I would like to take this time to state my feelings on hitchhikers.
I haven't done very many. Three Maine Shells and Sun Ra Orchesktra. I don't ever
see anything online about them. I don't know where they are. I don't know where
thye've been. Frankly, I think they are gone.
Where do hitchiikers really go? Why do they stay in people's backpacks - or on their
kitchen tables - or whathaveyou? What is the point?!
There was some recent clammering about this subject on Mark Pepe's page asking
about hostels and the like. What came of this? Yes, Wanda and Pete maintain a
fabulous log of them, but as for the original parents of these little guys? Well, I'm a
terrible parent, no news of these guys makes me very sad :-(
What do you folks think? What about the future of hitchhikers??!
The HH void
15 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-05-29
The HH void
From: Phyto (phyto_me@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-05-29 18:05:44 UTC
Re: [LbNA] The HH void
From: Danny McMillin (macdanny@mindspring.com) |
Date: 2004-05-29 14:20:04 UTC-07:00
Snip --
>Where do hitchiikers really go? Why do they stay in people's backpacks -
>or on their
>kitchen tables - or whathaveyou? What is the point?!
Snip--
>
>What do you folks think? What about the future of hitchhikers??!
==============
Phyto,
I don't have an answer for you.
I have only recently started to letterbox. In that time, I've found 2
hitchhikers. I moved them along and emailed the owners about were their
HH's had been. But I never got any response from them. It's as if they
didn't care to hear any updates. So it's kind of the flip side to your
questions.
One can only do so much. Then it depends on other kind folk to keep the
ball rolling (or is it keep the hitchhiker hiking?).
I haven't placed any Hitchhikers yet, and am not really very excited to
plant any, anytime soon.
Keegan the Airedale Terrier
aka
Danny
>Where do hitchiikers really go? Why do they stay in people's backpacks -
>or on their
>kitchen tables - or whathaveyou? What is the point?!
Snip--
>
>What do you folks think? What about the future of hitchhikers??!
==============
Phyto,
I don't have an answer for you.
I have only recently started to letterbox. In that time, I've found 2
hitchhikers. I moved them along and emailed the owners about were their
HH's had been. But I never got any response from them. It's as if they
didn't care to hear any updates. So it's kind of the flip side to your
questions.
One can only do so much. Then it depends on other kind folk to keep the
ball rolling (or is it keep the hitchhiker hiking?).
I haven't placed any Hitchhikers yet, and am not really very excited to
plant any, anytime soon.
Keegan the Airedale Terrier
aka
Danny
Re: The HH void
From: Silver Eagle (sileagle@alltel.net) |
Date: 2004-05-30 03:19:15 UTC
I feel your pain! I have released 4 HH so far and though I
initially heard about them regularly as they moved around the
country, I have heard nothing for almost a year now. What is
amazing is that 3 of them were last released in big letterboxing
areas (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic & Pacific Northwest). I enjoy
hearing from people when they find my Hitchhikers because I
have web pages for each with all their travel history. I guess
there are several possible reasons I have not heard anything:
they were placed in boxes that went missing, they were placed in
boxes nobody visits, they are in somebody's possession or they
are doing fine but not being reported on. When I find a HH I
always report it to the owner and the Travelers Talklist so
Wanda & Pete will also know about it, so I would hope everyone
else does the same thing. I know this probably isn't the case
but I will continue to hope for the best and keep waiting for
my little vagabonds to resurface, and possibly send out a few
more to look for them. Hang in there!
Silver Eagle
(with my thumb high in the air)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Phyto" wrote:
> I would like to take this time to state my feelings on hitchhikers.
>
> I haven't done very many. Three Maine Shells and Sun Ra
Orchesktra. I don't ever
> see anything online about them. I don't know where they are. I
don't know where
> thye've been. Frankly, I think they are gone.
>
> Where do hitchiikers really go? Why do they stay in people's
backpacks - or on their
> kitchen tables - or whathaveyou? What is the point?!
>
> There was some recent clammering about this subject on Mark Pepe's
page asking
> about hostels and the like. What came of this? Yes, Wanda and Pete
maintain a
> fabulous log of them, but as for the original parents of these
little guys? Well, I'm a
> terrible parent, no news of these guys makes me very sad :-(
>
> What do you folks think? What about the future of hitchhikers??!
initially heard about them regularly as they moved around the
country, I have heard nothing for almost a year now. What is
amazing is that 3 of them were last released in big letterboxing
areas (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic & Pacific Northwest). I enjoy
hearing from people when they find my Hitchhikers because I
have web pages for each with all their travel history. I guess
there are several possible reasons I have not heard anything:
they were placed in boxes that went missing, they were placed in
boxes nobody visits, they are in somebody's possession or they
are doing fine but not being reported on. When I find a HH I
always report it to the owner and the Travelers Talklist so
Wanda & Pete will also know about it, so I would hope everyone
else does the same thing. I know this probably isn't the case
but I will continue to hope for the best and keep waiting for
my little vagabonds to resurface, and possibly send out a few
more to look for them. Hang in there!
Silver Eagle
(with my thumb high in the air)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Phyto"
> I would like to take this time to state my feelings on hitchhikers.
>
> I haven't done very many. Three Maine Shells and Sun Ra
Orchesktra. I don't ever
> see anything online about them. I don't know where they are. I
don't know where
> thye've been. Frankly, I think they are gone.
>
> Where do hitchiikers really go? Why do they stay in people's
backpacks - or on their
> kitchen tables - or whathaveyou? What is the point?!
>
> There was some recent clammering about this subject on Mark Pepe's
page asking
> about hostels and the like. What came of this? Yes, Wanda and Pete
maintain a
> fabulous log of them, but as for the original parents of these
little guys? Well, I'm a
> terrible parent, no news of these guys makes me very sad :-(
>
> What do you folks think? What about the future of hitchhikers??!
Re: The HH void
From: Flame Thrower (ADGLBNA@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-05-30 06:51:04 UTC
Hitchhikers are great for lazy boxers like me. They get to go
places I could only dream of and I don't have to maintain them.
The ADG has placed at least 10 hitchhikers and most of them are
probably long gone. However we did receive 2 back in the mail. Let
me tell you, those were some pretty good days! Keeping the logbook
small seems to help since the hitcher won't be out quite as long and
a small stamp means that the hitcher will fit comfortably in all but
a micro box. Putting stamps and a return address in a small
envelope in the back of the hitcher will help you guarantee its
return. Surprisingly we received both hitchhikers back with the
postage still in the envelope. (see, letterboxers are decent people
we just don't want everyone to know it!)
Plus in the world of "buy one, get one free" a hitcher seems only
natural. Free, good word.
Tammy
ADG #1: Ambassador of Whirled Peas
places I could only dream of and I don't have to maintain them.
The ADG has placed at least 10 hitchhikers and most of them are
probably long gone. However we did receive 2 back in the mail. Let
me tell you, those were some pretty good days! Keeping the logbook
small seems to help since the hitcher won't be out quite as long and
a small stamp means that the hitcher will fit comfortably in all but
a micro box. Putting stamps and a return address in a small
envelope in the back of the hitcher will help you guarantee its
return. Surprisingly we received both hitchhikers back with the
postage still in the envelope. (see, letterboxers are decent people
we just don't want everyone to know it!)
Plus in the world of "buy one, get one free" a hitcher seems only
natural. Free, good word.
Tammy
ADG #1: Ambassador of Whirled Peas
Re: The HH void
From: Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-05-30 14:32:57 UTC
> I would like to take this time to state my feelings on hitchhikers.
>
> I haven't done very many. Three Maine Shells and Sun Ra
Orchesktra. I don't ever
> see anything online about them. I don't know where they are. I
don't know where
> thye've been. Frankly, I think they are gone.
>
Ouch! [ducks head with guilty conscience]. We were lucky enough
to "find" Sun Orkestra in a hand-off at the Mapsurfer surprise
gathering and hid him (them?) in a recent mystery box in CT. We know
he's/they've been found, and even mentioned on the LbNE list, but
misidentified there as the "Solar System HH." You can post the
finders from LbNE if you'd like and ask where the next stop will be.
Mea culpa, Jay in CT
Re: The HH void
From: Phyto (phyto_me@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-05-30 15:19:19 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Drew Family" wrote:
> Ouch! [ducks head with guilty conscience]. We were lucky enough
> to "find" Sun Orkestra in a hand-off at the Mapsurfer surprise
> gathering and hid him (them?) in a recent mystery box in CT. We know
> he's/they've been found, and even mentioned on the LbNE list, but
> misidentified there as the "Solar System HH." You can post the
> finders from LbNE if you'd like and ask where the next stop will be.
> Mea culpa, Jay in CT
Oh Jay - sweet delight for sharing - thank you!
Sun Ra Orchesktra for other folks is a sort of funky fusion jazz experimental group
around since the 70's and I just love them. http://www.missioncreep.com/mw/
sunra.html
I made that hitchhiker on a whim so it is just nice to know that others have found
it. I should have included more info in the lobgook cover about the origins of the
group and the stamp itself.
Thanks for the ever-so-timely-update!
phyto
> Ouch! [ducks head with guilty conscience]. We were lucky enough
> to "find" Sun Orkestra in a hand-off at the Mapsurfer surprise
> gathering and hid him (them?) in a recent mystery box in CT. We know
> he's/they've been found, and even mentioned on the LbNE list, but
> misidentified there as the "Solar System HH." You can post the
> finders from LbNE if you'd like and ask where the next stop will be.
> Mea culpa, Jay in CT
Oh Jay - sweet delight for sharing - thank you!
Sun Ra Orchesktra for other folks is a sort of funky fusion jazz experimental group
around since the 70's and I just love them. http://www.missioncreep.com/mw/
sunra.html
I made that hitchhiker on a whim so it is just nice to know that others have found
it. I should have included more info in the lobgook cover about the origins of the
group and the stamp itself.
Thanks for the ever-so-timely-update!
phyto
Re: The HH void
From: Phyto (phyto_me@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-05-30 15:20:55 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Phyto" wrote:
Sorry folks, link - take 2:
http://www.missioncreep.com/mw/sunra.html
Sorry folks, link - take 2:
http://www.missioncreep.com/mw/sunra.html
Re: [LbNA] The HH void
From: dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) |
Date: 2004-06-02 07:06:36 UTC-04:00
We have also not seen our share of HH's in our wanderings. We've not heard from the Troll or his hair and A Major award fell off the face of the earth just after planting.
One possible reason the HH's are not moving about is that when 'we' plant boxes, the actual boxes are not large enough to accommodate the original LB and a HH. One of our first boxes was a prime example - we have since fixed that problem - new box with plenty of breathing room.
Also, since Dave and I have started boxing (only a year ago!) many boxes were removed from the LBNA website - some are still out there. A fine example are the two boxes on the Long trail at the Appalachian Gap. Perhaps the HH's don't get moved around because they're sleeping in one of these "unclaimed" boxes.
We are going to do our best to send the Great Pumpkin HH on it's way this weekend. We picked it up at Enigma Stone in VT. I'll be sending an official update to Wanda and Pete for their HH website.
Diane
The von der Insels
P9 F177 X93 H5 E1(I think that we're closer to F180 now)
----- Original Message -----
From: Phyto
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:05 PM
Subject: [LbNA] The HH void
I would like to take this time to state my feelings on hitchhikers.
I haven't done very many. Three Maine Shells and Sun Ra Orchesktra. I don't ever
see anything online about them. I don't know where they are. I don't know where
thye've been. Frankly, I think they are gone.
Where do hitchiikers really go? Why do they stay in people's backpacks - or on their
kitchen tables - or whathaveyou? What is the point?!
There was some recent clammering about this subject on Mark Pepe's page asking
about hostels and the like. What came of this? Yes, Wanda and Pete maintain a
fabulous log of them, but as for the original parents of these little guys? Well, I'm a
terrible parent, no news of these guys makes me very sad :-(
What do you folks think? What about the future of hitchhikers??!
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Re: The HH void
From: sue_sojourner (sldp@optonline.net) |
Date: 2004-06-02 12:41:38 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dave & diane"
wrote:
>
> We have also not seen our share of HH's in our wanderings. We've
not heard from the Troll or his hair and A Major award fell off the
face of the earth just after planting....."
Ooops....I must admit I'm guilty...I must not have e-mailed you
that I picked up "The Troll's Hair" at the May Day Gathering in CT on
5-2-04...so sorry, Dave & Diane :(
It has been sent on its way again though.
Myself, being pretty new at letterboxing, at first, it was a great
novelty to pick up a HH and send it off again, but now it seems like
it's too difficult to find a roomy enough box to put it in, or a
roomy hiding place to fit it in, and it takes me way too long to do
all the exchanging of stamps once I do find a good host for it.
Another factor for me is that I try to find a host box that seems to
get a lot of visits so that the HH moves on quickly. All in all, the
HH could be sitting in my pack for quite a while (not forgotten)
until the ideal spot for it has been found. So...now I feel I'm
doing it a favor by not picking it up!!! Ideally, a HH should be
small enough to fit inside another Box, (in just a baggie, rather
than a container) then part of the problem would be solved. (Troll's
Hair was a nice small one though, if I remember correctly)
Any suggestions, please?.....thanks....Sue
>
> We have also not seen our share of HH's in our wanderings. We've
not heard from the Troll or his hair and A Major award fell off the
face of the earth just after planting....."
Ooops....I must admit I'm guilty...I must not have e-mailed you
that I picked up "The Troll's Hair" at the May Day Gathering in CT on
5-2-04...so sorry, Dave & Diane :(
It has been sent on its way again though.
Myself, being pretty new at letterboxing, at first, it was a great
novelty to pick up a HH and send it off again, but now it seems like
it's too difficult to find a roomy enough box to put it in, or a
roomy hiding place to fit it in, and it takes me way too long to do
all the exchanging of stamps once I do find a good host for it.
Another factor for me is that I try to find a host box that seems to
get a lot of visits so that the HH moves on quickly. All in all, the
HH could be sitting in my pack for quite a while (not forgotten)
until the ideal spot for it has been found. So...now I feel I'm
doing it a favor by not picking it up!!! Ideally, a HH should be
small enough to fit inside another Box, (in just a baggie, rather
than a container) then part of the problem would be solved. (Troll's
Hair was a nice small one though, if I remember correctly)
Any suggestions, please?.....thanks....Sue
RE: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
From: Melanie (maiden1974@verizon.net) |
Date: 2004-06-02 06:40:23 UTC-07:00
I was having the same problem here in Oregon, trying to find a box that was
big enough to leave a hitchhiker in, so I took it upon myself to do two
things. #1, I planted boxes big enough for hitchhikers to be left in, and
#2, I started adding a line to my clues that tells whether the box is
hitchhiker friendly. That way people know before they head out whether they
can leave a hitchhiker there. I know several times I've gone out with the
specific purpose of getting a hitchhiker on it's way and not been able to.
Maiden
>>>>>> Ideally, a HH should be
small enough to fit inside another Box, (in just a baggie, rather
than a container) then part of the problem would be solved. (Troll's
Hair was a nice small one though, if I remember correctly)
Any suggestions, please?.....thanks....Sue
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Re: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
From: Anna Lisa Yoder (annalisa@fast.net) |
Date: 2004-06-02 10:00:51 UTC-04:00
When I started letterboxing, I thought hitchhikers were something one would see only very rarely, and was surprised to find one in my first box. I took it as a good omen. And then it seemed to me I was hearing about hitchhikers all the time on here and was even more surprised to learn about Wanda and Pete's whole website devoted to them. But I too have had the troubles others have had in moving them on. We are not in an especially box-rich area, and most of the ones nearby call for a fair amount of time for hiking. No matter how much I love hiking, or how great the weather turns out to be, weekends are about the only time I get to do that. If I could, I'd do it every day. So a hitchhiker may have to wait awhile if I run into the obstacles I've run into already in the short time I've been boxing.... boxes too small, a box guarded by a vulture, box not available due to construction, box very wet, etc. etc. Do people ever mail hitchhikers to other letterboxers in other box-rich places to get around this problem? So far, I haven't heard anything back when I've tried emailing about boxes or hitchhikers; at least not from the placer themselves. --lunaryakketyact
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Re: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
From: (Gurudybaker@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-06-02 16:03:02 UTC-04:00
If a box is wet, you could clean it up. I'm sure the placer would be happy &
so will the few letterboxers in your area. I take the HH I have found in
Ct. and put them @ Avalon in Long Island, NY. When I checked so I could put in
another HH the first one was gone. My son lives in Ct (letterbox heaven) so
I letterbox there when I visit during the year or in NH where my daughter
lives . Long Island has so few letterboxes but I haven't done my share in
planting any. SO PLANT SO YOU CAN FIND.
STAR:W+SD=DRR
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so will the few letterboxers in your area. I take the HH I have found in
Ct. and put them @ Avalon in Long Island, NY. When I checked so I could put in
another HH the first one was gone. My son lives in Ct (letterbox heaven) so
I letterbox there when I visit during the year or in NH where my daughter
lives . Long Island has so few letterboxes but I haven't done my share in
planting any. SO PLANT SO YOU CAN FIND.
STAR:W+SD=DRR
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Re: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
From: dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) |
Date: 2004-06-02 23:53:12 UTC-04:00
I liked the idea that someone posted about leaving a clue inside the host LB and hiding the HH close-by. This would require the addition of a temporary container of sorts. I believe the original post was about a HH that came in it's own box, which is unusual (at least to me :)).
Diane
The von der Insels
P9 F181 X93 H5 E1
----- Original Message -----
From: sue_sojourner
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:41 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dave & diane"
wrote:
>
> We have also not seen our share of HH's in our wanderings. We've
not heard from the Troll or his hair and A Major award fell off the
face of the earth just after planting....."
Ooops....I must admit I'm guilty...I must not have e-mailed you
that I picked up "The Troll's Hair" at the May Day Gathering in CT on
5-2-04...so sorry, Dave & Diane :(
It has been sent on its way again though.
Myself, being pretty new at letterboxing, at first, it was a great
novelty to pick up a HH and send it off again, but now it seems like
it's too difficult to find a roomy enough box to put it in, or a
roomy hiding place to fit it in, and it takes me way too long to do
all the exchanging of stamps once I do find a good host for it.
Another factor for me is that I try to find a host box that seems to
get a lot of visits so that the HH moves on quickly. All in all, the
HH could be sitting in my pack for quite a while (not forgotten)
until the ideal spot for it has been found. So...now I feel I'm
doing it a favor by not picking it up!!! Ideally, a HH should be
small enough to fit inside another Box, (in just a baggie, rather
than a container) then part of the problem would be solved. (Troll's
Hair was a nice small one though, if I remember correctly)
Any suggestions, please?.....thanks....Sue
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----- Original Message -----
From: sue_sojourner
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:41 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dave & diane"
>
> We have also not seen our share of HH's in our wanderings. We've
not heard from the Troll or his hair and A Major award fell off the
face of the earth just after planting....."
Ooops....I must admit I'm guilty...I must not have e-mailed you
that I picked up "The Troll's Hair" at the May Day Gathering in CT on
5-2-04...so sorry, Dave & Diane :(
It has been sent on its way again though.
Myself, being pretty new at letterboxing, at first, it was a great
novelty to pick up a HH and send it off again, but now it seems like
it's too difficult to find a roomy enough box to put it in, or a
roomy hiding place to fit it in, and it takes me way too long to do
all the exchanging of stamps once I do find a good host for it.
Another factor for me is that I try to find a host box that seems to
get a lot of visits so that the HH moves on quickly. All in all, the
HH could be sitting in my pack for quite a while (not forgotten)
until the ideal spot for it has been found. So...now I feel I'm
doing it a favor by not picking it up!!! Ideally, a HH should be
small enough to fit inside another Box, (in just a baggie, rather
than a container) then part of the problem would be solved. (Troll's
Hair was a nice small one though, if I remember correctly)
Any suggestions, please?.....thanks....Sue
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Re: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
From: dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) |
Date: 2004-06-02 23:58:24 UTC-04:00
I think that there may be a plot about. I have heard of more people finding HH's in their first box (Dave and I as well). I believe it's done to get us to go out and find more boxes in hopes of maybe finding another bonus. One of our first mystery boxes that we found here in RI had a 'piggy-back' bonus box - the clues to another box were tucked inside to 'lure' you into another search. "Gotta get 'em all".
DianeThe von der Insels
P9 F181 X93 H5 E1
----- Original Message -----
From: Anna Lisa Yoder
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
When I started letterboxing, I thought hitchhikers were something one would see only very rarely, and was surprised to find one in my first box. I took it as a good omen. And then it seemed to me I was hearing about hitchhikers all the time on here and was even more surprised to learn about Wanda and Pete's whole website devoted to them. But I too have had the troubles others have had in moving them on. We are not in an especially box-rich area, and most of the ones nearby call for a fair amount of time for hiking. No matter how much I love hiking, or how great the weather turns out to be, weekends are about the only time I get to do that. If I could, I'd do it every day. So a hitchhiker may have to wait awhile if I run into the obstacles I've run into already in the short time I've been boxing.... boxes too small, a box guarded by a vulture, box not available due to construction, box very wet, etc. etc. Do people ever mail hitchhikers to other letterboxers in other box-rich places to get around this problem? So far, I haven't heard anything back when I've tried emailing about boxes or hitchhikers; at least not from the placer themselves. --lunaryakketyact
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Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: The HH void
When I started letterboxing, I thought hitchhikers were something one would see only very rarely, and was surprised to find one in my first box. I took it as a good omen. And then it seemed to me I was hearing about hitchhikers all the time on here and was even more surprised to learn about Wanda and Pete's whole website devoted to them. But I too have had the troubles others have had in moving them on. We are not in an especially box-rich area, and most of the ones nearby call for a fair amount of time for hiking. No matter how much I love hiking, or how great the weather turns out to be, weekends are about the only time I get to do that. If I could, I'd do it every day. So a hitchhiker may have to wait awhile if I run into the obstacles I've run into already in the short time I've been boxing.... boxes too small, a box guarded by a vulture, box not available due to construction, box very wet, etc. etc. Do people ever mail hitchhikers to other letterboxers in other box-rich places to get around this problem? So far, I haven't heard anything back when I've tried emailing about boxes or hitchhikers; at least not from the placer themselves. --lunaryakketyact
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Re: [LbNA] The HH void
From: critters10002000 (critters10002000@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-06-04 01:30:36 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dave & diane"
wrote:
> My son and I just found the Troll's hair over the weekend. His
hair has been transplanted :-) as of this afternoon. Hopefully, we
will meet the troll himself. This was our second HH we've come
across in 27 finds. The hair was found in the Ansonia Nature Center.
Happy boxing! - Mom & Nikko
> We have also not seen our share of HH's in our wanderings. We've
not heard from the Troll or his hair and A Major award fell off the
face of the earth just after planting.
> One possible reason the HH's are not moving about is that when 'we'
plant boxes, the actual boxes are not large enough to accommodate the
original LB and a HH. One of our first boxes was a prime example - we
have since fixed that problem - new box with plenty of breathing
room.
> Also, since Dave and I have started boxing (only a year ago!) many
boxes were removed from the LBNA website - some are still out there.
A fine example are the two boxes on the Long trail at the Appalachian
Gap. Perhaps the HH's don't get moved around because they're sleeping
in one of these "unclaimed" boxes.
> We are going to do our best to send the Great Pumpkin HH on it's
way this weekend. We picked it up at Enigma Stone in VT. I'll be
sending an official update to Wanda and Pete for their HH website.
> Diane
> The von der Insels
> P9 F177 X93 H5 E1(I think that we're closer to F180 now)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phyto
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:05 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] The HH void
>
>
> I would like to take this time to state my feelings on
hitchhikers.
>
> I haven't done very many. Three Maine Shells and Sun Ra
Orchesktra. I don't ever
> see anything online about them. I don't know where they are. I
don't know where
> thye've been. Frankly, I think they are gone.
>
> Where do hitchiikers really go? Why do they stay in people's
backpacks - or on their
> kitchen tables - or whathaveyou? What is the point?!
>
> There was some recent clammering about this subject on Mark
Pepe's page asking
> about hostels and the like. What came of this? Yes, Wanda and
Pete maintain a
> fabulous log of them, but as for the original parents of these
little guys? Well, I'm a
> terrible parent, no news of these guys makes me very sad :-(
>
> What do you folks think? What about the future of hitchhikers??!
>
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> My son and I just found the Troll's hair over the weekend. His
hair has been transplanted :-) as of this afternoon. Hopefully, we
will meet the troll himself. This was our second HH we've come
across in 27 finds. The hair was found in the Ansonia Nature Center.
Happy boxing! - Mom & Nikko
> We have also not seen our share of HH's in our wanderings. We've
not heard from the Troll or his hair and A Major award fell off the
face of the earth just after planting.
> One possible reason the HH's are not moving about is that when 'we'
plant boxes, the actual boxes are not large enough to accommodate the
original LB and a HH. One of our first boxes was a prime example - we
have since fixed that problem - new box with plenty of breathing
room.
> Also, since Dave and I have started boxing (only a year ago!) many
boxes were removed from the LBNA website - some are still out there.
A fine example are the two boxes on the Long trail at the Appalachian
Gap. Perhaps the HH's don't get moved around because they're sleeping
in one of these "unclaimed" boxes.
> We are going to do our best to send the Great Pumpkin HH on it's
way this weekend. We picked it up at Enigma Stone in VT. I'll be
sending an official update to Wanda and Pete for their HH website.
> Diane
> The von der Insels
> P9 F177 X93 H5 E1(I think that we're closer to F180 now)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phyto
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:05 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] The HH void
>
>
> I would like to take this time to state my feelings on
hitchhikers.
>
> I haven't done very many. Three Maine Shells and Sun Ra
Orchesktra. I don't ever
> see anything online about them. I don't know where they are. I
don't know where
> thye've been. Frankly, I think they are gone.
>
> Where do hitchiikers really go? Why do they stay in people's
backpacks - or on their
> kitchen tables - or whathaveyou? What is the point?!
>
> There was some recent clammering about this subject on Mark
Pepe's page asking
> about hostels and the like. What came of this? Yes, Wanda and
Pete maintain a
> fabulous log of them, but as for the original parents of these
little guys? Well, I'm a
> terrible parent, no news of these guys makes me very sad :-(
>
> What do you folks think? What about the future of hitchhikers??!
>
>
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