| CONFESSIONS OF A GEOCACHE JUNKIE |
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| Elke keer als je naar de supermarkt gaat, voel je een sterke drang om naar de Tupperware- of plastic doosjes-afdeling te gaan. |
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| Ook op de speelgoedafdeling sta je vaak te zoeken naar kleine dingetjes die makkelijk in Tupperware-doosjes passen. |
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| Als je snoep of munt koopt, let je altijd op dat ze in een doosje zitten dat te hergebruiken is als cache. |
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| Af en toe verzin je een smoes, zodat je eerder van school of werk kan om die FTF te kunnen pakken. |
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| Elke stenenstapel, struik of boom die je ziet, zou een mogelijke cache-verstopplaats kunnen zijn. |
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| Je checkt je e-mail meerdere malen per dag om te zien of er nieuwe caches in je gebied zijn. Misschien heb je zelfs je mobieltje zo ingesteld dat je daar automatisch bericht op krijgt, zodat je die nieuwe cache vooral niet mist. |
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| Je GPS is al eens geconfisceerd ... "voor je eigen bestwil". |
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| Je refereert naar plaatsen en gebieden niet meer in termen van straten en adressen, maar met geocache-locaties. |
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| Het maakt niet uit met wie je bent, maar je kunt het niet laten om naar een geocache-locatie te wijzen als je erlangs komt. |
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| Je realiseert je dat je de hints kan lezen zonder op “Decrypt” te klikken of naar de sleutel te kijken. |
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| Je huisdieren of kinderen hebben namen als micro of nano. |
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| Tijdens het kijken van een film word je constant afgeleid omdat je steeds de achtergrond afscant en denkt “Dàt zou een HELE goeie plek zijn voor een cache!” |
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| De politie houdt je tegenwoordig scherp in de gaten, vanwege je "verdachte gedragingen" tijdens het cachen. |
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| Terwijl je collega's op kantoor in de keuken een theezakje uit de box halen, haal jij er een theezakje uit en stopt er een Travel Bug in. |
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| De locaties van nabij gelegen caches is één van de meest belangrijke overwegingen tijdens het plannen van een vakantie. |
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| Je hart gaat sneller kloppen als er een nieuwe cache in jouw regio is gepubliceerd en het koudzweet breekt je uit terwijl je racet voor de FTF. |
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| Je noemt je auto een "Cache-mobiel" (of "Geo-mobiel") en je leert nummerplaten van andere cachers uit je hoofd, zodat je het weet als zij ook op jacht zijn naar diezelfde FTF. |
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| Je draagt reserve-batterijen bij je voor het geval je GPS zonder 'sap' komt te zitten. |
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| Je hebt een speciaal tasje waar je al je geocache spullen in bewaart of speciale kledij die je enkel aantrekt om te gaan geocachen. |
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| Jouw hond of jouw auto is een travel bug. |
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English version:
ARE YOU A GEOCACHE JUNKIE???
Looking for some caches in the neighbourhood of our future vacation location, yes I know this is one of the bad answers to be an addicted, I found this one. Though it is not my own idea, it seemed necessarily to introduce it to the Belgian geocaching community. I noticed that there are numerous DO NOT FIND THIS CACHE hides around the world. And the first one was believed to be placed by
The Cheeseheads of Wisconsin (
GC7086) in July of 2002. So I thought it is time to put this to the test in Belgium too.
So... Do
you have a problem with geocaching? Are you obsessed with numbers? 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.
Answering the following questions may help to put your relationship with geocaching into perspective for you. If you end up answering
"Yes" to more than three questions, you may want to take a good look how your life is affected by geocaching. Be honest now...
| CONFESSIONS OF A GEOCACHE JUNKIE |
Yes/No |
| Each time you enter the supermarket, you feel drawn to the Tupperware or lock&lock section. |
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| If it's not the lock&lock, it's the toy section looking for items small enough to fit inside lock&lock containers. |
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| When buying candy or mint, you make sure you only buy those in a canister that can be reused as a cache container. |
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| You tell a fib every now and then so that you can leave work or school early just to nab that FTF. |
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| Every pile of stones seems to be a potential Geocache hiding place. |
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| You check your e-mail many times a day for new caches in your area. You might even set your phone to automatically check your e-mail so that you do not miss a newly published cache. |
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| You've had your GPSr confiscated "for your own good". |
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| You no longer refer to places and areas in terms of streets and addresses but rather cache locations. |
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| No matter who you are with, you can't resist pointing out a nearby cache when passing. |
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| You realise you can now read the hints without clicking “Decrypt” or looking at the key. |
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| You are giving your pets or children names like micro or nano. |
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| You get distracted watching movies because you keep scanning the background scenery, thinking, “That’d be a GREAT place for a cache!” |
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| The police have taken an interest in your suspicious behaviour while caching. |
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| While everyone else takes a teabag out of the office pantry container, you take out a teabag and leave a Travel Bug. |
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| The location of nearby caches is one of the most important considerations when planning a holiday. |
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| You heart starts pounding faster when a new cache gets published and break out into a cold sweat when you are racing for FTF. |
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| You call your car a "Geomobile" or "Cache mobile" and memorise other geocachers' licence plate numbers so you know if they are gunning for that same FTF. |
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| You carry spare batteries around in case your GPSr runs out of juice. |
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| You have a special caching bag that is always ready to go at a moments notice or special clothing, only for geocaching use. |
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| Your dog or car is a travel bug. |
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How many times did you answer with "YES"???
0: Geocaching? What's that??? You probably got to this website by accident or you just started this game. Anyway, be careful not to slip into the "geocaching junkie" state... NOT doing this cache will prove your "innocence"...
1-3: You are probably still quite new to the game. If not, you are doing a really good job not becoming a geocache junkie. Do NOT find this cache, to stay "clean"!
4-8: Okay, you are definitely a geocache junkie. Not fully hardcore (yet), but you might already have some relational problems, issues at work, friends that are avoiding you, etc. Take action NOW, before it gets even worse! Not doing this cache is the first step...
9-13: Oh vey... How did it get this far? But, it's not too late to act! A little brake from geocaching might work. Remember: it's just a game. Put your GPS away and have some good time with your family. NOT doing this cache will show your "good will"...
14 or more: Hardcore geocache junkie! Trying to help you in this stage is probably a waste of time. Your relationship has probably already come to an end and most of your old friends don't call you anymore... Do you still have your job??? If you want to keep it, you will have to act NOW! Put your GPS away for a while, cancel all notifications and don't go to the site of geocaching.com anymore. Most important: DO NOT FIND THIS CACHE!!! Good luck...
This cache is here to help! This cache is a test to see how addicted to Geocaching you really are.
YOUR GOAL IS TO NOT FIND THIS CACHE.
Now, can you resist searching out this cache? You have nothing to gain from finding it.
• There is no invigorating walk. Just a boring walk in a suburb, close to a very busy road.
• There are no breathtaking views. As a matter of fact, it is just a business area along a highway.
• There is no cool First to Find prize awaiting you.
• In fact, the cache is a small and contains nothing but a boring log sheet and just great enough to put your TBs and coins in if you decide to stop at last moment.
• And knowing our weather, it's probably damp too. But if you decide to stop you can always put your tiny TBs or coins in it.
• I am so confident that you will not log that. I did not even put in a pen.
• To make matters worse: it's a MULTI cache, so you would even have to go to more than one boring location to actually find the cache...
The ONLY thing you have to reward yourself from searching out this cache is just adding another find to your total. Just one number more. No glory. Just a number. Just another plastic box. Show the world that BELGIAN geocachers are NOT addicted to geocaching
A LAST attempt to keep you from getting this cache: Do you still feel the need to surch for this one (but I have no doubts about it, you stay strong) and you will find it, you have to give me a very good reason why you couldn’t resist? I 'm curieus about your excuses
Good luck not finding it!