Umbaba

How can you enter in HTML code in a TB's description? I've noticed some people have done this, but whenever I enter in code, it just shows up as text.

How about Earthwatch? They're global, fund research that studies the things we love in geocaching (cool natural areas, historical sites, 'interesting' people) and they promote the exploration of remote places that you'd usually never go to!

As I see it, FTF is a rite of passage in geocaching. There are several 'benchmarks' that make you feel closer to the 'fold', and 'firsties' is one of them. I disagree that FTF's just mean you had more time than others or had 'easier' access. Most of my firsties were caches that had been placed several weeks prior to me finding them. Now what gets me is when people log their finds to micro caches. Now THAT really gets my goat - why are they 'crowing' about those finds!

Methinks y'all have WAY too much time on your hands. Especially you, McKee!

I think our legal system works pretty well, actually. The case with the 'too hot' coffee was pretty egregious on McDonald's part. They had been warned time and time again about the temperature of the coffee. The woman who was scalded received **3rd Degree** burns on her genital and buttock areas. Sure, she was at fault for putting the coffee between her legs in the drive through, but you got to admit that you've done that on occasion. And to get 3rd degree burns on your privvies for that?? The punitive damages McDonald's received was seemingly large but only amounted to the PROFIT from coffee sales for one day.

Dang! If you woulda stuck around and explained the whole Geocaching thing, we would have gotten a new recruit! And what a cool one this one would be! Just imagine all of the remote, out of the way, isolated caches he'd cache! But...explaining the tech issues may have been kinda hard...

There are many approaches to the 'bystander' problem. Below are some methods to consider, but many of them take years to perfect in remote mountaintop monasteries run by small men with wispy moustaches and cataracts who work by candlelight: Cosa Notra Method: Threaten to 'whack' the bystanders; take note if they own any horses. Vampire Method: Grab your trusty Maglite (or just use infravision) and troll about during the night. Birdwatcher Method: Wake up at 4am and pretend you're looking for birds. Ranger Rick Method: Dress up in a ranger outfit (you have to have the 'special' hat to make it look authentic) and tell people the area has been declared a 'sensitive' wildlife area and is 'offlimits'. Swarm method: Invite several hundred of your friends to join you - sure, people will notice but the chances of them finding the 'real' cacher are small. Toxic Avenger method: Dress up in Hazmat togs and start muttering things like 'the ebola monkey should be somewhere around here' or 'mortality rate should be about 9 in 10'. Tin man method: Just wait until the bystander goes. Be sure to bring warm clothing, some food and a good book just in case it takes a while.

I had seen an article about it a couple years ago and thought it'd be neat, but the entrance fee in terms of a GPS purchase was out of my league at that time. But then a coworker mentioned it as one of her hobbies and I though - hey, I should try it. Hooked ever since!