Welcome to our wonderful sport.

I would recommend reading the FAQ on the letterboxing.org website and make
sure you take lots of water when you get out to hike. Oh, and perhaps you might
enjoy thinking about a trail name (certainly not necessary, but is fun)....
Those are my tips. :-)

Enjoy your first outing. You're in good company. We're all a bit obsessed
about those elusive rubbermaid containers.
-Kim (Rustypuff)


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hello K.M.H.,

In addition to this main list, you might want to check out the Pacific
Northwest list--we're at groups.yahoo.com/group/LbPNW

See you there!
--Wild Woman

Greetings everyone,

Hey can I be considered a newbie too please? Then I have a great excuse to
ask for help and be a little pain in the butt all the time. Just because I
am new and all. As a matter of fact can I be like a honorary newbie
forever? That way I never have to be an oldie and never have to worry about
stinky socks? I really like this idea!

pandora{HIB}
"pandy" of "Googled" - Who is always attached to Iron`Bear
AND - who wants to be the self proclaimed permanent newbie of LBNA

I'm confused here, are you saying that Newbies, that is to say, those that are new to letterboxing and or this list are a pain in the butt?

If so, than I guess I'm a pain in the butt twice over as a newbie to letterboxing and a newbie to this list.

My apologies, pandora, for being a pain in the butt.

Kerjin of Rayvenhaus, aka Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: pandora{HIB}
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Another newbie!!


*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* Greetings everyone,

Hey can I be considered a newbie too please? Then I have a great excuse to
ask for help and be a little pain in the butt all the time. Just because I
am new and all. As a matter of fact can I be like a honorary newbie
forever? That way I never have to be an oldie and never have to worry about
stinky socks? I really like this idea!

pandora{HIB}
"pandy" of "Googled" - Who is always attached to Iron`Bear
AND - who wants to be the self proclaimed permanent newbie of LBNA



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To Dr. Pepper music:

I'm a newbie,
You're a newbie,
wouldn't ya like ta be a newbie tooooo...
beeee a newbie,
yeah beeee a newbie,
beeee a newbie,
yeah beeee a newbie,
wouldn't ya like ta be a newbie tooooo...


catbead

Now that the letter has gone out, I'd like to say something else....

I actually know Pandora in real life, she's the one that made mention of Letterboxing to Kris and that's what got us started. I just wanted to show that it is so very easy for others to take what is said out of context others to react to them. Those types of words are read in the frame
of mind that the recipient is in, not in the frame of mind the sender is in as we are missing two very vital aspects of human communications, Tonal qualities and Body language. With those missing, perception is reality. In other words, no matter how I meant what I typed, you'll read it in your frame of reference.

It seems to me that ar to often, people are getting their (insert appropriate form of undergarment here) in a wad over things that really are not that important. I mean, come on, a war in Iraq still going on, troops perhaps heading to Liberia, The national Debt, the jobless rate, layoffs without warning, the crime rate climbing, near drought conditions in 3/4 of the world and water shortages only over the horizon, starving people all over the world, crude oil prices rising meaning higher pump prices, etc, etc, etc.

I do letterboxing because it's fun, I do it for relaxation, I do it because it allows me to complete with the one person I can compete with and not get angry if they win.... Myself. ;-)

My hope is that we'll all go back to what this once was, according to those that have been here the longest... A place where we can all have fun, and were we can exercise our right to delete that which we don't want to read. As simple as that. I know I do and I receive this list in individual emails. Not a digest. I'm a masochist guess.

Steve of Rayvenhaus


----- Original Message -----
From: Kerjin
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Another newbie!!




I'm confused here, are you saying that Newbies, that is to say, those that are new to letterboxing and or this list are a pain in the butt?

If so, than I guess I'm a pain in the butt twice over as a newbie to letterboxing and a newbie to this list.

My apologies, pandora, for being a pain in the butt.

Kerjin of Rayvenhaus, aka Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: pandora{HIB}
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Another newbie!!


*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* Greetings everyone,

Hey can I be considered a newbie too please? Then I have a great excuse to
ask for help and be a little pain in the butt all the time. Just because I
am new and all. As a matter of fact can I be like a honorary newbie
forever? That way I never have to be an oldie and never have to worry about
stinky socks? I really like this idea!

pandora{HIB}
"pandy" of "Googled" - Who is always attached to Iron`Bear
AND - who wants to be the self proclaimed permanent newbie of LBNA

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That's cute.
STAR:W+S=DRR


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Greetings Everyone!

Hello There Kerjin =P

Okay well let me clear up the confusion -- Yeah your a pain in the butt. I
mean who introduced you to letterboxing and who is not getting to go on all
those hikes and boxes you and Kris are going on because she is home working
and too far away to leech her way? On the letterboxing scope of things that
says PITA to me!

Now since I know you so well real life I know that your making an example
here. I always love being your example, and I think your example came off
just right, at first you sounded like the grumpy pooh head I know you to be
sometimes and then you come back with age old wisdome! I just luv it when ya
do that!

As for being a twice over pain in the butt because your a twice over
newbie --- umm can we call it even now? I do believe I was in your shoes
about a year ago in your relam, on your list being a pain in the but because
I was new?

No need to apologize to me Kerjin you always know that --- if anything make
it a little more inconvient and make it hurt just a little more and I will
just luv having you around. I know -- I'm twisted.

Everyone else should probably ignore this thread if you can't find the humor
value in it....
But then again -- if you don't ignore it I can be a PITA too!

To quote catbead

I'm a PITA,
You're a PITA,
wouldn't ya like ta be a PITA tooooo...
beeee a PITA,
yeah beeee a PITA,
beeee a PITA,
yeah beeee a PITA,
wouldn't ya like ta be a PITA tooooo...

catbead

PS Kerjin - I really have a need to know - What is the top secret count that
SNL is standing for?

Only in affection and fun!

pandora{HIB}
"pandy" of "Googled"
Who is always attached to Iron`Bear

Say it ain't SO! *smirks*

But seriously, yes, he is... I can personally attest to that... Who else would continue to search for a letterbox well after the sun has gone down in a well-treed forest to the point of not even being able to read the words on the clue page he brought with us??? It was all I could do to keep from falling flat on my face from tripping over a silly tree root that decided it was going to hide in my path of walking, all because he just HAD to find one last box!!!!!

Masochist? yes... PITA? No doubt about it! Wait..... don't these two go hand in hand?????

*smirks*

Kris of Rayvenhaus

> I'm a masochist guess.

Steve of Rayvenhaus



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I find the phrase "knickers in a twist" to always be appropriate in this phrase. It's even better with a proper London accent. :-D

;)

-Jena
blue dragonfly
P0 F15 (V8) X4
E0 C1 A2
----- Original Message -----
From: Kerjin
To: LBNA
Cc: LBPNW
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:15 AM
Subject: Fw: [LbNA] Re: Another newbie!!
(insert appropriate form of undergarment here) in a wad

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As in, "Now, don't go and get yer knickers in a twist, luv!"?

(grin)

Steve of Rayvenhaus
----- Original Message -----
From: Jena Marie Paolilli
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Another newbie!!


*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* I find the phrase "knickers in a twist" to always be appropriate in this phrase. It's even better with a proper London accent. :-D

;)

-Jena
blue dragonfly
P0 F15 (V8) X4
E0 C1 A2
----- Original Message -----
From: Kerjin
To: LBNA
Cc: LBPNW
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:15 AM
Subject: Fw: [LbNA] Re: Another newbie!!
(insert appropriate form of undergarment here) in a wad

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Yup. :)

-Jena
blue dragonfly
P0 F15 (V8) X4
E0 C1 A2
----- Original Message -----
From: Kerjin
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Another newbie!!




As in, "Now, don't go and get yer knickers in a twist, luv!"?

(grin)

Steve of Rayvenhaus

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