[Averith]

Thanks for the questions.

I have attended both CITO events held at our WGA adopted highway as well as highway cleanups held here in Sheboygan county.

I always have a garbage bag in my fanny pack when we go out caching and often come back to the car with a full bag, so yes I practice CITO when out caching.

As for regional CITO events I’m 100% in favor of continuing the regional CITO events, I feel that it’s a great way to give back to the parks where we play our game.

[Averith]

Thank you for the question, Shane.

When I attended my first event temp caches were placed and at the time I logged multiple attended logs for each cache that I found at the event. As I continued caching, attending events and learning more about caching my attitudes on logging temp caches has evolved. I don’t care all that much if someone logs temp caches but for me on a personal level it has become something I no longer feel right doing.

Now as for WGA sponsored events and temp caches go I feel that the decision that was made to no longer allow logging of temp caches at our events was the correct decision for the following reasons:

1. The WGA as an organization really needs to have good working relationships with not only Groundspeak but also with other state geocaching organizations. The multiple attend logs at events had put the WGA and Wisconsin geocachers in a poor light when it came to people outside the state and I feel that the move away from temp caches at events has helped with that.

2. The placement of permanent caches for WGA events has the added benefit of adding to the quality caches that are placed in the areas where we are holding our events, which not only is good for the event but will also hopefully be enjoyed by geocachers for years to come.

If elected to the BOD I would have to vote to keep the current policy in place if the issue were ever revisited.

[Averith]

Snow changed over to rain here in Sheboygan, can’t seem to make up it’s mind.

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Snow has begun to fall in Sheboygan, coming down at a pretty good clip at the moment. Scanner is reporting A LOT of vehicles going in the ditch on hwy’s 23 & 43.

[Averith]

Raining like crazy here right now, and the wind is blowing pretty good as well. Should get really interesting once this changes to all snow.

[Averith]

Nothing in Sheboygan yet, though the winds have started to kick in. Have a few more things to run out for and then we’re staying home the rest of the weekend. Got this on Twitter from the Weather Channel a little while ago so maybe shades of what is to come here in far Eastern Wisconsin.

Blizzard warnings have now expanded into southwest WI and northwest IL

Could be an interesting evening perhaps.

[Averith]

You should absolutely get Geosphere, it’s an outstanding geocaching app.

[Averith]

We were able to find 3 caches that were close to home today.

[Averith]

Works fine using Chromium on a Linux system.

[Averith]

My sister made me one, I wear it almost all the time.

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We’ll hopefully be staying at my in-laws cabin, not for sure yet but hoping so.

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@geolivestrong wrote:

I guess I should have paid attention a little closer….I missed the cut-off! 🙄

Yeah me too. 🙁

[Averith]

I’ve been getting updates on caches and such all day.

[Averith]

Karen and I can help with Scrappy Scout Saturday morning at the WGA booth from 7:00am – 9:00am. We will also be there for the pancake breakfast, you can put us down from 6:00am to ??? we’ll stay for the whole thing and you can use us where ever you like.

[Averith]

I played with my sisters on Saturday and from the 10 minutes or so I used it I liked it.

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