Box Of Pitiful Junk Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/10/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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UPDATE: This geocache is now a micro. Now that the spot is "known" to the person who took it, and it ain't out in the "boonies", it makes sense to not put another ammo can here, but rather a micro. The writeup below remains for entertainment purposes.

This geocache aspires to be a lame box of pitiful junk! The lamest box of junk it can possibly be!

FTF gets an expired Chick-fil-A coupon. What a deal! If it wasn't expired, you'd get a free chicken sammich!

You are looking for an honest to God ammo box. Full of junk, I might add.

Everybody knows that there are a bunch of people out there who have a dislike for micros, and also a need to express that dislike occasionally as well. There is even a geocoin out there, the Evil Micro geocoin I think it is called, that expresses this disdain (as if there isn't a geocoin minted for every reason under the sun).

Try as I might, I cannot relate to the attitude of disliking micros. Micros are cool. Micros are the basis of many of the most creative hides that exist out there. Micros can be hidden in many places where a honkin' ammo can cannot. Micros also survive the elements and time very well, sometimes better than regulars, and are generally less prone to muggling.

Regular-size and larger containers are great too. I pretty much like them all. I feel that all the different variants of geocache containers and hide methods have their good points and contributing factors. With a few exceptions (i.e., poor or inappropriate hiding practices), all manner of hides are good in my book.

So I have put some thought into this phenomena of micro-dislike. Why do some people dislike micros, or perhaps more accurately, why do they really strongly prefer regulars? After thinking about it for awhile and over-analyzing it the way I do a lot of stuff, I think I have an understanding.

I believe that these folks are really enamored by the "treasure hunt" aspect of geocaching. Not "treasure hunt" so much in finding the geocache itself. But "treasure hunt" as in they feel that they will find something that they really like in an ammo can. Who knows, could be a brand-new iPhone in there. Or perhaps another deck of cards would be good. Geocoins and the like, there you go.

That's all cool. I can understand that.

But some of these folks won't admit that. Some insist it is the kids they are thinking of. "I can't stand the look of disappointment on Junior's face when he looks in a cache and doesn't see a cool toy that he likes. It breaks my heart."

So it seems that regular-size geocaches, to those who have a strong preference for them, are all about what is inside them for the most part. And people will go to lengths to try to keep the good stuff in and the lousy stuff out. At least 99% of the regular-size geocaches out there want to stay stocked with good stuff. Very frequently, on the cache pages for regular-size geocaches, you will find statements to "trade evenly" or to "trade up". "This cache has been stocked with nice things" is another statement you see frequently.

You never see a regular-size hide that pleads for junk.

Well, it is high time for such a geocache. And this is it!

This geocache strives to be the lamest box of junk it can possibly be. It wants to contain nothing of value. It wants to contain nothing that anyone would want to take. It wants you to always "trade down". Don't even think about trading "evenly". If you trade, "trade down".

I expect some to say, "Aw bennet, how can you be so mean? What about the kids?"

Listen up. The world has lots of good things in it. However, there are a few bad things and disappointments too. Kids need to understand this. You want your kid to always get a nice thing out of every geocache he looks in? Are we raising a generation of kids who all expect they will be driving a Viper when they are 25? What are they gonna do when they find themselves popping the clutch of a rusted-out '77 Pacer?

It doesn't hurt to give our kids some real-world perspective. We need to give them some junky geocaches. There are enough geocaches out there that are filled with sparkly things. We need to instill a few junky geocaches in their lives as well. They should be finding some righteousness simply from the fact that they are getting their lazy butts out from in front of that PlayStation2 and countering their Vitamin D deficiencies with a little sunshine. That is what we need to support and foster in our childrens' experiences.

So again, this geocache is intended and designed to contain only junk. It is hoped that the local geocaching community will embrace this geocache, appreciate its differences and diversity, and comply with the its intentions.

If you visit this geocache and leave something in it, please document what you left in your find log so that we know that you didn't sneak something good in there.

The remaining paragraphs provide you with some guidelines on how to treat this geocache.

Prohibited Items: The rule of thumb here is to never leave anything that someone, anyone, could even possibly want to take with them. Please refrain from placing such items in this geocache. The following list includes examples of items that fall in this category. This is by no means an all-inclusive list. Again, these items are prohibited from the geocache.
  1. Geocoins
  2. Travel Bugs (exception: rubber duckie-version TBs are allowed - there are so many of them out there and nobody cares about them anyway)
  3. Any other item that is trackable
  4. Books
  5. CDs
  6. DVDs
  7. 8-tracks
  8. Any usable media in general
  9. Fresh batteries
  10. Anything with a gc.com logo or other geocaching organization logo
  11. Collectibles
  12. Any toy that can actually be played with
  13. Windchimes
  14. Anything sparkly or eye-catching
  15. Money
  16. Video games or hand-held games
  17. Play-doh
  18. New Pencils
  19. Anything that can be used as another geocache (e.g. keyholders, specialized containers, etc.)
  20. In general, anything that someone might like to take
Other Prohibited Items: Since I have categorized some prohibited items above, it is probably best to reiterate, in the following list, the items that are considered as inappropriate to leave in any geocache, including this geocache, as a standard practice per common sense and geocaching.com. Please do not leave any of the following items in this geocache.
  1. Dangerous items such as knives and sharp objects, items under pressure, items not appropriate for handling by a child
  2. Beer
  3. Aerosols
  4. Any liquids (they could leak and make a mess inside the geocache)
  5. Food items (such items can attract unwanted insects and animals)
Welcome Items: Items that are allowed in the geocache include those items in which no one could possibly find a use for, and items that no one would ever want. The following list includes examples of items that fall in this category. This list, also, is far from all-inclusive.
  1. Dead batteries
  2. Loose toothpicks
  3. Wooden coins
  4. Signature items, as long as they are homemade from minimal inexpensive materials - nothing valuable - that is the key. The two examples below give you the right idea...
    a. A quilting square with the gcer's name on it - okay, put it in
    b. A silver coin engraved with the gcer's name - somebody could potentially want that, so leave it out
  5. Rubber bands (especially old rotten rubber bands)
  6. Paper "to-go" menus from restaurants
  7. Photo of your own pet
  8. Used items of clothing
  9. Small broken toys (they must be very small and not "do anything" like a plastic leaf or something, and it is best if they are broken in some way, like one of those little plastic army men, but with the end of his rifle chewed off)
  10. "The Magic Towel"
  11. Paper products (especially tissue and similar-type paper that will absorb moisture, but not if it is contained in a neat package - it needs to be loose or shoved in an old zip-lock)
  12. Expired coupons
  13. Business cards
  14. Pocket lint
  15. Coke bottle tops
  16. "CITO Kits" (35mm containers stuffed with a plastic grocery bag)
  17. Broken pencils (or those too small to use or with eraser worn off)
  18. Little paper umbrellas
  19. Belly button lint
  20. Coke/beer can pull-tabs
  21. Boring and non-valuable rocks found on the ground while you were walking to the cache
  22. You get the idea...

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