Here's your sign! (Cacher's car stuck at field)

[+Too Tall John]

Thought I'd post the photo

url=http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d80f1f26-bcd1-4dff-96a4-34f7ecea3cb8]Probably this cache[/url], or possibly this one Either way, no one has logged a find since Black Friday.

One's been logged now, and on the right date...

Could that really be it? It's all of 300 feet from parking.

I dunno, but I've emailed the cacher to ask.

 

For gosh sakes, don't everyone flood them with hate mail, he'll never respond to say yes or no if his inbox is full of flames. (Plus, we don't know if it was him...)

Edited December 18, 2009 by Too Tall John

[+pamlicojack]

Unavailable for comment...

 

[+NatureGuy360]

Wow, that geocache automatically gained a 5 star difficulty rating for needing specialized equipment to get to it!

 

On the other hand, these kinds of news stories really irk me. Geocaching has a hard enough time surviving in a world where many people have a negative view of the activity. When something like this happens, it can turn an entire community against geocaching.

 

I am all about a "park and grab," but sometimes it's the hike there that makes a geocache great!

[knowschad]

Thought I'd post the photo

Probably this cache, or possibly this one Either way, no one has logged a find since Black Friday.

One's been logged now, and on the right date...

 

 

IF that log is from one of these folks (and of course, we don't know that), they've only been caching for less than a month, 24 finds as of today.

[+Unkle Fester]

.... “just use common sense, that’s the primary thing.”

Yup.

 

Sadly it isn't as common as some other human traits.

Common sense is so rare, it should be a super power.

 

Hold on; my Common Sense is tingling...

[+larryc43230]

We have a new log for the cache in question....

 

--Larry

[+jaroot]

We have a new log for the cache in question....

 

--Larry

 

Tells me that I can't view archived log entries. You can archive a log entry?

[+Too Tall John]

We have a new log for the cache in question....

 

--Larry

Tells me that I can't view archived log entries. You can archive a log entry?

Most curious. Perhaps someone can remember better, but I swear the log was by "BillyBobNosePicker." In his bio section on his profile, it explained he was "William Robert" and he wanted to be a cosmetic surgeon, thus "NosePicker." He had found several caches, including the cache in question. The account was started this spring, and he had obviously been on to log this cache. My first reaction was "Sock Puppet, with some fake finds to make it look legit."

 

Now, according to the profile page, he's:

• Been a member since '07
  
• Not actually a validated member
  
• Last visited this spring.
  
• Actually has a sincere sounding bio section, nothing about dreams of being a plastic surgeon/nose picker.
  

Did I remember the name wrong, or was there some editing from on high done after false logs were made with the account?

 

A-ha! After opening old tabs, I found the reason for the difference, The logger in question spelled "Billy" with three I's. BiIIy, that is.

 

BiIIyBobNosePicker

 

The log, of course has been deleted. I suspect that it was a fake.

Edited December 19, 2009 by Too Tall John

[knowschad]

We have a new log for the cache in question....

--Larry

Tells me that I can't view archived log entries. You can archive a log entry?

That's what you see when a log has been deleted, either by the logger, or by the cache owner.

[+jeffbouldin]

We have a new log for the cache in question....

 

--Larry

Tells me that I can't view archived log entries. You can archive a log entry?

Most curious. Perhaps someone can remember better, but I swear the log was by "BillyBobNosePicker." In his bio section on his profile, it explained he was "William Robert" and he wanted to be a cosmetic surgeon, thus "NosePicker." He had found several caches, including the cache in question. The account was started this spring, and he had obviously been on to log this cache. My first reaction was "Sock Puppet, with some fake finds to make it look legit."

 

Now, according to the profile page, he's:

• Been a member since '07
  
• Not actually a validated member
  
• Last visited this spring.
  
• Actually has a sincere sounding bio section, nothing about dreams of being a plastic surgeon/nose picker.
  

Did I remember the name wrong, or was there some editing from on high done after false logs were made with the account?

 

You are completely correct, I looked at it also when it was first logged. Very strange.

[+larryc43230]

You are completely correct, I looked at it also when it was first logged. Very strange.

I have that cache on a bookmark list, and I'm notified when a new log is added (the cache itself is about 80 miles from where I live). I posted that message within five minutes of receiving the notification. The log must have been deleted not long after it was entered.

 

I kept the e-mail notification, so I have the (now deleted) text of BiIIyBobNosePicker's log. It's pretty amusing. I would post it here, but I'm not sure that's an ethical thing to do.

 

--Larry

[Clan Riffster]

BiIIyBobNosePicker

Weird. Oft times I describe a hypothetical geocacher. The moniker I gave this invented person was BillyBobNosePicker.

I think I first coined the term in March of '07. Looks like I'll have to come up with another moniker.

[CacheNCarryMA]

Norris said Sunday night the vehicle will remain there until a towing company and New Philadelphia parks and recreation officials figure out a way to remove it without causing further damage.

 

A few gallons of liquid nitrogen should freeze the mud up solid enough to drive out of there.

[+Too Tall John]

One's been logged now, and on the right date...

Could that really be it? It's all of 300 feet from parking.

I dunno, but I've emailed the cacher to ask.

 

For gosh sakes, don't everyone flood them with hate mail, he'll never respond to say yes or no if his inbox is full of flames. (Plus, we don't know if it was him...)

Just got a reply to my email. It was, indeed, that cacher. . .

[+popokiiti]

Is that the police car with officers and cachers in the background of that photo, I wonder?

[+GeoRVers]

They say that "and publicity is good publicity", but I think I'll have to take exception with this article:(

[knowschad]

DeadHead82... if its still there when you go home for Christmas, pictures?

I just checked... no log for DeadHead82, unfortunately.

[4wheelin_fool]

They say that "and publicity is good publicity", but I think I'll have to take exception with this article:(

 

It's probably a fake news article.

 

I never saw it listed in the "Geocaching in the News" section of my weekly e-mail from Groundspeak.

Edited January 9, 2010 by 4wheelin_fool

[+vw_k]

There was some stupid woman here in England who had to be rescued after she drove her Mercedes into a river because "sat-nav told her to go that way".

[knowschad]

There was some stupid woman here in England who had to be rescued after she drove her Mercedes into a river because "sat-nav told her to go that way".

I always take those reports (there are a ton of 'em) with a huge grain of salt. They just reek of urban legend to me.

[sdarken]

There was some stupid woman here in England who had to be rescued after she drove her Mercedes into a river because "sat-nav told her to go that way".

I always take those reports (there are a ton of 'em) with a huge grain of salt. They just reek of urban legend to me.

 

Looks pretty real to me:

 

The Article

[+Team Cotati]

There was some stupid woman here in England who had to be rescued after she drove her Mercedes into a river because "sat-nav told her to go that way".

I always take those reports (there are a ton of 'em) with a huge grain of salt. They just reek of urban legend to me.

 

Looks pretty real to me:

 

The Article

 

That article looks pretty real to me.

 

Thank you for sharing.