I recently admonished a disbelieving fellow cacher about the need to be careful where one places a hide, lest hider and seeker alike attract the attention of busybodies, worrywarts and overreactive public servants. You know, the armed ones. Heck, it’s in part why I wrote the last note on patience for new Geocachers. Not everyone believes me that bad things can happen. These are people who were around shortly after I landed in handcuffs doing perfectly safe and family friendly Geocaching! Some freakin’ friends.
So just in case you think I just pull all my info out of the gossip gutter thread on the Geocaching.com forums (or that perhaps I was exaggerating in any small way) I want you to take a peek at the first 3 or 4 interesting bits I came across when I Googled “geocache jail”. All of these were in the first 60 results for me. The rest of my rants will make more sense after you read them.
- http://www.crypticide.com/dropsafe/article/1927
- http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/local_story_049001102.html/resources_printstory
- http://techdirt.com/articles/20080213/013153245.shtml
- http://www.therecordherald.com/news/x16581825/Residents-evacuated-over-bomb-scare-in-borough
If you’ve seen my “Don’t Do This!” series, you may have noticed I haven’t included a “Cache hidden in someone’s front yard” episode. I just can’t figure out how to pull that one off without getting shot. Given these tales I hope you’ll understand why.