Date placed challenge?

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Re: Date placed challenge?

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Handyman-N-Fam wrote:I currently qualify for 365. As of next Wednesday I will qualify for 366. :D

I have heard of this specific challenge, but don't know where they are.
Ditto for us!
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T-Hunter wrote:not sure how to check mine since I am a non gsak user
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This will help.... upload your myfinds.zip and it will do the rest.

Placed Date Calendar Calculator

Note: This particular calculator excludes "events" so if the 366 cache challenge allows events this will short change you.
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cheechgang wrote:what is the name of the macro you are using?
HTML_PlacedDate.gsk

I'm also using this macro - PlacedDatesNotFound.gsk - to show me which finds in my GSAK database that I haven't found yet would qualify me for the cache.
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Thanks for the info guys. I had earlier used another GSAK macro, couldn't find the other one that is much better. Have all 366 dates done already, but I hesitate to put another challenge out there because only a dozen or less local people ever do those. My Swirly Challenge has only attracted 6 people, and its not difficult.

If somebody else wanted to do it, I'd log it. :D :D :D
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Just checked out that GC2NYRM. A pill bottle on a guard rail.

Shouldn't the cache difficulty be somewhat commensurate with the challenge difficulty? It doesn't have to be something that would require a 12 mile canoe trip, or rappelling down a cliff, but at least get me out in the woods to find a good container. Just sayin.....
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I suppose the hard part was getting there in the first place. Doing all of the work and then not finding the final would be a bummer.
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Handyman-N-Fam wrote:I currently qualify for 365. As of next Wednesday I will qualify for 366. :D

I have heard of this specific challenge, but don't know where they are.
Looks like I have all 366, but the existing caches are a little far for now...
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I could probably be persuaded to hide the challenge. Should I do it?
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So far, I think I'm the only one here who has NOT qualified for it. I'm not certain how many other cachers would try to qualify. I suppose if you exclude event caches it would make it slightly more difficult but even then I don't know how many people would go for it (besides me.... I'm always in for another challenge). :D

Oh... Pax says he's in as well. :lol:
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Handyman-N-Fam wrote:I could probably be persuaded to hide the challenge. Should I do it?
Now we see why we got a certain email inquiry earlier today.
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Found one! On the way to a storm chasing conference. Only 10 miles off my route!

GC2RGGX
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Handyman-N-Fam wrote:I could probably be persuaded to hide the challenge. Should I do it?
Let's not do it, but say that we did. 8)
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Stumpy75 wrote:Found one! On the way to a storm chasing conference. Only 10 miles off my route!

GC2RGGX
Well drat, I drove down that road right by that spot last May, why wasn't it published then. :(
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Eventually one "close to home" will be created.
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Mighty_Mo wrote:Eventually one "close to home" will be created.
Good things are woth waiting for...plus I have been pretty busy.
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