Okay so I guess I am out of the loop -- can someone tell me what the
heck
Sit Rep is???

Way too funny !!
On so many levels .

Brian

at least we're not all fighting this week!!


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>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep
>Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 12:27:48 -0000
>
>
>
> Okay so I guess I am out of the loop -- can someone tell me what the
>heck
> Sit Rep is???
>
>Way too funny !!
>On so many levels .
>
>Brian
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Did you actually ask that question, pandora?????

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Okay so I guess I am out of the loop -- can someone tell me what the heck
Sit Rep is??? Then I will be happy to throw my educated two cents into the
box!

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A SitRep is a military non-word meaning "Situation Report". Since I spent 10 years in the military it came across as a natural way for me to share my exploits with the list. SitRep is the same as [STATE] Box Report, or whatever subject the person cares to use in my NOT so humble opinion.

Now I'm not to sure if that's even wanted any more as it appears that some care to not read the status of other boxes. Or they feel that the reports are cluttering the list. When I came to this list, that was one of the first things I read and I wanted to share my enthusiasm.

I shall endeavor to curb that in the future and not clutter the lists with such a frivolous waste of bandwidth.

Team Rayvenhaus
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Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 12:16 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep


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Okay so I guess I am out of the loop -- can someone tell me what the heck
Sit Rep is??? Then I will be happy to throw my educated two cents into the
box!

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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 the hobby of letterboxing.

Brian
TeamGreenDragon

In a message dated 8/5/2003 11:37:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
kerjin@myndworx.com writes:

> A SitRep is a military non-word meaning "Situation Report". Since I spent
> 10 years in the military it came across as a natural way for me to share my
> exploits with the list. SitRep is the same as [STATE] Box Report, or whatever
> subject the person cares to use in my NOT so humble opinion.

Actually, the whole anti-sitrep thing was a joke for me and don't be so
serious everyone! For some reason I can't ever remember the definition, no matter
how many times I get it. Anyone can say whatever they want, as long as they
put the state in the re line so we can delete if we don't have time to read
them. I like people's stories about boxing and I like to read them all when I
have time, but alas that it is not often. So, no offense meant to anyone from
this quarter.


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Greetings,

--- Kerjin wrote:
> Now I'm not to sure if that's even wanted any more
> as it appears that some care to not read the status
> of other boxes. Or they feel that the reports are
> cluttering the list. When I came to this list, that
> was one of the first things I read and I wanted to
> share my enthusiasm.
>
> I shall endeavor to curb that in the future and not
> clutter the lists with such a frivolous waste of
> bandwidth.

I for one hope that you and everyone else that cares
to do so will continue to post their boxing
adventures. Before I became a mod, the only posts I
used to read were for new boxes in my area, and
reports from folks that had been out boxing, no matter
where they lived. For me, those boxing reports,
regardless of the subject line or title, is still my
greatest single pleasure in reading this list. I hear
what the folks I've met on trail, or through email,
are up to, and learn about boxes that are in far-flung
places that I may never get to. I certainly don't
intend to stop posting our letterboxing adventures to
the list. Where else can I go to gush about the latest
great stamp, or complain about spider bites in the
line of duty? :-)

Mike S.

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I gotta agree with Mike on this one! I love to read about other's
letterboxing adventures. And if I don't have time I just skip over the ones
not in my area.

Call it an "update" or a "sitrep" or anything you want...but don't stop
posting your adventures!

I have to live vicariously through someone!

Peppermint Patti
F7 P1 X2 V6


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike S"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep


> Greetings,
>
> --- Kerjin wrote:
> > Now I'm not to sure if that's even wanted any more
> > as it appears that some care to not read the status
> > of other boxes. Or they feel that the reports are
> > cluttering the list. When I came to this list, that
> > was one of the first things I read and I wanted to
> > share my enthusiasm.
> >
> > I shall endeavor to curb that in the future and not
> > clutter the lists with such a frivolous waste of
> > bandwidth.
>
> I for one hope that you and everyone else that cares
> to do so will continue to post their boxing
> adventures. Before I became a mod, the only posts I
> used to read were for new boxes in my area, and
> reports from folks that had been out boxing, no matter
> where they lived. For me, those boxing reports,
> regardless of the subject line or title, is still my
> greatest single pleasure in reading this list. I hear
> what the folks I've met on trail, or through email,
> are up to, and learn about boxes that are in far-flung
> places that I may never get to. I certainly don't
> intend to stop posting our letterboxing adventures to
> the list. Where else can I go to gush about the latest
> great stamp, or complain about spider bites in the
> line of duty? :-)
>
> Mike S.
>
> =====
> What I hate is ignorance, smallness of imagination, the eye that sees no
farther than it's own lashes. -- Egyptian Book of the Dead, Chapter 45
>
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Yeh, how about all 1200 of us post about every letterbox we find and
every time we go out letterboxing because somebody out there might
want to read about it and live vicariously through us. I'm sure
everyone's ISP will be terribly appreciative of the huge volume of e-
mails coming through.

I finally understand why most of the people whose posts I enjoyed
reading back when I first started reading this list -- posts that
were actually about things other than a laundry list of boxes found,
are no longer around this list.

A hobby that enticed me because of its shroud of mystery has been
stripped of a good part of that alure. Mystery boxes that were hush-
hush subjects are discussed openly on list. Posts that at one time
contained hidden snippets of clues have been replaced by routine
sitreps, to the point that the truly interesting adventures, accounts
of breathtaking views and hikes and praise of wonderfully crafted
stamps and cunningly ingenious clues, end up buried knee-deep in a
pile... Useful and friendly discussion on ancillary topics pertinent
to letterboxing more often than not end up as flame wars and a battle
of "educated" opinions. Jest and lighthearted banter can no longer
fly casually back and forth without a handful taking things out of
context and spouting off in a defensive huff...

Not to mention I am about nauseous with repeated mentions of "being a
moderator" and "as a moderator"... who cares? and what is the point?

I am disappointed, truly disappointed, but finally I understand where
(or more accurately -- why), they have gone.

SpringChick




--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Peppermint Patti"
wrote:
> I gotta agree with Mike on this one! I love to read about other's
> letterboxing adventures. And if I don't have time I just skip over
the ones
> not in my area.
>
> Call it an "update" or a "sitrep" or anything you want...but don't
stop
> posting your adventures!
>
> I have to live vicariously through someone!
>
> Peppermint Patti
> F7 P1 X2 V6
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike S"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep
>
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > --- Kerjin wrote:
> > > Now I'm not to sure if that's even wanted any more
> > > as it appears that some care to not read the status
> > > of other boxes. Or they feel that the reports are
> > > cluttering the list. When I came to this list, that
> > > was one of the first things I read and I wanted to
> > > share my enthusiasm.
> > >
> > > I shall endeavor to curb that in the future and not
> > > clutter the lists with such a frivolous waste of
> > > bandwidth.
> >
> > I for one hope that you and everyone else that cares
> > to do so will continue to post their boxing
> > adventures. Before I became a mod, the only posts I
> > used to read were for new boxes in my area, and
> > reports from folks that had been out boxing, no matter
> > where they lived. For me, those boxing reports,
> > regardless of the subject line or title, is still my
> > greatest single pleasure in reading this list. I hear
> > what the folks I've met on trail, or through email,
> > are up to, and learn about boxes that are in far-flung
> > places that I may never get to. I certainly don't
> > intend to stop posting our letterboxing adventures to
> > the list. Where else can I go to gush about the latest
> > great stamp, or complain about spider bites in the
> > line of duty? :-)
> >
> > Mike S.
> >
> > =====
> > What I hate is ignorance, smallness of imagination, the eye that
sees no
> farther than it's own lashes. -- Egyptian Book of the Dead, Chapter
45
> >
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Whew! All I did was report a hitchhiker and touched off a week-long
flame war - now people can't even say they like reading about
letterboxing on here without generating a rant like this??? Lighten
up - if you don't want to read it - don't read it!
Bigguy


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "SpringChick"
wrote:
> Yeh, how about all 1200 of us post about every letterbox we find
and
> every time we go out letterboxing because somebody out there might
> want to read about it and live vicariously through us. I'm sure
> everyone's ISP will be terribly appreciative of the huge volume of
e-
> mails coming through.
>
> I finally understand why most of the people whose posts I enjoyed
> reading back when I first started reading this list -- posts that
> were actually about things other than a laundry list of boxes
found,
> are no longer around this list.
>
> A hobby that enticed me because of its shroud of mystery has been
> stripped of a good part of that alure. Mystery boxes that were
hush-
> hush subjects are discussed openly on list. Posts that at one time
> contained hidden snippets of clues have been replaced by routine
> sitreps, to the point that the truly interesting adventures,
accounts
> of breathtaking views and hikes and praise of wonderfully crafted
> stamps and cunningly ingenious clues, end up buried knee-deep in a
> pile... Useful and friendly discussion on ancillary topics
pertinent
> to letterboxing more often than not end up as flame wars and a
battle
> of "educated" opinions. Jest and lighthearted banter can no longer
> fly casually back and forth without a handful taking things out of
> context and spouting off in a defensive huff...
>
> Not to mention I am about nauseous with repeated mentions of "being
a
> moderator" and "as a moderator"... who cares? and what is the
point?
>
> I am disappointed, truly disappointed, but finally I understand
where
> (or more accurately -- why), they have gone.
>
> SpringChick
>
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Peppermint Patti"
> wrote:
> > I gotta agree with Mike on this one! I love to read about other's
> > letterboxing adventures. And if I don't have time I just skip
over
> the ones
> > not in my area.
> >
> > Call it an "update" or a "sitrep" or anything you want...but
don't
> stop
> > posting your adventures!
> >
> > I have to live vicariously through someone!
> >
> > Peppermint Patti
> > F7 P1 X2 V6
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike S"
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep
> >
> >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > --- Kerjin wrote:
> > > > Now I'm not to sure if that's even wanted any more
> > > > as it appears that some care to not read the status
> > > > of other boxes. Or they feel that the reports are
> > > > cluttering the list. When I came to this list, that
> > > > was one of the first things I read and I wanted to
> > > > share my enthusiasm.
> > > >
> > > > I shall endeavor to curb that in the future and not
> > > > clutter the lists with such a frivolous waste of
> > > > bandwidth.
> > >
> > > I for one hope that you and everyone else that cares
> > > to do so will continue to post their boxing
> > > adventures. Before I became a mod, the only posts I
> > > used to read were for new boxes in my area, and
> > > reports from folks that had been out boxing, no matter
> > > where they lived. For me, those boxing reports,
> > > regardless of the subject line or title, is still my
> > > greatest single pleasure in reading this list. I hear
> > > what the folks I've met on trail, or through email,
> > > are up to, and learn about boxes that are in far-flung
> > > places that I may never get to. I certainly don't
> > > intend to stop posting our letterboxing adventures to
> > > the list. Where else can I go to gush about the latest
> > > great stamp, or complain about spider bites in the
> > > line of duty? :-)
> > >
> > > Mike S.
> > >
> > > =====
> > > What I hate is ignorance, smallness of imagination, the eye
that
> sees no
> > farther than it's own lashes. -- Egyptian Book of the Dead,
Chapter
> 45
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--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Kerjin" wrote:
>
> I shall endeavor to curb that in the future and not clutter the
lists with such a frivolous waste of bandwidth.
----
Well, who's to say what clutters up the list and what doesn't? I for
one enjoy reading your sitreps Team Rayvenhaus and hope you continue
to post them. In fact I enjoy reading just about all of the reports
posted on the list and I fail to see why anyone would suggest that
only certain posts could be made. And I am really sorry that there are
posts that have turned ugly to the point of hurting feelings over a
subject so trivial as which words to use in a header.

I say potato you say pahtato,
You say tomato I say tahmato,
Tomato, tahmato, potato, pahtato,
Lets work the whole thing out.

Or something like that.

catbead

Flame war? LOLOLOL!!!!

Very few did not post in good-natured jest and ribbing. That thread was a lot of fun if not read through grumpy eyes.

And that thread is nothing like a "good" newsnet flame war. Yikes! Those things will have people really running for cover!

:::shudder:::

Most of the people here are great. We can agree to disagree and not too many get their panties in a bunch until someone starts bellyaching for the sake of bellyaching. Now, can someone please tell me who are these posters who left because of the posts? Ah, no, fuggedabouddit. I can't believe that anyone worth his or her salt ever left because they didn't like what some others were posting about. I don't miss them, if they ever did exist. Can't say I know who these people are, never mind miss them.

I'm with you, bigguy, when you say if you don't want to read it, don't read it! We have delete keys, and filters, and good ol' common sense. I try to use these things as needed. :-) No one here is forced to read a thing.

And I want to add that, yes, as suggested by others, the state posted *first* on the subject line really does make sense. It sure makes skipping the unwanted stuff much easier. JMHO

Mary (RI)
----- Original Message -----
From: bigguy9210
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:16 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep


Whew! All I did was report a hitchhiker and touched off a week-long
flame war - now people can't even say they like reading about
letterboxing on here without generating a rant like this??? Lighten
up - if you don't want to read it - don't read it!
Bigguy


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "SpringChick"
wrote:
> Yeh, how about all 1200 of us post about every letterbox we find
and
> every time we go out letterboxing because somebody out there might
> want to read about it and live vicariously through us. I'm sure
> everyone's ISP will be terribly appreciative of the huge volume of
e-
> mails coming through.
>
> I finally understand why most of the people whose posts I enjoyed
> reading back when I first started reading this list -- posts that
> were actually about things other than a laundry list of boxes
found,
> are no longer around this list.
>



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Well said. That is, if I should dare clutter up the list with "me too" and "Yeah, what you said" posts. :-) As if I give a rat's ass about bandwith, anyway, as if it's something that most people could understand or explain.

And just for the record, it's ca-ra-mel, not CAR-mel, as long as we are potato-patahtoing here. And that's that, because I said so.

Don't make me get my bat. It's my way, or the highway.

"let's call the whole thing off..." ;-)

Mary (RI)
----- Original Message -----
From: ehughes52
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:09 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Kerjin" wrote:
>
> I shall endeavor to curb that in the future and not clutter the
lists with such a frivolous waste of bandwidth.
----
Well, who's to say what clutters up the list and what doesn't? I for
one enjoy reading your sitreps Team Rayvenhaus and hope you continue
to post them. In fact I enjoy reading just about all of the reports
posted on the list and I fail to see why anyone would suggest that
only certain posts could be made. And I am really sorry that there are
posts that have turned ugly to the point of hurting feelings over a
subject so trivial as which words to use in a header.

I say potato you say pahtato,
You say tomato I say tahmato,
Tomato, tahmato, potato, pahtato,
Lets work the whole thing out.

Or something like that.

catbead


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NO ! around here it's CAR-mal

What's Sit Rep mean anyways...



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--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, motofranz@w... wrote:
>
> NO ! around here it's CAR-mal
>
> What's Sit Rep mean anyways...
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I agree! It's CAR-mal.
And I have no idea what a SitRep is. Who came up with that name
anyway???? ;)

NeverEnuff
P1F12X0HH0V3

OK, from now on, I'm calling them "heads ups" or "lookie what I found"s or maybe just "flibbityjibbits".

A rose by anyother name...? :)

Debean

motofranz@webtv.net wrote:

NO ! around here it's CAR-mal

What's Sit Rep mean anyways...



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We have a CAR-mal around here! I bought my Nissan Xterra there! There's also a Ford Dealer, a Toyota Dealer and someone sells Mini Coopers too! : )

SitRep is short for Sitting Representative. It is a political term for someone in the House of Representatives who doesn't do anything but sit around. I think Rush Limbaugh came up with it. ; )
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynda
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:20 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep


I agree! It's CAR-mal.
And I have no idea what a SitRep is. Who came up with that name
anyway???? ;)

NeverEnuff
P1F12X0HH0V3

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--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Lynda"
wrote:

> And I have no idea what a SitRep is.

It's a very, very dead horse.

CSCM

In the Army it means a situation report.

Helen in KY
----- Original Message -----
From: "California Bear"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep


> We have a CAR-mal around here! I bought my Nissan Xterra there! There's
also a Ford Dealer, a Toyota Dealer and someone sells Mini Coopers too! : )
>
> SitRep is short for Sitting Representative. It is a political term for
someone in the House of Representatives who doesn't do anything but sit
around. I think Rush Limbaugh came up with it. ; )
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lynda
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:20 AM
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep
>
>
> I agree! It's CAR-mal.
> And I have no idea what a SitRep is. Who came up with that name
> anyway???? ;)
>
> NeverEnuff
> P1F12X0HH0V3
>
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-
As a newcomer to this list, it seems to me that the ones going on and
on about something they don't like are the elder members. Maybe I'm
wrong?? But I agree with someone who stated that this is a semi-
closed list. Maybe it would be a good idea to start a new list for
people who are interested in hearing about letterboxes in their area
and letting the elders have at it. Purple Iris.




-- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Alafair" wrote:
> I have to concur with SpringChick and recent posts by Funhog and
> TrishKri. Sadly, this list has become a place that has evolved far
> from its original intent. Even in Digest mode, the amount of chaff
> and vehemence is overwhelming and has taken on a life of its own.
It
> is becoming more and more frustrating to find useful information to
> respond to. The list is mostly consumed by the same people posting
> over and over discussing matters that minimally require one or two
> responses or initiating discussions that belong off list. I found
one
> instance where one person posted 44 times in a three week period.
No
> wonder so many have fled.
>
> Moderators might urge newcomers to the list to read the FAQs. If
they
> did this, a great deal of redundancy might be eliminated. I realize
> that moderators have their own lives and are not charged with
> monitoring the list 24/7/365, but with several new moderators,
> perhaps it might be possible to attempt to actually moderate the
> direction the list is going while maintaining moderator neutrality.
>
> As co-moderator of another Yahoo list, I am notified when new
members
> join. I also discovered that Yahoo provides a way to auto-send or
> auto-post information periodically. A message sent automatically to
> new members or a weekly message posted to the list suggesting that
> those new to the list take some time to read the FAQs and do some
> research BEFORE asking questions might be a good idea. Trying it
for
> a few months could demonstrate whether this works or not. The FAQs
> for letterboxing are very good and cover most everything that
> concerns the activity, including references to its history and the
> way the the game is intended to be played, not to mention some
> discussion of and links to sites where the interested can learn
about
> the artistic side.
>
> At the risk of being inundated both on and off-list by those in
> disagreement...or agreement... I see the bottom line in this way.
The
> letterboxing talk-list has lost some of its most colorful and
> creative souls. Some have expressed their reasons and their
> frustrations before going; others have just disappeared, perhaps
for
> reasons that have nothing to do with this list or letterboxing.
Still
> others will join the disenchanted and continue to leave. Maybe we
> should not care, but herein lies a message. Perhaps, as in all of
> life, "the only thing constant is change." People naturally enter
and
> leave groups such as this, but when essence, the reason for being,
> the game becomes so diluted as to be unrecognizable, then all we
are
> left with are "instructions" that point us to little plastic boxes
> and then recountings ad nauseam of having followed
> the "instructions"...all of this in between one uproar after
> another.Is this what we really want this list to be like? Think
> about it.
>
> Alafair
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "SpringChick"
> wrote:
> > Yeh, how about all 1200 of us post about every letterbox we find
> and
> > every time we go out letterboxing because somebody out there
might
> > want to read about it and live vicariously through us. I'm sure
> > everyone's ISP will be terribly appreciative of the huge volume
of
> e-
> > mails coming through.
> >
> > I finally understand why most of the people whose posts I enjoyed
> > reading back when I first started reading this list -- posts that
> > were actually about things other than a laundry list of boxes
> found,
> > are no longer around this list.
> >
> > A hobby that enticed me because of its shroud of mystery has been
> > stripped of a good part of that alure. Mystery boxes that were
> hush-
> > hush subjects are discussed openly on list. Posts that at one
time
> > contained hidden snippets of clues have been replaced by routine
> > sitreps, to the point that the truly interesting adventures,
> accounts
> > of breathtaking views and hikes and praise of wonderfully crafted
> > stamps and cunningly ingenious clues, end up buried knee-deep in
a
> > pile... Useful and friendly discussion on ancillary topics
> pertinent
> > to letterboxing more often than not end up as flame wars and a
> battle
> > of "educated" opinions. Jest and lighthearted banter can no
longer
> > fly casually back and forth without a handful taking things out
of
> > context and spouting off in a defensive huff...
> >
> > Not to mention I am about nauseous with repeated mentions
of "being
> a
> > moderator" and "as a moderator"... who cares? and what is the
> point?
> >
> > I am disappointed, truly disappointed, but finally I understand
> where
> > (or more accurately -- why), they have gone.
> >
> > SpringChick
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Peppermint Patti"
> > wrote:
> > > I gotta agree with Mike on this one! I love to read about
other's
> > > letterboxing adventures. And if I don't have time I just skip
> over
> > the ones
> > > not in my area.
> > >
> > > Call it an "update" or a "sitrep" or anything you want...but
> don't
> > stop
> > > posting your adventures!
> > >
> > > I have to live vicariously through someone!
> > >
> > > Peppermint Patti
> > > F7 P1 X2 V6
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike S"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:34 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Sit Rep
> > >
> > >
> > > > Greetings,
> > > >
> > > > --- Kerjin wrote:
> > > > > Now I'm not to sure if that's even wanted any more
> > > > > as it appears that some care to not read the status
> > > > > of other boxes. Or they feel that the reports are
> > > > > cluttering the list. When I came to this list, that
> > > > > was one of the first things I read and I wanted to
> > > > > share my enthusiasm.
> > > > >
> > > > > I shall endeavor to curb that in the future and not
> > > > > clutter the lists with such a frivolous waste of
> > > > > bandwidth.
> > > >
> > > > I for one hope that you and everyone else that cares
> > > > to do so will continue to post their boxing
> > > > adventures. Before I became a mod, the only posts I
> > > > used to read were for new boxes in my area, and
> > > > reports from folks that had been out boxing, no matter
> > > > where they lived. For me, those boxing reports,
> > > > regardless of the subject line or title, is still my
> > > > greatest single pleasure in reading this list. I hear
> > > > what the folks I've met on trail, or through email,
> > > > are up to, and learn about boxes that are in far-flung
> > > > places that I may never get to. I certainly don't
> > > > intend to stop posting our letterboxing adventures to
> > > > the list. Where else can I go to gush about the latest
> > > > great stamp, or complain about spider bites in the
> > > > line of duty? :-)
> > > >
> > > > Mike S.
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > What I hate is ignorance, smallness of imagination, the eye
> that
> > sees no
> > > farther than it's own lashes. -- Egyptian Book of the Dead,
> Chapter
> > 45
> > > >
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