[GeoStL] Re: Question about a trackable and what's safe in a cache
- From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:26:02 -0600
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I think the rules should be absolutely clear on if a knife is allowed in a
cache. Then there is no debate. Personally, I do not think they should be.
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
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> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Lusicic
> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:29 PM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Question about a trackable and what's safe in a
> cache
>
> -
> I took a group of scouts on a hike that included geocaching to keep
> them
> interested. We ran into a cache that had a pocket knife. I stood back
> to
> the kids could find it on their own. One of them wanted to put a trade
> item in for it. It was fortunate that he brought it to me because if he
> showed up at home with a pocket knife without their permission, I would
> have been in trouble. But I kept it until they said he could have it,
> then he was happy to have it. I keep a closer eye on the boys these
> days.
>
> On 2/14/2010 11:23 PM, Jason Collier wrote:
> > -
> > I would tend to think it's ok, especially if it's done as suggested
> in
> > the first entry, that is, putting it in caches that only serious
> cachers
> > are likely to find. I probably wouldn't put it in a cache in a
> public
> > park where lots of little kids are around playing. But, maybe
> someplace
> > like Tyson park.
> >
> > Jason
> > C3GPS
> >
> > On 2/14/2010 11:11 PM, Andrew Senger wrote:
> >
> >> -
> >> Jim,
> >> Are you suggesting the cacher remove the item from the travel bug
> tags
> >> and NOT tell the owner it was done? Seems a bit against the spirit
> of
> >> the game, doesn't it?
> >>
> >> In my opinion, I see no problem with it being a travel bug, or even
> in a cache.
> >>
> >> Andrew Senger
> >> asenger@xxxxxxxxx
> >> http://www.yawetag.net
> >> "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. He's also
> >> postmaster and probably traffic cop, too. All the jobs for sports
> >> referees are probably filled, though." --Lemel Hebert-Williams
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Jim
> Bensman<junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> -
> >>> I don't do travel bugs so this may not make sense. Could you
> separate the
> >>> knife from the travel bug and send the travel bug on its way?
> Would you
> >>> even have to tell them you separated it?
> >>>
> >>> Jim Bensman
> >>> "Nature Bats Last"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> >>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laura DeWeese
> >>>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 9:01 PM
> >>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Question about a trackable and what's safe
> in a
> >>>> cache
> >>>>
> >>>> -
> >>>> You could hang onto it, and log it into and out of caches that you
> >>>> visit,
> >>>> and show it to other geocachers at events and let them "discover"
> it.
> >>>> That
> >>>> way it would not be left behind in a cache, and it would still be
> >>>> getting
> >>>> logs& miles for the owner. You could even post pictures of it
> being
> >>>> useful. Just my opinion, of course.
> >>>>
> >>>> purple
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John
> Ledbetter
> >>>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 12:04 PM
> >>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Question about a trackable and what's safe in a
> cache
> >>>>
> >>>> -
> >>>> Found the trackable 'Micra' (TBD224) in a cache yesterday. This
> one
> >>>> has
> >>>> been around for a looooong time, looking at its travel history.
> My
> >>>> question
> >>>>
> >>>> is, does it violate the idea of unsafe items in a cache. It has
> >>>> scissors
> >>>> and knife blades. I've pulled a similar item that wasn't a
> trackable
> >>>> out of
> >>>>
> >>>> a cache before on a safety call. Opinions?
> >>>>
> >>>>
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