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Move it to its own thread and I’ll discuss it if I have nothing better to do, since you’ve gotten your dander all up about this, though I doubt there’s anything I can say that you haven’t heard from me already. Or start a poll–“Cheating Puzzle Caches: ‘OK’ or ‘No Way!'”
On the Left Side of the Road...Eh, we’re not fighting and it would do no good to argue because either side is entrenched in their position. Plus I said I didn’t want to steal the thread.
So back on the topic of challenge caches, the one good thing about them when it comes to shortcutting is that you as the cache owner have the right to delete the logs from people too lazy to do the cache as it was designed.
It can be a bear keeping up with challenge requirements particularly when there are a lot of underlying caches to keep track of, like in our SCC challenge, but since we knew that when we set it up, it’s a price of diligence we agreed to pay. Fortunately in our case, no one’s tried to circumvent the challenge and everyone seems to enjoy the accomplishment that goes with it.
But then again, even though there are a lot of caches required, it’s nowhere near as difficult to complete as T&B’s “hungry” challenge or others.
On the Left Side of the Road...To quote Gwyn again, “Play the game in the spirit of the placer’s intent and you’ll enjoy it more.”
A shortcut is a shortcut, and that’s my final word on the matter.
On the Left Side of the Road...But in happier news, today I am feeling quite gruntled!
On the Left Side of the Road...@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:
Play the game in the spirit of the placer’s intent and you’ll enjoy it more.
Play to win and……you lose.
Wow.
Gwyn, did you hit the nail on the head with your post. I often hear people say that shortcutting “doesn’t hurt anyone” because this is just a game, and on the surface it’s true. But it’s a real slap in the face to the people who HAVE taken the time to honestly complete the challenge, as well as to the owner who has put the time and thought into setting the challenge up.
(By the way, you could also substitute “puzzles” for a number of instances where you say “challenge caches” and have an equally valid complaint (…er, “musings,” sorry Sandlanders). But I won’t go stealing your thread with another one of my diatribes as my thoughts on that issue are pretty well known… 😉 )
On the Left Side of the Road...@gotta run wrote:
Great idea. I’ll tell this to my daughter, and let you know if it works! 😯
Still not working and now our son has caught it too….
On the Left Side of the Road...Here’s an incredible update on the “video time” stat:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7118354/Children-spend-7-hours-38-mins-a-day-online.html
On the Left Side of the Road...@uws22 wrote:
hey GR… i have a race for you. Run on Water in Bayfield March 6… Bayfield to Madeline Island and back – that’s right, on the ice of lake superior – 5 miles. i still have my 3/8 inch spikes from cross country in hs… they work great!
I do not like going across big expanses of deep water! Even if big trucks drive on it!
On the Left Side of the Road...@MuddyBottoms wrote:
I am what I would call a pretty avid ice-fisherman…and right now, every lake is like a skating rink, and I have been out allot. My favorite system seems stupid, but allot of people do it. I use 1/2″ sheet metal screws that are flathead/ 1/4″ drive head. If you have boots with deep tread as I do, you drive about 15 of those in each boot, from heel to toe. When you don’t need them you spin em out and the rubber closes back up and you will never even know they were there. It is not the best solution for everyone, but for me it works perfect, they don’t fall off, or move around on your boot when you are walking. I love it, and I can run full steam to be the fist one too the tip-up while my buddies are still at the shack spinning their wheels.
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This is a good system if you’re willing to take the time to do it, although not as flexible to switch as the cleats. I’ve done this with running shoes and it’s worked very well. Obviously you can choose longer length screws with boots than with running shoes.
The main advantage, not that it matters much with boots, is that screws are pretty low-profile for the traction they provide. Pull-over cleats add a noticable bit of height to a regular shoe and can feel a bit “tippy.”
On the Left Side of the Road...Yes.
On the Left Side of the Road...@gotta run wrote:
Great idea. I’ll tell this to my daughter, and let you know if it works! 😯
Status update: So far, it hasn’t worked…….
On the Left Side of the Road...Congratulations to Eagle Source on being named cache of the month and to the four other honorable mentions that are now on the bookmark list of recommended caches.
On the Left Side of the Road...Great idea. I’ll tell this to my daughter, and let you know if it works! 😯
On the Left Side of the Road...@CodeJunkie wrote:
I think this is a great accomplishment and should win some kind of award.
Shhhhhh! HP2 hasn’t figured out yet that there’s no award for finishing first. 😛
On the Left Side of the Road...I apologize if I misunderstood your question. To answer your question, 201 of our 201 active hides are kept up and regularly maintained.
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