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YES IT IS IN MY YARD Here is your chance to prove to the world that
you aren't hooked on geocaching. How? DO NOT LOG THIS CACHE!!!!
*** Warning: ALTERNATE LOGGING SUGGESTION! Read Bottom of Page! ***
Some people are just natural born geocachers. If you're the kind of
person that spent your childhood playing stealthy spy games,
exploring the woods behind your house and turning over every rock
to see what you could find, hiding everyday objects in
out-of-the-way places, where nobody would know to look, chances are
you were born to cache. Many cachers just naturally have
personality traits that lead them to our easily addictive game.
Maybe it's the thrill of taking part in something that the average
'muggle' never has a clue about; maybe it's the chance to get out
and explore the world. Let's face it, whatever the reason,
geocaching is addictive. But, are you hooked on geocaching? This is
a chance to try to overcome your addiction. How? DO NOT locate this
cache, even though it is right here in front of you begging to be
found! If you can drive within one mile of this location and are
able to pass it by, please, share your success story by logging a
note below! I can think of several local cachers who will see this
cache at the top of their "nearest caches" page, and their first
reaction will be to go out and find it (I know who you are, you
know who you are;we all know who you are). But, it's not an
addiction if you don't want to quit, right? Well, what if you
wanted to quit? I bet you couldn't do it. Experts on the subject
(forum participants) have identified a number of warning signs.
Take a look. -You are familiar with words like, 'gerr', 'ybt',
'fghzc', 'ebpx', 'gur', 'yvsg' and 'oruvaq'. -You know the zip
codes of all your out-of-town relatives off the top of your head.
-You actually look forward to visiting the in-laws. -You no longer
talk to your friends about geocaching; as none of them will allow
it. -You find yourself having to explain to your significant other
why there is a sudden shortage of Tupperware containers in the
kitchen. -Your driveway is covered with spray painted cache box
silhouettes. -You begin making grocery purchases based on the
items' usefulness as cache containers. - You have missed class or
work because of geocaching - You have trouble refusing an FTF - You
need geocaching in order to have fun at a party - You use
geocaching to build up your self-confidence. - You use geocaching
to help you relax. - You tried to give up geocaching and failed. -
You crave geocaching as soon as you wake up. - You get into trouble
because of geocaching. - You crave geocaching at a specific time
daily - You lie to others about how often you partake in
geocaching. - You have gotten into financial difficulties because
of geocaching. - You often wish people would just mind their own
business about your geocaching habits. - When you are in a store
you look at every hollow object as a potential cache container. -
You spend most of your time in a dollar store looking for swag. -
Everywhere you go, you are always looking for a hiding spot. - You
get really excited when you find a new park. - You check the
Geocaching.com web site more than once a day. - Your GPS has been
confiscated "for your own good". - You no longer think of the city
in terms of streets and addresses but rather cache locations. - You
start giving out coordinates instead of map directions to a
particular location (like your house). - You’ve had more
“conversations” on your Garmin than on your REAL cell
phone. - Your wedding invitation features a Difficulty / Terrain
rating. - You realize you can now read the hints without clicking
“Decrypt” or looking at the key. - You get distracted
watching movies because you keep scanning the background scenery
thinking: “That’d be a GREAT place for a cache!”
- The clerks at McDonald's are getting suspicious. - You name your
youngest child "Micro." - Your boss takes you aside and asks you
about the smell of DEET when you come back from a long lunch; you
lie and claim its cheap gin. - Your significant other calls you to
dinner through the forums. - The police follow you home after
another of your massive Ziploc shopping runs. - Everyone else puts
a quarter in the coffee fund jar in the office break room, though
you TAKE a quarter and LEAVE a Travel Bug, then cover the jar with
pine straw. We all know that there are those among us (and you know
who you are) who, when looking at the page showing their 25 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 Find, and then race back to log it in and
remove it from your top 25 list. If this describes you, chances are
you have an addiction to geocaching. This cache is here to help. In
order to prove that you do have the willpower to resist locating a
cache, if you want to, I've put out this cache for the sole purpose
of not being logged. It is not very hard to find, if anyone will
give in and decided to look for it. There is little of interest
here. There is awesome trade items, and little-to-no challenge. The
idea for this cache is not even my own. Even the text is blatantly
stolen from several similar ones. In fact, there's nothing to be
gained from finding this cache except another smiley and a single
number added to your stats. So, there's really no good reason to
locate this one, except…"because it's there". Good luck not
finding this cache! Show the world how strong you are. You can stop
geoaching anytime you want. Really you can! If you can't, bring
your own pencil and please be stealthy. FTF gets to be the first to
sign the North Alabama Cacheaholics roll sheet and happily provided
a 50 word essay as to why They are NOT hooked on caching. All
subsequent finders are highly encouraged to post a 30 word essay on
why he/she is NOT hooked on caching. Acknowledgements: This cache
idea is not original to me. I must give credit for this cache idea
to Team Cheesehead, the creator of the original "Do Not Find This
Cache" (GC7086), and all of those thereafter who have been
innovators on this theme (see "Hide and Seek A Cache" and search:
"do not find this cache"). To date there are over 25 with this
theme spanning the United States and Canada. This cache description
is pretty much an amalgamation of most of them. yes it is in my
yard and there might be a bug in the yard
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
yyruf rug arcb bg gbt hbl