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Post by Cozimoto on Feb 13, 2008 6:51:41 GMT -9
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iio
Bronze Cacher
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Post by iio on Feb 13, 2008 16:34:31 GMT -9
Classic! I've always wondered when something like this might happen to me when I geocache in a city... So far I've been sly enough, but I sure could see this happening!
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Post by omgcrew on Feb 13, 2008 17:00:10 GMT -9
If it was a micro it probably would've gone unnoticed.
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Post by NorthWes on Feb 13, 2008 17:39:10 GMT -9
If it was a micro it probably would've gone unnoticed. Quite possibly... except this is next to where their legislators meet. Oops! However, it does illustrate why bison-type micros are more innocuous in an urban setting - out of sight, out of mind (or at least concern for the noncaching public). It looked like a great hide... except for what they hid it next too. Beware the high-security zone! In Anchorage, a similarly-secured spot (or at least security-camera-monitored spot) would be the FBI building downtown, the Federal Bldg (never never never place a cache within a block of a federal courthouse!), the State courthouse, the DEA office on Tudor Rd... yeah - those would be stupid choices for a cache hide of any size.
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Post by NorthWes on Feb 13, 2008 17:58:48 GMT -9
Additional thoughts: read the follow-on remarks in the blog entries below the main article. Would you choose the 'best' words to describe the game if questioned by police? Would your cache hide have a link to geocaching.com on its logsheet? Would your cache hide have your name & contact number somewhere on/in it? Would you really have permission from someone (even if just implied *) for the hide(s) you've placed? Would you react gracefully if a microphone was shoved in your face on the scene by a TV crew? So, have you thought through in your mind how you'll react if when the policeman stops to ask you questions? As the interviewee of sudden and intense interest at several of these interactions with police while caching, I can tell you that you'd better be ready with a consistent, open-handed, courteous & friendly answer when it happens to you! (Especially if you're with Scobey and Ladybug Kids on the backside of an Indian Casino's property fishing around beyond the fence from a service road at night...!!!) Oh - and keep your ID with you at all times! *implied consent - such as placements on Anchorage Parks, where we've been given permission to 'play' as long as we don't tear up the place...
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Post by oleruns on Feb 13, 2008 18:48:40 GMT -9
My niece in PA said they had a geocache blown up by the bomb squad not long ago. It's going to happen more and more that is for sure. I am sure in a few years our sport will be banned.
I found one in Vegas that was a PVC pipe outside a office in a bush by the door... GC14ZY6 If one was to get blown up by the bomb squad this is it.
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Post by themaninstripes on May 8, 2008 7:33:38 GMT -9
If it was a micro it probably would've gone unnoticed. Quite possibly... except this is next to where their legislators meet. Oops! However, it does illustrate why bison-type micros are more innocuous in an urban setting - out of sight, out of mind (or at least concern for the noncaching public). It looked like a great hide... except for what they hid it next too. Beware the high-security zone! In Anchorage, a similarly-secured spot (or at least security-camera-monitored spot) would be the FBI building downtown, the Federal Bldg (never never never place a cache within a block of a federal courthouse!), the State courthouse, the DEA office on Tudor Rd... yeah - those would be stupid choices for a cache hide of any size. Just perusing the boards a little bit this morning as I get ready to head north for a couple days, with some caching planned during the visit. Isn't GCV73E, For Art's Sake right across the street from the back side of the Federal Building?
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Post by NorthWes on May 8, 2008 14:56:53 GMT -9
Quite possibly... except this is next to where their legislators meet. Oops! However, it does illustrate why bison-type micros are more innocuous in an urban setting - out of sight, out of mind (or at least concern for the noncaching public). It looked like a great hide... except for what they hid it next too. Beware the high-security zone! In Anchorage, a similarly-secured spot (or at least security-camera-monitored spot) would be the FBI building downtown, the Federal Bldg (never never never place a cache within a block of a federal courthouse!), the State courthouse, the DEA office on Tudor Rd... yeah - those would be stupid choices for a cache hide of any size. Just perusing the boards a little bit this morning as I get ready to head north for a couple days, with some caching planned during the visit. Isn't GCV73E, For Art's Sake right across the street from the back side of the Federal Building? Ummm - It could be... but I prefer to think of it as being near a bus stop next to a muni building that experiences high volumes of traffic during the summer visitor season. That's a cache placed by seattleite cacher Fishiam (who used to be in Anchorage quite frequently) and adopted by Scobey. The innocuous little bison is located more than a block from the entrance to the Federal Courthouse - trust me! Besides, I didn't say no one in Anchorage had done it... I just harshly remarked that placing a cache within a block of the described high-security zones would be a 'stupid choice' (in my obviously not-so-humble opinion!). This particular hide is in a location that's so well-guarded even the fairly intensely-staffed security folks at the muni facility were unaware of its presence until a cacher tipped their hand to one of the guards about needing help to find it! And, even thought it's a block away from any entrance to the Federal Building - I'd personally have avoided placing a cache there (probably because as a vendor to these facilities, I'm very conscious of just how much security is in place that's looking at the outside of the building aaaalllll the time!). I was ok with looking for it... but felt very naked as I know there's at least two cameras watching the hide area. My rule of thumb regarding LEO interaction opportunities is to reduce the odds to as close to zero as possible... for all parties involved.
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powmia
Silver Cacher
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Post by powmia on May 8, 2008 15:23:30 GMT -9
Just perusing the boards a little bit this morning as I get ready to head north for a couple days, with some caching planned during the visit. Isn't GCV73E, For Art's Sake right across the street from the back side of the Federal Building? Ummm - It could be... but I prefer to think of it as being near a bus stop next to a muni building that experiences high volumes of traffic during the summer visitor season. That's a cache placed by seattleite cacher Fishiam (who used to be in Anchorage quite frequently) and adopted by Scobey. The innocuous little bison is located more than a block from the entrance to the Federal Courthouse - trust me! Besides, I didn't say no one in Anchorage had done it... I just harshly remarked that placing a cache within a block of the described high-security zones would be a 'stupid choice' (in my obviously not-so-humble opinion!). This particular hide is in a location that's so well-guarded even the fairly intensely-staffed security folks at the muni facility were unaware of its presence until a cacher tipped their hand to one of the guards about needing help to find it! And, even thought it's a block away from any entrance to the Federal Building - I'd personally have avoided placing a cache there (probably because as a vendor to these facilities, I'm very conscious of just how much security is in place that's looking at the outside of the building aaaalllll the time!). I was ok with looking for it... but felt very naked as I know there's at least two cameras watching the hide area. My rule of thumb regarding LEO interaction opportunities is to reduce the odds to as close to zero as possible... for all parties involved. Wes: I really like your replies. It reminds of some of the ways I have attempted to explain something to the spouse.....and still end up in the small house.
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Post by NorthWes on May 9, 2008 18:10:58 GMT -9
Ummm - It could be... but I prefer to think of it as being near a bus stop next to a muni building that experiences high volumes of traffic during the summer visitor season. That's a cache placed by seattleite cacher Fishiam (who used to be in Anchorage quite frequently) and adopted by Scobey. The innocuous little bison is located more than a block from the entrance to the Federal Courthouse - trust me! Besides, I didn't say no one in Anchorage had done it... I just harshly remarked that placing a cache within a block of the described high-security zones would be a 'stupid choice' (in my obviously not-so-humble opinion!). This particular hide is in a location that's so well-guarded even the fairly intensely-staffed security folks at the muni facility were unaware of its presence until a cacher tipped their hand to one of the guards about needing help to find it! And, even thought it's a block away from any entrance to the Federal Building - I'd personally have avoided placing a cache there (probably because as a vendor to these facilities, I'm very conscious of just how much security is in place that's looking at the outside of the building aaaalllll the time!). I was ok with looking for it... but felt very naked as I know there's at least two cameras watching the hide area. My rule of thumb regarding LEO interaction opportunities is to reduce the odds to as close to zero as possible... for all parties involved. Wes: I really like your replies. It reminds of some of the ways I have attempted to explain something to the spouse.....and still end up in the small house. LOL & TOO CLOSE TO THE TRUTH FOR COMFORT! And that's ALL I'll say 'bout that! I see you're having quite a time down SW Utah way... there's a lot of caches out there. I like that prolific Baad Data guy's hides - seem to be everywhere when I'm benchmarking up that way out of Vegas.
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