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Couch Potato Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/7/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

In my declining years geocaching has become my reason to take healthy exercise of body and brain rather than vegetate in front of the TV. Hopefully this cache will help others to do the same. 


The co-ords take you to a place where you can work on the puzzle, celebrate your success with a picnic or just relax. Refreshment and a bus stop are close by.

To solve the puzzle you need to identify seven sitcoms broadcast on UK TV. Six of them (A to F) are constructed round a married couple and one was first broadcast in each decade starting from 1950. The seventh (G) is my all-time favourite.

When you have identified them the value for the following calculation is the alphabetical value (eg A=1, Z=26) of the first letter of the name.

N 54 50.(G-B)(G-A-E)(C+E-F) W 001 59.(F-A)(G-D-E)(A+C-F)

To help you these are the initials (NOT in the right order!) of the actors playing the main roles.

AC CS DA DN HD JC LB

NH PE PS PW RB RW WM

You will be walking in hill country although not too taxing (remember I'm declining) so you should be suitably shod and ready for changing weather conditions.

The cache is a small black bison so BYOP.  Note carefully how it has been concealed and please replace as found. It is NOT in the wall.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

V pna'g guvax bar jvyy or arrqrq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)