Hi all, Thanks for the feedback, I just got a reply and based on the description they provided of the cache location, they found the cache nowhere near where I left it, and they put it back nowhere near where I left it, but at least now I have something to go off of, looks like I need to swing by on my lunch break and get to the bottom of this. :-) On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Tom Wolpert <tom_wolpert@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Needs maintenance? Really??! > > Good luck with that educational project. I suppose you're going to have > to contact him/her to find out where it is now. That would be a good time > to mention the fact that moving it is a bad plan since now the owner can't > find it either. As for the rest of it, I'd suggest something along the > line of "ya know, the GPS is only good to 25-30 feet. You might be off 25 > feet one way and the CO might have been off 25 feet the other way... So > it's still a pretty big circle even when things are just as they should > be." And while you're at it, might not be a bad time to mention the > difference between DNF, found it but it was hard, and needs maintenance :-D. > > Of course, I AM a grumpy old man, so I might not be the best person to > make suggestions. > Tom > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Nathan Rover <nrover@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Mon, November 28, 2011 10:32:18 AM > *Subject:* [GeoStL] Suggestions? > > Check out the latest log on one of my caches. Keep in mind that the cache > is a bison tube attached to a tree branch with a steel fishing leader. > > http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC2V6ZT > > I'd go check on it over lunch, but now I have no idea where it might be. > :-/ > > After 59 consecutive finds... any thoughts on the best way to "mentor" > this new cacher without sounding like a grumpy old man? > > -- > Cheers, > > Nathan Rover > > Connect with me: > <http://www.nathanrover.com/> <http://www.facebook.com/nrover> > <http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=2abec2fd-841b-4ff6-9cc2-88dd97c54e6f> > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanrover> > <http://twitter.com/#%21/NathanRover> > > -- Cheers, Nathan Rover Connect with me: <http://www.nathanrover.com> <http://www.facebook.com/nrover> <http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=2abec2fd-841b-4ff6-9cc2-88dd97c54e6f> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanrover> <http://twitter.com/#%21/NathanRover>