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I've always wanted to get 10 events in 1 day. With virtual events that would be easy to obtain. While I would support a platform for such events, I wouldn't support any statistical award for such events.

They could also be using the head of the distillation process. Since it would contain a mix of alcohols, and is usually discarded, they might be able to reclaim it to use. This would than just be labeled "Alcohol" and you don't have to verify what type.

A distiller doesn't need to convert to Isopropyl Alcohol. They don't even need to denature their Ethy Alcohol. As long as they start with at least 180 proof Ethyl Alcohol, and the final product is at least 60 proof equivalent, you have a product that can be used as a hand sanitizer. The added ingredient make it unsuitable for human consumption, thus no need to start with denatured Ethyl Alcohol. The "conversion" is most likely at the dilution and bottling stage.

If a park has limited hours of access (Dawn to Dusk) 1) Does the CO have to disable the cache every night? 2) if someone finds the cache at night, does the CO have to delete the log? Groundspeak does not equal the police.

This year's tick population. I've pulled off more ticks this year already than I have in the past 5 years combined. Both Dog and Deer Ticks. Luckily, due to permethrin, all but one was dead.

Too bad the Waymarking website is a mess, and is considered a step child of Geocaching. I think it would get more attention if they were counted like benchmarks on the Geocaching page.

I know there are various reports on how long the virus can last on a surface, but that is in laboratory settings. A geocache container exposed to the elements is not an ideal breading surface. Unless the cache is visited by multiply people a day, the virus most likely will have died by the time the next cacher comes around.

Running sum stats are always a little deceptive. What is better to look at is the day over day reporting. Try https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2lnj72O4B05pKJfrV63-hKFt8EqZwJCYqa4RPP1R-FC-ZnAfx7kPrexOU#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 And look at the Daily Increase in the lower right hand corner. You can select a country and see the numbers.

The official stance in New York is to go outside, alone, and get some sun and fresh air. All State Parks in New York have waived entrance fees. There are guidelines of course, but at least currently, New York realizes that its just as unhealthy to be locked away inside. I know California has closed parks and beaches, but that is because they are being overcrowded by people. I don't agree with the stance of disabling caches though (not including events). If there are mandates to not go outside or not go to a particular park, disabling a cache isn't going to discourage someone from caching if they are so inclined. Unless you physically remove the cache, those people that are going to break the rules can still find the cache.

No, but I've carried small pruning sheers.

No.... there is only one version of this coin.

You should be able to go into previous games and see the maps and tags . On the main screen click a game and then toggle the Missing & Claimed option on and off. Click a tag icon on the map and you can read the description.

I only have three active hides, but I haven't disabled them. They only get a handful of finds a year anyway. If someone feels well enough to go look for them. why should I prevent them from doing so?

A log from a previous game: "Missed out by 15 minutes or less about 4 times ! Even beaten out other night by ******, with both if us traveling over 1 hour to get there! Was waiting at *******, when it went off! Figures! Closer to home than all the rest! Slow driver ahead of me, but I pulled in to see no other cars. Could it be? Headed over to tree and there it was! YEAH BABY!"

Finding a tag isn't hard, but if I hide 5 tags and 8 people try to get one, 3 people aren't going to find one. Its like an Easter Egg Hunt. Hosting is a special version of the game. There have been two fall games so far where tags are published leading up to a final event where all finders can redeem the tags they found. Its a celebration event of sorts. As far as I know, all past hiders have been geocachers. Could a non-geocachers hide one? Sure. But you still need to provide coordinates, so accuracy wouldn't be any different than a new geocacher hider. After a tag is publish, you can watch it to see if it gets found. Yes, there have been multiple games, but there is only one running right now... Mission Mammoth. You can be a finder in this game, and then a hider in the next. Or always be a finder. Some people like finding and some like being hiders... just like Geocaching. Yes.. its like an FTF prize. Maybe my area is different since so many people know about it now, but out of all the games I've hidden for, only one tag had been in the wild for more then 24 hours. They rest took less than 6 hours to claim. Hiders get to see where all submitted tags are for the game. Finders get to see where all published tags are for the game.

Snag the tag is design around a two part Geocoin. One part is a Tag that is hidden like a geocache, meaning it has coordinates, a description, photos, and a hint. This is published on Snagthetag.com. The difference is that these tags are a one shot deal... someone goes to the published coordinates, finds the tag and gets to keep it. When they "log" the find online. the tag is credited to them and the tag is marked as claimed on the map. The finder then has to "redeem" the tag online (they still get to keep the tag) and will receive a trackable geocoin that the tag attaches to. The finder has to pay for shipping for the coin. Hiders buy the tags to hide. So yes, hiders bear a majority of the cost. I have hidden tags for 7 games so far. It is a lot of work and I gladly bear the expense. I've also hosted two fall events to redeem tags. But, it is also a lot of enjoyment interacting with the finders and hearing their tales of trying to get a tag. One complaint from finders is "there are none in my area". This is because there are no set hiders. It is all dependent on who steps up to buy tags to hide. Just like hiding a geocache, it is dependent on those people that like to be hiders.

Non HQ small events should be left up to the local CO. Why should an event in Hong Kong be suspended because of what is going on in Italy For larger events, it wouldn't be prudent to cancel anything more than 2 months before hand.

I make my living maintaining and fix a database. I have so many questions regarding how Groundspeak stores AL caches.

I'm no biologist, but most viral outbreaks tend to disappear in warmer weather. I won't make a prediction of what will happen with Covid-19, but history is on the side of it being dormant in August and then flair up again when it gets colder.

I have a couple of Lab Caches that have the incorrect date stamped. I emailed HQ about it and the reply was that currently there wasn't away to edit the date.

From what I can see, at the beginning of each month, another batch of users are awarded a Community Event. This means over 20,000 events will be award throughout the year. I'd say anyone that signed up for one would have a good chance of getting one. However, the date you are awarded one has nothing to do with when it is hosted. Anyone that is awarded one has until the end of the year to host one. Even though only 500+ events are published, theoretically 6000 have been awarded.

I haven't hidden many geocaches, but I've been a hider for Snag The Tag. I've now hidden 40 tags using my phone and so far I've only had two complaints. One was off by 10 feet and the other I flipped two numbers. I have a GPS Averaging app and take three reads of around 100 points each. I don't have time to go back and double check coordinates, so I need to be accurate the first time. Knowing how to use the tools you have, and knowing the limits are key. This also applies to GPSrs. I know the debate is subjective, but the technology gap between the platforms has narrowed dramatically.

So... you get mad at me when I snip your comment because I wanted to address a very specific part of it, then you get mad at me when I quote the whole thing but only address a very specific part of it. I wasn't going to try to persuade you one directions or another for any other issue that you have brought up. Many people think that the phone apps can only be used for live mode, and that is a fallacy. I have offline caches loaded on my phone, split over different groupings. I preload my phone just like any other handheld GPSr. I can do this without using data. I can then go out into the field and not worry about losing service. I can get home and log caches, without worrying about using data. There are many other drawbacks about using a phone, but being offline isn't one of them. Just because I point out something, doesn't meaning I'm trolling. It just means there are other ways to do things, and it just happens you brought it up. If someone else had said that same thing, I would have quoted them, and I have in other threads.

Pre-load the phone, just like you do a GPS, and you don't need to worry about service.

Pre-load the phone, just like you do a GPS, and you don't need to worry about service.