hoovman

I keep one on the dog's leash. That way, I can click him on to something quickly without worrying about tying/untying.

I only watched first one, but it's great!

I'm sure there must be folks here who plan their vacations around "destination" caches. So let's hear it - is there a cache you've always wanted to travel to get to? Is there one you planned a trip around? Was it worth it?

Handspring has refurb'ed Visor Platinums for $99: http://www.handspring.com/outlet/refurb_platinum.jhtml 8MB, 33mhz processor, USB, Mac compatible (Mac OS 8.5 or later)

I think if people who feel compelled to place condoms would think about whether anyone would use it they might not place them. I mean, who in their right mind would think: "Oh look, a condom that has been sitting outside for an unknown amount of time and visited by an unknown number of people that I don't know. I'll take it and trust it with my life, my partner's life and the potential of an unplanned pregnacy." If you read the box, it says something along the lines of extended exposure to heat can weaken condoms. They're not that expensive people! And if you can drive or walk to a cache, there's a good chance you can get to a clinic that gives free condoms. -- end of rant -- But to be on topic, I agree with The 4 Childs: logging what you leave is a good general practice, condom or not! Perhaps another good practice (I've seen some hiders do this) would be to list what the initial contents are on the cache page.

If you place a cache container (even a micro), don't include a log, and ask for people to email you a code, you are pretty much announcing that you don't intend on checking on your cache, and that you only plan to perform maintenance on it if someone emails you that it needs repair. Otherwise, why not have the log, since you'll be going out to check on your cache once in a while anyway?

Click here for Garmin's list of dealers in New York state. Scroll down to New York (city). There are a bunch listed. Anyone who sells Garmin probably sells other brands too.

I wwent to Garmin.com and the links were to "Geco 101/102", so I thought you had made a mistake. But clicking on "102", takes you to http://www.garmin.com/products/geko201/ which shows it as "201". The first page appears to be a typo! You didn't say if you wanted to buy new or used. But if you want a new one, Garmin's dealer locator says you can get Garmin products from this place in Finland: NavCor OY Seisaketie 3a Muijala 08680 Phone: 358 19 33201 Fax: 358 19 332 0300 I hope this helps.

If you live in an area with wildlife, after your cleaning, leave your PB jar open and leave it on the back porch overnight. If it's there intact in the morning, it's probably safe to say that animals can't smell anything.

Let me be the first to congratulate you! If you have a good relationship, being married is wonderful!

quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: quote:Originally posted by bitbrain:Nice job on that Microcache Log Book. I hope it holds up. I wanted to use waterproof paper, but I couldn't find any without buying a $20 ream. FYI: It looks like you can buy a little notebook here for as little as $2.95 + $2.00 s/h.

The manufacturer's instruction to hold your GPSr in a particular way (my yellow eTrex says hold it with the screen up) tells you the best orientation for the antenna. As long as you're getting sufficient signal, it doesn't matter how you're carrying it. If you find yourself in deep tree cover getting bad reception, try holding it upright.

I was curious what criteria ice fishers use to decide if its safe, so I did a search and found some safety guidelines here and here.

It's too late for Ramblin' (sounds like it worked out OK), but the ACLU publishes a pocket guide called:What To Do If You're Stopped By The Police It's listed under "Police Practices : Racial Profiling" but it's actually general-purpose.

Once we had to climb over a waist-high downed tree (it was across the path and either side was deep thicket). I went over first, and to my surprise, before my wife could bend over to pick him up and hand him to me, Oscar jumped up onto the trunk! He's 8 lbs, and the size of a cat! He loves going with us, but boy is he dirty when we get back to the car! Good thing for the blankets I keep in the trunk!

I'm sure I posted this somewhere but I can't get the search to work My little guy isn't very disciplined, so I only take him if someone else comes with me, so one of us can hold his leash.

[word_geek_mode] quote:Originally posted by Coupar-Angus:...if you do use it on the plane I would be discrete about it. Don't hold it to the window and exclaim for all to hear, "Hey, we're only 1,439km away!!"... quote:Originally posted by The Big Kid:Looking at what Coupar Angus said, I don't know about being discrete ... I was going to use a dictionary definition to illustrate that the point Coupar-Angus was making is not to hide the GPSr, but to use reasonable judgement and not make a big production out of it. So I looked up discrete (in 2 dictionaries!) and got only this definition: quote:Main Entry: dis·crete Pronunciation: dis-'krEt, 'dis-" Function: adjective 1 : constituting a separate entity : individually distinct 2 a : consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : NONCONTINUOUS b : taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values HUH? Then I looked up discretion and got the noun version of discreet. Aha! Mystery solved! We may or may not be discreet about out GPSrs, but we are all discrete. [/word_geek_mode] Seriously, though: you can get away with a lot in the world if you carry yourself in a confident manner. If you use your GPSr in-flight as though it's a perfectly OK thing to do, the worst reaction you're likely to get will start with: "Excuse me sir..."

Click here for a page that claims to have the first 10,000 digits of pi.

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy Irish: We need a 2/3 majority vote to create a moratorium on locationless caches. Jeremy, why is 2/3 needed? If this is your site, can't you be unilateral? What qualifies a person to vote? Charter membership? What prevents a person from creating a bunch of logins and voting under each one? FWIW, I also think locationless should be a separate section. I voted to suspend, hoping that the suspension would move the site towards having a separate locationless section.

On the one hand, they are 1/2 inch shorter than the yellow eTrex and 2 ounces lighter, so they would be nice as a backup unit, say for non-geocachers like hikers and backpackers. On the other hand, they take AAA batteries (not AA) so the battery life will be shorter and they have games - a definite flag that they are meant for children. (Any serious geocacher who is into games would use a laptop for mapping and play games on it )

If you do it, ask cachers to email you ASAP if they leave a contribution. If a muggle finds it before you do, there's a chance the contribution won't be there when you arrive. Also, in the cache description, you could list the hospital name and CCS and suggest people leave their contribution as a check made out to their choice - might be a little more secure.

quote:Originally posted by pater47:Remember the famous photo of Sasquatch walking through the forest? In fact, I think there's one cacher that uses that photo as an avatar I think you're talking about me

My last name's Hoover. I needed an avatar, so I did a web search. I found lots of sweepers, but when I found a supposed bigfoot with a Hoover sweeper, I knew I'd found my avatar. The sad thing is, I can't find the website anymore. All I remember is that it was a Texas site about bigfoot sightings.

quote:Originally posted by hoovman: quote:Originally posted by Dekaner of Team KKF2A:Consider the legality of 'ripping' these sermons. Do the individuals who own the copyright to the material allow free distribution? - Dekaner of Team KKF2A What kind of Christian would be concerned about copyright when someone is trying to spread the Word in a non-commercial scenario like this? A good Christian ought to be happy that his/her sermons are reaching a larger audience To add my 0.02 about religious material in caches, some religious lit is what I would call "friendly" (offering someone a chance to learn Good News) and some is what I call "heavy-handed" (hellfire and damnation). I think most people aren't offended by friendly lit, but many are offended by the heavy-handed kind. To anyone considering placing religious material in a cache: please be considerate. Think about how someone who is not of your faith might react to your message. If it might be offending or upsetting, consider not placing it or revising it. http://www.mi-geocaching.org/

quote:Originally posted by Dekaner of Team KKF2A:Consider the legality of 'ripping' these sermons. Do the individuals who own the copyright to the material allow free distribution? - Dekaner of Team KKF2A What kind of Christian would be concerned about copytight when someone is trying to spread the Word in a non-commercial scenario like this? A good Christian ought to be happy that his/her sermons are reaching a larger audience To add my 0.02 about religious material in caches, some religious lit is what I would call "friendly" (offering someone a chance to learn Good News) and some is what I call "heavy-handed" (hellfire and damnation). I think most people aren't offended by friendly lit, but many are offended by the heavy-handed kind. To anyone considering placing religious material in a cache: please be considerate. Think about how someone who is not of your faith might react to your message. If it might be offending or upsetting, consider not placing it or revising it.