Gasp! I was just looking at Wanda & Pete's HH page and discovered
that one of my hitchhikers has now been to two gatherings! For the
record, I do not want my hitchhikers going to gatherings. I want
them found by accident in pre-existing letterboxes. A nice surprise
for the finder, not cluttered with a dozen other hitchhikers sitting
on a table where they lose their identity.
Others might not have a problem if their hitchhikers visit a
gathering, but I'd rather mine not. If you must bring it to a
gathering, at least hide it in a box there!
Thanks for listening....
-- Ryan
HH Stuff
6 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-01-02
HH Stuff
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@pocketmail.com) |
Date: 2004-01-02 17:21:56 UTC
Re: HH Stuff
From: funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) |
Date: 2004-01-02 17:48:52 UTC
I am of the same opinion Ryan. I'm such a fuddy duddy that I don't
even want to see any stamp image before I've found it fair and square
inside a cached letterbox. I DO make exceptions in the case of extra
special artwork or boxes that are hidden in areas I may never visit.
I made five hitchers early on in my letterboxing addiction. I have
heard precious little about any of them since they were first created,
so I stopped making them. (Yes, I've checked P&W's page.) However, if
anyone does happen to find any of them I would love it if you would
let me know about their travels. Please don't let them sit out in the
open at a gathering, move them on to a lonely letterbox.
Many thanks, Funhog
even want to see any stamp image before I've found it fair and square
inside a cached letterbox. I DO make exceptions in the case of extra
special artwork or boxes that are hidden in areas I may never visit.
I made five hitchers early on in my letterboxing addiction. I have
heard precious little about any of them since they were first created,
so I stopped making them. (Yes, I've checked P&W's page.) However, if
anyone does happen to find any of them I would love it if you would
let me know about their travels. Please don't let them sit out in the
open at a gathering, move them on to a lonely letterbox.
Many thanks, Funhog
Re: [LbNA] Re: HH Stuff
From: dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) |
Date: 2004-01-04 20:34:53 UTC-05:00
I've got to agree - grabbing a HH at a gathering sounds just tacky. To me, the letterboxing is all about the hunt and the prize and appreciating what others have done. On the other hand, if someone gets a HH and then finds that they won't be able to keep it moving (maybe they've gotten deployed and can't replant it or something), then it's best to give it away to someone who'll keep it going in true Style.
Dave
the von der Insels
----- Original Message -----
From: funhog1
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:48 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: HH Stuff
I am of the same opinion Ryan. I'm such a fuddy duddy that I don't
even want to see any stamp image before I've found it fair and square
inside a cached letterbox. I DO make exceptions in the case of extra
special artwork or boxes that are hidden in areas I may never visit.
I made five hitchers early on in my letterboxing addiction. I have
heard precious little about any of them since they were first created,
so I stopped making them. (Yes, I've checked P&W's page.) However, if
anyone does happen to find any of them I would love it if you would
let me know about their travels. Please don't let them sit out in the
open at a gathering, move them on to a lonely letterbox.
Many thanks, Funhog
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----- Original Message -----
From: funhog1
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:48 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: HH Stuff
I am of the same opinion Ryan. I'm such a fuddy duddy that I don't
even want to see any stamp image before I've found it fair and square
inside a cached letterbox. I DO make exceptions in the case of extra
special artwork or boxes that are hidden in areas I may never visit.
I made five hitchers early on in my letterboxing addiction. I have
heard precious little about any of them since they were first created,
so I stopped making them. (Yes, I've checked P&W's page.) However, if
anyone does happen to find any of them I would love it if you would
let me know about their travels. Please don't let them sit out in the
open at a gathering, move them on to a lonely letterbox.
Many thanks, Funhog
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[LbNA] Re: HH Stuff
From: Bigguy (bigguy9210@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-01-05 02:09:30 UTC
I continue to be amazed at the minutia some people apparently agonize
about. I enjoy seeing hitchhikers that I would likely never
encounter in the wild at gatherings. While I will make reasonable
efforts to accomodate peoples wishes, I'm not going to agonize about
it. If I'm fortunate enough to have a hitchhiker in my possession
when I attend a gathering, it will most likely go with me. If those
there don't wish to see it, they don't have to look. The idea that
anybody could release something into the wild and believe they can
control details of its existence forever more astounds me. They must
live in a much more uptight world than my laid back little corner of
Appalachia.
It is not my intention to offend anyone with this - it is simply my
frank and honest opinion on the discussion at hand.
about. I enjoy seeing hitchhikers that I would likely never
encounter in the wild at gatherings. While I will make reasonable
efforts to accomodate peoples wishes, I'm not going to agonize about
it. If I'm fortunate enough to have a hitchhiker in my possession
when I attend a gathering, it will most likely go with me. If those
there don't wish to see it, they don't have to look. The idea that
anybody could release something into the wild and believe they can
control details of its existence forever more astounds me. They must
live in a much more uptight world than my laid back little corner of
Appalachia.
It is not my intention to offend anyone with this - it is simply my
frank and honest opinion on the discussion at hand.
[LbNA] Re: HH Stuff
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@pocketmail.com) |
Date: 2004-01-05 02:44:30 UTC
> The idea that anybody could release something into the wild and
> believe they can control details of its existence forever more
> astounds me.
It had worked for several years where hitchhikers never showed up at
gatherings, so it *seemed* like such a tradition would continue.
I'm not out to kill the new tradition (although I don't much like
it, I will admit), but I feel like my hitchhikers should live by
the "old rules" they were introduced in.
Under the old rules, that's how we used to find hitchhikers. They
were rare, spontaneous, and a pleasure to find. Call me old
fashioned, but I liked things that way.
Under the protective flag of "there are no rules", I could go out,
collect everyone's letterboxes, and bring those to a gathering for
people to sign in. And maybe return the boxes to their proper homes
if I feel like getting around to it someday. If I did something
like that, a revolt would rise it's ugly head and say I shouldn't be
removing other people's boxes because that's not what the boxes were
placed for. They were placed for people to find.
Well, so were my hitchhikers. I want people to go out and look for
my hitchhikers, and I don't mean at the next gathering.
-- Ryan
> believe they can control details of its existence forever more
> astounds me.
It had worked for several years where hitchhikers never showed up at
gatherings, so it *seemed* like such a tradition would continue.
I'm not out to kill the new tradition (although I don't much like
it, I will admit), but I feel like my hitchhikers should live by
the "old rules" they were introduced in.
Under the old rules, that's how we used to find hitchhikers. They
were rare, spontaneous, and a pleasure to find. Call me old
fashioned, but I liked things that way.
Under the protective flag of "there are no rules", I could go out,
collect everyone's letterboxes, and bring those to a gathering for
people to sign in. And maybe return the boxes to their proper homes
if I feel like getting around to it someday. If I did something
like that, a revolt would rise it's ugly head and say I shouldn't be
removing other people's boxes because that's not what the boxes were
placed for. They were placed for people to find.
Well, so were my hitchhikers. I want people to go out and look for
my hitchhikers, and I don't mean at the next gathering.
-- Ryan
RE: [LbNA] Re: HH Stuff
From: Just Beth (JustBeth65@msn.com) |
Date: 2004-01-05 16:57:40 UTC
I felt the need to throw in my 2 cents because I think I was the party
guilty of suggesting a HH exchange at gatherings. The origional intent of
the HH exchange was sort of like a grab bag. You bring a HH, toss it in a
basket and take another in exchange to hide where ever your letterboxing
travels bring you. The intent was not as a stamping frenzy but it was a way
for HH's to travel to different locations and even different States. One of
my HH's that began in Connecticut was brought out to California and released
via a gathering. I think it's a fun exchange and a great way to sent HH's in
new directions
Now that I've cleared the air and my conscience I will bid you all well.
~Beth
>From: "rscarpen"
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] Re: HH Stuff
>Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 02:44:30 -0000
>
> > The idea that anybody could release something into the wild and
> > believe they can control details of its existence forever more
> > astounds me.
>
>It had worked for several years where hitchhikers never showed up at
>gatherings, so it *seemed* like such a tradition would continue.
>I'm not out to kill the new tradition (although I don't much like
>it, I will admit), but I feel like my hitchhikers should live by
>the "old rules" they were introduced in.
>
>Under the old rules, that's how we used to find hitchhikers. They
>were rare, spontaneous, and a pleasure to find. Call me old
>fashioned, but I liked things that way.
>
>Under the protective flag of "there are no rules", I could go out,
>collect everyone's letterboxes, and bring those to a gathering for
>people to sign in. And maybe return the boxes to their proper homes
>if I feel like getting around to it someday. If I did something
>like that, a revolt would rise it's ugly head and say I shouldn't be
>removing other people's boxes because that's not what the boxes were
>placed for. They were placed for people to find.
>
>Well, so were my hitchhikers. I want people to go out and look for
>my hitchhikers, and I don't mean at the next gathering.
>
>-- Ryan
>
>
>
>
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guilty of suggesting a HH exchange at gatherings. The origional intent of
the HH exchange was sort of like a grab bag. You bring a HH, toss it in a
basket and take another in exchange to hide where ever your letterboxing
travels bring you. The intent was not as a stamping frenzy but it was a way
for HH's to travel to different locations and even different States. One of
my HH's that began in Connecticut was brought out to California and released
via a gathering. I think it's a fun exchange and a great way to sent HH's in
new directions
Now that I've cleared the air and my conscience I will bid you all well.
~Beth
>From: "rscarpen"
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] Re: HH Stuff
>Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 02:44:30 -0000
>
> > The idea that anybody could release something into the wild and
> > believe they can control details of its existence forever more
> > astounds me.
>
>It had worked for several years where hitchhikers never showed up at
>gatherings, so it *seemed* like such a tradition would continue.
>I'm not out to kill the new tradition (although I don't much like
>it, I will admit), but I feel like my hitchhikers should live by
>the "old rules" they were introduced in.
>
>Under the old rules, that's how we used to find hitchhikers. They
>were rare, spontaneous, and a pleasure to find. Call me old
>fashioned, but I liked things that way.
>
>Under the protective flag of "there are no rules", I could go out,
>collect everyone's letterboxes, and bring those to a gathering for
>people to sign in. And maybe return the boxes to their proper homes
>if I feel like getting around to it someday. If I did something
>like that, a revolt would rise it's ugly head and say I shouldn't be
>removing other people's boxes because that's not what the boxes were
>placed for. They were placed for people to find.
>
>Well, so were my hitchhikers. I want people to go out and look for
>my hitchhikers, and I don't mean at the next gathering.
>
>-- Ryan
>
>
>
>
>
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