- you all know how lame johnny cache is...:-) ha ha ~Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce S" <bruces1321@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:20 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: geocaching.com & virtuals > - > Please don't worry about your first cache being considered lame. Pick what > you like as a location and go with it. Those that complain about lame > caches in the St Louis area need to go caching in other areas of the country > and then they will realize how "pure" geocaching is in the St Louis area. > We don't have the Wally World Caches, don't have the under every light pole > caches, and never had the great proliferation of virtuals that happpened > elsewhere. > > Bruce > > > >From: "TKLNHL" <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: [GeoStL] Re: geocaching.com & virtuals > >Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 18:39:37 -0500 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Laura D > > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:40 PM > > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: geocaching.com & virtuals > > > > > > This is exactly why I haven't placed a cache yet. > > > > > > Glad you said this first. I was trying to figure out a way to say the > >same thing but I have a tendency to be wordy (yeah really ..) and you went > >straight to the point. I have three uncached parks very near me and we've > >concocted a great little story for them -- but one involves variations on > >balls and the other involves girl things. NOT what some people are looking > >for in way of trade items. I've had these caches made and ready to go for > >a while now, but haven't put them out for "fear" of alienating people I've > >never MET LOL. The parks are well-maintained, have very nice playgrounds > >and a couple of miles of trails. However, being an overthinker, I wonder > >do I bother to go through with this and disappoint an experienced group of > >people I don't know or go ahead and see what happens. > > > > > > My nearly 6 yr old daughter enjoys the walks, the hunt, doesn't balk at > >a micro and is even learning to use the GPSr. Had we recently come across a > >McToy in the form of the miniature black Barbie within the last month it > >certainly would have thrilled her and saved ME $2.99 at a drive through. > >McToys, for what they are, are lovely little things. Where else can you get > >a Little Person for free? > > > > No we haven't even broken 50 yet in our finds. But, we've enjoyed every > >cache we've done either solo or as a family. We've learned something on > >each one and left with more than a trade item. But, I have to agree with > >Laura (aka Purple) here -- getting out and placing one is quite > >intimidating. > > > > Nancy > > NHL of TKLNHL & Kyd > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive larger attachments with Hotmail Extra Storage. > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > **************************************************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > **************************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list: > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > > > **************************************************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field