DO NOT FIND THIS CACHE-ARE YOU AN ADDICT? Traditional Cache
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To celebrate my 100th find, I have come up with this plan for a geocache. There are numerous DO NOT FIND THIS CACHE hides around the world but historical research shows that the first one of those is offered by Team Cheesehead of Wisconsin placed in July of 2002. I was inspired by one near Alnwick in Northumberland by Grumpy793.
When introduced to caching I did not foresee becoming an addict, but by fifty finds I was definitely hooked and by 75, there was no turning back. After a trawl through global geo-caching sites I saw a DO NOT FIND cache, and answering YES to some of the questions. I considered signing up for CA (Cacheholics Anonymous) but the problem is that I DON'T WANT TO STOP!
And neither do you! So to celebrate having 100 finds and officially having a geocaching problem I decided to place this cache. Hopefully not finding this cache may help others with a geocaching problem. I have recommended this cache be done at night in the attributes to help hide your shame if you should find yourself weak and unable to resist this cache. It will also help with the busy area.
Do you have a problem with geocaching? Are You a Number Ho? Only you can answer these questions for yourself. If you've got a problem it's time to admit it and deal with it. Not doing this cache could be your first step. Don’t find it.
Answering the following quiz may help to put your relationship with geocaching into perspective for you. If you end up answering, "yes" to three or more questions, you may want to take a good look how your life is affected by geocaching. You may have a problem.
1. Has caching interfered with work?
2. Do you have trouble refusing geocaching?
3. Do you need geocaching in order to have fun at a party?
4. Do you use geocaching to help you relax?
5. Have you tried to give up geocaching and failed?
6. Do you crave geocaching as soon as you wake up?
7. Do you get into trouble because of geocaching?
8. Do you crave geocaching at a definite time daily?
9. Do you lie to others about how often you partake in geocaching?
10. Have you found yourself in financial difficulties because of geocaching?
11. Do you often wish people would just mind their own business about you and geocaching?
12.Have you put relationships at risk because of geocaching?
13. Do you have a special caching bag that is always ready to go at a moments notice?
14. Do you have special caching pants used solely for caching?
15. Do you check geocaching.com web site more than once a day?
16. Is geocaching the only reason you own a PDA?"
17. Do you own more than one GPS?
18. Does your car have sat nav just because of caching??
19. Do you wait for the incoming text/e-mail to tell you there is another one in the area?
20. Do you dash off out when that text/e-mail comes in?
This cache is here to help. This cache is a test to see how addicted to Geocaching you really are. Can you resist? YOUR GOAL IS TO NOT FIND THIS CACHE.
We all know that there are those among us (and you know who you are!) who, when they look at the page showing their 20 nearest caches, see nothing but a perfect page full of finds. Then that new cache comes along and spoils your pristine page. It sits there at the top of the list. Taunting you. Staring at you like a giant unblinking eye. It calls out to you. "Fiiiind meeee..." You comply, even though the sun is barely peeking over the horizon. If you're lucky, you score a First to Find, and then race back to log it in and remove it from your top 20 list. Ahhhhh. All is in order again.
The question is, how strong are you? Can you resist searching out this cache? You have nothing to gain from finding it.
• There is no invigorating hike, no physical challenge whatsoever.
• There are no breathtaking views.
• There are no cool first finder tokens to find or other cool pieces of cache swag to trade for. In fact, the cache contains no more than a log sheet.
• You can drive to within a few feet of the cache.
If you drive past its in plain view.
The ONLY thing you have to reward yourself from searching out this cache is just adding another find to your total. No glory. Just a number. Just another lame micro. Show the world how strong you are. You can stop Geocaching anytime you want. Really you can.
Don't do it
"Fiiiind meeee..."
"Staffsknutter."
FTF This is sad but true 14 mins after going live we had,
Three Joint FTF addfoster with PSPCachers and a passing Lick5ter.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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Cyrnfr ercynpr jurer sbhaq nf vg unf orra ba bppnfvbaf cynprq jurer gur enva pna trg va.
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