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@Todd300 wrote:

Wow. I’m amazed my little comment set off a 3 page thread as of this post.

I wanted to comment, but didn’t want to hijack the other thread.

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Commercial Caches

On my way back from Marshfield today, I began thinking about this.
But the $10 Gift Card is a promotion, and therefore makes this cache of a commercial nature.

Commercial caches will not be published on geocaching.com without prior approval from Groundspeak. A commercial cache is a geocache listing or geocache which is perceived by Groundspeak, Groundspeak’s employees, or the Volunteer Geocache Reviewers as having been submitted to geocaching.com with the principal or substantial intent of soliciting customers or generating commercial gain. The geocache is presumed to be commercial if the finder is required to go inside a business, interact with employees, and/or purchase a product or service, or if the cache listing has overtones of advertising, marketing, or promotion.

Additionally, links to businesses, commercial advertisers, charities, political or social agendas, or the inclusion of their associated logos are not permitted on cache descriptions without prior permission from Groundspeak

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@jerrys dad wrote:

Asking the board to “do something” is wrong, he hasn’t done anything to validate that move. Maybe you should just ignore the thread you you don’t like it!

Thanks Jerrys dad.
If anyone else doesn’t like what I write, I would appreciate if you either ignore it, or address me privately and we’ll discuss it via PM.

For Mister Greenthumb, you’ve got a standing invitation to meet at a convenient place and get a cup of coffee or something, as you and I have some things to clear up. This isn’t the first time you’ve expressed yourself in this matter.

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@lone_gunman wrote:

Easy now boys.
Helidood: I think his problem is more to do with only the first 2 postings being in regards to crime rates. After that, you veered significantly.

What I wanted to point out was how uptight a lot of Wisconsin residents are about visiting a typical metropolitan area.

A lot of those fears people have of the city come from stereotypes and prejudices based on the images from TV and Movies.
Based on my own observations, I want to say this is especially true in rural and small-town Wisconsin.

Those “social barriers” I mentioned when I brought up political correctness, thats where a lot of the prejudices exist, possibly even among those concerned or paranoid about being politically correct.

I pointed out that Milwaukee, comparatively speaking, isn’t all that bad as far as crime goes.
As far as metropolitan areas go, Milwaukee is one of the safest there is.

Not saying violent crimes in Milwaukee don’t happen. Recent news is proof of that. Yes, it’s unfortunate, but those things happen everywhere. Today just happened to be Milwaukee’s day for it to happen. 🙁

It’s just so happens that the more people you cram in an area, the greater the chances of an incident occurring near you.
But, with the more people you cram into an area, the chances of you personally or someone you know being the victim of a violent crime don’t increase. They decrease.

If either myself or harsh reality offends you, I’m sorry.[/b]

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@Mathman wrote:

Appleton is another story! Where do they rank on the list?

Appleton didn’t make the list. I think that means you’re safe.

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@Mister Greenthumb wrote:

I think it’s time for the board to do something about this guy Helidood. He is definitely not an asset to the WGA.

Quoting simply for the sake of quoting. And so you can’t edit it.

I’m simply shocked that someone would stand up and single a guy out and say he isn’t an asset to an organization.

Who are you, exactly? And what reasons do you feel you’re more qualified to be a member of the WGA than I am?

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@Mister Greenthumb wrote:

I think this goes way beyond what “Off Topic” was intened for.

Oh? I was under the impression that off topics were off topics. Suppose you’re suggesting that off topics should be more “on topic”?

This is a subcect more suited for an editorial in a local newspaper.

I sincerely hope you aren’t so uncomfortable reading your local newspaper as you are reading this thread.

For anyone else who is concerned, clicking a thread titled “city crime rates”, they shouldnt be surprised when they discover a thread thats about city crime rates.

As for the other “off topics” in the “off topic” section, such as back to school, facebook applications and fantasy football, we need to address those issues too.

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You don’t have say “African American”. In fact, black people PREFER you refer to them as black people. Please trust me on this.
“African American” is a term used only by white people behind a social barrier trying to be politically correct.

The irony behind all of this, is that the term “African American” is far from being politically correct, as not all black people are from Africa. And technically not all are American.

The real political correctness comes from breaking down the social barriers and to stop being so uptight trying to be all politically correct & stuff.

“African American” should really only exist on an official document where there is a box that says, “check race”
But even with that said, today I’m seeing a box with the word ‘black’ more & more frequently.

Above all, most importantly, NEVER refer to a black person as “colored”. That will, and I guarantee, just make someone really mad.

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when you grow up and live in a little town or a small city where violent crime is almost non existant, when you go into a bigger city your more watchful.

I know what you mean. I’m from a small town, too. Wisconsin Rapids.
I just wish for people to stop being so afraid. Relax.

It’s especially people from small town & rural Wisconsin who are the ones that are so afraid of the city.
Yes, muggings happen, and there may be carjackings, but it’s not like these sorts of things happen every day. Milwaukee is NOT Camden or Oakland, CA.

And do I dare say this? Most white people from rural and small-town Wisconsin are afraid of black people. Especially in Wisconsin, a lot of whites live by the stereotype that all (or most) black people live a life of crime. I personally know people who might see 2 black dudes together and panic. It’s pretty sad.

I’ve likely visited more urban & metropolitan areas around the country than most people here, so I do feel qualified to make that observation and make that statement.

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You know when a store shows their GPS coordinates on their website that they’re a very GPS-friendly store

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Here’s to hoping other Gander Mountain stores (like Wausau ;)) take note of this and do something similar.

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@furfool wrote:

If I’m not mistaken, if it is all black it would be considered a panther not a jaguar.

Yes you’re right. I meant to type Panther but for some reason I typed Jaguar.
But I highly doubt what was a Panther, although not entirely impossible.
My money is still on Mtn Lion.

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@sandlanders wrote:

Oh, yeah, NOW you tell us!!!!! 🙄 🙄 😉
Gonna have to think twice when doing maintenance on this cache from now on! 😯

Fortunately, Mountain Lions only live about 12 years in the wild.
The Mountain Lion I saw is for sure long dead by now. This was a while ago.

Coyotes, on the other hand, are a different story.
I’ve spotted a ton of Coyote tracks on the river, near and on the island (across from Anchor Bay bar & restaurant) when I was walking out there, and on multiple occasions, so I know they’re abundant and active in the area.

The first time this year I was walking back from across the river this year, it was at night when we had a full moon.
I heard what sounded like at least a a half-dozen coyotes howling.
By the sound of them, they weren’t more than a half mile away.

I’m not too afraid of coyotes, though. They’re small dogs. Like 40 pounds at the most. They eat mice and rabbits, not people.

And besides, if a pack of coyotes decided to make a meal out of me (HIGHLY unlikely), I carry a giant MagLite that holds 6 D-Cell batteries. If you thought the 4 cell versions that policeman use was big, you need to see mine!
40 pound coyotes won’t stand much of a chance if I’m swinging that huge flashlight.

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I saw one in Biron (near Wisconsin Rapids) when I was about 16 or 17 years old.
It was crossing the road about 40 yards in front of me. It was close to Sandlander’s GC21DK5 cache, but on the main road (So Biron Drive), and before the railroad tracks.

I had been riding home after dark from a friend’s house on my bike when
I saw it come out of the woods, crossing the street. As it made it to the center of the road, it slowed down, almost stopping. It seemed to have caught a glimpse of me approaching on a bike and with what looked like a single leap, it was on the other side of the road and running into the woods.

I only saw it in silhouette because it was between me and a street light, so to me it appeared all black. I know that would make it a Jaguar, but IMO a Jaguar in Wisconsin would be VERY unlikely. I don’t believe it was anything other than a Mtn Lion. Sure didn’t look or walk like a dog, and it was WAY TOO BIG to be a domestic cat.

Everytime I go through that area on foot or whatever, I cant help but think about that big cat that might (still) be lurking in the woods thats going to make a meal of me.

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I was laughing at myself more than anything.
I looked at it ahead of time, and said to myself, “I probably dont need to actually go to this waypoint”. Next thing I know, I’m walking towards the waypoint.

You know those moments where you smack your forehead with the palm of your hand? Or one of those Homer Simpson “Doh!” moments? It was one of those..
It was funny.

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