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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

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Rules Reminder, Newbies, Smackdown

Since we are headed into a really big event and our beloved Velocache is going to hibernate for a day or so... I would like to say a few words.

As Velovixen reminds me to be nice and I was once a beginner also - alas, my pirate side is winning out...

To all newbies and people who think they may want to play and a refreshere for us all -
READ THE RULES!

Here they are for your convenience:

"Take a picture or two from the exact location of your cache showing the surrounding area. It may be as obscure as you can dream, or in the spirit of Velo, a more well-known spot to keep the race for the prize quick. Take another picture of the spot where the cache is hidden. Your cache should be planted (buried, insinuated, camouflaged, etc) in the same spot the picture was taken, or very close, so when a Velocache participant finds your cache, they will be sharing your unique perspective, secret spot, state of mind?, etc. "

So don't take pictures of a front of a building and the back of the building - there is no freaking way the cache can have both perspectives!

"Once you have found a cache, add a comment under the appropriate post letting us know the cache has been located. Once your pictures have been posted (by contacting us at Velocache) the post will be updatded and credit given. You are now obligated to hide your own cache, adding a note and the bottle opener, or maybe one from your collection. You do not have to find a cache first to drop one."

So if you find one - post it "found" so the rest of us won't beat your ass for a bike ride and frantic searching we thought was going to score a cache that was picked up hours ago! And practice good karma - pick one up - drop one off!

AND VERY IMPORTANT FOR SECURITY - Put the blog address -http://www.boisevelocache.blogspot.com/ on the package. No one wants a mystery package to send their ass to jail!

And remember, if I can find a cache I can find your ass and you will be made to walk the plank if you don't follow the rules.

Drink Beer Ride Bikes

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  1. Wino.May 1, 2009 at 2:55 AM

    SMACKDOWN!

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  2. AnonymousMay 1, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    We were happy to get to the caches before Wino, but we had to search cause they were not done with perspective shots.

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  3. hotti regottiMay 1, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    perspective is definitely important!

    also, if you can't post comments from your phone, call/text someone who can post a found comment for you....especially if it is going to be HOURS before you get back to a computer!

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  4. JimboMay 1, 2009 at 9:54 AM

    Ok how as a newbie how do I deploy a cache? Who do I send the pics and info to? I have three right next to me ready to go.

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  5. hotti regottiMay 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    Jimbo: take your photos from the perspective of the cache (basically take the pictures of what the cache sees). it also helps to take a photo of the cache so people can figure out what they are looking for, e.g. what bush it is in, if it is a box or in a bag, etc. send a couple of those photos to velocacheboise@gmail(dot)com or
    barton(dot)kline@gmail(dot)com or slee(dot)brook@gmail(dot)com (this is also listed to the right under rule #5). If no one finds it after a couple of days, send another photo or two to help out the crew. there you have it!

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  6. JimboMay 1, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    Thanks leaving right now!! Pics to follow and let the game begin!!

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  7. bluerabbitMay 1, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    another thing we REALLY like to do is have you find one first...but deploying is sooooooooo much easier. If you eff this up Jimbo you will pay dearly.

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  8. JimboMay 1, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    I retrieved one from the multi-cache with spoting0, 242 and 243. I owe you all three and they are coming soon good luck.

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