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Well, I'm definately learning alot from this topic!!!! Will definately take more time and care when placing a cache. I know that alot of people don't like urban caches, and hey....that's ok. I don't like Liver, so i don't eat it. I like urbans, because they add a bit of excitement to the search. Yes, it can look suspicious to the regular joe public.....especially in possible high profile areas (ie corporate HQ's etc....). When hiding my cache, I used the generic geocache log sheet identifing the game, but the outside of the cache was not identifiable. If the police or employees saw the words "Geocache" on it, this situation would have been resolved a little easier. The only reason they knew it was a geocache, was that the log sheet survived the explosion. I like the idea of workshops for newbs. I myself, starting out, only learned some of the real issues while out on the hunt. Maybe a booth at the Strretsville Bread and Honey festival, showing off the sport, taking small groups on a quick hunt on the grounds to understand it .....could it work? Maybe. Getting in touch with local law enforcement, identifying the game .....definately a good idea. As for the sign at WM HQ......It doesn't read "Private Property". That would have stopped me from placing the cache. The sign did however read something to the effect of "this parking lot is for the use of WM employees and Visitor's only. All other vehicles will be tagged or towed at the owner's expense." I have learned my lesson, and FYI.....I have apologized for the incident.

That moose WAS unique wasn't it. Still wondering why they hid it around the side of the building (instead of view it from Argentia), and why they put the big recycling bin in front of it. Ruined the photo opportunity. I mean, a Moose wearing a Wal*Mart uniform .... you'd think they would want to show it off eh? I hid it there because of that lovely moose. Actually wanted to start a series of bullwinkle caches, starting with this one. The walmart moose was infront of the main entrance, then they did a big renovation a few years ago, and the moose vanished. I initially thought vandals took it...(as they did with many of Mel Lastman's Mooses) but i found it repositioned in the back. I thought alot of people would get a kick out of seeing a moose in a walmart uniform......unique.

here's the thing.....Since i'm the one who planted the cache. I saw a big empty parking lot. I did NOT see any signage that said private property, or no tresspassing. It is a regular old parking lot, like the MANY i have been to to find caches. I did not think that a parking lot was considered private property in the middle of the city. I guess now I know. what I am curious about is how the cache was found and reported. The last person to find it also reported in his log that it was discovered and that police were involved....blown up etc. That same person has been a geocache member since 2008 but only logged my cache as a find, and reported that it is under investigation. only my one cache in his list of finds. also.....that cache was far away from the building, 110 ft or more, buried deep in a fir tree.....one of 3 beside each other. I have had trouble looking for the cache myself when replacing the logsheet. Like i said before, we have all done caches , especially urban ones, that are in parking lots, and children's parks etc.......Not even realizing that this is private property. All it takes is one person to see you caching, and alarms go off.

how do we know the CO is not a WalMart employee? ...well, could be an ex-employee now We could ask him. That's him in post #17, flight idle. Very nice post, Model12. I agree totally. Especially when these threads usually run about 90% of the people saying "over reaction". C'mon now, you really think we should be playing this game on private property in a corporate office park? Well, I don't, and never have, but you can. not a walmart employee. But I can tell you the cache was well over 100ft from the building. Buried deep in a spruce tree. must have fallen out to have been noticed.

well......i'm speechless. I really enjoy hunting down urban caches, and have seen ones alot more suspicious that the one planted at the Walmart location. I guess this is a potential problem when looking for a good placement. We've all seen parking lot caches, and ones hidden on large green urban transformers. Even children's parks. I agree with model12....maybe a film canister wrapped in camo, with hanging wire attached to it, would look like an improvised bomb or device to the general eye. I would think that if it did indeed look like a bad placement, or uber suspicious....the cache reviewer and / or some of the experienced cachers in the community might advise the owner to move or remove the cache.

found one from Germany, a little Gollum figurine, that wanted it's picture taken infront of toilets around the world. Kind of funny......but i would warn germaphobes to disinfect after handling this sucker!!