[Az-Geocaching] Re: Sparky's Stash

[Mike Schwarz]

Trisha, Sparky's Stash is an old, rusty, yucky-looking can.  I 
cracked up when I read n4/c's log for it, that it should be put 
into the Smithsonian, in a display called "Early Geocaches".
I will admit that it blends in well with its surroundings,
so I don't know if replacing it with a new can is a good idea.

Mike (Malthusian)   :)

At 20:54:27 -0700 5/25/02, Trisha wrote:
>
>Oooh, Mike, now you have me curious....for all of us "non-Phoenix"
>cachers who may never get down to ASU.....what kind of container?? :-)
>Trisha
>
>
>Mike Schwarz wrote
>
>> 
>> On Thu, 23 May 2002, Ken Henson wrote:
>> >
>> >> Today (Thursday, May 23) I visited my cache, Sycamore View.  On
>the 
>> >> cache page there is only one entry.  The log book has about six 
>> >> entries.  The last entry, May 18, made by Space
>Men stated that he / 
>> >> they took the cache box.  It was an ammo can.  The rest of the
>cache box 
>> >> contents were left at the site.  The log book and the contents of
>the 
>> >> cache had been placed in a Ziplock bag that was in the cache box
>along.  
>> >> Someone had added their trash to the bag with the log book.  The
>log 
>> >> read that this site should not be listed on the web.  Only
>special 
>> >> people should be allowed to visit this special sacred spot.
>> >> 
>> >> Maybe, just maybe, I would get a different group of visitors at
>my 
>> >> caches if I made them �Member  Only� caches?
>> 
>> Ken, sorry to hear about that.  You've made us aware of the fact
>> that people may actually be using the site to plot evil acts of
>> theft or vandalism.  I would urge people to never leave an item worth
>> more than a couple dollars in a cache.
>> 
>> The ammo boxes definitely make the best containers, as far as 
>> protecting the cache's contents, but now, sadly, we've seen that 
>> they may become a target for thieves.
>> 
>> I don't think too many people would want to take the container for
>> "Sparky's Stash" on the ASU campus.  Maybe we should make all of
>> our containers look like that.   :)
>> 
>> Mike
>> "Malthusian"
>> 
>>