+fuzziebear3 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Well, i've fallen into a slump over the past few weeks. I had attended an event, found the cache right outside on some date of November, and that was my last cache I had found until yesterday. I was really caught up in school. Oh, well. At least my ninety ninth was a little free library cache and had a Stephen Hawking book I had been on the lookout for. There, I have spoken And did you figure out what to do for 100? I might want some pig points! In fact, I have not! *side note to those people who didn't believe pig points would catch one: IT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT BITCOIN Ok. I pick for you: GC3710 The Grassy Knoll Virtuals are always a cool choice. I have actually been meaning to go down there! That was a great choice! I will plan to go there soon. (Auto): Congratulations! You have been awarded "88" Pig Points! Cool! I wonder what I can buy with pig points? Bacon? (Edited because I messed up the quoting things) Edited December 17, 2014 by fuzziebear3 Quote Link to comment
+crazypig88 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Well, i've fallen into a slump over the past few weeks. I had attended an event, found the cache right outside on some date of November, and that was my last cache I had found until yesterday. I was really caught up in school. Oh, well. At least my ninety ninth was a little free library cache and had a Stephen Hawking book I had been on the lookout for. There, I have spoken And did you figure out what to do for 100? I might want some pig points! In fact, I have not! *side note to those people who didn't believe pig points would catch one: IT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT BITCOIN Ok. I pick for you: GC3710 The Grassy Knoll Virtuals are always a cool choice. I have actually been meaning to go down there! That was a great choice! I will plan to go there soon. (Auto): Congratulations! You have been awarded "88" Pig Points! Cool! I wonder what I can buy with pig points? Bacon? (Edited because I messed up the quoting things) fourteen quadrillion earns you a virtual pat on the back, an amazing deal! Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 OK say I put out a small series of caches (let's say 8) and I actually place them all on one day. Then if I have them all published at once, maybe one cacher (who happens to have that day--or night--off from work) runs out and gets FTF on all of them. But if I wait until one is found before having another published, maybe 8 different cachers get to have a chance for one FTF. I figure one way I'll have one happy person or the other way 1 person mad at me and the other 7 happy. These will involve driving from about 10 miles up to about 20 miles each way. I like having those 8 caches spread around by publishing on different days. It creates more excitement for more people for a longer time. You can be the talk of the community for two weeks or more that way. One CO published a related series of 6 around here. Blockbuster medium terrain caches, minimum one hour round trip hike in dense, hilly forest. They were published over a one-week period, and they would have been ever better over a 2-week period. Well, I did this--I put out 6 new caches and submitted them one at a time over about 2 weeks; even though I submitted them at varying times of the day/night, all were published in the early evening, about 6-7 pm. One person (rather one family) was FTF on all 6 of them, finding them all within an hour or so of publication--and all in the dark. I have 5 more ready to go and am waiting for the snow to melt--hope to get them out within a week or two--if it doesn't snow again. Quote Link to comment
+KatnissRue Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 OK say I put out a small series of caches (let's say 8) and I actually place them all on one day. Then if I have them all published at once, maybe one cacher (who happens to have that day--or night--off from work) runs out and gets FTF on all of them. But if I wait until one is found before having another published, maybe 8 different cachers get to have a chance for one FTF. I figure one way I'll have one happy person or the other way 1 person mad at me and the other 7 happy. These will involve driving from about 10 miles up to about 20 miles each way. I like having those 8 caches spread around by publishing on different days. It creates more excitement for more people for a longer time. You can be the talk of the community for two weeks or more that way. One CO published a related series of 6 around here. Blockbuster medium terrain caches, minimum one hour round trip hike in dense, hilly forest. They were published over a one-week period, and they would have been ever better over a 2-week period. Well, I did this--I put out 6 new caches and submitted them one at a time over about 2 weeks; even though I submitted them at varying times of the day/night, all were published in the early evening, about 6-7 pm. One person (rather one family) was FTF on all 6 of them, finding them all within an hour or so of publication--and all in the dark. I have 5 more ready to go and am waiting for the snow to melt--hope to get them out within a week or two--if it doesn't snow again. This is a great idea! When my cache series is completed, I'll submit them for publication one at a time. Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 It's snowing again--but not supposed to amount to too much this time. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 OK say I put out a small series of caches (let's say 8) and I actually place them all on one day. Then if I have them all published at once, maybe one cacher (who happens to have that day--or night--off from work) runs out and gets FTF on all of them. But if I wait until one is found before having another published, maybe 8 different cachers get to have a chance for one FTF. I figure one way I'll have one happy person or the other way 1 person mad at me and the other 7 happy. These will involve driving from about 10 miles up to about 20 miles each way. I like having those 8 caches spread around by publishing on different days. It creates more excitement for more people for a longer time. You can be the talk of the community for two weeks or more that way. One CO published a related series of 6 around here. Blockbuster medium terrain caches, minimum one hour round trip hike in dense, hilly forest. They were published over a one-week period, and they would have been ever better over a 2-week period. Well, I did this--I put out 6 new caches and submitted them one at a time over about 2 weeks; even though I submitted them at varying times of the day/night, all were published in the early evening, about 6-7 pm. One person (rather one family) was FTF on all 6 of them, finding them all within an hour or so of publication--and all in the dark. I have 5 more ready to go and am waiting for the snow to melt--hope to get them out within a week or two--if it doesn't snow again. This is a great idea! When my cache series is completed, I'll submit them for publication one at a time. Absolutely - it's more fun for everyone, including you as CO. You might even mention to your reviewer that you are submitting them separately so as to make the series more interesting for the community (so as to prevent the situation previously mentioned). Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Time to bump the speaking thread. How are all things geocaching? Quote Link to comment
+KatnissRue Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Time to bump the speaking thread. How are all things geocaching? For me, great! I am placing the first of a six cache series this Monday and am excited to see how people like it. I've worked on this particular hide for about 2 months. Quote Link to comment
+frinklabs Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Anyone ever successfully retrieved an underwater cache in the winter using an auger? http://coord.info/GC5K2KD Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Time to bump the speaking thread. How are all things geocaching? I placed 4 new caches yesterday and submitted one of them, which was published promptly and hasn't been logged yet. It is far enough out of town that it probably is outside most local cachers' notification areas. Will be interesting to see if it is a local or a traveler that gets to it first. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Time to bump the speaking thread. How are all things geocaching? I placed 4 new caches yesterday and submitted one of them, which was published promptly and hasn't been logged yet. It is far enough out of town that it probably is outside most local cachers' notification areas. Will be interesting to see if it is a local or a traveler that gets to it first. Is it snowy there? We just had got a dump of snow and I'm tempted to get out on snowshoes and find a few. I don't cache much during the winter. Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Is it snowy there? We just had got a dump of snow and I'm tempted to get out on snowshoes and find a few. I don't cache much during the winter. No snow right now. What we had has melted and made the dirt roads a bit too muddy for me to drive down to place one of the caches I was going to. Does somebody think it's spring? We had a flock of robins in our front yard this morning. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Is it snowy there? We just had got a dump of snow and I'm tempted to get out on snowshoes and find a few. I don't cache much during the winter. No snow right now. What we had has melted and made the dirt roads a bit too muddy for me to drive down to place one of the caches I was going to. Does somebody think it's spring? We had a flock of robins in our front yard this morning. I'll be lucky if I see any signs of Spring before the middle of March. When the groundhog gives us six more weeks, that IS an early Spring. On the plus side, the snow and ice makes it easier to get to caches in areas that are swampy in the summer. Quote Link to comment
+frinklabs Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Cold-ish here today, for my fourth annual lonely frozen island caching: Quote Link to comment
+KatnissRue Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Cold-ish here today, for my fourth annual lonely frozen island caching: That's a beautiful picture. Quote Link to comment
+thebruce0 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Ah, Toronto Island in the winter... done that twice so far. Serene, quiet, empty, cool Quote Link to comment
+KatnissRue Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I have some good news. For about five months now I have been laboring over a Geocache series dedicated to my favorite anime of all time, and I have finally completed all of the containers. I am going to publish one a week until they're all out and I'm super excited! The first one went live tonight! Homura Akemi Quote Link to comment
+thebruce0 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'm 17 caches from breaking 7000. I need a celebratory cache! Quote Link to comment
+crazypig88 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'm 17 caches from breaking 7000. I need a celebratory cache! Go to the ISS! Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I haven't been caching much so I let my premium membership lapse. Can't think of any reason to renew it right now. Very humorous because I own alot of PMO caches and now I can't see them on the map. Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I haven't been caching much so I let my premium membership lapse. Can't think of any reason to renew it right now. Very humorous because I own alot of PMO caches and now I can't see them on the map. Can you access the cache pages for your PMO caches, to edit them, read logs, etc? Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I haven't been caching much so I let my premium membership lapse. Can't think of any reason to renew it right now. Very humorous because I own alot of PMO caches and now I can't see them on the map. Can you access the cache pages for your PMO caches, to edit them, read logs, etc? Weirdly, yes. I would have thought if my PM lapsed, all my caches would automatically lose the PMO. Anyway, I lasted 1 day and realized I wouldn't be allowed to post in Off Topic so I caved and renewed. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I haven't been caching much so I let my premium membership lapse. Can't think of any reason to renew it right now. Very humorous because I own alot of PMO caches and now I can't see them on the map. Can you access the cache pages for your PMO caches, to edit them, read logs, etc? Weirdly, yes. I would have thought if my PM lapsed, all my caches would automatically lose the PMO. Anyway, I lasted 1 day and realized I wouldn't be allowed to post in Off Topic so I caved and renewed. The drama and entertainment are worth $30/year. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Anyway, I lasted 1 day and realized I wouldn't be allowed to post in Off Topic so I caved and renewed. Not true, but you probably would have missed it anyway. Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Anyway, I lasted 1 day and realized I wouldn't be allowed to post in Off Topic so I caved and renewed. The drama and entertainment are worth $30/year. Just getting to know wmpastor better is worth the money. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Anyway, I lasted 1 day and realized I wouldn't be allowed to post in Off Topic so I caved and renewed. The drama and entertainment are worth $30/year. Just getting to know wmpastor better is worth the money. Oh, my! I must be on my best behavior! Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Anyway, I lasted 1 day and realized I wouldn't be allowed to post in Off Topic so I caved and renewed. Not true, but you probably would have missed it anyway. What's "not true"? That a non-PM can't post in OT? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Anyway, I lasted 1 day and realized I wouldn't be allowed to post in Off Topic so I caved and renewed. Not true, but you probably would have missed it anyway. What's "not true"? That a non-PM can't post in OT? I thought the same once, telling a new person in "Getting Started" that if he wanted to know if his PM was working, look to see if you can see OT. A Mod explained that it doesn't always work that way. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hey geocachers, speak! Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hey geocachers, speak!Roof, roof! Rough, rough! Ruth, Ruth! Joe Dimaggio? Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hey geocachers, speak!Roof, roof! Rough, rough! Ruth, Ruth! Joe Dimaggio? That looks like a puzzle cache that I have been trying to solve but you're the *last* person I'd ask for help on how to solve it. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hey geocachers, speak!Roof, roof! Rough, rough! Ruth, Ruth! Joe Dimaggio? Joltin' Joe has left and gone away Quote Link to comment
+The_Roots Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Hi! We are back addicted again after a wee break. Forgot how much we liked this stuff. If only we could find room to place a cache or two in our area Quote Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hi! We are back addicted again after a wee break. Forgot how much we liked this stuff. If only we could find room to place a cache or two in our area No worries! Keep your eyes peeled, and a place or idea for a sneaky hide might come to mind or into view. I end up caching in spurts--fits and starts. Same goes for hiding caches, and waiting for a space that I want to open up. Quote Link to comment
+The_Roots Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hi! We are back addicted again after a wee break. Forgot how much we liked this stuff. If only we could find room to place a cache or two in our area No worries! Keep your eyes peeled, and a place or idea for a sneaky hide might come to mind or into view. I end up caching in spurts--fits and starts. Same goes for hiding caches, and waiting for a space that I want to open up. Thank you! We just spent a lovely Sunday down in Wa state finding and not finding some wonderful caches. Hope everyone's weekend was as great as ours was. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Finally getting some above-0 temps here. I just haven't been in the mood to freeze to death and dig through snow to find caches. Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Went to the doctor today and she told me I must do at least 1/2 hour of exercise each day. Came home and told Mr Incredible that the doctor said I must go geocaching at least 1/2 hour each day. Doctor's orders and who am I to argue! Quote Link to comment
+KatnissRue Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Went to the doctor today and she told me I must do at least 1/2 hour of exercise each day. Came home and told Mr Incredible that the doctor said I must go geocaching at least 1/2 hour each day. Doctor's orders and who am I to argue! Now that's a win! Quote Link to comment
+popokiiti Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Went to the doctor today and she told me I must do at least 1/2 hour of exercise each day. Came home and told Mr Incredible that the doctor said I must go geocaching at least 1/2 hour each day. Doctor's orders and who am I to argue! Your Doctor is great! After a month of 1/2 hour a day, maybe she will (if given a bottle of wine) increase that to an hour? Mr Incredible doesn't stand a chance against two women! Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Came out of geocaching hibernation today. Yay! Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Doesn't anybody like to speak about geocaching anymore? Quote Link to comment
+crazypig88 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I placed a geocache under a bridge a few days ago. Now I'm waiting for the reviewer to publish it Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The sound of chirping crickets is being drowned out by the sounds of eggshells cracking. Many are being tight-lipped due to the recent bannation of a few long-time members for seemingly uncertain, unclear or unknown reasons. Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The forums used to be fun, sometimes, but this eggshell stuff is taking all the fun out of it. Maybe I'll head over to OT and see how things are there. Quote Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I placed a geocache under a bridge a few days ago. Now I'm waiting for the reviewer to publish it I thought caches on bridges were a no-no? Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I placed a geocache under a bridge a few days ago. Now I'm waiting for the reviewer to publish it I thought caches on bridges were a no-no? It depends on the bridge. If it's one on a major road or a very notable one (read: high-value target, e.g. Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, etc.), then there'd be a problem. However, if it's just a run-of-the-mill bridge on a rural road, or one on a hiking trail in the woods, then I don't think there's a problem. I've found many in such places. Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Since the weather was being discussed earlier, I thought I'd just mention this (read: rub it in): We, out here in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada, just completed our annual flower count. The 2015 total is in, and there are 17 billion blooms in town. What's this "snow" thing people keep talking about? Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Since the weather was being discussed earlier, I thought I'd just mention this (read: rub it in): We, out here in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada, just completed our annual flower count. The 2015 total is in, and there are 17 billion blooms in town. What's this "snow" thing people keep talking about? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Yeah, add me to that list. - We're supposed to get nailed again tomorrow, after I finally have everything cleared and the blower put away. Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Geocaching is pretty good right now where I live, on the West coast of Canada. Edited March 20, 2015 by The_Incredibles_ Quote Link to comment
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