(tentatively raising hand...)....um, I write. I have a novel (mystery) about 1/3 done.... well, outlined, and 1/3 rough draft done.. Trisha "Lightning" On Sat, 24 August 2002, "Joanna Strohn" wrote: > > LOL! > > Thanks. I do happen to be a writer by profession. > > I don't do fiction but you've started the wheels spinning. Maybe when > I get > a bit more experience I can do a cache story (with real caches). > > -- Joanna > > -----Original Message----- > From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Team > Coyote1022 > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 1:27 PM > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Failure and Suggestion > > > 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" <joanna@msn.com> > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~