+cr4zybilly Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I had a couple minutes today during lunch, so I thought I'd hit a cached just down the street from my office. The cache is just on the edge of the parking lot of a business. There's a very good chance it's in the flower bed, though, which was right outside the business' window. Traipsing around somebody else's flowerbed, turning over rocks and whatnot just outside somebody's window creeped me out, so I bailed w/o finding the cache. This isn't the first cache I've had to bail on b/c it was in a business' flowerbed during the day. Between the muggles and the feeling that I'm being rude, trespassing on private property and whatnot. How do you handle that? Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 For one thing, if it is shrubbery you are talking about, I doubt very much that you need to turn over rocks or walking through the flowers. Most generally (there's always an exception) the cache will merely be hidden behind/underneath the shrubbery, reachable w/o entering easily damaged flora or groundscaping. Most of all...... if it makes you nervous to do those locations, why do you try them? I would recommend that if it makes you feel uneasy (for whatever reason) you should probably avoid it. Pay attention to the description on the cache page. It will usually tell you that it is placed with permission, in that case the employees are probably getting a kick out of you trying to find the cache, if not laughing their tails off at you!! If not, then again, maybe you would want not to try that cache. Perhaps caching after business hours for those is the best solution. Quote Link to comment
GOF and Bacall Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Kudos for knowing when to walk away. If it feels wrong don't do it. There is no rule that says we have to find every cache we come within 528 feet of. Quote Link to comment
+edscott Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 There's no filtration device for stupid hides except your own good judgement.. just walk away.. there are thousands of good caches out there. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 How do you handle that? Same as you. I walk away. I'll usually log a DNF too and add a comment like "I searched every place but the flower bed because I know no conscientious geocacher would hide a cache in someone's flower bed" Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 There's no filtration device for stupid hides except your own good judgement.. just walk away.. there are thousands of good caches out there. True, but that cache probably is in that businesses flowerbed, and probably has tons of happy logs, and no complaints. But yep, if creeping around outside of a business isn't your idea of fun, just walk away. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 If you didn't find it, you don't really know it's in the flower bed. There's been a few I bailed on thinking it is in some location I didn't want to search, but later turned out that my assumption is incorrect. But back to your question, I'll do exactly the same thing you did - walk away. Quote Link to comment
+cr4zybilly Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Good to hear I'm not alone--thanks. I'll probably return to this one on a weekend some time. If I knew nobody was inside getting creeped out by my being there, I'd be a lot more comfortable looking. But for now, it's going to have to remain DNF'ed. Quote Link to comment
+Fuchsiamagic Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Good to hear I'm not alone--thanks. I'll probably return to this one on a weekend some time. If I knew nobody was inside getting creeped out by my being there, I'd be a lot more comfortable looking. But for now, it's going to have to remain DNF'ed. Why don't you simply email the owner and ask for a clue as to where it is and mention that you are uneasy with it and why. Most cache owners will be only too willing to help and that will soon settle it for you. Quote Link to comment
+cr4zybilly Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Just an update, I returned to this one on a late Saturday afternoon when I knew the business would be closed. Turns out it was a nano under a stair railing (not in the flowerbed). Still, I felt a lot better looking for it then (just because I could step into the flowerbed if I wanted w/o making anybody feel weird, including me). Thanks, everybody! Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 WOW! Sounds like a spectacular spot for a cache! Quote Link to comment
+jbears22 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I know what you mean. I once went to hunt for a cache that was stuck to a school . I came back later, even though school wasn't even in the first time. It just felt awkward, so I went and re-checked the cache page and talked to a friend that had already found it. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I know what you mean. I once went to hunt for a cache that was stuck to a school . I came back later, even though school wasn't even in the first time. It just felt awkward, so I went and re-checked the cache page and talked to a friend that had already found it. Schools are off limits without express permission of the administration. If the cache was there with permission it was most likely placed by students and there was no need to to feel awkward. If it was there without permission, you should report it to your reviewer immediately. Generally if a school give permission it will say so on the cache page. If in doubt report it and let the reviewer sort it out. Quote Link to comment
+jbears22 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I know what you mean. I once went to hunt for a cache that was stuck to a school . I came back later, even though school wasn't even in the first time. It just felt awkward, so I went and re-checked the cache page and talked to a friend that had already found it. Schools are off limits without express permission of the administration. If the cache was there with permission it was most likely placed by students and there was no need to to feel awkward. If it was there without permission, you should report it to your reviewer immediately. Generally if a school give permission it will say so on the cache page. If in doubt report it and let the reviewer sort it out. As it turns out one of the school bus drivers is a cacher, so it was all good. Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I had a couple minutes today during lunch, so I thought I'd hit a cached just down the street from my office. The cache is just on the edge of the parking lot of a business. There's a very good chance it's in the flower bed, though, which was right outside the business' window. Traipsing around somebody else's flowerbed, turning over rocks and whatnot just outside somebody's window creeped me out, so I bailed w/o finding the cache. This isn't the first cache I've had to bail on b/c it was in a business' flowerbed during the day. Between the muggles and the feeling that I'm being rude, trespassing on private property and whatnot. How do you handle that? Do not hide geocaches that by their nature and location draw cache hunters into such situations. Quote Link to comment
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