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York residents underwhelmed
By: Griff Grof Date: March 27, 2013, 6:51 am
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The Independent - Geocaching craze leaves York residents
underwhelmed
HTML http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/geocaching-craze-leaves-york-residents-underwhelmed-8550208.html
Hmm.... :-\
I think they're over reacting :D
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: gaz_zippy Date: March 27, 2013, 7:44 am
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Local Rag
HTML http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10313122.Geocache_hunters_becoming_a_headache_for_shopkeeper_in_York___s_historic_Shambles/?ref=mr
Looks like this is the cache in question: GC19YFN
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: Griff Grof Date: March 27, 2013, 8:26 am
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Looks like it, thanks for sharing that more informative article
on the matter :)
It really isn't good press for Geocaching, I'm just wondering
how long it will be before there are widespread bans :o (such
as city councils, or even whole counties or countries demanding
for caching to stop thanks to these issues which hardly resemble
the idea and heart of caching :o )
People forget the true joys of caching are the ones tucked away
in the countryside, on nice walks - these incidents paint it as
a dash and grab treasure hunt, which damages our heritage...
:-\
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: Bear and Ragged Date: March 27, 2013, 2:15 pm
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Sometimes there is a good reason for a Virtual cache!
HTML http://coord.inf
o/GC4762 The Stonegate Devil.
As found by yours truly.
HTML http://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/5ecb7d3b-6093-4b6b-b2f5-88ae8ed1482c.jpg
Without any climbing involved! :D
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: walktall Date: March 27, 2013, 3:15 pm
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Why at Terrain 1 are cachers climbing drain pipes or even
getting on to roofs :o
Why was a cache in this historic place been allowed in the first
place :o ???
This, as already been mentioned, is the reason why Virtuals
should be brought back. An interesting location but a physical
cache shouldn't be placed there.
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: Griff Grof Date: March 28, 2013, 4:17 am
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Ditto ditto DITTO ;D
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: gaz_zippy Date: March 28, 2013, 5:05 am
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A multi is also a good option, surely there was something at the
'interesting' location to see, find some numbers, letters in a
name or whatever then go to a slightly less muggle rich location
to find the cache?
I have done a couple of caches in York, but I gave up after the
two virtuals and a couple of trad's though, far too busy a place
to be acting dodgy. I didn't even bother looking for the solved
puzzles :o
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: walktall Date: March 28, 2013, 5:45 am
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[quote author=gaz_zippy link=topic=319.msg4584#msg4584
date=1364465158]
A multi is also a good option, surely there was something at the
'interesting' location to see, find some numbers, letters in a
name or whatever then go to a slightly less muggle rich location
to find the cache?
[/quote]
Good point, as long as there is somewhere close by not like
GoogleCache Cross
HTML http://coord.inf
o/GCMKK7 in Banbury, where you have to drive to
the final location :o
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: Griff Grof Date: March 28, 2013, 6:25 am
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[quote author=walktall link=topic=319.msg4585#msg4585
date=1364467508]
Good point, as long as there is somewhere close by not like
GoogleCache Cross
HTML http://coord.inf
o/GCMKK7 in Banbury, where you have to drive to
the final location :o
[/quote]
Yes
I am glad I didn't do that one for my 11 in 11 now :D
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Re: York residents underwhelmed
By: gaz_zippy Date: March 28, 2013, 6:35 am
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[quote author=walktall link=topic=319.msg4585#msg4585
date=1364467508]
Good point, as long as there is somewhere close by not like
GoogleCache Cross
HTML http://coord.inf
o/GCMKK7 in Banbury, where you have to drive to
the final location :o
[/quote]
Just looked at that one, logs suggest the final is 5.5 miles
from the listed co-ords :o
Maybe people were more choosy where they hid caches back in 2005
and it took 5.5miles to find a spot they were happy with ;) ;D
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