+Gralorn Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Noticed that we have another trait of caches starting to match Motorway Mayhem, A Road Anarchy and Sidetracked, it's Let the Bus Take the Fuss, a series of caches placed at Park & Ride facilities, the setter is hoping that eventually all towns with such a convenience will have them. Have done one in Bath and notice that three more have been placed in the last 24 hours. Will this take off throughout the UK I wonder? Quote Link to comment
+Fuchsiamagic Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Noticed that we have another trait of caches starting to match Motorway Mayhem, A Road Anarchy and Sidetracked, it's Let the Bus Take the Fuss, a series of caches placed at Park & Ride facilities, the setter is hoping that eventually all towns with such a convenience will have them. Have done one in Bath and notice that three more have been placed in the last 24 hours. Will this take off throughout the UK I wonder? God help us! Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 You think that's bad? I've heard talk of an At Your Convenience series... Quote Link to comment
+Paul & Ros Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I hope not ! Cue moan about the good old days. Quote Link to comment
+SUp3rFM & Cruella Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Ain't there room enough for those caches? It's just like... you're not obligated to go after them. Ignore them and move on. In before angst. Quote Link to comment
wolfshead57 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 An At your convience series may lead to all sorts of strange places, it does not need to be in a city centre or on a motorway. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 And as the person who suggested such a series said to me, sometimes it'd be very helpful to know where there's a loo. I suppose I can see some merit in pinpointing historic Public Conveniences over, say, random hedgerow in a random field outside a random village, without so much as a footpath running to it... Quote Link to comment
+dibbler69 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Theres still room for "Footpath fumbles", "Greenway gropes"!! Quote Link to comment
+Stokesy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) I did a cache at one of the Park & Ride's in Cambridge, strangely enough it was in a pleasant wooded secluded area adjacent to the car parking area, so it wasn't a bad cache......sadly this isn't the case everywhere.... Edited to add....and it wasn't a micro! Edited October 7, 2008 by Stokesy Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 And as the person who suggested such a series said to me, sometimes it'd be very helpful to know where there's a loo. I suppose I can see some merit in pinpointing historic Public Conveniences over, say, random hedgerow in a random field outside a random village, without so much as a footpath running to it... ...sounds like Waymarking to me! Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 You think that's bad? I've heard talk of an At Your Convenience series... Next thing you know is that George Michael will be out to buy a GPS as then he will have an excuse for being in the wrong/right place Mind you a few politicians may even get involved as well Quote Link to comment
SlytherinAlex Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I hope not ! Cue moan about the good old days. In the Old Days, there was a great little series in W Yorkshire that could be done with a day rover train ticket. Caches near all the stations on the rail line from Leeds up to Marsden. It was very well received. Can't remember the name but maybe it was "Day Rover" something. Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) Ain't there room enough for those caches? It's just like... you're not obligated to go after them. Ignore them and move on. In before angst. Quite agree, as I have said in another thread, if you don't like a certain type of cache or location then don't go out and find them, leave them to others who do. It's a game for all types of people, not just the elitist types who hunger for 'TGOD' Edited October 7, 2008 by DrDick&Vick Quote Link to comment
+hawkeye81 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Noticed that we have another trait of caches starting to match Motorway Mayhem, A Road Anarchy and Sidetracked, Not forgetting the Red Phone Box series and of course the Church Micro series. Quote Link to comment
andynelaine Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Whats all this silly talk about"If you dont like them dont do them" If there on me map I MUST find them!! Sorry ! Back in me box Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) All I meant was that if you are one of the people who don't like these type of caches/locations then don't go find them but leave them to us who are happy to do so. Now you can go back in Edited October 7, 2008 by DrDick&Vick Quote Link to comment
+reddeeps Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 And as the person who suggested such a series said to me, sometimes it'd be very helpful to know where there's a loo. I suppose I can see some merit in pinpointing historic Public Conveniences over, say, random hedgerow in a random field outside a random village, without so much as a footpath running to it... I am ready to be shot down, but i quite like the idea of knowing where loos are, as we cache with our children and have lost count of the amount of times we have needed to find a loo, having a cache there would help especially when caching on holiday. Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I appreciate that you can simply ignore them, but some things lend themselves better to Waymarking than geocaching. IMO the effort of setting up a park and ride series would be better employed in setting it up "over there" if it's mainly meant to highlight the position of park and ride facilities. It would have the advantages of not needing permission, not needing you to be filmed being furtive in a public area and not being regularly muggled, which could all be problems if containers are employed. Indeed, I don't see much wrong with an "at your convenience" series of waymarks even though "logging" them might have an ambiguous meaning. It would at least be a useful category even if it's not particularly interesting. Historic or unusual "facilities" would make a better category, although you might have to call them "bathrooms" to make it understood by the majority. Placing caches at these sites seems irrelevant unless it's strictly for the numbers hounds. Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 You think that's bad? I've heard talk of an At Your Convenience series... Maybe I've been out of the UK for too long: my first thought was "7/11, Tesco Local, Spar". Actually, having waded through more than my fair share of "paper trails" in lay-bys in several countries, I think I'd welcome such a series. You'd probably end up keeping your shoes cleaner than when rummaging around two metres into the trees. (In the US I suppose you could blame bears.) Quote Link to comment
+Fuchsiamagic Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 ...sounds like Waymarking to me! It certainly does. I have noticed that the Waymarking side of things is starting to deteriotate as well. There is even a section on Coin-operated car washes! Interesting places to visit is one thing, but come on, that's ridiculous! Quote Link to comment
+SUp3rFM & Cruella Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 ...sounds like Waymarking to me! It certainly does. I have noticed that the Waymarking side of things is starting to deteriotate as well. There is even a section on Coin-operated car washes! Interesting places to visit is one thing, but come on, that's ridiculous! It's easy to pick on Waymarking by quoting those categories. It's not fair to avoid referring others, eventually more interesting to some, such as UNESCO protected world sites, cathedrals, castles, scenic hiking routes, lookouts, scenic roads, etc, etc, etc. There are some uninteresting categories and some very interesting. Pretty much like geocaching. There's a wide range of variety. You choose what you want. No one is forcing you to catch'em all! :-) Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 There are some uninteresting categories and some very interesting. Pretty much like geocaching. There's a wide range of variety. You choose what you want. No one is forcing you to catch'em all! :-) All true, and some categories are more "for information" rather than "for logging". Wi-fi, for instance, which is not really something you'd be bothered about logging but you may find a list of locations useful. Whereas you might want to visit and log Infamous Crime Scenes or Kugel Balls. If there's a category that you really hate you simply hit the thumbs-down button and it disappears from your view. I thought that "park and ride" would make a similar type of category, which is why it strikes me as less suitable for a geocache. But if people really like to sign a logbook after they park then fair enough! Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) But if people really like to sign a logbook after they park then fair enough! I think that if we were honest, many of us would admit that whatever the stated purpose of the cache ("This series provides an ideal opportunity to stretch your legs while out doing <X>"), we will in fact just have parked there for the cache. Edited October 8, 2008 by sTeamTraen Quote Link to comment
+Andy_and_Alfie Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 There is a ParknRide series of caches around York. In fact we parked at the Askham Bar one last Saturday and bagged the cache (not a micro) before getting the bus into town for a days caching. This probably encouraged us not to take the car into town so a useful purpose perhaps - also parking in town is approx £6 whereas ParknRide was £2.30 return (Matt free as he is under 16) Quote Link to comment
+ClanKenn Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Personally I see nothing wrong in the "Park & Ride" Caches., having placed 6 historic caches which get a lot of visits I thought it would be fun to do a few "quickies", and "no" to the person who thought they might be boring, all of my caches are placed in woodland, slightly away from the actual "Park & Ride". There are people out there doing it purely as a numbers game - and good luck to them. I can assure you I have done much more uninteresting, boring and sometimes quite dangerous caches. So don't knock those of us who are trying to make things a bit more fun and interesting for other cachers. Caching should be a fun hobby where you sometimes meet (at Meets) others with a like interest, don't let's degenerate it into a moaning, arguing - "My cache is better than yours!!" argument. Let everybody have fun and play the game as it suits them. Surely this is no worse than any other cache. Let people enjoy themselves and do what caches they wish, after all nobody is making them do them. It's purely a matter of choice. Incidentally we go to great lengths to make sure our "historic" caches are accurate and of interest, and enjoyable for all concerned and have gone to a lot of trouble to get permission to place these caches where needed on private land. Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Here here!!!! That last poster speaks common sence. Quote Link to comment
+vw_k Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 There's a worldwide series of virtuals based on mcdonalds restaurants.... ... it's called Waymarking! Quote Link to comment
Icarus. Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Berrow Cachers and I were thinking of placing some Ammo boxes (remember them?) in the woods and calling the series "An Ammo box In The Woods - ......" Do you think it'll catch on? Quote Link to comment
+Berrow Cachers Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Berrow Cachers and I were thinking of placing some Ammo boxes (remember them?) in the woods and calling the series "An Ammo box In The Woods - ......" Do you think it'll catch on? Were we? Seriously though I guess we need to just accept individual caching preferences, and as long as caches are placed within the guidelines then why not. At least you know what to expect at a Sidetracked, or an Off yer Trolley cache; unlike some charmingly named caches we've tried. Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.