- I agree with the earlier comments about how ridiculous this terrorism stuff is getting. However, this is another good example of why I like clear Tupperware containers. It also demonstrates the importance of clearly marking the outside of the container to let others know what it is. Maybe it is time to develop a better sticker that can be placed on the container to make it easier to know what it is. Perhaps it should be bright orange. How about getting a toll free number to call on the sticker then the cops can call it to find out what it is. How about a sticker that says, "Geocache, www.geocaching.com Questions 1-800-XXX-XXXX" Then there could be some fine print explaining geocaching. Jim Bensman "Nature Bats Last" > -----Original Message----- > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pam Ekey > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:16 PM > To: Geocaching > Subject: [GeoStL] Cache Scare Redoux > > - > The folks in Indiana aren't geocaching friendly, especially in Delaware > County. More on yesterday's "bomb scare" incident: > > Game not all fun after bomb scare > By: Kevin O'Connor > Staff Reporter > Published: 10/27/2004, 22:46:45 > DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. (NLI) - An explosive incident Tuesday in Hartford > City has raised questions about the safety of a popular electronic-age > treasure hunting game with fans from coast to coast. > > "It is a family friendly game," Layne Cameron, author of "The Geocaching > Handbook," said. "But when somebody sees an empty container sometimes > their first reaction, they jump to conclusions and think it's more than > just a game." > > Cameron said over one million people visit the Geocaching website every > month. But Tuesday's bomb scare was the first incident he'd heard of where > a prize in the game had been mistaken for a dangerous object. > > Delaware County's bomb squad responded to Hartford City on Tuesday on a > call about a suspicious looking object placed under a replica train near > State Roads 3 and 18. The object was blown up as a precaution before > authorities realized it was a part of the Geocaching game craze. > > Workers at the Tin Lizzy restaurant noticed a man with kids milling around > and eventually taking a package from underneath the replica train behind > the restaurant. The man took something from the package, then replaced it > under the train, and left. > > It turns out the package was part of a Geocaching game. To play the game, > Geocachers log on to a Web site to find coordinates and clues that lead to > hidden treasures. The treasures are left by other players and put in > hidden containers near landmarks. > > Treasures can be hard to find even with the help of a Global Positioning > System (GPS) tracking device. > > This leads to a pretty suspicious looking treasure hunter. After > yesterday's bomb scare, Geocachers have to wonder, could seaching in > public places for these little treasures, get them in big trouble? > > Delaware County Sheriff George Sheridan responded to Tuesday's bomb scare > and said he would respond to any similar situation in the same way. When > NewsLink presented him with a Geocaching container we found on Wednesday, > he looked at it and said he thought it looked like trouble. > > "Oh yeah, this definitely looks suspicious; if you would come up on this > as a bomb expert, this would look like an explosive device." Sheridan said > of the object NewsLink found. > > "Ten or 15 year ago, this wouldn't have been an issue, but nowadays, it's > very serious," Sheridan said. "Somebody's gonna be talking about this game > and it's gonna turn out, and it's gonna be the real thing; somebody's > gonna get hurt." > > On the topic of terrorism Sheridan said Tuesday's scare was somewhat > reassuring because, "People are being diligent and watching for this sort > of thing." > > > > > > **************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > **************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list: > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field > > **************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field