Since our upgrade to Premium Member status, I have been tormented daily with seeing new caches posting in our area that we can not go search for because we have to go to work! It's crazy how making a living can get in the way of all the fun! :-) I have wanted so badly to be the first to find on a cache, but there are a few groups who tend to "hog" all the first to finds in the area. It is fabulous these folks have the time to spend caching every day, but it becomes frustrating for those of us who seemingly never have a chance because we are racing those who are retired and have the free time.
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| Our first FTF! Find #111 4/26/12 |
Recently, Shane and I had to spend a day working from home to take our car into the shop for maintenance. We have two cars, but the one is much less reliable to make the trip all the way to the office than our daily driver. It is used for short trips only. We dropped off the car needing service at the dealership and headed home, with one quick stop on the way...
I noticed a whole series of hides by one team, and thought we might just have a shot at one of them if we caught it quickly. The cache listing was published less than an hour before we made the grab, and it was located right on our way home. We were so excited to be logging our first FTF, we practically sprinted down the trail to the GZ! Shane made the find fairly quickly, so I logged our smiley and we headed home to get to work for the day. It was an exciting, albeit quick, detour on our short trip. It was tempting to try for a couple more in the same series, as it appeared no one else was out and about yet, but we made the responsible decision to get started with our work day promptly instead.
What a great way to start a day, with success, right off the bat!
I agree with you about the retirees and the others that are just waiting around for new geocaches that have been published. It actually makes me feel bad for them in a way. I have had the opportunity, thanks to you, to get my first to find without too much trouble. But not so lucky on other finds. I now have 3 FTF's, 2 in the same day just recently. Not too long ago I was just minutes behind the first to find and was just about to make the find when another stalker geocacher was making their way to GZ. She preferred to share the title "second to find" so that she could be credited for her accomplishment...I think they have a secret addiction to be the FTF on every new placement within 5-10 miles of their home coordinates. UGH! Very good blogpost. Thanks for sharing.
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