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by Furrhan
15 May 17 12:58 am
Forum: International visitors
Topic: Greetings from the UK
Replies: 10
Views: 24529

Re: Greetings from the UK

The Mighty Skark wrote:
Furrhan wrote:Where are you heading other than Sydney? Coming down to Tassie at all?
Hi Furrhan. After Sydney we are heading to Alice springs and Uluru then up to Cairns then Melbourne then head off to New Zealand
Oh well. I'll have to catch you on your next visit then!
Have a great trip!
by Furrhan
15 May 17 12:52 am
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: What's new on Geocaching Australia
Replies: 759
Views: 679146

Re: What's new on Geocaching Australia

Interesting. Good to know who the team is! Has the election for 2017 just gone then? Because on the volunteers page it mentions that senators are elected in June or July... Also, are there any other positions open on staff at the moment, just out of interest? And if so, how are those positions gener...
by Furrhan
06 April 17 10:03 pm
Forum: International visitors
Topic: Greetings from the UK
Replies: 10
Views: 24529

Re: Greetings from the UK

Where are you heading other than Sydney? Coming down to Tassie at all?
by Furrhan
25 August 16 1:30 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Hunting Time
Replies: 13
Views: 7272

Re: Hunting Time

I don't know how many you have found (I will hazard a guess of not many if you need to ask the question - in no way meaning to be impolite). Oh yeah. So far I've managed to find one whole cache! So I'm very much a n00b at this. :P And that was an easy one too, just a tube under a rock. With one of ...
by Furrhan
24 August 16 7:12 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Hunting Time
Replies: 13
Views: 7272

Hunting Time

How long does it take you guys to find the average traditional cache? I ask because I spent half an hour at each of two different sites looking for the cache at each site today and I was kinda thinking I should have found them by then if they were there... What do you guys think? They were both trad...
by Furrhan
12 August 16 12:19 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?
Replies: 39
Views: 23729

Re: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?

I have made a full recovery from my stroke, Glad to hear it, Mark! G'day Furrhan, Some good advice in your post! Thanks for that biggles/Mark! Gloves are often dictated in suburban caching due to the possible presence of both broken glass and needles. I wear leather "Riggers" gloves. They are aroun...
by Furrhan
12 August 16 12:01 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Your First Cache
Replies: 13
Views: 8739

Your First Cache

So who remembers finding your first cache? Where was it? How was the experience? I found my first cache on Tuesday afternoon. It was one from... That other website, but don't tell anyone! I was with two friends, one a trusted muggle and one a cacher, and I was the one to find it. It was like a fat t...
by Furrhan
17 May 16 2:41 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?
Replies: 39
Views: 23729

Re: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?

So what kinds of gloves do you guys wear then? Gardening gloves or thick rubber gloves or disposable when it's just the yuk factor or what? To better the mirror idea, occasionally you'll see sales on simple inspection cameras. You mean like those on the flexible cables with the screen in your hand? ...
by Furrhan
17 May 16 12:07 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?
Replies: 39
Views: 23729

Re: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?

That's true. I refuse to get a selfie stick though! :P
by Furrhan
16 May 16 11:47 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?
Replies: 39
Views: 23729

Re: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?

Some suburban hides might have the yuk factor. I can think of a couple in Canberra (one belonging to me :roll:). They are behind cafes, bars (and the surrounds that creates in the back alley) and the like, out with the bins. Greasy places with the yuk factor. I wear a glove when checking my cache. ...
by Furrhan
16 May 16 10:58 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?
Replies: 39
Views: 23729

Re: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?

Sometimes I wear gloves, but this is often only for the yuck factor; The yuk factor? What kinds of places do people hide these things??? Or are you just not a fan of mud? Which would be equally understandable in my book especially if you want to keep your GPS/pen/camera clean. I don't like to stick...
by Furrhan
16 May 16 10:29 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?
Replies: 39
Views: 23729

Re: So where/how do you draw the line re safety?

So, as a new geocacher, the story in the OP post in this thread got me thinking. He mentioned that he found some needles while he was searching. How many of you wear gloves or use a pole or stick to poke under things to protect your hands while searching? What other supplies might be needed to do th...
by Furrhan
16 May 16 10:18 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2
Replies: 542
Views: 370828

Re: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2

Hi, all! I'm a 25 year old guy from Tasmania, currently living in Hobart, who's decided to take up Geocaching as a way to get out of the house and get a bit of fitness. I've never done it before but by all accounts it sounds like fun so I'm looking forward to getting started! I'm currently studying ...