rkylem

What a fun idea. I hadn't thought of putting seeds in before. I tend to not trade items, but I carry a few items (new, in packaging) in my car/pocket just in case there is a bug or coin I want to take for a ride.

I had someone follow me into a parking lot today when I was taking lunch to my wife who saw the bug on my Jeep and wanted to know how I got it. That was the first time I've ever been asked about it.

Yep... a lot of cell phones used this too. Didn't everyone have a Motorola Razr at one point? Same plug. I forgot my cable on my recent trip back to California and had to drop $25 at Best Buy to get a new one. The hurt since I have a bunch of them at home.

Santa floating face down in the Arroyo Simi in June near GC1R6XZ. A very sad day.

I met my wife for the first time at this event cache. She saw me and sat next to me. She was by herself. I was with my dad. I barely paid her any attention until she almost spilled her beer on me and, well, that was that. A few days later I looked her up and sent her an email... It was funny, because I had already made up my mind to do so when my dad suggested I see if "that girl from the pizza place" wanted to go caching. We started talking on AIM and a year and eight months later, we were married. Been married for almost six years now. She told me some time later that she saw my profile when I posted a note that I would be attending the event and that she looked for me there. That sounds kind of psycho-stalkerish if you ask me though.... Sadly, she no longer logs her finds, but she does still enjoy going out on the hunt.

I've seen this topic many times on many different forums, but in scanning through recent posts on this board, I couldn't find a recent discussion. So, there's pros and cons to both sides of this. Yesterday I had an unfortunate multiple DNF day. Maybe the caches are still there, maybe they're not. I suppose that's beside the point. I live in an area where not many people log DNFs, unfortunately. I also live in an area where there are a million micros hidden in high traffic areas and an area where rural areas that have caches hidden are prone to flooding. Also, there are many caches around that haven't been logged in months... pushing years. I usually log a DNF when I can't find a cache. Sometimes I visit a site more than once before I log a DNF if I feel that there is a reason I couldn't look for the cache properly. If no one logs a DNF, the cache owner isn't likely to check on their cache. ... but a cache, which may still be there, with a DNF (or perhaps several) may discourage others from going to look for it. So... what do you think?

On my wife's 60CSx, she had to set the map's orientation. It came upsidedown out of the box. NSEW were all fine on the compass, but upsidedown on the map. If trying to navigate to a waypoint, I imagine that might cause a problem (pointing down when the waypoint is forward)..... Go to: Map menu Setup map Orientation North Up

My 530HCx is due in on the 25th. I am under the impression that it will work fine, but I will be able to confirm that for you when I get mine in (if no one else can sooner). We have a 110 in the household. My wife recently upgraded (from the 110) to a 60CSx and the reception indoors and inside cars is remarkable. I anticipate that the 530HCx will perform similarly.

REI shipped my 530HCx on July 18th. Looking forward to receiving it!!!!