+jeff-trex Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 I hear from Hard Oiler about a cache that was blown up by the police near Ottawa. does anyone know which cache? Quote Link to comment
+The Two Navigators Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 (edited) It was Farewell Tour. I have no idea why you would take it home and then call the bomb squad. Edited May 15, 2004 by The Two Navigators Quote Link to comment
+tstar Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Wow! That is just crazy! Mental note: put "Before blowing up, please visit www.geocaching.com" on the outside of my caches. Tstar Quote Link to comment
+jeff-trex Posted May 16, 2004 Author Share Posted May 16, 2004 Thanks for the info I have added it to my watch list. To see if they do it again. I hope the owner this time labels the container. Or was it labeled? Quote Link to comment
+geoSquid Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 It was Farewell Tour. I have no idea why you would take it home and then call the bomb squad. Look what I brought home dear! I think it's a bomb! I'm gonna throw it in the recycling and we can call the police after dinner. sheesh. ... On one hand, I can understand the concern of a non-cache aware person finding such an object. That he took it home because it found it interesting even makes sense. That he thought it was a bomb and took it home anyway befuddles me. That he even touched it if he thought it was a bomb is pretty amazing. Now, try to imagine the cops, who bring out their robot, blast the thing with a water cannon, and sploosh! little plushies and rubber toys all over the place, and the shards of a log book That's got to be an embarassing moment Quote Link to comment
+chris-mouse Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I suspect that the person who took it home thought he was cleaning up some trash, and dropped it in the recycling bin for disposal. Once it was sitting on the curb, some passerby probably saw it and thought it was a bomb. The cache description says it was a camoflaged PVC tube. I can see that being mistaken for a pipe bomb. It's also one of the reasons I like to stick to clear containers for my caches. Quote Link to comment
+Team Tigger International Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Last week was police week at the mall. I asked Officer Friendly what they would do (hypothetically of course) if they were called to a park because someone spotted a matt black ammo can. He assured me they would use the robot to x-ray it before blowing it up. I just hope I never have to determine the truth of this. Wulf Quote Link to comment
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