South_Cache

Louisiana it is 31F 8:00pm. It barely got above freezing all day. Not good for the strawberry crop. The first berrys are due in a couple of weeks. Supposed to be back in the 60s by Sunday. Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by Cabernet:I can't figure this out. Why doesn't somebody come up with a new standard. For the amp or two that is needed to run cellphones, gpsr's, radar detectors and the like, wouldn't something like a 1/8 plug do just as good and be a lot less bulky?. It works just fine at the device end of the cable. Its not like many people actually use the cigarette lighter part anymore. Oh yeah, then a dime wouldn't be able to be placed in the hole by a curious 6 year old and blow the fuse. John One of these days I'll fix the red x. My car is full of those things I have two in front seat, one for the back seat and one in the cargo area. The are so popular and such a standard I have actually installed such outlets on a boat I owned. They were handy for portable TV / Radio / GPSr / fans and lights. Fair winds, Capn Skully

I need to know the road conditions from Louisiana to Louisville KY. I'll be taking I-59 to Birmingham, AL - Swithch to I-65 to Louisville. I am delivering a 25' sailboat on Sunday and I am naturally concerned about black ice and other hazards. Any help or information from folks along my route will be appreciated. Thanks and happy Super Bowl to the football fans out there. Fair winds, Capn Skully

I need to know the road conditions from Louisiana to Louisville KY. I'll be taking I-59 to Birmingham, AL - Swithch to I-65 to Louisville. I am delivering a 25' sailboat on Sunday and I am naturally concerned about black ice and other hazards. Any help or information from folks along my route will be appreciated. Thanks and happy Super Bowl to the football fans out there. Fair winds, Capn Skully

to meet girls. Your redheaded female second cousin on your mother's side already has one. A match made in heaven!! Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:It occurs to me what we're talking about is the nature of informed and assumed risk. We have a very, very, very high assumption of risk by the cache-seeker and the cache-seeker only the way geocaching is set up. I agree with that. Again I'm seeking as to what the line is. == Alt Dot Air == Your points are well taken and I agree placing a cache in the middle of a road, even if it only has one car per day is not safe. With my luck I would be down on all fours grabbing the thing when that one car would pass. An abandoned road that no one can use is a different situation. The problem is you won't get many people here to agree with you. What was recommended to me was to write the cacher first, tell him of your misgivings. I wrote to the cacher I was worried about and he stated "everyone is entitled to their own opinion" so I dropped it. You won't find much support here. Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by Dinoprophet:It looks like it's just temporarily unavailable. You should be able to reactivate it yourself, right under the name of the cache when you look at the page. http://www.mi-geocaching.org/ Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann, und ich hab' auch im Blut THANKS IT IS BACK ONLINE!!! Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by skywatchers:Yesterday while my girlfriend was at work I and she thought I was watching football I made a secret trip to the La Raza del Sol cache and hid an empty ring box and marriage proposal for her. Today we went to find the cache for what she thought was the "first" time and I am glad to announce she said yes. Our best cache yet. Once we get everything planned, I'm going to have to post the coordinates of the reception and see how many show up.s So if I go to that cache can I trade my wife for yours?? Congratulations! Fair winds, Capn Skully

My cache has once again been archived. Ruddock Rendezvous Fair winds, Capn Skully

Actually I am pulling for the US to win the Americas Cup. Aussies are my favorite people in the whole wide world, great sailors and a great country. Stay SAFE down there!! Fair winds, Capn Skully

in the cesspool of life... One of my caches is still archived for being too dangerous. It was released last night 1/20/03. This morning 1/21/03 it was archived again. The admin is making me jump through hoops, which I have done and I am doing. I complained back on Jan 2nd about two caches I thought were dangerous, the interstate cache and another. One I know is next to the interstate and you have to park on the interstate shoulder to access it. The other was questionable and I withdrew my note from the cache page after hashing it out here. For the record "There is no such thing as a cache that is too dangerous. There are geocache seeking people that make the cache activity dangerous." You can have the soap box back. Fair winds, Capn Skully

The geocaching admins have decided that the charges against my cache hides in Ruddock are unfounded. Both have been un-archived. They will continue to watch the caches to see if there is any more problems. Ruddock Rendezvous Isthmus of Ruddock Thanks for the support and words of wisdom. Anyone that knows me, knows that I support safety first above all else. A person can not be a successful sailor for thirty years unless safety comes first. Thanks again Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by Lyra: Maybe this wasn't the best of places to put a cache, but it seems like it was a simple case of ignorance of troubled real estate and nothing more. Admins? Please allow the Cap'n his customary phone call and release him on bail. He seems like a nice guy! I appreciate the support but I have to disagree on one point -- It is a great place to put a cache. It is not a great place to visit from 10pm at night until 1am and then returning at 4:30am to get apprehended by the police. I took Big Hoss and his family there, they found the caches with no problem. We even saw a police car and I waved at him. Buck8Point has offered to visit the caches and verify the safety also. I won't drop this until geocaching.com tells me yes or no. The ball is in their court. Fair winds, Capn Skully

Simply Sailing Web Pages I don't how long the cache part will be active... Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by georgeandmary: quote:Originally posted by geospotter: What next? If I put a 2.5 rating on a regular cache (increased difficulty), and put a note in the cache to the effect that "to log this cache you must also answer this question regarding quantum physics -- " would that be fair? I went to the cache site, I found the cache, but I don't know the answer to the question, so I can't log a find? Jkhrd, I understand your point. geospotter The POINT is, there is no regular cache to find. It's a virtual, not a box. What you had to FIND was the NAME of these things. After the FIRST thing you say to yourself. "Hmmm... I don't know anything about trees. I should skip this one." And you walk away. or "Hmmm.. I don't know anything about trees, I need to do some more research before I get deeper into this." But going to 3 or 4 other sites after you already failed at the first one THEN complaining that since you went to 3 or 4 sites you should get the find is lame. Hell, look at THIS cache.. I told people nothing! http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=33282 I didn't tell them what the container was or even what the answer to the question was. People figured it out. george http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/39570_500.jpg Pedal until your legs cramp up and then pedal some more. George I am facing the same problem... I can Sympathize ... My cache was wrong because a cacher almost got himself arrested at 4:30AM. Ruddock Rendezvous I posted several warnings on the cache except that stupidity will be punished. So lets appoint a committee to approve caches. A Committee made up of the fifty most avid experienced cachers with the most finds... the elites!! no cache is approved unless it is a unanimous decision under Florida voting rules. Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by NetDep:In my opionion (and that is as a newbie who has not yet placed a cache - but as a police officer with about twenty years doing what it do) I think it is not prudent to place a cache near ANY known criminal acitvity. The fact that you place the proviso to stay away at night means nothing to me - cache placement near known criminal activity (body dumping, stolen car dumping, drug sales) just does not stike me as a good idea or instilling the family values of geocaching. Just what I think - HAPPY CACHING!!! Does the walker choose the path, or the path, the walker? - Sabriel, by Garth Nix I agree with you there as well. Just to go off the deep end then... we shouldn't place caches in Louisiana, the whole place is lousy with crooks our former governer has just been sent to the federal pen. The area in question, is not as bad as it sounds, there is a public park sponsored by the sheriff's office. In the last few years the entire area has seen many security improvements, including police patrols. People used to use the area as a garbage dump, the dumps have been cleaned up and stay clean. There is a public boat ramp about 100 yards from the park. The entire 20 mile stretch of road is used by hunters, fishermen, hikers, long distance runners, cyclists. All the warning posts were made simply because of one geocacher that doesn't have any common sense. Read his exploits. He brags about hiding from police and trespassing into closed parks. I shouldn't be prosecuted for the cache placement. I can point out many more caches that are more hazardous than these two caches. Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by Renegade Knight:$hit happens. You are over-reacting. You have cause to reconsider this one cache but if you are pulling everything because one person got themselves cuffed and had an adventure they would not have the pleasure of if not for your cache then good luck. You are 110% correct, I over reacted. In my efforts to solve this issue the Geocaching.com admins have stepped in. Both caches, "Ruddock Rendezvous" and "Isthmus of Ruddock" are archived but not by my choice. I feel certain the admins will keep them archived. Fair winds, Capn Skully

Print the document out, and then take it to Office Depot or Office Max and get it laminated. I get mine reduced to half size and then laminate two at once. For a $1.29 it makes a great cache card! Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by BrownMule: quote:Originally posted by Trudy & The Beast:Did you get permission to place the cache? Would giving parking coordinates help to defuse the situation? Have you gone to the police to inquire about the incedent, the aligations? Or, to explain the activity? We just installed new skylights. The folks in the upper flat are upset. I don't think they want to answer your question. Even though it is the first thing that should of been done. Then there would of been no worries. _________________________________________________________________________ Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes._ http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/15777_2200.gif 1. No I didn't get permission 2. The second part provides the parking coordinates. 3. I have not contacted the police. Geocaching.com admins are contacting the police tomorrow. They will keep the caches offline until they are satisfied. The person making the note on the cache has emailed me and explained that he was there 10:30PM and 4:30AM. The caches are at least 8 miles from the nearest town, they are not on posted land or railroad property. The cache warning I posted states there may be high water in the area at times. No different than fifty other caches in Louisiana. It is all in the hands of the Geocaching Admins... that is the final word. Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by wimseyguy:I think using a bloated floater is a very innovative place to hide a cache! quote: The area has been known as a place to dump bodies. There hasn't been any bodies found for several years, because the police patrol the area very heavily. Especially at NIGHT!! Be careful what you wish for! It isn't exactly a secret. In Louisiana anyway, all you have to do is watch TV, read the paper, listen to the radio or a local gossip. Your sense of humor I can understand. Cache Bashing I don't. Fair winds, Capn Skully

I took an experienced cacher out to the area and let him find both caches. I did have an error on the West coordinates that would have landed the poor fellow out in the middle of a bayou. It would not have put him on posted land or near the any railroad tracks. Also the visitor was visiting the area at 10:30PM and he returned at 4:30AM according to his email. I feel vindicated that I placed the cache properly and followed the rules. Fair winds, Capn Skully

On the left side of your screen click on the Geocaching Gear Link. If you are in Louisiana send me an email for some Louisiana Specific stickers. Fair winds, Capn Skully

quote:Originally posted by BassoonPilot:It sure sounds to me like someone is playing "payback" for your log to the cache; especially if the username was not one you are familiar with in your area. I assume you determined your cache was not on posted land before placing it. If so, just ignore the trouble maker and delete any suspicious logs. Actually, I'm sort of surprised you just received a fraudulent log to your cache page ... up here, "payback" seems to take the form of plundering more-often-than-not, so consider yourself lucky! If the problem continues, you could always create a separate account to use for hiding caches ... but play fair and don't log your own caches. You seem to catch on to my reasoning. Perhaps I am shooting off my mouth too quick. I am really upset about this because I believe in following the rules, especially posted land and railroads. Fair winds, Capn Skully

I need an experience Louisiana Geocacher to help me verify the safety of my cache. I have been accused of hiding a cache on posted property or near a railroad track. I would like to take the volunteer out to the area and allow him/her to search for the cache. Please send me an email so we can arrange a meeting place. Fair winds, Capn Skully

I'll wait and see... The poster stated he was in the area 10:30 PM and returned at 4:30 AM when the incident happened. At 4:30AM I would be very suspicious of someone poking around in the woods. Especially in that area. All of my caches stay archived until I find a local cacher with more experience to visit them with me. If he says they are ok then I't reset them. I'll post a note on Louisiana section to get volunteers. Thanks Gary Fair winds, Capn Skully