Jeremy Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Several concerned geocachers sent me this information. I haven't been able to find it on the news yet but it has some sinister tones. Also, Amazon hasn't removed their GPS receivers off their site yet. -------------- Assembly Passes GPS Receiver Reclamation Act of 2003 posted Monday, April 1, 2003 by the GSP press WASHINGTON - The Global Regulatory Assembly for GPS usage today announced approval of legislation for reclamation of GPS receivers during times of war. The vote was narrowly passed 23-21. France declined to vote. The GPS Receiver Reclamation act will take into affect on April 15th. At this time any civillian grade GPS receivers will be dropped off at designated reclamation locations throughout the United States. Additional stations will be determined on May 1st for the additional 24 countries who have signed the act. "This is a great move for the government, and for national security" said Casey Jones, the assembly president said at the conclusion of the vote. "We may sacrifice turn by turn directions, but as a whole the direction of international security will stay on course." He went on to say that GPS receivers will become available for sale once international security has been restored. Amazon has already removed all new GPS receivers from their web site in anticipation of legislation approval, and have replaced them with compasses and maps. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Link to comment
+parkrrrr Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Oh, come on. It's much more fun to troll on days that don't have a 4 and a 1 in them. Link to comment
+Poindexter Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Hmmm, lots of strange things in the news today. Here's another interesting article. A recent law passed by the US Congress will literally change the way people look at the world. The Cartographic Reorientation Act of 2003, which was attached as a rider to the massive 5036-page Department of Interior appropriations bill, didn't initially receive much attention, except from a few lobbyists for the GIS industry. But this bill has far-reaching consequences. The Cartographic Reorientation Act of 2003 mandates that by the year 2010, all maps produced in the United States must be printed with a viewing orientation of South to the top. The introductory text of the Cartographic Reorientation Act of 2003 explains that this map reorientation is being done for two reasons. First and foremost, the increased accuracy of the Global Positioning system has made most maps obsolete by exposing cumulative surveying errors heretofore unknown. Maps which have been reoriented will have to meet strict certification requirements. Secondly, key individuals in the Bush Administration have long believed that the counter-clockwise rotation of the earth when viewed from space along the axis of the North Pole is an indication that the North Pole is at the bottom of the earth. Congressional watchdogs doubt these explanations for the Cartographic Reorientation Act of 2003. These skeptics believe that the legislation was attached by lobbyists on behalf of Vector Mapping Incorporated who wanted to gain an infair competive advantage over the raster mapping industry, which will suffer greatly increased costs because of the high costs inherent in the distribution of rasterized maps. Others point to the Alaska Travel Board, which has already registered the trademark, "The Land Down Under". When pressed for details Alaska Senator Ted Stevens said "no comment", and walked away from this reporter. Link to comment
Pantalaimon Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 This is truely a horrible day for GPS owners everywhere. And imagine! They only give us two weeks to turn in our receivers Two weeks from today... which is ... but... that means... Pan Cachito ergo sum. I Geocache, therefore I am. Link to comment
geoStrider Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 quote:The Cartographic Reorientation Act of 2003... The good news about this Act is that it also provides for the physical moving of the magnetic north pole so as to coincide with true north, thereby eliminating the need for cumbersome declination corrections. Veni, Vidi, Cachi ... Link to comment
+MountainMudbug Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Ok, Ha-ha.... April Fool? They can pry my GPS from my cold, dead hand. Link to comment
+leatherman Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 April FOOLS! Do not extend your expectations unto others, you will not be disappointed by the stupid things they do. Mokita! Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 There's a UK April Fool thread here, if anyone's interested. Bill Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 All of the sudden, Web-Ling and Walden Run are the most popular geocachers in town. 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. Link to comment
+briansnat Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Good one! Sounded so far fetched, that I almost started doing some Googling to debunk it. Then I realized what day it was. "An appeaser is one who keeps feeding a crocodile-hoping it will eat him last" -Winston Churchill [This message was edited by BrianSnat on April 01, 2003 at 01:38 PM.] Link to comment
+Stunod Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I was actually expecting to hear that we have run out of cache numbers today... "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Link to comment
+pater47 Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 My office has been set up as one of the reclamation centers. You may drop off your GPS receivers here. Visit the Mississippi Geocaching Forum at http://pub98.ezboard.com/bgeocachingms Link to comment
+Rich in NEPA Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Just remember that April Fools Day originated in France! Cheers ... ~Rich in NEPA~ --- A man with a GPS receiver knows where he is; a man with two GPS receivers is never sure. --- Link to comment
+CYBret Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Very nice . . I had wondered exactly what the forums would hold for this most hallowed of days. Already lookin' forward to next year, Bret "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again." Mt. 13:44 Link to comment
+DeerChaser & Company Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Well I just showed them, I smashed mine with a hammer. Then mailed it to iraq Rino 110 MeriGreen 128 Link to comment
+briansnat Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 It would have been more believeable if Jeremy announced a year long moritorium on cache placements once we hit 65,000. "You can only protect your liberties in this world, by protecting the other man's freedom. "You can only be free if I am" -Clarence Darrow Link to comment
+flask Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 i am SO glad that nobody took the bait.i really needed a good laugh. this was almost as funny as majicman's stump remover cache. it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Funny stuff, and you had me fooled. Even putting a Geko in the shopping cart at www.amazon.com didn't remind me what day this is. Always different...Hit refresh Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 If its a crime to own a GPSr,only Criminal will geocache. Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Hopfully this thread does not cause GPS units to be thrown in the fire, or used for target practice, like substituting GPS units for skeet shooting. Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 A friend at work told me about this. The way I see it they can have my McToy collection too. Wherever you go there you are. Link to comment
+DeerChaser & Company Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 OMG It's a joke? Anyone have any superglue? Rino 110 MeriGreen 128 Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Looking at todays date...HMMmmmmmmmmm Link to comment
Cache Canucks Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Visions of Charlton Heston standing at an elevated rostrum with a huge floor-to-ceiling GeoCaching.com logo behind him; to his front, linked arm-in-arm, a large wide-eyed crowd of easily excited GeoCachers burning candles. As Chuck addresses the audience with his "...from my cold, dead hands..." patter, he waves above his head a Garmin in one hand and a Magellan in the other... ...be still my heart. Link to comment
+Confucius' Cat Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 See! We told you so! They'll be coming for your GUNS next! Better hide them in a letterbox. (They can be found without your confiscated GPS) GDAE, Dave Link to comment
+benjamin921 Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by pater47:My office has been set up as one of the reclamation centers. You may drop off your GPS receivers here. I am officialy shutting your office down and setting up a new drop off location. My house And if anyone else tries this tactic there will be officials at your door Link to comment
+Criminal Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by sbell111:If its a crime to own a GPSr,only Criminal will geocache. You got that right. BTW, I ain't sayin "sir" cause I done retired. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Link to comment
South_Cache Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Once again I agree with Criminal! South Cache "To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the tops." Robert M. Pirsig Web Hosting Link to comment
+Ozarktroutbum Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 They can have my GPSr when they pry my cold, dead fingers off of it. When GPSr's are outlawed, only Outlaws will have GPSr's. Link to comment
iryshe Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 This was my ill attempt at April Fools humor. Closing the thread. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Link to comment
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