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@furfool wrote:

This was from a cache that I found earlier today.

June 11
Great day for a bike ride. Didn’t write name in all logs because of the mosquitoes in the brush. TFTC

Uh Oh!

We will have to delete those logs.

😆 😆 😉

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@bartrod wrote:

@JimandLinda wrote:

I was hoping to put out a “Sentry” cache in the near future. You can only log a smiley after you have DNF’d 50 caches. Or 1 smiley for every 50 DNF’s you have.

I undoubtedly qualify 😳 By the way, for those of you who don’t know, here’s the link to find out what DNF’s you’ve logged:
http://www.geocaching.com/my/logs.aspx?s=1&lt=3

Thanks for the link.

144 DNF’s and proud! As it turns out about 2/3 of the DNF’s were missing. So I can take some solace in that.

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@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

A pet peeve of mine (and others, I think) is the practice of never logging DNFs or worse yet, pretending to find a cache that you really haven’t found. DNFs are not a mark of shame, but a service to those who might follow AND the cache owner. We currently show 199 DNFs. I haven’t counted up, but I think I can safely say that at least half of those were ones that turned out to be missing.

So……I was thinking of hosting one of our Caffiene and Caching Events, with a little mini-lesson on the fun of DNFs.

Feedback…..if you had such an event in your neighborhood, would you attend it?

Do you have any examples to share, either of great DNF logs you’ve written or seen, or of situations where, had someone logged the stupid DNF, it would have been in place when you came by to search?

Thanks.

(Still the ONLY logged DNF on “Welcome to Wisconsin” at the Wisconsin Welcome Center near Dubuque. Not proud of it, but not afraid to admit it, either!)

So then it was you that Team Black Cat saw!!!!

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We saw this on the highway near Mad Town. After we got done laughing, we caught back up to snap the photo.

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So if you lose your job (such as Burger King) via a layoff or other means and eventually get a job at a competing company (say McDonalds), you should be hated for it????

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Congratulations!

Keep on having fun.

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I did once and it was 2 or 3 years before I started to cache. I was walking in the woods ( I don’t recall where) and I found an ammo box in a fallen tree lightly covered by bark. I looked at it but didn’t touch it. I guess I was apprehensive for some reason. I just thought it was strange. Of course years later I got the “Ahhhhhhhh…that’s what that was about,” moment.

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Well it can’t be my vehicle. I’m sure I have more than that. Good pic Black Cat.

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Congratulations!

Sounds like you are having fun. Keep on having fun.

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Coin disappearance certainly happens. I remember one of my first coins that I placed. It was at a “Sawdust City” cache in Eau Claire. Two days later a cacher went to grab the coin and said it was gone! TWO DAYS! I imagine someone was watching an easy cache to grab coins.

I personally like to place coins and pick them up to move. I do enjoy that and like to see where they travel. Recently, I had picked up a coin in Rhinelander, and after 10 or 11 days the owner contacted me and called me a thief and other stuff. I emailed back stating that I will get his coin back out soon. After a few more days, he posted a note on several of my caches stating that the cache owner was a thief and takes coins that are paid for. I again sent an email, letting him know that I don’t cache “everyday,” and most caches are micros where coins don’t fit into. I also am very careful where I replace coins. If the cache has a history of getting muggled or is in an area where I don’t think is safe, I won’t place the coin there. Apparently this didn’t sink in as he sent me another nasty email. Finally, I virtually dropped the coin and let another cacher take the coin off of my hands. I did warn him of the history of the coin. Maybe I shouldn’t worry about where I place coins but I think personally it may help with the longevity of trackables. (As a side note: The cache where I picked up the coin was muggled about 7 days after I retrieved the coin.)

I would say that half of my placed coins are gone. Some are still moving and it is always fun to watch them travel. Like an earlier poster (Cheeto) stated, it’s nice to hear someone else has enjoyed seeing your coin. A nice note is also considerate. Just my thoughts.

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Congratulations!!!

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Nice article. I even learned a little history from the article. Thank you for sharing this.

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@-cheeto- wrote:

/me starts unrolling the duct tape…

cammo for an ammo can???

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Has anyone started to plan for fantasy FOOTBALL yet?

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