Fun without geocaching

[jthorson]

No geocaching today because I was doing domestic chores but:

I was mowing my lawn when a couple of teenagers walked by. I continued to mow when one of the teenagers gave out a blood curdling scream. Teenagers do things like that but she pointed, and I looked, and I saw a cow run across the street and jump into the lake. Cows swim. Whaddya know.

Then two police cruisers were in hot pursuit just like in the movie ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’. And like Richard Dreyfuss in the movie, I ran over to lake with the teenagers to see what happens next.

The cow swam out about 100 yards out and came back to shore several times. The officers had what looked like a dog leash (I would say the cow had the advantage). Eventually the cow came to shore, crossed the street and went behind a house into my neighbor’s back yard.

Next thing I see is my neighbor running screaming carrying a gas can (she knew what was important to save) followed by the cow. But then the cow head faked the officers and ran into MY yard.

It was just me and Bossy, and me with ‘butter burger with cheese breath’. She was cornered as the police cars surround my house. I was between the police and the cow and I went towards the police cars.

Bossy made a break and went into my garage (the door was open because I was mowing the lawn). One officer yells, ‘shut the door, shut the door’ and give him a look like he’s nuts because the clicker is inside my car which is inside my garage.

Well Bossy takes the short tour, comes out of the garage and leaps into my neighbors yard (a 4 ft drop) and takes off down Capitol drive, towards this weekends Memorial day fair being set up in Village park.

I returned to mowing the lawn, but one of my fellow cowboys came back after they corralled her to see if I wanted to report any damage. Just some things knocked over but my car now has a fresh chamois polish it didn’t have this morning.

The officer told me that 4 or 5 cows got loose from a farm about 1.5 miles away(!) and the other fugitives are being chased by other teams.

[This message has been edited by jthorson (edited 05-27-2004).]

[rubeeslpr]

HOLY COW! What an adventure!

[kbraband]

Jeff, you have GOT to stop sniffing those gasoline fumes when you fill up the mower.

[Cathunter]

You should have tied a micro cache around it’s neck. The tracks in the yard could be the first set of waypoints. A new variation on a traveling cache. I would probably rate it a 5/5, depending on the eventual terrain.

This gives “CacheCows” name a whole new meaning.

[greyhounder]

Now THAT’S excitement outside of geocaching! The only exciting things I’ve had in my backyard was a dead opposum, a family of owls and a green and yellow parakeet.
Too fun!

Bec

[GeoPink]

What, no pictures?

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later,
Team GeoPink
Co-conspirators to make the world a better place…

[Folk Trakers]

We too are disappointed that there are no pictures–the man with the camera at all great events and no pictures! Jeff, this could only happen to you–and only you could tell the story so well.

Must add this to the list of non-geocaching hobbies on your profile!

[wzbt03]

You should have shut the garage – possession is 9 tenths of the law and butter burgers could have been had for a year.
My other thought was it sounds like a tough neighborhood – have you considered Moo-ving?

[Mama Fishcacher]

That is one of the funniest stories I’ve heard in a long time!

I had no idea cows could swim…. I’ve seen deer swim, but never a cow.

[Big Yonsson]

Mmmmmmm! Butter burgers!!!

[The Lil Otter]

(chuckles) so that’s why you didn’t answer the phone (grins).. Here I was thinking I was having the fairy tale at sidnaw’s cache.. but you actually had cows trying to jump over the moon (smiles)

~The Lil Otter

[RangerBoy]

Wow you experienced a 10-54 “livestock on the highway”! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve used that code with other rangers. However when we say bring 10-54 items with you, we mean it as in pick up a burger at a drive-thru. Get it, livestock = hamburger?
I’ve never heard of anyone using the code for it’s intended purpose until now! Cool!

[GrouseTales]

They are still looking for some of those missing cows.

We got a call at my police dept last night that a cow was in the Rolling Ridge subdivision. The farmer was in pursuit with his cow zapper trying to corral the thing.

Last word is the cow got away again and is still on the prowl. I’m thinking he may try to “get it on” with the big cow in front of Golden Gurnsey on Delafield St. The is no sign he’s been there yet .

We’ve affectionately named him “Chuck” and hope to invite him to our summer grill-out.

[admin]

up north we just have deer and wild turkeys (and of course all the little critters) in the middle of the city. when the cows get out its out in the country and you DON”T want to hit one with your vehicle. I know someone who did and he scraped out what was left of his car.(the cow was ok).

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