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  1. Wow, the "short bus" dropped you off early today. That's good ... you'll have more time to play "dress up" and read your Weird NJ magazines.
  2. No, that guy is definitely no pirate. But if we're going to offer our fantasies of the type of person who could potentially be a "cache maggot," "thief," or "pirate," one scenario I might imagine would involve a diaper-wearing, former "special education" student employed as a telemarketer. You know, the kind of guy who uses a claimed medical diagnosis to absolve himself of his total lack of self-control and self-discipline ... the kind of guy who might poke his eye out on a stick while running "willy-nilly" through the woods in "panic mode," flailing his arms and "squawking like a chicken." The kind of guy whose wife might ban him from caching because he consistently returns home from simple little one and two star caches filthy and all cut up. I saw a picture of a guy at a beer and wings event who looked exactly as I would imagine such a character to appear ... I'll have to edit it into this post later. EDIT: Decided not to include the photo because it would tend to frighten animals and young children.
  3. Every VOR and NDB I've ever been to has either been located well within airport perimeters or otherwise located on property surrounded by tall fences with frequent signs announcing the land as "Property of the Federal Government" and "No Trespassing." In other words, visiting such locations is discouraged. Of course, the coordinates of these locations are public information and are easily obtainable by anyone from countless sources, so what challenge would there be? There aren't too many locations in the USA without an aide to navigation within 25 - 50 miles. If you want to hunt something with a little bit of challenge, create a control tower locationless cache, and require a photo of the cacher with his gps taken from inside the cab, with a view of the airfield.
  4. I look at it this way ... as geocaching has "matured," the typical walk to a cache has gotten shorter, the typical container has gotten smaller, and the typical location is of lesser interest. It seems only natural that the typical number/quality of trade items found in caches, and the typical geocacher's interest in obtaining interesting and/or quality items for trade has followed a similar ... progression. For the record, I rarely ever traded anything except travel bugs and "Where's George" dollars.
  5. Out of curiosity, what were the actual dates you submitted the following caches for approval, and when were they actually approved? The Roar The Cascade Take it or Leave it
  6. Viewing a certain replacement avatar, I must agree that Botox really does appear to work wonders.
  7. Congratulations. I met both Monkey Girl and Turtle Boy at a cache location in Manasquan and witnessed their geocaching first hand.
  8. Yes. Go back and remove what remains of the cache and then post an SBA log that states that the owner has been inactive for almost two years, that the abandoned cache was in deplorable condition, and that you have removed it. After the cache has been archived, you (or anyone else) will be free to create a new cache at the location. (Assuming the area is worthwhile bringing people to.) Just place the new cache far enough away from the original site to frustrate any "muggles" that had found the original cache. Forget about adoption.
  9. I don't agree that local groups are the best way, or even a very good way, to solve problems that exist in all regions. Isn't that why we have these forums located on this "the official website of geocaching?" I think it is absolutely foolish to "hope" that those who place the weakest caches "learn from the good examples" set by other cachers in the area. In many cases, the worst caches are being placed by well-experienced (some would use the term "prolific") cachers.
  10. Thank you for informing me that I was writing about a problem persistent to my local area ... I was not aware that I was. Every region I have visited is experiencing similar problems. I don't recall asking for any type of cache to be "banned." Ever. Your position of "do nothing" only exacerbates such problems. In my opinion, that is the most counterproductive position of all, and is the greatest danger to the game.
  11. This used to be a common way to send people to a "bonus cache." It is also a way to alert people to "secret caches" that are hidden in violation of Federal/State/Local laws and/or regulations and even - gasp - geocaching.com guidelines.
  12. i haven't had any time to check eBay recently ... have any of those "Yellow Jeep Travel Bugs" appeared yet?
  13. I disagree. The geocachers in my neighborhood spend weeks designing and producing ingenius micros. The "thrill" is identifying it within the environment selected for its concealment and logging it with the knowledge that, at least this time, you haven't been outsmarted. Junk caches exist in every category. Get used to it. It ain't gonna change any time soon. The title of this thread is "log-only micro caches." In my experience, and apparently in the experiences of many other geocachers, the absolute worst caches most of us have encountered belong to the log-only micro variety. For the reasons mentioned in my post and many others. Yes, there is also the occasional excellent log-only micro cache. I think geocachers would be doing the greatest disservice to the game if they meekly "got used to" (accepted tacitly) caches that are, to use the kindest words possible, less than mediocre. Like the weakest of "log-only micros," it does nothing to improve the quality of the game. It is merely asking for "more of the same."
  14. At last check there were still 3 Yellow Jeep Travel Bugs at "Highland Woods, Too." What's taking you guys?
  15. Well, you know what you can do with it ... (right ... close it. or not.)
  16. That's funny ... my official title begins with the word "Principal." Fortunately for me, these forums have neither a spell checker nor thesaurus, so most people will confuse that with "principle." Or perhaps not.
  17. Bingo ... I think you have found the solution, especially if there is some way to add yet another "smiley" by turning it into something that passes for an "event."
  18. I totally agree with KA's point, but I really hate it that volunteer cache reviewers or volunteer forum moderators seem to constantly need to point out that they are, in fact, volunteers. Everybody knows it; most even appreciate it. It quickly becomes "old," and makes one wonder whether they are really saying "we're pretty good, but we would be better if we weren't just volunteers." Or is it the cue for the "Minuteman Sycophants" to jump in, singing the praises of the volunteer while damning the person who "dissed" the volunteer?
  19. Gee, maybe, just maybe, whoever is making life "unkind to gateway city" geocachers is appalled by the attitude of some of the local geocachers and, wanting to discourage more people from embracing that attitude, (and despite his/her best efforts at not becoming "a parasite on the geocaching system," became a "cache maggot" never-the-less), has decided "to make his/her vote known." It's wrong. It's unethical. And it wouldn't surprise me in the least. "Reap what you (generic) sow."
  20. Log-only micro caches are nothing more (or less) than higher-tech, lower-overhead Letterboxing. (No stamp or pad needs to be in the container.) They take very little effort to create; they take even less effort to find and log. The perfect nominal cache of 2004.
  21. I guess you're right ... the only truly workable solution would be for an anonymous cacher to simply take it upon him/herself to remove the abandoned cache. Eventually, enough unfortunate people would have unsuccessfully sought the cache that perhaps one or two of them even logged a DNF (a rare enough occurrence; don't hold your breath) or SBA. Then the procedure currently in place would operate in its normal, smooth and efficient manner.
  22. "Too many." 50 mile = 1259 100 mile = 2814 I thought geocaching was a whole lot more fun when there were only a couple of hundred caches within 50 miles. Yep, them were the good ol' days. If ya wanted to snag a dozen caches in a day, it meant a 15 hour day and at least 250 miles of driving. I remember the time in early 2002 that I drove from my home in New Jersey and picked up every cache on the south fork of Long Island all the way to Montauk Light. Left at 6 a.m., got home again around 8 p.m. I believe the total was 13 caches.
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