Hi!
I'm brand new to letterboxing, in fact I haven't even been out yet. I read
the recent article in Family Fun and was very interested. I started surfing
the web to see if I could find some boxes near me and found a few at lbNA.
I nearly ran out immediately to try to find them but the weather has been
pretty crummy. I am sorry I waited, because I joined this group yesterday
and am now a little nervous to start. It seems that there is definitely a
right way and a wrong way to do things and I don't want to upset any of the
people who have been doing this for a long time.
Anyway, I digress. I read the FAQs and saw that most of the clues for the
boxes are listed at lbNA but that sometimes finding the clues is part of the
fun in itself. Soon I will be visiting my parents in the Albany, NY area
and was wondering if anyone knew of any boxes I might be able to look for.
I saw the one listed for Glenville, NY but I'm not sure I want to start with
a box listed as abandoned.
Thanks in advance,
Ellen
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finding letterboxing clues
4 messages in this thread |
Started on 2003-08-13
finding letterboxing clues
From: Ellen Garcia (ellenhgarcia@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-08-13 01:27:21 UTC
Re: finding letterboxing clues
From: ehughes52 (libby@twcny.rr.com) |
Date: 2003-08-13 01:56:10 UTC
Hello fellow newbie,
The Glenville, NY box could still be there but the person who placed
it may not be aware of the LbNA change, or may no longer be interested
in letterboxing.
What state and city are you from?
catbead
The Glenville, NY box could still be there but the person who placed
it may not be aware of the LbNA change, or may no longer be interested
in letterboxing.
What state and city are you from?
catbead
Re: [LbNA] finding letterboxing clues
From: Silent Doug (silentdoug@douglasgerlach.com) |
Date: 2003-08-13 00:51:18 UTC-04:00
Ellen Garcia wrote:
>Soon I will be visiting my parents in the Albany, NY area
>and was wondering if anyone knew of any boxes I might be able to look for.
>I saw the one listed for Glenville, NY but I'm not sure I want to start with
>a box listed as abandoned.
Abandoned boxes simply mean that the individual who planted the letterbox
has not yet "claimed" it on the revamped letterboxing.org web site. The
person could be an avid letterboxer who doesn't follow this list, but who
may maintain their own boxes quite diligently.
A better term to describe it would be "unclaimed," in fact. I wouldn't
necessarily avoid any box listed as "abandoned" on the web site.
Doug
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>Soon I will be visiting my parents in the Albany, NY area
>and was wondering if anyone knew of any boxes I might be able to look for.
>I saw the one listed for Glenville, NY but I'm not sure I want to start with
>a box listed as abandoned.
Abandoned boxes simply mean that the individual who planted the letterbox
has not yet "claimed" it on the revamped letterboxing.org web site. The
person could be an avid letterboxer who doesn't follow this list, but who
may maintain their own boxes quite diligently.
A better term to describe it would be "unclaimed," in fact. I wouldn't
necessarily avoid any box listed as "abandoned" on the web site.
Doug
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Silent Doug, P31 F168 X06
silentdoug@douglasgerlach.com
http://www.letterboxing.info
Re: [LbNA] finding letterboxing clues
From: (mindizney@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-08-13 06:22:18 UTC-04:00
Hi Ellen! Concerning the abandoned box, that simply means that the box has
not been picked up by the placer on the website. Many of the placers have
found out about the new site and have signed up, whereas others may not have, or
may not be boxing anymore. Don't let that discourage you from looking! We
have a famous abandoned box here in CT (Ray's Dilemma), which is still alive and
well, even though it is technically abandoned.
Don't let an "abandoned" box discourage you from looking! Go out and have
some fun!
Happy Hunting!
Music Woman
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not been picked up by the placer on the website. Many of the placers have
found out about the new site and have signed up, whereas others may not have, or
may not be boxing anymore. Don't let that discourage you from looking! We
have a famous abandoned box here in CT (Ray's Dilemma), which is still alive and
well, even though it is technically abandoned.
Don't let an "abandoned" box discourage you from looking! Go out and have
some fun!
Happy Hunting!
Music Woman
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