We Did It!!!!!!! The 100th OBW(?) Was Found Today

I knew it wouldn't be long before we had our 100th member. Joe and I were at an event this afternoon and talking to those sitting around us. I mentioned this group that we had that was for cachers over 60. A nice guy across the table said he was eligible for the group. I said "no way". Well, he pulled out his driver's license and I "carded" him and sure enough, we was eligible so I handed him a membership card and said he was our 100th member. It is Pat Davis (aka Tatorsalad) from Antioch, TN. You'll see him at GeoWoodstock in Bell Buckle, TN on May 23 so we sure to be there where we'll have a special meeting for all of us. Will post a picture soon.
Sharon (abbysgrammy)

Lookin'Good with Hobo & His Dream

We had a surprise meeting with another OBW couple while attending a big geoevent in Yuma, AZ. We had seen that Hobo & His Dream had posted a "will attend" so we were on the lookout for them.   Despite the large crowd, lunch and many activities, we did track them down, had a nice chat and managed to snap a picture.  We hope to run into them again -- possibly at GeoWoodstock this summer.  

We're at 99-who will be our 100th member?

Now I don't mean any of us are 99 years old but our OBW(?) group has 99 members in it now. I was hoping to hit 100 by GeoWoodstock in May but maybe that will happen before then. Do you have any caching friends who would want to become a member? Just let me know.
I'm sending out membership cards to the newest members tomorrow and I've also worked on the list of members here on the blog site. Hopefully you'll use it to look up OBW(?)'s wherever you are traveling.
I'm going to be going back down to Plano, TX on March 16 for further hip surgery on march 23. I'd appreciate your thoughts and prayers during our trip and the approximately 6weeks we'll be down there. Our goal is to be back here at home in middle Tenn by May 1 so we can attend GeoWoodstock 7 on May 23. Check out this HUGE!!!!! geocaching event (GC1CG5G) and see if you can work it into your schedule. I've heard from quite a few OBW(?)'s who plan to come and maybe we can have our own meet & greet right there. It will be so nice to meet everyone.
Joe and I still have some pictures to post so will try to get that done within the next few days. I'm still hoping more of you will post your stories on here so we can know you and learn how you got into this sport and also what you are doing these days. If you are having any problems trying to post anything, you can send your write-up to NashvilleJoe and he'll post it for you.
Hope all of you have a great spring-yes, I think spring will be coming to all of us soon. It really has been a cold winter here in middle Tenn this year so we are anxiously waiting for warmer weather.
If your travels take you anywhere near Plano, TX while we are down there March 18-May 1, please let us know. We'd love to see you.

Sharon (abbysgrammy)

From Two Old Crows to Two OBW(?)s

In mid 2004 the decrepit crow read an article about Geocaching and went on-line to investigate. We had a big, cluncky Street Pilot in our vehicle he decided he could go Geocaching using it and created his account as mgbdon. He would hop in the van and disappear for hours, then come back and report on what he found. The delicate crow decided to tag along and see what it was all about. After a while we both got tired of lugging the Street Pilot over the rivers and through the woods. One day the older crow fell down a rock embankment, smashing the screen against the rocks. Bad, and good. Now we had an excuse to make a quick trip to purchase a hand-held GPSr and get back to the woods. We continued caching for months, but decided if there were two of us we should change our screen name to reflect that fact and buy a second GPSr (well, I think the delicate crow decided that). Thus we became the Two Old Crows.

Every now and then we would meet up with other Geocachers at a cache site, as when we met TheHobos who later introduced us to AbbysGrammy, Nashville Joe and Bulli the Wonder Dog. One thing led to another and before you know it we were meeting up more often. On one of these occasions Sharon told us about an idea she had for forming a group so the older but wiser Geocachers would have a reason to meet and greet and stay in touch. The no rules, no dues, no meetings, no responsibilities aspects made it sound very enticing, especially for oldies like us that don't like to do much, so we signed on.

One day an e-mail came from Sharon saying Hobo & His Dream were RVing in the area, so lets get together for the premier, non-organizational, no-meeting, no-minutes, no roll call, first annual (maybe) gathering of the OBW(?)s. Wow, we couldn't pass that up. This first unofficial non-event was held at Spankies eatery in Cookeville and attended by AbbysGrammy, Nashville Joe, TheHobos, Hobo & His Dream and Two Old Crows. Bulli attended from the Geovanni. Now, we fully believe that Bulli's dog years qualify him to officially join the group, but it seems that a lot of our non-meetings are in eateries that won't welcome him. In fact, we remember an impromptu non-meeting at Cracker Barrel in Crossville, another at Steak & Shake in Cookeville--wait a minute--is this why we're all gaining weight?

We are posting 2 photos since invariably someone is hiding behind some else or has their eyes closed or is looking the other way, and we didn't want you to miss seeing everyone who attended the auspicious premier non-meeting event.

Cheers to Sharon for the imagination and enthusiasm she has put into forming this fun group and enlisting new members. You've come a long way, baby, from that first non-meeting of 8 of us. Thanks also to Joe and Bulli whose support for Sharon allows her to go off in 10 different directions at once without getting lost.

Hope to meet the over 100 members there will be by the time GeoWoodstock VII convenes.

Happy caching, everyone.

Don & Andrea

96 and Counting

Our numbers have grown to 96 now and we should be able to hit 100 by the time of GeoWoodstock 7 on May 23 in Bell Buckle, TN. Hope alot of you will be able to make this mega event. We'll try for the largest meeting of OBW(?)'s ever in history (doubt if it will be worthy of the Guiness World Record but we can still have fun). Put it on your calendars and try to be there.

More members

We add another couple to our group:
Kayce&Fox from Melbourne, FL

Still looking for more folks to post their stories on here along with pictures. If you want us to do it, please e-mail your info to us and we'll post for you.

Hope those of you in cold areas are keeping warm.

Sharon(aka abbysgrammy)