Geocaching Pet Peeves

June 6, 2003

My Pet Peeve is when a cache page is rated as 1 on the terrain and it is definitely not wheelchair accessable.

What are some of your Pet Peeves?

Deer laugh when they hear my name!

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1.6k · June 6, 2003

Clues that tell you you don't need one!

June 6, 2003

My number one peeve is getting to the suggested parking and starting on the hike only to find there is a NO TRESPASSING sign in my way.

I don't mind coming across a NO TRESPASSING sign if I picked my own starting spot but having the cache hider who ignores a sign and expects you to do the same is too much.

--- yrium ---

June 6, 2003

cache pages with multiple posts that say "camera out of film" or "cache is wet". (in other words, people that don't maintain their caches)

38.2k · June 6, 2003

Encrypted clues that have important information like "do not park in the shopping center lot", or other things that would be nice to know ahead of time like "Nice spot for a picnic", or "flashlight required".

Also, long encrypted clues. Basically anything more than 2-3 lines.

People who leave caches exposed, as well as people who who re-hide them way better than the owner intended.

I also agree with Huntnlady about 1 star terrain and timpaula about owners who ignore problems with their caches.

But most of all, I hate people who use quotes in other languages in their signature line.

"Au pays des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois"

[This message was edited by BrianSnat on June 06, 2003 at 05:32 AM.]

June 6, 2003

Caches that have 6 or 8 "can't find it" logs and the owner doesn't check it or temporarily archive it until something can be done about it.

June 6, 2003

People who go to a 1 star cache and then complain it was too easy.

People underrating the difficulty of the terrain or the find, which makes me have to leave my handicapped husband off and come back for him.

People who take 10 dollars worth of swapping goodies and leave 50 cents worth in return.

Planning a full day of caching with friends, only to have the heavens open and rains to pour down. We go anyway, but it'd be nicer in good weather.

Getting all the way to a spot the cache is supposed to be and then not being able to find it. Or having my GPS lose the signal.

Susan

June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Huntnlady:
My Pet Peeve is when a cache page is rated as 1 on the terrain and it is definitely not wheelchair accessable.

I just posted a 1/1. The terrain is paved and no farther than 150 feet from parking, but the location of the actual cache (a micro) makes it impossible for someone in a wheelchair to access. Is the general thinking that this should have a terrain difficulty greater than a 1?

38.2k · June 6, 2003

quote:
I just posted a 1/1. The terrain is paved and no farther than 150 feet from parking, but the location of the actual cache (a micro) makes it impossible for someone in a wheelchair to access. Is the general thinking that this should have a terrain difficulty greater than a 1?

I'd say that's a 1, but perhaps you should note that it can't be reached by someone in a wheelchair. There are all levels of handicap, from people with heart and lung disease, or very bad knees, or CP, or MS, etc... who find walking very difficult, to people who are totally immobile.

Some of them need a wheelchair most of the time, but are able to get out of it for short periods and others can't use their arms or legs at all, making it likely that no cache would accessable to them.

If it's a paved path, 150 feet from parking, its a 1 in my book. What I don't like are the 1's with stream crossings, boulder fields, down trees, roots, rocky trails, etc... You should at least be able to negotiate the trail in a wheelchair for it to be a 1.

"Au pays des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois"

1.4k · June 6, 2003

Yes! All of the above!

I had a cache stolen because it was not hidden good enough after a find. I don't know about hiding one too good. Is that possible?

I have one cache that a wheelchair can get within 6 inches of the cache. It is under a wooden walking bridge over an arroyo. I rated it a 1.5 and noted that a wheelchair can almost but not quite get it - bring a helper.

Mike. Desert_Warrior (aka KD9KC).

El Paso, Texas.

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They are not assault weapons anymore... they are HOMELAND DEFENSE WEAPONS!

June 6, 2003

iT's not a major pet peeve but caches with no clear area for parking is definitely on my list.

Mayvbe it's because I've ran into a rash of such caches recently. You get to the area and the only parking is in a cul de sac in some upscale residential area. Or it is implied that 'parking along the side of the road is okay'. or... that pesky "no tresspassing' sign is there.

If there are public trails that can be used to get to the cache the placer should post coordinates for the trail head or the best place to park. I hate to be left guessing. The challenge should be finding the cache itself not where to park.

I'm also not fond of caches which require you to go into someone's back yard, place of buisness etc. Even though the cache report might clearly state "I have permission from the owner" it just makes me feel uneasy poking around someone's yard. Aaaaaahhh, but it doesn't stop me. The lure of the hunt is too great.

Jolly R. Blackburn

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24.7k · June 6, 2003

Of all the things that could of become my pet peeve about caching it was the Cavers that got under my skin.

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Wherever you go there you are.

June 6, 2003

Cachers who do not rehide a cache properly after they find it. SEE "WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT" thread

June 6, 2003

I hate when all hints say the same thing. Here's another example.

Also getting really sick of tupperware- especially the abundance of wet tupperware.

Really dislike when I can't find a 2 and nearly bust my neck on a 2.5.

Caches placed "just to place a cache" have to be my biggest peeve, though.

/Benjamin

2.5k · June 6, 2003

Coordinates that were hastily taken when hiding a cache.

June 6, 2003

bears

9.4k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by mogolloyd:
bears

You have a pet bear? I thought the topic was about pet PEEVES, you know, the poltergeist from the Harry Potter books?

Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness

1.4k · June 6, 2003

Hey Rabbit,

Ya got somethin' against "fallen logs"?

and: do they make a noise?

My hockey Mom beat up your soccer Mom.

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1.6k · June 6, 2003

Offset caches categorized as traditional!

Three page descriptions of the area along with complete histories which take far too long to get through on your PDA when you're in the field.

Plus, the standard useless hint, unmaintained caches, cheating because you think you can get away with it, and failure to trade kindly.

CR

5.7k · June 6, 2003

Finders complaining about how they hate micros in their log of a micro. If you don't like them, don't hunt them!

--Marky

"All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr"

1.4k · June 6, 2003

Cachers who write spoilers in their logs, and useless or irrelevant clues.

And pretty much everything else that has been mentioned on this page except bears -- I like bears.

*****

5.9k · June 6, 2003

Caches that required math. I’ve done all the algebra I ever intend to do in this lifetime. And really, what’s the point? Think of a fun way to make the cache hunt creative.

http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/

June 6, 2003

But I like some math puzzles and have fun doing them. I skip the ones I don't like.

June 6, 2003

Caches that are full of really good (expensive) stuff when all I ever bring for trading are things that are "neat and nifty for under fifty ($.50)"

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

1.1k · June 6, 2003

Not having and "Ignore" option, Be it for caches or people.

Bad cords.

Whining about a cache hunt you went on - by your own choice - even after reading the cache description and all the logs about said cache.

Not rehiding the cache.

Planning on hitting 50 caches in the morning and only getting 48 so you have to come back after lunch.

Plus most of the already stated opinions.

logscaler.

(ps - smart a$$'s!!)

June 6, 2003

I would have to say parking on the side of the road for a cache and have everyone that passes by give you the "are you hiding a dead body in there???" glance

The Department of Redundancy Department

2.5k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Marky:
Finders complaining about how they hate micros in their log of a micro. If you don't like them, don't hunt them!

I'm with you on this one!

9.2k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Jomarac5:
Cachers who write spoilers in their logs, and useless or irrelevant clues.

And pretty much everything else that has been mentioned on this page except bears -- I like bears.

Would that be "all" bears, or just the straight ones?

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

Some mornings, it just doesn't pay to chew through the leather straps. - Emo Phillips

5.7k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by The Leprechauns:

quote:
Originally posted by Jomarac5:
And pretty much everything else that has been mentioned on this page except bears -- I like bears.

Would that be "all" bears, or just the straight ones?

By bears, do you mean the actual bears? Or do you mean the kind of bears found at this cache?

--Marky

"All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr"

1.7k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by The Leprechauns:
Would that be "all" bears, or just the straight ones?

Lep, you're obviously confused. "Bear" is a common slang term for a large, hairy gay man. Hope this helps.

June 6, 2003

quote:
"Bear" is a common slang term for a large, hairy gay man. Hope this helps.

No I was tlaking about real bears.

1.3k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Lep, you're obviously confused. "Bear" is a common slang term for a large, hairy gay man. Hope this helps.

Hmm... I'm a large, hairy, straight man and my wife refers to me as a bear. I wonder if she knows something I don't...

Anyway, my pet peeve has been mentioned: Parking! I don't mind hiking into the inner circles of hell as long as some parking coordinates or trailhead coordinates are supplied.

Obviously at a city park or something, it's a non-issue, but in urban or wilderness settings it can suck not knowing where to park. Or thinking you know where and finding an interstate between you and the cache.

1.4k · June 6, 2003

quote:
The Leprechauns wrote:
Would that be "all" bears, or just the straight ones?

All bears of course (well, except for the ones that are perverts).

*****

June 6, 2003

My main pet peeve is those who gripe TOO much about the quality of the items in a cache. If I want treasure I'll look for the Lost Dutchman Mine. I have a case full of items I've traded for while caching. They range in "value" from a toy that was free in a box of Cheerios, up to a $3 - $4 Ty Beanie Baby and everything in between. I value the free toy from the cereal just exactly as much as the $4 Ty Beanie. Each item represents a satisfactory conclusion to a hunt and a great time with my wife while geocaching. Period. I don't intend that I should become rich as a result of this hobby.

1.4k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Huntnlady:
<<SNIP>>

What are some of your Pet Peeves?

<<SNIP>>

Not enough time to cache.

That's it.

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As always, the above statements are just MHO.

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June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy:

quote:
Originally posted by The Leprechauns:
Would that be "all" bears, or just the straight ones?

Lep, you're obviously confused. "Bear" is a common slang term for a large, hairy gay man. Hope this helps.

ROTFLMAO!!

(I've always wanted an opportunity to say that - thanks.)

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

2.5k · June 6, 2003

Folks who overdue it with concern about their travel bugs. If you can't deal with the fact that they may disappear for a while or go in the wrong direction, than maybe you should never put them out in the wild.

2.6k · June 6, 2003

1) Caches hidden in Ivy.

2) People who complain that a cache is too hard or dangerous.

3) I forget what 3 was for

4) People who want to ban what they don't like instead of just skipping those types.

george

Wanna go for a ride?

2.6k · June 6, 2003

I'm with Criminal. I hate math. What does math have to do with hiding stuff in the woods?

I am really sick of the snot nosed whiners with the disapproved caches.

Pepper playing nice!

Mokita!

1.3k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by leatherman:
I'm with Criminal. I hate math. What does math have to do with hiding stuff in the woods?

Math has something to do with everything! It is the universal language.

June 6, 2003

Arriving at the area to find there is an admittance fee. Fine, but a warning would be nice.

June 6, 2003

I hate whining. Be it about the difficulty of a cache as george states, or the fact it’s a micro cache, as Marky states. I also can’t understand why people whine about puzzle caches. I don’t whine about the caches you need to get to with scuba gear, don’t whine about the puzzles you cannot or will not solve.

Find the ones you will, skip the ones you won’t and live with it. I mean, if there are caches you won’t find, well, big deal. Dang nab it!

Gripe, gripe, gripe, gripe gripe,

-J

5.9k · June 6, 2003

quote:
Find the ones you will, skip the ones you won’t and live with it. I mean, if there are caches you won’t find, well, big deal. Dang nab it!

Gripe, gripe, gripe, gripe gripe,

Uh.....I think the intent of the person who started this thread was the hear the gripe gripe gripes. You start with

quote:
I hate whining.

and then end with a whine yourself!

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1.7k · June 6, 2003

People who don't like certain caches and instead of ignoring them either complain complain complain (read whining) or try to ban them. Leave them alone for people who enjoy them!

June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Marky:
Finders complaining about how they hate micros in their log of a micro. If you don't like them, don't hunt them!

quote:
Originally posted by cachew nut:

I'm with you on this one!

What people do to caches is beyond cache owners' control. I would rather people write logs complaining how much they hate microcaches than have them steal or plunder microcaches. Wouldn't you?

Let them complain. At least you know your cache is safe. When they stop complaining, it's time to start worrying.

June 6, 2003

I think my biggest pet peeve are people who I call "GeoNazi's". You know those people who find it necessary to write a note in your cache log informing you of what they don't like about the cache, i.e. the container, the location, the hint item, the name of the cache, your blood type, your fingerprint pattern.... oh sorry I lost control of myself, but you see what I'm getting at. There's a local cacher in my area that even lectures people in their profile about Micros! Give it a break dude, geocaching is supposed to be fun, not a source of heartburn. Sorry if I offended anyone in my rant. LOL

Still in the Geocaching Closet.

June 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by OuttaHand:
My main pet peeve is those who gripe TOO much about the quality of the items in a cache. If I want treasure I'll look for the Lost Dutchman Mine. I have a case full of items I've traded for while caching. They range in "value" from a toy that was free in a box of Cheerios, up to a $3 - $4 Ty Beanie Baby and everything in between. I value the free toy from the cereal just exactly as much as the $4 Ty Beanie. Each item represents a satisfactory conclusion to a hunt and a great time with my wife while geocaching. Period. I don't intend that I should become rich as a result of this hobby.

definitely agree with this one-- it's not about the STUFF-- it's about the HUNT! to me, anyway.

8.4k · June 6, 2003

Although I have noticed that there has been more civility on the forums lately, my pet peeve(s) are forum meenies, geo natzis, and whiners. I can handle some whining, but anyone who can't keep a civil tongue isn't worth paying attention to IMHO. I just can't get heartburn over the rest.

I have experienced most of the things mentioned in this thread and still found something nice to say on the cache page.

I was having a conversation with another cacher, whom I have great respect for, and he was complaining about virtual caches; most especially the one's placed by a certain local cacher. I pointed out that I noticed that he had logged most of her virts and the reply was, "I can't, not log a cache," which completly destroyed his argument.

People should remember that it took someone's time and effort, no matter how small, to contribute to our shared activity.

Sngans

The greatest labor saving invention of today is tomorrow....

1.4k · June 6, 2003

1. Caches in poison ivy.

2. Tedious micro-caches that have been underrated.

3. People who place caches too close to my caches. Especially if they haven't even done my cache.

4. Approvers who approve caches too close to my caches. Especially my multi-caches.

5. Caches placed in trashy areas.

June 6, 2003

In theory you are bringing something to pass to the next guy, who is bringing something...

In practice, it is an honor system, and you are depending on the "ethics" of those who follow to keep the process alive.

The Game is the quest. The Quest is the reward. The reward is why you do it.

I am building a cache or two, am keeping to a budget, and I am looking to place things that I think are "Neat" no matter the retail cost.

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Is it more important to know what you are talking about,

or more important to talk about what you know?

the seeking is in the knowing

and not where you've been

Travelling is the going

isn't learning Keen?

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