Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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August 2003

Hello - New Here

Started by Missslady (missslady@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-07
Hey all, Just join the group and want to say hello. I'm new to letterboxing, but have read so much and i'm really excited to begin. Pending on weather, I hope to find my first box on Saturday. I am...

WA: Hamlin 3 Gen Placer???

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-07
Just a quick note to whomever placed the Hamlin 3 Gen Letterbox somewhere in King County, Seattle. The URL linked in the clues is blank--thus the clues are not posted on the main LBNA site. Not...

CO - Box Update: Abert's Squirrell & Parasite, also a HH

Started by tlrewok (teri@adminpowerinc.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-11
Hello to the interested!! Yesterday, Aug. 6, Autumn, Fiona, Ariana, Trinity Jah and I met up in Bailey to hunt the above mentioned box. The spot was beautiful!! And, to our surprise a HH!!! The...

CT, ME update

Started by thebrownknight2002 (kburnsk@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
New England letterboxers sent The Brown Knight on some great finds. The following are alive and in good condition: CT: Mansfield Center General Store, The Totem Pole, The Three Wizards ME: Thorncrag...

ME gathering - new LB in area

Started by thebrownknight2002 (kburnsk@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
To the ME LBers going to the Brunswick gathering: The Brown Knight has placed a new letterbox in Auburn ME about 30-40 miles from Brunswick.The announce didn't work in the lb-announce but it worked...

Message Bloat reduction ideas

Started by Arielle K. Masters (arielle@imstumped.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
Strongly agree, as long as there's a group for "generic" discussion such as whether to use the term SitRep or something else. Some groups that I've been in have had a special list for newbie or...

MI-"Lady of River Rouge" yanked

Started by Delirium (donaldson_home@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-07
Hello Michigan 'boxers- Just an FYI- the "Lady of River Rouge" box is currently yanked. She's undergoing massive plastic surgery (I'm hand-carving her), and moving her court to safer environs...

brevity request: don't quote everything replied to

Started by Arielle K. Masters (arielle@imstumped.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
I'm a newbie to LBing but have been using e-mail since 1988. Yes, 1988, not 1998. My request is simple: please do not quote everything back when you respond to a message! If the subject line...

VA/WV: Two New Boxes

Started by Ivy Hedge (poisonivy@haveashittyday.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
Last week Crawdaddy and I went out to the West Virginia/Virginia border and hiked from Wolf Gap to Big Schloss. BEAUTIFUL View! 2.2 Mile hike one way - (4.4 miles up and back). We HAD to place...

A Reminder

Started by irishtinker (irishtinker@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
Just a gentle reminder Please remember when rehiding a box make sure everything is in the box correctly (not crammed so the stamp could break) and make sure the lid is on tight. Please look back &...

(RI) Weezil Series- BOX 2 MOVED

Started by Stephanie (rubberchickengirl@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
It's come to my attention that box 2 of the weezil series in RI needed to be moved. It now has a new home, and the new clues can be viewed. Thanks, and happy 'boxin.

TX - Grouches feel free to delete this newbie/sit-rep/ etc. post...

Started by Wanda (wsthm@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "ztodd1" wrote: > I see that you only planted 2 of the planned letterboxes. What > happened?> > Kat :) (((Kat))), and several others who asked. Here is how...

Maintenance/Status vs. Discussion

Started by trishkri (trishkri@yahoo.com) | 7 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-07
I think that my recent posting was one of those that started this discussion but I think that my intent was lost. As I said in my earlier post I enjoy reading people's stories of letterboxing. ...

Kat- FL

Started by ztodd1 (ketodd@earthlink.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-07
I would love to hear from any Letterboxers in Florida. Are you out there? Is there another group for FL LBer's that I need to find out about. Kat

Message Bloat:maybe one just for box updates /flibbidybits

Started by ehughes52 (libby@twcny.rr.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-07
What about California Bear's suggestion for a seperate group (list?) but keeping all the stories and talk here. Would it be too much trouble to post on a different list the boxes visited even...

Busy Bee- TX

Started by ztodd1 (ketodd@earthlink.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
I see that you only planted 2 of the planned letterboxes. What happened? Kat :)

testing

Started by LoneLetterboxer (JustBeth65@msn.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-22
sorry one more time

Lizards was: Falling behind the lingo curve....

Started by psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
You are correct Cadenza. I count toads, lizards, snakes and anything that looks crawly. I love toadies. Found one sitting on top of a box at Pocahontas State Park. Princess Turtle wouldn't let...

flibbirtybidgits

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-08-07 | Last message: 2003-08-06
Hmmm....I kind of thought the purpose of the board was to have conversations about letterboxes lost, letterboxes found, letterboxes placed, harrowing encounters with all that Mother Nature has to...

Message Bloat/regions

Started by ndnboxing (ndnboxing@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-07
Yes, this is a viable idea. Maybe split the groups into regions. It would help out on a lot of issues, such as introducing newbies, talking about local box areas, a better understanding of the area...

OH- Woodland mound park

Started by Dog Scouts Troop (DogScouts@hotmail.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-08-06 | Last message: 2003-08-06
When Wanda was in town, on 6-18-03, we went to Woodland Mound and found several. I only put the one's that were new for me in my log book that day, but maybe Wanda can say which others we found that...

Article in Prevention Magazine

Started by wandering06249 (wandering06249@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-08-06 | Last message: 2003-08-07
Just received latest issue of Prevention Magazine in the mail today and "Lo and Behold", there was an article about letterboxing in there. I figure between this article and the one in Family Fun...

Busy Bee

Started by ztodd1 (ketodd@earthlink.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-06
Kat here. Thanks for letting me know what a micro letterbox was. Please tell the interested ones how your letterboxing went today. Did you get to plant all seven of yours? Did you find the ones...

So what IS acceptable to post?

Started by Wanda (wsthm@hotmail.com) | 9 messages | First message: 2003-08-06 | Last message: 2003-08-07
The list description says: "This is a discussion group for letterboxing enthusiasts in the New World. The list is intended for sharing of ideas, stories, tips, news, advice, and clues related to...

RI Finds

Started by dmartin361 (dmartin361@cox.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-06
I was out letterboxing before and after work today and found the following two boxes in good order. Rhode Island Compass Mystery Series number 5. My first in the series and I hope to find the...