Black Ford Pickup

[+MattandLaura]

We saw this truck in Oregon with Washington plates A06***N and red geo sticker in back window. I'm going to have to get me a sticker now.

 

[pixleyyy]

They aren't for sale at the geocache site any longer. Any idea where we can get them???

[+makaio]

fractal has been placing his in area caches. If you find one he's been to recently you just might get one.

 

[+oregone]

Could that ford be explosis? Just a guess.

 

I dropped off one of fractal's stickers in a cache in bend today. Then, at the next cache we met some geocachers from eugene that had just been to the cache we placed the sticker in. needless to say he grabbed it.

 

3 hours from portland, the sticker stayed in a cache for less than 25 minutes. popular stuff.

[+explosis]

Wow, you actually got down my license #. I can't even remember it. Yes, that was me. Geocaching terror of the roads. My truck eats small Honda civics for breakfast.

[+explosis]

Wow, you actually got down my license #. I can't even remember it. Yes, that was me. Geocaching terror of the roads. My truck eats small Honda civics for breakfast.

[Stretch_8]

I'm continuing my search for a sticker also. I am frequently on the road and like to help out stranded motorists, if I see a sticker of an organization that I belong to, i.e. Geocaching, I'll definately stop.

 

Stretch_8

[Stretch_8]

I'm continuing my search for a sticker also. I am frequently on the road and like to help out stranded motorists, if I see a sticker of an organization that I belong to, i.e. Geocaching, I'll definately stop.

 

Stretch_8

[White Rabbit]

This is you too Explosis:

 

BTW: We got our window decal (Geocaching logo) at the Low-Medium-High Cache (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=4835), I don't know if there's any left though(it's on the driver side rear window of our burgandy Mercedes).

 

I am the Rabbit King, I can do anything

[White Rabbit]

This is you too Explosis:

 

BTW: We got our window decal (Geocaching logo) at the Low-Medium-High Cache (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=4835), I don't know if there's any left though(it's on the driver side rear window of our burgandy Mercedes).

 

I am the Rabbit King, I can do anything

[+fractal]

I'm currently looking for a better place to have them made.. I'm even investigating the purchase of my own vinyl cutter... Anyone got one?

I would just hand out the file and have everyone make their own, but it's so much more fun to have people search for them

Actually, I did just send the file to another cacher. I believe they are going to have some made and distribute them as well.

 

Oh.. and my decal is on my purple Neon.. So if ya see me, honk and say hi...

 

 

-fractal

 

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N 45° 30.ish

W 122° 58.ish

 

[This message was edited by fractal on April 14, 2002 at 07:05 PM.]

[+fractal]

I'm currently looking for a better place to have them made.. I'm even investigating the purchase of my own vinyl cutter... Anyone got one?

I would just hand out the file and have everyone make their own, but it's so much more fun to have people search for them

Actually, I did just send the file to another cacher. I believe they are going to have some made and distribute them as well.

 

Oh.. and my decal is on my purple Neon.. So if ya see me, honk and say hi...

 

 

-fractal

 

-=-=-=-=-=-=-

N 45° 30.ish

W 122° 58.ish

 

[This message was edited by fractal on April 14, 2002 at 07:05 PM.]

[+explosis]

Oh, now there's a picture of me. Great. You all should get enrolled in the 'Explosis Spotting' game that an ex girlfriend of mine has started. I hear there are prizes.....

[+makaio]

sounds like a medical term for a severe case of...never mind

 

[+makaio]

sounds like a medical term for a severe case of...never mind

 

[+MattandLaura]

tooo funny

 

[+MattandLaura]

tooo funny

 

[+explosis]

Are you all trying to say that I need to turn the Black Ford Pickup with the Red Geocaching sticker into a virtual cache or is it time to start the official Explosis Spotting Cache?

[+explosis]

Well someone had to do it. We'll see if it gets approved or not: GC4D97, id=19863

[+explosis]

Well it didn't get approved. The text of it was that you had to go around and photograph different geocacher's vehicles with the geocaching sticker in the picture. I thought it was a good idea. I guess if caches like 'Port-a-potty' get approved, mine just suck.

[+misguided one]

quote:

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Originally posted by fractal:

I'm currently looking for a better place to have them made.. I'm even investigating the purchase of my own vinyl cutter... Anyone got one?

---

 

 

Fractal,

I work in the sign business, and unless you are planning to start selling custom lettering to the public, it's not worth the expense. They run about $4K to start.

Let me know how many you want and the size and I will get you a quote from my company.

[+misguided one]

quote:

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Originally posted by fractal:

I'm currently looking for a better place to have them made.. I'm even investigating the purchase of my own vinyl cutter... Anyone got one?

---

 

 

Fractal,

I work in the sign business, and unless you are planning to start selling custom lettering to the public, it's not worth the expense. They run about $4K to start.

Let me know how many you want and the size and I will get you a quote from my company.

[+RAD Dad]

Explosis, I already tried doing something like that a couple weeks ago, they told me since it had no trackable position (unless of course I had an expensive tracking system hooked up to it) finding my rig would be mostly luck, so it was a no go.

 

ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

[+pdxmarathonman]

quote:

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I thought it was a good idea. I guess if caches like 'Port-a-potty' get approved, mine just suck.

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Judging by the number of times I've read in the forums about people with your idea and the number of log entries on Port-a-potty I would say that just because an idea is approved or not doesn't make it a good idea (or not )

 

I would've looked for your truck (hey, I still will and you'll get feedback when I spot you!).

 

I understand why it wasn't approved, but thought I'd fan the flames..

[+pdxmarathonman]

quote:

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I thought it was a good idea. I guess if caches like 'Port-a-potty' get approved, mine just suck.

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Judging by the number of times I've read in the forums about people with your idea and the number of log entries on Port-a-potty I would say that just because an idea is approved or not doesn't make it a good idea (or not )

 

I would've looked for your truck (hey, I still will and you'll get feedback when I spot you!).

 

I understand why it wasn't approved, but thought I'd fan the flames..

[John E Cache]

Originally posted by fractal:

I'm currently looking for a better place to have them made.. I'm even investigating the purchase of my own vinyl cutter... Anyone got one?

 

Many years ago Roland made a cheap vinyl cutter I almost bought. I was curious if they still made them so I did a search. The 8" model is $499. I have no idea how reliable they are.

 

In Portland:

http://www.pacificcoastsignsupply.com/catalog/pg_69.htm

 

The decal paper seems interesing, but I think users would have to by some kind of clear spray coating.

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=decal+printer+paper&btnG=Google+Search

[John E Cache]

Originally posted by fractal:

I'm currently looking for a better place to have them made.. I'm even investigating the purchase of my own vinyl cutter... Anyone got one?

 

Many years ago Roland made a cheap vinyl cutter I almost bought. I was curious if they still made them so I did a search. The 8" model is $499. I have no idea how reliable they are.

 

In Portland:

http://www.pacificcoastsignsupply.com/catalog/pg_69.htm

 

The decal paper seems interesing, but I think users would have to by some kind of clear spray coating.

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=decal+printer+paper&btnG=Google+Search

[+fractal]

Thanks for the offer and the links folks

 

I also found one online that is a 12" cutter for $795.. For $200 more it comes with a ton of supplies and software.

 

We'll see....

 

-fractal

[+fractal]

Thanks for the offer and the links folks

 

I also found one online that is a 12" cutter for $795.. For $200 more it comes with a ton of supplies and software.

 

We'll see....

 

-fractal

[+fractal]

quote:

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Originally posted by explosis:

Well it didn't get approved. The text of it was that you had to go around and photograph different geocacher's vehicles with the geocaching sticker in the picture. I thought it was a good idea. I guess if caches like 'Port-a-potty' get approved, mine just suck.

---

 

Even though it didn't get approved, I noticed that we can still log it as a find

 

Hmmmmmm...

 

-fractal

[+fractal]

quote:

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Originally posted by explosis:

Well it didn't get approved. The text of it was that you had to go around and photograph different geocacher's vehicles with the geocaching sticker in the picture. I thought it was a good idea. I guess if caches like 'Port-a-potty' get approved, mine just suck.

---

 

Even though it didn't get approved, I noticed that we can still log it as a find

 

Hmmmmmm...

 

-fractal

[+fractal]

3 posts in a row from me... Yeah.. I got no life

 

No one has found my Tree Hugger cache in almost a month.. Looks like I'll have to climb up there and put some decals in it

 

-fractal

[+fractal]

3 posts in a row from me... Yeah.. I got no life

 

No one has found my Tree Hugger cache in almost a month.. Looks like I'll have to climb up there and put some decals in it

 

-fractal

[+pdxmarathonman]

quote:

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Fractal 1: Even though it didn't get approved, I noticed that we can still log it as a find

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Cool, this is the first cache I've put on my watch list that was never active. I feel so sneaky

 

quote:

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Fractal 2: Looks like I'll have to climb up there and put some decals in it

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You go ahead and do that. I'll just sit here looking at my yellow decal and remember why I got to tree hugger before anyone else

[+pdxmarathonman]

quote:

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Fractal 1: Even though it didn't get approved, I noticed that we can still log it as a find

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Cool, this is the first cache I've put on my watch list that was never active. I feel so sneaky

 

quote:

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Fractal 2: Looks like I'll have to climb up there and put some decals in it

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You go ahead and do that. I'll just sit here looking at my yellow decal and remember why I got to tree hugger before anyone else

[+LaurenCat]

well, i'll give a $5 gift certificate to the barley mill for anyone (other than oregone and explosis and bellemanda) who knows my california plates. if it were a geocache, i'd give it a difficulty of 3 and a terrain of 1 (not a very tough car).

 

If there's gravity, then how you explain birds?!?

[+explosis]

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=19863

[+explosis]

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=19863

[bellemanda]

I am always shut out of the good deals! And Laurencat, if you were a geocache your terrain would be much higher than a 1! More like a 2.5. And you don't have a sticker on your little car!

 

But i think i see what they approval committee mean, we can't have manic geocachers running around snapping photos of eachother. Think if traffic alone! If we are shaking our Etrex at eachother driving down I-5 now, imagine what it would be like if there was an actual log involved!

[bellemanda]

I am always shut out of the good deals! And Laurencat, if you were a geocache your terrain would be much higher than a 1! More like a 2.5. And you don't have a sticker on your little car!

 

But i think i see what they approval committee mean, we can't have manic geocachers running around snapping photos of eachother. Think if traffic alone! If we are shaking our Etrex at eachother driving down I-5 now, imagine what it would be like if there was an actual log involved!

[+RAD Dad]

Wow, so you can still log archieved caches if you have the link huh? Cool...well here's the link to mine.... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=18738&Nocache=0.7055475

 

ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

[+oregone]

quote:

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Originally posted by bellemanda:

And Laurencat, if you were a geocache your terrain would be much higher than a 1! More like a 2.5.

---

 

Now THAT'S funny.

 

all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed

[+The Tungsten Jihad!]

quote:

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Originally posted by bellemanda:

Laurencat, if you were a geocache your terrain would be much higher than a 1!.

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Well, here is the definition of a "3":

Not suitable for small children. (The average adult or older child should be OK depending on physical condition. Terrain is likely off-trail. May have one or more of the following: some overgrowth, some steep elevation changes, or more than a 2 mile hike.)

 

 

[+The Tungsten Jihad!]

quote:

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Originally posted by bellemanda:

Laurencat, if you were a geocache your terrain would be much higher than a 1!.

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Well, here is the definition of a "3":

Not suitable for small children. (The average adult or older child should be OK depending on physical condition. Terrain is likely off-trail. May have one or more of the following: some overgrowth, some steep elevation changes, or more than a 2 mile hike.)

 

 

[+oregone]

quote:

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Originally posted by The Tungsten Jihad!:

Well, here is the definition of a "3":

_Not suitable for small children. (The average adult or older child should be OK depending on physical condition. Terrain is likely off-trail. May have one or more of the following: some overgrowth, some steep elevation changes, or more than a 2 mile hike.)_

 

 

---

 

Oh. My. God.

This is too much.

Steep elevation changes?

I can't stop laughing.

 

all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed

[+oregone]

quote:

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Originally posted by The Tungsten Jihad!:

Well, here is the definition of a "3":

_Not suitable for small children. (The average adult or older child should be OK depending on physical condition. Terrain is likely off-trail. May have one or more of the following: some overgrowth, some steep elevation changes, or more than a 2 mile hike.)_

 

 

---

 

Oh. My. God.

This is too much.

Steep elevation changes?

I can't stop laughing.

 

all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed

[+RAD Dad]

Yeah, but the not suitable for small children part would disqualify...unless of course the "terrain" is not natural and rendered useless to small children.

 

ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

[+RAD Dad]

Yeah, but the not suitable for small children part would disqualify...unless of course the "terrain" is not natural and rendered useless to small children.

 

ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

[Steak N Eggs]

Nice decal. Was wondering if you could send Lori the file.

 

Or do I feel another geocaching trip comming on.......

 

 

quote:

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Originally posted by fractal:

3 posts in a row from me... Yeah.. I got no life

 

No one has found my Tree Hugger cache in almost a month.. Looks like I'll have to climb up there and put some decals in it

 

-fractal

---

 

"My gps say's it RIGHT HERE".

http://www.geogadgets.com

12 caches in 12 hours.

[Steak N Eggs]

Nice decal. Was wondering if you could send Lori the file.

 

Or do I feel another geocaching trip comming on.......

 

 

quote:

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Originally posted by fractal:

3 posts in a row from me... Yeah.. I got no life

 

No one has found my Tree Hugger cache in almost a month.. Looks like I'll have to climb up there and put some decals in it

 

-fractal

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"My gps say's it RIGHT HERE".

http://www.geogadgets.com

12 caches in 12 hours.