Wet and Moldy Letterboxes
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Started on 2005-02-20
Wet and Moldy Letterboxes
From: The Dynamic Duo (pokerman117@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-02-20 00:16:13 UTC
Hi everyone,
Today, Kellie and I went for some boxes and to check on some
others. We found a gorgeous stamp (one of our favorites) soaking
wet and moldy. The logbook smelled musty and was also drenched. It
was so bad that changing bags wouldn't have cut it. The stamp
backing was so wet that the stamp had started to pull away from the
wood. The person who placed this box worked very hard on it and
would be throughly disappointed to find out about such poor
practices. I'm not here to preach, you guys know the drill!!
DD
Re: Wet and Moldy Letterboxes
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2005-02-20 00:28:01 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "The Dynamic Duo"
>
> Hi everyone,
> Today, Kellie and I went for some boxes and to check on some
> others. We found a gorgeous stamp (one of our favorites) soaking
> wet and moldy. The logbook smelled musty and was also drenched.
It
> was so bad that changing bags wouldn't have cut it. The stamp
> backing was so wet that the stamp had started to pull away from
the
> wood. The person who placed this box worked very hard on it and
> would be throughly disappointed to find out about such poor
> practices. I'm not here to preach, you guys know the drill!!
>
> DD
Yes, please preach!!! Close the baggies properly, and snap the lid
on tightly. Don't let your 5 year old replace the letterbox, do it
yourself and make sure it is hidden.
Don
Re: Wet and Moldy Letterboxes
From: edelweiss (vitlaur@aol.com) |
Date: 2005-02-20 00:29:27 UTC
What a shame! This time of year is hard on boxes in general
especially on plugged boxes. Even boxes that have been well taken
care of can get damp. I find that boxes placed under an overhang or
off the forest floor have the best protection. Logbooks survive
better if they have been double-bagged.
On on,
Laurette
phantom phiddler
-- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "The Dynamic Duo"
>
> Hi everyone,
> Today, Kellie and I went for some boxes and to check on some
> others. We found a gorgeous stamp (one of our favorites) soaking
> wet and moldy. The logbook smelled musty and was also drenched. It
> was so bad that changing bags wouldn't have cut it. The stamp
> backing was so wet that the stamp had started to pull away from the
> wood. The person who placed this box worked very hard on it and
> would be throughly disappointed to find out about such poor
> practices. I'm not here to preach, you guys know the drill!!
>
> DD
Re: [LbNA] Re: Wet and Moldy Letterboxes
From: Grace Hough (travelingfrog2000@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-02-27 17:34:42 UTC-08:00
Sorry but I have to say that I found one recently and it was bagged and closed properly and I replaced the bag and closed it well. I was on a quick trip to Fl. when I found this one and I think that the hurricane's did it some damage. I'm not sure we can protect them all
gwendontoo wrote:
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "The Dynamic Duo"
wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> Today, Kellie and I went for some boxes and to check on some
> others. We found a gorgeous stamp (one of our favorites) soaking
> wet and moldy. The logbook smelled musty and was also drenched.
It
> was so bad that changing bags wouldn't have cut it. The stamp
> backing was so wet that the stamp had started to pull away from
the
> wood. The person who placed this box worked very hard on it and
> would be throughly disappointed to find out about such poor
> practices. I'm not here to preach, you guys know the drill!!
>
> DD
Yes, please preach!!! Close the baggies properly, and snap the lid
on tightly. Don't let your 5 year old replace the letterbox, do it
yourself and make sure it is hidden.
Don
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gwendontoo
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>
> Hi everyone,
> Today, Kellie and I went for some boxes and to check on some
> others. We found a gorgeous stamp (one of our favorites) soaking
> wet and moldy. The logbook smelled musty and was also drenched.
It
> was so bad that changing bags wouldn't have cut it. The stamp
> backing was so wet that the stamp had started to pull away from
the
> wood. The person who placed this box worked very hard on it and
> would be throughly disappointed to find out about such poor
> practices. I'm not here to preach, you guys know the drill!!
>
> DD
Yes, please preach!!! Close the baggies properly, and snap the lid
on tightly. Don't let your 5 year old replace the letterbox, do it
yourself and make sure it is hidden.
Don
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Re: Wet and Moldy Letterboxes
From: Cheryl (teammaddawg@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-02-28 03:42:22 UTC
Last September we found a letterbox that had survived Hurricane
Ivan. It was in a tree and the box sealed. However, when I opened
it up, the box itself was half full of water, the stamp baggie was
full of water, and the only thing that stayed dry was the bagged
logbook! Everything was sealed up correctly. Go figure.
Cheryl
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