JohnX Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Lamppost revenge - dog killed From correspondents in Lille, France 22feb05 A DOG was electrocuted in France when it urinated on a lamppost with a loose connection, officials in the town said today. The three-year old Argentinian mastiff named Pako was being walked by its owner in Wavrechain-sous-Denain in northern France on Sunday evening. It let out a yelp and died on the spot. The owner received a shock when he tried to help the dog and was taken to hospital, the town hall said. A spokesman for the local electricity board said the street light had been vandalised and a live wire was in contact with the metal pole. Quote Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I guess that would be a 5 for terrain Quote Link to comment
+Escapades Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I think there is a lesson to be learned here...its better to go behind a tree than a lamp post? Quote Link to comment
+Navdog Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Reminds me of that Mythbusters episode awhile back. Poor dog. Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Thanks for the warning. In the future, I'll refrain from peeing on caches I don't like, now that I know they have the capability of fighting back. Quote Link to comment
Voncachstein Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 maybe Groundspeak could add a "urination hazard" icon for caches Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 maybe Groundspeak could add a "urination hazard" icon for caches Just a slight modification of the Chevy/Ford NASCAR icons already all over truck rear windows will do the trick. Any volunteers from the photoshop club out there? Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 maybe Groundspeak could add a "urination hazard" icon for caches Just a slight modification of the Chevy/Ford NASCAR icons already all over truck rear windows will do the trick. Any volunteers from the photoshop club out there? Be careful what you wish for... Suitable for sticking on your NASCAR-approved electrofied cache container: Quote Link to comment
+bitbrain Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 maybe Groundspeak could add a "urination hazard" icon for caches Just a slight modification of the Chevy/Ford NASCAR icons already all over truck rear windows will do the trick. Any volunteers from the photoshop club out there? Be careful what you wish for... Suitable for sticking on your NASCAR-approved electrofied cache container: You hide ammo cans in lamp posts? Must be some BIG lamp posts in Cheeseland... Quote Link to comment
JohnX Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Another incident NYC on the same subject: In the form of manhole covers. From The Economist Cities Guide: New York Briefing: In January, a woman walking her dog died after stepping on an electrified manhole cover. Since the incident, Consolidated Edison (Con Ed), the regional utility company, has found more than 280 service-box lids, manhole covers and street lights with stray voltage passing through, capable of producing anything from mild to fatal shocks. Responding to an outcry over public safety, Con Ed has promised to fix the problem, and to test all 250,000 potential hot spots. Manhole covers are a steady source of headaches in the city. In 2003 there were around 4,600 manhole incidents, including almost 1,300 in which the lids blew off, according to the New York Post. Recent winter storms have only worsened the situation, as the rock salt used to fight icy conditions seeps underground and eats into wires. Shoes typically insulate walkers, but discomfited New Yorkers are taking care to watch their step. The point of the two stories is there is potential invisible hazard when placing caches on or in urban infrastructure. Quote Link to comment
+Anonymous' Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I had never really thought about this happening until reading this topic. I found my first two lamppost caches this weekend. I'm not going to go paranoid but what if it happened to a cacher? Quote Link to comment
WH Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I had never really thought about this happening until reading this topic. I found my first two lamppost caches this weekend. I'm not going to go paranoid but what if it happened to a cacher? Do you pee on lamposts often? Quote Link to comment
+blazerfan Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Do you pee on lamposts often? I often pretend I'm going to... thats how I get people to quit looking Quote Link to comment
+Team Tecmage Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 This will definitely get me to stop peeing on lampposts. Quote Link to comment
cacheman22 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Who noticed that the first owner was injured and the second killed when they were out "walking" their dogs? It seems to me that most dogs walk their owners. I belive it is a canine plot to either domesticate or destroy the human race. Quote Link to comment
+ChicagoCanineCrew Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I just posted that link yesterday under "Dangerous cache devices." Also this one: http://www.mikeholt.com/mojonewsarchive/Sa...er~20041221.php This has happened more than a few times, with utility boxes as well as lampposts. Another person died in a similar way in Las Vegas: http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/.../515492258.html (no dog involved in that one!) Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 So what does dogs peeing on energized lightpoles and woman standing on energized manhole covers have to do with geocaching? Quote Link to comment
+Konnarock Kid & Marge Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Hey Cheese Heads, Love your sticker. My only request is to change it to a micro. Quote Link to comment
JohnX Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 So what does dogs peeing on energized lightpoles and woman standing on energized manhole covers have to do with geocaching? If you make the link that there are electrically hot lightpoles and people are getting killed touching them and geocachers often hide and seek caches in lightpoles, you will see how it applies. Quote Link to comment
+Anonymous' Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I had never really thought about this happening until reading this topic. I found my first two lamppost caches this weekend. I'm not going to go paranoid but what if it happened to a cacher? Do you pee on lamposts often? My dog peed on one of the lamposts. I kind of feel sorry for the next finder. Quote Link to comment
+QDman Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Here's another try. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Do you pee on lamposts often? I often pretend I'm going to... thats how I get people to quit looking Quote Link to comment
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