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by Hounddog
13 August 10 10:05 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Geocaching Video Presentation - Early History & Megacaches
Replies: 17
Views: 5850

Re: Geocaching Video Presentation - Early History & Megacaches

Great presentation Dave. Snifter and I enjoyed it very much and it brought back so many great memories.
by Hounddog
15 June 09 9:32 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: OT: Hot Water
Replies: 21
Views: 7109

We just replaced our old electric hot water service. The old tank was dated as installed in 1972, WOW even the installer of the new one was impressed. In the process of changing I learned a few things about Hot Water so here's my advice.......Screw the environmental bandwagon BS and buy an off peak ...
by Hounddog
14 September 08 10:27 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: The steady decline of the quality of geocaching....
Replies: 177
Views: 62721

Maybe now, after reading this topic, people are understanding why we "The 2 Dogs" haven't been doing much caching of late. For us the rot set in a long time ago. It was appalling to us that so many were coming into the game and simply placing a film canister under a rock in their local playground ra...
by Hounddog
31 May 08 7:45 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Totally OT but I can't wait :-)
Replies: 7
Views: 3003

I can't wait for "Hellboy 2" Ron Perlman Rocks!! http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=G_O0xYCy1cg Hounddog He he, very entertaining actor with a face for radio. :twisted: You can say that again. He's probably one of the most unseen big stars on the planet if you know what I mean. But boy what a career the...
by Hounddog
30 May 08 11:55 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Totally OT but I can't wait :-)
Replies: 7
Views: 3003

I can't wait for "Hellboy 2"

Ron Perlman Rocks!!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=G_O0xYCy1cg

Hounddog
by Hounddog
29 May 08 10:31 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: AAPT broadband
Replies: 10
Views: 3593

Sounds like a good reason to be looking for a new ISP, we were with AAPT and voted with our feet due to their poor customer service, G'day Swampy :) Seems to be the trend these days. I have never had much success at all with using ISP webspaces. Iprimus was terrible. I use TPG ADSL2+ now. The conne...
by Hounddog
28 May 08 10:45 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: OT - What About A Cache Up Here
Replies: 18
Views: 6060

Re: OT - What About A Cache Up Here

muzza wrote:Check out this pathway. Imagine a cache at the end.

What would the terrain rating be, and would you go for it?
I'd go up there for sure, but I would probably use that safety cable where available.
by Hounddog
27 May 08 2:13 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Benchmarks/Trig Points
Replies: 6
Views: 2655

Ah Trig points. It's a nightmare of a job to keep track of them. Believe me I should know. :lol: Why SHOULD I believe you :?: and HOW do you know :) I set up the original Trig cache called "That's the Trig" The first of it's kind back then. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c28...
by Hounddog
27 May 08 12:05 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Premium members caches
Replies: 34
Views: 12262

I was a premium member of GC.com for a long time and what did I get out of it over and above a non paying member? a big fat ZIP. The truth is there isn't really any great benefit to being a member in Australia. Besides, who really wants to put down a cache and restrict who finds it anyway. I mean, h...
by Hounddog
26 May 08 11:28 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: and we think snakes are a problem?
Replies: 9
Views: 3497

I placed one of my caches. Right next to this sign in the NT.

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A few finders were put off but most braved the creek to find it.
by Hounddog
26 May 08 11:14 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Benchmarks/Trig Points
Replies: 6
Views: 2655

Ah Trig points.

It's a nightmare of a job to keep track of them. Believe me I should know. :lol:
by Hounddog
26 May 08 3:32 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Ftf
Replies: 32
Views: 9305

Re: Ftf

who gets the FTF someone who finds and signs first or someone who gets to the area and then logs a note saying they were in the area but could not retrieve the cache The irony of this is that it's quite often the first to the area of the cache who ends up not finding it for that reason. Sometimes i...
by Hounddog
23 May 08 10:59 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: How many GPS units does it take to find a cache?
Replies: 19
Views: 7347

Alternatives? In dash mounted one. Even more distracting as you have to look further away from the road to see what it is saying. Interesting Point Richary. I used to own a Nissan X Trail. All the instruments are mounted in the centre of the dash. So you have to glance over there, even to check you...
by Hounddog
23 May 08 5:01 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: How many GPS units does it take to find a cache?
Replies: 19
Views: 7347

I think it will be just a matter of time before anything mounted above the dashboard will be illegal. Back before GPS navigators were ever heard of. I used to mount my magellan behind the steering wheel but even this was distracting. The laws will be made even without the consideration that some geo...
by Hounddog
20 February 08 10:22 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Always Fish Safely!
Replies: 14
Views: 3727

Are you wearing clean underpants?

God help you if you're found floating face down on the lake and you didn't have on clean undies? :)

:) Sounds like our mums are the same all over.