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9.4k · January 5, 2004

Here it is, January already. The 12 days of Christmas are behind us.

My oldest daughter went back to school today. I still have to watch the other two, so that limits my activities somewhat. They're only good for a couple of caches before they get tired and cranky. It's too cold and windy to take them to the park. They're too young to leave them there while I go caching. Getting them in and out of the truck every 5 minutes while logging urban micros isn't fun either. Besides, I've found all of those already.

I need some suggestions on getting the young ones out of the house on days like this. (and give me the motivation to do so)

If I stay home, the wife will make me take down the Christmas lights!

January 5, 2004

How long could you leave them at the MacDonalds playground?

2k · January 5, 2004

I'm guessing the Men's Club is out.

How about the public library?

January 5, 2004

My house is a wreck...and I blame geocaching!

We are getting new furniture on Wed. and need to get the presents put away, tree down, etc...but I spent WAY too much time this week end doing What else?

you guessed it.

3k · January 5, 2004

Take care of the lights first because you and you wife will feel better about you going caching then, can you leave the kids with her and play with them when you get home?

2k · January 5, 2004

Take care of the lights first because you and you wife will feel better about you going caching then, can you leave the kids with her and play with them when you get home?

I can see why they kicked you out of the procrastinators club. What you didn't get your membership termination letter? Well they'll get around to it eventualy.

4.2k · January 5, 2004

Sax man,

Take down the lights. You won't win with the wife; we never do .

Then, take the kids to an indoor playground for a bit (out here we have a Place called The Jungle that is a 3-story McDonald's playground on steroids; or a McD's or BK will do). Ideally find a place so you can get online wirelessly (like at Starbucks) and spend some time here on the forums while hte kids play.

When they are tired, take them home, then go do a few caches on your own.

Sounds fair to me.

2.3k · January 5, 2004

Take care of the lights first because you and you wife will feel better about you going caching then, can you leave the kids with her and play with them when you get home?

Let the kids take down the lights and go play with your wife!!

3.1k · January 5, 2004

I've heard some people take their lights down before summer but for the life of me I don't understand why.

9.4k · January 5, 2004

Take care of the lights first because you and you wife will feel better about you going caching then, can you leave the kids with her and play with them when you get home?

I forgot to mention that the wife is at work from 8 to 5. That's roughly the same time the oldest child is in school. It's just me and the little 2 (ages 3 and 5 as of next month) at home during that time.

2k · January 5, 2004

Any zoo's around?

January 5, 2004

Take them to the zoo and feed the animals.

9.4k · January 5, 2004

Take them to the zoo and feed the animals.

LOL!

Actually, someone placed a cache at the Albuquerque Zoo a year ago, but it was plundered before any cachers showed up. It was even placed with permission.

3.1k · January 5, 2004

Poor Croc Dude, he went to the same parenting school as Michael Jackson.

January 5, 2004

I'm glad he didn’t have twins.

3.5k · January 5, 2004

Sax,

I'm extremely disappointed in you.

Am I to understand that sometime late last year you actually took time to put Christmas lights up instead of going geocaching?!?!?!?!

For shame.

Bret

January 5, 2004

If you leave the lights up, they won't cut into your caching time next Christmas when you would have to put them back up. Also, are we sure the Croc man didn't have twins?

2k · January 5, 2004

Okay, so the zoo was a bad idea.

9.4k · January 5, 2004

Am I to understand that sometime late last year you actually took time to put Christmas lights up instead of going geocaching?!?!?!?!

Yes, after finding 50 caches in September and 24 in October, I took November off to put up 9000 Christmas lights. I only found 8 in December, partly because the wife had taken the GPSr away!

Edited January 5, 2004 by Team GPSaxophone

January 5, 2004

New Years Day, hung over or not, it all comes down... I've see houses that still had their lights up in April...

January 5, 2004

Yes, after finding 50 caches in September and 24 in October, I took November off to put up 9000 Christmas lights.

I think your nickname should be Clark Griswold.

2.3k · January 5, 2004

I only found 8 in December, partly because the wife had taken the GPSr away!

What?? You never heard of using the force??

9.4k · January 5, 2004

I only found 8 in December, partly because the wife had taken the GPSr away!

What?? You never heard of using the force??

The force doesn't work well around large electrical fields. My house was covered with wires, remember?

3.5k · January 5, 2004

Some smart wiring on your part would have saved you a lot of trouble.

Leave them up and just turn the red ones on for Valentine's day...the green ones for St. Patrick's day, the Red white and blue ones for 4th of July, Orange ones for Halloween.

Why hasn't anyone thought of this before!?!?!?!

Bret

January 5, 2004

Also, are we sure the Croc man didn't have twins?

Steve has at least 2 (maybe 3) kids. I used to be a fan but tired out after the first kid. On topic, let the kids drive YOU around, stopping every 5 mins to get the urban micros. That might be fun, you think???

3.1k · January 5, 2004

Our tree still has 1900 lights blazing away. No needles have dropped and until the first needle falls, we light it up.

I see another month ahead.

Only snow keeps us from caching....maybe next week???

9.4k · January 5, 2004

Alright, I compromised....sorta! I took down a couple thousand lights today before freezing to death. If I'm gonna be that cold, I should at least be finding a cache!

1.7k · January 6, 2004

12 degrees out today.

The lights are frozen, so they won't come down.

The caches are frozen.

I went to work.......

3k · January 6, 2004

Alright, I compromised....sorta! I took down a couple thousand lights today before freezing to death. If I'm gonna be that cold, I should at least be finding a cache!

Thats only one side of the story. What did you do with the kids and did you actually get out caching?

January 6, 2004

If you leave the lights up, they won't cut into your caching time next Christmas when you would have to put them back up. Also, are we sure the Croc man didn't have twins?

I tried that strategy last year. Then one spring morning I was outside considering yard work or caching when the neighbor poppped out and offered to 'help' me take the lights down. I couldn't refuse the free assistance, I think my wife put him up to it. Anyway it did cut into my caching time both that day and another after thanksgiving.

1.4k · January 6, 2004

1. Take the kids to a relatives house.

2. Burn your house down.

3. Collect insurance (make sure it looks like bad wiring, PM me if you need help there). You could even make it look like the lights were at fault.

End result...lights take care of themselves and you have money for a new caching vehicle, GPS, and some cool trade items.

9.4k · January 6, 2004

Alright, I compromised....sorta! I took down a couple thousand lights today before freezing to death. If I'm gonna be that cold, I should at least be finding a cache!

Thats only one side of the story. What did you do with the kids and did you actually get out caching?

I had the kids clean their room while I took down the 'easy to get to' lights.

I'll have the same problem tomorrow, so keep this thread going!

1.4k · January 6, 2004

Pay someone to watch the kids/take down the lights...then go caching. You can find plenty of willing folks hanging around parks that I am sure would want the job.

1.5k · January 6, 2004

Take down the Christmas Lights? I didn't know they were supposed to be taken down!

3k · January 6, 2004

You're all jumping the gun. Today, January 6th, is the Epiphany, so you shouldn't even be thinking about taking down the tree/the lights until this coming weekend.

January 6, 2004

You're all jumping the gun. Today, January 6th, is the Epiphany, so you shouldn't even be thinking about taking down the tree/the lights until this coming weekend.

Christmas isn't even here yet. It tomorrow, 1/7....... if you're Russian Orthodox.

1.4k · January 6, 2004

Just tell your wife you got an early start for this coming Christmas.

9.4k · January 6, 2004

It's 10am and I haven't even gotten dressed yet. Should I get ready for Geocaching or removing lights?

January 6, 2004

You better take down the lights or your wife might take away your GPS again.

2.3k · January 6, 2004

You better take down the lights or your wife might take away your GPS again.

Maybe she already has.....

Quick! go check!

1.7k · January 6, 2004

Our tree still has 1900 lights blazing away. No needles have dropped and until the first needle falls, we light it up.

Whatever you do, don't buy an artificial tree.

9.4k · January 6, 2004

You better take down the lights or your wife might take away your GPS again.

Maybe she already has.....

Quick! go check!

Not to worry, I've got it. Just updated my Pocket Query so I'm all set. The forums should be quiet for a little while since I'll be gone :lol:

She offered to help take down the lights tomorrow so I can't get in trouble for going out today!

1.4k · January 6, 2004

See it all worked out (Bob). Have fun caching (Bob). :lol:

9.4k · January 6, 2004

See it all worked out (Bob). Have fun caching (Bob).

WooHoo! Went off-road, then hiked a half mile and found an Altoids tin! What a day...

1.4k · January 6, 2004

See it all worked out (Bob). Have fun caching (Bob).

WooHoo! Went off-road, then hiked a half mile and found an Altoids tin! What a day...

Ahhhh, good reception all the way?

9.4k · January 6, 2004

See it all worked out (Bob). Have fun caching (Bob).

WooHoo! Went off-road, then hiked a half mile and found an Altoids tin! What a day...

Ahhhh, good reception all the way?

First time I've had 9 foot accuracy in quite a while!

1.4k · January 6, 2004

Then what could be better? Isn't there a beer commercial along those lines. (I went to go and click the :beer1: smiley and it was gone.)

Edited January 6, 2004 by ChrisCindy

9.4k · January 6, 2004

Then what could be better? Isn't there a beer commercial along those lines. (I went to go and click the :beer1: smiley and it was gone.)

That's yet another thing I could do instead of geocaching or taking down the Christmas lights!

1.4k · January 6, 2004

Then what could be better? Isn't there a beer commercial along those lines. (I went to go and click the :beer1: smiley and it was gone.)

That's yet another thing I could do instead of geocaching or taking down the Christmas lights!

Do you have to copy and paste a link to do that?

9.4k · January 6, 2004

Then what could be better? Isn't there a beer commercial along those lines. (I went to go and click the :beer1: smiley and it was gone.)

That's yet another thing I could do instead of geocaching or taking down the Christmas lights!

Do you have to copy and paste a link to do that?

I'm not telling :lol:

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