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05/24/2011 at 1:50 am #1947216
As the CO for the Battleship Series up in Marathin County, I expect to see 100 “TFTC’s” but on the ships, it’s nice to see some meaningful logs. I do understand that it is hard at times to write unique logs for every find you make especially when you are logging 20+ finds at a time.
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Leave No Trace05/24/2011 at 3:07 am #1947217Usually the size of the container determines my log length, Micro, small, regular, large. From my observations, this is also about the time that the cache owner put into the hide itself.
05/25/2011 at 12:49 am #1947218The flipside of a poorly written “Found It” is the following:
http://coord.info/GL5NHT3QMy daughter and I went to this park today and loved it. It was fun walking around the ruins and taking photos and then there was a really awesome playground with lots of “old skool” equipment 🙂 (metal and wooden stuff that you only saw back in the 70’s and 80’s). We didn’t even bother looking for the actual cache because I’ve learned it is really hard to concentrate on finding one with a three year old constantly yelling, “MOMMY MOMMY, LOOK AT ME!!!” but we enjoyed this cache very much anyway.
I know the rules say you’re supposed to sign the log to call it found, but given the circumstance I’d be tempted to have them claim it as found. I’ve cached with my girls and can certainly empathize with the situation. Here is a classic case of someone “getting it”, but not finding it.
05/25/2011 at 1:02 am #1947219@CodeJunkie wrote:
The flipside of a poorly written “Found It” is the following:
http://coord.info/GL5NHT3QMy daughter and I went to this park today and loved it. It was fun walking around the ruins and taking photos and then there was a really awesome playground with lots of “old skool” equipment 🙂 (metal and wooden stuff that you only saw back in the 70’s and 80’s). We didn’t even bother looking for the actual cache because I’ve learned it is really hard to concentrate on finding one with a three year old constantly yelling, “MOMMY MOMMY, LOOK AT ME!!!” but we enjoyed this cache very much anyway.
I know the rules say you’re supposed to sign the log to call it found, but given the circumstance I‘d be tempted to have them claim it as found. I’ve cached with my girls and can certainly empathize with the situation. Here is a classic case of someone “getting it”, but not finding it.
If that’s the case, I could claim a whole lot more :D…. might need to look up this cacher and see if my 4 yr old can entertain her 3 yr old so we can get some caching done….sheesh….
05/25/2011 at 1:11 am #1947220@rtrezrsnhvn wrote:
@CodeJunkie wrote:
The flipside of a poorly written “Found It” is the following:
http://coord.info/GL5NHT3QMy daughter and I went to this park today and loved it. It was fun walking around the ruins and taking photos and then there was a really awesome playground with lots of “old skool” equipment 🙂 (metal and wooden stuff that you only saw back in the 70’s and 80’s). We didn’t even bother looking for the actual cache because I’ve learned it is really hard to concentrate on finding one with a three year old constantly yelling, “MOMMY MOMMY, LOOK AT ME!!!” but we enjoyed this cache very much anyway.
I know the rules say you’re supposed to sign the log to call it found, but given the circumstance I‘d be tempted to have them claim it as found. I’ve cached with my girls and can certainly empathize with the situation. Here is a classic case of someone “getting it”, but not finding it.
If that’s the case, I could claim a whole lot more :D…. might need to look up this cacher and see if my 4 yr old can entertain her 3 yr old so we can get some caching done….sheesh….
Definitely the way to do it, the couple of times I’ve been out with other cachers with kids it is much easier keeping the boys happy.
05/25/2011 at 2:29 am #1947221Well I found out that Mr. S will keep my husband and 10 yr old happy with fishing, but they can’t take a 4 yr old along so I got to keep him happy… really need to have him chat with the KFH littles to give him some pointers on patience and geocaching….
05/25/2011 at 2:34 am #1947222@rtrezrsnhvn wrote:
Well I found out that Mr. S will keep my husband and 10 yr old happy with fishing, but they can’t take a 4 yr old along so I got to keep him happy… really need to have him chat with the KFH littles to give him some pointers on patience and geocaching….
Patience & little hippies – no idea what you are talking about 😆 I just put in ear plugs and drag them into the woods. 😯
05/25/2011 at 11:30 am #1947223Yes, logs like the HelloKittyTeam wrote, will NOT kill the game!
05/25/2011 at 12:39 pm #1947224@JimandLinda wrote:
Yes, logs like the HelloKittyTeam wrote, will NOT kill the game!
I did find it “humorous” to see the other logs from yesterday on this same cache however. It definately shows the variety of players in this “game”.
05/26/2011 at 5:40 pm #1947225I have been caching for three years and I always try to write about my adventure. I love amo cans in the woods that take a 2 hour hike. But if I’m on a bike trail picking up matchstick containers every 528 feet I usually just type one sentence. No adventure, no planning?
Should I type about my adventure to Home Depot’s parking lot skirt lifter?
(I usually make some comment) 😀 😀 😀05/27/2011 at 10:00 pm #1947226Here is another one that will kill the game….. I just had my 750/150 Milestone Cache published tday. It is in a small wooded lot next to an elementary school. On the Cache Page, it says in caps to not find during school hours. So guess what time the FTF was……. 3:21pm (logged). School there gets done at 3:35pm. GRRRRRRRR!
05/27/2011 at 10:09 pm #1947227@David Cantrell wrote:
Here is another one that will kill the game….. I just had my 750/150 Milestone Cache published tday. It is in a small wooded lot next to an elementary school. On the Cache Page, it says in caps to not find during school hours. So guess what time the FTF was……. 3:21pm (logged). School there gets done at 3:35pm. GRRRRRRRR!
Delete the FTF 😯
05/27/2011 at 10:57 pm #1947228@kungfuhippie wrote:
@David Cantrell wrote:
Here is another one that will kill the game….. I just had my 750/150 Milestone Cache published tday. It is in a small wooded lot next to an elementary school. On the Cache Page, it says in caps to not find during school hours. So guess what time the FTF was……. 3:21pm (logged). School there gets done at 3:35pm. GRRRRRRRR!
Delete the FTF 😯
Agreed – Delete it.
05/28/2011 at 3:45 pm #1947229@David Cantrell wrote:
FTF was……. 3:21pm (logged). School there gets done at 3:35pm. GRRRRRRRR!
Someone who’s life can’t wait 14 minutes… I would be interested in their reaction. They just couldn’t follow the rules.
05/28/2011 at 4:46 pm #1947230@CodeJunkie wrote:
@kungfuhippie wrote:
@David Cantrell wrote:
Here is another one that will kill the game….. I just had my 750/150 Milestone Cache published tday. It is in a small wooded lot next to an elementary school. On the Cache Page, it says in caps to not find during school hours. So guess what time the FTF was……. 3:21pm (logged). School there gets done at 3:35pm. GRRRRRRRR!
Delete the FTF 😯
Agreed – Delete it.
DELETE
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