Cholo Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Ramness570:A couple months ago a buddy of mine and I were standing off trail comparing reading on our GPSs when this older guy walks by on the trail and says to us “Can you hear me now?”… Playing on the current Verizon wireless commercials… Now I could see how he could have been mistaken if we were holding eTrexs or some of the other GPSs that could pass off as Cell phones but we were both holding Garmin GPSIII+s. Then again while standing over a Triangulation station marker (virtual cache) a guy came up and flat out asked “is that a cell phone or a GPS” I replied “GPS” he says “oh are you entering that thing into your databank…” Please excuse the older guy, he was being polite and showing Southern hospitality. Surely he saw your mule hitched nearby and didn't want to call attention to your inability of locating that elusive 'hole in the ground'. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 This thread makes me sad. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 how about some fun, can you see where I'm going with this? hee hee. Cache you later, Planet "It doesn't matter whether you're going somewhere or nowhere, whether you're doing something or nothing. If you're doing it in a boat it's the best time ever!" -Water Rat from "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame (a book I picked up in a cache) Quote Link to comment
+bradtal Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 quote:Originally posted by cachew nut: quote:Originally posted by bradtal:They thought the satellite image was cool and one of them asked me, "Where did you get the picture?" I said, "Oh, it's a satellite image I downloaded before I came out here." Hehe, the joke was on you, the photos are shot from airplanes flying at 20,000 feet. Actually, the joke is on you. Here's a quote from the Terraserver webpage.... What is the Terraserver? ... The satellite images are generated from many sources: ORBIMAGE, SPIN-2, UK PERSPECTIVES, AIR PHOTO USA, AERO-DATA, IMAGESAT, SPACESHOTS, and GEO COM/USGS. So, we are both right. They are taken from satellites and from airplanes... Quote Link to comment
+cachew nut Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bradtal:I had a "LostOutdoors" satellite image printout of the area Your post says you used lostoutdoors.com not terraserver.com Lostoutdoors uses USGS photo images. You can read about them here Quote Link to comment
+Leapin' Lizards Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 Non-cachers who fail to see the magic of the sport invariably ask me, after I proudly explain in great detail and show them some of my more recent cache finds, "So what are you going to do with all of that junk now that you've hiked all over h*** and gone to pull it out of rusty boxes and Tupperware containers?" I have not yet come up with a response that satisfies them. Their second question is usually, "Why not just go to McDonald's and get one? They come with a hamburger, fries and a small drink, and I already know where the nearest McDonald's is." Heathens! Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted November 18, 2002 Author Share Posted November 18, 2002 Wow, had to markwell myself. Found this one on the FAQ page: "So if I have a GPS unit, someone can track where I am (and where I'm going)?" I guess it had to be answered.......... Quote Link to comment
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