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August 2005

Mid-Atlantic E-mail List

Started by evergreenmz3 (evergreenmz3@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-08-06 | Last message: 2005-08-06
Approximately a week ago, some nice poster gave me the URL for the Mid- Atlantic E-mail List. I signed up and received the Welcome message but have never received any mail. Could you please send...

MA - CCBL East Box #5 Y-D Red Sox - Replaced

Started by Mumma & Bunny Boy (mummaandbunnyboy@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-06
(Cross-posted here for out of town visitors) This box was replaced tonight. Enjoy! Mumma & Bunny Boy =D

++CLUE UPDATE FOR NYC BOX++

Started by June (nfmoon@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-05
The Irish Diaspora box has been moved to another place within the memorial. It looks the Evil Greenery Keepers might have been narrowing in on it. Curses!! I just did it after work this afternoon....

Holy Grail Project

Started by duncan53211 (duncan53211@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-05
The Great Lakes group is currently undertaking a large project based on Monty Python's The Search for the Holy Grail. You can find current information at the following...

Help Please Murder

Started by MayEve (mayeve511@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2005-08-05 | Last message: 2005-08-11
Can someone help me out with this? I'm clueless, well sort of. Thanks! MayEve

lost / sense of direction HUH???

Started by mr_elsworth_toohey (mr_elsworth_toohey@yahoo.com) | 8 messages | First message: 2005-08-05 | Last message: 2005-08-05
"Iron in their nose"? Where in the world did you get that? Just to make sure I Googled it and could find nothing remotely like that. Certainly doesn't explain the ability of people to navigate a...

Search down on letterboxing.org site??

Started by Desiree and Darren (drgdlgletterboxers@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-05
I think the search is down on the letterboxing.org site. I thought maybe what I was searching for was too broad, so I tried something simple and that didn't work either. Anyone else having...

Letterboxing Gatherings in MA

Started by (Mwverra@aol.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2005-08-04 | Last message: 2005-08-13
Hello, I am new to letterboxing and would love to attend a gathering. Does anyone know of any New England gatherings this summer/fall in New England? [Non-text portions of this message have...

lost / sense of direction

Started by o2bloka (laurao@elma.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2005-08-04 | Last message: 2005-08-07
I recall a study some years ago regarding peoples' sense of direction. It was definitely stronger in some than in others, and the theory was that it had something to do with the amount of iron in a...

PA - Chester County Parks,

Started by Choi (john@johnsblog.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-08-04 | Last message: 2005-08-04
[Forwarded from an e-mail to LbNA webmasters.] Like National Parks, Chester County Parks (and other parks in Pennsyvania) have rules and regulations about placing anything in the park without...

lost while letterboxing / sense of direction

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-04
In a message dated 8/4/2005 8:09:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca writes: If you don't use a gps unit then do you always use topo maps? Or do you have really...

Congratulations to LBCNY!!!

Started by Cyndie (lockwench@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-04
Just wanted to shout out to Letterboxing In Central NY group...a big congratulations for their One Year Anniversary. (I even have the stamp to prove it! lol) I came into this group just recently...

Website question -- double posts

Started by wpastfarm (ckanaa@netscape.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2005-08-04 | Last message: 2005-08-04
Somehow I have messed up a few "found" posts and now the clues (not mine) are listed twice on my lists. I can't figure out how to fix this. Any help would be much appreciated! ~ the B's

Pittsburgh PA Area boxers?

Started by Steve and Heidi (stephenholyfield@sbcglobal.net) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-03
We're looking for a couple of well-known western PA letterboxers for a special assignment. Drop us a line privately if you are interested (or is you have an idea of who's who out that...

NJ - Gathering name change - 'Boxtoberfest

Started by letterboxingbee (letterboxingbee@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-03
I thought I'd change that boring "3rd Annual.......blah blah blah" to something more original and I think no one else (in the boxing world) has ever used it yet so.......I'm claiming dibs on...

NJ - Gathering information

Started by letterboxingbee (letterboxingbee@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-03
Here are the details for the 3rd annual southern New Jersey gathering. http://www.geocities.com/letterboxingbee/Jersey_gathering.html Thanks

Old LBNA site

Started by Pam (mindizney@cox.net) | 8 messages | First message: 2005-08-02 | Last message: 2005-08-03
I had the old LBNA site bookmarked and now the site .url doesn't work. Does anyone know if this site is still up anywhere? There are boxes on it that are still active, but not on the new...

Has anyone ever become lost while letterboxing?

Started by JARS (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) | 22 messages | First message: 2005-08-02 | Last message: 2005-08-14
Just wondering if anyone has ever become lost while letterboxing. If so, how did you find your way back? Did you panic? If not, what do you do to insure you don't get lost....

MA - CCBL East Box #5 Y-D Red Sox - Missing

Started by Mumma & Bunny Boy (mummaandbunnyboy@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-03
(Cross-posted here for out of town visitors) Hello All! Unfortunately, this box has gone missing. I will be temporarily replacing the box with the stamp I originally carved for this box (same...

WebTV friendly link...

Started by (motofranz@webtv.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-08-02 | Last message: 2005-08-03
Helllooo , (Wes) Anybody in Letterboxing land use or have the WebTV friendly link so that I can add some new letterboxes to the LbNa list??? The normal page will not work for me ...

looking for ellen mountain maple

Started by uneksia (uneksia@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-08-02 | Last message: 2005-08-02
does anyone here know ellen, mountain maple? if you do, or if you see this mountain maple, could you please contact me about a letterbox. smile uneksia [Non-text portions of this message have...

Letterboxing & Geocaching

Started by Kurt (tabulator32@mac.com) | 9 messages | First message: 2005-08-02 | Last message: 2005-08-03
I am assuming those who are familiar with letterboxing are also familiar (or have heard of) geocaching. I am curious how many letterboxers are also geocachers. I am looking into letterboxing and...

More folks reaching high PFX counts

Started by wandaandpete (wandaandpete@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-02
Just wanted to note a few other folks we've heard from recently hitting their new PFX milestones: Lightnin' Bug of PA reached PFX500 on June 19 and has been quite busy lately planting boxes and...

Wanda hits 8000 in Maine

Started by wandaandpete (wandaandpete@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2005-08-02 | Last message: 2005-08-02
Thanks for the congrats, folks - I'm just glad I've been able to get out letterboxing at all this summer! Soon after I got back from Texas this spring, I started having one fibromyalgia flare-up...

Log Book Question reply

Started by Chuck & Molly (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-08-02
I leave my log books in the letterboxes until they are full or damaged. At that point I put in a new log book and label it book #2, list the original box placement date and the date the new log book...