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Wow, so much negativity in this thread! I agree, it’s true, I have seen some appalling behavior in my 4.5 years geocaching. I’ve also seen laziness, carelessness, greed and rudeness. Last time I went out and did a maintenance run on my Dr. Seuss caches I considered giving up on hiding afterwards. I’ve observed all of the things that you have mentioned and it really frustrates me. BUT I’ve also seen so many wonderful, amazing things as well.
I’ve had people write long logs with pictures and they’ve really been a joy to see. Then later at events or on social media they’ve gushed as well. That makes you feel great!
I’ve seen people really push themselves to try new things, a tree climb, a trip out in a boat, difficult terrain or longer hikes if they wanted to fill their grid. I can think of many times when I talked to someone afterwards that said they’d never done that before and they had found that they really enjoyed the experience and looked forward to doing more. I remember many times doing these things with other people and watching people reach out a hand to help the person behind them over a difficult crossing or up a steep bank. I just love the camaraderie I’ve seen in the shared experience of the hunt.
I have made many friends as we’ve anguished over a puzzle together, sometimes one person gets one part, which leads to the next, and next, and eventually solving it. Working with small children myself and usually doing simple equations in work, I really enjoy pushing my intellect with puzzles and sharing the experience with others can be very rewarding to all involved. Again, I’ve talked to people who at first never even tried puzzles until they were trying to complete a challenge of some sort or another but then after they tried a few found they enjoyed it, which led to more puzzle attempts.
I’ve had people volunteer to do cache maintenance for me when I had pneumonia. I’ve had people check with me before they went out caching if they found any problems if it was OK to repair my caches first. I’ve been very touched as I get ready to move by all the people offering to adopt caches, do cache maintenance, come to visit me in Eau Claire, or just wish me well. It’s truly made me feel special.
Long ago, before I discovered geocaching, I adopted the philosophy that I can’t change how other people behave but I can control my own behavior. I guess this is a lead by example sort of approach. I feel the same way about geocaching. Yes, the things that some people do is ridiculous and it isn’t for me. But I guess the point of this post is that it isn’t all bad, there’s many things about this game that are truly admirable and enjoyable.
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I do not but I’d be happy to read it. 🙂
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09/05/2014 at 12:40 am in reply to: Please send positive thoughts and prayers to 2CraziesMSN… #1976949Oh how sad. I will pray for them. Thank you for letting us know!
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Nice!
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@Lacknothing wrote:
Great idea Becca. How soon do you need them?
ASAP, I’ve procrastinated with all of the moving and packing nonsense.
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I know that but I wouldn’t feel comfortable sharing these stories without people’s permission to put them in the newsletter that goes out to many people. I was hoping to get a fresh account for that purpose.
But thank you for your contributions Todd300 and Hack1of2. 8)
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Ooh pretty!
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Did someone mention my name? 😆 Welcome to the WGA! I look forward to meeting you at an event in the future and maybe I’ll run into you out on the trails in Eau Claire.
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Welcome to the game! I can’t remember if I met you or not at the pancake breakfast, I talked to so many people! But I’m impressed, a Mega Event for your first event! And the pancake breakfast isn’t quite Mega, but almost. It will most likely be easier to meet people at your typical event. Check out the events map on the left side of the screen on the WGA page and find one near you. I look forward to meeting you at another event.
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I got mine, still not sure if I want to send it out into the wild or not.
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Congratulations and welcome to the game! I’m glad you found your way to the WGA so soon, it took me months of caching before I discovered it. There’s lots of information and friendly people in the forums so just ask if you have any questions. Nice to meet you StrongHand. 🙂
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Congratulations Scott!
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@Mister Greenthumb wrote:
Did you ever hear of deer hunting?
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
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I look forward to completing it this weekend!
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Congratulations!
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