Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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May 2004

Webmasters: Is Doom virus back on website again?

Started by Wendy (craftwoman_3@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-05-02 | Last message: 2004-05-02
Hi Webmasters, I'm concerned that letterbox "Fish-or-mans Personal Traveler" is back on the website again!!! I'm not going to click on it again and find out what happens. Last time it was there,...

our personal travelers

Started by july4thbaby2001 (candle6829@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-05-01
Patriotic Girl--Tell me what holiday I was born on Mr. Peanut -- Tell me what one of my favorite creamy or crunchy style food is.

Re. unleashed dogs

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-05-01 | Last message: 2004-05-02
Friends of ours lost, quite literally, their unleashed dog while hiking in the Berkshires. Can you imagine the sense of guilt and grief this engendered? He probably got caught up in running down...

Letterboxers in RI

Started by Stephanie (rubberchickengirl@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-05-01
Do any RI letterboxers meet up on a regular basis? I joined www.meetup.com and I'm now the only member of the RI letterboxers group. For those who aren't aware, Meetup.com arranges meetings for...

New CT Box!

Started by Chris (mayeve511@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-05-01
Hi All, I just placed a box, TEARS OF EUNICE STOCKING in South Glastonbury. This is my third box placed, and I'm totally excited! I'm still new to Letterboxing, but I don't ever see myself...

msg for Irish Tinker and RTRW

Started by Donna Magner (donutz716@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-05-01
Hi, I didn't see your personal address in the Letterbox group so I hope this will reach you. I went to the "I'd Rather Be Letterboxing" series today. The first logbook is full, so you may want to...

Fab Four in CT

Started by Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-05-01 | Last message: 2004-05-01
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, michael smith > That sounds fun... we went to find the "fab four" in Essex last week and couldn't seem to find the "castle rock" or the "geodetic marker"...

question about dogs

Started by azobox (jparkerg@yahoo.com) | 11 messages | First message: 2004-05-01 | Last message: 2004-05-16
Here's a question that'll likely get a variety of reactions.but here we go: What are recommended responses to encountering dog(s)on the trail? Here's the situation: The park does not require leashes...

File and photo space for the LB group

Started by cadenza74 (cadenza74@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-05-01 | Last message: 2004-05-04
Attn: Letterbox-USA members. That time has come again when we are coming close to running out of storage space in our group site. Some of the photos and files that are in there are repetitive...

MA: Boxes pulled temp.

Started by Betsey (betseysen@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-05-01
The Alewife box in Cambridge was removed while clean up is being done in the area. Might be back in place Sunday, or may be a week. The Rock Meadows box in Belmont/Waltham has been removed while I...

April 2004

May Day Mystery

Started by MommaFox (mommafox@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-04-30
Hi Everyone! Only a couple of days until the May Day Gathering! The boxes are done and hidden! You'll be getting clues when you get there! There is one very special box..........it's a mystery! ...

Hitchiker Question

Started by Tara (tarasdsu@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-04-30 | Last message: 2004-05-09
So where does a hitchiker eventually end up? Is it eventually mailed back to the originator when the journal is completely filled with stamps? Or is the last finder expected to keep it? Or is it...

4 year old and Purple Heart

Started by Chuck & Molly (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-04-30 | Last message: 2004-04-30
I say yes, the 4 year old should get the purple heart letterbox.....Chuck and Molly Chuck of falling off cliff fame. 1st purple heart recipient. While en route to find letterboxes at Cockaponset...

FL: Canaveral Marshes Lbox near Orlando

Started by red_bing (redbng@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-04-30
Does anyone have a copy of the Canaveral Marshes stamp image that can be converted to jpg and sent to me? I know this breaks protocol, but we're hoping to launch a search and rescue. I'm hoping to...

Who has the Purple Heart?

Started by letterboxer2002 (letterboxer2002@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-04-30 | Last message: 2004-05-03
Hey Guys and Gals- I am curious who currently has the Purple Heart Letterbox. I have not seen it since I gave it to Chuck Straub. Please email me off list if you have this LB or if you know who...

Ma. New Box

Started by Dennis Bastarache (dbastarache@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-04-29
We just placed a new box at the Quabbin Reservoir in New Salem, Ma. called "The Catch of the Day". The clues are on the LbNA website. We also left a hitchhiker in it for the first finder. Let the...

share your letterbox story

Started by cihojuka3 (cihojuka3@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-04-29
Hello, everyone. If you live in Maryland near Kent Island, Annapolis, Odenton, or that area, and you have done letterboxing with your children, I am looking for some anecdotes for a regional...

No.VA Mystery box missing

Started by virginiawaterbird (virginiawaterbird@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-04-29
The mystery box Crazy Compass Rose has been reported missing. I will try to get out to check on this, but I suspect it's true. I will post a message some time in the next few days as to its...

Good Day in Minneapolis

Started by Rainear, Tim TQO (trainear@tqs.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-04-29 | Last message: 2004-04-29
I was a misplaced easterner with a few hours to kill in Minneapolis Having done some research prior to my trip, I knew where I wanted to go. I managed to find 3 boxes at the Bass Ponds. All great...

One Day, One Thousand Finds

Started by Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2004-04-29 | Last message: 2004-04-30
Well, almost...if 90-something people each find 8 boxes in a mass letterboxing frenzy, is that some kind of record? We're lucky enough to live in one of the state's best school districts, and our...

other sources of clues

Started by sue_sojourner (sldp@optonline.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-04-29 | Last message: 2004-04-29
Hi Letterboxers, are there other websites that list clues besides www.letterboxing.org and individuals' own websites? I'm nowhere done finding all these yet, just curious!! ;) ...thanks....Sue

New Box & New HH, CT

Started by DonnaMae (Mae62202@AOL.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-04-29
Hi Everyone, Not only did I reach F500, but I planted "Bull Frog at Lily Pond" in Harwinton and Released "What's Cookin'HH" somewhere. ;-) The Engraver F500 P41 X271

going to Disneyworld

Started by ifab (ifab@comcast.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2004-04-28 | Last message: 2004-04-29
going mothers day weekend and planning to look for some letterboxes. Any know if they are still there and if they are easy enough to find? Ilene Fabisch, Brockton, MA "Each day is a blank canvas...

Purple Heart

Started by meadow77lark (meadow77lark@yahoo.com) | 12 messages | First message: 2004-04-28 | Last message: 2004-06-29
I haven't been on the listserve in awhile, but from what I'm seeing in past posts, applying for the Purple Heart is still done by posting your story here. If I'm wrong, please let me know! While...

Hi everyone, I'm new :D

Started by Tara (tarasdsu@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-04-28 | Last message: 2004-04-28
I just discovered letterboxing through bookcrossing. I've decided it sounds like just the hobby for me, but I'm having problems with the whole stamp thing. You see, I'm one of those type-A not a...