+Let's Look Over Thayer Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 Puddin' Boots? Hmmmm...it does have a certain ring to it... Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) Puddin' Boots? Hmmmm...it does have a certain ring to it... James, As I recall it was more of a slurp or even a slosh. The mud was really slippery, nearly went down a few times. Looking back on things, that day on Harvey Moore Trail put my memory of Conejos Trail in a different light. The deep snow-pack on Conejos Trail hushed the sound of running water flowing over my boot tops beneath the snow. Ah yes, what was I thinking? Those were the days my friend. Poor ol' Harmon Note to Self: So glad that I didn't drop my camera. Edited June 1, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) OMG! Facebook users "suffer" two whole hours of interrupted service. National Emergency! Meanwhile Zuck' and his sweet bride are living high in Italy where he doesn't tip waitresses. Note to Self: I've got tears in my ears from lyin' on my back cryin' over Facebook. Edited June 1, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 (edited) Denice, come back ... Pa needs you and Ma wants you, I know she does. Note to Self: Life is good. Edited June 2, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+BlondHiLites Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 OMG! Facebook users "suffer" two whole hours of interrupted service. National Emergency! Meanwhile Zuck' and his sweet bride are living high in Italy where he doesn't tip waitresses. Note to Self: I've got tears in my ears from lyin' on my back cryin' over Facebook. Quote
+BlondHiLites Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Heeee's Baaack ! Hi Harmon, I missed you! Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) Heeee's Baaack ! Hi Harmon, I missed you! Denise, Yes, I'm back and almost recovered except for my bruised left heel. Pounded it to pulp on the cobbled streets of Ireland and Scotland. Slow progress so not much chance I'll clear the finds I need in time for the Cuyamaca HOF awards. Imagine me being missed by a ranking Cuyamaca HOF recipient. It really pleased me when you got that second wind to press on and complete the HOF hides. I've known a few blonds but no other that could crawl over, under, and through fallen trees and branches like you can.* Give some thought to joining one of those disaster recovery teams we often see on television digging people out of storm and earthquake rubble. You and Buddy the mule are perfectly suited for that assignment. There's some mountains in the Scottish Highlands that are crying out for a Geocaching campaign. It seems to me that the Dirty Dozen gang and I should fly over to Scotland and tidy up those gorgeous but rugged peaks that are as yet plastered with heavy snow. Anxious to see my pals at the M*A*S*H event. Sweet ol' Harmon * Janie too. Jaunting carts of Killarney National Park Edited June 4, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) This just in ... Favorit 716 Cathedral: Republic of Ireland. Free Derry Mural: Derry, Northern Ireland. Edited June 6, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+The Lost Clan Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 This just in ... Yes, it's Brig o' Doon but taken from the east side after stepping through the private gate you see for the two shots that make up this two-frame panorama. Nice, eh? Also have shots of the west side that were more challenging to shoot. Had to crash a very large wedding reception to gain access to fenced property of a pub. Men of the wedding party wore formal kilt-kit and the women wore stunning dresses and very fashionable hats. The bride was beyond beautiful and the groom ever-so dashing. For my part I was attired in my CSRP hiking garb with my faithful old Tilley hiking hat. I sensed that my outfit made a good impression because the wedding party couldn't keep their eyes off of me as I passed through them coming and going for my shots of Brig o' Doon. I noted an odd tendency of the men of the wedding party to lace their fingers and crack their knuckles as I passed by. Must be some sort of Scottish custom. I'll have to ask James about that. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Going to really tick me off if The Lost Clan ignores this post. Note Two Self: Imagine! ... no Geocache at this famous brig o'er river Doon. Hey, Harmon, that's my neighborhood! Great pictures of the Brig! Did you go to Ayr to see the view you put on my Yrium card? Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) This just in ... Yes, it's Brig o' Doon but taken from the east side after stepping through the private gate you see for the two shots that make up this two-frame panorama. Nice, eh? Also have shots of the west side that were more challenging to shoot. Had to crash a very large wedding reception to gain access to fenced property of a pub. Men of the wedding party wore formal kilt-kit and the women wore stunning dresses and very fashionable hats. The bride was beyond beautiful and the groom ever-so dashing. For my part I was attired in my CSRP hiking garb with my faithful old Tilley hiking hat. I sensed that my outfit made a good impression because the wedding party couldn't keep their eyes off of me as I passed through them coming and going for my shots of Brig o' Doon. I noted an odd tendency of the men of the wedding party to lace their fingers and crack their knuckles as I passed by. Must be some sort of Scottish custom. I'll have to ask James about that. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Going to really tick me off if The Lost Clan ignores this post. Note Two Self: Imagine! ... no Geocache at this famous brig o'er river Doon. Hey, Harmon, that's my neighborhood! Great pictures of the Brig! Did you go to Ayr to see the view you put on my Yrium card? Yes indeed, we had a very good time looking Ayrshire over. I asked around to find out which pub you might be found in. Everybody answered the same way, "Ahney wahn ahf 'um," or something like that. Tried for a couple of hides, one near the Robert Burns Museum and one at his cottage. Struck out both time due to limited time because I was so anxious to get photos at Brig' o' Doon. Having Scottish blood in my veins, so I've been told, made for an especially rewarding experience. I'm left with a mystery about Brig o' Doon, how th' heck could shoed horses make it up and over that brig with those huge, rounded, slippery cobble-stones? Edited June 7, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+Let's Look Over Thayer Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 This just in ... Yes, it's Brig o' Doon but taken from the east side after stepping through the private gate you see for the two shots that make up this two-frame panorama. Nice, eh? Also have shots of the west side that were more challenging to shoot. Had to crash a very large wedding reception to gain access to fenced property of a pub. Men of the wedding party wore formal kilt-kit and the women wore stunning dresses and very fashionable hats. The bride was beyond beautiful and the groom ever-so dashing. For my part I was attired in my CSRP hiking garb with my faithful old Tilley hiking hat. I sensed that my outfit made a good impression because the wedding party couldn't keep their eyes off of me as I passed through them coming and going for my shots of Brig o' Doon. I noted an odd tendency of the men of the wedding party to lace their fingers and crack their knuckles as I passed by. Must be some sort of Scottish custom. I'll have to ask James about that. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Going to really tick me off if The Lost Clan ignores this post. Note Two Self: Imagine! ... no Geocache at this famous brig o'er river Doon. Hey, Harmon, that's my neighborhood! Great pictures of the Brig! Did you go to Ayr to see the view you put on my Yrium card? If Harmon had stuck around the wedding long enough, they might have taught him to dance the Brigs of Ayr. It's actually pretty simple as you can see from the instructions below... BRIGS OF AYR (S3x32) 3C set 1- 8 All set, turn 2H to face up, dance up and cast to 321 9-16 3s+1s dance double Fig of 8 round 2s 17-24 1s dance in and cast up to 2nd place, 1s circle 3H round to left (1L with 3s at top and 1M with 2s) 25-28 3s and 2s make arches and Adv+Ret while 1s dance under arch (to right) and cast to 2nd place own side 29-32 1s circle 3H round to right (1M with 3s at top and 1L with 2s). End 312 Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) This just in ... Yes, it's Brig o' Doon but taken from the east side after stepping through the private gate you see for the two shots that make up this two-frame panorama. Nice, eh? Also have shots of the west side that were more challenging to shoot. Had to crash a very large wedding reception to gain access to fenced property of a pub. Men of the wedding party wore formal kilt-kit and the women wore stunning dresses and very fashionable hats. The bride was beyond beautiful and the groom ever-so dashing. For my part I was attired in my CSRP hiking garb with my faithful old Tilley hiking hat. I sensed that my outfit made a good impression because the wedding party couldn't keep their eyes off of me as I passed through them coming and going for my shots of Brig o' Doon. I noted an odd tendency of the men of the wedding party to lace their fingers and crack their knuckles as I passed by. Must be some sort of Scottish custom. I'll have to ask James about that. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Going to really tick me off if The Lost Clan ignores this post. Note Two Self: Imagine! ... no Geocache at this famous brig o'er river Doon. Hey, Harmon, that's my neighborhood! Great pictures of the Brig! Did you go to Ayr to see the view you put on my Yrium card? If Harmon had stuck around the wedding long enough, they might have taught him to dance the Brigs of Ayr. It's actually pretty simple as you can see from the instructions below... BRIGS OF AYR (S3x32) 3C set 1- 8 All set, turn 2H to face up, dance up and cast to 321 9-16 3s+1s dance double Fig of 8 round 2s 17-24 1s dance in and cast up to 2nd place, 1s circle 3H round to left (1L with 3s at top and 1M with 2s) 25-28 3s and 2s make arches and Adv+Ret while 1s dance under arch (to right) and cast to 2nd place own side 29-32 1s circle 3H round to right (1M with 3s at top and 1L with 2s). End 312 O.K., I've got the fundamental moves down pat but I'm having a bit o' trouble when it comes to the big finish of the Hornpipe dance. 'Splain this to me James, "... giving the occasional rhythmic tug to their breeches both fore and aft." Hornpipe Dance I'm hoping that you can demonstrate the Hornpipe dance at the upcoming M*A*S*H Awards event on Sunday. I can help y' out 'cause I learned the entire songbook of Scottish dance music during my visit to the Highlands. Goes like this "Diddle-dee, diddle-dee, diddle-dee-dee!" Looks painful but I'll just bet that it's not because his boxers are bunched. Oddly enough that's the very same facial expression I saw on my mom's face the moment after I was born. Same old story ... Asians have seen the fork and Scot's have seen air compressors. Go figure. As a boy I was surprised to learn that I had Scottish blood in my veins. Trouble was that nobody would tell me how t' safely drain it out. Apparently that's what King James I, of England, had in mind during the Jacobian Era. Edited June 7, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+The Lost Clan Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 This just in ... Yes, it's Brig o' Doon but taken from the east side after stepping through the private gate you see for the two shots that make up this two-frame panorama. Nice, eh? Also have shots of the west side that were more challenging to shoot. Had to crash a very large wedding reception to gain access to fenced property of a pub. Men of the wedding party wore formal kilt-kit and the women wore stunning dresses and very fashionable hats. The bride was beyond beautiful and the groom ever-so dashing. For my part I was attired in my CSRP hiking garb with my faithful old Tilley hiking hat. I sensed that my outfit made a good impression because the wedding party couldn't keep their eyes off of me as I passed through them coming and going for my shots of Brig o' Doon. I noted an odd tendency of the men of the wedding party to lace their fingers and crack their knuckles as I passed by. Must be some sort of Scottish custom. I'll have to ask James about that. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Going to really tick me off if The Lost Clan ignores this post. Note Two Self: Imagine! ... no Geocache at this famous brig o'er river Doon. Hey, Harmon, that's my neighborhood! Great pictures of the Brig! Did you go to Ayr to see the view you put on my Yrium card? Yes indeed, we had a very good time looking Ayrshire over. I asked around to find out which pub you might be found in. Everybody answered the same way, "Ahney wahn ahf 'um," or something like that. Tried for a couple of hides, one near the Robert Burns Museum and one at his cottage. Struck out both time due to limited time because I was so anxious to get photos at Brig' o' Doon. Having Scottish blood in my veins, so I've been told, made for an especially rewarding experience. I'm left with a mystery about Brig o' Doon, how th' heck could shoed horses make it up and over that brig with those huge, rounded, slippery cobble-stones? I found the one at the cottage a year ago. You should have called me for a lifeline! As for the pubs, back in my youth they were a bit rough (even the lounge bars which allowed ladies), so I did some of my drinking at The Burns Monument Hotel, which wasn't nearly as ritzy in those days. (Don't ask what age I was!) As for the poem, that conjures up quite a picture, doesn't it? But I guess there was a supernatural aspect to it all, so that might explain it. My favorite part of the poem is (of course!) "Auld Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses". Maybe we should have been The Thirsty Lasses! Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) This just in ... Yes, it's Brig o' Doon but taken from the east side after stepping through the private gate you see for the two shots that make up this two-frame panorama. Nice, eh? Also have shots of the west side that were more challenging to shoot. Had to crash a very large wedding reception to gain access to fenced property of a pub. Men of the wedding party wore formal kilt-kit and the women wore stunning dresses and very fashionable hats. The bride was beyond beautiful and the groom ever-so dashing. For my part I was attired in my CSRP hiking garb with my faithful old Tilley hiking hat. I sensed that my outfit made a good impression because the wedding party couldn't keep their eyes off of me as I passed through them coming and going for my shots of Brig o' Doon. I noted an odd tendency of the men of the wedding party to lace their fingers and crack their knuckles as I passed by. Must be some sort of Scottish custom. I'll have to ask James about that. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Going to really tick me off if The Lost Clan ignores this post. Note Two Self: Imagine! ... no Geocache at this famous brig o'er river Doon. Hey, Harmon, that's my neighborhood! Great pictures of the Brig! Did you go to Ayr to see the view you put on my Yrium card? Yes indeed, we had a very good time looking Ayrshire over. I asked around to find out which pub you might be found in. Everybody answered the same way, "Ahney wahn ahf 'um," or something like that. Tried for a couple of hides, one near the Robert Burns Museum and one at his cottage. Struck out both time due to limited time because I was so anxious to get photos at Brig' o' Doon. Having Scottish blood in my veins, so I've been told, made for an especially rewarding experience. I'm left with a mystery about Brig o' Doon, how th' heck could shoed horses make it up and over that brig with those huge, rounded, slippery cobble-stones? I found the one at the cottage a year ago. You should have called me for a lifeline! As for the pubs, back in my youth they were a bit rough (even the lounge bars which allowed ladies), so I did some of my drinking at The Burns Monument Hotel, which wasn't nearly as ritzy in those days. (Don't ask what age I was!) As for the poem, that conjures up quite a picture, doesn't it? But I guess there was a supernatural aspect to it all, so that might explain it. My favorite part of the poem is (of course!) "Auld Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses". Maybe we should have been The Thirsty Lasses! I realized too late that there was a hide at the cottage and so was under pressure to head for the museum. Same thing happened at the mouse statue, I looked as long as I dared without causing me to miss out on shots of Brig o' Doon that I was quite determined to have. It surely surprised me to find that photographing Brig o' Doon was so challenging. Private property and a huge wedding reception stood in my way but so did Cuyamaca Challenge. It seems that 2012 is going to be a banner year for me. Seemed unusual to visit Ayr after doing your Yrium Card. Felt like I had been there before. I suppose that you have this book. Not sure about The Thirsty Lasses ... that's got a pitfall or two with regard to rhyming. Edited June 8, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+The Lost Clan Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 This just in ... Yes, it's Brig o' Doon but taken from the east side after stepping through the private gate you see for the two shots that make up this two-frame panorama. Nice, eh? Also have shots of the west side that were more challenging to shoot. Had to crash a very large wedding reception to gain access to fenced property of a pub. Men of the wedding party wore formal kilt-kit and the women wore stunning dresses and very fashionable hats. The bride was beyond beautiful and the groom ever-so dashing. For my part I was attired in my CSRP hiking garb with my faithful old Tilley hiking hat. I sensed that my outfit made a good impression because the wedding party couldn't keep their eyes off of me as I passed through them coming and going for my shots of Brig o' Doon. I noted an odd tendency of the men of the wedding party to lace their fingers and crack their knuckles as I passed by. Must be some sort of Scottish custom. I'll have to ask James about that. Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Going to really tick me off if The Lost Clan ignores this post. Note Two Self: Imagine! ... no Geocache at this famous brig o'er river Doon. Hey, Harmon, that's my neighborhood! Great pictures of the Brig! Did you go to Ayr to see the view you put on my Yrium card? Yes indeed, we had a very good time looking Ayrshire over. I asked around to find out which pub you might be found in. Everybody answered the same way, "Ahney wahn ahf 'um," or something like that. Tried for a couple of hides, one near the Robert Burns Museum and one at his cottage. Struck out both time due to limited time because I was so anxious to get photos at Brig' o' Doon. Having Scottish blood in my veins, so I've been told, made for an especially rewarding experience. I'm left with a mystery about Brig o' Doon, how th' heck could shoed horses make it up and over that brig with those huge, rounded, slippery cobble-stones? I found the one at the cottage a year ago. You should have called me for a lifeline! As for the pubs, back in my youth they were a bit rough (even the lounge bars which allowed ladies), so I did some of my drinking at The Burns Monument Hotel, which wasn't nearly as ritzy in those days. (Don't ask what age I was!) As for the poem, that conjures up quite a picture, doesn't it? But I guess there was a supernatural aspect to it all, so that might explain it. My favorite part of the poem is (of course!) "Auld Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses". Maybe we should have been The Thirsty Lasses! I realized too late that there was a hide at the cottage and so was under pressure to head for the museum. Same thing happened at the mouse statue, I looked as long as I dared without causing me to miss out on shots of Brig o' Doon that I was quite determined to have. It surely surprised me to find that photographing Brig o' Doon was so challenging. Private property and a huge wedding reception stood in my way but so did Cuyamaca Challenge. It seems that 2012 is going to be a banner year for me. Seemed unusual to visit Ayr after doing your Yrium Card. Felt like I had been there before. I suppose that you have this book. Not sure about The Thirsty Lasses ... that's got a pitfall or two with regard to rhyming. I don't have that book, but I do have a couple of others, as well as one my history teacher wrote about my old school, Ayr Academy, on its 750th anniversary back in 1983! Not sure I can find much that rhymes with Ladies.....which may be a good thing! Quote
+Let's Look Over Thayer Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 You'd think those guys would be smart enough not to stand in the middle of the road. Quote
+Let's Look Over Thayer Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Not sure about The Thirsty Lasses ... that's got a pitfall or two with regard to rhyming. Cam an, Harmon! Gie it laldy. Failing means yer playin! Ye ne'er been feert ta' step in whaur angels fear to tread. Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Not sure about The Thirsty Lasses ... that's got a pitfall or two with regard to rhyming. Cam an, Harmon! Gie it laldy. Failing means yer playin! Ye ne'er been feert ta' step in whaur angels fear to tread. When it comes t' The Thirsty Ladies ... there's too many of 'em and, besides, I'm no Angel. Edited June 10, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 You'd think those guys would be smart enough not to stand in the middle of the road. Question: When Jodi says "Stand in the middle of the road," what should you do? Answer: Stand in the middle of the road. Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) The Clodhopper Saga It seems that people one holds dearest are more often than not the hardest to please. Not mentioning any names but when I try to get on base with Splashette and Jahoadi I'm more often than not called out at the plate. Woe is me. Take Splashette for instance, that ol' gal has it in for me from head to toe. Long ago she started in on my hiking boots by frequently and publically refering to them as a pair of ugly ol' clodhoppers. Woe is me. Knowing that Splashette would attend the M*A*S*H III event I decided to stage a comeback in my footwear department by dressing up my old clodhoppers with the hope of having a rare word of approval slip through her sweet, tender, rose-bud lips. Woe is me. I hereby submit Exhibit A for consideration, a photo of my old clodhoppers dressed up in a cutting-edge, manly-man footware style befitting an L. L. Bean summer-sale catalog. Woe is me. Splashette took one look at my stylish clodhoppers and screamed for Jahoadi ... the two of them joined in a fit of laughter and knee-slappin' derision. Woe is me, Poor ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: What's so wrong about being a fashion-trend outlier? Edited June 11, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
portolahiker Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 Hi Everyone, I am Portolahiker and I live north of Lake Tahoe. Found this ongoing topic list last fall. I want to thank you all for the wonderful laughs. Have been to sick to do much caching so I was online finding things to occupy myself. When I saw Harmon's 'updated' boots I had to once again chuckle with you all in Southern Cal. and finally post a comment. Would love to join up with you all at an event or caching if I ever get down your way. Happy Caching everyone! Portolahiker Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Hi Everyone, I am Portolahiker and I live north of Lake Tahoe. Found this ongoing topic list last fall. I want to thank you all for the wonderful laughs. Have been to sick to do much caching so I was online finding things to occupy myself. When I saw Harmon's 'updated' boots I had to once again chuckle with you all in Southern Cal. and finally post a comment. Would love to join up with you all at an event or caching if I ever get down your way. Happy Caching everyone! Portolahiker Portolahiker, Please will you send me a note saying that you think my cammo' boots are terrific and that Janie and Jodi were being mean to me when they laughed at my stylish footwear ... please, please? If you drill all the way back through this Forum thread you'll see how naughty those two ol' gals have been to me over the years. Even so I think the world of them. (Please don't tell them that I've said so.) Delighted that you have found enjoyment within this crazy Forum Thread. My guess is that you would fit right in with our gang of crazed Geocachers. I checked your profile page and so am aware of your difficulty. The sure antidote is (1) something to do, (2) someone to love, and (3) something to look forward to. Best wishes from San Diego County, Harmon SD Rowdies Edited June 12, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+jahoadi and john Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 Portolahiker, Jut a word of warning about Ole' Harmon. Do not send any pictures........ His boots were funny and lots of people got a kick out of them!! We have cached in the Lake Tahoe area including lots of hiking and really like the area (Both the California side and Nevada side). Cheers. Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Just a word of warning about Ole' Harmon. Do not send any pictures........ His boots were funny and lots of people got a kick out of them!! See what I'm sayin' 'bout Jodi? Janie too, just wait and see. (Tick, tick, tick ....) By the way, the advantage of cammo' boots is that they don't leave boot-prints and so a Mountain Lion can't track you down and eat you. That's a good thang. On th' downside it's really hard t' tie th' boot laces 'cause y' can't see th' invisible boots. That's a bad thang. So it goes, Poor ol' Harmon Note to Self: Got t' figure out which side Portolahiker is on. Edited June 12, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+Let's Look Over Thayer Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 The Clodhopper Saga THOSE boots were made for walkin'???? Really? Another part of the event that I must have missed...sigh... Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) The Clodhopper Saga THOSE boots were made for walkin'???? Really? Another part of the event that I must have missed...sigh... Uh-huh, walkin' is what made those boots what they are today. Say, James, aren't you supposed t' be sleepin' in? I'm still painting my house so if you would like to have a set of cammo' boots like mine then just drop 'em by my place for a do. I can always buy another gallon of paint ... I've seen th' size of your feet. By th' way, nice job of being th' audio guy for the M*A*S*H III event, you know, eventually. Edited June 13, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 OMG! After all these years I've finally got a following. Quote
+Let's Look Over Thayer Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 OMG! After all these years I've finally got a following. Maybe you should be on Twitter. #PoorOlHarman Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 OMG! After all these years I've finally got a following. Maybe you should be on Twitter. #PoorOlHarmon Why I oughta .... Quote
portolahiker Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Hi Everyone, I am Portolahiker and I live north of Lake Tahoe. Found this ongoing topic list last fall. I want to thank you all for the wonderful laughs. Have been to sick to do much caching so I was online finding things to occupy myself. When I saw Harmon's 'updated' boots I had to once again chuckle with you all in Southern Cal. and finally post a comment. Would love to join up with you all at an event or caching if I ever get down your way. Happy Caching everyone! Portolahiker Portolahiker, Please will you send me a note saying that you think my cammo' boots are terrific and that Janie and Jodi were being mean to me when they laughed at my stylish footwear ... please, please? If you drill all the way back through this Forum thread you'll see how naughty those two ol' gals have been to me over the years. Even so I think the world of them. (Please don't tell them that I've said so.) Delighted that you have found enjoyment within this crazy Forum Thread. My guess is that you would fit right in with our gang of crazed Geocachers. I checked your profile page and so am aware of your difficulty. The sure antidote is (1) something to do, (2) someone to love, and (3) something to look forward to. Best wishes from San Diego County, Harmon SD Rowdies Sorry Harmon, I am laughing along with Janie and Jodi. I think the boots are hilarious Quote
portolahiker Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Portolahiker, Jut a word of warning about Ole' Harmon. Do not send any pictures........ His boots were funny and lots of people got a kick out of them!! We have cached in the Lake Tahoe area including lots of hiking and really like the area (Both the California side and Nevada side). Cheers. I see what your saying about giving Harmon any pics lol. Quote
portolahiker Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Just a word of warning about Ole' Harmon. Do not send any pictures........ His boots were funny and lots of people got a kick out of them!! See what I'm sayin' 'bout Jodi? Janie too, just wait and see. (Tick, tick, tick ....) By the way, the advantage of cammo' boots is that they don't leave boot-prints and so a Mountain Lion can't track you down and eat you. That's a good thang. On th' downside it's really hard t' tie th' boot laces 'cause y' can't see th' invisible boots. That's a bad thang. So it goes, Poor ol' Harmon Note to Self: Got t' figure out which side Portolahiker is on. Hey wait a min..... My socks are all the way down and 'bunched' as much as they can be. I am not going to cut my foot off so they can go down more If you can make some boots that can do all that...... you would be a rich man haha The last comment If you cant fiqure out which side portolahiker is on then ya need some new glasses haha Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Just a word of warning about Ole' Harmon. Do not send any pictures........ His boots were funny and lots of people got a kick out of them!! See what I'm sayin' 'bout Jodi? Janie too, just wait and see. (Tick, tick, tick ....) By the way, the advantage of cammo' boots is that they don't leave boot-prints and so a Mountain Lion can't track you down and eat you. That's a good thang. On th' downside it's really hard t' tie th' boot laces 'cause y' can't see th' invisible boots. That's a bad thang. So it goes, Poor ol' Harmon Note to Self: Got t' figure out which side Portolahiker is on. Hey wait a min..... My socks are all the way down and 'bunched' as much as they can be. I am not going to cut my foot off so they can go down more If you can make some boots that can do all that...... you would be a rich man haha The last comment If you cant fiqure out which side portolahiker is on then ya need some new glasses haha Sgt. Seymour Argyle of the San Diego County Unbunched Sock Police had this to say, "Socks that aren't bunched and socks that can't be seen are one and the same as far as law is concerned ... not unbunched in either case t' put it plain." Besides, falling in with rebels like Janie and Jodi does nothing for your case. Willfully choosing to wander from the arrow-straight road to bunched-sock righteousness is a common first step toward the DTMMBLB-offenders identity parade. As to the wisecrack about my stylish cammo' boots, keep in mind that you only had one leg to stand on in the original version of that posted image. Be careful what you wish for. So it goes, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: Love it, she can dish it out! Edited June 15, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Portolahiker, Jut a word of warning about Ole' Harmon. Do not send any pictures........ His boots were funny and lots of people got a kick out of them!! We have cached in the Lake Tahoe area including lots of hiking and really like the area (Both the California side and Nevada side). Cheers. I see what your saying about giving Harmon any pics lol. O geez, now you've truly fallen in with that rascal. What am I to do with you? Edited June 16, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+Team Fatman Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 The Clodhopper Saga It seems that people one holds dearest are more often than not the hardest to please. Not mentioning any names but when I try to get on base with Splashette and Jahoadi I'm more often than not called out at the plate. Woe is me. Take Splashette for instance, that ol' gal has it in for me from head to toe. Long ago she started in on my hiking boots by frequently and publically refering to them as a pair of ugly ol' clodhoppers. Woe is me. Knowing that Splashette would attend the M*A*S*H III event I decided to stage a comeback in my footwear department by dressing up my old clodhoppers with the hope of having a rare word of approval slip through her sweet, tender, rose-bud lips. Woe is me. I hereby submit Exhibit A for consideration, a photo of my old clodhoppers dressed up in a cutting-edge, manly-man footware style befitting an L. L. Bean summer-sale catalog. Woe is me. Splashette took one look at my stylish clodhoppers and screamed for Jahoadi ... the two of them joined in a fit of laughter and knee-slappin' derision. Woe is me, Poor ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: What's so wrong about being a fashion-trend outlier? I want a pair for turkey hunting, love them there camo. Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) The Clodhopper Saga It seems that people one holds dearest are more often than not the hardest to please. Not mentioning any names but when I try to get on base with Splashette and Jahoadi I'm more often than not called out at the plate. Woe is me. Take Splashette for instance, that ol' gal has it in for me from head to toe. Long ago she started in on my hiking boots by frequently and publically refering to them as a pair of ugly ol' clodhoppers. Woe is me. Knowing that Splashette would attend the M*A*S*H III event I decided to stage a comeback in my footwear department by dressing up my old clodhoppers with the hope of having a rare word of approval slip through her sweet, tender, rose-bud lips. Woe is me. I hereby submit Exhibit A for consideration, a photo of my old clodhoppers dressed up in a cutting-edge, manly-man footware style befitting an L. L. Bean summer-sale catalog. Woe is me. Splashette took one look at my stylish clodhoppers and screamed for Jahoadi ... the two of them joined in a fit of laughter and knee-slappin' derision. Woe is me, Poor ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: What's so wrong about being a fashion-trend outlier? I want a pair for turkey hunting, love them there camo. Exterior house paint and a marker pen, nothin' to it. Glidden exterior single-coat is the trick. My boots seem to be attracting attention in my neighborhood. I've noticed several people walking past my house glaring at my boots while I paint. Later a county case-worker dropped by to ask a few questions of me; you know, about my age and stuff and she wanted the name and telephone number of the person that looks after me. Nice lookin' gal, hope she drops by again. I think she likes me. To be honest about my cammo' boots, I'm a bit worried about them 'cause there's a tiny defect showing up on the right boot. Might have t' look into some caulking and then repaint. On the other hand I've noticed that the sock on my right foot dries out quicker after I wade streams and rivers. So it goes, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: You can't get good stuff like this on Facebook. Edited June 16, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+splashman Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 The Clodhopper Saga It seems that people one holds dearest are more often than not the hardest to please. Not mentioning any names but when I try to get on base with Splashette and Jahoadi I'm more often than not called out at the plate. Woe is me. Take Splashette for instance, that ol' gal has it in for me from head to toe. Long ago she started in on my hiking boots by frequently and publically refering to them as a pair of ugly ol' clodhoppers. Woe is me. Knowing that Splashette would attend the M*A*S*H III event I decided to stage a comeback in my footwear department by dressing up my old clodhoppers with the hope of having a rare word of approval slip through her sweet, tender, rose-bud lips. Woe is me. I hereby submit Exhibit A for consideration, a photo of my old clodhoppers dressed up in a cutting-edge, manly-man footware style befitting an L. L. Bean summer-sale catalog. Woe is me. Splashette took one look at my stylish clodhoppers and screamed for Jahoadi ... the two of them joined in a fit of laughter and knee-slappin' derision. Woe is me, Poor ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: What's so wrong about being a fashion-trend outlier? I want a pair for turkey hunting, love them there camo. Exterior house paint and a marker pen, nothin' to it. Glidden exterior single-coat is the trick. My boots seem to be attracting attention in my neighborhood. I've noticed several people walking past my house glaring at my boots while I paint. Later a county case-worker dropped by to ask a few questions of me; you know, about my age and stuff and she wanted the name and telephone number of the person that looks after me. Nice lookin' gal, hope she drops by again. I think she likes me. To be honest about my cammo' boots, I'm a bit worried about them 'cause there's a tiny defect showing up on the right boot. Might have t' look into some caulking and then repaint. On the other hand I've noticed that the sock on my right foot dries out quicker after I wade streams and rivers. So it goes, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: You can't get good stuff like this on Facebook. Of coarse, you all realize that Harmon is painting his house with the same paint, so now his house is really hard to find! Jodi & I were not laughing (well, not too much) at Harmon's boots, we really liked them........it's his house!!! The military would be proud, maybe he can get a job painting ships. Your Pal. Janie Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) The Clodhopper Saga It seems that people one holds dearest are more often than not the hardest to please. Not mentioning any names but when I try to get on base with Splashette and Jahoadi I'm more often than not called out at the plate. Woe is me. Take Splashette for instance, that ol' gal has it in for me from head to toe. Long ago she started in on my hiking boots by frequently and publically refering to them as a pair of ugly ol' clodhoppers. Woe is me. Knowing that Splashette would attend the M*A*S*H III event I decided to stage a comeback in my footwear department by dressing up my old clodhoppers with the hope of having a rare word of approval slip through her sweet, tender, rose-bud lips. Woe is me. I hereby submit Exhibit A for consideration, a photo of my old clodhoppers dressed up in a cutting-edge, manly-man footware style befitting an L. L. Bean summer-sale catalog. Woe is me. Splashette took one look at my stylish clodhoppers and screamed for Jahoadi ... the two of them joined in a fit of laughter and knee-slappin' derision. Woe is me, Poor ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: What's so wrong about being a fashion-trend outlier? I want a pair for turkey hunting, love them there camo. Exterior house paint and a marker pen, nothin' to it. Glidden exterior single-coat is the trick. My boots seem to be attracting attention in my neighborhood. I've noticed several people walking past my house glaring at my boots while I paint. Later a county case-worker dropped by to ask a few questions of me; you know, about my age and stuff and she wanted the name and telephone number of the person that looks after me. Nice lookin' gal, hope she drops by again. I think she likes me. To be honest about my cammo' boots, I'm a bit worried about them 'cause there's a tiny defect showing up on the right boot. Might have t' look into some caulking and then repaint. On the other hand I've noticed that the sock on my right foot dries out quicker after I wade streams and rivers. So it goes, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: You can't get good stuff like this on Facebook. Of coarse, you all realize that Harmon is painting his house with the same paint, so now his house is really hard to find! Jodi & I were not laughing (well, not too much) at Harmon's boots, we really liked them........it's his house!!! The military would be proud, maybe he can get a job painting ships. Your Pal, Janie Yeah, well, just you try it ... painting all those darned pixel patches and then outlining them with a marker pen can get really tiring when it's the whole house you're doin'. I keep yelling for Sandy to open th' back door so's I can find it t' get back into th' house ... but she won't do it. She keeps yelling "Go away, we don't want any!" Here's a photo showing my progress with the house paint. You also see Goldilocks after arriving for her periodic Photoshop lesson but couldn't find the doorbell, the door, nor even the house. As you see she wrote a note but didn't know where to stick it. Be nice, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: Will Goldilocks ever give up on that umbrella & pink outfit? Edited June 19, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
portolahiker Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Just a word of warning about Ole' Harmon. Do not send any pictures........ His boots were funny and lots of people got a kick out of them!! See what I'm sayin' 'bout Jodi? Janie too, just wait and see. (Tick, tick, tick ....) By the way, the advantage of cammo' boots is that they don't leave boot-prints and so a Mountain Lion can't track you down and eat you. That's a good thang. On th' downside it's really hard t' tie th' boot laces 'cause y' can't see th' invisible boots. That's a bad thang. So it goes, Poor ol' Harmon Note to Self: Got t' figure out which side Portolahiker is on. Hey wait a min..... My socks are all the way down and 'bunched' as much as they can be. I am not going to cut my foot off so they can go down more If you can make some boots that can do all that...... you would be a rich man haha The last comment If you cant fiqure out which side portolahiker is on then ya need some new glasses haha Sgt. Seymour Argyle of the San Diego County Unbunched Sock Police had this to say, "Socks that aren't bunched and socks that can't be seen are one and the same as far as law is concerned ... not unbunched in either case t' put it plain." Besides, falling in with rebels like Janie and Jodi does nothing for your case. Willfully choosing to wander from the arrow-straight road to bunched-sock righteousness is a common first step toward the DTMMBLB-offenders identity parade. As to the wisecrack about my stylish cammo' boots, keep in mind that you only had one leg to stand on in the original version of that posted image. Be careful what you wish for. So it goes, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: Love it, she can dish it out! I am a rebel now? Ohh....I think I like the sound of that Quote
portolahiker Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Portolahiker, Jut a word of warning about Ole' Harmon. Do not send any pictures........ His boots were funny and lots of people got a kick out of them!! We have cached in the Lake Tahoe area including lots of hiking and really like the area (Both the California side and Nevada side). Cheers. I see what your saying about giving Harmon any pics lol. O geez, now you've truly fallen in with that rascal. What am I to do with you? Actually I havent fallen in with anyone. When I first saw your boots I sat here and laughed.... a lot I was then given a warning about giving you pics due the fact that you like to um... alter them lol. And since I have seen several pics in the archives I agree with the warning. If I knew how to alter pics like you do I would love to fix up a few of yours haha. On another note, I actually had the chance to get out and work on a power trail up near Truckee last weekend with my daughter. It was a great time. Getting closer to my 1000 milestone Truckee's 1st power trail! by Dizfiz is what we worked on. Happy caching everyone! Leianne Quote
+Let's Look Over Thayer Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 If I knew how to alter pics like you do I would love to fix up a few of yours haha. The cool thing (OK, one of the cool things) about Ol' Harmon is that he is more than willing to teach people to fight back. There are a number of PhotoShop lessons contained in this thread (though it can be a pain to search them out...) And he isn't too careful to keep from leaving incriminating photos (or photos that can be made to be incriminating) of himself from falling into the hands of others... Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) If I knew how to alter pics like you do I would love to fix up a few of yours haha. The cool thing (OK, one of the cool things) about Ol' Harmon is that he is more than willing to teach people to fight back. There are a number of PhotoShop lessons contained in this thread (though it can be a pain to search them out...) And he isn't too careful to keep from leaving incriminating photos (or photos that can be made to be incriminating) of himself from falling into the hands of others... James, Good gosh, the old Cameloupe image! I recall praying that your hard-drive would crash and take those incriminating images of me with it. Just my luck, dealing with a guy wise enough to do backups. Leianne, if you start right now you could be here by tomorrow morning when Goldilocks arrives for her semi-periodic Photoshop refresher course. She's taken on another assignment as the official photographer for the upcoming 2012 AAUW Tech Trek week at UCSD. Secretly she just intends to sweet- talk me into being available to back her up when her deadline looms. So it goes, Sweet ol' Harmon Edited June 20, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) On another note, I actually had the chance to get out and work on a power trail up near Truckee last weekend with my daughter. It was a great time. Getting closer to my 1,000 milestone Happy caching everyone! Leianne "Worked on ..." I'll say, something like fifty finds. What's a girl like you doing in a place like this? And how come you didn't log numbers one through three? So let's see some action, press on for your One-K milestone ... don't be sittin' 'round girl! Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Edited June 20, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
portolahiker Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 On another note, I actually had the chance to get out and work on a power trail up near Truckee last weekend with my daughter. It was a great time. Getting closer to my 1,000 milestone Happy caching everyone! Leianne "Worked on ..." I'll say, something like fifty finds. What's a girl like you doing in a place like this? And how come you didn't log numbers one through three? So let's see some action, press on for your One-K milestone ... don't be sittin' 'round girl! Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies A girl like me lives up in the mountains like that background shows (portola and graeagle, cal if you want to look up the area and pics). Wonderful summers up here. Winters well we shovel and use snowblowers to park in our driveways lol. As for the finds on the power trail, it was a 50 cache trail. We found the first 3 last fall. Out of the 47 we looked for we found 43. This sick complaining body didnt like it but I sure did Will be getting out and searching for more caches as soon as I can. We are in the middle of moving to Graeagle from Portola and we have our annual Yosemite youth group trip July 1-8. Then the 2 oldest of our grandkids are coming for a visit for the rest of July. They are 12 and 10. The three of us started working on the blackwood canyon power trail at Lake Tahoe on Jan 3 this year. Very little snow at the time though the road was closed to car traffic. So we walked about a 1 mile each way grabbing the first 8 caches. I promised when they came to visit this summer we would go down and work on the trail again. So that will be in the plans after our trip. Enclosed are a couple pics of Kristian and Neveah caching the blackwood canyon trail. I couldnt fiqure out how to copy and paste them so they are at caches GC2HM5T and GC2HMQH. The kids dont look like me lol but I have taught them to be silly and goofy like me. As you say Harmon.......so it goes Leianne Quote
7rxc Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 A girl like me lives up in the mountains like that background shows (portola and graeagle, cal if you want to look up the area and pics). Wonderful summers up here. Winters well we shovel and use snowblowers to park in our driveways lol. snip%< We are in the middle of moving to Graeagle from Portola and we have our annual Yosemite youth group trip July 1-8. Then the 2 oldest of our grandkids are coming for a visit for the rest of July. They are 12 and 10. The three of us started working on the blackwood canyon power trail at Lake Tahoe on Jan 3 this year. snip%< Enclosed are a couple pics of Kristian and Neveah caching the blackwood canyon trail. I couldnt fiqure out how to copy and paste them so they are at caches GC2HM5T and GC2HMQH. The kids dont look like me lol but I have taught them to be silly and goofy like me. snip%< Leianne Hi there! They let me hang out here a little bit too! CA for Canada or California helps I guess. I'm guessing we all qualify on the slightly silly/goofy specification. Don't mind them too much, they just miss out on too much snow and cold. Ours JUST left about two weeks ago and there was some new higher up just two days back. Those look like fun kids, don't you let them get all serious too quickly now. As for the pictures, I didn't think it was right for me to link them here for you, but... Since they exist on the site already, all you have to do is go to them and display the larger version, right click and copy the URL via that option. IF I'm doing more than one image I paste them URLs into something like Note or Word Pad for keeping as a group. Then re copy if needed and when writing a post like this, right next to the smiley up top there is a graphic icon of a chain link. click that and you can link ONE image at a time. Just paste each URL you gathered there. It should appear on the note. Use preview to check it. That just LINKS to the image without displaying it. To display it, go one more Icon to the right (like a picture of a tree) Same method one at a time, but it will actually show the image in the post. There is a way to do a bunch at once, but you still have to collect them on a text editor NP or WP of some sort then process. The catch is that any posted image has to exist somewhere ON the internet. In this case a Geocache LOG gallery, some of us use offline photo storage sites. But it has to be something that can be linked or polled to show. Lots of stuff you can do if you check out the little ? in a blue circle at the upper right of the entry screen. It takes time to figure out, so you can ask away. By the Way, I like the 'antlers' one, goes far to prove that retouching isn't the only way to have some fun with images, have you tried the 'little person on hand' illusion? I used to do that with film camera all the time. Doug 7rxc Elkford BC CA Quote
+SD Rowdies Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) I know how t' start receiving empty medication bottles, but ... How d' y' stop receiving them? Edited June 24, 2012 by SD Rowdies Quote
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