FYI 349 - WYRLEY and ESSINGTON CANAL Multi-Cache

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Professor Xavier: Hi

One of my roles as a reviewer is to monitor my region for caches that have been disabled for a long time, have had a reasonable number of DNFs or appear to require some maintenance. This is done through running a query on a database of all the caches in my region that looks for such things or by cachers submitting Needs Archiving logs as it appears maintenance may not be being carried out by the CO.

It would appear that this cache may benefit from some attention by the CO. May I ask that the owner checks the cache and sort out any problems with it or gives an indication of when it may be up and running again for people to find. If this cannot be done or if the CO no longer wishes to maintain the cache then the listing should be archived.

Of course if the CO has visited the cache recently then please post an Owner Maintenance log indicating that they have done so, enable the listing, and all should be fine.

In the future, if a listing is going to be disabled for a long time then posting periodic notes to the page (once per month or so) keeps people up to date with what is happening.

This isn't a requirement to fix the cache immediately but if it's unlikely to be done within 30 days could the CO post a note to the cache page giving an indication of when the maintenance will be done, or an indication of why it cannot be carried out.

By all means send a mail to me through my profile, quoting the cache name and GC code, but please also post a note to the cache page. Emails to me may be missed or go astray and it would be a shame to archive the listing due to missing correspondence.

Guidelines: "You are responsible for occasional visits to your cache to maintain proper working order, especially when someone reports a problem with the cache (missing, damaged, wet, etc.). You may temporarily disable your cache to let others know not to search for it until you have a chance to fix the problem. This feature is to allow you a reasonable amount of time - normally a few weeks - in which to check on your cache. If a cache is not being maintained, or has been temporarily disabled for an unreasonable length of time, we may archive the listing."

Sadly if there is no response to this log after 30 days I may have to archive the cache.

Please note that the guidelines say that if a cache is archived by a reviewer or Geocaching HQ staff for lack of maintenance then it will not be unarchived - Unarchiving a Geocache

Regards

Ed
Professor Xavier - Volunteer UK Reviewer
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Hidden : 1/17/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS SERIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE SERIES OWNER (SEE BELOW)

We are often told (correctly, if somewhat ideologically), that geocaches should take us to somewhere "interesting", and not simply be placed just for the sake of it. The aim of this series is to try and adhere to this ideal by basing caches around details given on an Interpretation Board about the area in which it is situated. By definition, it is hoped that this information will be "interesting", and will help the cacher discover things about the area that would often not be revealed by a traditional cache.
 

The section of the original mainline from Sneyd to Wyrley Bank, later considered a branch, was opened in 1798, some 2.2 miles (3.6 kilometres) long with five locks; this was extended towards Great Wyrley in 1799, but the extension was disused by 1829. It was reopened and extended to reach Great Wyrley and serve the mines there in 1857. When completed it was 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) long, with major wharfs at Broad Lane, Landywood and Wyrley. This branch was abandoned in 1955, under the powers of the Act of Abandonment. 

 

At the published co-ordinates, you will find an information board with a map.  Please find the answers to the following questions:

 

1/. How many steps to complete a round trip walk    4A20 

2/. How many Mammals are pictured on the information board (Do not include the Dogs or Humans)   = B

 

3/. Wyrley Whizzer was what colour         C = number of letters of the colour

 

4/. Ordance survey 10001968D

 

5/. Yew Tree Drift Mine, 194E

 

6/. The Wyrley Whizzer ran from Bloxwich to Cheslyn Hay. It ran every 2hrs.  F = shift total hours.

 

The cache, a 35mm film cannister, can be found at:

 

Your prize is waiting for you at   N52 38.A ((B*C)-E)) (F-A)   W002 01.(F-B+D) ((B*C)-F)) (C+B+D)

 

Please no spoiler photos of the cache hide in your log, other photos are acceptable.

 

Please note the walk can be muddy and the canal can flood the path after extreme rain, suitable footwear is advisable and please beware there is Barbed wire near to ground zero so just be careful when you bend down while conducting your search.

 

I hope that you find this an interesting variation on the caching experience. For a full list of all FYI caches in the series, please go to https://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?code=BM4RZ8H
For more details of the FYI series as a whole, you can visit the dedicated website at fyigeocaching.co.uk where you will also find details of how to place your own FYI cache (I'm sure you know of some interesting Interpretation Boards in your area!)

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

"Sraryyn qvq abg yvxr gurz zhpu" Guvf uvag pna or qvssvphyg gb fbyir, Jvgpu vf jul lbh fubhyq chg gur Xrggyr ba fb lbh pna guvax guvf uvag guebhtu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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