Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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March 2004

Hitchhiker Found

Started by Susan Tashiro (ssmith043@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-15
Would the owner of the Biltmore Fleur-de-lis hitchhiker please contact me privately at ssmith043 AT yahoo DOT com CalicoRose Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less...

CT - Letter from a Traitor

Started by dragonladytcb (dragonladytcb@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-15
I went with NannyBell to a couple of her favorite boxes yesterday. We were at the New London / Groton,Ct Letter from a Traitor boxes. The wind was blowing as she gave her guided tour that touched...

My DUH! Stamp Story!

Started by Jay and Amy (jayandamy76@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-03-15 | Last message: 2004-03-15
Anyone who has found my first stamp (Raindrop at Stoney Brook in Norfolk, MA), has seen the result of my first try carving letters. They came out backwards 'cause I carved them wrong! I kept the...

Update on political boxes thread

Started by gryandrowansmum (gryandrowansmum@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-15
Thank you to all who responded! I really wanted to sound out the letterboxing community on boxes of this nature. I probably will plant one in the future, though I'm working on a series right now...

Political Issues Letterboxes

Started by Gwen and Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-14
Several of our boxes were set up by firmly planting our tongue into the side of our cheeks. We have definitely utilized political incorrectness to state a satirical side of several political points...

re (hh)

Started by david kingsley (snowin_lizard@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-14
i have a hh now that i am trying to contact the placer at on point was held almost a year i need to place it next wek to keep it active but want to find the placer please help me so i f u can...

WA: Wapato Park Update -LONG!!

Started by minibullymom (bedotcalm@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-03-15 | Last message: 2004-03-16
Well...some are missing and a couple that were reported to be missing aren't! But overall the letterboxes in the park have done some languishing. It seems to me that the boxes that are "out in the...

The Stamp...DUH!

Started by Cristy (tryscience@hotmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-03-15 | Last message: 2004-03-14
I just sat down and made my first one with words, so I'll share my stupidity to perhaps save you time...remember to carve the words in BACKWARDS so when you stamp it you can read it. Even my 7 yr...

Letting go of my stamps...

Started by zed_boxing (szorzi_1999@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-03-15 | Last message: 2004-03-15
I've had 2 of 12 planted boxes go missing within my first 3 months of boxing. I know I've learned how to better hide boxes, but I think it's always, always a risk that a box will go missing no...

Trail Turtle makes my day

Started by funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-15
Early in my letterboxing addiction, I launched five hitchers: Old Glory, Perambulating Pig, Flying Pig, Ramblin' Rose and the Spirit of Aloha. The months passed and almost no one ever emailed me as...

Old Conch Republic series FL Keys

Started by (StDebb@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-14
Is there anybody out there who has an image of the complete set of 4 stamps from the Conch Republic series of boxes from the Florida Keys? The boxes are currently in the letterboxing basement,...

Construction in RI

Started by dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-14
By the way, there's been a lot of construction and earth moving around Devil's Foot Road, Route 1 and Frenchtown Road in North Kingstown/Davisville/Quonset Point. If you have planted there, you may...

CT: Middlefield Higby parking

Started by defygravity2001 (defygravity@snet.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-03-14 | Last message: 2004-03-16
Should also mention that due to the expansion of Route 66, the usual parking spot for Mt. Higby is a bit torn up. Plan on parking at Guida's up the road and walking the pink-dot-on-blue trail to...

CT: Middlefield / Lost & Found

Started by defygravity2001 (defygravity@snet.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-03-14 | Last message: 2004-03-14
We ventured out this morning to find the Black Snake at Black Pond (in good condition) and while we were in the neighborhood, checked on Lancelot. We found one orange YakTrak there. Did anyone lose...

Post a warning on adult themed boxes-thx!

Started by m_baysinger2003 (m_baysinger@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-14
Many thanks Dave von der Insel, on your commom sense and kind words about warnings posted about possibly risque'/or/adult-themed boxes. As a family of 7 who letterboxes frequently with our 5 young ...

Boxers in the South? Looking for HH

Started by earthwordsjd (earthwords@cox.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-14
The Adirondack Chair HH was taken south of the Mson Dixon line last August and hasn't been heard from since. Has anyone found and moved it? Would like to know its whereabouts. Thanks EarthWords...

Search for letterboxes link

Started by Cindy Harland (harland@pnx.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-03-14 | Last message: 2004-03-15
Is anyone able to use the Search for Boxes Link? For days now it will not work for me. Says "page not found" This link is important if you are searching for boxes in Louisiana--this is the only way...

Newbie question, please

Started by Chere & Don (athey12@yahoo.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2004-03-14 | Last message: 2004-03-14
Haven't started letterboxing yet but itching to do so. I can't seem to find examples of stamps for letterboxing. Is there a link where some can be seen? I'm confused as to what the stamp...

GA - Updates

Started by red_bing (redbng@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-14
We added a few boxes to our F-count today. *Hidden Agenda - alive and well, and a very cool location. *Land of the Lost - alive and well, and a very cool stamp. *Lullwater Easter Egg - alive and...

LA - Pete the Pelican missing

Started by zed_boxing (szorzi_1999@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-13
Sorry to report that Pete the Pelican is missing from his nest. The dock he was hiding under has been torn down by the park and a new one built. No trace of Pete, his box, or the really special...

new Southern NJ mystery letterbox

Started by letterboxingbee (letterboxingbee@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-13
Pine Barrens Bog Turtle letterbox Somewhere on Highway 679 used to be a very old town that no longer exists today. This towns name lives on in the lake nearby. If you find the ruins of this old...

DE: 17% increase in number of boxes

Started by hsc_pride (jonhandwerk@comcast.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-03-13 | Last message: 2004-03-14
Delaware area letterboxers, Delaware's number of boxes increased by 17% with the new 3 box Carousel Park Animals series posted today. Coach of HSC Pride

Burlington Ct

Started by (cherieph@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-13
New clues for Fishers of Men should be posted this weekend. Now go find it!! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

West Simsbury CT

Started by (cherieph@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-03-13
Just a note to say that after a LONG hiatus, Suppertime...and the Livin' is Easy is back at a new spot on Onion Mt. It is NOT listed as a new box, but included in the original...

The Stamp

Started by Chere & Don (athey12@yahoo.com) | 9 messages | First message: 2004-03-13 | Last message: 2004-03-16
Hi, I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to me very much as I have just recently been introduced to...