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Originally posted by Folk Trakers:
Our runs…(eeewwwww!!!!!)….Mrs. Traker ran her first race and did a wonderful job completing the 10k in 1:08.
Mr. Traker wasn’t as happy but did finish the marathon in 5:54…his 5th marathon and 5th state!!
Glad to hear you made it okay. I knew you’d know what I was talking about!
When’s the next one?quote:
Originally posted by pcfrog:
1. Must float.
If you can find one that floats upstream let me know…I want one of those!
Cachemate is only $8 for a lifetime of use. The updates are free once you pay the $…it’s well worth the cost!
I’m not sure how it is now, but when I started using the Cachemate shamreware program a couple of years ago, it had a limit on the number of caches you could load at a time. I believe it was 20…hopefully it’s changed now, but still I say, pay the $8! You won’t regret it.I’ve stated on more than one occasion that I think our approvers are doing a good job. They have a lot to deal with in this mess. And let’s not forget that they have lives of their own. Jobs, family, friends, with any luck some time on the trails…
Do I think they need help? Absolutely! They are doing what they can, and if their progression doesn’t suit some, they catch grief for it. With the numbers of cachers increasing, and the desire for hiding caches on the rise, why shouldn’t they have some help. And it’s not because they are being lax, it’s because times and demands are changing and growing.
I’m not sure that I agree with “part time help”…I think if someone else is going to become an approver, they should get in there full time like the other guys. As stated so many times in this thread, one can only get stronger with experience. Shouldn’t this apply to the approvers as well as the hiders? The more one does the job, the easier it will become for them. Having people “floating” in and out of the position is not such a great idea. There wouldn’t be any consistency.
As for the new approver being a WGA Board member, I say NO WAY! The WGA Board has enough to do already. And while this may tick some off, I’d like to remind people AGAIN that WGA members do not make up the complete body of cachers in our state. Yes, there are those who think the WGA should “govern” all that is WI Geocaching, but I say that’s not how it is. Groundspeak does…in fact, they do it in many states and countries…check out their site at www dot geocaching dot com. And from what I’ve seen, they’re pretty good at it!
As much as it stinks, there are hundreds of people out there who want nothing to do with the WGA. They just want to seek and/or hide caches. Why not find someone who has time to sit in front of their computer every day. Someone who is willing to follow the guidelines set forth by Groundspeak. It DOESN’T have to be a WGA Board Member. It doesn’t even have to be a WGA member. I would like it to be someone who is out there on the trails though. Someone who has first hand knowledge of how the sport is changing and growing. Someone with experience as both a seeker and a hider. If Groundspeak, after reviewing the possible candidates for approver, decides to make it a board member, then that’s their idea…not ours!
Brian and Brian, thanks again for doing what you can. Sorry if some give you a hard time about “being slow” when approving caches. I have to ask one thing, how much time could you guys save if the hider did their research right before submitting the cache to you for approval?
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Originally posted by Geojiggs:
Too bad there wasnt a way to meet some criteria prior to submitting, something that could tell you when you submit that you are to close to a exsisting cache or would tell you that you to close to road or tracks. I guess that would be quite a database to build, just a thought.
While it is up to the approvers to “check” this out before approving a cache, the above mentioned are all things that the placer is responsible for researching prior to submitting. That’s where mapping comes in. By running a query of the hide area you can place your cache on the same file and check distance there. Your GPSR’s mapping should also show you where tracks and roads are. Mapsend and Mapsource both have this ability, as do so many other programs. If the hider hasn’t coughed up the $30 for membership, they should either do it or use the old fashioned method of mapping from one location on Groundspeak, loading the GPSR, uploading this info to the computer, adding their waypoint to their software, checking the distances, then submitting…oh heck…just cough up the 30 bucks and make it easier on yourself!
I’m done for now…sorry if I repeated someone else, sorry if I overstated something, sorry…oh forget it, we all know I’m not sorry about speaking my mind!
MajorBrat
Awesome you guys! Sounds, and looks like you had some fun there.
I did see why there are no yellow jeeps left out on the trails…they’re sitting in a bowl at the Lilly Pad..LOL!
How did your runs go? (no Dawn, that wasn’t a smarta$$ questions…there are two of them and each made a run…thus, the runs).
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Originally posted by Geoffnsara:
Looks like we are coming.
Yea! It’s been too long since we saw you guys! It’ll be fun!
As for the “garbage bag” comments…
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Originally posted by Lostby7:
My car keys….
Guess I should have added that to the “obvious” list…I’ll do that now
We (Commander Bob & I) haven’t done a lot of caching as of late. We have been out a few times, usually after an event, but not too much. Those that have been logged are under our team name (CB&MB)…or they’re sitting on a list of caches waiting to be logged. We only log under our individual names if we aren’t caching together, or one of us has already been to the site.
So, while you may not see many postings under Commander Bob or MajorBrat, we are still out there caching as CB&MB…just not as much as we’d like. But hey, it’s Spring, right?quote:
Originally posted by NSLP#1:
I do have a Palm 515…I am asking $60. You are welcome to try it out at the class before you decide on it.
Sent you an e-mail
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Originally posted by geodawn:
must have own batteries?? no sharing?
No Dawn! Get your own batteries!
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Originally posted by Team Hemisphere Dancer:
I have just visited the Cache Site linked above. I saw this on a fishing show once and always wondered where it was. Now the cache is archived. Are there anymore in this area yet?
This was a great cache! It had several memebers of Team Badger showing us where not to look. I used to have a photo from this site as my desktop.
There are several other caches near here. Just go back to this one and click on “nearby caches”
Gotta love Sudoku! It sure has a way of keeping the mind working!
Did the puzzle in about 3 minutes, but don’t think I’ll make it out to grab the cache for a long time! Thanks for the attention grabber though!
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Originally posted by geodawn:
http://www.naturenet.com/alnc/Events/Maple_Fest.html
Thanks for the link Dawn! Glad to see you back. I’ve missed your logical mind!
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Originally posted by Team Deejay:
Try this link instead.
Did you mean “also” and not “instead”…? I’m pretty sure she was offering a link to the festival, not the cache series (which we enjoyed hunting).
MB
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