Hairy Little Dwarf

Hiya Timber Crasher, What's the latest you could collect from Hamilton - Which cache would suit? T.Tillery: I am willing to pickup LX on my way through and drop in Hamilton in about 2 weeks...? HLD (only a 900km round trip...and it's a nice day )

I have to add my vote for the South Island scenery. ...And I live in the North Island Enjoy your visit to NZ.

Acedj, I apologise for the comment I made regarding your request for money. I read your message whilst in the foulest of moods and responded without thought. I was going to remove it, but Renegade Knight replied before I could retract it. With all the scams for money going around, I was maybe too cynical, which didn't help. I do regret the posting now (as I did when I had calmed down) and wish your brother a quick recovery. I know it's not easy when you have a family member in hospital and I too spent many days beside my father (who was fortunate to survive the accident I mentioned). I trust you will accept this. From a very embarrased Dwarf.

Only one post from me on the subject [sPLEEN MODE ON] That's why insurance was invented. Sorry, but after having a $12,000 car written off by someone who was uninsured (and then having the subsequent hassles) I have no sympathy. ... Your brother is having major surgery and you're worried about an E-Trex? Methinks you should re-assess relative values, mate - Or should I have begged for the cost of the CD player and camera that was damaged when a head-on collison took the life of a friend of the family? [END SPLEEN] This has been an official HLD Broadcast

Sorry about that, small country syndrome Duncan City, BC (City of totems) Cheers HLD

Greetings from the Southern Hemisphere Looking for anyone who can help me complete a Sister City cache log. ...Duncan City, Canada As usual, You'll get one in return (Kaikohe, Far North, New Zealand) Thanks in advance Hairy Little Dwarf (Laugh, and I'll bite your knees!)

Had a couple of searches through the posts, but either got timeouts or "too many hits" errors....so I'll try this Forgive me if it's been asked and answered before. What are the chances of an indicator when searching nearest caches to show when the last log is a "No Find" ? Even a couple of pixels just as a heads up. Cheers HLD I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Try the NZ forum, or direct at www.gps.org.nz as these coords are just outside Christchurch, NZ - a city which is infested with geocachers Good luck. Hairy Little Dwarf I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Hiya Bread, A bit late, but we Dwarves operate on a different time scale to you humans Both my Garmins readily switch coord datums. that is, enter a WGS84 lat/long, then change the datum to NZMG, Icelandic or Siberian Mushroom Grid (whatever) and the coords are converted to the new numbers. There you go. Hope the procedure works with the Magellan. HLD I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

...And what about us Dwarves who may not (or may) subscribe to your human stereotypes HLD Hobbies include not answering polls, it takes too much time away from caching. I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Hiya Yellow Bug, Just to let you know your request for a piccy will be granted tomorrow 25/5. Cheers HLD Who is nowhere near Dunedin I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Greetings from Southern Latitudes, I'm wanting to place one of those tacky distance-to-faraway-places signposts in the garden, simple really - Just plug the waypoints of a cache in the distant city and hit the Goto button to get distance. But... The distance given will be direct, will it not? ie. not allowing for the curvature of the earth. Any ideas (Not too mathematical please) HLD I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

NZ Herald 13/5/03 A11 Norval "Norman" Guiniven died last week at the age of 70. Known to many Geocachers as the "Troll" guarding Geofurbys Incubator, and an interesting character. I hope his replacement will live up to the standard. HLD I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Satch1947: Man, I had forgotten those things Used to create a version called Tutankhamen Bats with tissue paper that would fly out of books when opened! Great fun, and something that I should start again Rubber snakes? Seems that as NZ is paranoid about any snakes, we only get real fake looking things which wouldnt scare anyone anyway! HLD I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

I agree, start with an eTrex (and a compass). Ignore any "this is better than that" arguments - You want a basic, easy to use GPSr. You can upgrade later if needed. Cheers HLD I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Now THAT sounds like Dwarf territory I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Skin the bark off old pine branches, glue securely to piece of PVC pipe, slip cache inside pipe. Done well it's fiendish. Or another of my favourites is to screw the lid of the cache to the underside of a footbridge, bench or similar. The cache then locks in and just hangs around waiting for thoughtful cachers, whlst avoiding GeoMuggles. HLD I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Only once in 80-odd caches have I had to pretend my GPSr was a cell-phone. I was going well until my real cell-phone rang! A hasty "I'll call you back" into the GPSr and answered the genuine call. Saved I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Heh heh... Thanks for the comments Steve, my deviant dwarf-like brain is now firing on all 1 1/2 cylinders. I like the Stealth cache idea! HLD I aim to become immortal. So far, so good....

Hi DJM, I'll try to get the Zuhe Gongju back in it's nest by the time you come through Cheers HLD (Like a BLT only with more hair) A friend helps you move house. A REAL friend helps you move a body!

I agree. As someone who on occasion, and through no fault of their own, has to wander around with the "Little Yellow Brolly", it is not nice to mock such an affliction. ...Still, I keep taking the medication and hope that one day someone else gets to put up with the ridicule from the public HLD Who delights in the freedom of a handheld GPSr! A friend helps you move house. A REAL friend helps you move a body!

I see Gareth has definite Geocacher potential. He's mastered the smileys already Can someone lend him a GPS? Cheers HLD A friend helps you move house. A REAL friend helps you move a body!

Creation of a Soc. Inc. hadn't even entered my tiny, dwarflike mind when I posted the latest DOC thread, but judging by the comments it seems Geocaching and related (and by no means inferior) pursuits has come of age. You can add the Dwarves pawprint as an affirmative on this one - Can't make the Chch meeting though (although it would make one helluva CacheBash down the length of the country) Cheers Pete A friend helps you move house. A REAL friend helps you move a body!

Found this scary item in one of the U.S. forums, I hope DOC never get this obsessed. GEOCACHING PROCEDURES ARKANSAS STATE PARKS AND MUSEUMS CACHE PERMITS: A. Placement of a cache on Department property must be secured with a permit. B. The person applying for a permit must provide a valid address, telephone number, email address, vehicle license number and the website address on which the cache will be posted. C. The exact location of the cache must be pre-approved by the Park Superintendent/ Museum Director, whose main concern will be public safety and the prevention of undesirable impacts to natural and cultural resources. D. The exact cache location, including GPS coordinates, must be stated on the permit. E. All permits will be in effect for a period of four (4) months. The exact starting and ending dates will be recorded on the permit. Note: If, during the four (4) month effective period of a permit, a permit holder wants to change the location of the cache, a new permit must be issued and the effective permit cancelled. F. Upon expiration of a permit, the permit holder is responsible for removing the cache and for removing the cache location from all websites and any information source. G. If the permit holder fails to remove the cache, it will be removed by park staff and held for ten (10) days, after which staff will dispose of the cache. Confiscation and disposal by park staff will be recorded in an incident report. CACHE CONTAINERS AND CONTENTS: A. Cache containers must be non-breakable, transparent and have some form of latch or other closing mechanism to prohibit content exposure to wildlife. B. Caches may not contain inappropriate or dangerous items. Such items include, but are not limited to, food, mediations, personal/hygiene products, pornography, weapons, of any type, etc. Log books are encouraged in Arkansas State Parks/ Museums, over exchange items. C. All caches are subject to random inspection by Park Superintendents and Museum Directors. Park staff has the authority to immediately remove any item held in a cache deemed unacceptable. CACHE LOCATIONS: A. Physical caches are prohibited inside any state park/museum facility or structure. B. The location of a cache must be pre-approved by the Park Superintendent or Museum Director. C. Caches may not be placed in locations that may lead to the creation of spur trails. D. Caches may not be buried, nor may vegetation or stones be disturbed to pace a cache. E. Caches may not be placed in dangerous, inappropriate, or protected areas and habitats, on cliffs, underground, or underwater. F. Metal detectors may not be used in cache searches. COMPLIANCE: A. Failure to comply with park / museum guidelines will result in the revocation of effective geocaching permits. Continued failure to comply with these guidelines will prevent the issuance of any further geocaching permits to the non-compliant group or individual. B. If geocaching activities as a whole are found to have a negative impact on park resources or if safety becomes an issue in geocache searches, the Park Superintendent / Museum Director may ban geocaching from certain areas or from the entire park / museum. A friend helps you move house. A REAL friend helps you move a body!

Just wondering if anyone was carrying bugs with them into Northland these holidays? It gets very lonely up here sometimes A friend helps you move house. A REAL friend helps you move a body!