Many years ago in TV history, before the days of +1 satellite channels and catch-up TV there was a big problem in households. Many had only one TV but what if families wanted to watch 2 programmes at the same time? Disaster! Then in the mid 70's various companies were trying to invent a system or recording programmes with a household analogue recording device. After a few attempts with bulky and over-priced devices the Betamax system was invented and rapidly took off, although other companies were following suit, and in the late 70's the Video Home System (VHS as it became known) was launched and soon became the leader in the format wars despite Beta being technicaly superior in picture quality. VHS was cheaper and the format licensed to be used by other manufacturers so by the early 80's over 75% of machines sold were VHS format. We also saw the rise of video shops as pre-recorded films came out in abundance, adding to the start of the home entertainment media revolution. A few other formats followed but never took off and some early attempts at discs and digital formats came along before DVD replaced video and became the household norm.
This cache is hidden deep under the trees at Linacre reservoirs, although just off one of the lesser used paths. It is placed with the kind permission of the office staff overseeing Linacre Reservoirs. Please remember when visiting these reservoirs by car that there is a parking fee of £1.50 for 2 hours or £3.00 for the day. Don't forget to look for the other standard MMCC cache here whilst visiting (then the bonus if you have found the rest!). I have given this a higher terrain rating than others in the series because there is a bit of a steep slope down to it, although you can go a less direct way which is less steep. I would advise extra caution with children if having to step over things. There are some logs which may be slippery especially when wet, and soft soil and loose leaves under foot. There are a few brambles at GZ too so watch your hands when retrieving. I would also suggest not searching when dark because of the terrain and hazards on this one. The container itself is approx. a 2 litre clip top container in camo colours. Inside the box is the unique cache itself. There are instructions on how to sign it and get to the log roll, please have a read and be extra careful when handling this one. If it is tight to wind on the log roll with the wheel marked with an arrow then try turning both wheels, or gently pull out a bit of loose paper from the 'blank' paper roll and turn the wheel with the arrow to pull it back in slightly tight. Paper is narrow so write initials or small name in the log due to space limitations, then wrap back up airtight and secure again afterwards. The video award for FTF goes to rpmminiz.
You now have all 7 standard caches published in the MMCC series, along with the bonus 8th. Make sure you're noting the clue codes for the bonus cache MMCC (viii) and series souvenir. All the clue codes for the bonus cache are written or printed somewhere about the cache containers and are in the format of 'i = 1' or 'ii = 2' etc. (The real clues are not actually 1 and 2 though!).
Here are the links to the other caches in the series:
MMCC (i) - 'The Reel Hollywood' at Linacre Reservoir
MMCC (ii) - 'Read All About It' at Poolsbrook Country Park
MMCC (iii) - 'D-elve V-ery D-iscreetly' at Holmebrook Valley Park
MMCC (iv) - U-nder S-ome B-ranches' at Queen's Park
MMCC (vi) - 'Smile Please' at Poolsbrook Country Park
MMCC (vii) - 'Turn On, Tune In, Tapton' at Tapton Park
... And the bonus 8th cache when you've found the first seven:
MMCC (viii) - 'World Wide Webster' at Linacre Reservoir
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