Who needs FICTION when we have a writer like WingRider right here in our midst? -----Original Message----- From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Nelson Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 12:21 PM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Failure and Suggestion This game itself is so new that we are all newbies, although I suppose relatively speaking, someone who has been doing this close to a year or more is considered an old timer. Those who are very new may not have noticed the "geocachers' etiquette" link on the snaptek site so visit http://www.azgeocaching.com/etiquette.html?gsc=8a2e851bf9c215e62974ea6cad d4f8fc if you haven't seen it. Even though the last paragraph is still a bit controversial it states the reasons quite nicely for posting timely "can't find" logs after one try. I love the idea of a "cachers code" to identify others.:o) I also would enjoy seeing more accounts of experiences like below. Can anyone here write fiction? A story with a geocaching theme would have a small but certain audience. Jerry Offtrail On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 09:26:13 -0700 "Joanna Strohn" writes: > As a newbie, I was under the impression that a "no find" is a > failure. Thus > I didn't log last weekend's failure. I will log this weekend's > failure (no > find) when I finally find the cache. > > Early this morning I put together my cache pack. It's essentially > the same > as my dog pack except I've added the GPS, pen and paper, notes, and > some > goodies. Put the leash on Sargeant and headed off. At the parking > area saw a > man and dog and instantly wondered if he was a cacher. A couple > words polite > conversation. Wished there was someway to find out if he was a > cacher > without asking directly. Thought of another group I belong to where > there's > an identifying phrase. > > So my suggestion is: > > When someone sees someone who may be a cacher, comment: > > "It's a nice day to cache some rays." > > With the response: > > "I hope I cache something!" > > Or some such ... what do you guys think? > > Went to where I thought the cache was. Instead of a solo homeless > duffle, > the owner was sitting beside it. Oh oh. Casually walked past as if I > was > simply walking the dog. I was puzzled. Since my failure the cache > had been > found. Was I looking in the wrong place? I walked around. Hm. Maybe. > I > decided I wasn't into climbing or walking through a lot of sand. > Wished I > had my hiking pole and decided to add it to future search gear. I > decided to > head back to the car and take a differnt approach. > > I think I stumbled as Sargeant pulled as I prepared to cross the > street. > Fell heavily on both knees, palms, face. Lay there in the road > stunned and > hurting. Pulled myself to a sitting position and felt sick. Gathered > my GPS, > broken prescription sunglasses, pack-out trash bag, and scooted to > the side > of the road. The thought of putting pressure on my shredded knees > was not > appealing so I simply sat, trying to calm myself and do a check of > the > damage. > > Homeless came along and asked if I needed help. I was grateful for > the hand > up. Returned home to clean my wounds. > > Cache kit will be expanded with hiking stick =and= first aid kit. > Maybe > tennies and jeans rather than sandals and shorts too! > > To the plus: I am dyeing the silk handkerchiefs I plan to leave when > I do > find a cache. > > -- WingRider (Stubborn 'R Us) > > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > _______________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com