"Totaled" Traditional Geocache
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This cache is named "Totaled" because
children don't listen to their daddies. My co-owner of this
cache is the child I am referring to. Baby "G" a nursing
student at the time.
While visiting the family two years ago in January, just before
beginning her second semester of nursing school, she and a friend
planned to go to San Antonio to a dance club to celebrate the
holiday. Heavy rain showers were falling during the day and evening
hours causing flooding in areas and slick roadways. As parents are,
regardless of their children's age we strongly suggested and
pleaded with them that they should stay at home and not to travel
in these types of conditions, especially that late at night.
As usual, Their comment was, "we are 21 and we know what we are
doing". They went ahead on their way.
Yes, they were 21 but they did not know what they were doing or
did they? I just felt so uneasy that evening and even angry at the
girls and sure enough about 45 minutes later we received a call
from Baby "G" that she had an accident. She stated that they were
OK and the deputy sheriff of Kendal County was there investigating
the accident. She explained, As she was beginning her descent down
the long hill her car crossed the road out of control and glanced
off the first set of guard rails spinning them back across the
roadway barely missing an approaching vehicle and stopping on the
side of the road in the direction they were traveling
originally.
Immediately her mother and I drove to the accident. Approaching
the car I looked for the damage and the first thing I saw was a
flat right rear tire and no damaged wheel. Walking around the car I
notice that both air bags were deployed but no exterior structural
damage was visible yet. I continued around to the front of the car
were I didn't see any damage either. Rounding the car I saw that
the left front fender had minimal damage and basically the only
damage to the car. The deputy remained with both girls for their
safety until we arrived. He helped me change the flat tire and I
was able to drive the car home.
As we were ready to go home the deputy was summoned to assist with
another accident further down the long hill. Later we had heard
that there were a total of 3 accidents that very evening, one
serious.
Yes, we are very thankful that everything worked out alright that
evening. Both girls stayed at the house and watched a movie and
visited.
Even though the car was structural repairable but the cost to
replace both air bags and dash components deemed that the car was
"Totaled".
The cache is located at a top of picturesque view. Take a camera
to take pictures of the view but not of the cache placement.
Original contents of the cache are a CD case, Paddle Ball, Serious
Moose TB, Pop-a- Top TB, Gatorade Lanyard, Scarf, Antenna Ball, 2
ea. Spontex cleaning cloth, Greatful Dead CD, Magnet, Dynomite
pencil, Kaleidoscope, Key Chain, Mini Notebooks, Book Mark,
Giraffe, Elmo, 2 ea. Bouncy Balls, and a Mini Car.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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Guvf jbhyq znxr guvf pnpur n qvssvphyg engvat bs n 5.
Cnex ng gur fhttrfgrq pbbeqvangrf nobir.