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04/05/2012 at 9:51 am #1733075
Woke up this morning. So started out as a good day so far than checked my email wow somebody logged my caches on a week day. Than it went downhill. They must not have read the page I have attributes set but yet they went after it and than complained about the thorns and tics.
I wish i could say that i enjoyed the walk into this cache. It was torture. My six year old son and I had to find the least painful path to this cache. So after multiple scratches, thorns in our clothing and over 30 ticks we made it. The swag was nice which eased the pain a little.
Please consider moving this cache, there really isn’t any painless path to it.
TFTC, SL
Now I’m sitting here wondering if I do put out any more caches if I should just post the cords and not even bother with anything else.http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ef6bf73b-d6d6-482a-bed1-c397dd0fb209
04/05/2012 at 11:13 am #1959001Just ignore it. As is proven countless times each day, some people complain about everything and aren’t real good at that whole reading thing. Sounds like a fun cache to me.
Mebbe you could drop them a note telling them there are 20,000 other caches in the state they can look for, and plenty of park and grabs that offer thorn-free and walk-free experiences.
On the Left Side of the Road...04/05/2012 at 12:47 pm #1959002Hopefully they learned what the Attributes are used for!
I recall a log from southern Wisconsin complaining about how it “took us 2 hours to bushwack to the cache, then return to our vehicle”. So I scheduled some extra time for that one. It took me 20 minutes round trip!
Appreciate the dramatic log for what it is… entertainment! 🙂
04/05/2012 at 1:10 pm #1959003I’m a paperless cacher….I read maybe one cache page in 50. I cache without access to attributes and use only past logs, hints and the coords. If I absolutely have to I can read the page…but the attribute information is not included in that writeup.
That said, if I run into a situation where the cache is in the middle of tick infested thorn bushes that is my own fault.
04/05/2012 at 2:25 pm #1959004@mongo1965 wrote:
Woke up this morning. So started out as a good day so far than checked my email wow somebody logged my caches on a week day. Than it went downhill. They must not have read the page I have attributes set but yet they went after it and than complained about the thorns and tics.
I wish i could say that i enjoyed the walk into this cache. It was torture. My six year old son and I had to find the least painful path to this cache. So after multiple scratches, thorns in our clothing and over 30 ticks we made it. The swag was nice which eased the pain a little.
Please consider moving this cache, there really isn’t any painless path to it.
TFTC, SL
Now I’m sitting here wondering if I do put out any more caches if I should just post the cords and not even bother with anything else.http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ef6bf73b-d6d6-482a-bed1-c397dd0fb209
That was a great cache, or rather one of a great mini-series of three caches. I really enjoyed them. And yes, I did mention the thorns in my log, but not complaining about them, just sort of acknowledging them. I agree, ignore it.
All opinions, comments, and useless drivel I post are mine alone and do not reflect the opinions of the WGA BOD.
04/05/2012 at 3:19 pm #1959005I echo the sentiments above. Ignore it.
Like Lost, I’m a paperless cacher as well but I use my Nuvi as well as the GDAK app for my phone (a mobile version of GSAK) to read the cache info and logs. I *think* the atrributes are shown on GDAK but I know they aren’t on the Nuvi.
Like the others above, if I go into the woods and come out with several ticks, that’s on me. I know I’ll get ticks if I go in there so they don’t bother me.
Don’t worry about it, Mongo. Keep putting them out 🙂 I’ll stop in your area sometime to check it out.
04/05/2012 at 3:27 pm #1959006Even if you are caching with just a waypoint, when you get to the parking spot on this cache you clearly see it’s a bit of a walk…outside…you know, in “nature” and all that…where there are bound to be ticks and sticks and thorns and rocks and holes and angry chipmunks and whatnot…
I remember getting a log on one of our caches complaining that the trail was getting overgrown…not sure if people wanted me to go out there with a brush mower or something? I kinda thought the DNR might frown on that. Apparently it never occurred to them that simply turning back was an option too…
Not every cache has a paved path up to it. Just ignore it!
On the Left Side of the Road...04/05/2012 at 3:38 pm #1959007:heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy: :heidy:
Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.
04/05/2012 at 4:08 pm #1959008Speaking of bushwacking to caches without a trail, how tough is your Meadowbrook cache, Gotta Run? That’s on my bucket list for the future when I do an icon run. I already got all the letterbox hybrids at the RF and I think that’s the only letterbox hybrid left in the Green Bay area.
If I’m able to get that one, I’ll be able to get a nice icon run going that day.
04/05/2012 at 5:01 pm #1959009Everyone else seemed to enjoy it,dont let one cacher ruin your day..lifes to short.
04/05/2012 at 5:09 pm #1959010@Todd300 wrote:
Speaking of bushwacking to caches without a trail, how tough is your Meadowbrook cache, Gotta Run? That’s on my bucket list for the future when I do an icon run. I already got all the letterbox hybrids at the RF and I think that’s the only letterbox hybrid left in the Green Bay area.
If I’m able to get that one, I’ll be able to get a nice icon run going that day.
It will probably be a bit wet but not too bad of a bushwhack.
Do not approach from the paved trail unless you want to cross the river. Instead enter on the east side of the park and follow the south side of the river.
On the Left Side of the Road...04/05/2012 at 5:49 pm #1959011Thanks. I might do this with a local cacher I know.
Now back to your regular programming 🙂
04/05/2012 at 11:41 pm #1959012Thanks guys I know I should have just blown the log off. Heck should just be glad the caches where found. Guess its just been a long week here. but its all good.
04/06/2012 at 1:51 pm #1959013I have a cache by a historical marker, the cachers found the cache but in there log asked “whats up with the silo” had they read the marker (2.5′ from the cache) they would have gotten an entire history of it and the area. So not only do people not read the cache page, they don’t bother to read any sign on their way, rules, history, etc.
Im not sure how these people drive when you can’t read the signs!!
04/06/2012 at 2:06 pm #1959014Related email that I got today from a cacher in Germany who wants to log one of my challenge caches without actually visiting the cache, with the name deleted:
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do i have to write a log in the Logbook 100 Earthcaches or is it enough that we have logged more than 100?
We have made a picture at every Earthcache… you can see in our Listingbest regards from Germany
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I havent answered it yet, because I cant think of a polite way to say, “Duh, did you read the cache page?”
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