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I would buy into that ... and this addled old brain may even properly compute.

Sooooo, here I am in the Northern California Redwoods where the forest lands have been logged over twice or thrice leaving many, many stumps and slash piles ... invariably someone uses "near a stump" as their hint. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR "That is the best you can do??????? When caching in other areas someone will denote a stump or log which is dimensionally akin to a pencil or a stick when compared to monster Redwoods or Douglas Firs which abound in this area ... so I do cut them quite a bit of slack, however, chuckles and guffaws usually accompany my incredulity.

I would extend that from foreign to anyone "extra regional". Using hints which are / or may only be understood by locals is ... (you find your own descriptor).

How about the useless drivel ... hidden in the style of cacher "XYZ" or the Chattanooga style. etc, etc, etc. Means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to a cacher from out of the region; thus the hint is as useless as >>>>>>>>>>.

Typically it means a Quick Easy Find, HOWEVER, we have a veteran cacher who uses it in jest on particularly difficult finds to poke a bit of fun at us just to get under our skin in a fun way. Not naming names buuuuttt ... it makes for many grins, guffaws and head shakes.

Rather speaks to "hide it as good or better than found". Also speaks to those who are obnoxious twits orrrrrrrrrrrr amateur proctologists

Welllll, we log Redwood, Douglas Fir in these parts. LOL Back to topic ... I have noted that many of the Apps and GPS related "on the fly logging systems" are less than stellar. My more advanced buddies frequently grumble about "having to go back in" to correct erroneous entries made via the electronic wizardry. After having had 2.5 weeks of logging disappear from the "systems". I decided to keep one foot in the pen and paper world. I keep hard copy of cache visitations and am subject to much playful ridicule by my more "advanced" caching buddies. GUESS WHAT >>>>>> the old geezer with pen and paper has bailed out those who operate in the electronic mode. Yes I do have my fun explaining to my more advanced buddies where the batteries are housed in a pen and paper system. Geo-HUGGGZZZZ to all

Old guy chiming in. The harder the puzzle OR the longer the hike >>>>> the fewer visitors. Being old and addled I am NOT about to crawl into the mind of a puzzle builder to figure one out. Similarly if an EARTH CACHE owner wants a Phd. dissertation I refuse to "solve" ... I do, however, thank them for a unique experience and move along leaving the smiley for someone else.

Welllllll, If it were me I would start at the mid point of the southern wing of the building and amble at about 091 degrees at 000 degrees of declination. for about 200 feet and check out the tree. If 200 feet took me to the limiting fence on I-75 I would have gone too far. and my dead reckoning guess would have been off

We have a veteran cacher in NW Cali. and while he is "GPS'r - less" he has an innate ability to "distance and bearing" find Tupperware hidden in the woods. As I recall he graduated from the University of California at Davis at the age of 15 and proof reads calculus textbooks prior to their publication. Seems to have an excellent grasp on maps, distance, bearing etc.

Hmmmm, Sounds like basic paper map and compass work Buuuuuuuut ... I am old and addled

INFORMAL POLL: Where does your significant other fall on the continuum? with 0 = despise ABSOLUTELY refuses to participate. with 5 = neutral. with 10 = HIGHLY supportive / participates 5.5 to 6.0 at this end complete with negative commentary

Resolved, MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO POSTED AND REACHED OUT PRIVATELY.

Good evening, Have been running GSAK on a MAC via VM fusion for many years. The system has taken a dump. I used to keep a PC in the stable for times like this siiiiggghhhhh. Anyone care to suggest PQ to Garmins via MAC. PLEASE keep it simple I am old and addled and have not many skills beyond an abacus. Thanks in advance

Hanging out at Boy Scout Camp ... Camp Noyo along the Noyo River in Mendocino County, California and had a couple attach very near "The Boys" ... a VERY TRUSTED FRIEND did the tweezer game after I refused the "freezing option". I know I am a wimp. but hey >>>> freezing the nether region near "the boys" left me feeling rather timid.

Had to chuckle at the plucked comment from a larger quote. There we sat pondering where everyone was who was logging attendances at our event ... Hmmmmmmmm a belated check revealed that we,THE HOSTS, had our butts parked at the wrong restaurant. Correct restaurant chain ... unfortunately the incorrect site. Fortunately we knew a number of folks in attendance, AT THE CORRECT LOCATION, phone calls were made and they held down the fort for us. We arrived with much fanfare and many guffaws and a little egg on our faces ... it was an breakfast meeting so perhaps we with egg on our faces were viewed as sloppy eaters.

Ditto, HOWEVER, learned to do it niraD's way. "the hard way".

This past March / April I was on a vessel and there were two separate caching groups on board. The mini cruise included Miami, The Cayman Islands and Cuba. Shortly after departure the groups became aware of one another; eventually there were "cross-overs" as elements of each itinerary were of interest to the other group. "Event Caches" on Grand Cayman, and Cuba drew local cachers into the mix ... non cachers were afforded the opportunity to "drink the kool-aid". Muggles discovered the social nature as well as the explorative aspects of this ?activity, sport, hobby?. Remember; this was during the spring of discontent when the folks at "The Lilly-Pad" were denying cruise caches out of hand with statements suggesting that such events were solely to benefit cruisers thus in some respect were non-social and or exclusionary and perhaps even insultive to the caching communities around the ports of call. Granted my recent experience may be skewed >>>>> but then so am I. GEO-HUUGGGGZZZZZZZ to all

Only if it was a swallow

Ahhhhhhh, DNF ... Early on I was hesitant, even reluctant, to log a DNF because I viewed it as a failure and couldn't bear the thought of publicly admitting I was a loser. Somewhere along the line I stopped playing that old tape and a number of similar tapes related to a less than ideal childhood. I now embrace my DNF's and log them in a similar fashion to my "Found It Logs". >>>> which doubtless irritate some, however, I blame my logging style on a cache owner in Upstate / Western New York. Go Forth My Fellow Caching Jedi And EMBRACE WITH PRIDE your "Purple Frownies" Remember ... just because you missed it ... DO NOT ASSERT THAT IT IS MISSING.

Had an awesome spot at the base of a large oak tree ... THEN ... a large rattlesnake took up residence for an extended period. Archived and once "winter set in" retrieved the cache and relocated.

Welllllll, Once upon a time I found a Canadian one cent coin in a cache. 1936 WITH A DOT ... it was in Ex fine condition ... Valued at $ 9,300 dollars !!!!

Not in full agreement here.

And these seem the be the folks that GHQ and the "Cache Health Police" are pandering to. Just my gut feeling after having received nasty-grams from the "Cache Health Police" after some newbie twit with a phone app joined the fray and logged in a similar fashion. Rather galling, to me at least.. Geo-Huggggzzzz to all

In agreement with NYPC