[Az-Geocaching] Suggestion to prevent short-lived caches: do not hide caches in manicured park shrubbery
Joe Brekke
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:21:10 -0700
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From: Ken Akerman=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 4:46 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Suggestion to prevent short-lived caches: do =
not hide caches in manicured park shrubbery
Hello Geocachers,
There are lots of good places to hide caches, but I am writing this =
note to explain a type of location where it is never a good idea to =
place a cache. =20
A geocacher should not place a cache in regularly maintained and =
manicured shrubbery in public parks. When the groundskeepers come to =
trim the shrubbery or to clean up litter, they will find the cache and =
throw it away. Thus, the life expectancy of such caches will be very =
short. An example of a cache that met its demise after a short life in =
a public park is Greenbelt Cache in Chandler. It lasted less than two =
weeks because it was located in manicured bushes and the groundskeepers =
removed it when they pulled back and cut the shrubbery.
Think of what non-geocachers will be visiting the site regularly, and =
what they will do when they encounter the cache. Most people still =
don't know what geocaching is, so when they find something that looks =
like it doesn't belong there, they will throw it out. This is =
especially true among parks groundskeepers, most of whom don't =
understand what geocaching is and, and Arizona, probably don't read or =
understand English.
Remember, high-quality caches generally will last a long time, while =
many poor-quality caches don't last very long. Don't hide caches in =
places where they will likely be found accidentally by non-geocachers =
and will be removed. When I go out to look for caches, I want to be =
confident that the cache is still in place when I arrive at the cache =
site.
Ken Akerman (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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<A title=3Dken@highpointer.com href=3D"mailto:ken@highpointer.com">Ken =
Akerman</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 09, 2003 =
4:46 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] =
Suggestion to=20
prevent short-lived caches: do not hide caches in manicured park=20
shrubbery</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello Geocachers,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There are lots of good places to hide caches, but I am writing =
this note=20
to explain a type of location where it is never a good idea to =
place a=20
cache. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A geocacher should <U>not</U> place a cache in regularly =
maintained=20
and manicured shrubbery in public parks. When the groundskeepers =
come to=20
trim the shrubbery or to clean up litter, they will find the cache and =
throw=20
it away. Thus, the life expectancy of such caches will be very =
short. An=20
example of a cache that met its demise after a short life in a public =
park is=20
<A =
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=3D69663">Gre=
enbelt=20
Cache</A> in Chandler. It lasted less than two weeks because it =
was=20
located in manicured bushes and the groundskeepers removed it when =
they pulled=20
back and cut the shrubbery.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Think of what non-geocachers will be visiting the site regularly, =
and=20
what they will do when they encounter the cache. Most people =
still don't=20
know what geocaching is, so when they find something that looks like =
it=20
doesn't belong there, they will throw it out. This is especially =
true=20
among parks groundskeepers, most of whom don't understand what =
geocaching is=20
and, and Arizona, probably don't read or understand =
English.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Remember, high-quality caches generally will last a long time, =
while many=20
poor-quality caches don't last very long. Don't hide caches in =
places=20
where they will likely be found accidentally by non-geocachers and =
will be=20
removed. When I go out to look for caches, I want to be =
confident that=20
the cache is still in place when I arrive at the cache site.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Ken Akerman</FONT></STRONG> (a.k.a.=20
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<STRONG><EM>Highpointer</EM></STRONG>)</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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