[GeoStL] Re: urban caching again

  • From: "GC-RGS" <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:39:18 -0600

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It's unfortunate, but I think it will happen here one of these days. We've 
been lucky but we're just biding our time.

Years ago a large PVC pipe was discovered hidden in some bushes at Queeny 
park. A park ranger and police were called but luckily the rangers know 
about our caches and it was a non-issue. That was the incident that removed 
PVC pipe as an approved container in St. Louis county parks. Ammo cans are 
the other prohibited containers.

I was in a park in Farmington hunting the Jonescrew caches and as I walked 
back to the car a policeman stopped me and asked if I was geocaching. I said 
yes and he said, "fine, enjoy your day". A neighbor had seen me walking in 
the park looking in a bush and thought that was suspicious so she called it 
in. Fortunately he was aware of caches in Farmington.

Obviously these police/bomb squad problems wouldn't happen if we could 
somehow contact all of the necessary agencies and make them aware of our 
hobby. I don't think that will ever happen as there will always be someone 
down the line that doesn't get the word. Even placing "GEOCACHE" on every 
container probably wouldn't help since there's still a lot of people, both 
the public and police, who have never heard the term.

Rich
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From: "Glenn Nash" <glenn.geocachingadmin@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "SLAGA" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 10:45 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] urban caching again


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