you might no longer be a noob if....

[+ras_oscar]

I'm presently a NOOB. Thought it would be fun to gather a list of serious or humerous things that make someone no longer a NOOB. Here's my first contributions ( although as a NOOB not sure I qualify to add entries own my own list!!!

 

You might no longer be a NOOB if...

 

you find yourself posting more answers than questions

 

you find yourself grumbling about the "youngsters"

 

you pack of caching supplies is bigger than your infant's diaper bag

 

you have more than one GPS and are shopping for a backup unit

[+BlueDeuce]

You start posting the foolish things you've done in order to help others from making the same mistakes.

[+rtreit]

You no longer think that hiding a cache under a light pole skirt represents skillful cunning on the part of the cache owner.

 

You no longer start digging when you get to ground zero.

 

You no longer spend five minutes trying to get your GPSr to show precisely "0 feet" from the cache before starting to hunt.

 

After finding a cache while out with your kids, you suggest they search "around that big cedar tree" instead of hauling out the cache and dancing around waving it in the air.

Edited April 6, 2009 by rtreit

[+mfamilee]

You no longer spend five minutes trying to get your GPSr to show precisely "0 feet" from the cache before starting to hunt.

Ha! That's was us in our beginning days of caching before learning the need to abandon the GPS and widen the search.

[+mishsteveous]

When you stop downloading the satelite images as back up just in case you need the help when you get there!

[+currykev]

....you succumb to the beauty of "the MICRO"

[+rabid-chihuahua]

You no longer read all the logs hoping to find extra clues.

[+ras_oscar]

you stop worrying about the numbers

 

you stop thining that spending a day on a really cool cache is a waste of a day

[+roziecakes]

When you go on vacation and you make sure to plan your itinerary to include caching

 

-Rozie

[+ras_oscar]

you pass on an easy find because you don't want to risk jeopardizing the hide

[+DonB]

....you succumb to the beauty of "the MICRO"

I guess I'm still a NOOB then.

[+JoesBar]

You get to the general area of the cache, look around, and think, "that's where I'd hide it." And the cache is there.

 

You realize that not all cachers are like you. So you don't post every 'whine' here on the forums.

Edited April 11, 2009 by JoesBar

[+BrrrMo]

You are no longer looking over your shoulder to see if anyone is watching you do the "DBD".

Edited April 11, 2009 by BrrrMo

[+ras_oscar]

you find yourself absently wadering into the dollar store to "see if they have anything new"

[+theosus]

....you succumb to the beauty of "the MICRO"

 

OR - you start ignoring micros because there are plenty of regular caches to find, and you arent worried about numbers any more.

[+twins&dad]

You no longer read any logs, or the cache page and half the time forget the GPS but still find the cache because you looked at the map and know how the hider likes to put things. (who am I kidding, half the time I don't even look at who hide it, just look at the map before leaving work.)

[+twins&dad]

You no longer read any logs, or the cache page and half the time forget the GPS but still find the cache because you looked at the map and know how the hider likes to put things. (who am I kidding, half the time I don't even look at who hide it, just look at the map before leaving work.)

[+Pat in Louisiana]

When you have passed down at least four GPSRs to the younger generation as you up grade yours.

And still have your backup unit!

[+valleydogs]

You have a five year old and you still run out of swag in your pack

 

(I'm a noob but running out of 'treasures' is a real possibility)

[+webscouter.]

I'll let you know when I am no longer a NOOB.

[janx]

When you go to a caching event, and discover that you've been caching longer than the "old timers"

[+keehotee]

1. You realise that a film pot in a hedge does NOT equal a crafty hide.

2. ( a ) You learn to use the search function in these forums, or ( b ) you learn to read previous posts in a thread before jumping in with your 2 weeks/20 finds worth of experience.

Edited April 21, 2009 by keehotee

[knowschad]

When you show up on this list (Scroll down to the list of names)

[+webscouter.]

When you show up on this list (Scroll down to the list of names)

 

See, I told you I was still a NOOB. In all seriousness I am still finding new styles and hides. And I can't find an ammo can hidden in California shrub brush to save my life.

[LordEd]

When you stop downloading the satelite images as back up just in case you need the help when you get there!

 

LOL I still do that when we go up the forestry roads. Sometimes the backroads mapbook isn't that clear.

[LordEd]

When you go on vacation and you make sure to plan your itinerary to include caching

 

-Rozie

 

LOL All of our trips have caching in them now! We're even doing some on our cruise to Alaska.

[LordEd]

When you show up on this list (Scroll down to the list of names)

 

Woohoo! I rank 19398! hehe along with about 30 other people at 573 finds.

[+ras_oscar]

when you turn down the new car you won because the in dash GPS isn't WAAS enabled

[+ras_oscar]

when you can hijack a thread by posting a comment that will provoke a predictable response from a certain fellow cacher

[+ras_oscar]

when you find yourself responding to questions with links to other threads on the same subject

[+KITFOX7]

When you show up on this list (Scroll down to the list of names)

 

See, I told you I was still a NOOB. In all seriousness I am still finding new styles and hides. And I can't find an ammo can hidden in California shrub brush to save my life.

Where in California are you? My first find was 20 mins from L.A. and it was an ammo can. Theres pleanty out there.

[+hukilaulau]

When the compass thingy points that-a-way but you STAY ON THE TRAIL!

When you get turned around in the woods but you find your way back easily because you WAYPOINTED YOUR TRUCK!

When you're ready to buy a new vehicle and you pass up the 35mpg hybrid for the 15mpg Nissan Frontier 4WD PRO-4X because there's a cache way down a sandy road that's been on your "nearest to home" list for 3 years!

(OK, that's not the only reason I bought the truck. It's got a great sound system, too!)

[Doggydude]

when you figure out what the r in GPSr means (I still dont know) .:Guess im a total noob!:.

[Doggydude]

when you figure out what the r in GPSr means (I still dont know) .:Guess im a total noob!:.

edit: oh god! even more noobish, i posted twice!

Edited August 20, 2009 by Doggydude

[Doggydude]

when you stop thinking of "muggles" as a funny word

[+Colonial Cats]

when you figure out what the r in GPSr means (I still dont know) .:Guess im a total noob!:.

edit: oh god! even more noobish, i posted twice!

The r is the actual handheld GPS receiver you use. Also, you are no longer a noob if 1: you have stopped doing the drunken bee dance (simular to trying to find 0 feet), 2: you are creative with light pole caches so that they are not predicable, and 3: you no longer double post.

[+popokiiti]

When you start thinking sneaky, devilish, evil thoughts and find that nano in the woods lickety-split! That was my caching partner....but I was there!

 

When you ignore your caching partner, look to the heavens for guidance from the "caching gods" and find the micro hanging right above you!

 

I think I always want to be a bit of a noob though....I have nowhere near the expertise of a lot of folks here, and will still ask questions.

[+busterbabes]

wootwoot..I am ranked 6363.

And you are no longer a noob if you confuse your real name with your geocaching name while signing legal documents..if you refer to your kids and family and friends by thier geocaching names...

Oh wait, thats the addict thread...sorry

[+LaxRef93]

When you go on vacation and you make sure to plan your itinerary to include caching

 

-Rozie

 

This was the turning point for me!!! Do this now every time.

 

Also, when your 9-year-old is concerned that muggles are watching when we retrieve and replace caches.

Edited August 20, 2009 by laxrefd3

[+Wild Thing 73]

When you stop going to the forums and asking question that you should learn gaining experience by being in the field "geocaching". Start geocahing and have a little fun. If that fails, start hiding caches for others to log and have fun. Above all, stay safe. Happy caching.

[+mr.mudd]

I'm still a noob, but lately I've found myself walking the opposite direction back to my car just so I can drive to the next cache in a series.