[Az-Geocaching] addicted geocacher

[AZcachemeister]

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connie stahlman wrote:
> Got this in answer to a question sent to jeananjoe while in Sedona. 
> Wanted to share the stuff below!
>
> Thank you for looking for and finding our caches. We have 449 cache 
> hides in the Dewey/Prescott area.
>
> jeananjoe at gmail.com <mailto:jeananjoe at gmail.com>
>
> WE Know WE ARE Addicted!!! Are YOU???
>
> We woke up this morning with a feeling of grave agitation and high 
> anxiety. Our hands were shaking, our eyes were watery and we had a 
> driving desire to go outside. After a few minutes of searching our 
> symptoms on the Internet we quickly found that we were suffering from 
> "Obsessive Compulsive Cache Craving Syndrome" or OCCCS. There is no 
> question, we are addicted to Geocaching!
> You know that you are addicted to Geocaching when:
> … a colleague brings out their Tupperware lunch box and you 
> automatically reach for your pen to sign the log book.
> … you can't walk down a path without thinking, "Hmmm, that'll be a 
> good place for a cache!".
> … you type in your home co-ords and not the phone number.
> … your idea of decorating the Christmas tree is to conceal all the 
> presents at its foot, beneath a camo covering of tinsel.
> … your idea of gift-giving is to hide the gifts in the garden with 
> co-ords and a clue.
> … you are watching TV and think "That's a beautiful place, I wonder 
> where the nearest cache is?'"
> … you purposely take the kids to McDonalds to buy them a happy meal so 
> you can pinch the toy to use as a swap.
> … you leave your PC and First To Find running overnight, with the 
> volume cranked right up - just in case…
> … you give directions by which caches are passed, instead of which 
> pubs are passed.
> … you start having nightmares about muggled caches.
> … you sort through your pockets at the checkout at the supermarket and 
> can only offer Geocoins.
> … the Easter Egg hunt you organize for your nephews involves the use 
> of GPs units and is in the form of a Multi.
> … you automatically look around to ensure that you are not being 
> observed before opening your lunch box at work.
> … you routinely gauge everyday object for their suitability as cache 
> containers.
> … you spend more money on trinkets and swaps than you do on fruit and 
> veggies.
> … your party invitations include GPS coordinates.
> … you always look up caches before you go anywhere.
> … you waypoint your car at the shopping mall.
> … you panic because you forgot to waypoint your car at the shopping mall.
> … you consider moving because you've already found all the caches in 
> your area.
> If you suffer from one or more of the symptoms above then it is likely 
> that you too suffer from this affliction.
> Do not despair! We have found that there is an easy cure - more 
> Geocaching! That's right! Apparently, it has been found that more 
> Geocaching will cure this addiction. Well, it doesn't actually cure it 
> but it sure does take your mind off worrying about being addicted!
>
>
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