vulture1957 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I just got a notice that my Peace Pole waymark had been visited. So I looked up the poster, to see where they were from. No telling, she does not list a location. So I went to look at they places she had visited (no posted waymarks) figuring she would start near her home. She has only done visits in one category, Peace Poles. She had done 26 (25 now) from Germany, to the UK, to Oklahoma. I don't believe it. I deleted her visit. If you have Peace Pole waymarks, you may want to see if she has "visited" yours. 1 Quote Link to comment
+fi67 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Well, "my" peace pole is still unvisited. But I will keep an eye on it. 1 Quote Link to comment
+ScroogieII Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Nine Peace Poles, in Canada and the US. No visits, not even suspicious ones - Sob, Sob... Quote Link to comment
+PISA-caching Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) Unfortunately I have yet to find a peace pole, but today I removed three visits of my waymark WMH2QT. Not because they were armchair waymarkers, but because they visited the famous "Wiener Prater" (according to the uploaded photos) and my waymark is for the "Böhmischer (Bohemian) Prater", which is 5.6 km away from the much more famous Wiener Prater. See https://www.Waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=862ede6e-8523-4f97-b679-1e1ac5c5402c&lat=48.16638&lon=16.40017&t=6&id=lat:48.16638 lon:16.40017&wo=True&r=10&gid=3&st=2 Maybe I should add to the waymark description that this is NOT for the Wiener Prater, if potential waymark visitors unexpectedly read the long description. Edited February 7, 2021 by PISA-caching 1 Quote Link to comment
+ScroogieII Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 10 hours ago, PISA-caching said: Maybe I should add to the waymark description that this is NOT for the Wiener Prater, if potential waymark visitors unexpectedly read the long description. Wouldn't hurt. Quote Link to comment
+ScroogieII Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, PISA-caching said: Unfortunately I have yet to find a peace pole Here's one, a mere 140 or so km. west of you - 48.039514, 14.659344 One can actually see in on Google Streetview (brown wood post). Here's another one, at Wörschach Gorge, a bit closer to you - 47.556256, 14.149017 This one's even closer, about 30 km. northeast, at Stadtpfarrkirche, Gänserndorf - 48.342245, 16.719853 If ever you get to Salzburg, there are six peace poles there. Edited February 7, 2021 by ScroogieII Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 Peace Poles she visited were: Bon Echo, chrissyml, lumbricus, neoc1, Poole-Freeman. jiggs11, adgorn, theHostas, saopaulo1, flying moose, beagle39z, wildernessmama and Harriet_the_spy. Quote Link to comment
+PISA-caching Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, ScroogieII said: Here's one, a mere 140 or so km. west of you - 48.039514, 14.659344 One can actually see in on Google Streetview (brown wood post). Here's another one, at Wörschach Gorge, a bit closer to you - 47.556256, 14.149017 This one's even closer, about 30 km. northeast, at Stadtpfarrkirche, Gänserndorf - 48.342245, 16.719853 If ever you get to Salzburg, there are six peace poles there. Thanks a lot! As we don't own a car and depend on public transportation, it will be Gänserndorf then. Takes me 3/4 to 1 hour to get there. Too bad that it will be not the first waymark in that category in Austria, but at least the first for me. And I could visit the (so far only) waymark in Salzburg, if I ever go to Salzburg again and will have a post and a visit then. Funny! I just found out that I was almost there on 07-07-2018 and created among other waymarks WMYXFV, which is literally around the corner. I was even IN the church, but didn't see the peace pole. Edited February 8, 2021 by PISA-caching Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Manville Possum wrote comments for Kanata United Church Peace Pole - Kanata, Ontario on 2/8/2021 8:00:00 AM and posted the following comments: Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category: There are no log instructions listed for this category. Saw your PP on WM and hijacked it because I think I'm funny like you thread hijackers in the forums that disrespect new players because you don't have a iPhone or use apps. Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 hour ago, elyob said: Manville Possum wrote comments for Kanata United Church Peace Pole - Kanata, Ontario on 2/8/2021 8:00:00 AM and posted the following comments: Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category: There are no log instructions listed for this category. Saw your PP on WM and hijacked it because I think I'm funny like you thread hijackers in the forums that disrespect new players because you don't have a iPhone or use apps. so I take it you deleted this. Yeah, he's funny -- like a knife in the back. 1 Quote Link to comment
+elyob Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 It is not yet deleted. Quote Link to comment
+ScroogieII Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, PISA-caching said: Funny! I just found out that I was almost there on 07-07-2018 and created among other waymarks WMYXFV, which is literally around the corner. I was even IN the church, but didn't see the peace pole. GOOD GAWD!! that WM is less than 40 metres from the peace pole. Now I'm almost sorry I found it. The peace pole should have been there 5 years when you were there. HINT - NEVER bypass a church without at least walking around it. There are often memorials and historical markers to be found at churches. AAMOF, there's a monument of some sort just east of this peace pole. Then there's the church itself - parts of it from the 13th century: history The core of the late Romanesque building dates from the 13th century. The Gothic choir was built around 1400. The parish was first mentioned in a document in 1345. After severe fire damage in 1683, the church was redesigned in Baroque style in 1695 . In 1784 the parish was rebuilt and incorporated into Melk Abbey . In 1961 Ernst Arthofer and Karl Burian extended the church to the west with a building that had a major impact on today's appearance. With churches such as this lying around unWaymarked, I think I need to take a trip to Austria one of these days. Edited February 8, 2021 by ScroogieII Quote Link to comment
+ScroogieII Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 hours ago, elyob said: Saw your PP on WM and hijacked it because I think I'm funny like you thread hijackers in the forums that disrespect new players because you don't have a iPhone or use apps. Yep, that's the Possum Man, alright. I suspect he's still in a foul mood as a result of the US election result. Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 hours ago, ScroogieII said: With churches such as this lying around unWaymarked, I think I need to take a trip to Austria one of these days. We need to go during the winter. Ski season. Gluhwein and apple strudel! 2 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 15 hours ago, PISA-caching said: Funny! I just found out that I was almost there on 07-07-2018 and created among other waymarks WMYXFV, which is literally around the corner. I was even IN the church, but didn't see the peace pole. I think that deserves a double post: 1 Quote Link to comment
+PISA-caching Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 14 hours ago, ScroogieII said: GOOD GAWD!! that WM is less than 40 metres from the peace pole. Now I'm almost sorry I found it. The peace pole should have been there 5 years when you were there. HINT - NEVER bypass a church without at least walking around it. There are often memorials and historical markers to be found at churches. AAMOF, there's a monument of some sort just east of this peace pole. Then there's the church itself - parts of it from the 13th century: history The core of the late Romanesque building dates from the 13th century. The Gothic choir was built around 1400. The parish was first mentioned in a document in 1345. After severe fire damage in 1683, the church was redesigned in Baroque style in 1695 . In 1784 the parish was rebuilt and incorporated into Melk Abbey . In 1961 Ernst Arthofer and Karl Burian extended the church to the west with a building that had a major impact on today's appearance. With churches such as this lying around unWaymarked, I think I need to take a trip to Austria one of these days. Well, we have been in Gänserndorf to find some geocaches back then and I took some photos for Waymarking on the way. No need to be sorry. Sooner or later we will be there again. And yes, there is a World War memorial very close to the peace pole that says "They sacrificed their lives for their country" and list the name of the soldiers on several plaques on the church's wall. As far as the church: Yes, I could add that church to several categories, but I have tons of other photos and if Groundspeak would pay for the waymarks, I could have a fulltime job creating waymarks. But since my employer pays a good salary, I have to be very picky. But if you ever come to Austria, let me know and I will show you all kind of things for various categories. If only Corona was over. Quote Link to comment
+PISA-caching Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Max and 99 said: I think that deserves a double post You're right! At least I will definitely go back to Gänserndorf one day and take these photos, but the chances that I will see Ohrid, North Macedonia again are very slim. Quote Link to comment
+ScroogieII Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 8 hours ago, PISA-caching said: But if you ever come to Austria, let me know and I will show you all kind of things for various categories. If only Corona was over. If only... ... Quote Link to comment
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