+Rocky Balboa Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Just noticed that Pharisee has made the double ton so well done mate, keep up the good work Its just a hunt for a lunch box, why be so serious!?! Dan Wilson - www.Buckscaching.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+The Hornet Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Well done John, a true addict. _________________________________________________________ It is better to regret something you did, rather than to regret something you didn't do. Quote Link to comment
+Subarite Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Congratulations on reaching 200 caches. That was quite fast . Andy. ---------------------------------------- Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Way to go John, I'm still a way behind you but keep watching this space. dodgydaved I'm NOT lost, I know exactly where I am, I'm here! Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Rock n Roll! Well done! So you know the drill... Best/Worst cache etc Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis. Quote Link to comment
+cone_dxf & family Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Brilliant job, and you've conquored the Beacon by the tough route. Many Congratulations from all here. Mark & family Quote Link to comment
+The Wombles Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Congrats, great hit rate! Dave Quote Link to comment
+Tim & June Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Way to go John ! Tim & June (Winchester) See June, I told you that sign which said 'Unsuitable for Motor Vehicles' was wrong ! Quote Link to comment
bignoseduglyguy Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Congrats from a newbie who has only just bust the 10 mark! I suspect it'll be a long while before I get close to the ton let alone the double ton. bignoseduglyguy growing old in mandatory growing up is optional www.bignoseduglyguy.com Quote Link to comment
+Chris n Maria Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Big congrats all round. and the highlights were? Bear rescues a speciality! London & UK Geocaching Resources: http://www.sheps.clara.net Quote Link to comment
+Nobby Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Well done John, a great achievement in such a short time. Not only that, but you have also found time to plant some quality caches of your own. Come on, give us your highlights/lowlights etc. Regards Simon (Nobby) Quote Link to comment
+Masher Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Well done, John. Though I started many months before you, you overtook - and then lapped - me! Must be something to do with age and treachery Mark ---------------------- I was technical once Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Maybe it is, Masher, maybe it is. Thanks Guys. It fair warms the cockles of me ol’ heart, though as an achievement it pales into insignificance compared with those of Subarite, Hornet, T&J and the others at the ‘top of the pile’. The second hundred were spread a bit further afield and to be honest, I’ve enjoyed every one. I’m not going to hand out a lot of accolades but there are just a couple that stick out head and shoulders above the rest. For shear enjoyment, I can’t think of a better cache to go for on a sunny, summer afternoon than SimonG’s ‘Dance of the Dead’. Superb fun. Don’t expect to do it in ten minutes, though. It took me a very leisurely 6 hours (and a pint or two) to complete, but that was mostly due to my own incompetence. The hardest cache…? Without a doubt it has to be ‘Pen-y-Fantastic’. That was the hardest climb I’ve had for a very long time. The awesome wind and biting cold made it all the more difficult. The feeling of achievement I got at the summit though made humping my ruc up that hill all worthwhile. My wife thought (and still thinks) that I’m totally and irretrievably MAD. Funnily enough, the biggest disappointment was the very next day. I'd thought that logging a ‘first to find’ on a cache so far from home would be fun so with that in mind, I set out on the quite lengthy walk to find the ‘Twrch Toilet’. When I arrived at the quoted co-ordinates I found out why this virgin had remained un-defiled. There was nothing there…. I was totally alone (if you don’t count the one or two, somewhat suspicious, black Celtic cows) on a desolate and soggy Welsh hillside. Not only did I fail to find the cache or the toilet that it was supposedly hidden in but I failed to find the whole bl**dy building!! Looking around me, the nearest building, derelict or otherwise, was miles away. I double-checked the co-ordinates and as I sank slowly into a peat bog, the though occurred to me that with this aptly named cache, someone was perhaps taking the p*ss . You can’t submit a posting like this with a mention for Dan & Pid. For shear variety they have to take the biscuit. Perhaps not always the very best caches in the world but never, ever, the worst and always enjoyable. As those ‘above me’ have no doubt found, I have to travel further and further afield now and it won’t be long before I start planning an assault on all those lovely northern caches. (What’s the beer like up there, guys?). My thanks to all of you. John PS I’ve just realised... This is almost as long as one of MCL’s postings. Sorry... John Age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability. Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Well done, John. Do come up North, we can be quite civilized and the beer is good, very good! Quote Link to comment
+washboy Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 quote: PS I’ve just realised... This is almost as long as one of MCL’s postings. Sorry... You b****r! I've just sprayed my screen with tea Eeh, I've not had such a good laugh for ages. Thanks, Pharisee ===== There's no such thing as a free lunchbox! Quote Link to comment
+kennamatic Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Well done that man! Finding your caches - Losing my marbles. Quote Link to comment
Ben Pid Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 quote:Pharisee:You can’t submit a posting like this with a mention for Dan & Pid. For shear variety they have to take the biscuit. Perhaps not always the very best caches in the world but never, ever, the worst and always enjoyable. HeHe-- Get real me old mate you know they are the greatest caches in the world by a mile! Well done and keep them coming! maybe you will have to lift up drain covers and search in cow pat fields many more times haha Nice one Pid -------------------------------------------------------- I'm Bad, I'm Bad you know it you know! www.buckscaching.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Kouros Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 A little late, but well done Pharisee! ------ An it harm none, do what ye will Quote Link to comment
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