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Maybe it is how blatant one is about subject matter. "SRCSP" = Santa Rosa Cancer Survivor's Park http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...e3-3c94bea7309a Of course, this was placed back in 2003 before "Cancer" was deemed a "social issue" by the good folks at geocaching.com, huh? I mean really... As long as the idea behind the cache isn't commercial, why freakin' micro manage every little thing unless there are complaints generated for a particular cache? Yeah, being a type 2 diabetic myself, I really don't give a flyin' rat's posterior about the diabetic crap listed on this site. I do find it rather hypocritical that we can have diabetic crap and that's OK, but cancer is not. Is there some sort of kickback or advertising monies that get returned on the diabetic crap? Maybe that's the deal...

So, someone took a look at my PQ, kicked it a few times and it seems to have run and sent me my requested PQ. No idea what was wrong, but something obviously wasnt being recognized. I'll see if I get sent one for Friday before I pronounce it fixed, though. Thanks- Ken

I'm starting to get somewhat frustrated. Since I'm not receiving any updates on how the work is progressing on the PQ not running at all, I decided I'd go ahead and click on the link that I received in my trouble ticket. Here is the email and the results of clicking on the link given: --- Ken Harrison, Your ticket has been received, one of the staff members will review it and reply accordingly. Listed below are details of this ticket, Please make sure the Ticket ID remains in the subject at all times. Ticket ID: PCX-245838 Subject: pocket query won't run Department: Geocaching Priority: Medium Status: Open You can check the status or reply to this ticket online at: http://support.Groundspeak.com/Support/ind...ticketid=107244 Please do let us know if we can assist you any further, Groundspeak, Inc. --- And YES, I'm logged in regardless of what the following message indicates.

Aha! I didn't think *I* could be the only one. It's still the same. Waiting... Someone did respond to the ticket and asked me if I was still experiencing the difficulty, and I replied that I was. I also replied again today and let them know that it still hasn't executed and included another jpg of my screen. I even added a run once and delete for yesterday, but it never ran. Here is a screen capture of what I see today:

Yep, mine is another lame ham radio callsign handle thingy deely... The problem, though, is that I am no longer N6MHG. I had that callsign for 22 years. Now, I'm KE6N, because it became available and I just had to have it, seeing as how my name is Ken and all. But now I find out I can't change my geocaching name. *sigh* Maybe TPTB will figure out how to change a user name again and I can prevail upon their sympathies. (Not holding any breath here.)

Good thought, but I checked that one out, too. I've already agreed and the database says "Thank you!" I've got a ticket in on this and am awaiting a reply or fix or something.

OK, so I've got a pocket query all set up and I can view the preview and all looks well, but it always shows as never run. I even have it set to run every day, but it never runs. I tried the trick of copying the query and setting it to run once and then delete, but it never runs. A couple of friends have confirmed that their queries run within minutes when they set one up. System bug or user bug?

At least yours says it has run. Mine only reports it as never run. I even tried the trick about copying the query and setting it to run once and then delete it to no avail. Oh, and since yours has run and you're not receiving the email, I've read that you should have it sent zipped and be sure your ISP isn't blocking the email for some reason. Ken

Yep, selected a day. In fact, until I can actually get one, I've selected each day.

OK, thanks for the link, Keystone. I'm glad that ongoing work seems to be in the cards. My geocaching sometimes goes in spurts. This last spurt saw me finally becoming a subscriber, primarily because I wanted to take advantage of the PQs. I'm still waiting for my first one to come through. (This is another issue but I'm going to wait a few more days of receiving nothing [not even having my PQ be attempted to be run] before I start trying to find out what may be wrong there.) Anyway, I understand the weekend thing. It's been that way for quite some time and I understand that. Like I say, I'm glad some time and investment is being sent in the direction of the website. Any improvements will be greatly appreciated! Happy Caching, Ken

Wow, is it just me or is the network and/or server(s) EXTREMELY slow? I remember a few years back when it was painfully slow but what I've seen lately of lag times waiting for a page to come up brings that pain to new levels. Could geocaching.com be suffering the effects of a DOS attack or should there just be some more investment in servers or bandwidth? Ken

I've always been fond of proper spelling and grammer use. Haha... I just LOVE it when someone complains about someone else's spelling and manages a spelling error of their own in the process. Open mouth, insert foot firmly, etc.

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Some of the examples I've read where someone gets to a spot but sees there is maintenance going on or they aren't able to begin the hunt because someone pulls up next to them and stares them down (so they leave) could come under the heading: DNL - Did Not Look. If I don't even bother to look, I don't post a DNF because well, I didn't look. I aborted before I began the hunt. Since there isn't a DNL smilie or frown, I'll occasionally post a "Note". I had that opportunity the last time I was out. I pulled up to a parking lot cache (not really impressed with this kind, but it was right near where I was going) and found that it was only me and this other guy sitting in his truck paying too much attention to me. I decided that it wasn't a good time to look and left a "note" on the cache page. The cache hider probably likes to get the feedback on his/her cache and if you're goin to leave feedback without having actually gone looking for it and coming up empty handed, a "note" is nice to leave. -Ken

Wow, this is all very inspiring! I've had two relatives who have had gastric bypass and lost a bunch of weight, but they both had complications. That's not to say it isn't a good thing for some people, of course! I was recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic and made the decision to do a lifestyle change. I was pushing the scale at about 480 when I went in to see the doc. She asked me if I wanted to consider gastric bypass but I told her of my relatives experience with it and indicated that I wanted to lose the weight without the surgery. In the past two months I've lost about 30 lbs by eating for 1 instead of 4 people. I am now listening to my body tell me when it is full and stop eating then rather than stopping when there is no food left to be eaten. I've also obviously cut out the sugar sodas due to the diabetes. I'm on oral medication and am tending toward not enough blood sugar as opposed to too much so I'm juggling around with less meds while still making sure I'm getting sufficient nutrition and the blood sugar is on target. Exercise is also a great help. I've been going out walking in the evenings but I'm now getting to the point where I want to do a little bit more than just walk. I've gotten back into geocaching about a week or so back and I'm itchin' to get to some of those caches I never really felt like walking or hiking to in the past. Sometimes my feet have been hurting me (go figure with 450 lbs crunching down on each foot, every step I take) so I'm going to check out getting my mountain bike back in operating condition so I can ease off the foot strain getting to some of the caches. Anyway, I saw your post and could really identify. I'm just starting out on the lifestyle change so it really is great to review stories from people who have made successful journeys and are well on their way to livin' the good life! Keep up the great work-- you're a great inspiration. (Oh, I also see that you've recently relocated from Northern California to back east and your husband is a ham. I live in Santa Rosa, CA and I am also a ham. My callsign is my geocaching handle.) OK, it's time to check the ol' blood sugar and maybe have a bedtime snack if it is running a little too low... again. Take care, Ken

Dude... You're putting way too much into it. Just because YOU know why you're there doesn't mean anybody else does. Most people could really care less why you might be there. Just go do it! Don't make multiple trips. Save yourself the gas $$ ! Oh, and by the way, to stay on topic. I noted a few caches where I was at today where people post the "finally found it this time" and "fourth time is the charm" and they don't have any previous DNFs posted on the cache. I guess dealing with one's own ego must be terrible for these kinds. I posted a few DNFs today -- proudly! Ken

I passed on looking for a cache today that was placed in front of a geocacher's business. I just didn't want to be watched looking for the cache and providing real-time entertainment for the hider. I also don't want to search the premises of the business after hours so I'll just cross it off my list. -Ken

I do both, but not at the same time. I have a White's DFX. Got started back in the mid-70s with a White's Coinmaster IV that I bought with money I earned working at the fair during the summer. I haven't been out detecting as much as I'd have liked to have been recently, though. -Ken

It has been a couple of years since I've been hunting, but for the record, I don't wear blaze orange when hunting. Why? My choice. I'd rather not be seen. If I had caches available to search in areas that are also hunting areas, I'd cut (my fellow) hunters some slack and consider it is the hunters' time in the woods during hunting season. I (as a geocacher) would have the rest of the year to do my thing in those same woods. Be a good neighbor / partner in the use of our natural resources. Be considerate of each other's hobbies and sports. Ken

Slightly off topic reply from me, but I remember back in junior high and high school almost always wearing my Buck folding hunter on my belt. Nobody ever gave me grief over having it. Ha, times have changed. (This was back in the early to mid '70s.) -Ken

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ok. Done reading your attitude. I, for one, won't combine passtimes so I won't skew your "scientific results". Yep, the two incidents you mentioned were obvious violations of any rules. The attitude you present to 'all' has caused me to decide not to go back to the WG website to check on any money I've released into the wild and I will not be bothering playing the game with any WG$s I run across. No need to associate with that.

Yeah, the heck with the cache idea of it. Come to my area and hide some of those coins. That'd give me a reason to dust off the old DFX... -Ken

Yes.

We don't need laws like this. We need parents who supervise their children when at public parks. I've got a feeling that this Sacramento law may not stand up to judicial review. Of course, it would probably require that someone get arrested/cited and then have enough money for the lawyer to take it on.

So if the vendor is going to go with the one-size-fits-all, they should include a can of day-glo orange paint so that we can fill in the uncovered spots...