RichardMoore

Just an additional note: Wal-mart has sheets of self-adhesive plastic laminate. You get 10 - 8 1/2 X 11 sheets for under $3.00. That way you don't have to take your card someplace to be laminated. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

Sorry, Criminal. It was a Master lock. My only defense is that it was in the upper teens out there, 8 inches of fresh snow with more coming down, it's been over 8 years since I tried to pick a pin tumbler padlock, my education was from a correspondence course, and it was one of the really good Master padlocks. If I'd have had a way to hold the lock steady I might have been able to pick it. Consider me suitably shamed. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I voted No. You can put a note in your log. You can e-mail the owner to inform and suggest. You can move the poison oak (if it's in an area where that's allowed.) But you can't move the cache without the owner's permission. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

Uh-oh. Should I be figuring out my alibi? Or, Was this barbecue posted as an event cache? Or, Forget tupperware and ammo cans. The ideal cache container is one of those fireproof document storage boxes. Or, I've heard of people getting flamed in the forums, but I thought it was a figure of speech. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I suggest reading 'Nature's Revenge' by Susan Carol Hauser. I think I've also seen it under another title, but a bookstore can search by the author. The high points include: * About 15% of the population is immune to poison ivy. So you have an 85% chance of not being immune. * It's the oil (called urushiol) in the plant that causes the reaction. This oil will hang around for a long time. If you use your hiking stick to move the poison ivy and the oil gets on your stick you will be exposed. If you walk through poison ivy it will be on your boots and you will be exposed every time you tie them. * You have a few hours to wash off the oil once you are exposed to it. A solvent like rubbing alcohol works well for this. If you think you have been exposed, wash your clothes and take a shower when you get home. Get the book and read it. It will tell you everything you want to know about poison ivy, oak, and sumac. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I attach a laminated card with the travel bug's name and goal printed on it. That way the finder can read the instructions before taking it from the cache. If the finder can't help the bug to it's goal he could leave it for someone who can. I also put the bug, with tag and note attached, in a ziploc bag to protect it in case the cache leaks. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

Sometimes they can be approved in about 30 minutes. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

quote:Originally posted by BloenCustoms:Whip out the trusty "8" ring, and have at it! "I'm not moving my car 'till you get my food right!" What's an 8 ring? RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

This is slightly off the topic, but since you mentioned it... You said that you would never take a reporter out geocaching because you are trying to keep geocaching out of the public eye. I have been interviewed by newspaper and television reporters with good results. And, when the Sunday magazine of the local paper had an article on geocaching the membership of our local club doubled. Add to that the Earth Day/CITO programs and you seem to be the only one trying to keep geocaching a secret. I think we need more positive publicity to overcome the extremely vocal negative publicity. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

This thing is sounding better and better. You've already got me trying to figure out how I would get the container and put it back. I wish I could try for the cache once you place it, but it's a little too far for me to drive right now. One suggestion, make sure the local authorities know what it is. I can picture the phone call, 'Hello, 911? There's this mysterious box under the bridge over by...' On the other hand, I might make the call (anonymously). The police retrieve the box, I happen to be there when they do, I tell them what it is and ask them to put it back. Hmm. Just might work. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

Ah, yes. If it is a level 5 terrain it does make a differance. The searcher should go out there prepared for it. 'Being prepared' does not mean deciding that it is too hard to put back the way they found it. If you can get to it to sign the log, you can put it back. Or to look at it another way, 'It's too cold and wet out here, so I'm going to take the cache home and open it.' Not acceptable! But I still say that if you can lay your hands on the cache, it's a find. Check the Guide to Finding A Cache, Step 4, Item 1. 'Usually you take and leave an item, and enter your name and experience you had into the log book. Some people prefer to just enter their name into the log book. It's an accomplishment enough to locate the cache.' But you still have to put the cache back. It shouldn't be a requirement in the description. It is the last step in a find (see Guide to Finding A Cache, Step 4, Item 2). If you didn't put it back, you didn't complete the find. RichardMoore RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

quote:Originally posted by DeerChaser & Poni:The one bad thing about setting the fire is you have to be very careful with the flaming critters running by you! I don't think they can see to well. You would be amazed at how fast a turtle can run. Rino 110 MeriGreen 128 I'm thinking 'Lunch Time!' Is that what you would call 'fast food'? RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

quote:Originally posted by DeerChaser & Poni:Do what I do when you can't find one. Set the place on fire, it will show up in time. This way your not pushing stumps over or breaking branches. Rino 110 MeriGreen 128 Only start a fire if the cache is in an ammo can. Tupperware melts. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I think we're going to need more details on this one. It sounds to me like you're asking if it's alright to move someone else's cache. If you don't return it to it's hiding place, how while the next person find it? If you can get to within a few feet of the cache and can see it, but can't touch it or open it (on another thread there were pictures of a cache suspended under a bridge,) a picture of the cache might suffice. Check with the cache owner. On a similar line: a local newbie placed a cache with a padlock on it and said that he was going to be placing keys to the lock in several other caches in the area. He didn't. I got tired of waiting and took my lockpicks (Criminal is not the only cacher with lockpicks) and a camera out there. I couldn't pick the lock so I took a picture to prove that I was there and treated it as a virtual. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

The other replies to your question have covered it well. I just want to thank you for putting in the time and effort to research your cache. There have been a lot of problems with new cachers who find one or two caches, hide one of their own (poorly), and then loose interest in the sport. The end result is a cache that is poorly placed and not maintained, and then the owner doesn't respond to e-mails about problems with the cache. Once again, Thank You for caring! It will probably be a great cache. I wish it was closer to where I live. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I used to work for a warehouse that distributes literature and manuals for New Holland. New Holland has a GPSr for their tractors that will allow the farmer to tie in to a pc and keep track of conditions on various parts of the farm. I'm not sure how it works, I was reading the brochure while standing on a 3'X 4' lift 20' in the air. It was a BIG warehouse. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

Can someone tell me what the abbreviations in some of the posts mean? I think that I've figured out that lol means laugh-out-loud and tptb is the-powers-that-be, but every so often I see one that has me totally lost. Is there a decoder ring in a cereal box for these things? Or are you guys making them up as you go along just to drive me insane? If you are, you're too late!!! RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I like parking coordinates if the parking area is hard to find. For example: a pull-off on the road that looks like it may be private property but it's okay to park there, or a small local park were the cache may be closer to a residential area than the parking lot. In some cases it's nice to know where the trail starts, just saying 'northeast corner' would be enough. I guess what I'm trying to say is 'Get me started and I'll take it from there.' I think I've been to all of your caches and haven't had a problem with your description or clues. Keep up the good work. Place more caches. Hurry, I'm running out of new caches to go to!!! RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

According to research that my brother did a few years ago: My many-times-great grandfather came to 'The Colonies' in 1682 with William Penn (as in Pennsylvania.) My 4X great grandmother was Lucy Clark, sister of George Rogers Clark (conqueror of the Nortwest Territory) and William Rogers Clark (of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.) This claim hasn't been validated yet, but it seems to fit the other information in the family tree. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I like the 'trading trinkets' part of geocaching. And at 46 I am not a 'younger cacher', just a slightly insane one. I still have everything that I've taken from a cache, and I keep them in a curio case in my living room. Although I agree that there is 'junk' in a lot of the caches, how do you define 'junk'? In the relatively short time that I have been reading these forums I have seen people complain that just about everything that has to do with geocaching should be eliminated. Now you seem to be saying that traditional caches should be eliminated because you don't like what you find in them. If you want to TNLN and sign the log, fine, do that. But don't try to take my fun away just because the contents of the cache don't meet your standards. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

Hey! How come the west coast people are getting their shirts before me? Darn it! I knew I should have paid for the faster delivery. Rygel: If you just order one shirt, with shirt and shipping, it's only $9.50. A good price for a printed t-shirt. But if you order more than one the cost-per-shirt goes down. Four shirts plus shipping is $18.50, or about $4.63 each. A great price for a printed t-shirt, and judging from a previous post they are high quality shirts. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

How many travel bugs do you have on hand at any one time that you need a list? I just look at the shelf next to my desk. Right now I have one. Or do I mis-understand the problem? RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I'm a volunteer with the Cleveland Metroparks, mainly in the Geocaching program. There is no financial reimbursement, but it does make you feel good knowing that you're promoting geocaching and helping others. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

I just visited your website. Very nice! It looks more professional than mine. I want clickable smilies on my guestbook! You've already been to my site, but for thaose who haven't the link to my website is right below my name. RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway

Great idea LilDevil! RichardMoore www.geocities.com/richardsrunaway