[GeoStL] Re: Caches in kids playgrounds
- From: "Jg \"outdoorman63\"" <outdoorman1963@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:27:01 -0700 (PDT)
i agree that maybe in the cache page it should say this is a more kids friendly
cache or that it is in a playground..that would make me aware that i have to do
this at a early or late hour...we have to worry enough about people calling and
turning us in for standing around or peeking into places or looking strange. :)
but its part of the game.and the game is played by many...it is just nice to
know who each piece of the game is more intended for ...me i am beginning to
love the ones in the middle of nowhere...
Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:-
You ever thought that maybe those caches are placed for kids and not 40+
adults eager to boost their cache totals? I feel the same way but, I either
do them real early in the morning or late at night. If the cache page
indicates their is a playground near the cache, I have no problem with it.
Its the ones that don't say anything until you get there that I have a real
problem with.
Remember Myotis, this is a game for everyone. Not every cache will be
likeable or even doable by everyone. There are some that would say 20 mile
hikes to log one cache should be not allowed. You can't have rules based
upon whether or not people like them.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bensman"
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:08 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Caches in kids playgrounds
> -
> Lately I have been feeling very frustrated with caches being placed in
> kids
> playgrounds, particularly busy ones. There are a couple I have gone to 3
> times and have not been able to hunt the caches with kids playing on the
> toys. There is even one by me that the directions indicate you have to
> climb up on the kids toys to get the cache.
>
> If you go hunting those caches when the kids are there (which is most of
> the
> time) you are likely to get the cops called on you as a child molester or
> something like that.
>
> You are usually told the area is busy so you need to be discrete. How can
> someone without a little kid with them be discrete?
>
> It seems to me a cache should not be placed in a location that is not
> reasonably accessible most of the time. When you look at these cache
> pages
> you see lots of comments about the problems with the kids, but the owners
> do
> not seem to get it.
>
> What is the best way to deal with a cache in a kid's playground? I think
> there needs to be a rule not allowing a cache in a children's playground.
> I
> also think if you need to be discrete to retrieve a cache, it is likely
> not
> in a good location.
>
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last"
>
>
>
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