Re: [GPSstash] Geocaching Game Triggers Disneyland Lockdown
So even at the time Jason Kandel at nbcsandiego.com wrote that article he already knew it wasn't a geocache but lead with geocaching for the first four paragraphs anyway. And then an editor compounded the problem with the article's title.
Nice. =P
-Ed
-- Ed Hall (edhall@brillig.com) http://www.brillig.com/ "There's a hell of a universe next door: let's go!" - e. e. cummings
On Mar 4, 2012, at 7:15 PM, leianne wrote:
> > > I agree with Ray, when I read that guys post it made me mad that he would suggest banning geocaching. The guy obviously knows nothing about geocaching. I went in search of the answer and found the same one as Rick posted. > > Leianne > > From: Rick Garrett > To: gpsstash@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 9:39 AM > Subject: Re: [GPSstash] Geocaching Game Triggers Disneyland Lockdown > > Here's an article I found.... > > http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/suspicious-object-at-disneyland-was-paper-with-spiritual-message.html > > On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Ray Roney wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > What was it, if we know ? > > > > I rambled a bit.... just ticked me off a bit the one guys comment about > > "banning geocaching".... > > > > I dont normally engage folks like that....but "banning" is a bit extreme. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Rick Garrett > > To: gpsstash@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 11:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [GPSstash] Geocaching Game Triggers Disneyland Lockdown > > > > > > > > It wasn't a geocache. > > > > On 3/3/12, Scout wrote: > > > "A geocaching game in which a student put an item into a PVC pipe into > > > a tree at the entrance to Disneyland triggered the theme park's > > > lockdown for hours as a bomb squad investigated, officials said. No > > > one was allowed into or let out of the Anaheim theme park as the after > > > the incident was reported during a pre-opening walk through at 7 a.m. > > > The park was set to open at 8. Twitter lit up with reactions to the > > > shutdown." > > > > > > Read more: > > > > > http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDDisneyland-Shut-Down-Due-to-Suspicious-Item-141296953.html > > > > > > -- > > > Scout > > > > > > > -- > > Sent from my mobile device > > > > Patchwork! > > http://www.patchworkstringband.com > > > > Patchwork on YouTube: > > http://www.youtube.com/patchworkstringband > > > > The Tenderloin Connoisseur: > > http://breadedtenderloin.wordpress.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > -- > Patchwork! > http://www.patchworkstringband.com > > Patchwork on YouTube: > http://www.youtube.com/patchworkstringband > > The Tenderloin Connoisseur: > http://breadedtenderloin.wordpress.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > Geocaching services: > http://geocaching.com > http://opencaching.us > http://opencaching.org.uk > http://opencaching.de/cz/no/se/pl/lv/jp > http://geocaching.com.au > http://navicache.com > http://geocaching.gpsgames.org > http://freecaching.nl > http://geopeitus.ee > http://geocaching.hu > http://geocaching.ru > http://www.brillig.com/geocaching/ Yahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
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