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Last Week..
GC4AV9P - The Return Of Trent Approach by Jacaru - a collaborative find with a fellow geocacher and a muggle.
GC57NRN - Pirates On The Trent by JACARU - a unique and fun event
Thanks to cacher moan-a-lot, who helped us out with our Put a Cork In It cache (GC51924) and also provided us with a great example of dumb stuff geocachers do.
Feedback..
From Uncle Bob..
Comment: I didn't know that Dr D was married, does he like the older woman?
There is a lady on GC.com called Dr D's Mrs.
From Mark Pickard..
Dr D said river is the longest word with out vowels :-s errrrrrrrrr I and E
What is the Longest Word with no Vowels?
just tell him there are four six-letter words with no vowel except 'y': rhythm, spryly, sylphy (of or like a slender graceful girl or young woman) and syzygy (a technical term used in astronomy). Rhythm can have an 's' added in the plural to make a seven-letter word without a vowel.
The longest words that contain no vowel including 'y' are crwth (a Celtic stringed instrument) and cwtch (a shed, cuddle, or hiding place). Both of these words are Welsh and treat the letter 'w' as a vowel.
From Scott Berks..
I put this cache out way back in 2011.
http://coord.info/GC2N194
Damn UK guys, catch up!
Our response:
GC1KNRB - Phooning around in Chester. Placed in 2009.
but thats not the oldest phoon cache:
GC1D4BR - Phoon Bucyrus. Placed in 2008
Audio from from LanMonkey.
We lost our spy in enemy territory...sad to see the demise of LanMonkey - you served us well. Audio from cachinginthenorthwest.com
Nemesis Geocache & Dumb Stuff Geocachers Do..
Not being vigilant when carrying out cache maintenance. Doctor D has caused some confusion. Here is moan-a-lot's log after his experience with The Man In White (GC5191B)
Ahhhhhhh my new nemesis cache for the day! Looked early on for what seemed like a age with no luck at all, I must admit to cheating and contacting the Co for a additional hint, which came eventually (how dare ppl work normal hours!) But as I was picking up a few more of the local hides it wasn't a problem popping back.
Spent a while searching for the hint item haha found it i thought! But if this was the "item" then the vial and log were missing :-( so 1 swift repair job later a photo was dispatched to the Co who duly replied with "looks like the old 1" cheers for all the work moan-a-lot! :-p
Any way thr search continued in earnest, eventually I found the pesky cache, and then another 1 next to it mmmmmmmmmmm now what??? Contacted the delightful co again, who blamed some 1 else who shall remain nameless, fancy passing the buck like that!
Returned to the scene of the crime, and just as i was about to remove the offending item I was approached by a rather heavily tattooed gentleman from the other side of the gate, asking if everything was ok, so had to explain the finer art of geocaching to him (far to many muggles in Castle Donnington and the surrounding areas that was the 2nd time today) still not sure if he knew what the hell I was talking about, but any way the log was duly signed ml with a blunt pencil, the masochistic streak in me says this deserves a F point too, thanks for the smiley :-)
Ask Doctor D..
Last in the Dave (debaere) series of Ask Doctor D questions..
Lets say one had a robot one could control remotely from the comfort of ones livingroom. If one used that robot to remotely find a cache and sign the log, can they claim the find?
http://youtu.be/PrNc1_NOLB4
Travelbug Race..
Our Oh Beep! Where are my other legs? has moved :-D
WelshCathRog - Paul has given this TB to us because we are going to give it a big jump out to the Sydney area. We will be there early the week after next, after a visit to Dubai.
The Monkey King’s Southern S@m hasn’t moved – it won’t take much for it to reach its destination though.
GeoPauls Video Of The Week..
TheExtremeCacher - Going out for a mystery geocache
http://youtu.be/i2ppV4NEhKc
Geopat92's Geocaching Adventures! - Amazing Night Geocache!
http://youtu.be/bj3vaUEuEtI
Check out GeoPauls YouTube Channel HERE
News & Events..
News..
£10k investment helps Barnsley businessman bring sports to work (from Bdaily - Business News), the following caught our attention:
Darren wants to steer away from traditional sports such as cricket and football, and is looking at ones that are more likely to interest women too, such as orienteering, rounders, basketball, geocaching and dodgeball.
The Geocachers Guide to the Galaxy (from www.abc.net.au). The following caught our attention:
My first run-in with a geocacher was when I was delivering a toilet to a toilet collection. On the day of the installation of the toilet, a man appeared on the side of the road.
He was there waiting to put a small cylinder inside the toilet. It was a geocache.
GPS Glasses May Help You Get Around (from GPSTracklog.com).
Interview..
Tips:
1. Don't be everywhere, focus on "where your target market is talking"
2. Don't rely on social media, social media is not your super hero
3. Have great customer service
4. Don't rely on social media - remember social media networks can close down. Focus on what you control - your website, use social media to drive traffic to it. Use a newsletter to get your information out to people (Julia offers tips on how to get people on to your e mail list)
5. Givers gain - give your knowledge freely, it shows you're an expert in your field and helps build confidence in you and your product.
Links mentioned in the interview
Website - www.green-umbrella.biz
Podcast - www.green-umbrella.biz/podcast
What Do I Post On Social Media? Here are Twenty Ideas
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