YESTERYEAR - The Filt Traditional Cache
SuperDave_GPS: I thought I already archived this one, but I guess I didn't...
This one is now placed into the history books...
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yes·ter·year [yes-ter-yeer]
–noun
1. past year(s)
2. the recent years; the time that has elapsed
–adverb
3. during time not long past
The Yesteryear series of caches are not meant to be difficult, but
are meant to tell a story about a landmark or event of when I was a
kid growing up in Ottawa.
The items described may or may not be in existence anymore. They
are simply mentioned as my own personal "walk down memory
lane."
Some of you may remember them - some of you may not.
I hope you enjoy them...
YESTERYEAR – The Filt
Back in the day, this place was called "The Ottawa
Water Filtration Plant".
Now, thanks to the population surge, this place is now called "The
Britannia Water Filtration Plant".
My friends and I used to just simply call this place "The
Filt".
This building has probably doubled in size since I was a kid. The
darker red coloured brick building on the South side was the
original building(s). All the lighter coloured buildings on the
North side, closest to the Ottawa River, is all the new stuff.
I remember my friends and I coming here and hopping onto the roof
and having a blast trying to see if the security guards could ever
catch us - which they never seemed to be able to do.
Then, later at night, I would bring my large portable stereo, my
friend would bring his electric guitar, and another friend would
bring his "Pig-Nose" amplifier (anybody remember those?), and we
would plug everything into the (now cordoned off) parking spots
that had a block heater electrical outlet, and my buddy would go
nuts practicing his Jimi Hendrix guitar feedback while I recorded
it all. Of course, we needed to give ourselves a band name, so our
choices were either "Scumface", or "The Smoldering
Carcasses".
Scumface won, and I believe that somewhere in my possession I still
have the original audio recording of "Scumface - Live at The
Filt".
So recline back in your La-Z-Boy, kick the dog out, slap on the
Scumface Live vinyl, crank up the amp to max and break the
knob off because Scumface is what it's all about...
The container you will be looking for is a small watertight Thermos
container which has 2 compartments. The main compartment is for
small trades. The log book and a pencil are within the upper
compartment inside the lid.
Please rehide it where you found it and try to conceal it as best
as possible.
Free public parking can be found at approximately N45 22.433, W75
47.734, and geo-canines are allowed.
THIS CACHE IS CLOSE TO MOVING WATER, SO SAFETY AND COMMON SENSE
SHOULD PREVAIL WHILE SEEKING THIS CACHE. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD
BE KEPT AT A DISTANCE.
I hope you enjoy my “Yesteryear” walk-down-memory-lane caches.
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