Don't go to the posted coordinates. You may get your java fix, but you won't find a cache here (at least not that I know of...)
Coffee. It's the thing that gets so many of us moving in the morning, and keeps us going throughout the day. Depending upon your height (no hScouter jokes allowed, people), after solving this puzzle you'll be able to see three coffee houses from ground zero, from three different companies. So solve the puzzle below, grab some spare change to get you your fix... that is a coffee for your bloodstream and a smile for your geocaching map. Here goes!
This cache is located at:
N 47° 3A.BCD W 052° 4C.ECC
where A thru D are determined from...
A. The first Tim Horton's coffee and donut shop opened in Hamilton, Ontario in 19A4 - and the rest is history.
B. The first Starbucks opened in the Picke Place Market in downtown Seattle in 19XY. B= X + Y.
C. Tim Horton, the hockey player and founder of the store that bears his name, played for several teams in the NHL, yet he is known best for playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres. In Toronto, he wore jersey number X; in Buffalo, he wore Y. C = X - 2Y.
D. Lewis Black, one of my favourite comedians, has a brilliant rant about "The End of the Universe", which uses Starbucks to explain how we've arrived at the end of the universe. For D, research that Lewis Black was born on August 30, 1X4Y. D = X-Y. For Lewis' comedy routine, click on the pic.
E. The Second Cup prides itself as Canada's largest specialty coffee retailer since 19XY. E = X-Y.
Think you've got it? Check your solution below, and go grab your smile on the map!
Important note: While this mystery cache uses established companies to solve the mystery, note that no company is promoted nor endorsed. No one company is presented as favoured over the other. This mystery cache is in no means advertisement for any company; the companies mentioned herein are used to solely provide information for solving a mystery cache, no different that using telephone numbers to solve a mystery cache.