Where: The Dashwood Arms, Old Oxford Road, Piddington, HP14 3BD - Between junction 5 and 4 of the M40 on the road between Stokenchurch and West Wycombe.
When: From 1900 on Monday April 8th 2013.
Difficulty: Nice and easy. But then with snow in the last week of March, who knows, it might have to be raised a little.
Type of GA meeting:
- Open versus closed
- Mixed (all cachers and newbies welcome), men only, women only, young peoples'
- Speaker, Big Book, Step Study or Discussion
- Clubhouse or church - Public House
- Small or large (TBD)
- Smoking versus non-smoking
Anonymity and Confidentiality Concerns: Geocaching Anonymous categorizes itself as anonymous for a reason – actually for a number of reasons. Most first timers are afraid of being seen going into a meeting or of encountering someone they know in the meeting itself. It is not unheard of for people to attend their first meetings far away from their own neighbourhood or stomping grounds in order to avoid what they fear would be an embarrassing encounter with someone they know. Such anxieties reflect and result from the intense shame and stigmatization connected in the minds of most people with the label "addiction."
A man was attending the funeral of an old acquaintance he had not seen for some time and spoke to the deceased's widow, who sadly informed him that death had resulted from a Geocaching incident. The man said "I'm sorry to hear that. Did he ever try GA?" The widow recoiled in horror and exclaimed "Oh no! He never got that bad!" Credited to Father Joseph Martin in his famous talks on alcoholism
Do not worry, your face and username may become known but your true identity can stay as hidden as you like.