work day tomorrow (woo-hoo, get to sleep in until 1:30am!) and another on Saturday. My daughter is graduating Saturday afternoon, so I probably won't work on any new stuff until Sunday. There is no mail on Monday, the next update will be Tuesday afternoon. Sissy
  4. shop99er, pay attention! Some orders went out on Friday, but yours was not mailed until Monday. Give it another day or two. I am only human!
  5. Update 5-25 1:30pm The following orders were just dropped off at the post office: ManGenGho-1 Shasties-3 Team Nazgul-4 KC0GRN-2 Loridarlin-4 globetrotter.uk-2 DAGG-2 workerofwood-4 (I did not see that you also get a trade until it was too late, I'll mail it tomorrow) kiltsurfer-4 LemonFreshDog-4 I have yet to hear from: TopPin Fly46 BilboB 3HAPPY CAMPERS TLC TeamLandcruiser (same as TLC?) Magellan315 I have sent the link to the following and am waiting for response: Spencerb Defender1 Order in process: Barnabasbenn I have to take an afternoon run today for work, and will start on mailing out trades tomorrow. I still need addresses for: Bryan Team Pez Bill3rd Moun10bike The Fabfive I have some addresses with no GC.com user ID, so your name may be on that last list even if you have already sent your address. There will be 30+ coins left, and I am hoping to start on the waiting list tomorrow as well. Until tomorrow... Sissy
  6. Update 5-23 6pmEDT I mailed all the packages I got ready over the week-end. Coins were shipped to South Africa as well. I have long day that starts early tomorrow, so I think I will call it a day. I probably won't get to packaging up any more until Wednesday. Please, please, PLEASE, PUT YOUR USER NAME ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE! (paypal too.) Having to go back through all my e-mails to figure out who is whom is very time consuming. Ray&Rose and JoeFrog, your trade coins are in your package with your order. Escout, yours was mailed today. Sissy
  7. Update 5-21, 8:00PM Where do I begin? Yesterday I made a mistake that I will try to rectify today. Ladycacher was one of the first to e-mail me to get on a waiting list. I did not realize at the time that there was already an extensive waiting list out there. I told her that I would have some extra, and worst case scenario, she could get the 2 allotted for me. When she asked for the link, I neglected to tell her that I still didn't know how many were available and to only order the two allotted for me. As a few of you have noticed in the list I posted last night, she ordered four. SO... Ladycacher, I am going to hold on to your package until the others on the list have gotten theirs. You can still get the two I promised you for sure, and I should know about the other two in a few days. I apologise for the mix-up and hope there are no hard feelings. EScout- please respond to my e-mail so I can mail your package tomorrow! Are Ghostwriter13 and ghostwriter the same account? I can find no username "ghostwriter". TRADES: If you are on the list for a coin swap, please send me an e-mail with your username in the subject title. Put your mailing address in the body of the e-mail. All trade coins should be mailed to: Sissy Jones, 100 Tomahawk Dr., Summerville, SC 29483. I will package them all together and send them on. In addition to last night's list, the following orders will also be sent in tomorrow's mail: **Ladycacher** I am holding on to this for the moment. vds Jake-Team A.I. WYlostinMA Tacomahunter Primofan KB9Bit Sgt Stitches Badge and Butterfly Toojin and Bart M&M Hunter tom&chris TeamLegoes Until tomorrow... Sissy
  8. Update 5-21 Almost midnight EDT I came home and took a nap and then was able to get some orders together. The following orders will be shipped Monday, 5-23-05: (I am quite tired, so if I mangle your username, please forgive) Varsgeld- 1 Rupert2- 4 pghlooking- 4 Jcar- 2 Snowmann- 4 NurseDave- 4 BlindAvocado- 4 DaMenace- 4 Strapped-4-Cache- 2 TeamLightningBugs- 3 Ladycacher- 4 Robinego- 4 Mr COGeo- 2 Armando&Co- 4 Ray&Rose- 2 + 1 for trade Hammerjane- 4 Facedances- 4 9Key- 2 Thorny1- 3 Grandpa R & G Gramma- 4 Shop99er- 1 KFam- 3 JoeFrog- 1 If you placed an order before 11pm EDT today (Saturday) and your name is not on the list above, CONTACT ME! I am caught up at the moment, and I think I will start in the morning by looking up the profiles of the 21 users that don't read this thread anymore. **If your name was on the list to get coins and you have changed your mind, PLEASE save me the trouble of tracking you down and just drop me a line to let me know I can pass them on to someone on the waiting list. ** Sissy
  9. JoeFrog, you're covered and I just sent the link. Sorry for the mix-up. I am currently trying to talk geocacher coza into letting me ship the trades from here. Either way its going to be a bit before they go out. Thanks for your continued patience. I am working from the latest list in this forum. If you are not on that list, but are on an earlier one, please let me know and send a link to the list you are on. I do not have a completed waiting list, and probably won't get to one for at least a few days. Several folks have e-mailed to ask about the possibility of getting coins. Once I have the initial orders filled and know how many are left, I will combine my waiting list info with geocacher coza's and fill additional orders based on the date and time of the request. Sissy
  10. Update 5/20 5PM EDT The following orders were mailed today: Kealia-3 WillCall-4 Nighthawk-4 Pepper-2 Ghostwriter13-4 BluegillFisherman-4 GlobalGirl-2 GoJaybee-4 TeamTillery-4 TeamTecmage-4 Doughball-3 I still have 10 orders placed on 5/19 to fill. I am calling it a day for today, and have a 10.5 hour workday starting at 2AM tomorrow which will include 366 miles of driving and unloading (by hand, one case at a time) 600 cases of groceries from the truck. I am going to force myself NOT to fill any more orders until Sunday. Just as I have a responsibility to be rested and alert driving, I feel I should take the same responsibility with this to avoid mistakes. I will work on it all day Sunday. I am keeping the insurance receipts for the insured orders. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, drop me a line with your zip code when you get your order (insured orders only) so I can toss them as they become unnecessary. Thanks. DAGG- I will send out an e-mail to you tomorrow night or Sunday. Your order will be shipped Monday. Shop99er- I have sent you the link twice. One was about 10 minutes ago. If you still do not have it, let me know and I will send you my phone number through Groundspeak on Sunday. pghlooking-I got your e-mail and the stencils will be in your package. Again, this is my pleasure. Everyone is being so gracious and understanding, and I really appreciate it. Anyone affected by the handling charge mix-up still has time to e-mail your preferred way for me to fix it. Enjoy your week-end everyone! Find a cache for me! Sissy
  11. As I want to spend as much time as possible getting these coins out, I will not be sending out individual e-mails to confirm orders. I will, at the end of each day, post a list here of the usernames whose orders went in that days mail. Please give me a few days before you ask if I got your order! I probably did, but am the world's slowest typer and I know you folks don't want to wait any longer! Sissy
  12. The url is up and running and I just sent a link to the 30 people on the list who sent me an e-mail. I will send the link to anyone else on the list who e-mails me, and I will work on contacting the others over the week-end. If you are getting your coins direct from geocacher_coza, it will be a little while longer. The rules for shipping coins to SA are pretty strict, and I want to talk to the folks at my post office to see what options we have. I am hoping to get them on their way to SA by Monday. And the e-mails have been great! I will do my absolute best to live up to expectations! Sissy
  13. UPDATE!!! The coins actually weigh 1.3 ounces each. With packaging, the corrected postage is: 1 coin- $5 + .60 postage 2 coins- $10 + 1.06 postage 3 coins- $15 + 1.29 postage 4 coins- $20 + 1.75 postage The secret url should be up and running later this evening. If you haven't already done so, please e-mail me with your user name so I will have a handy address to send the link to. I really don't want to have to look up profiles (as interesting as that might be!) to send out notices through gc.com. Thanks! Sissy
  14. I can wrap them in paper and tape the paper. I don't put tape directly on the stencils or decals either.
  15. I usually tape down any loose products. All my kraft envelopes are reinforced along all the seams and edges with some really strong packing tape. I don't use card stock, but recycle all my packages and heavier junk mail. You might get yours taped to part of a cereal box, microwave dinner box or aol's latest flyer. The taped envelope weighs .5 oz, the packaging about .8 or .9 depending on which box I grab. They will not come out of the envelope accidently, and most postal employees are (I'm sure) honest to a fault. But there is always a chance that it could be stolen. The $1.30 for insurance is well spent IMO. Anyone reading this that has ordered before, feel free to chime in about the packaging you received! Sissy
  16. Uhhh...I will have to get back to you on that... CR is at work and will probably start on the site tonight. The goal is to be able to combine coins with other products, but I will have to see what he comes up with. He said something about having a "secret page" just for the coins and I would send out the URL to the folks on the list (Man, does that sound elitist or what? ) On another note, the envelopes are ready-if you've ordered from us before you know why it took almost a whole roll of packing tape! I have a source for used bubble wrap and will be gathering it tomorrow (it will probably smell like apples). It will be interesting to try to print a whole sheet of address labels at a time! Sissy
  17. This is a rough estimate for the shipping costs: According to the best information I have at the moment, it looks like each coin weighs just under one ounce. A single coin will cost $.49 (have to pay for oversize since the envelope will not be machineable at the post office). 2 coins -- $.60 3 coins -- .83 4 coins -- 1.06 I can insure each package for up to $50 for an extra $1.30. While I have not had any problems with the postal service in the past, I cannot be responsible if the package gets lost. For the store stuff, I can easily send out a duplicate order if something goes wrong, but I will not have that option for the coins due to the limited number. The insurance is voluntary, but I recommend it as it will be obvious to anyone using the x-ray machines that coins are involved. CR is still working on a way to pay at the site by invitation or some such. I am gathering the e-mail addresses you are sending with your order info and will e-mail payment instructions. I would like to wait until I actually have the coins before we accept any payment. I dislike having your money and not being able to put something in the mail quickly. Sissy
  18. OOPS! I guess it would have seemed a bit more On Topic to say that my friend is black and I am white! There are definite cultural differences, but I think it is more an issue of what kind of income our parents had rather than race. I recently read an enlightening book called "Framework for Understanding Poverty" by Ruby K. Payne. It helped me understand some of my coworkers better. People tend to be uncomfortable with things that are new or unfamiliar. My friend is uncomfortable in the hot buggy woods. I am uncomfortable in noisy bars. We can live with that and enjoy each others company in settings we both like. And once in a while, push the boundaries and try something new. Sissy
  19. Ok, everyone, settle down, please! I have NOT received the coins from KV yet! I do not know how much they weigh, so I cannot calculate the shipping on them yet. CR is working on a way to get them on the website, but not make them publicly available. I have a copy of the updated waiting list and will post how to pay for them, etc. as soon as the info is available. If you are in South Africa, you will be getting your coins from Quintus direct. If you are NOT in the US, your price may be higher. I will have to research the postal requirements for each country concerning coins on an individual basis. Please bear with me. I am a one person shipping department and this is more than I have had to deal with at one time since we started the store. Direct further inquiries to scsissy@NOSPAMsc.rr.com (take out the NOSPAM). DO NOT e-mail CR, as he is feverishly trying to put something for this on the website. If your name is on the list, you may e-mail me your shipping address and quantity. Make sure your gc.com user name is in your e-mail. You probably won't get your coins any faster, but this will help me. Thanks for your patience! (Do I even dare mention that CR is working on a SC coin?)(STOP! Don't even THINK about asking for one yet!) Sissy
  20. I talked about caching so much with one of my co-workers, that I finally was able to get him to go out and do one. First, I think he wanted to see exactly what the heck I was doing that caused me to come to work on Mondays with my legs all scratched up. Second, I think he thought if he went, I would shut up about it. We went to a local county park and I checked on one of my caches. It was warmish, and quite buggy. He did not want bug spray. Smelled bad. He always wears cologne, although less now than at that time. (I would wrinkle my nose we he got close and I think he got the hint.) Ten minutes into the stroll, he is swatting the bugs, sweaty, and complaining that his back hurts. We are walking slower and slower, and he tells me he cannot believe this is what I consider fun. He toughed it out for the entire .3 miles round trip, probably so I wouldn't tell our co-workers that he wussed out. On the way back, I pointed out a copperhead that was sunning near the trail. We made it back to the car in record time! On Monday mornings at work, my car is always the dirtiest in the lot. I spend the week-end seeing how dirty I can get my car, he spends the week-end seeing how clean he can get his. And we each think what we are doing is fun and the other one is NUTS! Sissy
  21. I am not saying that this has anything to do with what brought this bill into being, but: "State losing many old cemeteries to development 06:18 PM EDT on Sunday, October 10, 2004 Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Rapid development has claimed land meant to be the final resting place for many South Carolinians. State archaeologist Jonathan Leader says what should be a rare occurrence is happening far too often. Leader says he gets about 100 reports each year of graveyards being bulldozed or vandalized. "It should be uncommon," Leader said. "Unfortunately, it isn't." In one of the state's oldest cities, the examples are plentiful. The county parking garage behind the Mills House on Meeting Street in downtown Charleston is built over an old Quaker burial ground. An old Presbyterian cemetery is under Canterbury House, an apartment complex on North Market Street. Hundreds of Confederate and civilian graves were buried beneath The Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium for decades until a recovery effort was mounted in the late 1990s. No one is sure of the number of small cemeteries and grave plots that are scattered throughout the state, but archeologists are certain they are plentiful, given the many centuries South Carolina has been occupied. "There are a lot, and they are widespread," said Michael Trinkley, executive director of the Chicora Foundation, a nonprofit heritage preservation group based in Columbia. At particular risk are black cemeteries — some of which started as burial grounds for dead slaves. Many are poorly marked and maintained, representing the modest means of the families left behind. These gravesites often were relegated to open fields or waterfront property, which at the time was considered undesirable land rife with mosquitoes and malaria. While it is a felony to knowingly disturb a grave, there are no statistics on how often it happens. State Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston, plans to reintroduced a bill that failed last year that would impose fines of up to $2,000 for anyone who desecrates a black cemetery deemed historic by the state. "The problem is the state laws are ineffective and law enforcement is either too ignorant of the laws or uninterested in enforcing them," Trinkley said. "The law requires the actions be both knowing and willful, and it can be almost impossible to document that a landowner or equipment operator knowingly" disturbed graves. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office is in the midst of investigating whether a black graveyard on Wadmalaw Island was illegally uprooted to make way for a house. The loss of the graves could mean the destruction of crucial pieces of state history, archaeologists and historians say. "It's like these people never existed. It's like they are invisible," said Charleston area history buff June Griggs, who hopes someday to see markers placed on several local properties to attest to the people buried there. "About all you could do is put up markers to commemorate it really existing," said North Charleston Councilwoman Phoebe Miller, who tried to help find funds for the effort. "I don't how in the world you could undo that type of damage."-from the WCNC News website. Imagine you are a wealthy developer looking to buy and develope some prime waterfront property in the lowcountry of SC. You know that there are ways to get a cemetery removed from the property once you own it, but it is time-consuming and not cheap: "Title 27 - Property and Conveyances CHAPTER 43. REMOVAL OF ABANDONED CEMETERIES SECTION 27-43-10. Notice of proposed removal; due care required. A person who owns land on which is situated an abandoned cemetery or burying ground may remove graves in the cemetery or ground to a suitable plot in another cemetery or suitable location if: (1) It is necessary and expedient in the opinion of the governing body of the county or municipality in which the cemetery or burying ground is situated to remove the graves. The governing body shall consider objections to removal pursuant to the notice under item (2) or otherwise before it approves removal. (2) Thirty days' notice of removal is given to the relatives of the deceased persons buried in the graves, if they are known. If no relatives are known, thirty days' notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property lies. If no newspaper is published in the county, notice must be posted in three prominent places in the county, one of which must be the courthouse door. (3) Due care is taken to protect tombstones and replace them properly, so as to leave the graves in as good condition as before removal. SECTION 27-43-20. Removal to plot agreeable to governing body and relatives; board may determine suitable plot in case of disagreement. The plot to which the graves are removed shall be one which is mutually agreeable between the governing body of the county or municipality and the relatives of the deceased persons. If a suitable plot cannot be agreed upon between the parties concerned the matter shall be finally determined by a board of three members which shall be convened within fifteen days after final disagreement on the new location of the plot. The board shall be appointed as follows: One member shall be appointed by the county or municipality, one member shall be appointed by the relatives, and a third member shall be selected by the two. The decision of the board shall be final. SECTION 27-43-30. Supervision of removal work; expenses. All work connected with the removal of the graves shall be done under the supervision of the governing body of the county, who shall employ a funeral director licensed by this State. All expenses incurred in the operation shall be borne by the person seeking removal of the graves. SECTION 27-43-40. Evidence of abandonment. The conveyance of the land upon which the cemetery or burying ground is situated without reservation of the cemetery or burying ground shall be evidence of abandonment for the purposes of this chapter." If noone knows about the cemetery, you might be able to get around the law, since the punishments are only for those who knowingly and willfully disturb the graves. All of a sudden, a list of abandoned cemeteries is published on a silly game-playing website, and people are coming out unannounced to visit the sites. You might worry that one of these folks (who obviously has nothing better to do and aren't real organized) might see a bulldozer and shout 'Stop! Stop! There are graves here!' Maybe even call the police if the work continues. Hmmm, how would I fix this problem? I might put a lot of money into someone's re-election campaign. Or better yet, get myself elected. Then I would have a bill drafted and provide a bunch of exaggerations about how harmful this game is and how badly its players misbehave. Again, I can't say for certain that this is what started the whole mess, but something definitely smells funny, and it ain't the pluff mud! Sissy
  22. This is what I sent to Mr. Haller, the person in charge of the Jewish cemetery in question, and his reply to me: "Dear Mr Haller, I understand that there may be hard feelings due to our group visiting your cemetery. Please allow me to share my experience with you. I am a local geocacher. I began this hobby as a way to spend more time with my family and to be outdoors and more physically active. People place caches as a way to draw others to sites that they find of interest, as a way of being a sort of virtual tour guide. I have visited more parks, historical sites and yes, cemeteries than I would have without geocaching. I have developed a new respect for those who came before; the men, women, and children that have shaped our past, and thus the present. My visit to your cemetery was the first time I had seen a Hebrew cemetery. Until that day, I never thought about the fact that the cemeteries would be segregated. We took the time to read some of the headstones, and I remember seeing one for a young man who was fairly recently interred. He was only 16 or 17, around the same age as my son. I spent some time reflecting on how fleeting life can be. I mourned for the pain that must be felt by his mother and father. I noticed that several headstones had small pebbles placed on them. I did not know what the custom was, so I did not place any of my own. I have since researched their significance and wish I had placed one on this young man’s headstone. I agree that pursuing our hobby using your cemetery may have been unwise. I relate my experience to you only to reassure you that no disrespect was ever intended. I believe my experience is similar to that of each person who visited because a geocache drew them. I have met most of the local geocachers, and I assure you none that I know would behave in an inappropriate manner while visiting a site that has such significance to others. Thank you for your time in this matter, and I sincerely apologise for any discomfort our visits may have caused. (My real name)" His reply: "Mrs. (My real name): Thank you for our e-mail. Please understand that our cemeteries are often abused by those with far worse motives than you and for this reason we cannot stand to have them used for any more than what they are intended for: a place for our loved ones to rest in peace and for them to serve as a lasting memory for us. Your understanding is appreciated. David Haller" The cache in question has been completely removed. -edit--add quotemarks
  23. I invited mine. She said the only free time she had was yesterday, and that she would call me. It rained all day here yesterday. I did however take the director of parks and rec. in Summerville. Belatedly showed him the ones I have in his park. He was real friendly. He said he just bought a GPS and this would give him a good way to practice using it. Sissy
  24. When we first started caching, we bought a pallet of ammo boxes. We used some, gave some away, traded some out for other containers, and sold some here locally. The shipping on them is prohibitive, and I think the best place to get them online is CheaperthanDirt.com I only have a handful left -I can actually see the garage wall now. I have one ready to be placed, just have to get the rubber boots and headlamps out. Several are being used to store cache stuff. I *try* to fill the orders as soon as they come in. Sometimes I have to wait for CR to make more stock, and any order for battery holders will take a little longer. The holders are made when they are ordered, and it sometimes takes a day or two to find the time to do them. You got lucky!
  25. Uh huh, go ahead and laugh. CR and I are going to be interred in a preserve near Easley, SC. No metal, cement, or embalming fluid allowed. Just our empty shells wrapped in a cotton sheet from the house. The preserve does have trails and allows hiking, and if CR goes first, I know I will have to try to get permission for some sort of cache. The info can be found here Sissy
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