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
I ask a simple yes or no question and get a War and
Peace answer....
----- Original Message -----
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
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