+Vinny & Sue Team Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 No, this is not a joke! This linked news article explains that many churches, organizations and families that put out Christmas displays have, in recent years, started to embed GPS locator beacons inside the statues of baby Jesus, so that, if and when (and, more and more, it seems to be not a question of if, but rather only when) the statue is stolen by thieves, the item immediately turns into a moving geocache which constantly sends updates to a GPS-based tracking site from its embedded GPS beacon. A link to another article on the topic may be found here. I would like to suggest that we borrow a bit of inspiration from these efforts, and that we come up with a new category of GPS-beacon-equipped moving geocaches (I realize that ClayJar already did something vaguely similar along the west coast a year or two ago, with the cooperation of Groundspeak...) Quote Link to comment
+9Key Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 What about the farm animals and the 3 Wise Men? Mary and Joseph? Now were talking a lot of moving caches! Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 What about the farm animals and the 3 Wise Men? Mary and Joseph? Now were talking a lot of moving caches! Churches are ultimately only concerned with finding Jesus. Quote Link to comment
+WatchDog2020 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I should do that with my 10 foot cross that has Santa crucified on it - It's been stolen every year forcing me to make one even bigger the next year. Quote Link to comment
+mdplayers Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 ... A link to another article on the topic may be found here. Caution: The word 'Thwarted' is used in the article linked to by Vinny. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 .... Churches are ultimately only concerned with finding Jesus. Quote Link to comment
+trainlove Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 What, thieves don't think to bring a roll of aluminum foil? Quote Link to comment
+9Key Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I should do that with my 10 foot cross that has Santa crucified on it - It's been stolen every year forcing me to make one even bigger the next year. Wow! I'm surprised you stuck with that one. Funny though! Quote Link to comment
+Buggheart Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) What about the farm animals and the 3 Wise Men? Mary and Joseph? Now were talking a lot of moving caches! Churches are ultimately only concerned with finding Jesus. Yeah. He seems to be lost all the time. I don't get it. Maybe the next person who finds him oughta give him a GPS or something. Edited December 10, 2008 by Buggheart Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I should do that with my 10 foot cross that has Santa crucified on it - It's been stolen every year forcing me to make one even bigger the next year. Dang. What's the jolly old elf ever done to you? Quote Link to comment
+KJcachers Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 "Lojacks For Jesus" Quote Link to comment
+trainlove Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 "Lojacks For Jesus" But it must be Atomic powered. I can't get my GPS to remain ON for more than about 15 hours on one set of internal batteries. I've had it on for a few hundred hours while connected to a brick of a gell cell battery, but I think anyone would notice that Jesus is putting on the weight. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 What about the farm animals and the 3 Wise Men? Mary and Joseph? Now were talking a lot of moving caches! Churches are ultimately only concerned with finding Jesus. Yeah. He seems to be lost all the time. I don't get it. Maybe the next person who finds him oughta give him a GPS or something. Well, my caching partner is named Jesus. (Though he pronounces it hey-SEUSS). And he gets lost even with the GPS. We were thinking of putting a nano on the bench in front of his bank, and calling it "Jesus Saves". But we decided against that. Anyone remember the old "Where's Your Name?" Locationless cache? YOU try finding a street with 'Jesus' in its name! We finally located one in Carmel, New York. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) I should do that with my 10 foot cross that has Santa crucified on it - It's been stolen every year forcing me to make one even bigger the next year. I pass through Horseheads nearly every year on the day after Christmas (on the way to the in-laws). Ya got coords for that? I'd love to see it. Edited December 10, 2008 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 why not just nail ... oh.. never mind.. Quote Link to comment
+cachestacker Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 why not just nail ... oh.. never mind.. LMAO. Quote Link to comment
+Unkle Fester Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 What about the farm animals and the 3 Wise Men? Mary and Joseph? Now were talking a lot of moving caches! Churches are ultimately only concerned with finding Jesus. Except in Montana... Quote Link to comment
+Unkle Fester Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) My neighbor has the two humping raindeer, the kids down the street rearrange them at night. Funny stuff Edited December 16, 2008 by Unkle Fester Quote Link to comment
+Team CeDo Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 why not just nail ... oh.. never mind.. Now that is funny!!!!!! Probably going straight to hell for it, but funny Quote Link to comment
+CacheOCD Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I should do that with my 10 foot cross that has Santa crucified on it - It's been stolen every year forcing me to make one even bigger the next year. Pic please! Oh man I would love for my neighbors to get a load of that on my front lawn! Quote Link to comment
+wickedann Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I should do that with my 10 foot cross that has Santa crucified on it - It's been stolen every year forcing me to make one even bigger the next year. I pass through Horseheads nearly every year on the day after Christmas (on the way to the in-laws). Ya got coords for that? I'd love to see it. Yes! COORDS please! I work at Elmira airport.... Quote Link to comment
+Coyote's Girl Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) Sez the Pagan.... All joking aside, this would be a hoot for a church group to do as a private cache. Hide poor Baby Jesus someplace in the woods, and have to do a puzzle with Bible-verse clues to the co-ords. First ones to find Jesus get a.. cookie? P.S. I wanna se tha Santa too! Edited December 16, 2008 by Butterfly Fox Quote Link to comment
+NotThePainter Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 And then there is one of my favorite travel bugs! Quote Link to comment
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