but the first box had the wrong candidate. . . er stamp. . . so I
moved on (of course I hadn't been to either of these boxes so I
actually had to look for them.) At the second box I picked up Kerry
and he will be riding with Mary of Virginia and I to Lancaster PA
where we will make a campaign stop before we meet up with mizscarlet
and hikers-n-hounds. Hopefully Kerry can hitch a ride to another
campaign stop in DE. I wouldn't endeavor to force my politics on
others. . . but a stamp . . . that I would. Hopefully these Red-Hat
Box'rs will play along and Kerry won't be left glad handing in
Lancaster! I haven't check'd the voting demographics, but I thought
it best to move Kerry North where there are at least a lot of
campaign stops he can make. So within 48 hours of hitting the trail,
Kerry could possibly have 4 stamps, 2 stops, and 2 states = 8 votes!
I guess his opponent will just have to wait it out in the bush until
some fair weather boxer/voter happens along.
Judy B.
Fairfax VA
sewsowbizzy
P.S. Thanks for getting me off my butt and I was still able to get
ahead of the rain by 20 minutes.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "thetrekkingshoe"
> I have released a set of hitchhikers for the 2004 Campaign Trail
> Hitchhiker Race. The two hitchhikers are Kerry and Bush and they
are
> travelling seperately on the campaign trail in an attempt to "win"
> the most electoral votes. Each candidate will win one electoral
vote
> for each person (personal stamp) they greet, and one for each
> campaign stop (letterbox) they reach. In addition, they will win
one
> extra electoral vote for each state they visit. The candidate with
> the most electoral votes by Nov 4 is the winner. Hmmmm. Sound
> confusing? I guess it is still easier than counting chads!!
> There are only 2 months until the election and the race is very
> close, so the candidates need to move quickly to win. And both
WANT
> to win so they are willing to do whatever it takes--even if it
means
> bending the rules a bit. WIth that in mind, I will tell you where
I
> released the hitchhikers--one in Ma's Artistic Box in Vienna VA and
> the other in Be's Search for the Mushroom Kingdom, also in Vienna,
> VA. They are anxious to move on to some swing states...
> In the spirit of letterboxing, please move the hitchhikers along,
> even if it is not your favorite candidate. REMEMBER, this is meant
> for fun and it NOT a political statement.
> Please keep the group updated on the hitchhikers whereabouts...
> And please remember to vote--every vote counts.
> The Trekking Shoe