Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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June 2005

Digest Number 638

Started by (LetterBoxer@GypsyPyrates.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-26
Ok, here I am on vacation in Texas, Houston/Clearlake to be exact, and wondering if there are boxers here that want to exchange personal stamp images? Let me know, email me off list at...

Letterboxing Safely

Started by JOY (TeamTexUS@houston.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-26
I don't take a gun, but I do take pepper spray- good for vicious stray dogs as well as bad guys. I also trust my intuition. If something doesn't feel right, I move on to the next box, and come back...

Guns

Started by Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@yahoo.com) | 7 messages | First message: 2005-06-25 | Last message: 2005-06-29
I posted on the topic of guns earlier because it seemed as though some folks were alarmed that one letterboxer in my particular area carried a gun with her on one occasion as she boxed with her...

guns?

Started by JOY (TeamTexUS@houston.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-25
got no gun, just a dawg Namaste, JOY -------Original Message------- From: Clue Guru Date: 06/25/05 15:52:09 To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Struck By Letterboxing...

Event boxes?

Started by Daina (dasprite222@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-25
I'm looking for event boxes for two gatherings this summer. Anyone have any to share, please contact us offlist. Thanks! The Sprite & the Highlander

Letterboxing website questions for newbie

Started by brdsong123 (birdsong123@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-06-25 | Last message: 2005-06-25
Hi everyone, We are avid geocachers who are also getting into Letterboxing and enjoyig it. We found our first 3 letterboxes this past week, and there was one we attempted but could not find. Is...

Digest Number 2914

Started by (blhjrh@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-24
In a message dated 6/24/2005 6:08:20 PM Central Standard Time, letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com writes: I personally will stamp it out." "stamp it out?" "STAMP"? Could there be some sort of...

Bike it or Hike it updates; MA /RI

Started by haalck (haalck@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-25
Planted a letterbox on Massachusetts first completed section of the Blackstone River Bikeway in Millbury, Ma. See "whats new" for clues under Blackstone River; Route 146 Connector. I've also...

Darwin "honorable mention"

Started by Ester Burke (rchorr@gmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-06-24 | Last message: 2005-06-25
Well, I'm relatively new to letterboxing, and didn't think twice about just sticking my hand between a couple of rocks. I felt something soft and a bit squishy, but it wasn't slimey, so I thought...

Our first box!!!!

Started by Cassie Manger (cassielynnm@sbcglobal.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2005-06-24 | Last message: 2005-06-25
YAY! We did it. I thought we'd never find it, although it was an easy one. It was called Cemetery Search I - Naugatuck, CT I don't know if Mountain Girl is on this list or not, but if you are...

Letterboxing Darwin Awards

Started by (scott_katytalbot@comcast.net) | 11 messages | First message: 2005-06-24 | Last message: 2005-06-26
I would like to pose this new topic of conversation to the group. I assume that most of you have seen those emails that float around the country with the years "Darwin Awards". Well, I know that I...

Brush Markers

Started by Kyle (armadillo1111@sbcglobal.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2005-06-24 | Last message: 2005-06-28
Well, I am new to letterboxing and still learning, but I have now learned one lesson I think should be platered across all the FAQ's and websites and Tips lists. Maybe this is out there and I...

Don hits the Target

Started by funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-24
Don's thoughts are mine exactly. You will notice that I have even chosen not to use the idiot's moniker in my subject line and I will make no more posts on this topic. If you must discuss this...

Letterboxcrook

Started by gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-24
Continuing a thread concerning this guy is exactly what he wishes. If the letterboxes have been removed by him there is very little that can be done other than to replace them. I believe this...

Struck By Letterboxing Thief

Started by Silver Eagle (sileagle@alltel.net) | 15 messages | First message: 2005-06-24 | Last message: 2005-06-25
I just received the following email late last night and I'm not sure if it is for real or not. I have not replied because I'm not sure what to say (if anything). My Teddy Bear microbox was in the...

fla and n.h.

Started by uneksia (uneksia@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-24
just a quick announcement that seashells in pensacola, florida has been replanted. in concord new hampshire the howards clock is alive and well. now that the army corps has finished with their...

Compass Declination

Started by cpascott (seh-letterbox@comcast.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2005-06-24 | Last message: 2005-06-24
Quick question ... Would you say the majority of letterbox clues using compass directions were developed using properly declinated compasses or no? In other words, are the majority of planters...

A newbie assigned to letterboxing...

Started by violin1020 (kokkinomali@msn.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-06-23 | Last message: 2005-06-23
Hi! My name's Katie and I work at the Plains Conservation Center in Aurora, CO. I've recently been assigned to revamp the letterboxing program we have here, and I need a little help. Basically,...

Der Mad Stamper Re: A History question

Started by (Stellabaker123@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-23
Yes, I indeed found your history interesting. In fact I copied it & will put it in my scrap book on the first page with how I got sucked into this letterbox game. I love it & got my whole family...

Don't understand...maybe moderator can help? - Resolved!

Started by Donna Magner (donutz716@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-23
Thanks everyone. Turns out I had 2 accounts and Choi is combining them to 1. Enjoy! Donutz716 cadenza74 wrote: It sounds to me as if you are thinking of LBNA and the list as one and the same....

New Jersey area gathering?

Started by Hikers_n_ Hounds (hikers_n_hounds@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-22
Hey there Patrick, There are several gatherings coming up, none in NJ that I know of, but two real close to each other in Sept. One in VA and one in PA. So...go to both! I know I am! Letterboxingbee...

coming to Dallas, TX area!

Started by cadenza74 (jjcadenza@gmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-22
I will be coming to Texas for some family committments Saturday the 25th through July 3rd. I will be in either Dallas or in Sulphur Springs all week. I am starting the process of seeing what is...

A History question

Started by judithsparky (judithsparky@yahoo.com) | 15 messages | First message: 2005-06-21 | Last message: 2005-06-23
Going all the way back to the first messages in 1998, I see that this list is a split from a list hosted by "Eric". The split was because Eric was going to begin to charge for his database. My...

Great Lakes Gathering was a Hit!

Started by SpringChick (springchick@letterbox-mi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-06-21
This is one of the things I miss most since we have begun the regional groups -- hearing the gathering reports from places around the country. So, I thought I would post a brief [ahem] recap of...

E-mail from LbNA

Started by Choi (john@johnsblog.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2005-06-20 | Last message: 2005-06-22
We've been having increasing problems sending e-mails from letterboxing.org but it looks like it was solved today with help from Ryan. Apparently, more and more e-mail servers have been...