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@bandits wrote:

@Doc. wrote:

1. The first step to Winter Caching is to put down the remote and step away from the TV.

2. Step two: Don lots and lots of interlocking layers of clothing. It’s not official if your arms can touch your sides.

3. Step three: Remove five of the eight layers ‘cuz now ya gotta pee!

4. Step four: Grab 14 packs of AA batteries – 18 if there’s a wind chill!

5. Step five: Grab thermos of hot coffee and box of kleenex.

6. Step six: Remove three immediate layers ‘cuz now you are having a hot flash and gotta pee!

7. Step seven: Leave house.

8. Step eight: Leave house and remote.

9. Step nine: Take the car back out of reverse at the end of the driveway.

10. Step ten: Get out of the car at the end of the driveway and just lay down in the snow. Make a snow angel. Do a happy dance. It won’t kill ya! Then just drive to the damn cache site. Turn off the gpsr and follow Zuma!’s footprints in a straight line to a cache! Voila! Ya just made 20 finds in one hour by following Zuma! trax! 😉 Ahhh!!!! the numbers from chasing Zuma! !!!!! 🙂

If our calculations are correct, you put on eight layers, took off five because you had to pee, and then took off three more due to the hot flash and needing to pee again. . . . Bottom line is . . . YOU LEFT THE HOUSE NAKED! 😯 [/i]

😆 😆 This had me laughing so hard I nearly messed myself.

Winter caching is a lot of fun and a lot of work. The nice thing about the snow is that all of the distractions are covered by snow. You just have to depend on instinct and hope for good coords. Oh…and following another cacher’s footprints to a tricky cache can be a real bonus. Even hunting for a cache after a few DNF’s have been posted can be a lot of fun in the winter because you know where the other people already searched.

Sure you won’t get the same find numbers in the snow, but the added difficulty gives you a real feeling of accomplishment on even the “easiest” of caches.

Additionally, you Appleton cachers have more time to sit around solving all of those puzzle caches. Come spring, you will have them all solved and ready to find. 😉

[3 Hawks]

OK…I’m game.

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Sorry to hear about the fall!! I pray the recovery goes well.

Do you have any walking sticks that are tough enough to use as an ice/snow breaking club?? I sure could have used one while caching on the 12/03.

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Oh, it worked right well. Very disturbing!! How am I supposed to sleep now?

Merry Christmas from team 3 Hawks to all!!!

[3 Hawks]

I think it all has something to do with quantum physics and string theory. The missing trackables still exist on another plane. We are out of phase to that plane and simply can’t see them. From time to time, the strings cross and objects can pass from one plane to another. If you go back to the site of the event, set up camp where the trackable table was located, and wait for a few thousand years; they just might reappear.

Then again, we could always blame it on newbies who think the trackables are some kind of door prize. Wouldn’t be the first time.

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@zuma wrote:

At any rate, winter caching beats work and beats sitting on the couch watching some lame TV show.

zuma

No truer words have been typed in these forums!!

[3 Hawks]

@-cheeto- wrote:

Please consider the words of Dr. Spencer Johnston: “Get out of your comfort zone and adapt to change sooner. Take control, rather than let things happen to you.”

Later,

-cheeto-

In the words of Dr. Pepper: “I’m a pepper, your a pepper, he’s a pepper, she’s a pepper; wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too.”

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@sweetlife wrote:

@3 Hawks wrote:

Blah, blah, blah……

The cache owner retains the right to determine who is able to log a find and they get to set the requirements. That is also in the rules of the game.

I always love it when people just pick out the parts of rules/laws that only apply to their particular argument and ignore the rest

Well go and find the info that supports your side of the arguement

It’s all right there for the whole world to see. Just five minutes of light searching turned up this. I could have gone to the gc.com forums to capture a few choice quotes (pro and con) from the game’s creators, but I’ll leave that up to you.

“Are there any variations in the game?”
“YES! We strongly encourage it, actually. Geocaching is a game that constantly reinvents itself, and the rules are very flexible.” Maybe this flexibility statement should be revisited???

“How long do caches exist?”
“It all depends on the location of the cache and its impact on the environment and the surrounding areas. Caches could be permanent, or temporary.”

Other Related Stuff Found In GC.COM’s Guidelines.
“For all physical caches, there must be a logbook, scroll or other type of log for geocachers to record their visit.”

“The cache owner will assume all responsibility of their cache listings. The responsibility of your listing includes quality control of posts to the cache page. Delete any logs that appear to be bogus, counterfeit, off topic, or not within the stated requirements.” In this context, the terms stated requirements refer to those of the cache owner.

“If you wish to hide caches for an event, bring printouts to the event and hand them out there.”

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@lagrac wrote:

Well, the by law argument, as I posted previously, is flawed. It contradicts itself. Article III covers membership, but when ones goes to Article X it covers non-discrimination. If my citizenship is not a legally protected characteristic, could someone clarify this?

Sorry lagrac, but I do not see any contradiction in the by-laws. Article X is not violated by not allowing membership to non-residents of the State. It applies across the board to everyone the same.

I don’t think there is anyone who does not agree that your caching accomplishments speak for themselves. You are a true friend of the WGA. Your opinions are greatly appreciated and your voice is heard in these forums.

Sadly, I must agree that no change to the by-laws regarding membership is warranted.

I admire your moxy and fighting spirit. I, for one, am flattered that you have fought so hard to become a full member of WGA. I hope to meet you someday on the trail or at a WGA event.

Happy Caching and Merry Christmas!!

Matt

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That’s GREAT news!! I pray the rest of your recovery goes as smoothly.

[3 Hawks]

@Lostby7 wrote:

Not sure how your remarks could be taken wrong Bec…they seemed very innocuous to me.

@greyhounder wrote:

Yep — I did it. Took out over 100 temp cache logs. I left them as notes.

Bec

Bec stated her personal position and then switched hats and stepped in as mediator. Excuse me for putting two and two together.

You can’t post a topic like this without opening up a can of worms.

So why would anyone, who believes there is nothing wrong with the practice, take the time to go back and delete (or switch them to notes) their event temp find logs??? Do you see the paradox???

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@tyedyeskyguy wrote:

My finger slipped.

Would you please stop hitting that poor horse in the crotch!!

[3 Hawks]

You should have just purchased the tie. Well its too late now.

Welcome to the obsession!!

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@sweetlife wrote:

logging temps to us is a waste of server time and space, and think about it this way, if you are logging attended logs for each of the temps you find. Do you:

1. come to the event and Sign the log book
2. Go and find your first temp
3. Come back to event and Sign the log again
4. Go out and find your second temp
5. Come back and sign the log again

REPEAT STEPS 4 AND 5 UNTIL YOU FIND ALL THE TEMPS UNTIL YOU ARE BLUE IN THE FACE

Yes it is a game, we play it our way, the way that 90% of the geocaching community has since 2000.

ONE GC# = ONE LOG.

Also for some FYI we had a long chat with Raine at MWGB, soon multiple logging will be gone anyway, it is in the que to make it impossible to log caches more than once, it is not a priority, but he said it is going to happen.

Happy Holidays to all and enjoy the snow

Barry and Valarie of sweetlife

I guess Greyhounder’s admonition only applies to those who think the whole issue is a bunch of hooey. If you agree with deleting temp logs or not logging temps as finds, then you can say anything you want in this thread. If you don’t agree, then be careful what you say.

I could go on all day on this topic. No one side is more right than the other. No one side is more honorable than the other. The whole arguement just makes us look like a bunch of fools who have nothing better to do than try to make ourselves look superior to another group over something so trivial and pointless.

Here let me help you. I freely admit I’m an idiot. I freely admit I don’t know everything. Then again, I may be wrong about that. I don’t want to know everything. I’m going to make thousands of mistakes and errors in judgement in the next year. Therefore, I’m in no position to judge anyone on their position to delete or not to delete their logs. Heck, I wouldn’t care if you deleted every one of your logs.

Just don’t tell me how to play this game and let everyone have their form of fun. If it aint against the rules it aint wrong. If the rules change, we change the way we play to comply with the rules. There, isn’t that simple???

I know Greyhounder was just trying to keep the peace, but she already let her feeling out on this topic. When you post a topic like this, you will get into the temp logging issue because of the question of “Why would people be deleting logs in the first place?” Not everyone will agree with the point of view of the topic poster.

I didn’t know this topic was only limited to people who feel the same way.

Once again, the whole issue has got to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard of. It means nothing!! A muggle looking in from the outside, would think we are all nuts and I couldn’t agree more!!!

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