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The missing GA clue was replaced long ago, assuming you mean the one in Fox River Park.

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I believe you can relock your maps from the old GPS and then unlock again them to a new GPS. The only downside to that is, of course, you won’t have the maps in the old GPS! Note that this is exactly the same functionality (albeit less convenient) as the microSD cards, which can be moved between GPS units.

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Ralph, Try GCZRFJ for hiking or GC16HKT for boating. (It helps to have a really big database!)

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@GetMeOutdoors wrote:

Even when dealing with parks or private land where permission is obtained and documented in the cache description / reviewer notes, do you think it would still be a good idea to inform the local law about the existence of the cache? Has anyone done that before? I have not. I’m sure they would like to know the information but I’m also sure that they don’t want to be bothered by every little thing.

Maybe it would be cool it Grounspeak / GC.com had a template letter or something that a cacher owner could use to efficiently and accurately inform the agency about the cache.

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I’m not sure that notifying law enforcement would be very effective. Unless you are in a very small community, there are many officers to be informed, and, quite frankly, they have much more important things to deal with. Wasting their time up front is not a lot better than wasting their time later.

Maybe something better would be a letter you could leave at the neighbor’s home, assuming they were not home when you tried to inform them. Just something to explain geocaching and warn them that “a bunch of guys in camouflage” might make a short stop in their neighborhood and telling them where the cache is located.

My conversations with LEOs on geocaching have generally been positive. That said, the latest incident involved the police setting up surveillance to figure out what was happening after neighbors were alarmed. This is pretty clearly a waste of government resources which could have been avoided. Add to that the cache owners refusal to identify themselves when requested and you start to see a problem emerge. (I do feel sorry for the poor finder who was pounced on by the Brookfield police, but he is a big boy and will get over it!)

Just to emphasize in case anyone gets the wrong idea, I am not saying you can’t hide a cache in a neighborhood or at your home. The issue is making sure your neighbors know what is happening to avoid problems. Most people will see it as good clean fun and will actually help you maintain your cache. If you run into someone who is not so cooperative, well, folks, there is always another guardrail or stop sign.

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Woohoo! Congrats to one of our favorite caching couples.

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Welcome to the game! Feel free to ask any questions. We like to help.

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OK, the new list is in the LCG module, so you can feel free to post reports for November. If anyone needs to post for October for a cache not currently in the list, just email me and I will temporarily add it back for you. You will notice the Nov/Dec list is only for caches not found for FIVE months, instead of four. This was done to keep the list under 500 caches. There are a surprisingly large number of caches this time in the southeast part of the state, so this is a prime opportunity for all the Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha and Waukesha County people. Of course, there is the usual concentration around Appleton as well.

Also, I am waiting a couple days more for announcing the winner for October, since it is very close. Hang onto your seats for a photo finish.

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Why isn’t there a choice of “NO” for the poll? For us, the “goal” is to have fun, enjoy nature, and find interesting caches.

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I read about a case in Lyons, where the station owner accidentally entered 0.59 instead of 3.59 for the price of diesel. 3 hours later when they realized their mistake, they discovered they had sold over 1000 gallons. They normally sell around 200 gallons of diesel per day.

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My research yields the same as everyone else, no STATE law seems to apply. I would not be surprised, however, if there are statutes in various counties. Many cemeteries do have posted hours, but that is either the rules of a private business or the city/village/county running the cemetery.

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@kansas64 wrote:

GSAK Doesnt use the GC number when you download. So you end up with the following :
GC11METR 21-Trunk Salute
GC10K05 American Freedom
GCZB8G A Number of Movies – Magnificent Seven
GC13XF3 Aqua Spot
GCVWDA A Scout is .. Brave
GCVK8K Beach Tree
Become
21TRNK
AMERCN
NUMBRF
AQUSPY
SCOTSB
BECHTR

As you see caches that start words like A are treated a little differently (I see it with The and I also), but I always do a GSAK printout also. It is the only paper I take as everything else is paperless.

Only other thing that maybe worth mention is you use a Magellon (sic) I strictly use Garmin so I dont know if that may cause a difference, but I suspect not and certainly would be worth a trial download

By default, GSAK uses the “smartnames” that you describe above. You can make it use the GC numbers instead by changing the configuration.

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@bugsmasher69 wrote:

@marc_54140 wrote:

so that Cachemate does not go bananas

Or better yet write cachemate every month and request they rewrite their program to recognize all the different ways caches are named and totally solve a whole bunch of problems at one time.

Actually, Cachemate works just fine. It is the people operating CM that have the issues. When people use different abbreviations/punctuations, it sort the titles by what is entered as a title, so WSQ sorts before WSQ: making it harder to find the listing. Also, long repeated titles (such as “Wisconsin Spirit Quest” and “One Degree of Separation”) make it more difficult read the titles in Cachemate, as the unique part of the title is off the right side of the screen.

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The real issue is that some people only have 6 characters available for waypoint names. Even short series names (like “Riddler”) give these folks fits. To cater to these guys, you can follow Sloughfoot’s lead on his Tale of the Serpent series, where his caches are named like “The Source – Tale of the Serpent” with the series name on the end.

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@kbraband wrote:

Yes, my Pike Powder Hike (GC3B1) is the oldest cache in Wisconsin.

A semantics note: I, too, used to call it the oldest “active” cache in Wisconsin (because there was one cache listed before Pike Powder Hike that was never found. It has been archived for many years). However, I recently edited the description for Pike Powder Hike to remove the word “active” because it’s not necessary. It’s the oldest cache in the state. Period.

Think about it — If someone is the oldest person in Wisconsin, you don’t call them the oldest “live” person in Wisconsin. When that person dies, the person who was second-oldest becomes the oldest person in Wisconsin, not the oldest “live” person in Wisconsin. The same holds true for the oldest house in Wisconsin. If it burns down or is otherwise demolished, it is no longer the oldest house in Wisconsin. It may have been the “first” house in Wisconsin, but it is no longer the oldest house in Wisconsin.

Just two cents from a writer/editor. 😀

I agree, Ken, plus active is technically not correct. You could temporarily disable your cache to replace the container, and it would still be the oldest cache, but not active. It would be the oldest “not archived” cache, but that isn’t exactly comfortable to say.

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Google Mail uses some sort of “rolling upgrade” strategy, where people are upgraded to new versions at different times. Saves them the problem of everyone calling for support at once, but it is very confusing to the users. If you have performance issues with GMail, try hitting the “Use Older Version” link at the top of the page.

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