RE: [Az-Geocaching] New Leader (again)

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 <mailto:billtomlinson@qwest.net> 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 <mailto:billtomlinson@qwest.net>
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