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Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 12:13 am
by TeamAstro
=D> =D> =D>
Many thanks Mark for the many many years of service. Also thanks for your early placed caches back in 2003 for my first Vic caching adventure. Glug Glug Glug is an experience I'll never forget :lol:

Many more clear skies from AstroJohn

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 6:20 am
by ruzzelz
Thanks for your contribution to geocaching. =D> =D> =D>

I trust you will get more time to review in person many of the caches that you approved.

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 11:44 am
by pipes_down_under
Thanks Embi. You guys just don't get enough appreciation for the great job you do.
Enjoy your time away.

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 1:03 pm
by SamCarter
Best wishes for the "retirement", with appreciation for all your work.

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 1:14 pm
by Team Ladava
Team Ladava add our thanks and best wishes.
You and the other pioneers of this wonderful sport (obsession) in Australia have left a wonderful legacy for us and our grandchildren to enjoy for many years
Cheers
Team Ladava

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 2:05 pm
by PesceVerde
Many thanks embi, and bona futuna.

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 5:42 pm
by mtbikeroz
Great effort over the years embi, well done. Thanks also for the cool head on ocassions. Enjoy the freedom, enjoy being a mere mortal, and especially enjoy your family.

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 9:23 pm
by embi
Thanks everyone for your replies.... Not expected at all... I was only posting to stop you all bugging me... :)

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 9:58 pm
by Rabbitto
Thanks Embi for all. This won't stop us bugging you though.

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 21 August 09 10:51 pm
by Richary
Can't let all those years of unrewarded service to us go unnoticed and unthanked =D>

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 22 August 09 9:46 pm
by theUMP
The first time I realised that caches were published by an actual person was when we were planning our "Happily Ever After" cache-fest and wanted to have multiple caches by multiple placers all published at once. embi was helpful and gracious and the launch went off without a hitch thanks to his help.

I've been wearing multiple pairs of reviewer socks to try to fit into the big shoes!

Of latter years, it's been mostly Bear_Left caches and the occasional importuning Victorian that have had the "Published by embi" imprint, so I guess I'll be bugging riblit for all our future placed caches!

Good to see a few smileys in your recent stats, Mark, and I hope you and your (growing) family find many more. I'll do my best to make sure that the new caches you're looking for are as accurately listed as I can make them.

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 23 August 09 12:44 am
by muzza
Thanks for all the hard work, Mark.

You were the one who pushed for an Australian reviewer and were the first, which then led to others. Without your work, we'd probably still be dependent on the US reviewers.

Hope we will see you finding the odd cache around the place, and still attending some of the events.

Muzza

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 23 August 09 7:44 pm
by Big Matt and Shell
Thanks embi, all the best!

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 25 August 09 10:40 am
by Team Pathfinder
A huge thanks for all you have done for Geocaching over the years =D> =D> Sad to hear you are finishing Embi - what are you going to do with all the free time?

Re: Time to quit

Posted: 25 August 09 11:31 am
by Marcus Vitruvius
Thanks embi for your massive contribution to caching.....You don't happen to keep a list of all the caches you published......would be interesting to look back on.

I'm not going to ask theUMP for his because we could be here for a very long time. :shock: