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I certainly would like one as well. Can't wait for them to go on sale!

Bid placed for the Geo Honu turtle!

Received it yesterday! Thanks for the great coin and an easy transaction!

Ordered! Now we wait...

Sending you an email!

Just a quick note... I placed the NA and our reviewer disabled it in minutes due to the string of DNF's. I am hopeful the at CO will replace it so others will go see the great area.

Gee whizz, I would have done a D5 on that one based strictly on the creepiness factor! Nice though!

If those people stop looking for it, that's their decision. There might be reasons to check a cache, but that people might stop looking for it is not a legitimate reason for a cache check for me in its own right. That's a bit like if you'd argue that someone who has a very difficult puzzle cache where the locals who can solve it have already visited the cache should be made easier or archiv it once the visits become very rare. For whatever reason, I'm attracted to recent DNF caches as it is. I see them as a challenge I guess. I'm always fine with adding another one on if I am unable to locate. Warning, you just stepped into the lion's den in this forum! Yes, I can see how the comment could be read out of context. I meant I'm fine with having another DNF under my belt... not that I'm cool with adding a new cache in that location. That's wrong in my book. I updated that post to ensure I won't be eaten alive....

If those people stop looking for it, that's their decision. There might be reasons to check a cache, but that people might stop looking for it is not a legitimate reason for a cache check for me in its own right. That's a bit like if you'd argue that someone who has a very difficult puzzle cache where the locals who can solve it have already visited the cache should be made easier or archiv it once the visits become very rare. For whatever reason, I'm attracted to recent DNF caches as it is. I see them as a challenge I guess. I'm always fine with adding another one on if I am unable to locate. That would be a throw down - adding another cache when the original cache appears to be missing. People usually do this in order to claim a smiley and not a DNF. And usually when someone throws a cache container they too abandon it and never go back to maintain it when problems occur. So THATS what a throw down is! SO sorry, I meant I'm always fine with logging a DNF when I can't find it. I would never just put a new cache down on someone else's territory. Thanks for the info, though!

I think this reply is without a doubt the most appropriate one in the thread. cheers!

Only Yankees lift skirts? To foreigners, a Yankee is an American. To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner. To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner. To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander. To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter. And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast. (attributed to E. B. White) And to a Bostonian, a Yankee is a person who, well, to maintain a level of decency, wears a pin-striped uniform Bahahhaha, that was a pretty great addition to something I thought couldn't get any funnier! Gold star for you.

If those people stop looking for it, that's their decision. There might be reasons to check a cache, but that people might stop looking for it is not a legitimate reason for a cache check for me in its own right. That's a bit like if you'd argue that someone who has a very difficult puzzle cache where the locals who can solve it have already visited the cache should be made easier or archiv it once the visits become very rare. For whatever reason, I'm attracted to recent DNF caches as it is. I see them as a challenge I guess. I'm always fine with adding another DNF to my stats if I am unable to locate.

I appreciate the input, dprovan. In fact, I appreciate the input of all. I think I am going to move forward with a NA. Hopefully that will help the situation move forward. (fingers crossed)

Yes. Good point. I've seen plenty of abandoned caches with a few DNFs in a row and an owner that doesn't play anymore suddenly get "found" by a finder with the next finders having no problem locating it. Yet the CO never visited the site. The longer an abandoned cache festers the more likely someone will throwdown (they got to have that smiley). And usually the container is a leaky throw-away junk container that festers for months or years before someone finally posts an NM and then an NA. I agree, nip this practice in the bud. Just so I understand, is a "throwdown" when someone logs a smiley when they actually didn't find the cache? If so, I could totally see how that would confuse the situation. Not to mention, it's just plain wrong. I could be mistaken of the meaning though...

Haha, that's why I wanted to put the information out front. Just so everyone knew where I was coming from.

Nice! I would love to have a Jeep as our caching vehicle! Enjoy!

I've been debating whether or not to post this, but I think it would be best to get some input from the experts. Let me preface this post with some facts: I've been caching for just shy of a year; I have about 130 finds; I have not hidden any caches, though I want to. Now that the formalities are out of the way, here is my issue: Over the past few months, I have noticed that a number of caches from one owner have several DNF's for the most recent finds. I have not clicked through his or her caches to see how many do, but this person has a decent amount of hides in my area, so my cohort and I are naturally trying to tackle some. Let me provide you with two specific examples: In April, we attempted to find a 1.5/1.5 regular sized cache in a local park. I visited twice (once with my better half) and searched for at least an hour each time to no avail. We logged our DNF's and moved on, almost certain it was gone. We returned in June to give it another try, same results. This time, my better half requested maintenance on the cache since it was missing. About a month passed with no update in the log on the cache. At that point, I sent the CO a message requesting help on the cache to see if we were looking in the correct place. I have not yet heard anything back from that. My second example is from a cache I tried to find more recently in a city park. This one is also a 1.5/1.5, but I was not able to locate after searching for 30 minutes and using the hint. Additionally, the 7 logs before mine were DNF's, starting in June. I have not logged a maintenance request or contacted the CO on this one yet. So, here is my question: What should I do now? I know there are several routes I can take: -Just forget about it and move on -Continue to try and reach the CO -Log a needs archived. I am hesitant on this one, because I feel like it may not be my business to get the reviewer involved. And I'm not sure if enough time has passed to get them involved. I am not sure why this person isn't checking. They may have personal stuff to attend to or something. I know they are experienced with over 10k finds and over 100 hides. If anyone could provide advice on how I should proceed, I would certainly appreciate it. Thanks

Suppose the UPS guy is a cacher?!?!?! Mind. Blown. haha.

I would think mailing the TB would go against the "natural" progression of the TB. The idea is to move from cache to cache with a cacher, right? Not USPS or whatever. If any of you were part of wheresgeorge.com back in the day, it was the same concept. You wanted the currency note to travel naturally. Otherwise it's false travel. Just my thoughts.

I think only the CO can remove them? I'm not totally sure. We have only been doing this for a year, but in that time have learned not to seek a cache just because it says there are TB's inside. Most of the time (in my experience) there are none. On a side note, it is always fun to find TB's when not expecting them. I doubt that helps, but it is my two pennies!

I really like bullet casings. I would love to find those in acache. I've thought about leaving them in caches before, but worried it would fall in the offensive category... I guess anything could fall into that category depending on a person's views.

Around here, those shells are used for "Y.A.R.N.S." (Yet another road to nowhere) They are put into the sides of barricades on dead end roads. Usually they are not left in other caches though...

That's just a slap in the face!!

I've been finding a lot of beer caps lately in caches. Maybe it's a San Diego thing. I've thought about doing that for the local crafts I enjoy... maybe not since it could be considered "offensive". Craft beers that is...

fish...maybe. Camp? No way jose. I would be frozen in the morning! haha.