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WE HAVE ARRIVED

Well, it has happened. velocache.net is now a fully operational battle station. Prepare yourselves.

Before I digress, which I am known to do, let me start off by giving some credit and handing out some thanks. This would not have happened without you all. You know who you are. Thank you. The new site would not be in existance without Buttars, if you run into him, give him a hug and buy him a beer. HUGE thank yous to the veterans out there who have kept this afloat in times of trouble and triumph...I have personal things to say to you that will have to wait until we have a face to face.

At the pokercache party on September 19 I would really like to take a bit of all of your time and preach a little about "the game". We'll see, I will probably just get drunk and cry a lot.

SO. Go to the site. Familiarize yourself. It is different than the one we play on now but can do all of the things we do now AND MUCH MUCH MORE. You will need to create an account. It is free and always will be for players. I realize some of you have already been in and have looked around but it is time for everyone to come on board. Texting from a phone to the site works. E-mailing too. There is a great forum feature that we can all cache ourselves in as well. This site is still in beta. It is not finished so now is the time to see if we can break it.

For now, play around. Posting "real" caches is not off limits but I think it might serve us better to get really comfortable with the new toy before we go "live". Post pictures of your cats and dogs. Go to the forum and talk about bikes. Have fun.

LOVE to you all. -A. Mortician

Monday, February 9, 2009

Bragging rights

Found your Cache, bro-styles.  
I was sitting at home, knitting my fingers together over my Grandfather's hospital-admission for a "dead battery" in his pacemaker (this part is sad and true, prompting a need for escape in my tattered mind...)  when my wife waved me over to the computer to check out our beloved Velocache.  (I swear she checks it almost as often as I do.)  Lo and behold, the Morticianary Man had dropped a taffy from his bum.  Scanning the shots I immediately recognized the spot and slipped on the cold-weather tights, double coat and wintry gloves to head out to capture the prize.  (Distant crowds roaring in my ears like the pressing din of the ocean the first night of a three-dayer on the coast after half a year or more inland.) The post had been up for maybe half an hour and I was already nervous I would have to break a bottle against a chain link fence Outsiders style to claim my (MY) first Velocache.  Heart pounding and cursing me for my vices, I rolled up to the spot and reached into the rocks... (gasp)  HELLS YEAH!  
While taking my picture of the hiding spot the phone rang.  "Hello"  said I.  "Hey, didja check the site?"  says he.  "I'm there, bro-stain!  Tippy-toe dancing around in the dark like a fancy lad with a mighty idol held aloft, my bike light strobing, tears running down my flushed face, I FOUND IT!"  says I.  ("YESSSSSS!"  says I only to I.)  "Put it back dude, you knew that spot, let's let the game go longer."  says he.  The story is getting clipped down here (WAY down, among other baby-man stunts I stamped my feet and whined and thought about peeing on the cache I was so momentarily butt-hurt) to save time, valuable, precious time for YOU to get your ass out and find this treasure.  I put it back, hence the bragging rights title.  I happened to know the spot quite well, took great advantage of it and raced to be the first.  I had a blast.  Get out and find the Cache.  
I also took great advantage of the offer of PBR from my host, and smoked most of his wife's cigarettes while I recounted my great victory and humble return of the Mortician's gift to the Velocache game.  
Let's get the game rolling!

3 comments:

  1. BIG thanks to THE Sore Bloke for not physically claiming the prize last night. He did have all the rights to do so. (I swear that post could not have been up for more than about 3 minutes!) Well done Mr. Bloke.

    This one can actually be seen in broad daylight now that there is broad daylight out so expedience might be a virtue. I just hope no one calls the bomb squad because a "suspicious cylindrical device" is hidden in some rocks. Oh hell that would suck balls.

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  2. cache number 2 has been retrieved and is currently in my tummy. I will email pics tomorrow.

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  3. YEAH! (send photos quickly, win is unconfirmed until such time.)

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