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I’m trying to talk myself into going. I love this event! That Saturday is also the same day as my company’s annual year-end party, and I’m part of the planning committee.
How much more time do I have to make a decision?
Bec
@sweetlife wrote:
OK OK dont flame me, but how about whenever the old logo disappears we have some pictures of geocachers on the banner.
These were taken from the MiGO website, the banner is random pictures of the Board of Directors and Chapter VP’s and past events
http://www.mi-geocaching.org/templates/rt_versatility_ii_beige/images/header/mb_header_migo3.jpg
http://www.mi-geocaching.org/templates/rt_versatility_ii_beige/images/header/mb_header_migo9.jpg
http://www.mi-geocaching.org/templates/rt_versatility_ii_beige/images/header/mb_header_migo4.jpg
http://www.mi-geocaching.org/templates/rt_versatility_ii_beige/images/header/mb_header_migo8.jpg
Just some ideas.
One of my favorite drinking buddies is featured there!
It’s a little bit odd, but keep in mind that gc.com considers a geocache to be the property of the cache hider. Given that concept, would you feel comfortable going into someone’s garden and pulling weeds for them (thin analogy, I know — there was some beverage drinking last night and I’m pretty beat today)?
I have replaced some logs, but generally I will let the cache owner know that the log needs replacement. If I’m going to a cache and see that the log needs replacement (or a new container is needed), I will ask the cache owner ahead of time and bring the necessary items with me.
Given that a placer’s coordinates may be off 30 feet or so, and my GPS may also be off 30 feet or so — I’ve been willing to look much further than 45 feet sometimes.
10/21/2009 at 5:18 pm in reply to: State Parks – Can we do something like this in Wisconsin? #1915497To coin a famous phrase, “Working on it!”
Bec
Would also like a mission date(s).
Bec
@Buy_The_Tie wrote:
There was a television commercial for a credit card company several years ago featuring a husband walking around his house stating how far he was from Los Angles, how fast he was walking, what his elevation was, etc… all while his wife was watching him, shaking her head. The premise was that the wife had bought a GPSr for her husband, and now he was driving her crazy with it. At the end of the commercial the wife mutters “Should’ve bought him the tie”. My wife bought me my GPSr for Christmas one year, and let’s say that the commercial hits really close to home.
Now you know.I remember this commercial. And this is why your caching name is one of my favorites.
Bec
I like buses…
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BecCats like this though…..
They’re just slackers in my book
(that’s my boy Sid!)@Team Black-Cat wrote:
@greyhounder wrote:
even make a donation on behalf of goecachers (but not to those darn cats — they really should suck it up and get jobs).
😥
Well, black cats do hold a special place in my heart!
I do recall that cache, and when published, the page did not mention that a particular cache or caches would be done at that time. Suggesting that there are caches along the route is not the same. Outwardly saying, “we will be finding geocaches” is not allowed.
I know, it’s subtle — isn’t it?
It’s in Door County, but the cache name is failing me at the moment…..perhaps it’s a Death’s Door one…
I know you’ve read the guidelines, but in case anyone is interested:
Event Caches
Event caches are gatherings that are open to all geocachers and which are organized by geocachers. While a music concert, a garage sale, an organized sporting event, a ham radio field day or a town’s fireworks display might be of interest to a large percentage of geocachers, such events are not suitable for submission as event caches because the organizers and the primary attendees are not geocachers. In addition, an event cache should not be set up for the sole purpose of drawing together cachers for an organized hunt of another cache or caches. Such group hunts are best organized using the forums or an email distribution list.
For geocaching events that involve several components, such as a full weekend event that includes a geocoin trading session, a seminar and a potluck dinner, multiple event listings may be submitted if they each stand on their own merits as events meeting the listing guidelines.
Event caches should be submitted no less than two weeks prior to the date of the event, so that potential attendees will have sufficient notice to make their plans. Events are generally published no more than three months prior to the date of the event, to avoid having the listing appear for a prolonged period of time on the nearest caches page and in the weekly email notification of new caches. Exceptions are sometimes made for events that are designed to attract a regional, national or international group of geocachers, or if an overnight stay is expected as part of the event, requiring advance reservations and travel planning (for example, a campout). Contact your reviewer if you wish to set up such an event, which may be published up to six months prior to the event date. Groundspeak can promote Geocaching through events that may be an exception to the guidelines, if we deem that is necessary to further the game.
After the event has passed, the event cache should be archived by the organizer within four weeks.
For and by geocachers is really important — whether I agree or not. Here are a few helpful (or not) hints from me:
Getting together a bunch of geocachers to go to a Packers game would be fun, but unless you’ve rented the whole stadium for geocachers, it won’t fly. BUT, you can have a gathering for coffee and doughnuts in the parking lot with your fellow cachers. If folks decide to attend the game en masse follow the event — great!
Events in which we all gather at the park and go hunt all the geocaches in town does not fly. Having a picnic (with or without temps) is fine. If, in the course of said event, some folks decide to go look for the permanent caches around — that’s cool.
The local hardware store got in a supply of GPS units and wants to sell some, so they set up an event to show off the new bells and whistles GPSrs — not gonna fly.
You rent the hall, decorate it really nice, buy a fancy catered dinner for all your geocaching friends and tell them it will cost them $50 a piece to attend — nope. Be reasonable about your expenses — it’s okay to ask for help to cover expenses, not pay for the event for you.
Note on the cache page that donations will be taken and given to the poor disabled kitties who fought in Vietnam — uh uh! Keep in mind that some folks might be cat haters and take offense to an event help for non-canines.
Leave out a tip jar at the event — that works. It’s subtle, and works amazingly well. You usually can cover some of your expenses, give servers a really nice tip, and maybe even make a donation on behalf of goecachers (but not to those darn cats — they really should suck it up and get jobs).
Zippy’s Pizza is awesome and is open to 350 geocachers coming for the night! Just be sure it’s okay to attend the event without having to purchase anything.
There may be more examples — I’m suddenly very tired….
09/15/2009 at 10:20 pm in reply to: Should placing a geocache inside a roundabout be banned? #1914240They are perfectly legal, even if they aren’t a good idea. As a reviewer, I do question people who place these sorts of caches. If they feel that folks hunting for a cache in a roundabout would not be a distraction to passing motorists, all I can do is publish the cache.
I have had people agree, after my questions, that they might not be a good thing and have archived or moved the cache.
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