+Renegade Knight Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 When I first realized that I wasn’t having any fun looking for a cache and so I left. When I first logged a DNF and never went back to restore my honor. When I first did a post that answered a question. When I first got a warning along with a note that said “You should know better” When I looked back at my first hide and realized my instincts for a good spot were right. When I first realized I actually had cache instincts. When I first learned where muggles look and quit hiding caches there. When I first introduced someone new to the RASH. Here's not never having to post the next topic. "I started being a caching old timer when..." Quote
+PandyBat Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 I'll never stop being a newbie. There's always something new to learn. Quote
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 When I got drunk at my first geocaching event Quote
+SixDogTeam Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 When I could spot "stick-o-flage" from a hundred yards away. Quote
+Kitch Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 When I got drunk at my first geocaching event When I co-hosted an event just for the sole reason to get drunk with other cachers. When I called in sick to work to go caching. When I called in sick to work because I was hung over from an Event. When I broke out the flask at a night caching trip. Quote
+Mastifflover Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Every plastic container that I see gets evaluated for a geocache container. Quote
+Snoogans Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 I stopped being a noobie (in this sense of the word) when my highly trained "Spider Sense," which is usually attuned to spotting "Bad People," started telling me to turn on my GPSr because there is a cache nearby. Sn gans Quote
+GentleWhisper Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 With only 23 finds, I'll admit I'm still a newbie. But the amount of time I spent camo painting my slightly unusual cache container for my first hide has got to count for something... I'd tell you more. But I don't want to give PandyBat any hints. Quote
+astrojr1&GGGal Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 When I realized the moment when I *first* thought I wasn't a newbie changed. When we had done 10, I thought "wow, we're getting the hang of this." When we had done 50, we thought "ok NOW we're getting the hang of this". When we had done 100....well, maybe we really were getting it now. At around six hundred we realized there are still a lot of hiding places we don't know. So I guess its back to newbie again! BTW apologies if the mention of the number of our own finds offends anyone. Quote
+PandyBat Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 With only 23 finds, I'll admit I'm still a newbie. But the amount of time I spent camo painting my slightly unusual cache container for my first hide has got to count for something... I'd tell you more. But I don't want to give PandyBat any hints. Oh man! Did it get approved?? I knew you were going to hide one but didn't know it was out there yet! Gotta go do some searching now....... Quote
+tstar Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 When I started buying batteries in the economy-sized packs. Quote
+GentleWhisper Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Oh man! Did it get approved?? I knew you were going to hide one but didn't know it was out there yet! Gotta go do some searching now....... No PandyBat, It's not out there yet. I'm waiting on the final approval from the Park Board. Plus Glen is out of the office till Sunday night. Quote
+wray_clan Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 When we took some friends along for the hunt. Quote
+tstar Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 When my GPS finallylost that fresh-out-of-the-package plastic smell... Quote
+The Cheeseheads Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 ...when I raced out to be first finder for a new cache, even though I had forgotten my GPSr at home and decided to look for it anyway. And found it. Quote
BeadBoy Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 When you stop bothering everyone you see about this cool hobby you have. (which i am guilty of by the way). Quote
WH Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 ....when I ran out at 3AM to log a FTF on an Altoids tin hidden on highway overpass in the pouring rain. Quote
+El Diablo Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 You stop being a newbie when you go to a cache event and you know 90% of the people there. You become an oldtimer when you go a cache event and you don't know who 90% of the people are, but they know who you are. El Diablo Quote
+quills Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 When we realized we needed a second GPS and a third so we didn't argue over who watched the screen. Quote
+TotemLake Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 You stop being a newbie when you go to a cache event and you know 90% of the people there. You become an oldtimer when you go a cache event and you don't know who 90% of the people are, but they know who you are. El Diablo LOL That's the one! Quote
GrandpaCannon Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 When another cacher found one of my signature items and said in the log that they had been looking for one. Or when one of my signature items was included in the original contents of a cache that was not placed by me or my son. Quote
+TEAM DOW Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 When we realized we needed a second GPS and a third so we didn't argue over who watched the screen. OOOO...A second GPS!!! Now THAT is a great idea!! Danya of Team Dow (Off to check GPS prices!! ) Quote
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