Hi,
I do understand the concern. However, If I were going
to vandalize, and not try to follow the rules, I
myself would have looked at the list and clues, gone
and vandalized, and never joined this list and posted.
I joined so I COULD be a good letterboxer... it is
always good to learn the rules before joining a group
or game.
I would love to find a box in D.C :) When I visited,
I loved the place!
Mary
--- The Family wrote:
> Kathy,
>
> FYI- watch where you box in DC... there has been
> some talk of FBI
> involvement with the post-9/11 security. I'm sure
> some DC boxers
> can give you more detail but I do know that some
> boxes have been
> removed there & it's much more difficult to plant in
> some areas as
> people are obviously leery of mysterious boxes &
> loitering people.
>
> Sad for all of us as I hear there were some
> particularly spectacular
> boxes down there (I think there still are though!).
>
>
> Newbies fear not- just use common sense, both when
> finding &
> planting. You will be welcomed to the fold but
> understand that
> people are leery. Some of the stories & comments
> that have been
> going around here in the last week or so have been a
> little hard-to-
> hear for some of the more seasoned boxers I think.
> This has been a
> hobby, in the past, which has been passed on to
> people via word of
> mouth typically- to people you knew were going to
> "keep the faith"
> as it were & take all the precautions necessary &
> follow the "rules"
> (even if there aren't any). It's natural for people
> to have a
> concern that people are now going to jump in without
> understanding
> what's involved & how to do it "properly". Please,
> PLEASE be the
> best boxers ever & prove us all wrong & we'll gladly
> accept your
> raspberries & noogies in the end! :)
>
> The Family :-)
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Wolfe
>
> wrote:
> > Mary,
> >
> > I had the same thought. Maybe we can form a
> newbie brigade,
> where we
> > can band together without worrying about offending
> someone with our
> > presence.
> > I too am a Time newbie. I too was extremely
> excited when I
> realized
> > this entire hobby existed out there, and I made a
> mad dash for the
> store and
> > bought all the things I'd need. Ruined a few
> erasers and finally
> got myself
> > out on the trails. I spent a happy weekend almost
> fully engaged
> with
> > letterboxing, and have plans to plant my first
> letterbox this
> week. In
> > fact, I've already made plans for a multi-box
> series dealing with
> the ghosts
> > of Washington DC.
> > I was so excited that I joined the mailing
> lists right away,
> where I was
> > pretty surprised to see the amount of vitriol that
> flies for what
> seemed to
> > me to be a pastime about the people you meet
> (either in person or
> through a
> > log book). And I just as quickly learned to keep
> my mouth shut on
> the
> > mailing lists. So I asked no questions -- in
> fact, I briefly
> considered
> > just de-subscribing. Instead, I joined the
> newboxers list, where
> people
> > seemed glad to see me.
> > I can understand that part of this pastime is
> secrecy. I can
> even see
> > how an influx of newcomers unfamiliar with the
> pitfalls of the
> hobby (like
> > being too obvious so that boxes end up going up
> missing) can
> impact it in a
> > negative way. But is this really the way to treat
> people who
> could become
> > just as enthusiastic -- and informed -- as the
> next person? I
> understand
> > the desire to keep a clubby hobby clubby. But now
> that we're
> here, is it
> > really the right message to send to people eager
> to be included?
> No hobby,
> > no sport, no activity of any kind, can survive
> without an influx
> of new
> > blood to deflect attrition. It's just the way
> things are. So now
> that
> > we're here, I for one would welcome some
> hospitality. I hope I
> haven't
> > offended anyone, but this is how I feel.
> >
> > Kathy
> > Washington DC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: enjonel [mailto:enjonel@y...]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 2:35 PM
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Timely entrance
> >
> >
> > --- skeeziicks wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, no doubt it is silly, however, like any
> other
> > > family that
> > > bickers, we can be fiercely loyal and defensive
> of
> > > one another when
> > > provoked by an outsider, therefore making fun of
> the
> > > family feud is
> > > probably not the best way to win friends.
> > >
> > > Furthermore, a lot of people here would rather
> not
> > > have seen the Time
> > > article published, so although we are glad that
> you
> > > have made your
> > > way here, the inference of an "invited guest"
> may be
> > > stretching it a
> > > bit.
> > >
> > > Welcome to letterboxing.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> > > "the_land_crew"
> > > wrote:
> > > > Holy moly! Looks like the Time article may
> have
> > > come out at a
> > > > bad "time?" I feel like an invited guest who
> > > arrived right in the
> > > > middle of a famiy feud. Like most family
> > > arguments, this one looks
> > > > kind of silly to an outsider:
> > > >
> > > > "You're mean!"
> > > > "No, you're mean!"
> > > > "No, you are so mean."
> > > > "You're the mean one."
> > > > "I can't believe you said that."
> > > > "Oh, TLC, you're here!"
> > > > "Meanie." (grumbles)
> > > >
> > > > I'm in central New York, where distances are a
> > > little farther than
> > > > they look on the map, so I'm still P0 F0 but
> I'm
> > > hoping to change
> > > > that this fall. Thanks for the entertainment!
> TLC
> > >
> > >
> > I'm a "Time" article newbie too...
> >
> > I was really excited about this hobby... I have
> rubber
> > stamped for years and years and enjoy walking and
> > thought this was a great combination of those
> > interests.. Plus, I could take my dog as much as
> > possible, and I always love that. I went out,
> bought
>
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