Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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September 2004

My new personal traveller

Started by Chrissy (davyschris@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-09
I posted some clues (several, actually) to my personal traveller on the LBNA website. So far I've never bumped into anyone on the trail, but I'll be bringing it to the Monster Mash with me. ...

I vote NO

Started by Karren (karrenc@comcast.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-09
leave it wide open trailside two

NEW PLB Will you marry me?

Started by Desiree and Darren (drgdlgletterboxers@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-09
We have been talking about it and working on it, and Darren and I are ready to announce our first postal letterbox! The idea of the box is to share the story of how you became engaged. We have...

New abbreviations

Started by Pat Koss (pakoss@charter.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-09-09 | Last message: 2004-09-09
I want WWSONTWFLB for wearing the wrong shoes on the wrong feet letterbox count for the time I had to go to a funeral and there was a particularly enticing letterbox nearby. I threw a pair of...

Another Good Breakfast Joint -- Gone!

Started by SpringChick (springchick@letterbox-mi.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-09-09 | Last message: 2004-09-09
A couple of weeks ago, I drove nearly 50 miles to get to one of my favorite little hold-in-the-wall, ma-and-pa greasy-spoon breakfast joints, only to find it had gone out of business. No doubt the...

Interesting Geo-caching Article

Started by Memlili (memlili54@yahoo.com) | 9 messages | First message: 2004-09-09 | Last message: 2004-09-10
I thought some might find this article about geo-caching in the National Park interesting. ~ Memlili http://www.mountdesertislander.com/archive/2004/09-09-04/mdi_news3_09- 09-04.html

LB.org Membership - vote it!

Started by Judy B (sowbiz@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-09-09 | Last message: 2004-09-09
Lots of chatter here about membership in LB.org and many many opinions. In a faint attempt to reduce the chatter, please make your concise opinion known by VOTING on the NEW POLL. I hope the...

Maine Boxes

Started by Brenda Ames (brenda.ames@comcast.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-09
Just returned from a long weekend in Maine and wanted to report on a couple of boxes we were able to squeeze in in between hiking, fishing and moose watching .... LLBLB Rest and Relaxation The Golden...

Protecting LbNA clues through membership -- (Was: How ?????), Re: Passwords...

Started by Ward, Charles D (WardCD@state.gov) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-09
Let the Password be: Allen Ludden... -----Original Message----- From: Lori Doobie [mailto:dragonladytcb@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:42 AM To:...

Letterboxing membership=way too much control

Started by Karren (karrenc@comcast.net) | 6 messages | First message: 2004-09-08 | Last message: 2004-09-09
Hey Y'all-remember that this is a fun, relaxed family type hobby. We live in a free, open country. Stuff happens. It will always happen. Relax, and go with the flow. You can't be totally safe...

More abbreviations

Started by Steve and Heidi (stephenholyfield@sbcglobal.net) | 8 messages | First message: 2004-09-09 | Last message: 2004-09-09
FFT : First Finder Trinket (or trash, or trophy, because being the first to find a box in CT means you have the announce list wired into your Blackberry ) MU: Mystery Uncovered: Found a mystery...

NEW

Started by anthony (a_2eleven@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-08
I'm new to this whole thing and I am hunting my first box tonight in Minnesota are the only boxes the ones post on the website or are there more, I guess I am interested in the ones around Minnesota...

In memory of Boxes...

Started by Wilson (ph0t0bug@bellsouth.net) | 13 messages | First message: 2004-09-08 | Last message: 2004-09-09
Is it considered bad taste to make a box in memory of someone who has passed on?

Can we learn anything from Dartmoor??

Started by golfgalnopar (golfgalnopar@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-09-08 | Last message: 2004-09-08
Greetings all, I'm new to letterboxing and so ofcourse, I haven't been through the frustrations that knowing your letterbox is missing must cause you. Having said that, however, on my first...

Protecting LbNA clues through membership -- (Was: How?????)

Started by Ward, Charles D (WardCD@state.gov) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-08
Reminds me of an idea to place the next "Night of the Living Dead" story in the town of Mayberry, NC. -----Original Message----- From: Doglvrs RASW [mailto:doglvrs_4@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday,...

Solve the Mystery

Started by Tom Noone (mntnlover@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-08
and we shall gather... Tom Noone _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there!...

Public Comment -Big Horn National Forest Plan

Started by Susan Randall Davis (davisarc@DavisVermont.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-08
Hi- The URL listed below is an information resource for the Big Horn National Forest Plan Revision that is now open for public comment (period closes end of September). This plan will have some...

Protecting Our Boxes from Noxers and the Media

Started by Hikers_n_ Hounds (hikers_n_hounds@yahoo.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2004-09-08 | Last message: 2004-09-08
I agree with those boxers who suggest that people should have to sign in to get clues, just as they do to post boxes. Keep the FAQ's, Getting Started and Kids sections available to anyone to...

Silent Doug's Key - gone again

Started by luvsmoab (klawry@citlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-08
Well, it was a wonderful day in the world of red rock canyons, and I thought Silent Doug's Key would appreciate a ride to check out a great waterfall on this hot, dry day, but hey, it's a wily,...

W.Va: Vandalized box

Started by lobstact (lobstact@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-08
W. Va letterbox "Great Spirit" on top of Seneca Rocks. On Labor Day we found the "Great Spirit" letterbox uncovered with no stamp or logbook. The container was uncovered with it's red top...

2004 Campaign trail HHs

Started by monique kramer (thetrekkingshoe@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-07
I received word that the Kerry HH has made a small move from The Cape Henlopen Tower Box to the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse Series Box #1. I haven't heard anything recently about the Bush HH, so I...

Attention West Virginia Boxers

Started by Hikers_n_ Hounds (hikers_n_hounds@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-07
Three new boxes planted this weekend by some yankees who love your state! Two in Randolph County on Spruce Knob and one on Route 219 in Tucker County between Parsons and Thomas near the windmills....

WOM Defined: was Re: Protecting LbNA clues

Started by Steve and Heidi (stephenholyfield@sbcglobal.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-09-07
> > Word of mouth. > Mizscarlet > > [We wanted to offer a further explanation of WOM (Word Of Mouth) letterboxes and clues. We've gone out of our way to keep a reference of "underground" clues....

Firstfinder prize. Was: Has anyone ever done this?

Started by Poison Ivy Hedge (poizniv@gmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-09-07 | Last message: 2004-09-07
Papa Woodwose gave me a great firstfinder prize. A beer at the Boar's Head. Thanks again Papa.

Has anyone ever done this?

Started by Wilson (ph0t0bug@bellsouth.net) | 6 messages | First message: 2004-09-07 | Last message: 2004-09-08
I was thinking of leaving a little gift to the first person to find my Lb once I place it. Nothing of great value but special just for that first person. I noticed that there are papers you can...