+Couparangus Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Urban micros in uninteresting locations top my list of pet peeves. When I set up a cache hide I always ensure its interesting, challenging and/or fun. I've always maintained that cache logs should include: - time taken to find - fun factor Coupar Angus Quote
+powerbook_fanatic Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Ok some of mine that I've been moaning to other cachers about recently ... The disappearance of travel bugs from caches - they all seem to be heading to cache meets these days, rather than sitting in caches for me to find. Micros in a wood or any location where there is ample space for a decent box. Any sort of bag around a cache - the bigger and darker the worse. Cache locations that leave me asking - "So what ? Why am I here". Placing a cache in the worst location in an area, I supect to make it harder, rather than the best location and make the walk a little longer. Malcolm - The Powerbook Fanatic Quote
SlytherinAlex Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Urban micros in uninteresting locations top my list of pet peeves. You'd best give this one a miss then. - Quote
+Pengy&Tigger Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 You'd best give this one a miss then. - Nice sneaky plug Quote
+derrylynne Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Cachers that find t/b's then hold onto them for weeks. t/b's not being logged. I don't mind, nettles after all we don't know what is going to grow when summer comes. I hate mud in winter. Caches that are hidden right beside, or on a ledge next to a steep long drop. Quote
+Teuchters Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Nettles..... who the hell invented nettles??? The same people that invented Alibags' jobbies........... Quote
+The Klever Boys Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 #1. Unruly and uncontrolled dogs and associated mess. Ruined many a peaceful walk. A minority (fortunately) and rarely cachers. Latest encounter was last week doing The Ledge on the IOW at about 7am. Me and Mrs KB were set upon by 6 or 7 very large dogs, each of them having wallowed in a mud pool first. Didn't realise until afterwards that I had paw prints on my shoulder (and I'm not a dwarf). Never did see the owner (luckily) but heard her calling her babies from afar (thanks for that). Good job we weren't pensioners or had little kids with us. #2. Not so much a peeve, but more a wish... It would be very helpful when picking up a TB from a cache if people could actually say what TB they grabbed in the cache log (even a description would do.. e.g. picked up Womble TB). In the event of a problem (like someone not logging), it's very difficult to backtrack and work out who has done what when a load of people just say "picked up TB" - especially if there's more than one in there at a time and it was a few months ago! I feel like Victor Meldrew now Quote
+Alibags Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Oh yeah.... Pet Peeves Number 5 : people who muggle a cache by leaving large unsavoury deposits on top of it. Quote
+Stuey Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Oh yeah.... Pet Peeves Number 5 : people who muggle a cache by leaving large unsavoury deposits on top of it. and a subsequent log on that cache page, 6 weeks later reports it being there still! I feel priveleged to have witnessed it just a week after you Quote
+Alice Band Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 So Alibags, you're sure it wasnt a moving cache like this one then ? Top view Bottom view Talk about staying power... Quote
+HazelS Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Oh yeah.... Pet Peeves Number 5 : people who muggle a cache by leaving large unsavoury deposits on top of it. Oh no... seems you aren't the only one.... John Stead came across a muggle "doing the business" right next to Light of Life - Aude Sapere... nice! Quote
+Learned Gerbil Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 I am guilty of having a despirate need to releive myself when looking for a cache - and only discovering I was closer than I thought when it was too late. The next visit wasn't for four weeks, and thankfully it rains a lot at that time of year! Quote
+Brenin Tegeingl Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Having to wait for a chance at a FTF whilst 2 young ladies spend a penny about 5m away from us and just where we wanted to have a look for the container, and ultimately did find it. And this was in Rhyl not out in the countryside Dave Quote
NickPick Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 Apart from the usual black plastic bag peeve, cache pages: Some cache pages which play music (OK, so I should turn my PC volume down at work) Also cache pages with web addresses which should be made into links (It's just such a hassle to copy and paste them into the address bar)(It's only slightly inconvenient, but you know how these little things are) Most caches are good though, and I certainly enjoy finding them regardless of the nettles etc. Quote
+The Hokesters Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 regardless of the nettles etc. I had to contend with Holly today - yeah Holly in bl00dy July!!! ET Quote
+Team Maddie UK Posted July 30, 2005 Author Posted July 30, 2005 Having just got back home and read Lynn's thread I felt the need to post... At a non-signposted junction a glance at the GPS will invariably suggest the best way to turn. That might be true in the USA where, as we all know, all roads are straight. (Arguably in some parts a steering wheel is a somewhat redundant luxury. They could probably get by with turntables at the junctions. ) However, in the UK countryside, making a decision at a T junction by following the GPSr is, in my experience, inevitably fraught with potential problems; wrong side of the river/canal/railway tracks; road immediately takes several 90 degree turns and, at best brings you back to where you started as in Taking a path that appears to be heading in the right direction, and then realising that it is heading away Hopeless hints ("It's under a stone" in a disused quary springs to mind) and Nettles, barbed wire & brambles added together as in a recent cache hunt of mine in Dorset. (Ok, it was a DNF so maybe a bit of sour grapes there ) Most caches are good though, and I certainly enjoy finding them regardless of the nettles etc. Definitely agree with that though Martin Quote
+sTeamTraen Posted July 30, 2005 Posted July 30, 2005 Multis (or usually offsets) listed as traditionals! Funnily enough, round here, with almost half the caches being multis and offsets, this isn't really a problem, as nobody goes out paperless anyway. Quote
+Haggis Hunter Posted July 31, 2005 Posted July 31, 2005 I am guilty of having a despirate need to releive myself when looking for a cache - and only discovering I was closer than I thought when it was too late. The next visit wasn't for four weeks, and thankfully it rains a lot at that time of year! I make a conscious effort not to relieve myself until I have found the cache. Just in case Quote
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