A funny thing happened at the park... the teenagers realized THEIR hobby is worse...

[Skippy SH13]

Edit: No longer maintaining this post

 

[CoinFetcher]

I have noticed so many people out playing Pokemon. Kinda crazy. Makes us not look so bonkers

 

[jeff of pa]

it's all over the news. they are walking out in front of Cars & getting hit, Even Driving & Playing. Trespassing ? do that in the wrong yard
This is the first time I am for Banning something.

I think the ability to play games while Walking should be banned at the Production Level, Or
Lawsuits should start , make it financially unsound to create them.
and drive them to voluntarily end it . they won't end it to save lives,
they don't care if yo get arrested or shot. it's all about the $$$$

on the subject of Kids at parks while detecting, I will never forget the last time My nephew & I were at a park filled with kids. The local school was on strike & the kids had off.
Most were back in the corner of the park at tables having something.

But there were 5 or so hanging out near us, B.s.ing circa 16 year olds

They saw we were excited about a certain find and walked over & asked what we were finding.
My nephew found a Token & showed it to them. They then went over to a Basketball Court.
& all of a sudden the one Girl said something to me from the court. I couldn't hear her over my Headphones but gave her a Smile & shrug pulled off my one headphone ear piece , they just stared, & went back to hunting.
after a few more minutes they came over and asked me if I cash my Finds in, I said no I keep them.
She asked if we were together, I said yea that's my Nephew.

They walked over to him.
Later I found out they Researched his Token online & went over to give him the Info

some Kids just deserve respect

 

[Chadeaux]

it's all over the news. they are walking out in front of Cars & getting hit, Even Driving & Playing. Trespassing ? do that in the wrong yard
This is the first time I am for Banning something.

I think the ability to play games while Walking should be banned at the Production Level, Or
Lawsuits should start , make it financially unsound to create them.
and drive them to voluntarily end it . they won't end it to save lives,
they don't care if yo get arrested or shot. it's all about the $$$$

on the subject of Kids at parks while detecting, I will never forget the last time My nephew & I were at a park filled with kids. The local school was on strike & the kids had off.
Most were back in the corner of the park at tables having something.

But there were 5 or so hanging out near us, B.s.ing circa 16 year olds

They saw we were excited about a certain find and walked over & asked what we were finding.
My nephew found a Token & showed it to them. They then went over to a Basketball Court.
& all of a sudden the one Girl said something to me from the court. I couldn't hear her over my Headphones but gave her a Smile & shrug pulled off my one headphone ear piece , they just stared, & went back to hunting.
after a few more minutes they came over and asked me if I cash my Finds in, I said no I keep them.
She asked if we were together, I said yea that's my Nephew.

They walked over to him.
Later I found out they Researched his Token online & went over to give him the Info

some Kids just deserve respect

... maybe just a way to filter the gene pool.

 

[HenryWaltonJonesJr]

It's actually adults playing it too. GPS is a huge battery and data hog...watch your phone bills people!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Call me crazy, but I would rather dig REAL coins, jewelry and relics than "pluck" them from a fictitious virtual world!

 

[Deft Tones]

I saw 4 30+yr. old people malking around a park last week giggling, staring at phones while walking around seemingly aimlessly, glancing up once in awhile. This was before I saw it on the news. I was thinking at the time, must be some stupid app.

Then I see adults playing it on the news a few days later, I was thinking at the time, there are some stupid adults.

Such an idiotic looking game.

Maybe I should walk around with a dumb flip phone in front of me, swinging side to side, playing virtual detecting. How dumb would that look? Maybe every few minutes bend down, pop up, and exclaim, "Whoo hooo, I'm a fing idiot!"


Maybe I need to finish one cup of coffee before posting my gripes in the AM.

 

[River Rat]

A post on FB started by my friend (lives down the road from me), "If you are gonna walk around on the road in a herd looking for Pokemon, please pay attention to your surroundings. I drive a big truck for work and my personal truck isn't small either."

The 5 that walked across the road in front of me, had their eyes glued to their screen...not a care in the world of their surroundings. They were heading towards the cemetery...made me think of another post on FB..."For those of you who have caught the Pokemon bug, we'd like to ask that you be careful if you are tracking these creatures in cemeteries. Please watch where you are walking and take care to not disrupt the people or things in that sacred location. Catching that Psyduck is great, stepping on graves, is not." That article was from Find A Grave...seems the Pokemonites are searching here... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...o-visitors-please-stop-catching-pokemon-here/

I've noticed strange vehicles driving by on my dead end road...I sure hope they're not stupid enough to get out & cross my fence to search for Pokemon...posted signs are up, but Mad Momma (cow) & the rest of the herd don't stand for strangers in their territory.

 

[Hunter101]

What I can't understand is how people can't play this game more safely. I tried out the game and I mean it's alright in terms of the virtual aspect is a different game mechanic. However, I still prefer the old versions. I know, I'm a nerd, but then again I real life treasure hunt. And however much you argue it's cooler, the hobby is still a bit nerdy ex. Coin collecting. But the point being is I don't understand how people think they can trespass or allow themselves to get hurt. The game opens with "beware of your surroundings". It also has a feature where you put it in your pocket and it will beep at you when you need to play. It gives plenty of time to pull over, stop walking, and get the item AND you don't even have to be close so why trespass? Sorry just my thoughts in the form of a rant. I mean I see the purpose of the game and to get the 2/3 of the population who otherwise would be sitting inside but why do it harmfully? I guess as with everything we need common sense and unfortunately a video game might get people outside but it sure cannot fix commonsense

 

[Deft Tones]

What I can't understand is how people can't play this game more safely. I tried out the game and I mean it's alright in terms of the virtual aspect is a different game mechanic. However, I still prefer the old versions. I know, I'm a nerd, but then again I real life treasure hunt. And however much you argue it's cooler, the hobby is still a bit nerdy ex. Coin collecting. But the point being is I don't understand how people think they can trespass or allow themselves to get hurt. The game opens with "beware of your surroundings". It also has a feature where you put it in your pocket and it will beep at you when you need to play. It gives plenty of time to pull over, stop walking, and get the item AND you don't even have to be close so why trespass? Sorry just my thoughts in the form of a rant. I mean I see the purpose of the game and to get the 2/3 of the population who otherwise would be sitting inside but why do it harmfully? I guess as with everything we need common sense and unfortunately a video game might get people outside but it sure cannot fix commonsense

Nerdy or otherwise, we actually have tangible items, many holding real value, for our game. Furthermore, we can contribute to our own, and the worlds actual knowledge base. There is more than just entertainment value produced with our wasted time, which can't be said of Pokemon goofs, now can it?

 

[Hunter101]

Nerdy or otherwise, we actually have tangible items, many holding real value, for our game. Furthermore, we can contribute to our own, and the worlds actual knowledge base. There is more than just entertainment value produced with our wasted time, which can't be said of Pokemon goofs, now can it?

Oh don't get me wrong. I much prefer the ENTIRE treasure hunting hobby to Pokemon. And I would much rather accumulate clad to split between donating to museums and splurging on gold or accessories, finding gold/silver, learning history, etc. I'm just saying, yes it's not the greatest game but it does have some benefits like getting people outside. However I also think some of the ways people are going about doing it aren't exactly the best ways.

 

[bill_wabo]

My 24 yo son and 26 yo daughter arrived to the house at 9h20 yesterday. They have their own apartment but were making a pit stop for drinks and cookies during ther hunt. Son even captured a Pokemon in the living room, he was flippin. God i'm happy i'm not the craziest in the family now. Like Skippy said, time to go to the parks, we'll be invisible, lol.

 

[ARC]

I heard something like the revenue is 2 million A DAY coming in.

 

[FC-Treasure]

I heard something like the revenue is 2 million A DAY coming in.

Absolutely, have you seen the stock price of Nintendo? It shot up 70% in 30 days! NTDOY : Summary for NINTENDO CO LTD ADR - Yahoo Finance Evidently this is the most successful mobile game app ever....

I gave my daughter specific instructions on how she could play. I did see a kid riding his bike down the street with his smart phone out and not watching where he was riding... I installed it just to see what the fuss was about. I guess I caught one Pokemon and lost interest.

On the plus side, its nice that kids are walking the neighborhood instead of sitting on the couch playing video games. Kindof the same reason we only buy my daughter Kinect games, e.g. if she is going to play, she has to get physical exercise.

 

[jeff of pa]

 

[Deft Tones]

Even the criminal is attempting to cash in on the fad!

 

[BARKER]

Hi; I can't post what I'm thinking right now about PokemonGo. My kid is now "GROUNDED" because of her actions playing this dang game. I took her phone and put it in my Safe and LOCKED it.!!! I'm Incensed over it. Last night my kid came home at 2:45AM. I was wide awake waiting. She said she HAD to go to Deer Island to collect a Pokemon Nest that was there. That's a 19 MILE trip from home at 2:45AM Folks.!!! Ill be danged but my kid will NOT Disrespect me like that again. I"M HER DAD, NOT POKEMON.!!! She WILL live by my basic House Rules or pay the Price. I don't care if she plays a game but she WILL do it in a normal Rational Manner PERIOD.!!! I'm ripping. I'm mad as hell but I don't know who to go after yet. God help them if I figure that out. !!! Maybe it's time now for us Parents to put a cold stop to this madness. What say ye Folks I await. PEACE:RONB

 

[Deft Tones]

I say respectfully, calm down, be rational...don't be rash. I don't know her age, but I think most kids do dumb things, I know I did.

What's important here is her safety, followed by respect for your laws of the house. One deserves frank discussion, the other punishment... imo.

I wish you both well.

 

[creekhunter]

If I came home as a kid at 2:45 in the morning I would expect a butt whooping!

 

[cw0909]

sitting at a stop sign, person in crosswalk, waiting on pedestrian
to cross she is looking at phone for pokemon, my muffler is a little
loud, she didnt hear it or see the car, she walked into my bumper
looked up totally stunned
waiting,waiting, whew she kept walking
thought for sure she was going to say you hit me