[GeoStL] Re: The Insurance Problem: What's the latest???
- From: "Bridget Griffin" <bridget@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:01:16 -0500
-
Yes, people have gotten hurt while geocaching in our area. The Rooter fell
on some rocks and cut her ankle up pretty bad (had to have stitches) on my
boathouse cache (which has been archived). Then Mean Gene fell down and
banged himself up as well.
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Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:43 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: The Insurance Problem: What's the latest???
> -
> This topic thread seems to have disappeared, yet it is
> still a critical issue for all caches hidden in St. Peters
> parks (now and into the future). Now that that the
> "liability insurance" ideas have been set in motion, is
> anyone in SLAGA (BB or RGS) thinking of having a discussion
> with St. Peters Parks officials...or...is this a possible
> precedence that could effect all caches in the SLAGA area?
> I suspect that the St. Peters Parks officials didn't really
> grasp the sear magnitude of people/families participating
> in geocaching and how it is truly a "world-wide"
> event....and not just isolated to a small group of people
> hiding caches in their parks. After all, have there ever
> been any geocaching incidents in the SLAGA area?
>
> What's the latest and what can we expect??? I for one am
> very concerned.
>
> Bill
> (IKanFindIt!)
>
> On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:54:06 -0500
> "Susan Ring" <susanmring@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > -
> > I would have to say I agree with the arguments put forth
> > by Jen and Bruce.
> > But is there any way we can get some support in those
> > arguments? We need a
> > lawyer in the group who would work pro bono for us!
> >
> > I tried to make the case that geocaching is not an
> > organized activity, that
> > it is open to anyone with a computer. But on the flip
> > side, if we have a
> > group of administrators who approve the caches, that
> > sounds pretty
> > organized.
> >
> > I encouraged the guys to go to the web site and read as
> > much as possible
> > about the sport. They were both completely unfamiliar
> > with geocaching, and
> > I could tell that it was tough for them to really get a
> > handle on what it's
> > about. Maybe with more information we can work out an
> > understanding. But I
> > could really use some help from anyone who understands
> > these issues better
> > than I do. Our opinions don't count here, just cold hard
> > legally binding
> > facts. I have to be able to reassure them that they are
> > not taking an
> > unnecessary risk in approving geocaching.
> >
> > Susan
> >
> > PS I'm going to be away from the computer for quite a
> > while now. You all
> > feel free to solve the problem in my absence! :-)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jen
> > Guyer
> > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:17 PM
> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: The Insurance Problem: Heads Up
> > Everybody
> >
> >
> > -
> > I would say we DO have our own liability insurance. Our
> > own personal health
> > insurance. Because really we are activing as individuals
> > when we cache. We
> > are not really acting as an organization. Maybe if SLAGA
> > hides a cache, they
> > should have insurance. But SLAGA should not be
> > responsible for someone
> > getting hurt doing one of my caches. That's stupid! I
> > know people can be
> > stupid and sue for stupid stuff, even when they do have
> > insurance (or not)
> > or Brown and Crupin wouldn't exist. But since it is not
> > an organized sport,
> > how can they require that we have liability insuracne
> > beyond our personal
> > insurance?
> >
> > Jen
> >
> > NYISutter
> > make the whole world a library ~
> > http://bookcrossing.com/friend/nyisutter
> >
> > Geocaching: Where YOU are the search engine ~
> > http://geocaching.com
> >
> >
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