+bones1 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 A great achievement by Dr solly on his 40,00th cache find, jeff=bones1. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Well done Doc. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'd love to hear some of Doc's stories (most caches in a day, most memorable find, etc.), but I guess he's outdoors caching. Quote Link to comment
+bflentje Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. Quote Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. Woah. Now that would be another achievement... I don't know how you'd do that these days...without spending lots of time and $$, that is Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. Or someone that lives in Puerto Rico. For someone living in Puerto Rico, finding 1000 caches would be just a bit less than 100% of all the caches in the country. When you've got 180,000 caches to find in your country it's obviously going to be easier to rack up a 5 digit find count than if you live someplace with a few hundreds caches and might have to travel thousands of miles to ever reach 1000 finds. Quote Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. Or someone that lives in Puerto Rico. For someone living in Puerto Rico, finding 1000 caches would be just a bit less than 100% of all the caches in the country. When you've got 180,000 caches to find in your country it's obviously going to be easier to rack up a 5 digit find count than if you live someplace with a few hundreds caches and might have to travel thousands of miles to ever reach 1000 finds. Yeah. Like Alaska! Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. Would you be impressed if I broke 3,000 with under 25% micros? Only 200 away. Hmm. drsolly #1 in the UK, and with less than 10 years of Geocaching (joined August 2006). I'd say they've done a fair amount of caching. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. Or someone that lives in Puerto Rico. For someone living in Puerto Rico, finding 1000 caches would be just a bit less than 100% of all the caches in the country. When you've got 180,000 caches to find in your country it's obviously going to be easier to rack up a 5 digit find count than if you live someplace with a few hundreds caches and might have to travel thousands of miles to ever reach 1000 finds. Yeah. Like Alaska! I'd rather find 10 caches in Alaska, then have 10,000 finds and never visit Alaska. Quote Link to comment
+ArtieD Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. There's nothing wrong with micros. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. There's nothing wrong with micros. Except for their size, I'd have to agree with you. Quote Link to comment
+blackdog7 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'd love to hear some of Doc's stories (most caches in a day, most memorable find, etc.), but I guess he's outdoors caching. [sarcasm]Doc's stories aren't worthy because he's obviously a 'numbers' guy and 'numbers' guys aren't real geocachers.[/sarcasm] Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'd love to hear some of Doc's stories (most caches in a day, most memorable find, etc.), but I guess he's outdoors caching. Well when he isn't caching he's blogging (I expect he does other things too), so he tends to write up a blog for his day's adventure, e.g. http://blog.drsolly.com/2015/02/forty-thousand.html Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. There's nothing wrong with micros. Of course not. Your 6,000 finds would be less than 3,000 without them. [sarcasm]Doc's stories aren't worthy because he's obviously a 'numbers' guy and 'numbers' guys aren't real geocachers.[/sarcasm] No one thinks that. That's just what you think we think. Or have been told we think. I'd love to hear some of Doc's stories (most caches in a day, most memorable find, etc.), but I guess he's outdoors caching. Well when he isn't caching he's blogging (I expect he does other things too), so he tends to write up a blog for his day's adventure, e.g. http://blog.drsolly.com/2015/02/forty-thousand.html Pretty nice, and lot of other thoughts besides Geocaching. I've followed it. Edited February 26, 2015 by Mr.Yuck Quote Link to comment
+ArtieD Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Except for their size, I'd have to agree with you. Since when does size dictate the quality of a cache? Of course not. Your 6,000 finds would be less than 3,000 without them. Yep, it's true. Point? Quote Link to comment
+BAMBOOZLE Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ah, micro bashing. For over 12 years we find them as they come and as I see that 58% of my finds are micro's I'm guessing that about 58% of the caches hidden are micro's. The only time I target a cache is if its in a remote area , there is history involved, or its an earthcache. I like all sizes and have never understood the " size " complaints. Who doesn't like an ammo can and I like the challenge of finding micro's, esp. in the woods. My only wish is that ALL sizes of caches would be hidden in the woods, dessert, swamp, or other remote muggleless and traffic free area. Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'd love to hear some of Doc's stories (most caches in a day, most memorable find, etc.), but I guess he's outdoors caching. [sarcasm]Doc's stories aren't worthy because he's obviously a 'numbers' guy and 'numbers' guys aren't real geocachers.[/sarcasm] SNNNNOOOORRRRRTTTTTTTT, Major tongue in cheek going on here. Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. There's nothing wrong with micros. EXCEPT: They are closely related to those pesky button nano's which we ham-fisted, sausage fingered old geezers have trouble with. GRRRRRRRRR, LOL, LOL Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ah, micro bashing. For over 12 years we find them as they come and as I see that 58% of my finds are micro's I'm guessing that about 58% of the caches hidden are micro's. The only time I target a cache is if its in a remote area , there is history involved, or its an earthcache. I like all sizes and have never understood the " size " complaints. Who doesn't like an ammo can and I like the challenge of finding micro's, esp. in the woods. My only wish is that ALL sizes of caches would be hidden in the woods, dessert, swamp, or other remote muggleless and traffic free area. With adequate secure parking and at least waypoints denoting a trailhead. As a transient cacher frequently caching in strange areas I have been on many a "joyride" before finding the correct access point ... O.K. part of the fun sometimes, however, not so much fun at altitudes above 8 K or in the desert above 90º Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Quote Link to comment
+BAMBOOZLE Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ah, micro bashing. For over 12 years we find them as they come and as I see that 58% of my finds are micro's I'm guessing that about 58% of the caches hidden are micro's. The only time I target a cache is if its in a remote area , there is history involved, or its an earthcache. I like all sizes and have never understood the " size " complaints. Who doesn't like an ammo can and I like the challenge of finding micro's, esp. in the woods. My only wish is that ALL sizes of caches would be hidden in the woods, dessert, swamp, or other remote muggleless and traffic free area. With adequate secure parking and at least waypoints denoting a trailhead. As a transient cacher frequently caching in strange areas I have been on many a "joyride" before finding the correct access point ... O.K. part of the fun sometimes, however, not so much fun at altitudes above 8 K or in the desert above 90º Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I here you.....we've found them at + 14000 and - 250. Our real adventures have been my taking short cuts shown on my units to get back to where we started. Quote Link to comment
+blackdog7 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ah, micro bashing. For over 12 years we find them as they come and as I see that 58% of my finds are micro's I'm guessing that about 58% of the caches hidden are micro's. The only time I target a cache is if its in a remote area , there is history involved, or its an earthcache. I like all sizes and have never understood the " size " complaints. Who doesn't like an ammo can and I like the challenge of finding micro's, esp. in the woods. My only wish is that ALL sizes of caches would be hidden in the woods, dessert, swamp, or other remote muggleless and traffic free area. When I was introduced to geocaching, it was with a family member. The cache they took me to was a micro hidden in a small hollowed out pine cone....in the middle of the woods. Later that day we found another, this time a micro in a lamp skirt. Both blew my mind. Today I regard the pine cone cache as an all time favorite...and I hold great contempt for lamp skirts. To each hi/her own, I say. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Except for their size, I'd have to agree with you. Since when does size dictate the quality of a cache? Of course not. Your 6,000 finds would be less than 3,000 without them. Yep, it's true. Point? We are SO going to get pimp slapped for turning Drsolly's thread into a micro bashing thread. I will discuss this with you in the next one that comes up. Here's on Topic. I found out from reading his blog he's the guy who originally wrote Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus!! But it's long since been sold to McAfee, and I don't even think the name Dr. Solomon is out there any more. Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 When I was introduced to geocaching, it was with a family member. The cache they took me to was a micro hidden in a small hollowed out pine cone....in the middle of the woods. Later that day we found another, this time a micro in a lamp skirt. Both blew my mind. Today I regard the pine cone cache as an all time favorite...and I hold great contempt for lamp skirts. I had the same reaction when I found my first lamppost cache. "Great hide" I thought. Now it has become just a place to stash a cache in a Wal-Mart parking lot so people can find lots of caches. I suspect if everyone started hiding nanos in pinecones at every trailhead, some people (myself included) would be sick of those as well. Quote Link to comment
+Car54 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 My only wish is that ALL sizes of caches would be hidden in ... dessert. Mmmmm - caches in my dessert! Mrs. Car54 Quote Link to comment
+bflentje Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Ah, micro bashing. For over 12 years we find them as they come and as I see that 58% of my finds are micro's I'm guessing that about 58% of the caches hidden are micro's. The only time I target a cache is if its in a remote area , there is history involved, or its an earthcache. I like all sizes and have never understood the " size " complaints. Who doesn't like an ammo can and I like the challenge of finding micro's, esp. in the woods. My only wish is that ALL sizes of caches would be hidden in the woods, dessert, swamp, or other remote muggleless and traffic free area. I didn't bash micros. I merely said that I'd be impressed by someone crossing the 40,000 mark that that had a small percentage of micro finds. Cachers finding 1000's of caches are a dime a dozen and the majority of their finds generally ARE micros. Show me a cacher with 40,000 finds where 75% of their finds are regular instead of 75% micro (or reported as small but called micro). Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 My only wish is that ALL sizes of caches would be hidden in ... dessert.Mmmmm - caches in my dessert!Wait, that's a different thread! Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 My only wish is that ALL sizes of caches would be hidden in ... dessert. Mmmmm - caches in my dessert! Mrs. Car54 I read that if you find a cache in a pi that you'll get a souvenir for that. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Except for their size, I'd have to agree with you. Since when does size dictate the quality of a cache? Of course not. Your 6,000 finds would be less than 3,000 without them. Yep, it's true. Point? Sorry you didn't appreciate (or notice) my attempt at humor. Carry on. Quote Link to comment
+ArtieD Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Except for their size, I'd have to agree with you. Since when does size dictate the quality of a cache? Of course not. Your 6,000 finds would be less than 3,000 without them. Yep, it's true. Point? Sorry you didn't appreciate (or notice) my attempt at humor. Carry on. Sometimes it escapes me. Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I'll be impressed when someone crosses the 40,000 mark when less than 25% of their finds are micros. Okay How about 54.47% micros? Quote Link to comment
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