+Rocky Balboa Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Hi all. As you may or may not have noticed I have not been doing much caching recently, mostly due to Work and lack of enthusiasm, I suppose I hit the wall pharisee once spoke about. Any howz, without going into that too much I have decided it's time to dispose of a lot of my caches because I don't feel it's fair for them to be floating around when I don't have the time to care for them any more. I have archived some of my caches which I feel offer very little to visitors and plan on keeping a small amount which are close to my heart either because they have centimental value or took a lot of work putting together. Pid aleady has a load under his belt and therefore doesnt want to take on any of ours which were under both our names but kept on my account, this is fair enough because we always said we would take care of the caches in our own accounts. Therefore, I would like to put the following caches up for adoption! Please mention below if you are interested in taking on any of the caches below and perhaps the UK mods would be good enough to get the ball rolling on moving them to different accounts. Thanks to everyone who visited the caches! Burnt at the Stake - A multi in amersham with a grusome tail behind it and a nice monument for visitors to check out Cross Country - An impressive monument located on the ridgeway path near Wantage Fortified Flora - A park in Gerrards Cross with interesting walls built in trees!?! A ishops Affliction - Interesting Ghost story multi set in Fingest near Wycombe Remaining Ruins 1 - Remains of a church set down a footpath not far from northchurch and tring Entology - I adopted this so it would be good to see this one in ashridge go to a good home, Alibags? Tim & Jons First - I brought this one back from being archived because it held good memories for me and pid, set in ashridge. Whiteleaf Cross - Stunning Views and the site of a huge chalk cross on the hillside overlooking Princess Risborough Gravity Hill - Interesting spot where your car rolls up hill, or does it?!? very close to tring and Halton. The Witches Stone - Set in speen, the resting place of a highwayman, with or maybe local woman, haunted apparently?!? Creepy Graveyard - One of the first 'get the numbers off the gravestone' caches. Great spot in Ellesborough. SleepingSaints - A well which apparently rested the body of a saint on her way home after death to her birth place in Bierton Treasure Map Mystery - Caching without coords here with the use of a treasure map in Ashridge Three Counties Peak - The highest point in Beds Rural Decay - Some stunning landscape at an old Quarry not far from Leighton Buzzard Three Locks - Cache by the locks close to Soulbury and Stoke Hammond Blackpools first cache - Found by J Stead after the coords were lost this has a place in a few cachers hearts, I would be honoured if the man himself would take this one on! Penns Missing Monument - It pains me to let this go but oh well! Great location in Penn Pit stop charity cache - One of the very first charity caches which are now banned, it's raised loads of money for good causes, lets hope it can continue to! Tims no 2 - Alsobrough back from archival, this is set in ashridge and uses steps and compass work to find the stash Phantoms of cryers hill - Ghost stories in the area around wycombe, I think Pid does want this one, so first dibs to him. Masquerade - This is set at the resting place of the treasure from the book masquerade. Very very close to one of Pharisee's, you want it you got it! Overlooking his manors - A nice monument high on the hills around Wycombe Remaining Ruins Two - Cache using grid reference, a bit different but a good laugh! Hidden Remains - Another it pains me to give up, a disused pumping station and disused church down a long forgotten footpath! * personal note to SP, can you take on the two punters caches... Apologies if this post is a little long winded, unfortunatly so was my cache list! Any caches which are not claimed will be archived and removed. Thanks in advance to anyone who is willing to help out! Dan. Quote
+Beds Clangers Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Hi Dan, Sorry to see you hanging up your GPS!! I can adopt your Beds caches :- Three Counties Peak (Beds) Rural Decay (Beds) Masquerade would be fun trying to find them again!! Cheers Nick (Beds Clangers) Quote
+Simply Paul Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) I've been talking about this with Dan via email - he's not really hanging up his GPS, he just doesn't feel he can give the sport as much time as 60+ hidden caches demands, and will be back in the hunting saddle from time to time. I'd like to publicly think Dan for getting me into caching in the first place by replying to an email from me about his Christmas Countdown cache - He's done masses to get caching established in the UK and the quality of his caches in and around Bucks set a high standard for others, myself included, to aim at. Thanks mate! Thanks for the two Punter's caches too Dan. I need to revisit no.2 to replace it so it'll make sense to check the two others too. From your list I'd also like to suggest: Burnt at the Stake - A multi in amersham with a grusome tail behind it and a nice monument for visitors to check out Sensei was telling me how much he liked this one the other day so if he doesn't want it, I'd like it as I thought it was a great/horrible story, a good hide and I was the FTF on it Cross Country - An impressive monument located on the ridgeway path near Wantage Too far from me, but I hope someone else likes the sound of it Fortified Flora - A park in Gerrards Cross with interesting walls built in trees!?! Close to a Sensei cache maybe, so he might be interested A Bishops Affliction - Interesting Ghost story multi set in Fingest near Wycombe I'd like this one please! Remaining Ruins 1 - Remains of a church set down a footpath not far from northchurch and tring For someone else, but it's a fine cache Entology - I adopted this so it would be good to see this one in ashridge go to a good home, Alibags? Yeah, Alibags for this one. Good cache Tim & Jons First - I brought this one back from being archived because it held good memories for me and pid, set in ashridge. Took me a while to find, but in a great area. I'd like to adopt this one (and Mk2) please Whiteleaf Cross - Stunning Views and the site of a huge chalk cross on the hillside overlooking Princess Risborough And this one as it's a perfect place for a cache and I'd hate to see this one archived Gravity Hill - Interesting spot where your car rolls up hill, or does it?!? very close to tring and Halton. I'd love this one too, but I'm feeling too greedy. If there are no other takers I'd be very happy to take it on. The Witches Stone - Set in speen, the resting place of a highwayman, with or maybe local woman, haunted apparently?!? Bit too random for me, but a nice walk Creepy Graveyard - One of the first 'get the numbers off the gravestone' caches. Great spot in Ellesborough. A great location, but I'm moving away from caches in 'this environment' myself, so one for someone else SleepingSaints - A well which apparently rested the body of a saint on her way home after death to her birth place in Bierton Treasure Map Mystery - Caching without coords here with the use of a treasure map in Ashridge Three Counties Peak - The highest point in Beds Rural Decay - Some stunning landscape at an old Quarry not far from Leighton Buzzard Three Locks - Cache by the locks close to Soulbury and Stoke Hammond Blackpools first cache - Found by J Stead after the coords were lost this has a place in a few cachers hearts, I would be honoured if the man himself would take this one on! Bit too far for me, lol! I hope JS wants it too. If not, wasn't it the first that Seasider found? Is he still an active cacher? Penns Missing Monument - It pains me to let this go but oh well! Great location in Penn Never found this Pit stop charity cache - One of the very first charity caches which are now banned, it's raised loads of money for good causes, lets hope it can continue to! Alibags/Bekandian area? If no one else would like it, I'd be happy to take it on Tims no 2 - Alsobrough back from archival, this is set in ashridge and uses steps and compass work to find the stash Yes please, to go with Pt1 Phantoms of cryers hill - Ghost stories in the area around wycombe, I think Pid does want this one, so first dibs to him. Masquerade - This is set at the resting place of the treasure from the book masquerade. Very very close to one of Pharisee's, you want it you got it! Overlooking his manors - A nice monument high on the hills around Wycombe Loved this one - Me please! Remaining Ruins Two - Cache using grid reference, a bit different but a good laugh! Not found this one, but I hope someone else loves it Hidden Remains - Another it pains me to give up, a disused pumping station and disused church down a long forgotten footpath! I'd like to see this one go on, so if no one else wants it, I'd like to take it over Edit for speeling Edited March 24, 2006 by Simply Paul Quote
Lactodorum Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Sorry to hear you've "hit the wall" Dan but thanks for taking a very responsible approach to your old caches. You'll be sorely missed However you can carry out your own adoptions, you don't need our help. Just got to www.geocache.co.uk/adopt and follow the instructions from there. Good luck in whatever you do from here on. Quote
+McDeHack Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Dan. YOU WILL BE BACK. I have hit 'the wall' a couple of times now. But the sun starts to shine (or the frost is sharp in my case) and you think, " I fancy doing a couple of these new local caches", and you will. Quote
NickPick Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) Hi Dan. I'd be pleased to take Penn's Missing Monument off you - I pass it every day on my way home from work. I'd like Overlooking his Manors as it was my first ever cache find. I've just noticed that SP wants this one. He can have it. I'll also take Phantoms of Cryers Hill if Pid doesn't want it. I live near Pitstop charity cache (although I DNFd it), so I'll have that unless anyone else especially wants it. You can have them back if you decide to come back into the mainstream. Meanwhile, thanks for setting so many excellent caches around here. edits cos I should read what others have written before replying Edited March 24, 2006 by NickPick Quote
+Mr Hedgehog Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 However you can carry out your own adoptions, you don't need our help. Just got to www.geocache.co.uk/adopt and follow the instructions from there. Don't you mean This Quote
Da Rubber Chicken Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Hey Can I Adopt Forgotten Souls for it is a lovely walk and an amazing cache!! So does that mean you will never be caching again if so its a shame because i really wanted to meet you!!! I have heard loads of good things about you and i think it will be fair to say you will be missed!! Da Rubber Chicken Quote
+Bekandian Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Sorry to hear that Dan. We would love to have looked after Whiteleaf Cross for you Quote
+Alibags Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) Yeah, I will take on 'Entology', 'Gravity Hill' and 'Treasure map mystery' Never really understood the treasure map I admit... but I got there in the end! Oh, and as I can add it to my Canal series, I will have Three locks too... but I guess I will have to go and find it first! Edited March 24, 2006 by Alibags Quote
+Sensei TSKC Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) I have emailed you Dan and am willing to take over these as they are near to my home or caches. Burnt at the Stake - A multi in amersham with a grusome tail behind it and a nice monument for visitors to check out Close to 3 of mine and I loved it. Fortified Flora - A park in Gerrards Cross with interesting walls built in trees!?! In same camp as my Switch Remaining Ruins 1 - Remains of a church set down a footpath not far from northchurch and tring Close to home Gravity Hill - Interesting spot where your car rolls up hill, or does it?!? very close to tring and Halton. Even closer to home and so much fun. One of my faves! Creepy Graveyard - One of the first 'get the numbers off the gravestone' caches. Great spot in Ellesborough. As close as above SleepingSaints - A well which apparently rested the body of a saint on her way home after death to her birth place in Bierton Close to my caches and dojo Three Locks - Cache by the locks close to Soulbury and Stoke Hammond En route to MK dojo Penns Missing Monument - It pains me to let this go but oh well! Great location in Penn Near my Switch cache Remaining Ruins Two - Cache using grid reference, a bit different but a good laugh! Near 2 of my caches other 122 and Top & Bottom. Hidden Remains - Another it pains me to give up, a disused pumping station and disused church down a long forgotten footpath! Pass it everyday en route to Winslow and Buckingham dojos! Oss! Edited to make it look nice! Edited March 24, 2006 by Sensei TSKC Quote
Da Rubber Chicken Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 I have also seen that you have archived Mandeville Picture Hunt!! I would hate to see that go aswell so can i please adopt that aswell? I will say it again You will be missed and maybe in the future you will come back into the wacky world of tuppaware! Da Ruber Chicken!! Quote
+Alibags Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Hey DRC! You could always rework the cache and re-set it and make it your own. Also, that way I can go and find it again, tee hee. (also, if you are online, better contact me regarding "Lost" event tommorrow, Team Sludge needs it's sludgiest member!!) Quote
Da Rubber Chicken Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) Erm Alibags If you look at this thread again in which i hope so can you txt me when you will be picking me up sorry for using this topic its just im in my I.C.T lesson and it wont let you go on hardly anything!! Edited March 24, 2006 by Da Rubber Chicken Quote
+Alibags Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Well stop skiving and do some work!! I will catch up with you later (and txt you) Quote
NickPick Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Well stop skiving and do some work!! I will catch up with you later (and txt you) I was going to say that, but I thought it would be a case of the pot calling the kettle black. I then thought "Do as I say, not as I do" Quote
+John Stead Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 I'd be very happy to keep Blackpool's First going and would adopt rather than see it archived, but Seasider lives very close (I am 35 miles away) and if willing would be better able to take it on - it was finding this one accidentally which introduced him to Geocaching. Quote
+The Other Stu Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) We'd be happy to help (we're about to set up our first few anyway so a couple extra wouldn't harm) (oops - should point out we are in LB and I work in Hemel so anywhere in between is good) We were disappointed to see Highs and Lows disappear.... although there were a couple of others nearby, one of them was impossible to find and the other was a micro. It also made the "3 peaks challenge". Edited March 24, 2006 by SSC&B Quote
+Rocky Balboa Posted March 24, 2006 Author Posted March 24, 2006 Hello again! well thanks to the people who replied and offered to take on the caches, thats a really kind gesture which I appreciate, and thanks for the kind words too ahh your going to make me cry... I have now had offers on all but three caches, these being: Cross Country in Radnage The Witches Stone in Speen and Creepy Graveyard, which I think I will hang on to after all, a lot of centimental value! Any takers for the other two??? There may have to be ome fisticuffs at dawn over some of these so if you chat amoungst yourselves about who gets what I would appreciate it. For certain caches I have given them to certain person because of a good reason which I'll state below! So... Burnt at the Stake - Sensei or Simply Paul (fight fight fight) Three Locks - Alibags or Sensei (handbags at dawn) Overlooking his manors - Nick Pick or Simply Paul (cage rage) Hidden Remains - Simply Paul or Sensei (sort it down the dojo) Fortified Flora - Sensei A Bishops Affliction - Simply Paul Remaining Ruins 1&2 - Sensei Entology - Alibags (She has looked after this on past occasions, thanks!) Tim & Jons 1&2 - Simply Paul Whiteleaf Cross - Bek & Ian (They asked especially for this one, no probs!) Gravity Hill - Simply Paul (He told me the correct location after a blunder so fairs fair!) Sleeping Saints - Sensei Treasure Map Mystery - Alibags Three Counties Peak - Beds Clangers Rural Decay - Beds Clangers Masquerade - Beds Clangers Blackpools First Cache - J Stead (You made it possible!) Penns Missing Monument - Nick Pick Phantoms of Cryers Hill - P.I.D.D.I Pit Stop Charity cache - Nick Pick (To make numbers fair!) If the people stated above are completely happy with that please post that you are and i'll do the business (cheers for pointing me in the right direction Peter!) * Rubber Chicken - Forgotten souls is not going anywhere don't you worry, I will still take care of 5-10 caches which I love to bits, the Ring for instance, thats going to the grave with me your welcome to take on Mandeville picture hunt but to be honest i'm sure you could plant a better one of your own around there, it was only a 10 min job put together for the first bucks meet! Cheers me dears, Dan. Quote
+Bekandian Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) Thanks for letting us look after/adopt Whiteleaf Cross from you, we'll take good care of it, and if you want it back again sometime just shout Edited March 24, 2006 by Bekandian Quote
NickPick Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 I'm happy with that, but rather than endure cage rage with SP, he can have 'overlooking his manors', and I'll take 'Witch's Stone' off your hands. As BekandIan said, if you ever want them back... Quote
alistair_uk Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Good stuff, I have Blackpool's first penciled in for a possible visit next week and finding it archived would have been a little annoying. Quote
+Alibags Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 I want to strike the first blow in the handbag fight with Sensie then, over "Three Locks". It's on the Grand Union canal, and I am gradually building up a series [quick Gucci to the knee caps] and he has got more caches in the divvy than me [roundhouse to the head with a Louis Vitton]. and I have also maintained Treasure map mystery and Gravity Hill and Creepy Graveyard in the past as well as Entology, so I think I deserve it! [a sneaky blow from a Kipling backpack to finish him off] Quote
+Sensei TSKC Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Alibags, I'm sitting in my car outside an internet hot spot so I haven't had a chance to take in all the thread since Dan posted. I may not be able to swing my handbag -if indeed I do at all - until 7.45pm. I may ring you if I get a chance Oss! Quote
+Sensei TSKC Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Alibags, I'm sitting in my car outside an internet hot spot so I haven't had a chance to take in all the thread since Dan posted. I may not be able to swing my handbag -if indeed I do at all - until 7.45pm. I may ring you if I get a chance Oss! Quote
Ben Pid Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Phantom's of Cryers Hill Rozey wants to put this under her name now because its close to her Wycombe place and I have too many myself. So when you wanna do the business big man, send it over to Rozey Bear's account... Quote
+Sensei TSKC Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Have sorted Burnt @ Stake and Hidden Remains with SP and he has kindly given them to me. Many thanks. Oss! Quote
+Mad H@ter Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 We'll happily take on Cross Country if you like, unless someone a little nearer would like it. a great spot on the Ridgeway. Hope we still see you about at the odd bash, and Sue says sorry about the tent , and promises to leave it alone in the future. Provided you're not too noisy Quote
+Simply Paul Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Cheers Dan! To echo Bekandian, I'll look after your caches, not archive them unless forced to and to put them up for adoption if I get bored of them rather than killing them off. And if you ever want them back, just ask Now, Burnt at the Stake - Sensei or Simply Paul (fight fight fight) Easy one: Sensei can have it, as per my original post. Three Locks - Alibags or Sensei (handbags at dawn) Sorted - Sensei passes to Alibags, Alibags shoots and scores! Overlooking his manors - Nick Pick or Simply Paul (cage rage) Since Nick's happy with The Witches Stone, I'd still like this one Hidden Remains - Simply Paul or Sensei (sort it down the dojo) One for Sensei Fortified Flora - Sensei Well done mate, it's a great location A Bishops Affliction - Simply Paul Excellent! Thank's Dan Remaining Ruins 1&2 - Sensei Dan's spoiling you. Is it because you're quite scary? Entology - Alibags (She has looked after this on past occasions, thanks!) Very fair - Well Done Ali Tim & Jons 1&2 - Simply Paul Cool - very glad to get these two Whiteleaf Cross - Bek & Ian (They asked especially for this one, no probs!) Well, they *do* live on the Ridgeway! Gravity Hill - Simply Paul (He told me the correct location after a blunder so fairs fair!) Hooray for me Sleeping Saints - Sensei Good good Treasure Map Mystery - Alibags Congratulations Ali, I know you like Ashridge and this is one of the most fun ones up there Three Counties Peak - Beds Clangers Well done guys Rural Decay - Beds Clangers Ditto Masquerade - Beds Clangers Ditto Blackpools First Cache - J Stead (You made it possible!) Or not...? Penns Missing Monument - Nick Pick I'll have to go looking for this Phantoms of Cryers Hill - P.I.D.D.I Well Done Ms Bear Pit Stop Charity cache - Nick Pick (To make numbers fair!) If you need some help Nick, I was with Dan when he moved it to its new place, so just ask Nice one! Quote
+Sensei TSKC Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 How do we go about this then as lacto's link above didn't work? Still at "work" so have not had an opportunity to searc GC.com for an answer. Oss! Quote
+Sensei TSKC Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 http://www.geocaching.com/adopt Thank you Ian. Didn't help much. I assume the owner has to put the request in first. As such I have emailed Dan with the caches I am adopting and suggest other cachers do the same. Oss! Quote
choccymandm Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 WOW ... it's almost a cache garage sale!! ... only none are for sale ... and there's not a garage in sight!! Would have willingly took Rural and 3 Counties off your hands but Nick got in there well before us! Be warned Nick ... plans are afoot for some fun n games around the Rural Decay area in the (not to distant) future ... Hope we'll still see you out and about Dan. All the best M and M. Quote
+Rocky Balboa Posted March 25, 2006 Author Posted March 25, 2006 Righty then! I have now put requests in for all the caches, I think (there were a lot of them!) I will check my list in a couple of days to check all have gone!) sorry, 1 minor change of plans, I decided to keep Hidden Remains, It got to be one of the best places in the whole county and I just realised, sorry Sensei. Pid, as I have already sent you a request for phantoms you now need to adopt and pass on to Rozy as it wont let me do anything with it. Thanks again everyone for your help in this! and also to all those who sent requests after I had handed them out who unfortunatly were too late. One tiny request, please don't delete the background music on the cache pages, it's just all so good Thanks, Dan. Quote
+Cryptik Souls Crew Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 One tiny request, please don't delete the background music on the cache pages, it's just all so good If the cache pages are edited in any way, i.e. the new owner edits the placed by to include "adopted by ..." then the background music will be lost forever. To keep the music the cache page will have to stay exactly as it is now. Quote
+Bekandian Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 You can embed the music instead, which is what we've done Quote
+Simply Paul Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 Or add a 'Click here to hear suitable music!' link to the page, which is what I've done (as I know cache page music's not everyone's cup of tea) Quote
+wizard1974uk Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 I jump everytime one of these opens, don't expect the music Quote
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