February 20,
2008
This month the location of Third Wednesday is:
Beverly Hills Tavern
What is Third Wednesday? Third Wednesday is an informal
gathering to talk geocaching and just socialize. It's a great way
to get hints about caches that stump you, meet the faces behind
your favorite caches (or the diabolical ones) and pointers for
hiding your own caches.
Where is Third Wednesday? It bounces around from month to
month, so make sure you check back and get the most up-to-date
coordinates. It is restaurants in and around the Reading/Berks
County area.
Who comes to Third Wednesday? Everyone does. If you're a
veteran cacher or this is your first one, it doesn't matter. It is
always friendly and laid back. The "crowd" tends to be more adult,
but there are usually a few youngsters at each event and they are
always welcome.
When is Third Wednesday? It's not the first or second
Wednesday, always the Third Wednesday of each month. More
specifically, we start at 5:00 and usually carry on till 7:30 at
the earliest (sometimes we stick around till 8:30). If you can't
make it for exactly at 5:00, no problem. You're not considered late
unless you arrive after everyone has left. It isn't uncommon for
cachers to show up after 7:00 with the majority of cachers coming
in around 5:30 to 6:00.
Extra things to keep in mind:
If you pick up a Travel Bug at one of the events, make sure you
log it so it doesn't show up in the events list. As the cache
owner, if a TB sits as being listed in the event for a couple of
months, I'm the one that gets the e-mail from the TB's owner(s). In
the past some of those owners have been rather rude to me for not
knowing where their TB is.
Also, the bill for what you eat sometimes comes as a whole group
bill, but mostly it is done by table. So where you are sitting when
you order, is where the bill usually will be. It helps to have cash
for the event since not all places will do a partial bill on a
credit card.
Most importantly, since we are a large group, gratuity is
included on the checks and is 15% to 18%. It is usually listed on
the check with the tax amount. PLEASE make sure you include that
when you pay.
EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT: There is only 1 more 3rd
Wednesday Geocoins available. They are $6.00 each, cash and are
available on a first come, first serve basis at the events.
Picture one. Picture two. Picture three.
Credit where credit is due:
Thanks to MoHo for the GCJ71Q idea.
And thanks to
Miss Jenn for originally organizing the first
3rd Wednesday!
And let's not forget
3rd Wednesday Year Two