Actually, you got a request for clarification. RandMan got the War and Peace answer. The bottom line (actually there are two), though, is that RandMan, TheWebbman, and I all understood it the same way. Perhaps simply another example of this poor means of communication? I suppose that is why my messages are so long. Clarity is a good thing. The other bottom line is that you and I have exchanged a number of positive messages and I hope that continues. The last was after our previous marathon. In that thread, I described our very geeky setup. One GPS in the truck with the laptop and mapping software, one GPS in the field, power inverter, Palm book, MapPoint, Topo, iPaq, and a whole mess of wires. As I said in that thread and others have echoed in this one, the key purpose is to have fun. The reason we use all of the technology is so that we can forget about the mechanics and concentrate on enjoying each cache. The primary reason for these two marathon runs is because we are good friends that enjoy geocaching very much. He and his wife are about to have their first child and he will soon be doing much less and our schedules most likely won't allow us to do this again. Although having a record is kind of cool, it isn't a primary motivator. As a matter of fact, another cacher (CHUMP maybe) pointed out my current lead for the year which I wasn't even aware of. Besides, our daily records won't last long. There are so many urban micros in the East valley, a new team could easily hit 60 if they planned well. Blah, blah, blah. Sorry, like I said, I tend to run on. So, if you have any interest at all left, feel free to answer my request for clarification and I'll try to answer the question you meant to ask. CacheLess Bill Tomlinson -----Original Message----- From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Regan Smith Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 5:18 PM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] New Leader (again) I ask a simple yes or no question and get a War and Peace answer.... ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Tomlinson To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 1:34 PM Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] New Leader (again) Truth be known, I did understand Regan's question, but I wanted him to ask it straight out. To be honest, I'm quite offended by the question. Had he bothered to become informed before raising an issue, he would have known that a number of my caches have been done with my family. That fact is even put forth in word and photo on my profile page. Yes, TheWebbman and I have done a great many caches together. So to have Tres Hombres, Lazy K, and Team C.H.U.M.P. There are also a number of caches that we both have gotten, but at different times, as well as caches that only one of us have. I wonder if this question has posed to those teams or any of the others that frequently hunt together. For the record, I wouldn't be caught away from home without my GPS 12 and TheWebbman is quite fond of his Legend. It's amazing what a little bit of competition will bring out in a person. CacheLess Bill Tomlinson -----Original Message----- From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of RAND HARDIN Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 11:47 AM To: AZ-Geocaching Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] New Leader (again) On March 17th at 11:40 a.m. RandMan responded with his interpretation of Regan's question and thoughts: Bill, Didn't you read the fine print in the rules for the definition of what a "team" is? If both you and "The Webbman" used the same GPSr to find all of the 250+ caches that you found together, then you would be considered a "team" and can only record your finds as a team (together). You cannot both claim finds separately. Therefore, one of you will need to delete all of the caches that you found together (which in turn will move everyone up a point in the AZ stats) [:)] . [;-)] Rand (RandMan) ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Tomlinson Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 9:06 AM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] New Leader (again) Can you re-phrase that? Sometimes I'm comprehension challenged. (I mean, I don't get it) -----Original Message----- From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Regan Smith Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 7:16 AM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] New Leader (again) Will both of you be using the same GPS??? ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Tomlinson To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:17 PM Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] New Leader (again) You guys at the top have got to knock off this rivalry or us newbies will never be able to catch up. ;-) Speaking of which, be watching for another big day from teams TheWebbman and CacheLess. Now I hope I didn't just jinx us. CacheLess Bill