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I put those caches on the ignore list.

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@labrat_wr wrote:

I thought that was a jellybean flavor…

It is one of (Harry Potter) Bertie Bott’s Jelly Bean flavors…

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…and here is a generator:

http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

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Had to look that one up…never heard of it.

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@-cheeto- wrote:

In the era of numbers cachers and logging with phones, I’m guessing they mark it found and never look back.

Something I had not considered; mobile Apps are surely shortening logs and perhaps also contributing to the problem with folks not going the extra step to contact cache owners.

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To be honest since the picture requirement was abolished I too have seen folks start to get lazy with emailing the answers.

For the most part “forgetful finders” have been providing answers when I send follow up emails.

Also discouraging are the increasingly shorter logs from finders….I have gotten several TFTC type logs recently which is depressing and not why I took the time and effort to create the listings…

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Pretty much anything which has equations to solve goes on my ignore pile.

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@rcflyer2242 wrote:

I cant seem to find the new guidelines for cemetery caches. I know there was some discussion if the forms about it but I can not find any rules set in stone. Anybody help me with the link?

I think the rule is simply this…..you need to demonstrate permission in order to place a cache in a cemetery.

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@kungfuhippie wrote:

@Trekkin and Birdin wrote:

Yup, summer is definitely our least favorite season for caching, other than paddle caching!

True, winter = no muggles & no ticks. Pretty fair trade for cold fingers in my book. My wife warned me that only about 50% of cases show the ‘bullseye’ rash.

There’s a list of about 50 symptoms…some minor some not fun at all. Which ones you get is a crap shoot>

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*Bump*
I have seen in other forums interest from some folks in Wisconsin in attending….

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@Ashen15 wrote:

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@Ashen15 wrote:

I was told by my dermatologist to use peroxide to make them back out when embedded.

Glad I don’t use your Dr. But if you cannot get them out by traditional means I guess the alternative is that or the Drs office. My guess is that if they are imbedded that far the damage has already been done…then you need to decide if you want to follow up with shots…Lymes is no party.

The peroxide makes the tick back out on its own. The tweezers is to get it off my skin. It beats “traditional means” of yanking it out.

As for shots, there is debate in the medical world about how long it takes for Lyme to transmit, which is why you keep an eye on the spot.

Again adding chemicals to the tick may cause it to regurgitate which is a bad thing. But by all means follow your doctors direction. (S)he has lots more skooling than I do.

…granted that does not make them necessarily right, it could just make them wrong with more authority.

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@Ashen15 wrote:

I was told by my dermatologist to use peroxide to make them back out when embedded.

Glad I don’t use your Dr. But if you cannot get them out by traditional means I guess the alternative is that or the Drs office. My guess is that if they are imbedded that far the damage has already been done…then you need to decide if you want to follow up with shots (if you develop flu-like symptoms)…Lymes is no party.

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@beccaday wrote:

It will irritate the tick and it will pull it’s own head out. It then make sure the tick is dead, one less bloodsucker out there!

Irritating a tick is one possible way to make it regurgitate into your bloodstream. You should remove the tick as gently as you can so that you do not cause it to regurgitate.

There are so many wives tales about the best way to remove ticks and so few of them are a good idea but yet they keep getting passed on as fact. Tick removal is not something to fool with; get the facts and be safe.

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@hack1of2 wrote:

So what’s the best way to remove a tick?

Pull it straight out….don’t twist it or wind it like a clock and don’t use petroleum jelly or a hot match to kill and remove a tick. These methods don’t get the tick off your skin, and can cause the insect to burrow deeper and release more saliva (which increases the chances of disease transmission). If the head breaks off in the skin, yes that is gross but very often you’ll do more damage (infection) trying to dig it out than by letting it work it’s way out on it’s own.

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@Trekkin and Birdin wrote:

Same iPod and same computer, but one of the apps did tell me I needed to authorize this computer.

Itunes can be finicky about authorizations; at times it forgets this has been done already. I too have a first aid app on my Ipod and on my Android phone. Never know….I have done first aid training for the past 15 years but I still get confused sometimes and they keep changing stuff on me.

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