+tozainamboku Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I hate Rocky Road. Quote Link to comment
+GRANPA ALEX Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I kill for Rocky Road! Quote Link to comment
+Team Perks Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Rocky Road was rude to me. I demand an apology. Quote Link to comment
+beopots Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Rocky Road was rude to me. I demand an apology. LOL I accept your apology on behalf of RockyRoad Quote Link to comment
+GPS_David Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Rocky Road was rude to me. I demand an apology. LOL I accept your apology on behalf of RockyRoad You guys are faster than me, I planned something evil like this! Appologies not accepted, I say we ban micro's and Jeremy Quote Link to comment
+beopots Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Rocky Road was rude to me. I demand an apology. LOL I accept your apology on behalf of RockyRoad You guys are faster than me, I planned something evil like this! Appologies not accepted, I say we ban micro's and Jeremy that doesn't change the fact that rocky road is a rude, spoiled little child, and there's no excuse for the rudeness of those marshmallows or those little nuts! Quote Link to comment
+Joypa Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Lets ban discussion about banning micros. Apology accepted. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 How do I get a 'Signal eating ice cream' smily? Quote Link to comment
+JanniCash Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 How do I get a 'Signal eating ice cream' smily? You "demand" one from Jeremy in a not so polite way. Jeremy will respond in a similar tone. You then open a new thread and call Jeremy an arrogant, childish ... yadda yadda ... Jerk (who is not as smart as ... yadda ... toadies think). In the following heated flamefest you piss off the rest of us and finally get banned. After that, you don't need one, so the problem is solved ... sort of. Not really ... and it isn't very genuine anyway. You could produce the required animated gif yourself (or find someone who does) and just send it to Jeremy. I am sure it'd find its way into the system. Jan Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 (edited) ...You could produce the required animated gif yourself (or find someone who does) and just send it to Jeremy. I am sure it'd find its way into the system. You just read my attempt at finding someone who can produce said gif. (Aha! Now I know that it's a gif. I'm getting closer to fulfilling this need.) Edited July 28, 2005 by sbell111 Quote Link to comment
+JanniCash Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 ...You could produce the required animated gif yourself (or find someone who does) and just send it to Jeremy. I am sure it'd find its way into the system. You just read my attempt at finding someone who can produce said gif. (Aha! Now I know that it's a gif. I'm getting closer to fulfilling this need.) Is that a subtle hint? I probably forgot to mention that I am male. As a rule of thumb, men do not react to subtle hints. We don't react to strong hints either. Nor do we understand obvious hints. If you want something then say it!!! Jan PS: it might take a day or two ... but I will try to come up with something. Quote Link to comment
+Agent K Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I don't care what anyone says. I'm a kid, and I love urban micros! Quote Link to comment
+JanniCash Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I don't care what anyone says. I'm a kid, and I love urban micros! Yeah, but who cares? Jan Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Is that a subtle hint?... PS: it might take a day or two ... but I will try to come up with something. I wasn't begging you specifically. It was more of a general desire that needed fulfilling. I appreciate your efforts and accept your apology. Quote Link to comment
+JanniCash Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Is that a subtle hint?... PS: it might take a day or two ... but I will try to come up with something. I wasn't begging you specifically. It was more of a general desire that needed fulfilling. I appreciate your efforts and accept your apology. How about this one as a first prototype? Jan Quote Link to comment
TookDadAlong Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 IMHO there's no need to ban micros, if you don't like them, don't do them. I'll do them if I'm nearby, they can be fun. I don't care how you play as long as I'm still having fun, Don't ask, don't tell! Quote Link to comment
+Joypa Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Is that a subtle hint?... PS: it might take a day or two ... but I will try to come up with something. I wasn't begging you specifically. It was more of a general desire that needed fulfilling. I appreciate your efforts and accept your apology. How about this one as a first prototype? Jan Nice. I want one. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Ummmm. Strawberry. I like it . . . Quote Link to comment
+deimos444 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Ummmm. Strawberry. I like it . . . Butter Brickle Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 How about this one as a first prototype? Nice. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 [How about this one as a first prototype? Jan Schweeet. I might actually use a grenouille icon now! Quote Link to comment
xvegan88x Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I like micros, but what do I know? Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I like micros, but what do I know? What flavor? Quote Link to comment
+deimos444 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Micro caches suck! Only vacuum really sucks. Microcaches just kind of sit there. Quote Link to comment
+Joypa Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 There's no such thing as gravity, the earth sucks. Quote Link to comment
+Allen_L Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Just remember that all things that suck aren't bad. A couple of examples: vacuum cleaners and sump pumps. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 (edited) Another good example is, umm, straws. Straws are made for the sole purpose of sucking. Edited July 30, 2005 by sbell111 Quote Link to comment
+maggieszoo Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I, personally, don't mind micros if it is an interesting place and a bigger cache would get muggled there. And as long as I know what the container will look like. At least let me know if it is one of those I saw on Ebay that looks like something found in nature. There's a guy making acorn and pine cone shaped micros. There was one that looks a butterfly, too. Those would be tough to find in the right area. And I love almost any kind of ice cream, but especially Moose Tracks! Quote Link to comment
+iTooth Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 The "magnetic key container under the park bench" or the "film can in the fork in the tree trunk" don't do much for me and require very little imagination to put out. But a good, creative micro is always memorable and rewarding to find. Quote Link to comment
xvegan88x Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I like micros, but what do I know? What flavor? keyholders, chapstick contains, and such. Micros are good for places that a bigger cache can't be hidden (IMHO). I'm all for using the biggest container possible for an area (as I belive was disccussed above), though. I'm sorta a newbie at this point, the number for xvegan88x is the number that I have signed the logs on, I have gone caching with other people before anyone says I haven't found many micros... Quote Link to comment
+tanisdad Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 The "magnetic key container under the park bench" or the "film can in the fork in the tree trunk" don't do much for me and require very little imagination to put out. But a good, creative micro is always memorable and rewarding to find. DITTO: Quote Link to comment
+ruhereyet Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 For those of us with disabilities, it's nice to walk in an urban area and be able to scope out a micro. I find them a lot more challenging than to traipse through the woods to find the standard ammo can filled with golf balls, McDonald Happy Meal Toys and hotel shampoo bottles. I'm not saying that one is better than the other, but I think both are equally valuable to different people. Quite honestly, if I had my choice of seeking a micro or seeking an ammo can, I'd just as soon challenge myself with the micro. Besides, the kids always fight over who gets to trade swag in the large cache, and with a micro, we don't have that problem. Don't ban them. Just hate them secretly. Just my .02 Quote Link to comment
+Kai Team Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 We need to ban 7 page threads on banning micros, even if they do wander off topic, only to come alive again. It's ALIVE!!! Let it be and go find some caches!!!! Quote Link to comment
+RREngineer Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 I got tired of reading all the same complaints, over and over, so I will just make my comments without reading most of them. Well I guess those micro hating Geocachers really won't want to do a lot of my caches. But then again, I get the impression they want the larger containers that are easier to find. Probably a case of poor eyesight. I don't mind putting out the ammo cans, but I get discouraged having to replenish the contents so the ammo can lovers can raid them. After that happens enough I just archive it or change it to a micro. I have put out micros that are easy to get to, no bushwhacking required, very visible and easy to retrieve. I wish you luck if you think you can just walk up to them and find them immediately. Here are a few reasons why I put out the micros: they don't require a lot of hiking in the hot Florida sun, they are relatively easy to get to for those that are handicapped, and it really is hard on me doing long hikes. With that said, some of mine you can drive to within a few feet of them, but they will tax your brain trying to find them. I put mine out for those that enjoy the hunt, the the long hot hikes are too much to do, and the knowledge that if they don't find it, they will just be able to get right back in their car and head to the next spot. Do I only hunt micros? Nope, I do them all. For those that say their kids get discourage about not finding anything to trade, I think what is being said is that the parent is using this as an excuse to complain on this thread. If a child knows, in advance, that there will be nothing to trade then they shouldn't get discouraged. It seems that the adult is not educating the child as to what this sport is about and what will be there when they find it. There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. We have kids in this area that like trading but also like to beat their parents to the micros. I know that not everyone likes micros, so I have also put out some regular caches as large as 16" wide and 16" high, that you can drive right up to within a few feet of them, no bushwhacking required, they are in plain sight and easy to retrieve, and they are just as difficult to find as my micros. Quote Link to comment
+RoyalRed Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Don't like micros...then don't go after them. Don't really understand the constant bitching about them. Personnally I don't like them either unless it's 90+ degrees out with high humdity and the PI is neck high or if I happen to out on the road traveling for work or vacation and can stop and break up the trip with a quick find. In those situations give me micros every time. The beauty of this sport is you can pick an choose what you are going after. If you don't like the size, look, sound, location or name of cache then don't go after it. Nobody is holding a gun to your head and making you hunt micros. Keep it real and enjoy! Quote Link to comment
CoyoteRed Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 It's been said before, there are so many folks who would rather just put out a micro that you could split off non-trading hunts from the "real" caches. It is about geocaching right? I think that's what the OP was complaining about--a non-trading micro where a larger cache could be placed. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Don't like micros...then don't go after them. Don't really understand the constant bitching about them. Personnally I don't like them either unless it's 90+ degrees out with high humdity and the PI is neck high or if I happen to out on the road traveling for work or vacation and can stop and break up the trip with a quick find. In those situations give me micros every time. The beauty of this sport is you can pick an choose what you are going after. If you don't like the size, look, sound, location or name of cache then don't go after it. Nobody is holding a gun to your head and making you hunt micros. Keep it real and enjoy! Its been said before, but in some areas if you don't like micros, you don't geocache because that's pretty much all there is. If you don't like what's on TV, change the channel. But what if every channel is showing American Idol? Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 ... At least let me know if it is one of those I saw on Ebay that looks like something found in nature. There's a guy making acorn and pine cone shaped micros. ... Somebody has an awful lot of nerve making micros that look like that. I'm gonna go find that guy and give him what for. <shaking fist in the air> Quote Link to comment
+Old Bill Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 As a relative Newb, (32 found) I was already starting to understand the rift between micros and regulars before I found this thread. But that kinda changed a little when I found this one. There is only 2~3 places other than the hiding place, and that leaves one to really think about the options. Confounding the search was a DNF on the log prior. But I spent some time, and eventually "something" caught me eye, and there it was. It was a container I hadn't seen before, and placed to make it just a bit of a thinker's challenge, but not impossible like a fake leaf or pinecone. I hope to find, and maybe even place, a lot more like this one. However, having said all that, I'll bet that once the landscaping is in, the DNF's roll right in. Quote Link to comment
+Runaround Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Its been said before, but in some areas if you don't like micros, you don't geocache because that's pretty much all there is. If you don't like what's on TV, change the channel. But what if every channel is showing American Idol? That's quickly becoming the case around here. About 6 months ago I ran a PQ of the nearest caches then filtered out all micros. I also removed all multis that require someone to find micros as well as all caches that had their size mis-identified, i.e. a micro listed as a regular cache. That left about 40% of the caches. I re-ran this exercise about 2 weeks ago. Now it's down to 34%. It's getting a bit harder for those who don't like to hunt micros. Quote Link to comment
+SixDogTeam Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Except in the deep woods, Micros Rock!! Quote Link to comment
+Team Tigger International Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Except in the deep woods, Micros Rock!! What SixDogTeam said ! I cant beleive we are still beating this dead horse ! Star Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 (edited) ...It's getting a bit harder for those who don't like to hunt micros. I disagree. I actually like micros just fine, but to play along, I just ran a PQ of all regular, small, and large caches within 20 miles of my home. I came up with 150 caches. As in your area, this is about a third of the total caches, but it assumes that 'unknowns' and 'others' are not 'regular' caches. When I started playing the game, there were two or three caches within 20 miles of my home. It looks to me like its easier to hunt for caches whether you like micros or not. In fact, if you just plain don't like micros all you have to do is what you and I just did. Run a PQ without them included. This exercise presents micros as a problem that is taking over, but the fact is, that's not true. In most cases, micros are placed in places that you would never put a 'regular' sized cache. If you prefer hikes with ammo boxes covered by sticks at the end, micros aren't taking away anything from you. Micros are not pushing regular-sized caches out of the game. It is natural to see a percentage increase in micros because many more places can support a micro v a larger cache. If it is true that an area is running out of regular-sized caches to hunt, it is because you and your friends who like these caches aren't hiding any, not because too many micros are being hidden. Is it too early for ice cream? Edited August 1, 2005 by sbell111 Quote Link to comment
Rupert2 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 (edited) All hail the 35mm film canister! Let's face facts, it is all about the hunt, not about the swag. Micros are the best...followed by Rocky Road. Edited August 1, 2005 by Rupert2 Quote Link to comment
+ohgrl Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Is it too early for ice cream? It is NEVER too early for ice cream...if it is chocolate Quote Link to comment
+JanniCash Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Is it too early for ice cream? It is NEVER too early for ice cream...if it is chocolate Since nobody had any "change requests", I already sent Jeremy the "icecream signal" asking if he could add it to the available emoticons. No reply yet though. Those who really need it badly might consider nagging him a little. And sorry, no chocolate, it's raspberry! Jan Quote Link to comment
+deimos444 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 And sorry, no chocolate, it's raspberry! Jan Butter Brickle, dadgum it! Quote Link to comment
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