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March 2005

In a nutshell - please keep sharing :)

Started by Ms Dragonfli (msdragonfli@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-03-03 | Last message: 2005-03-05
I for one love to hear someone being excited about letterboxing. I love to hear about all their finds, or the hike or the great time they all had getting together to do drivebys. I like the...

The Art of the Store-Bought Stamp

Started by Stephanie Bryant (mortaine@gmail.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2005-03-03 | Last message: 2005-03-03
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 05:50:59 -0800 (PST), Pats DuBos wrote: > Switching gears. One of the messages I was reading this morning showed some hesitation over stamp carving, especially with all the...

Ireland boxes

Started by Clyde Bentley (bentleycl@missouri.edu) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-03
RE: Letterboxing in Ireland My daughter and son-in-law recently moved to Dublin and have found the letterboxing opportunities slim. There are scores of geocaches, but only a handful of listed...

Finding Drive By-s distasteful? - to Jan

Started by Warrior Woman (warrioringilead@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-03
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Jan" wrote: > > I would like to address both the driveby and the postal letterbox > issues here. I, for one, am glad that there are drive by boxes and >...

The Next Connecticut?

Started by StarSaels (steves_1701@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-03-03 | Last message: 2005-03-03
Wow! Florida's had a lot of plantings recently! Must be all the "snowbirds". So, I have two questions: Will Florida become the next Connecticut? :-) Will the frequency of plantings slow when...

The delete key...

Started by StarSaels (steves_1701@yahoo.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2005-03-03 | Last message: 2005-03-03
Amen. "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Cheers! SS --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "A.D." wrote: > is there for a reason, people. > > When you reply to...

Carefull!; was: Re: F 1,000!!!

Started by Steve and Heidi (stephenholyfield@sbcglobal.net) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-03
Congratulations on reaching 1,000 -- a truly impressive feat. Of course, be careful -- we don't want to offend anyone! -S + H

What's It All About?

Started by StarSaels (steves_1701@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2005-03-03 | Last message: 2005-03-03
My goodness! All this venomous chatter about hikes, F-counts, drive-bys, PLBs... it's enough to give a man heartburn! Let not your hearts be troubled. Letterboxing is all about... ahem......

distasteful people

Started by JuneMcAllister (nfmoon@mindspring.com) | 12 messages | First message: 2005-03-02 | Last message: 2005-03-04
I asked a question. If I somehow misinterpreted what you meant, that's all you needed to say. Your attitude is just that, attitude and a bad one. Snide, rude people like you are the reason a lot of...

great reads for littles list is closed

Started by JODIE KERN (jodiemkern@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-02
This list is full! Thanks to everyone who responded so quickly and sorry to those who wanted to participate that didn't make it. Thanks! Jodie ...

F 1,000!!!

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2005-03-03 | Last message: 2005-03-03
We just returned home from a rim-to-rim (automobile--inserted this so as not to be confused with the incredible feats of the Green Tortuga or The Northerner) trek from Seattle to San Diego (&...

only THREE spaces left on great reads for littles list!

Started by JODIE KERN (jodiemkern@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-02
Wow! I am surprised! Response to this has been HUGE and I only have THREE spots left to keep this list at a managable number! Check availability if you are interested with...

WAS:The Great Letterboxing Contest NOW: Biggest Fan

Started by mabelwhinner (mabelwhinner@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-03
> > Ivy - another first rate post from one of your biggest fans! > Mark Pepe > No, *I'm* his biggest fan! =P > -- Ryan Excuse me, but let the lyrics speak for me: To the Tune of :...

a large sigh

Started by Krista Fray (kristatendler@sbcglobal.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2005-03-02 | Last message: 2005-03-03
To all about the hike: If you don't enjoy the "game" aspect of boxing why must you attempt to ruin it for others that do? There are many times in our lives when people do things that we wouldn't...

wholehearted agreement

Started by cadenza74 (jjcadenza@gmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2005-03-03 | Last message: 2005-03-03
Wow, I was keeping track of the posts I wanted to comment on and I finally had to stop. I don't think I have ever had the experience of agreeing so completely with so many different people about...

A Shocking Scoop - Lady Prisspott's Dilemma!

Started by Mark Pepe (mjpepe1@comcast.net) | 7 messages | First message: 2005-03-03 | Last message: 2005-03-02
Hi boxers! We come to you tonight with a most shocking exclusive that will turn the letterboxing world on it's ear ~ You may have been following the ongoing saga on our website of GW Bush's...

The Ocean State PLB

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-02
We received the "Greetings from the Ocean State" PLB today and just wondered: our name and address is not on the list inside. How did we come to receive this box? We'll mail it on to the next...

new great reads for kids of all ages PLB ???

Started by JODIE KERN (jodiemkern@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-02
The snowy mountains of Colorado mixed with some serious letterboxing cabin fever prompted me to think about starting up a new postal letterboxing ring. I thought that it would be great fun to pick...

Finding Drive By-s distasteful?

Started by votremerci (votremerci@yahoo.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2005-03-02 | Last message: 2005-03-02
Just for grins, for those of you who do not like the drive by boxes, what do you feel about the postal boxes? Are those equally as repugnant/distasteful to you? Looking for patterns here. ...

Getting New Blood - Discussion on BoxHeads

Started by boxhuntr (boxhuntr@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-02
Large areas of the country suffer from having only one or two Letterboxers. After you find each other's boxes - what do you do? How do you (carefully) bring new blood into the game without...

The Great Letterboxing Contest

Started by Poison Ivy Hedge (poizniv@gmail.com) | 11 messages | First message: 2005-03-02 | Last message: 2005-03-03
"Welcome to the Great Letterboxing Contest!" read the sign at the crowded picnic pavilion. Everyone was buzzing with excitement, meeting and greeting folks and personas that they had only read...

Call for Hitchhikers and LB placers (cross post)

Started by dasprite222 (dasprite222@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-02
We're looking for imports and exports in WNY! We (the Sprite and the Highlander) are looking for people willing to plant some of our Life Lessons from the Jukebox LBs in your own area to spread...

Well,  I am impressed.

Started by (StDebb@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-01
I'm not in competition with anyone, but yes, I do like watching my F number grow higher. It means I've taken more of those hikes that it's all about and enjoyed more of the stamp images someone...

Birthday Request

Started by Cheryl (teammaddawg@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2005-03-02
As some of you may know, my Marine son, Devil Dawg, is serving his second deployment in Iraq. As a birthday surprise, I would like to send him an album of exchange stamps from any letterboxers...

Well, I am impressed.

Started by allaboutthehike (allaboutthehike@yahoo.com) | 12 messages | First message: 2005-03-01 | Last message: 2005-03-02
Well, I can't begin to tell you how impressed I am with the response to the PFX:500 club. What I am amazed with is that people still look at this whole thing as a contest. I guess the phrase...