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6-30-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: @sret wants to know, Would/have you send out a photocopy of a travel bug and keep the original?
47 replies: 5 - Yes, 41- No, 1 - Not sure
6-29-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: @DuncOne wants to know, do you make repeat visits to #geocaches to grab / drop travel bugs / geocoins?
53 replies:  38 - Yes, 13 - No, 2- I don't do travelers.
Need travel bugs?  Go to Cache Advance!
6-26-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Have you ever checked a #geocache log against the online log?  What did you find?
43 replies: 23 - Yes, more names on log than online, 20 - No, I trust the loggers.
6-25-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Have you had a #geocache that you have hidden muggled or gone missing?
37 replies: 30 - Yes, 7 - No.
6-24-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Do you monitor the #geocache(s) you have hidden? How often?
34 replies:  31 - When emails come in, 3 - Physically go on a regular basis.
6-23-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Would you place a #geocache inside of a cemetery? What would the reason be?
36 replies: 27 - Yes, with historical tie-in, 9 - No, out of respect or creepiness factor.
6-22-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Have you hidden a #geocache? More than 1? About how many?
47 replies: Average = 36.55, Median = 17
6,39,63,0,51,0,6,8,0,55,30,1,7,55,26,6,7,10,32,25,64,20,2,150,
71,0,1,5,17,6,32,0,14,1,34,33,29,4,2,24,505,55,30,89,80,17,6
6-19-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: How many geocaches have you found in a 24 hour period?
36 replies: Average = 60.22
26,22,68,151,187,5,78,17,16,19,25,10,3,48,105,14,112,79,109,
100,18,108,63,13,127,42,211,101,8,75,9,43,20,35,26,57,57,24
6-18-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: @xpunkx wants to know, what keeps you geocaching?
27 replies: 11 - The next find, 5 - Adventure/Thrill, 5 - Great Locations, 2 - Friends, 3 - Sense of accomplishment, 1 - Exercise.
There is no easy answer! Most of the replies had multiple reasons.
6-17-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: @Jerode wants to know, do you have a signature item that you leave in caches?  What is it?
30 replies: 13 - Yes, 17 - No.
poker chip, hockey card, a bull, pathtag, coin, 1/2 marble, beads, dice, clothes pins,
6-16-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Do you have a geocaching bag that you carry with you when you go out caching?
49 replies 43 - Yes, 6 - No, nothing special.
6-15-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: @dudleygrunt wants to know, do you use TerraCaching, NaviCache, or any other cache listing service?
36 replies: 27 - No, 3 - Yes, 3 - Letterboxing, 3 - There are others?
6-12-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: @darrylw4 wants to know, have you tried or are you participating in Waymarking?
37 replies: 9 - Yes, 27 - No, 1 - I AM a Waymark
6-11-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: If you found a part of a #geocache, but not the whole thing, do you claim a find?
36 replies: 13 - Yes after checking with the CO, 23 - No log no find
6-10-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Have you heard of the Geocacher’s Creed? http://www.geocreed.info/
51 replies: 39 - Yes, 8 - No, 4 - Just yesterday!
6-09-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Have / would you repair a #geocache, if it is not yours? (i.e. replace a log, ziplock or container)
58 replies: 47 - Yes, 1 - No, 10 - If I have the supplies
Check out Dr. B's cache repair kit  http://bit.ly/drbs 
6-08-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day:  In a perfect world, do you like a hike or a “park and grab” geocaches?
54 replies: 38 - Hike, 3 - P&G, 13 - Depends
6-05-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: Have you ever been in a car accident while #geocaching? (While fiddling with the GPS, maybe?)
35 replies: 28 - No, 7 - Yes
6-04-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: @SNSpencer wants to know, have you started or completed any "Challenge" caches?
29 replies:  12 - Completed, 12 - Started, 5 - No, 1 - A what?
6-03-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: What is the longest geocaching day for you? How many hours?
35 replies: 5 - < 8 hours,  16 - 8-16 hours, 13 - > 16 hours
Cacherx4 - 36 hours!
6-02-09 #Geocaching Question of the Day: @darrylw4 How do you power your GPSr (battery type, rechargeable, etc)?
37 replies:  22 - rechargeable, 12 - batteries, 8 - internal rechargeable, 7 - car charger
6-01-09  #Geocaching Question of the Day: @squeakaz wants to know, what GPS receiver do you use for geocaching?
40 replies: 16 - Garmin eTrex, 15 - Garmin 60CS(x), 10 - Garmin Oregon, 10 - Garmin Colorado, 7 - iPhone, 5 - Garmin Nuvi, 4 - DeLorme PN-40, 4 - Magellan eXpolrist, 3 - Garmin 76CSx, 2 - Nokia, 1 - DeLorme BT-20, 4 - Other phone

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