Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me, telling me
that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when she
didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting for
the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with this
situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back. Bad.
This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me that
they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it finally
motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
"suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
Here's what I wrote:
*********************************************************************
Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood. If you
do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how it is
doing.
I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because the
location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result of
that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in the
importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
letterboxing.
Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of Letterboxing is
- you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of Letterboxing
is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is blabbed,
the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience for
any subsequent seekers.
You can read more about this at:
http://www.letterboxing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
(Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent "bomb
scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity stunt for
the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking a
hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug drop,
or worse.
Think I'm kidding? Read this:
http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't share your
booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
All the best,
Lisa
How I finally handled this one...
5 messages in this thread |
Started on 2007-02-25
How I finally handled this one...
From: Lisa Lazar (lazar.bauer@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2007-02-25 20:03:58 UTC
RE: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
From: Mark Berkeland (mberkeland@edgewaternetworks.com) |
Date: 2007-02-26 00:48:51 UTC-08:00
Very well done, lisa!
Factual and firm, yet not mean-spirited or discouraging. You walked a fine
line, and walked it well!
-wassamatta_u
_____
From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lisa
Lazar
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:04 PM
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me, telling me
that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when she
didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting for
the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with this
situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back. Bad.
This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me that
they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it finally
motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
"suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
Here's what I wrote:
*********************************************************************
Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood. If you
do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how it is
doing.
I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because the
location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result of
that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in the
importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
letterboxing.
Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of Letterboxing is
- you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of Letterboxing
is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is blabbed,
the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience for
any subsequent seekers.
You can read more about this at:
http://www.letterbo
xing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
(Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent "bomb
scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity stunt for
the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking a
hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug drop,
or worse.
Think I'm kidding? Read this:
http://www.cityofpo
rtsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't share your
booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
All the best,
Lisa
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Factual and firm, yet not mean-spirited or discouraging. You walked a fine
line, and walked it well!
-wassamatta_u
_____
From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lisa
Lazar
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:04 PM
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me, telling me
that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when she
didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting for
the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with this
situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back. Bad.
This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me that
they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it finally
motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
"suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
Here's what I wrote:
*********************************************************************
Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood. If you
do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how it is
doing.
I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because the
location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result of
that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in the
importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
letterboxing.
Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of Letterboxing is
- you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of Letterboxing
is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is blabbed,
the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience for
any subsequent seekers.
You can read more about this at:
http://www.letterbo
xing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
(Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent "bomb
scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity stunt for
the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking a
hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug drop,
or worse.
Think I'm kidding? Read this:
http://www.cityofpo
rtsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't share your
booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
All the best,
Lisa
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
From: Hedglin, Nils A (Nils.A.Hedglin@Intel.Com) |
Date: 2007-02-26 08:58:51 UTC-08:00
Nicely done
________________________________
From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Lisa Lazar
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:04 PM
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me,
telling me
that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when
she
didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting
for
the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with
this
situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back.
Bad.
This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me
that
they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it
finally
motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
"suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
Here's what I wrote:
*********************************************************************
Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood.
If you
do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how
it is
doing.
I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because
the
location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result
of
that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in
the
importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
letterboxing.
Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of
Letterboxing is
- you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of
Letterboxing
is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is
blabbed,
the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience
for
any subsequent seekers.
You can read more about this at:
http://www.letterboxing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
(Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent
"bomb
scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity
stunt for
the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking
a
hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug
drop,
or worse.
Think I'm kidding? Read this:
http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't
share your
booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
All the best,
Lisa
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
________________________________
From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Lisa Lazar
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:04 PM
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me,
telling me
that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when
she
didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting
for
the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with
this
situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back.
Bad.
This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me
that
they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it
finally
motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
"suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
Here's what I wrote:
*********************************************************************
Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood.
If you
do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how
it is
doing.
I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because
the
location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result
of
that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in
the
importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
letterboxing.
Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of
Letterboxing is
- you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of
Letterboxing
is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is
blabbed,
the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience
for
any subsequent seekers.
You can read more about this at:
http://www.letterboxing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
(Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent
"bomb
scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity
stunt for
the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking
a
hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug
drop,
or worse.
Think I'm kidding? Read this:
http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't
share your
booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
All the best,
Lisa
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: How I finally handled this one...
From: Stephanie (captainkait@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2007-02-26 17:34:49 UTC
Thank you.
As the other person seeking that letterbox, I was one of the first
casualties of its disclosure (after you.) I'm an extremely casual
letterboxer, but it's still a bit annoying to know it was lost from
carelessness not luck.
The NH report does make me aggravated and nervous though. It's enough
to make a girl write a nasty gram to their website. However, the last
thing we need is for frenzied authorities to clue in that there's
another sport like geocaching and find the AtlasQuest or LBNA clues.
It's always been a thorny issue with, say, national parks, but the
tone of that article really begs the issue. I was out in Middle Harbor
picking up a few left from the summer get together last weekend when
a police helicopter flew overhead. Looking back toward where I parked,
I noticed a half dozen police cars blocking my way. They were there
for someone else, of course, but in this current climate it does give
a second's pause when you're planting or recovering. I have a box I've
been trying to plant for a few months now, that I just can't find the
right balance between 'so accessible it will get tossed' and 'so
inaccessible it will arouse suspicion.' How do others reconcile this?
-Stephanie
--- In LbNCA@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Lazar" wrote:
>
> Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me, telling me
> that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when she
> didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting for
> the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with this
> situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back. Bad.
>
> This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me that
> they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it finally
> motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
> "suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
>
> Here's what I wrote:
>
> *********************************************************************
>
> Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood. If you
> do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how it is
> doing.
>
> I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because the
> location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result of
> that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in the
> importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
> letterboxing.
>
> Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of Letterboxing is
> - you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of Letterboxing
> is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
>
> We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is blabbed,
> the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience for
> any subsequent seekers.
>
> You can read more about this at:
> http://www.letterboxing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
> (Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
>
> Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
> seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent "bomb
> scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity stunt for
> the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking a
> hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug drop,
> or worse.
>
> Think I'm kidding? Read this:
> http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
>
> So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't share your
> booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
>
> All the best,
> Lisa
>
As the other person seeking that letterbox, I was one of the first
casualties of its disclosure (after you.) I'm an extremely casual
letterboxer, but it's still a bit annoying to know it was lost from
carelessness not luck.
The NH report does make me aggravated and nervous though. It's enough
to make a girl write a nasty gram to their website. However, the last
thing we need is for frenzied authorities to clue in that there's
another sport like geocaching and find the AtlasQuest or LBNA clues.
It's always been a thorny issue with, say, national parks, but the
tone of that article really begs the issue. I was out in Middle Harbor
picking up a few left from the summer get together last weekend when
a police helicopter flew overhead. Looking back toward where I parked,
I noticed a half dozen police cars blocking my way. They were there
for someone else, of course, but in this current climate it does give
a second's pause when you're planting or recovering. I have a box I've
been trying to plant for a few months now, that I just can't find the
right balance between 'so accessible it will get tossed' and 'so
inaccessible it will arouse suspicion.' How do others reconcile this?
-Stephanie
--- In LbNCA@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Lazar"
>
> Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me, telling me
> that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when she
> didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting for
> the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with this
> situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back. Bad.
>
> This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me that
> they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it finally
> motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
> "suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
>
> Here's what I wrote:
>
> *********************************************************************
>
> Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood. If you
> do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how it is
> doing.
>
> I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because the
> location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result of
> that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in the
> importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
> letterboxing.
>
> Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of Letterboxing is
> - you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of Letterboxing
> is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
>
> We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is blabbed,
> the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience for
> any subsequent seekers.
>
> You can read more about this at:
> http://www.letterboxing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
> (Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
>
> Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
> seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent "bomb
> scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity stunt for
> the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking a
> hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug drop,
> or worse.
>
> Think I'm kidding? Read this:
> http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
>
> So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't share your
> booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
>
> All the best,
> Lisa
>
RE: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
From: Mark Berkeland (mberkeland@edgewaternetworks.com) |
Date: 2007-02-26 15:05:27 UTC-08:00
I sent this last night, but I think it didn't get posted somehow.
Very well done, lisa!
Factual and firm, yet not mean-spirited or discouraging. You walked a fine
line, and walked it well!
-wassamatta_u
_____
From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lisa
Lazar
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:04 PM
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me, telling me
that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when she
didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting for
the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with this
situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back. Bad.
This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me that
they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it finally
motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
"suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
Here's what I wrote:
*********************************************************************
Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood. If you
do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how it is
doing.
I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because the
location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result of
that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in the
importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
letterboxing.
Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of Letterboxing is
- you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of Letterboxing
is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is blabbed,
the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience for
any subsequent seekers.
You can read more about this at:
http://www.letterbo
xing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
(Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent "bomb
scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity stunt for
the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking a
hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug drop,
or worse.
Think I'm kidding? Read this:
http://www.cityofpo
rtsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't share your
booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
All the best,
Lisa
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Very well done, lisa!
Factual and firm, yet not mean-spirited or discouraging. You walked a fine
line, and walked it well!
-wassamatta_u
_____
From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lisa
Lazar
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:04 PM
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNCA] How I finally handled this one...
Y'all may recall the first time letterboxer who wrote me, telling me
that she had gone after the Scharffenberger letterbox, and when she
didn't find it, she enlisted the staff and passers-by in hunting for
the letterbox. I asked for everyone's advice on how to deal with this
situation, but ended up getting distracted and not writing back. Bad.
This morning, I got another note from this person, telling me that
they were going after my Monarch Migration letterbox, and it finally
motivated me to reply. Given the current brouhaha, regarding
"suspicious objects," I decided that Tough Love was in order.
Here's what I wrote:
*********************************************************************
Thanks for your note. I hope you enjoy your visit to Ardenwood. If you
do find my letterbox, please drop me a line and let me know how it is
doing.
I removed the Scharffenberger clues from Atlas Quest, because the
location of the letterbox was no longer secret, and as a result of
that, the letterbox had gone missing. Sadly, you got a lesson in the
importance of stealth and discretion on your first foray into
letterboxing.
Just like in the movie "Fight Club," the first rule of Letterboxing is
- you do not talk about Letterboxing. The second rule of Letterboxing
is - you DO NOT talk about Letterboxing.
We are hiding SECRET little treasures, and if the secret is blabbed,
the letterbox invariably disappears, thus ruining the experience for
any subsequent seekers.
You can read more about this at:
http://www.letterbo
xing.org/GettingStarted/getstart_finding.htm
(Scroll down the the bottom of the page, and read about clues.)
Finally, another good reason to be furtive in your letterboxing
seeking is the current paranoid climate. Consider the recent "bomb
scare" in Boston that turned out to be an innocent publicity stunt for
the Cartoon network. If you let people know that you are seeking a
hidden box, you may be mistaken for someone looking for a drug drop,
or worse.
Think I'm kidding? Read this:
http://www.cityofpo
rtsmouth.com/POLICE/press020407.htm
So, think like a pirate, seeking hidden treasure, and don't share your
booty with anyone other than your closest mates!
All the best,
Lisa
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]