+travisl Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 I just received a call from a very friendly Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad trooper, who indicated that my "I Hate I-5 XXV" cachehad been reported to them, and they had to x-ray and remove it. I'll be heading out to Enumclaw to recover it on Tuesday. He'd visited the web site, and thinks geocaching sounds great, but he was hoping that there was some type of state-wide group that he could talk to, particularly having to do with labeling caches. (I'm not sure exactly what he had in mind, but my cache was an ammo box with "www.geocaching.com Do Not Remove" written in magic marker on it) I told him that I'd send word to the WAgeocaching list, and that the only other suggestion I could give him would be to e-mail contact@geocaching.com. I figured I'd post it here, too. I'll talk to him a bit more on Tuesday and find out what suggestions he has. TravisL Quote Link to comment
+MattandLaura Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 at least they didn't blow it up. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=3893 and you could use the story for when you rehide it. Quote Link to comment
+Ddog-N-Ma Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 I hate I-5 was written on the cache, that could have been interpreted as a hate message. At least they were understanding about it. Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 AFter reading of yet more bomb squad geocache removals recently, I contacted the OSP to discuss the issue with them. After explaining the activity, they also agreed it sounded like a fun, legal activity (private property issues not withstanding), but said even if they knew a geocache was present in the area where someone reported a "strange object", they are still obligated to investigate it. If they had a contact who could tell them for sure it was a valid geocache (versus checking the website to see if there was one in the vicinity), it might hasten the investigation process and/or prevent unnecessary resources (bomb squad) from being deployed. They also hinted toward something at the state level as local authorities can easily check with state level agencies for ths type of information and it would be easy for the state agencies to disseminate information about geocaching (read awareness) down to the local jurisdictions. Quote Link to comment
+LindaLu Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 I'm glad I logged it before it disappeared! LindaLu Quote Link to comment
+LindaLu Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 I'm glad I logged it before it disappeared! LindaLu Quote Link to comment
bebubo Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 No wonder I could not find it...I may have been the last one to post a note that it must be gone! my note was on mar 8th at 12:00 pm...I did notice a state truck with the driver watching me all the time I was hunting for it..anyway we tried... Bob ...(bebubo) Quote Link to comment
bebubo Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 No wonder I could not find it...I may have been the last one to post a note that it must be gone! my note was on mar 8th at 12:00 pm...I did notice a state truck with the driver watching me all the time I was hunting for it..anyway we tried... Bob ...(bebubo) Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 I tried to replace my plundered I hate I-5 X cache last night on the way from PDX to Eugene, but encountered a group of police units dealing with a group of people parked near the river. They were only 100 feet or so from where I needed to be, so I figured I'd best wait until the return trip Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 I tried to replace my plundered I hate I-5 X cache last night on the way from PDX to Eugene, but encountered a group of police units dealing with a group of people parked near the river. They were only 100 feet or so from where I needed to be, so I figured I'd best wait until the return trip Quote Link to comment
+MattandLaura Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 Come on..you could of done it Quote Link to comment
+MattandLaura Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 Come on..you could of done it Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Maybe, if I didn't have the wife and kids in the car... I was able to replace it last night on the way back home Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Maybe, if I didn't have the wife and kids in the car... I was able to replace it last night on the way back home Quote Link to comment
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