[Az-Geocaching] Caching excuses; and serious life issues

Fri, 16 May 2003 15:18:22 -0700

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trisha" <trisha@brasher.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 1:54 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Caching excuses; and serious life issues


> Cute, Evil Fish. Your list looks pretty comprehensive. :-)
> 
> But hey, in quoting me, were you agreeing with me, ("If you want to
> find the cache, just DO IT and quit whining..."), making fun of me, or
> disagreeing with me? I'm just curious.....
> 
> Everybody, please pardon my lack of brains this week, I am going thru
> the extreme stress of  "Ex-husband causing me HE// and suing me for
> custody of my daughter (15) and lying and being a complete A$$ and
> making me spend $$$ for an attorney I can't afford" week.....or,
> month....
> 
> Looks like my oldest daughter, the straight A student and State track
> athlete (she just qualified last night for the 4x100 relay finals (an
> all-freshman girls team to boot!) in the 4A high school State Track
> Championships) will be moving to Texas with her vengeful and lying
> "Disneyland Dad". Of course, he is claiming her grades are suffering
> and her health is deteriorating....geez, State Finals and her health
> is failing?? 4.0 GPA?? Give me a break. But he has to LIE to try and
> make a case for her to move....I'm agreeing only because it is what
> she says she wants to do....HE's doing it to try and avoid paying
> support for her and to mess with me. (guess he'll find out for himself
> that she is WAY more expensive than any support he was sending! ha!!!)
> 
> Sorry if this is off topic and very personal, but it really has been
> awful for me recently. I did go do two (easy) caches south of Prescott
> today as a stress relief (got a first find on a new one of Lincoln's,
> Yea!) after a visit to my attorney's office....
> 
> Anybody want to take compasssion on an "ex-husband victim" and
> contribute money to my defense fund to pay the "attorney I can't
> afford?" 
> 
> Oh wait, I forgot, this is probably the wrong bunch to ask, there are
> so many who can't afford $30 for.....never mind....
> 
> I'll shut up now. Sorry for rambling but I am so very upset, it just
> kinda spills out. Please be kind.
> 
> thanks
> Trisha "Lightning"
> Prescott
> 
> PS BEES are a legit excuse for me, I am highly allergic, and those
> great-tailed grackles can be really nasty!!! ha ha ha
> 
> 
> On Fri, 16 May 2003 09:07:46 -0700, "Team Evil Fish" wrote:
> 
> > 
> >  "Where there is a WILL you will find
> > > a WAY" (and let's hope with a minimum of whining.... :-)
> > > Trisha "Lightning"
> >  that is like place a cache and they will find it I am reminded of
> Sand
> > Dollars Words,,,
> > 
> > ok maybe I need to find it again what were the 3 steps on finding a
> > cache???
> > 
> > maybe we should rename this thread excuses for not caching or
> finding a
> > cache...
> > 
> > No MTN bike
> > no Camera
> > no pencil
> > no GPS
> > no shoes
> > no shirt
> > had to work
> > batteries died
> > my topo map was blurry
> > there were to many rocks
> > Bees
> > snakes
> > killer Grackle attacking from above
> > Homeless bums sittin on it
> > there was a fence
> > there was a no trespassing sign
> > power lines
> > stubbed toe
> > no SCUBA gear
> > no boat
> > police helicopter had us in the spot light
> > the container was taken
> > entered coordinates wrong
> > was sleepy
> > was hungry
> > sun was in my eyes
> > lunar eclipse
> > got lost
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Trisha" <trisha@brasher.com>
> > To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 8:15 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Digital camera not necessary for
> uploading
> > pictures to Geocaching.com
> > 
> > 
> > > When we don't have Dan's digital camera (like, he isn't with me) I
> > can
> > > take a pic with my good ol' 35 mm....a disposable is a good
> > > alternative....and after getting them developed scan them onto my
> > > computer...OOPS...that brings up a different "special equipment"
> > > issue, a scanner.....SORRY didn't mean to..... muddy the waters! ha
> > ha
> > > ha
> > > I guess my point is that a digital camera, while the easier way to
> > get
> > > pics online, isn't the only way. "Where there is a WILL you will
> find
> > > a WAY" (and let's hope with a minimum of whining.... :-)
> > > Trisha "Lightning"
> > > Prescott
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 15 May 2003 21:49:38 -0700 (PDT), Ken Akerman wrote:
> > >
> > > If a virtual cache REQUIRED you to take a picture of you and your
> GPS
> > > (or something like that) in order to receive credit for that
> cache..
> > >
> > > However, you don't need to use a digital camera to take a picture
> and
> > > post it to Geocaching.com. You can get a very inexpensive camera
> > > (like a disposable camera for around $5), take pictures, develop
> them
> > > using a service that provides you with free pictures online (like
> > > Photoworks.com),
> > > and upload the online picture to your cache log. This is what I did
> > > for virtual and locationless caches before I obtained my digital
> > > camera.
> > >
> > > This is not as easy as using a digital camera, and you may have to
> > > wait several days after visiting a virtual cache before you can
> > obtain
> > > the picture and post it to your log entry, but it is an inexpensive
> > > way to get a picture for a virtual cache entry.
> > >
> > > Ken (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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