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December 2003

Webmasters: Costa Rica boxes?

Started by myzteryboxer (boxing_mysteries@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-24
The old website lists 4 boxes for Costa Rica. New website shows none. Is this correct? Anyone found a box in Costa Rica in the last 18 months? Thanks, myztery boxer --- In...

the fun starts at 6:00 PM EST

Started by adglbna (ADGLBNA@aol.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-12-24 | Last message: 2003-12-25
And now for something totally off the topic of letterboxing: Unless you've been living under a rock over these last few years you most certainly know about the marathon run of "A Christmas Story"...

MD: Boxing Day this FRIDAY!

Started by poisoniivv (poisonivy@haveashittyday.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-24
Anyone going to be on the trails in Montgomery County? Frost Pup, Furri Bare and Poison Ivy will be escaping the family and celebrating Boxing Day (Canadian Holiday 12/26) by boxing along 270 from...

Re. a humble holiday letterboxer's wish

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-24
I have enjoyed reading the interviews on your web page.Thanks for your contributions to our letterboxing community. Your trip to England will surely be awesome. In agreement with your heartfelt...

WI-Mathman 4 finally placed!

Started by Tim Kuehl (tkuehl@wi.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-23
All you Wisconsin letterboxers waiting with baited breath for Mathman 4 - your wait is now over. After nearly 200 days, my students got the box back to me and I planted it last weekend for my...

re. Free Ride

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-24
Bon voyage to your h.h. and a happy ewe(BAHH!!)ltide to you.

Re. camouflage

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-24
If you ever get to check out Chuck's "Air Mail" and the "Tree is Me" (I could have that name slightly wrong) letterboxes in CT. you will see how well he and Molly can tuck man-made materials...

attention Md.boxers

Started by butterfly_in_ct (jsperrazza@snet.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-12-24 | Last message: 2003-12-26
Md letterboxers. Dare I ask if any live close to the airport [Baltimore] and might have time to stop on Dec 31--I know it is New Years eve day - ??As many know, I am on my way to Utah with boxes...

ALL: [LbNA] where??

Started by Wes Garrison (wes@wesgarrison.us) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-12-23 | Last message: 2003-12-24
Once upon a time, message posters would put the state abbreviation at the beginning of the message subject, so that you could scan the messages for states of interest to you. You're not missing...

Hawk Ridge MN box not MIA...

Started by luvmytelescope (mickey@littlekeylime.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-12-23 | Last message: 2003-12-30
FYI all, the Hawk Ridge box is alive and well. I was worried after hearing that the box might be MIA and was delighted to find it right where I put it with many fun stamps/comments in the...

Who Has Sam the Camera Man?

Started by Laura/Nautilus (naturbuf@gwi.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-12-23 | Last message: 2003-12-23
Hey- Does anyone out there have Sam the Camera Man? I believe that Bigguy sent him off quite some time ago and he was supposed to go to RocNRon. I've e-mailed him a few times over the past few weeks...

where??

Started by devoile (devoile@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-12-23 | Last message: 2003-12-23
I've been reading ALOT of messages lately about specific boxes, hitchikers and parks, and I feel like for some reason I should KNOW where these things are, but I don't. I'm not even sure if these...

ATTN:Rayvenhous - Aztec Gold has washed ashore at my house.

Started by Deb King (debean75@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-23
Huzzah - Last night came a late knock upon the door. Avast, it was the UPS man bearing a load of once sunken treasure. After performing a dance of joy,I preceded to open the treasure chest and...

Little Bit of Sunshine Postal LB

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-22
Snail mail this time of year is always a treat with holiday cards and such but we hit the jackpot today: Received 13 holiday cards, 3 birthday cards (I was 50 yesterday. . .) 2 bills (we won't talk...

traveling letterbox

Started by teamdakota5 (teamdakota5@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-12-23 | Last message: 2003-12-23
I was wondering if a traveling letterbox might work? If I plant the box, and write the clues. The next letterboxer that finds the box then plants it in another location. informs the last planter...

Celtic Tree of Life HH

Started by fleurdelislb (fleurdelislb@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-12-23 | Last message: 2004-01-10
Just wanted to say that I've found my first HH today! We found the Midnight Moon LB by flashlight (it was that dark), and tucked away next to it was Irish Mum's beautiful Celtic Tree of Life....

Our prayers are with the earthquake victims

Started by Bigguy (bigguy9210@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-12-22 | Last message: 2003-12-22
Just heard about the earthquake in San Luis Obispo county in California - hope all our fellow letterboxers out there are ok. Our prayers go out on behalf of all the folks out there - especially...

CT-12 Days Series- anyone found sunglasses??

Started by (RNSaunders@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-22
This will be my last request, but I'm pretty sure I left my favorite reader/sunglasses at one of the boxes- I'm thinkin' probably the drummers box, but not sure,really. If anyone found them please...

Gotta Question.....reply

Started by Chuck & Molly (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-12-22 | Last message: 2003-12-23
My opinion is that yes you can count it as a plant. That box is yours. I don't think that the boxes that they are sending over here can be counted by us. Those are their boxes. I'm pretty sure that...

Gotta Question.....

Started by AC (cshouse@optonline.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-22
If yousend a box with the Dartmoor exchange.. you carved the stamp, but you did NOT place the box, is it considered an "F"? Just curious... Talking Turtle [Non-text portions of this message have...

VA, MD, DC gather --

Started by be ma (bema57@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-22
Waaaaaa! We'll also be paying big bucks for parking at Dulles on the 24th. Unfortunately though it will be for the airport part of the lots because we will be out of town. We are sorry to be...

Indoor Boxes: Clue Suggestion

Started by monotropa (bsennott@crocker.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-12-22 | Last message: 2003-12-22
To those who are creating and planting letterboxes hidden indoors, in libraries and retail stores and such, could I make a small suggestion? Please include in your clue the days and times when...

A Humble Letterboxer's Holiday Wish

Started by markpepe (mjpepe1@comcast.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-12-22
Dear friends in letterboxing: This has been quite a great year for us both! Last December 29th, I began a website of my own to test the waters and see if there was any interest in this pastime...

Free Ride

Started by teamdakota5 (teamdakota5@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-12-22 | Last message: 2003-12-24
We set out our first Hitch Hiker today. We hope that the "Free Ride" stamp travels far and wide from his starting point. It's starting point is somewhere in Western New York. One other thought for...

How to tell good camouflage

Started by woodschuckstraub (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-12-22 | Last message: 2003-12-22
You know that a letterbox is camouflaged well if you put it down in the open and can't find it. I camouflaged a letterbox today by painting it before planting. I put it down to get other things...