Night caching is not recommended due to terrain. The hillside
may also be quite slippery when wet. Please replace the cache
exactly as you found it.
Well, I never wrote a story before so I had to find a place to
start. I was lucky enough to find somebody who knows Phil well.
That's where Shirley & Joe enter the picture. I felt very
fortunate to have an informed source so that I could get my facts
straight. As Joe told the story, with great authority, Shirley
would take looks at Phil and grin a whole lot. She also shook her
head in agreement with everything he said. I just knew that I was
about to hear a good story.
Phil was born a little sprinkler in a state called Illini-noise.
That is how he got his geocaching name. He spent most of his youth
there before immigrating east to the state of Oh-Hi-Ya. Even though
Phil has a great booming voice, it surprised me to see what a
little squirt that he was. He didn't really let his short stature
hold him back at all.
While at Oh-Hi-Ya State University a bunch of bullies were
chasing him. Phil was losing ground fast and had to come up with a
plan real quick. As he rounded the corner by the donut shop, he
stopped by the curb and stood real still. He couldn't believe it as
the bullies didn't notice him and ran right past. As he turned
around to leave he saw his reflection in the donut shop window. He
now saw himself as others saw him - a little red fireplug with a
white top all of 32 inches tall.
EUREKA! At last he found his calling. He could stand in one
place and help save lives. He thought "This is incredible!"
Almost - as he looked over his shoulder he saw pending disaster.
A miniature sheepdog was rushing towards him screaming "gotta go,
gotta go, gotta go right NOW"!
It didn't take Phil long to realize what was about to happen.
Everything came together at the same time. The miniature sheepdog
sprinkled Phil just I happened to be there with my camera. Oh that
Aw-PHIL Feeling!
The moral of the story is: "Just because you were born a little
sprinkler doesn't mean that you can't grow up to be important".
Oh yeah - if you happen to pass a fireplug with a puddle around
the bottom, take out your hankie and soak up the liquid. We don't
want Phil to catch cold because of wet feet --- ya know?
This cache was placed with the business owner's permission.
Please be discreet.
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