skydiver Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 So I was just thinking, I know there are many geocachers out there who are military members (I'm former military myself), so I would bet that at least a couple are in Iraq at the moment, and probably have access to a very accurate GPS... and Iraq doesn't seem to have any caches yet. You should be able to tell where I'm going with this. Anybody care to speculate? --------------------------------------- "We never seek things for themselves -- what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) --------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Iraq's one and only cache has more than 100 accounts watching it. Each of them received an e-mail earlier today, notifying them that the cache had been archived until the situation in Iraq is a bit more conducive to geocaching. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x I was formerly employed by the Department of Redundancy Department, but I don't work there anymore. Quote Link to comment
skydiver Posted March 20, 2003 Author Share Posted March 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by The Leprechauns:Iraq's one and only cache has more than 100 accounts watching it. Each of them received an e-mail earlier today, notifying them that the cache had been archived until the situation in Iraq is a bit more conducive to geocaching. Ok, I guess I missed that one. Got a link? Archiving it seems like a silly knee-jerk reaction though. Don't we always say that we each are responsible for knowing what we're going into before hunting any cache? These may be extreem circumstances, but I think the rule still works very well, even now. --------------------------------------- "We never seek things for themselves -- what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) --------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment
+oregone Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 As one of the people watching that Iraqi cache, i'm glad it's archived. I was getting SOOO tired of people posting notes regarding how pro-war they were, usually including a snide comment about how the cache might be soon glowing with radiation and the like. To a lesser extent, i was annoyed by the people that posted notes wishing peace to the region. Both viewpoints--hippie AND mullet--had nothing to do with geocaching, so i'm hoping that by archiving the cache i won't have to read anymore about that cache in irbil, iraq for a while. My geocaching friend slinger91 and i were thinking about hitting that cache up until about two weeks ago when we found out about the american and european 'human shields' that were supposedly flocking to iraq. Finding that cache is pretty prime bragging rights, don't you think? PDX to Amman, Jordan (RT) is $1300, then the $300 taxi ride, plus a hotel in Amman, food, gifts to bring home for the girlfriend, etc. We figured that for about $8000, we could start a pretty could forum topic entitled something like 'WE ROCK, WUSSIES.' all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed Quote Link to comment
skydiver Posted March 20, 2003 Author Share Posted March 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by oregone:Both viewpoints--hippie AND mullet--had nothing to do with geocaching, so i'm hoping that by archiving the cache i won't have to read anymore about that cache in irbil, iraq for a while. Ahhh.. ok. Can't argue with that at all. All that would annoy the #%#@#$%@#%^# out of me too. Thanks for the clarification. --------------------------------------- "We never seek things for themselves -- what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) --------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 I would think that there could be alot of Virtual caches in Iraq? One in Kuwait: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=45603 Couple in Jordan: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest_cache.asp?country_id=103&submit3=Submit One in Saudi Arabia: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=58209 United Arab Emirites: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest_cache.asp?country_id=206&submit3=Submit [This message was edited by GOT GPS? on March 21, 2003 at 07:38 AM.] Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Now there, you might find SA problems. "Winter's just the curtain. Spring will take the bow" -- Richard Shindell, Spring Quote Link to comment
+Scout Master Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Pretty soom no one will be able to find a Cache in Iraq because their will be EMPTY ammo cans everywhere. we'll See ya on the Trail Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 My new multicache/virtual/locationless: Count the number of empty ammo-cans in the Iraqi desert. Email the number, the coordinates, and a picture of each one! Quote Link to comment
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