+Lowlander99 Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) Today I visited five sites....and although I found the prospective location each time...I failed to find a single cache.....I went to McDonalds to assuage my intense disappointment....... My confidence is severly dented...... Edited April 17, 2005 by Lowlander99 Quote
+Longfram Kev Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 Not wishing to rub it in but ...... Amy, my 11 year old youngest daughter and I found a 7 different location Multi cache and 5 other caches We had our best day for months. LK & Amy Quote
+mongoose39uk Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 and the dirksoft link does not seem to work! I think most of us have had days like that, just not everyone admits it. Quote
+Lowlander99 Posted April 17, 2005 Author Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) and the dirksoft link does not seem to work! I think most of us have had days like that, just not everyone admits it. Thanx for that will modify link tout suite... EDIT: Link repaired......Thanx..... Edited April 17, 2005 by Lowlander99 Quote
+kbootb Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 I've had days like that. One week, 3 quick finds..."I must be getting the hang of this".... next week 5/5 DNFs. All the clues lined up, must have been in the right place. Though I had lost my touch. Last week, found 5 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday, no DNFs. (Not trying the previous DNFs I hasten to add, they still remain unfound). The strange thing is, I had my cache details mixed up and found the last one using the cache sheet for another cache I thought I might move onto later if I had time. They were so similar, start in graveyard, follow footpath to bridlepath, under the fallen log. Wasn't till I went to log out the TB I found that I realised something was wrong. Must be developing super powered cachers instinct. Quote
Beer Monster Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 I went to McDonalds to assuage my intense disappointment ...and to pick up some swaps for your next successful find? Just a thought, but there are times when I feel I'm in the minority when I report a DNF. I get the feeling the many people only report a DNF if they think the cache has gone walkies, where I will report both this and my own sheer stupidity. Am I alone, just plain wrong or excessively paranoid? Quote
+Simply B Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 My worst caching day so far was at GCM8A9 Hang Up and Run To Me. April 3 - GPS wouldn't settle down and had me jumping around all over the place. I got scratched to blazes by trees and brambles, threatened by a dog while crawling under a holly bush, and finally shot at by a teenager with a paint gun. Didn't even find stage 1. Cycled home despondently. April 7 - Sun shining, all passers-by friendly (even the dogs), GPS spot-on. I walked straight up to stage 1, guessed first time what to do next, then found cache in under a minute's searching. Felt really good all that afternoon! Hope your next trip is a "return to form" too. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 My suggestion is to sacrifice a willing virgin king-like fool. But that's probably because I've been watching too much Wicker Man. Anyway, I hope your caching is more fruitful in future SP Quote
+third-degree-witch Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 no youre not the worst cacher,least u bothered to look...i havnt...been mastering a pda i bought,as well as gsak and cachemate......paperless caching lies ahead Quote
+Lowlander99 Posted April 17, 2005 Author Posted April 17, 2005 Thanx all ...for the encouragement...I'm not ready to 'hang up me clogs' yet.... Quote
+mongoose39uk Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 Thanx all ...for the encouragement...I'm not ready to 'hang up me clogs' yet.... and your link works now! May be worth checking that your gps is set to the correct datum though. I an sure you will hve better luck next time. Cheers Tony Quote
+Lowlander99 Posted April 17, 2005 Author Posted April 17, 2005 Thanx all ...for the encouragement...I'm not ready to 'hang up me clogs' yet.... and your link works now! May be worth checking that your gps is set to the correct datum though. I an sure you will hve better luck next time. Cheers Tony WGS84... No ...I found the locations ok....just couldn't find the caches... Quote
+stu_and_sarah Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 On Thursday, we had 2 DNFs, but to top it all, we also had to suffer a 'Did not place'. We cut our losses and went home. Cheers, Stu Quote
+The HERB5 Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 (edited) No ...I found the locations ok....just couldn't find the caches... If you didn't find the cache, how do you know it was the right location ? Edited April 18, 2005 by Nebias Quote
+S&G.Davison Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 I went to McDonalds to assuage my intense disappointment....... My confidence is severly dented...... Yeah going to Mcdonalds would severly dent my confidence (in food) too Quote
+Lowlander99 Posted April 18, 2005 Author Posted April 18, 2005 No ...I found the locations ok....just couldn't find the caches... If you didn't find the cache, how do you know it was the right location ? Because the description of the site tallied with the actual....I knew someone would ask that question... By the way...I feel a little better....that I didn't notice that one of them was a micro......so in future I will pay more attention to the cache details.... Quote
+The Roos Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Yesterday we left home full of enthusiasm for our 5 chosen caches 25 miles from home - after driving round for nearly two hours trying to find a suitable parking place (small country roads that look like they go near and then turn off in completely the opposite direction!!) we eventually just pulled over about a mile from the cache and decided that at least the kids and dogs would have a good walk - unfortunately we had not anticipated scrambling up a very very steep hill full of brambles and stingers, we emerged triumphant at the top picking bits of bush and insects out of our hair (apart from Mr Roo who doesn't have any!!) only to be confronted with a fantastic view of a valley and another huge climb and still nearly a mile away from the cache site. Needless to say we decided to trudge back to the car and try for the last two on our list only one of which we managed to find Still we were out there and thats what counts well thats what we're telling ourselves! Quote
+stu_and_sarah Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 On Thursday, we had 2 DNFs, but to top it all, we also had to suffer a 'Did not place'. Two more 'failed to place' tonight. It's not going well! Cheers, Stu Quote
+Pieman Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 I managed not to find Arche (Paris) despite there being two spolier photos, one of which has an arrow drawn on it pointing to the exact spot where the cache is! I was sure it must have gone, but several others have found it since. Doh! Quote
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 During the last ten days or so I've had some really good days... The day my Palm crashed on the way to an intricate multi 100 miles from home. The day I had a log on my own multi saying it looked as if the final container had been incinerated. The day my only attempt of the day was a DNF - the container had been taken. The day I got back to the car with my great-nephew after the first cache of the day and his mobile rang. His parents' plans had changed and he needed to be home soonest. The day I checked my multi and the container had indeed been incinerated. Today was pretty good, though. I didn't go caching... Quote
+Chris n Maria Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Can anyone beat this? So far we have logged 52 DNF is this a record ? Quote
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Chris n Maria wrote:Can anyone beat this? So far we have logged 52 DNF is this a record ? It won't be long before we're congratulating you on your first century...! Quote
+Chris n Maria Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Not long at all - I managed 3 on Sunday Quote
+McDeHack Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Talking of DNFs. I once had to visit a micro cache 5 times. It was in the City of London. Of course the GPS sig was bad. The location was easy. I knew it was still there as it had been found before my 5th attempt. As I drove up to the spot yet again I spotted it whilst sitting in my vehicle. I will swear it was not there on the other 4 attempts. Moral: Don't give up. Quote
NickPick Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 I had one cache where I visited twice with no luck at the final location (In my defence, it had snowed on one of the visits). I asked the setter for additional clues, and they provided them, along with a massive spoiler photo, and when I eventually found it, I realised that I must have actually stood on it on my previous visits. It was very well camoflaged! Quote
Beer Monster Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 I managed a DNF on holiday in Tenerife - actually I managed a couple of them - but on this one I stood on top of a big stone, and announced to the family, "No, I think this one's gone." A week or so later when I was back home and filling in the DNF, I popped open the spoiler photo, only to find that the box was underneath the big stone! Doh! Quote
kablooey Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 (edited) Can anyone beat this? So far we have logged 52 DNF is this a record ? I have logged 603 DNFs, but only ten so far this month (after 36 in March). As far as I know, the leader is a geocacher in Texas: Geo Dee. I can only hope that this information can cheer you a little. There are others who fail and yet continue to keep trying. Edited April 20, 2005 by kablooey Quote
+Chris n Maria Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Ahhh but there are so many more caches you can fail to find in the USA thean the UK Quote
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