To hootie or not to hootie

[kc9gbo]

Gotta Run has it nailed for how it works for us, sometimes the kids do manage to stay focused long enough to make the find, and then it usually ends up being a round of Bingo! being screamed at each other.

[thepharmgirl]

I prefer giving it away by yelling the hootie (generosity of spirit of course… 😉 …and well, I wanna get more caches!) But Jeremy prefers Finders Tree without even telling me he has a Finders Tree…. So usually I’ll be looking around, and suddenly I’ll see him standing around less active than he was before leading to the inevitable: “What? You found it, didn’t you?!” And his evil laugh: “Maybe.” And then I get to attempt the find while he watches the frustrated search with sadistic glee. 🙄

[nohandsgps]

@thepharmgirl wrote:

I prefer giving it away by yelling the hootie (generosity of spirit of course… 😉 …and well, I wanna get more caches!) But Jeremy prefers Finders Tree without even telling me he has a Finders Tree…. So usually I’ll be looking around, and suddenly I’ll see him standing around less active than he was before leading to the inevitable: “What? You found it, didn’t you?!” And his evil laugh: “Maybe.” And then I get to attempt the find while he watches the frustrated search with sadistic glee. 🙄

Next time you come across a hard find play the game in reverse. Pretend you found it when you really didn’t and let him continue searching. All the while you are laughing on the inside.

[TurkeyTime]

When either Aaron or I find it, we either say “Got it!” in a happy tone if we haven’t been looking too long, or we say “I got it…” in a really grumbly voice if we are annoyed at ourselves for taking so long to find it.
I guess it’s just always been our rule that when one of us finds it, it’s found. But in cases of *really* clever or well-hidden caches, whichever one of us finds it might back off, tell the other person it’s a good one, and let them look for it.

[Trekkin and Birdin]

When Trekkin’ and I are searching, whoever finds it will usually holler, “Got it!” Depending on the aggravation level it caused us, the finder may stand near it to see if the other can now spot it.

Most of the time for us, it’s about the adventure and the place, so it really doesn’t matter which one of us is the finder….though I hate it when Trekkin’ finds every one of ’em!

[Jeremy]

@nohandsgps wrote:

Next time you come across a hard find play the game in reverse. Pretend you found it when you really didn’t and let him continue searching. All the while you are laughing on the inside.

I don’t think she’d do this to me since she is typically motivated to get moving on to the next cache.

@thepharmgirl wrote:

I prefer giving it away by yelling the hootie (generosity of spirit of course… 😉 …and well, I wanna get more caches!)

In any case, I could take a really long time to spot the cache (not intentionally of course ;)), possibly hours, which would totally foil her plans for revenge.

Seriously, I do like to see everyone in the group locate the cache, even if it is a normal run of the mill hide… so I back away, (usually) say ‘Finder’s Tree’ or something, and let them keep searching. This gives everyone a chance to experience the pleasure / thrill / satisfaction of finding the cache for themselves. And that’s what geocaching is all about right? (Or is it the numbers? ;))

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