widespreadpanic Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Just wanted to say hi to the group. HI. Found my first cache today, and I'm hooked for life now! Going to DC this weekend so I'm definitely going to have a blast hunting. Catch y'all on the flip side, Sloan Quote Link to comment
+Sissy-n-CR Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Our condolences. Your life as you knew it is now over. Without professional help you are doomed to an eternal life of searching for your next "fix." No matter how many you find, there will always be the next one. Welcome to damned. CR Quote Link to comment
+Navdog Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Welcome and hope you have many fun adventures. Happy Caching. The adventures of Navdog, Justdog, and Otterpup Quote Link to comment
umc Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Welcome and Congratulations on poping your cherry. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Not so sure, Somewhat new Owner Of a Garmin GPS V Received on 10-03-02 Quote Link to comment
+Web-ling Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Since you're from North Texas, check out the North Texas Geocaching Association. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Your whole life will now revolve around your new hobby. Hey there could be worse addictions! Welcome aboard. 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
+Smitherington Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 I am hooked!! I hope you get as much pleasure of the hunt as I do. Good luck in DC. Smitherington David J. Brown Quote Link to comment
azog Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 You know, when I first started, I figured this would be at least one hobby which isn't a money pit. Hey, a one-time $200 investment, some dollar store items, and off we go. Now I'm looking into buying an XTerra. ---------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you be also be like him. Quote Link to comment
+DirtRunner Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 For what it's worth, your handle "Widespread Panic" is totally cool! DirtRunner. Your not first...But you could be next. Quote Link to comment
+Sluggo Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 I would steal it (if I could). I sometimes work in "Emergency Preparedness" for the commercial nuclear industry and DOE Nuclear sites. Wouldn't that be a neat screen name for an EP type. Do you want to sell it? I'll give you 12 cents (thats all I have after paying for my geocaching supplies). I'll never quit searching. Quote Link to comment
widespreadpanic Posted November 11, 2002 Author Share Posted November 11, 2002 Thanks for the support, or lack there of . Also, thanks on the ID kudos. FYI - It's the name of my favorite band, and don't be thrown off by it. They are a jam band out of Athens, GA. See ya on the trail! Quote Link to comment
Tzan Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Congrats! It's a great way to stay in shape, and gives you a goal on all those hikes Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I was browsing some old threads and came across this one. A guy discovers geocaching and gets Hookt fer life...runs out and buys a GPSr...finds 3 caches and after a trip to DC he drops off the planet. The picture above completes the irony. "Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!" Quote Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Congrats & Condolences! Ditto what everyone else has said... --------------------- It wasn't me. Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 quote:Found my first cache today... DON'T TOUCH IT!!!! Dude, just quit your job now and get it over with. Some things to look forward to: -Poison Ivy -Poison Oak -Poison Sumac -Lymes disease -West nile virus -Contusions and abrasions -Decrease in old friends -Increase in new friends -Much higher milage on your ride -Much higher expenses on your credit cards -Not being able to go anywhere without checking if there's a cache nearby -Having to explain to your neighbors why you've got 37 ammo cans on your front porch -Having to explain to your wife that the ammo cans were a 'great deal' -and the side effect of being addicted to these forums ...AND IT'S ALL WORTH IT! If I missed anything feel free to add on. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Hi! Welcome! In DC proper, most of the caches seem to be virtuals (at least when I was there last). If that is OK w/ you and especially if you have never been there, that could be useful in terms of seeing cool things. If you want to find traditional caches look to the burbs and surrounding parks! Regardless, welcome to the addiction! pika waving Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 J&M and carleen.... you may want to read the dates on the original poster's post to the board Jeff http://www.AlaCache.com http://www.StarsFellOnAlabama.com http://www.NotAChance.com Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 quote:J&M and carleen.... you may want to read the dates on the original poster's post to the board Oh dang.... I need to read all of the threads more carefully instead of blistfully responding! pika waving Quote Link to comment
+CacheCreatures Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 BadAndy - very weird. Hope the guy is alright. CacheCreatures are spreading... They can hide, but they can't run! Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 It looks like Sloan is a Spreadhead, so we already know he has an addictive personality. --Marky ...Be nice to your fellow geocachers, they might be Hemlock... Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BadAndy:I was browsing some old threads and came across this one. A guy discovers geocaching and gets Hookt fer life...runs out and buys a GPSr...finds 3 caches and after a trip to DC he drops off the planet. The picture above completes the irony. "Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!" I wonder if anyones checked the, "For Sale" forum to see if he got rid of his GPS after the DC trip. Cool username. Do TPTB ever retire old usernames so they can be recycled Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The rest go geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+majicman Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Welcome to our obsession... --majicman Quote Link to comment
+majicman Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Welcome to our RASH! (Do a search - you'll figure it out... --majicman Quote Link to comment
+AmishHacker Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 YEP YEP J&MBella. The "Not beeingt able to go anywhere without checking if there's a cache nearby" is my issue. If I go anywhere I HAVE TO CHECK or it feels like a big waste of resources if I do not. .-=Amish_Hacker=-. Quote Link to comment
+WalruZ Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 this reminds me of a test a teacher gave us once in high school. the first line said, "read all these directions and questions before doing anything". then there were a whole bunch of easy questions. the last item was, "now that you have read everything, don't answer the questions. put your name at the top and hand the paper in." read badanny's post, the transition between 2002 and 2003. I wonder if TPTB could come up with statistics on the average "active life" of a geocaching.com member? It would make for an interesting graph too... Quote Link to comment
+Moosiegirl Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Web-ling:Since you're from North Texas, check out the http://www.ntga.net. http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/25021_1200.gif Also check out TXGA and look for the annual Texas Challenge, coming in March '04. Maybe you can be a hero for that LOSER North Texas team this year! Happy Trails from Austin! quote:... I can quit any time I like ... really, I CAN!! Candy (Moosiegirl)http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CentralTexasGeocachers/ Quote Link to comment
+Moosiegirl Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by azog:You know, when I first started, I figured this would be at least one hobby which isn't a money pit. Hey, a one-time $200 investment, some dollar store items, and off we go. Now I'm looking into buying an XTerra. ---------- _Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you be also be like him._ Spring for, or at least make sure you test drive, the Supercharged with 4WD. We really like our XTerra (now 4 months old) but I wish we'd sprung for all the bells and whistles instead of just most of 'em. quote:... I can quit any time I like ... really, I CAN!! Candy (Moosiegirl)http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CentralTexasGeocachers/ Quote Link to comment
+woof n lulu Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by CacheCreatures:BadAndy - very weird. Hope the guy is alright. Probably got mugged for his GPS & money in D.C. and is now living under an overpass, fending off rats... Aging is not for wimps ! Hey, my gray hair is just a disquise ! Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 quote:J&M and carleen.... you may want to read the dates on the original poster's post to the board Wow. I feel like a tool . New England n00b did it too! I never was able to folow direction well. If I did I'd probably have twice the amount of finds. I also have a very short attention spa.... (sniff sniff) Oooh I smell pancakes... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. Quote Link to comment
GeoVet Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Widespread; I too am a big fan of this jam band (haven't heard anything new lately . . .) but just wanted to welcome you to our sport. I think your going to like it . . . Often change your avatar you should. GeoYoda Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Hooked for life? Maybe he found some crack in that first cache. The real question is, which one fo you scared him away? Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger Quote Link to comment
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