Hmmm... tough
crowd. I didn't realize Bill and I would cause such a ruckus. I do
this for FUN (and because I'm addicted but that's a different story), and I'm
just lucky that because I'm a newbie, I'm able to play catch-up and have a
blast getting a bunch in a short period of time. In any case, I'm not
taking this whole "how many GPSr's?" thing seriously, however, I don't mind
playing devil's avocate and making a few friendly comments. (Nothing like
stirring the pot)
- Even though we
(CacheLess and I) team up, I have been known to secretly grab the cache, try to
sign the log and return it before CacheLess notices. He really hates it
when I try to do that... but not that he hasn't tried the same thing to
me. With that kind of behavoir, I'm sure he's GLAD I'm not on his
team.
- CacheLess has come with me to
get caches that he already has logged. Despite begging, he
refuses to tell me anything.. and even laughs at me on occasion. With that
kind of behavior, I'm glad he's not on MY team.
- So... if I knew where
the Pueblo Grande Museum was, and I didn't use my GPS to get there, then it
doesn't count as a geocache find?
- I've seen users who simply use the
mapquest maps to get close and find the cache just by searching the
area. Should their logs be deleted?
- What about a person who stumbles across a
cache, discovering geocaching for the first time. Does he need to buy a
GPS, then return to the cache later to be able to sign the log?
Keep in mind, I'm not
being serious here. I'm just trying to say that geocaching is supposed to
be FUN, and that's all we're trying to do: HAVE FUN!
Webb
Pickersgill
TheWebbman
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
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)
Will both of you be using the same
GPS???
----- Original Message -----
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