[GeoStL] Re: Anyone ever find - and use - Bob's Road™? :)
- From: Charles Leverett <charlieleverett@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:27:01 -0500
Gotta love rural Missouri!
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Laura Million <laura.million21@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> It's not the cops I'm worried about. It's the owners with the shotgun and
> bulldog. Shoot first, bury the body deep!
>
> 2_cats
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> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Christian Jundt <cjundt797@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> If the cops show up just waive your shotgun at them and inform them you
>> were authorized by Bob.
>>
>> If that doesn't work, tell them you are with the water company.
>>
>>
>> On Apr 12, 2011, at 10:14, "Libby Morehead" <gmalibby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> That is exactly my theory. If it is wide enough I can make it. And No
>> Trespassing doesn't necessarily mean me. Will someone volunteer to be my one
>> phone call?
>> Libby
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Bob TheCacher <cachefinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *To:* <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 12, 2011 10:06 AM
>> *Subject:* [GeoStL] Re: Anyone ever find - and use - Bob's Road™? :)
>>
>> They call these Bob's Road because they know I'm coming. My 4WD with the
>> Off Road Z71 package is just the ticket for this type of travel. In fact, I
>> probably made some of these roads where there were no roads previously. You
>> are welcome to use them but put it in 4 wheel drive first. Believe me, this
>> is the shortest way to the cache. Hiking and bicycle trails are ok to use
>> too. I've never met a walker or bike that wouldn't move out of my way.
>> (That one finger waive seems to be popular on these types of trails) One
>> more thing. If it says "Authorized Vehicles Only" you are hereby
>> authorized.
>> Bob Pratt
>> BBD1
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:05:16 -0700
>> From: <mrogers07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>mrogers07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [GeoStL] Anyone ever find - and use - Bob's Road™? :)
>> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> To begin, a Bob's Road™ is any roadway that the GPSr wants you to take
>> that does not officially exist.
>>
>> Anyway, I was out caching in the Warrensburg/Sedalia area and used my Nuvi
>> to guide me on a predetermined route. While out in the country, it wanted me
>> to turn on a VERY rural road (i.e., not really gravel..a dirt road...not
>> even marked). So, I did. Now, I have been down a few Bob's Roads™ before,
>> and all has gone well. Usually, it makes you wonder how the Nuvi even knew
>> about this roadway at all, because a Bob's Road™ can alternate between a
>> semi-gravel or bedrock road that looks like someone's driveway to just a
>> dirt path through a field.
>>
>> Anyway, I took this Bob's Road™ and it was a doozy. I drove about a mile
>> through ruts, little hills, crossed a shallow creek and eventually mudded it
>> through some seriously wet areas only to find another farmer had blocked the
>> rest of the road! So, I had to go all the way back and find another
>> way...and have my Nuvi chide me for not following the way it suggested.
>>
>> So, apart from this incident, I have used Bob's Roads™ with success...have
>> you experienced them?
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>
>
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