- While we're complaining .. uh .. reminiscing.. *I* wish people would write decent logs. I still try to write something even for the lamp posts (or.. around here it seems to be the "thing" to drop a home made 33mm size container at the base of a street sign) because a lot of those are placed by the enthusiastic beginner and, I believe, they deserve a little something other than a TFTC for their effort. I like getting an email from a cache owner saying, "Thanks for a funny post" or "Glad you enjoyed your time here". And, I like to read good logs to get a sense of what to expect, things to look out for roads ending in impassable mud -- that kind of thing. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 3:56 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: A to Z > - > Brawny, those two caches are really nice and were lots of fun. But, I > would > not lose any sleep over no one finding them this summer. I think someone > would be nuts to attempt to bushwack back to them this time of the year! > I > would recommend waiting until at least the first frost! One of the things > that upsets me about caching nowadays is there are only a few quality > caches > like this and they get overwhelmed by the cache places who only care about > numbers. People say well then don't do the ones you don't like. The > problem is you cannot filter out all the nothing but numbers matter > caches. > I got so fed up with all the lampposts, guardrails, playgrounds, etc., > that I stopped caching for a couple of months. But I've been caching > lately > and have been trying to be more selective on which ones I do. While I > still > enjoy caching, it was much more fun in the early days when almost every > cache took you to a neat location or was an evil hide. I wish they would > ban dummy accounts and only allow a cacher to have 100 caches active at a > time. Hopefully this would result in more of a balance between the > numbers > hound caches and the quality caches. > > Jim Bensman > "Nature Bats Last" > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bear >> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 1:36 PM >> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: A to Z >> >> - >> I think one of the biggest issues with a cache in a nice area is, they >> are all taken or have had a cache in the past. The other issue is no >> one is willing to find the nice spots. My earthcache, the Narrows, was >> the last I placed. Not one log this Summer. >> >> >> Same with Woody Woodpecker and My Favorite Tree. >> **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 Missouri Geocachers Forums --> http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php Missouri Geocachers Calendar ---> http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php?app=calendar