That's a really good point.  While I much prefer rural caching now (although I haven't been out in months...winter and other issues preventing), I think I've always preferred them over anything urban.  But Old Guard is more appropriate IMNSHO.
 
Brian
Team A.I.
 

From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of AZcachemeister
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 21:42
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Old School?

It seems to me there is some confusion between 'Old School' and 'Old Guard'.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't 'Old School' denote an attitude about a particular activity, whereas 'Old Guard' would reference those who were the pioneers in said activity?
Definitely an 'Old School' attitude here, but not really 'Old Guard' since I started on 12/8/2002.

ACM


Team Sprocket wrote: 
From: Scott Wood <scott@myblueheaven.com>

Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Old School?

I guess I would say "old school" are those that started in the 2001 to 
2003 range.
I guess I qualify. I started caching in late September 2002.  Although, I consider myself part of the "second generation" of Arizona geocachers.  There were (and still are) a handful of individuals who paved the way for geocaching in Arizona.  To them, we all owe a great debt. 

From: "Bill Nolan"  <bill@freeholder.com>

Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Old School?
Speaking of Wyle E...  How many of you  other oldtimers remember the time a
non-existent cache was "placed" in  Phoenix not far from Wyle E's home.

I remember!!  In fact, my first cache was a "Wyle E" puzzle cache (GC3788) Mission: Looney Tunes.  AJ.JR had invited me along to help him "solve the puzzle."  On our ride home from the cache, we marvelled that "Wyle E" had over 600 finds! We thought (then) that we could never approach that number.  By the end of the year, I had 139 finds. Over the next 3 years, I averaged 725 finds per year. 

From: "Tahosa McCarthy" <Tahosa_the_Cacher@msn.com>

Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Soooo?

Scott:
Actually cachers never leave the game, they just hibernate for a short period of time.
  In 2007, I had only 25 finds!  I guess I was in hibernation mode that year.

From: "Victoria" <Hahnizona@cox.net>

Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Old School?

Gotta love that! Competition for the least amount of finds with the most
active hides?
How 'bout most (logged) DNF's? I'm at 246 (and counting.)

-- Sprocket
(another Scott!)






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