- LeRoy was great at logging his left behind bowling balls and pianos. I agree, we need to start logging about our experiences. It was great to read the stories instead of a bunch of letters. TFTC TNLNSL. There are some SLAGA people who use to crack me up with their logs. Mike Griffin World Wide Technology, INC. O - 314-995-8935 C - 314-308-0916 Sent from my AT&T iPhone. Please excuse any typos. On Dec 25, 2010, at 2:53 AM, "ehamemail" <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > - > A good "story" or something to introduce the spot to the cacher can make up > for the "Every day" aspect of the hide. For a write up like that, I'd fine > the cache and then write a really long about our local "meeting up" place. I > miss reading the "early days" of logs -- especially from a lot of the SLAGA > people and their randomness. You don't seen many "left a lawnmower, took a > chainsaw" type logs lol. > > Nancy > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Lindberg" <alindb01@xxxxxxx> > To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2010 12:47 AM > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Favorite points! > > >> - >> Here, here! I'm looking for a good location at the Winfield IGA, which >> could be a lamppost. There's nothing great about our IGA, other than it >> serves at times as the Cultural center, where friends run into each other >> and visit. My neighbor spent two hours in the store at its Grand Opening >> because she ran into numerous friends she hadn't seen for a while and >> stopped to visit. Also, the people who work there will rival any Dierbergs, >> Schmucks, or Shop and Save. It's just a point of interest in town, that I >> consider worthy of a cache. >> >> Again, a very Merry Christmas! >> >> Wayne >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn >> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 12:08 PM >> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Favorite points! >> >> - >> Your logic has so many holes in it I can drive my environmentally >> unfriendly, gas sucking SUV through it. >> >> I just heard from a cacher that would not walk across the street to see some >> stupid mural painted in a wall. Nothing could be more boring. Oh well, there >> goes my series of really cool mutual lamp post caches. >> >> I am sitting in a parking lot where there is a cache at a lamp pole that I >> have yet to log. Probably never will BUT as I sit here I see is a really >> cool rock cut in the cliff that i Never saw before. WOW, i should pay >> better attention when i am in the parking lot. Know Future could tell us all >> about the cool geology right here for all to see. >> >> Before that big house landed on my floral designer sister she would have >> told me that the giant Christmas wreath displayed on the store is oh so >> very cool. Well, it's kind of neat but to me, oh so cool is a stretch. A >> friends dad is a graphic artist from the old days, he would be pleased to >> see all the neat graphical signage that they are doing now a days and there >> is a large selection of cool signs here. Still, here I sit next to this lame >> lamppost cache that I still probably never log. >> >> Ya can't legislate or regulate quality or lameness. I tried for a long time >> as I looked at virtual caches. What is lame to me was always very cool to >> the cache placer. And so it is with caches. My lame ain't your lame but may >> be someones best cache ever. Go figure. >> >> >> Via iP-4 >> >> On Dec 24, 2010, at 11:04 AM, "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> - >>> That's easy. >>> >>> Caches that show you an interesting location or are hidden in a challenging >>> way. >>> >>> A LPC by a mural would show you an interesting location so it would be >>> quality. A LPC in a Walmart parking lot would not show you an interesting >>> location. It would not meet the definition. Once you have seen one >>> Walmart lamppost, you've seen them all. But a mural is a unique and >>> interesting location. >>> >>> What I would like to see (if we cannot ban lame caches) is a Numbers >>> attribute. It would be defined as caches to get your numbers up that do >>> not show you an interesting location and are not hidden in a challenging >>> way. >>> >>> It simply amazes me with all Groundspeak keeps adding they cannot add >>> something to allow those of us who are fed up with and do not enjoy the >>> lame caches to filter them out. There are over 50 attributes already. If >>> someone cannot be bothered with taking the time to find an interesting >>> location or hide a cache in a challenging location, it seems reasonable to >>> expect them to identify their caches. But then again when you see these >>> numbers hounds shuffling caches to save a few seconds and throw away >>> series, maybe I am expecting too much. >>> >>> Jim Bensman >>> "Nature Bats Last" >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- >>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn >>>> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 9:21 PM >>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Favorite points! >>>> >>>> - >>>> Could you give a definition of what "quality" is. >>>> >>>> Please keep in mind that the definition has to work for all ages of all >>>> types of cachers with all differing abilities. >>>> >>>> A definition that is short works the best so limit yourself to a >>>> sentence or two. >>>> >>>> One two, three, go ... >>>> >>>> >>>> Via iP-4 >>>> >>>> On Dec 23, 2010, at 12:19 PM, "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don?t like it-I think it pushes quantity over quality. >>>> >>>> >>>> **************************************** >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> **************************************** >>> 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 >> >> >> **************************************** >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> **************************************** >> 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 > > > **************************************** > 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 **************************************** 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