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All this talk about cemeteries and that cemeteries are only for bereavement. When I was in elementary school we would go to a very historical cemetery and make rubbings of the old graves. Our teachers made the rubbings thus showing us how to do it. We were touching the stones!! Nobody thought anything of it. Our teahcers would stand up on the larger monuments in order to be seen by all of the students while telling us historical lessons and pointing out directions where certain folks were buried. We were to find these folks tombstones and make the rubbings. I remember doing that 5 or 6 times on various cemetery field trips. I am certain that no permission was obtained and nobody thought we were doing anything wrong!! Check out this APPALLING activity that is going to be held in my hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky!! (at the same cemetery I visited as an elementary student) . OH the thought of it!! Having fun in a cemetery!! THAT'S NOT RIGHT!! http://www.etownheritage.org/upcomingevents.htm

Photo in question of 4 people holding flashlights to their faces - That photo was taken at our home AFTER we got back from an evening of geocaching downtown and dining at Keg of Nails. That photo wasn't EVEN taken in a cemetery. I don't understand problem with this. I feel like I am being condemned for posting an innocent photo on a geocache page. It seems that people are jumping to conclusions without even getting the facts. Baruba Juba

Kick the Bucket X (GCKGRH) [in addition to any offending logs and pictures, the sponsors of this legislation also took offense to the name of this series of cemetery in and around the Columbia area.] Photo in question: We arrived at this cache RIGHT at sunset. It was just getting dark. We noticed the sign that said "cemetery closes at sunset". The groundskeeper left the gate open for us and let us hunt. He was busy talking with someone...a passerby perhaps, so he didn't mind our hunt. He watched everything we did. If we were being offensive we had no idea. We certainly wouldn't have posed with the OH SO STURDY and original tombstone if we knew we were dishonoring anyone....ESPECIALLY NOT in the sight of the groundskeeper. We ended our hunt and he locked the gate behind us. AND WHAT OF THE HOMELESS GUY THAT WAS SLEEPING ON THE GRAVESTONE IN THE CEMETERY!!!!!!? I would deduce that his crimes were FAR MORE OFFENSIVE THAN OUR mere tribute to a beautiful work of mortuary art. Also, I must note, there were busted beer bottles along the side of the cemetery that faces the street. I would assume that they were from passing motorists or other homeless folks that dwell in the area. But, I suppose my point is moot. We had a GPS so that must have made US the violators. And I just thought I was taking some teenagers from our church group out for an interesting evening of fellowship and history. I guess this makes me a terrible person in someone's eyes. My utmost and sincere appologies.

I have a cemetery series in SC (Kick the Bucket) There are now over 20 in the series. Our approver told me to post the times for the cemeteries. Our laws are that if there is NO gate or posted hours, the cemetery is open. However, if it is locked or gated and hours are posted you can't be in the cemetery after hours. The policemen in the area will still stop for flashlights or folks in cemeteries after dark. It is probably because of the youth being entranced by these places. Cops are just "making sure" I would assume. But, the other logs are right...if you are in the cemeteries at night...you will draw attention. With so many cemetery caches being placed please use discretion when seeking and placing caches. They should be placed where NO stones have to be touched and AWAY from family plots UNLESS you have permission. I know WHEN I die I want a really cool cache on my grave site!! Baruba Juba