Team3124 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi there. Just thought I would popin and let you all know that there is a newbie on the block. Name's Sean. Live in Pta North, work in Midrand. Been browsing the net & the forum for about 2 weeks and believe that this could prove to be the perfect hobby to get the family (wife & 15mnth old son) involved in. Glad to see that all the activity up here in the north. Seems like there is a lot of intresting places close to my home that I never knew about. Sean Quote Link to comment
+Goofster Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Welcome to the family, Sean. Quote Link to comment
+Brick Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi there and welcome. I'm sure you will find the Geocaching crowd quite a helpful bunch of peeps. MMMM, I also stay in your neck of the woods, and work in Woodmead....Maybe we should plant some caches on the Ben Schoeman... Quote Link to comment
+warthog Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Maybe we should plant some caches on the Ben Schoeman The Ben Schoeman, when congested is in any case so slow, it will allow for finding and placing caches on the highway, or did you mean next to the highway Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Welcome and hi. Geocaching gets you out to some interesting areas. Hope the family enjoys the trips as much as the GPSr does! Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 A BEEEG welcome to Team3124. You're going to love this sport, and you will most certainly get involved with the friendliest bunch of folks in the country. Extremely glad to see that we have another bunch for the Gauteng clan. And don't be shy to ask any questions you may have on the forum...occasionally you'll got shot down ...just kidding.... you'll find plenty of helping hands to assist you. WELCOME! Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) occasionally you'll got shot down "GOT shot down"!! I think if you consult a 6 year old child, they will confirm the queen's english dictates that you'll get shot down, as i am doing to you now Edited January 10, 2006 by Discombob Quote Link to comment
TB Hunter Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) Sell your stuff, resign your job and lets go caching! Just kidding...invite the manager over for a braai, casually introduce geocaching, and maybe he will ask less "Why are you late (again)?" and more "Did you get FTF? Not? Hahaha, beat you to it". Edited January 10, 2006 by TB Hunter Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 occasionally you'll got shot down "GOT shot down"!! I think if you consult a 6 year old child, they will confirm the queen's english dictates that you'll get shot down, as i am doing to you now Heh heh... you see.... We shall not mention Helga....ahem...Discombob's perfect grammar and spelling on an adjacent thread Discombob Posted: Jan 9 2006, 06:11 AM I always thought it was owned by J greengrass, but i guess thats because he logged 3 fings, the fiend The Queen is not going to be happy...... Quote Link to comment
+Brick Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 That'll learn ya to mess wiff the Rat.... Quote Link to comment
+Whostops Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Welcome to you & the family. and when you feel like some decent scenery and really friendly folk ...just head for Kwazulu Natal.....you can even pick up a few caches on the way. Quote Link to comment
Team3124 Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Gonna be in Kokstad for business quite a bit so KZN is well within reach Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Greetings Team3124, Welcome to the dysfunctional and happy family that is geocaching. Let us know when you make and log your first find, so that we can add you to the SA Cacher Ranking site. It is just a bit of fun and games to see how bad the KZN people are at caching www.geocaching.za.net. Hope that you enjoy the sport as much as the rest of us do and become active be it in Gauteng or KZN. Quote Link to comment
Team3124 Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Let us know when you make and log your first find Just as soon as this darn rain lets up Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Let us know when you make and log your first find Just as soon as this darn rain lets up Don't let this mere drizzle stop you...... "Only mad dogs and Englishman"...... they say.... Quote Link to comment
Team3124 Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Don't let this mere drizzle stop you...... Once spend 9 days walking, eating & sleeping in the rain Being rained on has become one of my least fav things to do If this game is as addictive as it seems to be that might change though Quote Link to comment
+batsgonemad and his squirrel Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 oh trust me it is just wait and see, im chasing 50 and i got ants in my pants to get there, but there is this thing called commitment that gts in the way every now and then, which makes it difficult. Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Once spend 9 days walking, eating & sleeping in the rain Being rained on has become one of my least fav things to do If this game is as addictive as it seems to be that might change though Ah yes, i'm afraid you are going to have to change your mind on rain. If its a toss up between getting a FTF and double pneumonia, or staying at home in a warm bed, I'm afraid the FTF and pneumonia would win hands down, especially if it means beating Cownchicken to it For an exciting story on a rainy day caching trip, please read my log here Now just imagine if i had decided to not find that cache because of the rain - I would thus have only 260 finds instead of 261 - a tradegy i could not bear to contemplate Quote Link to comment
Team3124 Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Ok Ok You all convinced me to stop being such a baby and get out there I'll slip out at lunch and give Cornwall Hill a try Planing to do The Cave & Wonderboom over the weekend. What would be a good first cache to get the wife hooked (+\- 30km radius with PTA as ground zero would be nice Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 One of the prettier caches that we have found in the Pretoria area was "A river runs through it", it is hidden in a stunning park and allows for a relaxing walk through the gardens. A River Runs through it Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 <snip> a tradegy i could not bear to <snip> Too tempting not to quote…. There's no (6) here. I'll stop now... Back to the thread. This sport is highly addictive. So looking forward to many finds from Team3124, and hopefully after a number of finds we’ll also see you become cache owners in GP. You’ll find a few interesting caching stories here. Agree with QFC, A River Runs through it is an extremely worthwhile cache, perhaps not the easiest for a newbie… but should be near the top of your list. Now stop reading this thread for a few minutes and get out there! Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Now, now, Rat and Bob, play nice. Don’t force us young ones intervene… As for A River Runs through it, so long as they don’t decide to go swimming or become obsessed with the holes in the walk-way all should be fine. (We didn’t do either of these….. did we?) Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 ohhh, I struggled to find Cornwall Hill ! I very much enjoyed Bakwena in the area. Very interesting drive to cache! And of course, the views from Fort 1 are superb! Quote Link to comment
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