Kiwi cruiser Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I have cached a little in Australia when I lived there but am now living in North Carolina and about to get back into it here....any do's and don'ts i need to know about?...(apart from driving on the "wrong" side of the road... Quote Link to comment
+xenophon10k Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Uhhh, don't go canoeing down remote southern rivers without Burt Reynolds? OK, OK, sorry. Exercise extra caution during hunting season. Lot's of hunters out right now, at least where I live (Ohio). Oh, and we drive on the right side of the road here. Quote Link to comment
+Desert_Warrior Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Learn the plants and animals of your area. Some plants are not good for you, even just touching them can cause you trouble. I shouldn't need to tell you about animals. No Roos here, but we co have some crocks! G-Day Mate. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 (edited) Ticks can be a problem in some areas and they can give you all sorts of nasty diseases, so take precations when hunting in tick infested areas. In the South, there are some poisionous snakes and spiders, but I'm sure they don't compare with what you had in Australia. The cops here tend to stick their noses into anything that might look the least bit suspicious, esp. after 9/11, so don't be surprised if you are hassled while looking for a cache. If you are placing a cache, be aware of any regulations regarding the land you want to place it on. People here like to make laws and regulations just because they can. Edited December 5, 2003 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
Kiwi cruiser Posted December 5, 2003 Author Share Posted December 5, 2003 Ticks can be a problem in some areas and they can give you all sorts of nasty diseases, so take precations when hunting in tick infested areas. In the South, there are some poisionous snakes and spiders, but I'm sure they don't compare with what you had in Australia. How do you know if the area is tick infested??? As for snakes...well...i dont like 'em much..but as you say...aussie kinda prepared me for them...had a run in with a rattler last month..but thats another story...lol Quote Link to comment
Aksor+Raskol Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 How do you know if there's ticks? Is it warm weather? Will you be walking through trees, grass or other vegetation? Ticks will find you. Wear long trousers and long sleeves, preferably light colors so you can spot the buggers. Use plenty of DEET. Check your bod after your hunt and remove any you find. Make sure you get the head. Then have a couple beers as precaution against infection. Quote Link to comment
dsandbro Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 As mentioned above, learn about the few plants that produce rashes and dermal reactions when touched -- i.e. poison oak, poison ivy, nettle, etc. Don't even breathe the smoke from fires where these are burning -- that does real nasty things to the inside of your lungs. Then there is the usual assortment of spiders, snakes, and other critters. Head to the northern Rockies for a cute, cuddly, and inoffensive creature called a Grizzly Bear. Walk right up and pet it. I am sure you noticed we also spell some words 'wrong'. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I shouldn't need to tell you about animals. No Roos here, but we co have some crocks! We have crooks too! Quote Link to comment
Kiwi cruiser Posted December 5, 2003 Author Share Posted December 5, 2003 I shouldn't need to tell you about animals. No Roos here, but we co have some crocks! We have crooks too! Well yes we/you do!....i've already been robbed!...welcome to america huh?....lol But that aside....thanks for the advice y'all! Quote Link to comment
+Desert_Warrior Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I shouldn't need to tell you about animals. No Roos here, but we co have some crocks! We have crooks too! Well yes we/you do!....i've already been robbed!...welcome to america huh?....lol Well, at the risk of starting the anti-gun folks up again, let me say this. COME TO TEXAS! Here, qualified individuals are allowed to carry a concealed handgun. I would like to say we have no crime here. That is not true. But dadgum near! El Paso was the 3rd safest city in the USA last year. Texas is overall one of the safest states. The "MASS-SHOOTINGS" predicted just didn't happen. But the predictable decrease in crime did. Robbery isn't something likely to happen here. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 El Paso was the 3rd safest city in the USA last year. Wasn't San Jose, CA considered the 'safest' city in that poll? Then just last week several people were shot there? Quote Link to comment
+Fritz_Monroe Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 .had a run in with a rattler last month..but thats another story. That rattler was nothing compared to what you are used to. Doesn't Australia have something like 8 of the 10 most deadly snakes? As for those ticks, won't really do any damage until they sink their heads in. If they are crawling on you, just grab 'em off you. If they grab hold, make sure the head comes out with the rest of the tick. Could lead to a bad infection at least. If they suck on you a while, you could end up with Lyne disease or Rocky mountain spotted fever. (at least I think that's what it was called.) As for the guns, I do think that Texas has the right idea. But as I live in Maryland, it will be a long time before I ever see laws like that. F_M Quote Link to comment
+Wulfster Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 Make sure you get the head. Then have a couple beers as precaution against infection. A pint of good whiskey works a better than beer. The charcoal residue from the oak aging barrels acts as a bacterial filter in the bloodstream. Quote Link to comment
+zoltig Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 If you have to make #2, don't drop trou' and squat in poison ivy! Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 Make sure you get the head. Then have a couple beers as precaution against infection. A pint of good whiskey works a better than beer. The charcoal residue from the oak aging barrels acts as a bacterial filter in the bloodstream. Yes, but it should be a Tennessee whiskey like Jack Daniel's especially since he's next door in North Carolina! Up here (elsewhere too?) TGIF restaurant serves great steaks with a Jack Daniel's sauce that's really good. In case you're hungry after caching (just to stay on topic!) Quote Link to comment
Kiwi cruiser Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 El Paso was the 3rd safest city in the USA last year. Wasn't San Jose, CA considered the 'safest' city in that poll? Then just last week several people were shot there? Not get robbed?...well hell...im on the next train down...got any jobs going.... always liked the idea of living in Texas Quote Link to comment
Kiwi cruiser Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 So the feeling im getting is...ALWAYS: wear long pants wear long shirts wear good boots carry a gun DON'T: Take a dump in the long grass Go anywhere without lots of whiskey and/or beer on hand Worry about snakes...I should be used to them Pull the heads off ticks while they're still attached to you How am I doin' so far with my "Survival in the U.S. of A." check list? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 How am I doin' so far with my "Survival in the U.S. of A." check list? You're getting there. Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 If anyone invites you to a Snipe hunt...politely turn them down. El Diablo Quote Link to comment
Kiwi cruiser Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 If anyone invites you to a Snipe hunt...politely turn them down. El Diablo Snipe Hunt?...El Diablo... did I offend with my wise cracks?..If I did I certainly didn't mean to...only playing... Quote Link to comment
+Corp Of Discovery Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 This isn't really specific to the US, in fact it is something to remember the world over: DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW! Quote Link to comment
+Fritz_Monroe Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW! Why not??? It's just lemon, isn't it?? Quote Link to comment
+nincehelser Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 How am I doin' so far with my "Survival in the U.S. of A." check list? You need to get a cowboy hat, and know how to mosey. George Quote Link to comment
+Desert_Warrior Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 (edited) El Paso was the 3rd safest city in the USA last year. Wasn't San Jose, CA considered the 'safest' city in that poll? Then just last week several people were shot there? Yep.... and what a shame too. Kalifornia believes in providing plenty of law-abiding unarmed citizens for the skoff-law armed criminals to have fun with. I know several people who have left Kalifornia and come right here to Texas. And for that very reason. Many of them go through the gun class just as soon as they are elegible. Maybe Arnold will terminate the criminals. EDIT: My spelling sucks. So does my proff-reading! Edited December 7, 2003 by Desert_Warrior Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Maybe Arnold will terminate the criminals. EDIT: My spelling sucks. So does my proff-reading! Hey! Watch it now.... Quote Link to comment
+Desert_Warrior Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Maybe Arnold will terminate the criminals. EDIT: My spelling sucks. So does my proff-reading! Hey! Watch it now.... Oops.... Sorry buddy. As CRIMIALS go, you are my very favorite!!!!! Maybe I should have said Arnold will TERMINATE the BAD-GUYS! Is that better? Quote Link to comment
+The Frantic Cachers Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 as for ticks....use permitherin (sp?) Quote Link to comment
GrandpaCannon Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Well, at the risk of starting the anti-gun folks up again, let me say this. COME TO TEXAS! Here, qualified individuals are allowed to carry a concealed handgun. I would like to say we have no crime here. That is not true. But dadgum near! El Paso was the 3rd safest city in the USA last year. Texas is overall one of the safest states. The "MASS-SHOOTINGS" predicted just didn't happen. But the predictable decrease in crime did. Robbery isn't something likely to happen here. Okay, I'm not saying that he shouldn't go to Texas and I am all for Concealed carry but can an alien (non-U.S. citizen) get a permit? Or did you just mean that with all the permit holders around it is in general safer? Quote Link to comment
+Desert_Warrior Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Well, at the risk of starting the anti-gun folks up again, let me say this. COME TO TEXAS! Here, qualified individuals are allowed to carry a concealed handgun. I would like to say we have no crime here. That is not true. But dadgum near! El Paso was the 3rd safest city in the USA last year. Texas is overall one of the safest states. The "MASS-SHOOTINGS" predicted just didn't happen. But the predictable decrease in crime did. Robbery isn't something likely to happen here. Okay, I'm not saying that he shouldn't go to Texas and I am all for Concealed carry but can an alien (non-U.S. citizen) get a permit? Or did you just mean that with all the permit holders around it is in general safer? The answer to both of your questions is YES! In any area where concealed weapons are allowed, everyone benefits from the fact that the "bad guys" (there you go Criminal! ) don't know who is carrying, so they are very careful to select the ones that "look defensless". Darwinism at its best! My wife is German. She is a German citizen. She carrys a green card. She also carries (not all the time) a Titanium .357 mag. Her background check took a long time because the FBI did a check on her all the way back to her childhood home in Langen. Germany. But once cleared, she was also issued a license. She got the license mostly for the fact that if I need to leave the car to enter a forbidden zone, I can leave the pistol in the car with her and she is not in violation of having a loaded weapon without a license. We have each had one incident separately where we were glad to have a pistol. We also experienced one event together, where neither of us were carrying, and 3 would-be robbers wanted to take the chance. We just made a withdrawl at a teller machine. As we turned to leave, they approached us and demanded the money. I guaranteed them that the first one in range was going to die as I pulled a combat knife. None of them wanted to be first, and the wife and I beat a very hasty retreat. Now at least one of us carries ALL the time. So.... your answer is YES! Quote Link to comment
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