streemlina Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 New to geocaching but having fun can anyone tell me what all the abbrieviations mean such as tftc and tb and others please Quote
+The Blorenges Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 I think you'll find most of them in The Lexicon of Geocaching. Welcome to the forums. MrsB Quote
+zarbi&zarbibird Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 Welcome to the crazy world of geocaching! The abbreviations will soon become second nature to you. You'll spot them everywhere......there's a car I see on my way to work with a numberplate FTF.....I just think...first to find! I've invented my own, QEF (quick easy find) that I write in my logs & nobody has ever questioned it Anyway, happy caching! Quote
+Walker Dan Posted November 27, 2009 Posted November 27, 2009 Don't get me started on abbreviations. I am starting to read on a good number of logs words to the effect - arrived at GZ and started to look for a likely place. Why has GZ suddenly started to appear? I assume this means "ground zero" which in itself is complete nonsense anyway and as far as I can see has nowt to do with geocaching anyway. If lots of people are starting to look for my caches in the middle of New York, they are looking in the wrong place. I think people mean they have arrived at the posted co-ords and started to search for the cache. By the way don't get me on about 24/7 - that's another load of tosh. Anyway off for another beer and a lie down, probably in that order. TTFN and SYL. Quote
+Jonovich Posted November 27, 2009 Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) Don't get me started on abbreviations. I am starting to read on a good number of logs words to the effect - arrived at GZ and started to look for a likely place. Why has GZ suddenly started to appear? I assume this means "ground zero" which in itself is complete nonsense anyway and as far as I can see has nowt to do with geocaching anyway. If lots of people are starting to look for my caches in the middle of New York, they are looking in the wrong place. I think people mean they have arrived at the posted co-ords and started to search for the cache. By the way don't get me on about 24/7 - that's another load of tosh. Anyway off for another beer and a lie down, probably in that order. TTFN and SYL. Ground zero - original definition: - • noun the point on the earth’s surface directly below an exploding nuclear bomb. In respect to geocaching it refers to this original defintion, I.E. "Zero point" the point at which you are 0 ft from the marked co-ordinates. There is no need to detonate a nuclear device unless you really feel the need. J EDIT - interestingly, the slang defintion is "(Slang) very messy and dirty messy place ", which kinda sums several cache hiding locations I've been taken to whilst attempting to find this elusive ground zero! Edited November 27, 2009 by Dakar4x4 Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Ground zero - original definition: - • noun the point on the earth’s surface directly below an exploding nuclear bomb. In respect to geocaching it refers to this original defintion, I.E. "Zero point" the point at which you are 0 ft from the marked co-ordinates. T Rightly or (more probably) wrongly I've always taken GZ to mean "Geocache Zone", in the sense that DZ is used for Drop Zone in parachuting, as such I use it to mean the general area where the cache is placed, and not the precise spot, i.e. the point at which you stop following the arrow and start looking for an OPSS! Quote
+Border Caz Posted November 29, 2009 Posted November 29, 2009 I think you'll find most of them in The Lexicon of Geocaching. Welcome to the forums. MrsB Very useful link, thanks, but it doesn't mention ICT? I've found this given in the clues for a number of caches and initially thought "Information & Communication Technology" - but apparently not! It seems to be a tree of some sort, usually a Horse Chestnut Tree - so why ICT not HCT? Have racked my brains and still don't get the I bit. Help! Quote
Izzy and the Lizard King Posted November 29, 2009 Posted November 29, 2009 I think you'll find most of them in The Lexicon of Geocaching. Welcome to the forums. MrsB Very useful link, thanks, but it doesn't mention ICT? I've found this given in the clues for a number of caches and initially thought "Information & Communication Technology" - but apparently not! It seems to be a tree of some sort, usually a Horse Chestnut Tree - so why ICT not HCT? Have racked my brains and still don't get the I bit. Help! Ivy Covered Tree (thought by some, with a warped sense of humour, to be the ideal hiding place for a camo'd micro) P Quote
+mtn-man Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 Moderator note... I had edited several posts in this topic a few days ago. I really needed to do more and after sitting down today and looking at it more carefully, I have decided to remove many posts out of this topic completely. They bear no relevance to the geocaching question asked and as many of you know, I don't like "hair splitting". Some of the acronyms that were posted are questionable, and many violate the forum guidelines completely. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?act=boardrules Here are some things to keep in mind when posting: 2. Foul language and obscene images will not be tolerated. This site is family-friendly. All forum posts must conform to a family-friendly standard and contributors must act accordingly. We have said many times that this includes asterisked words and acronyms. Some *were* quite harmless. I still felt the need to slim this topic down to the question and the answers as they relate to geocaching alone. Please respect the wishes of this site and post in a family-friendly manner. I do not want a discussion about my actions in this topic. If you have questions you can write me directly via private message or you can write to appeals@geocaching.com. Thank you, and carry on. Quote
+drdick&vick Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) Edited December 5, 2009 by DrDick&Vick Quote
+Border Caz Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Very useful link, thanks, but it doesn't mention ICT? I've found this given in the clues for a number of caches and initially thought "Information & Communication Technology" - but apparently not! It seems to be a tree of some sort, usually a Horse Chestnut Tree - so why ICT not HCT? Have racked my brains and still don't get the I bit. Help! Ivy Covered Tree (thought by some, with a warped sense of humour, to be the ideal hiding place for a camo'd micro) P AH! Thanks. Why didn't they just put that, then? By the way, a nano on a cattle grid beats a camo'd micro any day! Talk about needle in a haystack ................ Quote
+purple_pineapple Posted December 7, 2009 Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) Very useful link, thanks, but it doesn't mention ICT? I've found this given in the clues for a number of caches and initially thought "Information & Communication Technology" - but apparently not! It seems to be a tree of some sort, usually a Horse Chestnut Tree - so why ICT not HCT? Have racked my brains and still don't get the I bit. Help! Ivy Covered Tree (thought by some, with a warped sense of humour, to be the ideal hiding place for a camo'd micro) P AH! Thanks. Why didn't they just put that, then? By the way, a nano on a cattle grid beats a camo'd micro any day! Talk about needle in a haystack ................ or how about a nano near a cattle grid, with a deliberately ambiguous clue, such that we spend an hour carrying out a fingertip search of the entire cattle grid, before we found it somewhere else! cheeky wotsits... oh the memories.... grrr edit to keep on topic... We also use in (often only in our personal notes); rhs, lhs, mtt, bot, dsw and rtb. Bonus points if you can decode them..! Edited December 7, 2009 by purple_pineapple Quote
+t.a.folk Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 edit to keep on topic... We also use in (often only in our personal notes); rhs, lhs, mtt, bot, dsw and rtb. Bonus points if you can decode them..! our best shot is rhs right hand side lhs left hand side mtt multi trunked tree bot base of tree dsw ??? but maybe didn't see wire rtb round the back Quote
+purple_pineapple Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 edit to keep on topic... We also use in (often only in our personal notes); rhs, lhs, mtt, bot, dsw and rtb. Bonus points if you can decode them..! our best shot is rhs right hand side lhs left hand side mtt multi trunked tree bot base of tree dsw ??? but maybe didn't see wire rtb round the back ooh, good effort! dsw is actually quite well known, although we haven't had a forum discussion on it for a while now... Although I like the image that "didn't see wire " formed in my head! rtb is well known in our little corner of surrey - a peek at some of our placed caches will explain all! Quote
+Yorkie30 Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 We also use in (often only in our personal notes); rhs, lhs, mtt, bot, dsw and rtb. Bonus points if you can decode them..! rhs = Royal Horticultural Society. Thats what I thought when came across it last year for the clue of a cache. Right Hand Side makes much more sense. Quote
+t.a.folk Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) edit to keep on topic... We also use in (often only in our personal notes); rhs, lhs, mtt, bot, dsw and rtb. Bonus points if you can decode them..! our best shot is rhs right hand side lhs left hand side mtt multi trunked tree bot base of tree dsw ??? but maybe didn't see wire rtb round the back ooh, good effort! dsw is actually quite well known, although we haven't had a forum discussion on it for a while now... Although I like the image that "didn't see wire " formed in my head! rtb is well known in our little corner of surrey - a peek at some of our placed caches will explain all! Our version of dsw often needs your version of rtb to avoid a hoh Edited December 9, 2009 by t.a.folk Quote
streemlina Posted December 10, 2009 Author Posted December 10, 2009 Thanks to t.a.folk for the info looked at lexicon got all the help i needed happy hunting Quote
+teammylittlepony Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Anyone know what JAWC NS means? Quote
+Dirtycash Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 Has anyone come across IV in hint ? Quote
+cerberus1 Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 Has anyone come across IV in hint ? Is there simply a four of something, like the fourth pole, column, etc ? Does something have the number 4 on it? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 Am I the only one who sees that as two letters, an I and a V, put them together and you get IV, or IVY Quote
+cerberus1 Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 Am I the only one who sees that as two letters, an I and a V, put them together and you get IV, or IVY Nope, just that there's a whole thread on that subject, and I wasn't about to bring it up. Quote
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