I hope that the boxer this happened too can see the humor and
humanity in this! It's too bad about the stamp but what a yarn to
tell for years to come! A creative person might even be inspired to
create a "Birdman" letterbox in memoriam...

ROFL

Seriously, though, great tale! :)

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, StDebb@a... wrote:
> Hi, everyone. I got this story from another letterboxer in my
area, and
> since there hasn't been much posting on the list lately, I thought
I'd share it
> with an audience who'll be able to empathize.
>
> DebBee
>
> The story:
>
> "I can not believe what I ran into this weekend while
> checking up on my boxes.
> I rode my bike out to Wetlands. Apparently, a homeless person named
> "Birdman" found the box.
> Birdman broke my stamp in two and continued to use the tablet as a
diary
> writing and stamping in it every day (with my stamp)! I took the
box with me
> and found a new home for it on the Mudflat trail. Had to rewrite
the clues
> and carve another stamp-same design. I'm pretty sure this new spot
is safe
> from the "Birdman". Of course, I got an e-mail this morning from a
> letterboxer who went out there and couldn't find it. Bad timing.
>
> Birdman wrote: "I am homeless, out of work, uneployed [he can't
spell] but
> I'm gonna keep on keeping on because I'm an extreme survivor,
biker, rider".
> Then he stamped two full pages in the book with my broken stamp,
then took a
> pencil "dipped" it in the stamp pad, drew a picture of a pencil
and the
> date. Had to rip those pages out, too messy.
> I kept the first page so have a look see if you find the box
again."
>
>
> I guess we can be grateful he at least stamped in and left a
message!
>
>
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