I tried to claim them a while ago when the website changed, and I got as far
as registering, but was unable to complete the transfer, and I guess I
"abandoned" the effort. I whale have to try again...
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:40 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Digest Number 1730
>
>There are 25 messages in this issue.
>
>Topics in this digest:
>
> 1. Re: Wes's One Year Anniversary
> From: "be ma"
> 2. Looking for Sea Breeze
> From: cziko80245@aol.com
> 3. Re: Wes's One Year Anniversary
> From: NLS
> 4. Boxes
> From: "abacus00"
> 5. Boxes
> From: "abacus00"
> 6. Boxes
> From: "abacus00"
> 7. Re: invitation
> From: mjpepe1@comcast.net
> 8. Re: Re: Hitchhiker Etiquette
> From: Delirium
> 9. Re: first letterbox!
> From: Chuck Straub
> 10. Ryan's Great Adventure vol 39 is ready! =)
> From: "rscarpen"
> 11. Mansfield CT Summer Solstice pictures
> From: Chuck Straub
> 12. Re: Wes's One Year Anniversary
> From: Chuck Straub
> 13. Re: Ithaca NY gathering - responses needed
> From: Debbie Teeter
> 14. Note to Polly in N.O,OHIO
> From: mohmers@aol.com
> 15. Re: Slightly OT: Why Do Local Parks Charge Fees?
> From: mohmers@aol.com
> 16. Re: The Maine Event update
> From: "Brian, Ryan & Lori"
> 17. brief intermission
> From: "Jena Marie Paolilli"
> 18. Baxter STATE Park
> From: "Jena Marie Paolilli"
> 19. Eastern PA abandoned boxes
> From: Silent Doug
> 20. Note to Aisling
> From: "Jena Marie Paolilli"
> 21. Re: Note to Aisling
> From: "Jocelyn"
> 22. Wes: Question on New Maintainer entry
> From: "cavy_lovers4"
> 23. CT - We reached F100!
> From: SawnSJ@aol.com
> 24. Re: Got Lost!
> From: "birder579"
> 25. Re: Wes's One Year Anniversary
> From: "birder579"
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:25:06 +0000
> From: "be ma"
>Subject: Re: Wes's One Year Anniversary
>
>Congratulations on your year anniversary!! You have made such a tremendous
>positive impact on us all. Maybe you should add a special count for ALL
the
>boxes on the website that you have helped to make possible :-)
>BeMa
>
>
>>From: "Wes Garrison"
>>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>>To:
>>Subject: [LbNA] Wes's One Year Anniversary
>>Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:21:51 -0500
>>
>>Well, a year ago I stumbled upon this crazy thing called letterboxing.
>>A year later, I am a whopping P6 F6.
>>
>>You can now assign maintainers to your boxes. If you place a box
>>in some distant area, find a maintainer for it, even if you're still
>>planning on being an active boxer.
>>
>>If you got any wierd errors on the site in the last couple of hours,
sorry.
>>Everything should be back to quasi-normal. Sorry to freak you out.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Wes
>>
>>
>>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
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>Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 07:34:19 EDT
> From: cziko80245@aol.com
>Subject: Looking for Sea Breeze
>
>Hello Sea Breeze
>
> Just missed you and a HH in Coventry on Tuesday morning ...........I hear
>we are from the same town.
>
>Pine Tree
>
>
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>Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 07:45:24 -0400
> From: NLS
>Subject: Re: Wes's One Year Anniversary
>
>A note from CT.
>How about a 'traveling H.H. Wes Box' A nice stamp ? [I am not a
>carver- just a bunch of ideas running around in my head] Then when the
>lucky folks find the" Wes Box" , they could write their own words of
>thanks or maybe a poem or two.?? I would love to find that one. A real
>Dance would be in order.!! With luck it could move about our country
>and hit all the states. BTW, Wes, a big thanks from this :
>Butterfly
>
>be ma wrote:
>
>>Congratulations on your year anniversary!! You have made such a
tremendous
>>positive impact on us all. Maybe you should add a special count for ALL
the
>>boxes on the website that you have helped to make possible :-)
>>BeMa
>>
>>
>>>From: "Wes Garrison"
>>>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>>>To:
>>>Subject: [LbNA] Wes's One Year Anniversary
>>>Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:21:51 -0500
>>>
>>>Well, a year ago I stumbled upon this crazy thing called letterboxing.
>>>A year later, I am a whopping P6 F6.
>>>
>>>You can now assign maintainers to your boxes. If you place a box
>>>in some distant area, find a maintainer for it, even if you're still
>>>planning on being an active boxer.
>>>
>>>If you got any wierd errors on the site in the last couple of hours,
sorry.
>>>Everything should be back to quasi-normal. Sorry to freak you out.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Wes
>>>
>>>
>>>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>>
>>
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>
>Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:00:35 -0000
> From: "abacus00"
>Subject: Boxes
>
>I found a set of 3 boxes at Safeway (Northern Virginia) on sale with
>Safeway card for $1.99 for the set. They are heavy duty plastic, air
>and water tight, safe for freezer, dishwasher and microwave (that
>covers hot, cold and wet). The largest would make a slightly small
>letterbox - but it can easily hold a 3"x3" log book along with stamp,
>etc. I figure the smaller sizes could be used for miniboxes. The
>smallest could even be used to hold a stamp within a larger box.
>
>The set consists of the following boxes (measurements are interior):
>
>(1) 4.5" across, 2.1" deep
>
>(1) 3.5" across, 1.75" deep
>
>(1) 2.5" across, 1.25 deep
>
>There were several other sets with different size containers. One set
>did have a couple rectagular boxes that would work as well, but the
>rest of the set was too large.
>
>The closing mechanism is different than Tupperware or Rubbermaid.
>There are four hinged tabs on the lid that click over protrustions on
>the edge of the box. The brand is Lock & Lock and you can see them
>online at the following site, but they are much more expensive here:
>
>http://store.heritagemint.com/escalate/store/DetailPage?
>pls=heritagemint&bc=heritagemint&pc=ZHPL933S&clist=0137803261f9:015280
>322921&pls5=12&pls6=http://a1364.g.akamai.net/v/1364/5550/12h/images.e
>scalate.com/images/products/hm90109/000/001/000001538.jpg
>
>(this is a longggg URL - you might have to cut and paste in sections
>into your browser)
>
>I have boxes, carving material (Enough for at least 100 stamps! I
>have to try all the types right?), 6 stamps carved, plans for 3
>series, I've planned the parks where I want to place them. Now all I
>need to do is make some log books, and get out and plant the
>boxes!! :)
>
>--Mahjong
>
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:10:04 -0000
> From: "abacus00"
>Subject: Boxes
>
>I found a set of 3 round boxes at Safeway (Northern Virginia) on sale
>with Safeway card for $1.99 for the set. They are heavy duty plastic,
>air and water tight, safe for freezer, dishwasher and microwave (
>that covers hot, cold and wet). The largest would make a slightly
>small letterbox - but it can easily hold a 3"x3" log book along with
>stamp, etc. I figure the smaller sizes could be used for miniboxes.
>The smallest could even be used to hold a stamp within a larger box.
>
>The set consists of the following round boxes (measurements are
>interior):
>
>(1) 4.5" across, 2.1" deep
>
>(1) 3.5" across, 1.75" deep
>
>(1) 2.5" across, 1.25 deep
>
>There were several other sets with different size containers. One set
>did have a couple rectagular boxes that would work as well, but the
>rest of the set was too large.
>
>The closing mechanism is different than Tupperware or Rubbermaid.
>There are four hinged tabs on the lid that click over protrustions on
>the edge of the box. The brand is Lock & Lock and you can see them
>online at the following site, but they are much more expensive here:
>
>http://store.heritagemint.com/escalate/store/CategoryPage?
>pls=heritagemint&bc=heritagemint&cc=LL&group=cat_prod&clist=0137803261
>f9&startNum=12&rangeNum=6
>
>(this is a longggg URL - you might have to cut and paste in sections
>into your browser)
>
>I have boxes, carving material (Enough for at least 100 stamps! I
>have to try all the types right?), 6 stamps carved, plans for 3
>series, I've planned the parks where I want to place them. Now all I
>need to do is make some log books, and get out and plant the boxes!!
>My goal is to get one out sometime before Christmas. :)
>
>--Mahjong
>
>
>
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:15:07 -0000
> From: "abacus00"
>Subject: Boxes
>
>I found a set of 3 round boxes at Safeway (Northern Virginia) on sale
>with Safeway card for $1.99 for the set. They are heavy duty plastic,
>air and water tight, safe for freezer, dishwasher and microwave (that
>covers hot, cold and wet). The largest would make a slightly small
>letterbox - but it can easily hold a 3"x3" log book along with stamp,
>etc. I figure the smaller sizes could be used for miniboxes. The
>smallest could even be used to hold a stamp within a larger box.
>
>The set consists of the following round boxes (measurements are
>interior):
>
>(1) 4.5" across, 2.1" deep
>
>(1) 3.5" across, 1.75" deep
>
>(1) 2.5" across, 1.25 deep
>
>There were several other sets with different size containers. One set
>did have a couple rectagular boxes that would work as well, but the
>rest of the set was too large.
>
>The closing mechanism is different than Tupperware or Rubbermaid.
>There are four hinged tabs on the lid that click over protrusions on
>the edge of the box. The brand is Lock & Lock and you can see them
>online at the following site, but they are much more expensive here:
>
>http://store.heritagemint.com/escalate/store/CategoryPage?
>pls=heritagemint&bc=heritagemint&cc=LL&group=cat_prod&clist=0137803261
>f9&startNum=12&rangeNum=6
>
>(this is a longggg URL - you might have to cut and paste in sections
>into your browser)
>
>I have boxes, carving material (Enough for at least 100 stamps! I
>have to try all the types right?), 6 stamps carved, plans for 3
>series, I've planned the parks where I want to place them. Now all I
>need to do is make some log books, and get out and plant the boxes!!
>My goal is to get one out sometime before Christmas. :)
>
>--Mahjong
>
>
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:29:32 +0000
> From: mjpepe1@comcast.net
>Subject: Re: invitation
>
>Hi:
>
>Watch out for the Town Pound Letterbox! It's very tricky and was mosquito-
>infested when we visited in June. Never did find it.
>Have fun; wish we didn't have to work!
>
>--
>Mark Pepe
>[The Pepe's & Davidow's]
>P0 F184 X77
>http://pepeanddavidow.blogspot.com/
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 06:17:28 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Delirium
>Subject: Re: Re: Hitchhiker Etiquette
>
>
>
>Sir Balthazar: Cheers on the 100!
>
>I love the idea of the series HH. I love hitchhikers- while you're at it,
could you send someone to my hitchhiker who understands that it should be
taken?
>(*muttering about her stagnant HH, despite three visitors to the box since
its planting)
>
>What about this additional twist?
>
>Maybe you could plant them in four different areas of the country? The
four compass directions? See who on the list is the farthest northern
location, fartherst eastern, western, southern, and send the boxes to them
to release? (That way you have a better chance of not clumping them up)
> "Like the points on a compass, so are the ideas of 4-H" *grin*
>
>Cheers,
>Delirium
>
>
>
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>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 07:40:08 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Chuck Straub
>Subject: Re: first letterbox!
>
>
>--- dotdrob
>> Hi! Did the "Delaware State Stamp" last Friday at
>> Fenton Ruby Park
>> with a couple of my students and their moms. What
>> fun - had no idea
>> there was this letterboxing subculture right in my
>> neighborhood.
>> Good clues NeeDeeps! I'll search for more now!
>>
>> Dot/CT
>>
>>
>Welcome to letterboxing. Good to see more new people
>in this area......Chuck and Molly Mansfield CT
>
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>Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:43:12 -0000
> From: "rscarpen"
>Subject: Ryan's Great Adventure vol 39 is ready! =)
>
>Read all about it at
>http://www.geocities.com/rscarpen/CentralAmerica/vol39.html
>
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 07:49:02 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Chuck Straub
>Subject: Mansfield CT Summer Solstice pictures
>
>We have posted some pictures of the Mansfield CT
>summer solstice event on my website
>www.chuckstraub.com The photos are on the following
>page
>http://www.chuckstraub.com/Letterboxing/summersolstice.htm
>Hope you all enjoy them.....Chuck and Molly
>
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>
>Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 07:54:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Chuck Straub
>Subject: Re: Wes's One Year Anniversary
>
>Happy Anniversary Les. We sure are glad you stumbled
>upon letterboxing. Thanks for all of your hard
>work.....Chuck and Molly
>
>--- Wes Garrison
>> Well, a year ago I stumbled upon this crazy thing
>> called letterboxing.
>> A year later, I am a whopping P6 F6.
>>
>> You can now assign maintainers to your boxes. If
>> you place a box
>> in some distant area, find a maintainer for it, even
>> if you're still
>> planning on being an active boxer.
>>
>> If you got any wierd errors on the site in the last
>> couple of hours, sorry.
>> Everything should be back to quasi-normal. Sorry to
>> freak you out.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Wes
>>
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been
>> removed]
>>
>>
>
>
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>
>Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:58:08 -0400
> From: Debbie Teeter
>Subject: Re: Ithaca NY gathering - responses needed
>
>Well we were looking forward to this, but just learned of an out-of-state
>family reunion that same day we really want to attend - so we can't make
>it! It is a great location tho' - hope everyone looks for our box!
>
>Debbie T., "the bee"
>
>At 10:08 AM 07/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>>I'm still making plans for a gathering on Sunday, August 24th in Ithaca,
>>NY. Anyone willing to travel to the Central NY/Finger Lakes area is
welcome
>>to join us. Alafair has graciously offered to hold stamp carving and book
>>binding classes, and we'll do a potluck meal as well as whatever other
>>activities people decide would be fun.
>>
>>Stewart Park on the shore of Cayuga Lake is the best location for this
>>gathering, with ample (free, as opposed to $7 for the state parks) parking
>>and lots of room for exploring. I've been in touch with the park office
and
>>there's rental space available in one of the picnic pavilions as of today.
>>
>>I'd like to reserve this space in the next few days because it's sure to
be
>>snapped up soon. This particular pavilion is adjacent to a playground and
>>not far from the lake shore. The rental charge is based on the group size,
>>though, so I need a general idea of how many people might attend. The
>>maximum rental group they still have space for right now is 40. If our
>>group ends up bigger than that (fingers crossed), there are plenty of
other
>>picnic tables outside of the shady pavilion we can spill over to.
>>
>>If you have any interest in joining us for this gathering, please send me
>>an email with the number of people who will attend and your preference for
>>gathering time (late morning, early afternoon, late afternoon). Thanks!
>>
>>Hoping to hear from a lot of you,
>>
>>TurtleMcQ
>>mailto:mcquades@twcny.rr.com
>>
>>
>>
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>Message: 14
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:10:09 EDT
> From: mohmers@aol.com
>Subject: Note to Polly in N.O,OHIO
>
>HI Polly!
>
>I have your order for the 5 LbNA square decals and the 2 F100 merit
badges.
>Sorry for not getting back to you sooner.
>
>I set these up but I no longer send them to people from my house. To order
>these send your payment straight to the embroiderer or the decal maker.
>
>Click here for the most current LbNA regalia news and for the correct
>addresses.
> LbNA
regalia updates
>Sorry for any confusion. :o)
>
>I can just cut up your check or I can mail it back to you...your choice
(just
>let me know) . :)
>
>Thanks so much,
>
>Kay aka Mohmers
>
>
>PS
>(If you want an LbNA logo patch you can "pay me back" for them at $2.15 a
>piece ;
> I have those here and will send them from my house)
>
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>
>Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:13:33 EDT
> From: mohmers@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Slightly OT: Why Do Local Parks Charge Fees?
>
>We have a letterbox in a local park that charges a fee. It is not a state
>funded park. The township set up the park with the provision that the
town's
>people will pay for the upkeep of the park and all those outside the cty li
mits
>will pay a voluntary $1 fee. Its a nice idea .
>
>
>In a message dated 7/16/03 3:21:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>mlgainey@yahoo.com writes:
>
>>
>> Just wondering . . .
>>
>> Why do local parks charge entrance fees for people who don't have tags
>> on their cars from the areas that the parks are in? I first
>> experienced this in the Fredericksburg, VA, area, and I saw a post
>> recently about a Fairfax, VA, park that does the same thing. I mean,
>> these are LOCAL parks. State and national parks, I can understand. I
>> just don't get it.
>>
>> -- mlg
>> Richmond, VA
>>
>
>
>
>
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>
>Message: 16
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:04:35 -0000
> From: "Brian, Ryan & Lori"
>Subject: Re: The Maine Event update
>
>Awwww - shucks (blushing)
>
>
>--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, mjpepe1@c... wrote:
>> Another point - if you don't know us now - you will after the
>event! That's the
>> best thing about these gatherings. We arrive as strangers and leave
>as friends.
>> How could you not make friends when we all share the love of
>letterboxing?
>> Sue & I have made some wonderful friendships at these events
>[TeamGreenDragon
>> for one!!]
>>
>> Mark Pepe
>> [The Pepe's & Davidow's]
>> P0 F184 X77
>> http://pepeanddavidow.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 17
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:23:31 -0400
> From: "Jena Marie Paolilli"
>Subject: brief intermission
>
>I'm home for a quick lunch before heading back out to do more letterboxes.
>This morning, I met up with Pam (Dancin' Feet) at a Dunkin' Donuts, then we
headed to the Gilson Road Cemetary to meet up with friends of hers: Tim
(Red-Eyed Dragon) and his mother, Diane (Two Step Lover).
>We found the NH Ghosts box (my first find!) and the Gilson Road Cemetary
box as well (Pam replaced the broken pencil in the box with a pen). Pam and
I then headed up to Mine Falls Park so that she could show me the back way
into the park and bring me to where I could pick up the clues and follow
them, entrance from which the clues are written is closed for construction.
>All three boxes were in great condition.
>
>I'm revising my plans for the day to head to the Acton/Concord/Littleton
area, as Hillsboro is a bit far for me to go to today.
>
>I'll check back in when I get home again.
>
>:)
>
>-Jena
>blue dragonfly
>P0 F11 (V8) X3
>
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>
>Message: 18
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:21:14 -0400
> From: "Jena Marie Paolilli"
>Subject: Baxter STATE Park
>
>...not Baxter CITY Park...
>
>Does anyone know of boxes up there? My brother and father are spending next
week there and want to try their hand at letterboxing. :) I know that 100
Mile is up there, but what other ones could they search for?
>
>-Jena
>blue dragonfly
>P0 F11 (V8) X3
>
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>
>Message: 19
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:39:20 -0400
> From: Silent Doug
>Subject: Eastern PA abandoned boxes
>
>I made a pass today at tracking down all the owners of "abandoned" boxes in
>Eastern PA, sent out a number of emails, and have already heard back from a
>couple of people. Hopefully, we'll find all the original owners and get
>them all back online soon.
>
>I also sent the webmasters a couple of notes about duplications on that
page.
>
>Doug
>
>
>|-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
>Silent Doug, P22 F167 X06
>silentdoug@douglasgerlach.com
>http://www.letterboxing.info
>
>
>
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>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 20
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:47:17 -0400
> From: "Jena Marie Paolilli"
>Subject: Note to Aisling
>
>I forgot to mention earlier that the logbook for the Gilson Road box is
almost full - just a few pages left and it's been popular lately! :)
>
>-Jena
>blue dragonfly
>P0 F11 (V8) X3
>
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>Message: 21
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:07:55 -0000
> From: "Jocelyn"
>Subject: Re: Note to Aisling
>
>Ais is in the process of moving to Houston...I'm pretty sure we could
>get her permission to allow someone to adopt her box, though. :)
>
>Congrats on finding so many boxes in your first day!
>
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 22
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:23:33 -0000
> From: "cavy_lovers4"
>Subject: Wes: Question on New Maintainer entry
>
>Hi,
> I went to the website to look at the new feature.
>I looked at the form for entering new boxes, but it does not have a
>place for entering who will maintain the box. Should it?
>
>Then I clicked on "edit" to look at my own boxes.
>My boxes said the Maintainer was "Abandoned Box"!
>
>Does this mean that all registered box owners now have to go back and
>revise their box entries to keep them from being deleted? Yikes! [I
>have changed mine, but I hope this is not necessary for those with
>lots of boxes]
>
>Then, when I viewed my clues normally, not as owner, I saw that it
>has, as before, a link to contact the placer, but not the maintainer.
>
>If the maintainance person cannot be viewed, how will this new
>function help?
>
>Also, if one wants to adopt a box, how would one sign on and do this -
> at present, it looks like only the owner can do that?
>
>Sorry if I am being slow on the uptake here,
>Cavy Lovers
>
>sorry if I am being
>
>
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>Message: 23
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:48:16 -0400
> From: SawnSJ@aol.com
>Subject: CT - We reached F100!
>
>Tom and I began letterboxing on May 16, 2003 after looking for something to
combine our interests - he's the hiker/nature lover and I'm a rubber
stamper. Yesterday (our 2nd month into this VERY addicting hobby), we found
our 100th box! Of course, over that period of time we've spent 3 entire
days in Mansfield, the mecca of boxing, which has helped immensely!!
>
>Here's a report on our finds (and misses) yesterday:
>
>The Kettle Hole Trail Series - fun series, but we didn't find boxes 4, 12,
13 and 16.
>
>My Favorite Actor - it started POURING right after we found the first box
in this series. So, between a slick uphill trail, rain covered glasses that
I couldn't see out of, and an initial attempt to sit out the rain under a
pine tree, we totally missed the first trail marker. We ended up finding 4
of the 6 boxes, but totally out of order (Kenneth Branagh, Hamlet, Othello,
Henry V). We learned a very important lesson - keep clues in plastic when
there's any threat of rain. By the end of our hike, we couldn't even read
the clues!!
>
>It continued raining, so we took a break to shop for a dry t-shirt (another
lesson - bring extra clothes), have lunch, then went to Manchester to buy
some new hiking boots and socks. (Tom told me I had "girlie" boots - and
after getting soaked in that rainstorm, I agreed that "real" waterproof
hiking boots were a good idea!)
>
>After lunch we stopped in Coventry to pick up the new Worn Yesterday Shoppe
stamp. Barbie is very nice and is enjoying the stream of letterboxers that
have started to show up!
>
>Got Milk - Beautiful views; deer in the pasture
>
>Ye Olde Cemetery - Tom got caught in prickers going after this box
>
>100 Years of Hope - great stamp!
>
>Lions Club Park Soccer Fields - just after we found this box, soccer
practice started so our timing was great!
>
>Goodnight, Moon - This one was hard to find - and it was laying right out
in the open when Tom did find it (I stayed on the dry road and let him do
the work)!!
>
>We got the first box in the Oxen Adventure Series - another GREAT stamp!
>
>We attempted to look for Population, but couldn't figure it out. Maybe we
were too tired and waterlogged by then!!
>
>It was a great day and fun to reach a milestone!!
>
>Suz (of Tom and Suz)
>
>P2 F115 H2
>
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>Message: 24
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:29:01 -0000
> From: "birder579"
>Subject: Re: Got Lost!
>
>That's wonderful. It is always a game of chance on how park
>officials will respond to news of our hobby being carried out in
>their park. I hope they will tell all their Ranger friends that
>this is a wonderful and beign occupation. My experience with park
>directors in Connecticut has been all positive. (I have not gone
>into any national parks.) They all see the oppertunity to attract a
>new audience of visitors. One is planning to put out "official"
>park boxes as part of the educational outreach.
>
>It is a good idea to inform the directors of the boxes in case a
>question comes up. I would hate to see the bomb squad being called
>to defuse a rubber stamp. (I think this may have happened.)
>
>Keep up the good work. Lets hope all directors are so inclined.
>
>The Bird Stamper
>
>--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "deeutz68"
>wrote:
>> Went letterboxing today to get the last stamp we needed from Lake
>> Anna State Park in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Want to know how to
>turn
>> a .8 mile hike with 3 kids in to a 2 hour search? Try following
>the
>
>....
>
>> To end, with the now new help from the Rangers, I found the LB
>about
>> 10 mins after leaving the office. Happy, hot and tired we loaded
>back
>> into the van and headed home with our new stamp!
>>
>> Happy LBing!
>> Dee
>
>
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>Message: 25
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:35:28 -0000
> From: "birder579"
>Subject: Re: Wes's One Year Anniversary
>
>Thank you so much for all your efforts. The web site is easy to use
>and very understandable. As a retired data processor (mainframe
>systems), I know how much work is involved to keep a system running.
>Your work is appreciated.
>The Bird Stamper
>
>--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Wes Garrison"
>wrote:
>> Well, a year ago I stumbled upon this crazy thing called
>letterboxing.
>> A year later, I am a whopping P6 F6.
>>
>> You can now assign maintainers to your boxes. If you place a box
>> in some distant area, find a maintainer for it, even if you're
>still
>> planning on being an active boxer.
>>
>> If you got any wierd errors on the site in the last couple of
>hours, sorry.
>> Everything should be back to quasi-normal. Sorry to freak you out.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Wes
>>
>>
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