-
He is actually a he$$ of a nice guy, maintains his
caches all over the
country better than most folks maintain their caches
in town. He was
one of the 1st folks to actually hide many caches
downtown. Leave it to
an out of towner to think anything like that would
be important for anyone.
Mike Lusicic wrote:
> - I just read his profile, and I came away with
the following:
>
> 1. He has hidden quite a few caches, and with
their diverse
> locations may not be able to keep up with
that many and that
> MIGHT be a factor.
> 2. I have not hidden any so I really cannot
know much about 1
> above, so I think I should shy away from
that.
> 3. I see someone who is avid about what he does
and doesn't
> understand those who are not up to his level
of commitment.
> 4. He has his own ideas and feelings and is
sharing them openly and
> not trying to be politically correct. They
just seem to be a
> genuine expression of what he feels without
a PC filter applied.
> I rather like that and would rather know
what someone REALLY
> thinks even if I don't agree with them.
> 5. I like his approach to creating caches. I
have not attempted to
> find any of his, so I don't know whether
what he says translates
> into reality, but if it does, then I can see
his disappointment
> in his hard work being violated.
> 6. If he is hiding things just for the pleasure
he gets out of the
> logs and adulation for a good cache, then I
think he could have
> a better, healthier attitude. Perhaps he
should not be in it for
> praise or think it is only good if it works
the way he envisions
> it. 'Tis better to give than receive. That
is just my own not
> politically corrected opinion.
> 7. It is frustrating finding a cache that has
been trashed, so I
> can imagine his frustration in having to
replace them.
> 8. I too don't feel like people should be
making a big deal about
> leaving, but this is a notice on his cache,
which I can
> certainly understand. He published his
philosophy of not
> archiving caches, so if he is going to
change his policy, then I
> see it as only a courtesy to announce that
as well. He certainly
> does not appear to have a problem with
saying what is on his
> mind. Again, I admire that.
> 9. I don't agree that he should be name
calling, but if he has to
> put a label on the group causing problems,
then is it all that
> bad? He may have chosen perhaps a better
label which goes back
> to political correctness, but if it is a
reflection of what is
> in his mind, and it is his cache page, then
why not. I don't
> believe in censorship.
>
> That being said, I respect the opinions expressed
by others who don't
> think very much of this guy. If I did otherwise I
would be a hypocrite
> since I don't believe in censorship. So in the
end, he has opinions
> and y'all do to. And here are mine. A different
perspective often
> helps me when I think about things. So that is why
I express mine.
> Sometimes I get something back that makes me
think, and that is always
> a growth experience. That is why I don't mind off
topic discussions
> because I think they are an opportunity to grow
and learn.
>
> Michael Rogers wrote:
>> -
>> He could place a hundred of the best downtown and
it
>> still wouldn't excuse his behavior.
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>> --- Andrew Senger <asenger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> -
>>> Nice reply, Mike.
>>>
>>> If we took CC's caches away from downtown,
there'd
>>> be hardly any left.
>>> His hides are some of the best I've seen,
>>> especially for urban areas.
>>> It took three trips to St Louis Riverfront to
>>> complete that one, and
>>> I still haven't found Old Saint Lou after three
>>> trips (granted, one at
>>> night). There's another less than a block from
>>> where I park for work
>>> that I haven't tried yet. I can only imagine
that
>>> it's just as
>>> tricky.
>>>
>>> Not only does CC place caches, he's one of the
few
>>> that will replace
>>> caches, whether it's replacing a broken
container or
>>> a full log.
>>>
>>> Andrew (yawetag)
>>>
>>> On 10/26/07, Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> -
>>>> I agree with Coolcache. I think that if you
take
>>>>
>>> the time for a good hide
>>>
>>>> with unique containers, you deserve more than a
>>>>
>>> cut and paste log. I have
>>>
>>>> seen people delete cut and paste logs (Dallas).
If
>>>>
>>> you spend time creating a
>>>
>>>> clever cache, the least a person can do is hide
it
>>>>
>>> back as they found it.
>>>
>>>> Too many times people just stuff it back
because
>>>>
>>> there is another cache only
>>>
>>>> .15 from where they are. It gets frustrating!!
>>>>
>>>> He should be proud of the hides and his
>>>>
>>> containers. He has hidden 82.
>>>
>>>> Without people like him, what would we look
for? I
>>>>
>>> know his pain.. I too
>>>
>>>> have become frustrated with carelessness.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>> --
>>> Andrew Senger
>>> asenger@xxxxxxxxx
>>> http://yawetag.110mb.com
>>> "I can't win anything. In fact, if you look up
>>> 'loser' in the
>>> dictionary, you'll see someone else's photo!"
>>> --Andrew Senger
>>>
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