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Ah, you are probably correct there - I totally ignored any correlation between the name of the cache and what it might imply of the cache. But that should be considered a warning in itself - if you are paying attention enough to see the connection - which obviously I wouldn't have been!
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realization that there is something more important than fear."
"Death is only one of many ways to die."
I think Bruce is right . . . the cache hider most likely knew about the nettle (unless there was another reason for the name which is possible . . . possible, but not likely I will admit).
However, I agree with Brdad here . . . this kind of goes back to another thread about folks using some commonsense, exercising some good judgment and being aware of their surroundings and not getting tunnel vision. As Brdad said you shouldn't be expected to have to cover every possible and potential problem (i.e. traffic, danger of falls, danger of frozen airplane poo falling from the sky and hitting you on the head, etc.) in every cache listing . . . if we did that our cache descriptions would sound like "lawyer-ese" (apologies to Dubord).
In Nevada there was plenty of caches near cacti with very long and evil-looking (if a plant can truly look evil) thorns . . . none of these caches had warnings . . . it's just assumed that folks who can see would notice these plants and stay clear of them and be careful around them. Now the "Better Than Walmart" cache however should have had a warning for me . . . something along the lines of "Maine cachers who are not used to walking in the desert should probably avoid walking down steep gravel banks unless they don't mind falling down."
This said . . . if I was the cache owner and I had several folks reporting problems I personally would add a tag line about a possible "danger." And in fact I have done so . . . on my Harris Mountain cache I discovered a well. At the time that I hid the cache the cover was still intact and appeared to be in good shape . . . however I felt that this fact should be mentioned. At some point I will most likely return and mark the cover with some marking tape as an added safety measure.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realization that there is something more important than fear."
"Death is only one of many ways to die."
I'm usually a fairly obtuse individual when it comes to geocaching and in fact with life in general but I still pay attention to things like steep drop-offs, plants with sharp thorns, fast-moving traffic, rabid dogs foaming at the mouth, etc. . . . which is probably why I often don't find the cache right away when I'm solo or often last when I'm in a group (although I can say that I wasn't the one person in New Sweden who was wondering where the cache was when it was hanging directly over his head ).
Of course this could be due to the fact that as an EMT the one thing they drill into your head from Day 1 is to check around and determine if the scene is safe . . . something that a lot of folks forget as I've seen over and over while responding to emergency calls when tunnel vision sets in.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realization that there is something more important than fear."
"Death is only one of many ways to die."
Perhaps, if possible, The cache placer could post a picture of OFFENSIVE things near the cache on the cache page. I don't know what stinging nettle looks like, but it's probabally on my land somewhere.
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