[Az-Geocaching] worst mishap?
PATRICK FINLEY
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:09:02 -0700
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Just thought we'd tell our story about being injured during a caching exp=
erience. Myself and Mrs. Wrangler were doing maintenance on our Superstit=
ion Sunset cache, and were on our way back down the hill when I noticed t=
he evening sun was shining on Karen and remarked how pretty she looked wi=
th the sun shining on her. Just as she said "Thanks Honey", she slid down=
the hill and cried out in pain. After getting her the rest of the way do=
wn the hill gingerly, we took a trip to the emergency room in Mesa, where=
she had a flexible cast put on. She had broken two bones in her foot and=
bruised her ankle severely. The worst part (besides sitting in the emerg=
ency room for 8 hours) was that we had stated on our cache page how slipp=
ery the loose rock was and issued a warning to other cachers. Other than =
that, the worst thing we've had happen on cache hunts, is a few cholla ba=
lls stuck in our legs and arms, etc. I guess the worst could have been ge=
tting chewed on by a rattler after stepping on a snake while doing Sprock=
ets 12 step program. Hopefully, we won't have any more injuries on our ca=
che hunts.........Flatiron (Pat)
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert & Linda Smith
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 7:33 AM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] worst mishap?
I guess we have not been at the game long enough to have a worst injury. =
Or we are just a little too conservative. At my advanced stage of senil=
ity I try not taking the chances that others might. Now the second part =
of the question might be answered by saying that it has been somewhat exp=
ensive for me to just start and continue caching. It is like the old pot=
ato chip saying: "You can't have just one" we now have 3 GPS receivers =
and a host of support stuff. It is also like an addiction, I can't wait =
to check the email, check the newest caches in the area and actually get =
out there and check on a cache. I just tell myself over and over again t=
hat it helps keep me young.
Bob Smith, Team Petite Elite
Gale wrote:
Perhaps the next question should be:
What is the worst injury you or a member of your team has experienced whe=
n caching? What was the most expensive mishap you sustained while caching=
?
Or should I not ask?
Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking
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olor:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; "><DIV>Just thought we'd tell our=
story about being injured during a caching experience. Myself and Mrs. W=
rangler were doing maintenance on our Superstition Sunset cache, and were=
on our way back down the hill when I noticed the evening sun was shining=
on Karen and remarked how pretty she looked with the sun shining on her.=
Just as she said "Thanks Honey", she slid down the hill and cried out in=
pain. After getting her the rest of the way down the hill gingerly, we t=
ook a trip to the emergency room in Mesa, where she had a flexible cast p=
ut on. She had broken two bones in her foot and bruised her ankle severel=
y. The worst part (besides sitting in the emergency room for 8 hours) was=
that we had stated on our cache page how slippery the loose rock was and=
issued a warning to other cachers. Other than that, the worst thing we'v=
e had happen on cache hunts, is a few cholla balls stuck in our legs and =
arms, etc. I guess the worst could have been getting chewed on by a rattl=
er after stepping on a snake while doing Sprockets 12 step program. Hopef=
ully, we won't have any more injuries on our cache hunts.........Flatiron=
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DIV> </DIV>I guess we have not been at the game long enough to have =
a worst injury. Or we are just a little too conservative. At =
my advanced stage of senility I try not taking the chances that others mi=
ght. Now the second part of the question might be answered by sayin=
g that it has been somewhat expensive for me to just start and continue c=
aching. It is like the old potato chip saying: "You can't hav=
e just one" we now have 3 GPS receivers and a host of support stuff=
It is also like an addiction, I can't wait to check the email, ch=
eck the newest caches in the area and actually get out there and check on=
a cache. I just tell myself over and over again that it helps keep=
me young.<BR>Bob Smith, Team Petite Elite<BR><BR>Gale wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQ=
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"cite"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Perhaps the next question should be:</DIV> <DIV>=
</DIV> <DIV>What is the worst injury you or a member of your team h=
as experienced when caching? What was the most expensive mishap you susta=
ined while caching?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Or should I not ask?</DI=
V></DIV></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Tsegi Mike and Desert=
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