Brian, see my other reply which will be my last on the subject.
My caches are all "quality" (at least I haven't had complaints) I put
alot of time and effort to make them good, for others to enjoy, I
hope. Even the couple micros...currently 9 physical, 2 VC and 6
archived. (And I only have 206 finds.)
Trisha


On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 20:44:27 -0700, "Brian Casteel" wrote:

> 
> I just had another thought.  In many things I do, I put quite a bit
of
> time/effort into them, because in the end they are representative of
> me.
> That being said, when/where I choose to place a cache is going to be
> determined by how I feel about it.  If I'm excited about the location
> and
> how you need to find it, then I will.  To satisfy a 'ratio', I will
> not.
> 
> Brian
> Team A.I.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Trisha" <trisha@brasher.com>
> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] rant....?
> 
> 
> > Well, Brian, (heh heh you opened yourself up for this one,
dear....)
> > maybe you could put a little more thought into the hides, instead
of
> > just slapping it under a bench, and we'd all have a few more
> "quality"
> > caches to go after. I mean, with 464 finds, (and 6 hides, ahem )
> > certainly you've seen a few good ideas you could pattern them
> after....
> >
> > The point I have always been harping on is well known and logical:
if
> > people didn't HIDE caches, then all you guys with the high numbers
> > would never had a chance to get those high numbers. There would
have
> > been no caches to go find and rack up. DUH! Is this really that
> > difficult to see?
> >
> > I agree, Quality is good....I prefer "quality" esp after a couple
> > not-so-quality locations I jsut did in Wickenburg recently--- and I
> > didn't mean to harp on you, Brian....just using you as an example
> > since you fall into my earlier "category" of a top-25'er with less
> > than 10 hides (I picked that number arbitrarily)....and obviously
if
> > you do the math on "hide 1% of your finds" that doesn't give many
> > caches to find either.
> >
> > The principle of fairness --- if you participate by finding caches
> > that others have placed for you and others....then reciprocate by
> > putting out some "quality" caches for others to find....that seems
> > reasonable, doesn't it?
> >
> > Trisha "Lightning"
> > Prescott
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 16:46:22 -0700, "Brian Casteel" wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The way I see it, Arizona caches should be more
> > QUALITY, not QUANTITY. If you want me to slap an altoids tin under
> > every
> > car/truck/van/bus/street light/park bench/tree/water
> fountain/planter,
> > then toss
> > some funds my way and I'll be happy to oblige so we can dwarf Utah
by
> > 1000
> > caches or so. It shouldn't be too hard to abide by the .1 mile
rule.
> > Heck, I could probably squeeze 30 caches into Kiwanis Park alone!
> >
> > A little levity never hurt anyone.
> >
> > BrianTeam A.I.
> >
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From:
> >   Ken Akerman
> >
> >   To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> >   Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 3:41
> >   PM
> >   Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Gasoline in
> >   Payson about 30 cents per gallon cheaper than Phoenix
> >
> >   If you want to get out of the heat and go geocaching in a cooler,
> > scenic
> >   area that is not far from the Phoenix area, I recommend traveling
> up
> > the
> >   Beeline Highway (SR 87) towards the Payson area. Payson is only
> > about 60
> >   miles from Fountain Hills and about 75 miles from Mesa. There are
> > many
> >   caches near the Beeline Highway between Fountain Hills and
Payson,
> > the
> >   majority of them less than 1000 feet from a parking area and
> > accessible by 2WD
> >   vehicles. There are also more difficult caches if you like longer
> >   hikes.
> >
> >   Azcachemeister and I put seven travel bugs in caches near the
> > Beeline
> >   Highway and in the Payson area on Saturday, so come and get these
> > travel bugs
> >   and move them around. Perhaps the best thing about geocaching in
> > the
> >   Payson area is that gasoline is about 30 cents per gallon cheaper
> > there than
> >   in the Phoenix area. Azcachemeister and I paid $1.689 per gallon
to
> > fill
> >   up my SUV prior to leaving Payson Saturday night. Therefore, even
> >   if you don't visit many caches, you can at least save some money
on
> > gasoline
> >   by filling up your vehicles' fuel tank prior to leaving Payson.
> >   Ken (a.k.a.
> >   Highpointer)
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