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Originally posted by Cache_boppin_BunnyFuFu:
Whao.. like part I was heavy enough!!I like having everything available, that way each person/team can do as they please and count as they please. Kinda like when I mentioned to Team HoneyBunnies that they had more than they thought. I was worried that they didn’t realize they could count each find on their first event, so I tossed that out there. Was neat to hear about how they tossed the ideas around but then opted to take just ONE cache for the entire event. The option was there.
On occasion I may hear the frustration of cachers saying that teams split and go out individually and find caches, but then count them as a TEAM!! Hey……Whatever!! More power to them. Single cachers, I am sure, might feel that absolute frustration with that. So??? Find a team partner and do the same. I have thought about myself and Digital_Dan. We live about 90 miles apart, cache apart, cache together and are a team but he counts his numbers and I count mine and NOT as a team. Could we change that and combine them?? Sure, but man that would be one heck of a time going back and resubmitting. Get worn out just THINKING about that. So…. we do what we do, others do as they please.
For Digital_Dan and myself…sure we compete against EACH OTHER for numbers. We also compete against each ohter in states cached in. I do counties cached in, we both do types of caches & GeoCoins we get our hands on, I do TB’s moved and Dan does 4:1 Singles to Multis. So, having the availability for a website to do all that for us is WAY kewl!! (With the exception of counties)
Basically, OUR numbers mean something to US!! If we want to compete against other… we can do that too.
Another 1 cent!! Hey.. now that’s 2 cents and I really AM broke after the holidays! LOL
Very well said, FuFu!
I recommend Plucker over Cachmate. Plucker gives you the opportunity to search for a cache by name or GC# using a search function.
You can also export a cache page to a memo, make appropriate notes, copy/paste, etc. Afterwards, I can print off the memo and log from a piece of paper and file it if I want to for further reference (I’m an accoutnant remember )
I haven’t used Cachemate very much but tried to dabble with it a bit. It didn’t seem too user friendly once on the palm (i.e. trying to find the cache, etc.). Russell uses Cachmate and is forever frustrated. I really do enjoy Plucker and find it easy to use. There are a lot of hidden functions with Plucker that until you dabble with it or someone tells you, you are not aware that it is there.
Also, if you use your Palm for business and are traveling, you can download the news (as an example) from cnn.com and read it while commuting (as long as you are not behind the wheel that is).
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Originally posted by marc_54140:
Congratulations, Diane, you finally passed me up! Can I start caching again?
By all means, please do so. Challenge me!
Happy New Year!!
A big thumbs up and congratulations on achieving your newest milestone!
Happy New Year!
I have not expereienced any problems and I’ve ran a few queries this week. I have noticed a few errors on my spun file, however, nothing too difficult to work around.
Try this link http://www.geocacher-u.com/resources/paperless.html it may provide you some information on plucker and using it.
I know I’ve noticed that I have such a routine down on my computer that if I go over to Professor’s to help him (and his computer is much older and different operating system) I sometimes run into problems.
Under limits I use 3 and I chose to ignore the links.
Let me if you I may be able to help you anymore.
Congratulations and a thumbs up!
Welcome back….hope 2006 is a ROARING one.
B.Q.
A thumbs up and a big congratulations for meeting your goal! It’s great to make a goal, work towards it, and then achieve it. It is very rewarding, isn’t it?!!?
B.Q.I actually know some people that geocache that do not log on the website. They go out, find it, sign the log, and go to the next. By no means are they as fanatical as I am, but nonetheless they do get out there, cache, and not log the find.
I like logging because it provides me an opportunity to practice my writing skills as well as my humor at times. It also provides me a measurement of my time.
As an athlete I like to compete. I’ve been competing since I was an embrio since I am an identical twin. My sister and I competed and were compared all my life. So with that being said it is like it is etched in my being to compete, even if it is self set.
I like to see how I move up in the world versus other geocachers. Does this diminish their accomplishments? Absolutely not! It does, however, fill that void since my twin lives so far away and competition with her is a little old. {{giggle}}
WOW! These are incredible! I love it!
Forefeathers I felt like I was there! I can feel your excitement, the thrill, and it brings back memories of some of my initial finds when primarily caching by myself.
Digital Dan — WOW! You have a very nice way with words.
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Originally posted by AstroD-Team:
He’ll keep you laughing till your insides spill out!!
I hate to admit this but while caching with him and Barb on Monday we stopped for lunch. THANK GOODNESS I wasn’t sitting directly across from him because he made himself laugh that HIS food flew out!
You bring up a lot of good points. And without much thought (forgive me) one thing I’d say is that some of even the lamest caches bring me to places I’ve never “seen.”
Geocaching in general has heightened my awareness to my surroundings. I’ve noticed stores, parks, and other locations in West Bend that have been oblivious to me for the six years or better since I first moved hereI prior to geocaching. Perhaps it is me looking for a spot or searching for a locationless cache, but it is for sure that I am more aware of my surroundings.
One of the first thing I think of when I read this is the saying, “someone’s junk is another one’s treasure.” Something of beauty may not be of any significance to another. A certain memory makes a spot special, whereas to another it may just be a spot. So whether a cache is thrown into a bush at a park no “clever” way, it got you to the park.
I agree that there are a lot of lame caches out there; caches just placed for whatever reason of the cachers who place them. I do like the diffiuclt ones and enjoy them a lot, but the lames ones are a “gimmee” and help me maintain my confidence.
I will think more about this and perhaps post more later. To me it seems that caching has changed over the last year a lot. I didn’t know if it was just me because I’m more seasoned or if it has changed for others too. The hobby is evolving, more players getting involved, and some leaving because of various reasons. One thing is for sure though: whether it is a difficult cache or a lame cache out there, caching has gotten me outside where in the past I’ve been inside, eating, watching TV, reading, and other stuff.
Thanks for putting this thread out here.
Way to go! Congratulation for hitting the 1k mark.
Happy New Year and I hope you enjoy the searching as much next year.quote:
Originally posted by russell_53040:
Lets see Diane did I leave anything else out?
He has a problem with grammar, the proper homonym usage, and rambles on at times. All-in-all: a great guy. He tends to complain a bit on the trails asking if we’ve done enough caches. Nobody is twisting his arm to continue but he’s afraid of getting lost since he uses a Garmin. Professor, being such a nice guy, gives into his whining and carries him at times.
Oh, yeah, he’s got a great sense of humor and thinks he’s “the man” when he acts like such a boy! {{giggle}} (He collects Hot Wheels)
Professor summed it up once and said he’s glad he could call Russ “friend.” Well I ditto that.
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Originally posted by KD8BTK:
Hello,
I just got my gps for x-mass so I have been thinking about trying this thing called geocashing.Anyone have any help for a newbie just let me know.
Welcome to this addicting sport!
Have fun, set your pace, and always give a “five minutes more” call before giving up because that is when you usually find it.Know that these forums are a great place to hear positive stories, get to know your fellow cachers, and to get help on issues on geocaching. Geocachers are primarily fun, positive people who enjoy escaping their day-to-day activities by using their brain and body to make incredible (and some not so incredible) finds.
Welcome Again.
Don’t hesitate to contact other cachers via email and try to get to events. Events are a great place to meet other cachers, learn tricks of the trades, and to hear fun stories.
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Originally posted by kbraband:
So how are we supposed to tell him apart from other geocachers?
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Good point! Hmm, ….
Well if you read all his logs you’ll know that he’s the one following me and Barb (his wife)…
[This message has been edited by Bushwhacking Queen (edited 12-28-2005).]
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