grr,
boy how upsetting. We just maintained one of our boxes (The
Tempter)not more than two weeks ago, and went back to rebag one, and
we found it out in the open, on the ground with the stamp missing.At
least they had the decency to rebag it with the bag on the outside
before they dropped it on the ground.
scoundrels!
and this was one box that could NOT be found without clues, not unless
you were were a mouse, rat or weasel.
This is upsetting, as it is the last left in our first placed
series.(Mystery Tree)
So does anyone know of 'new' letterboxers to the lower mainland area,
B.C Canada? Please inform them that they are to leave everything
intact, just as the little note inside the box says.
The stamps are not to keep.
I would guess it wasn't a geocacher as they didn't leave anything in
the stamps place.
waa waa, sorry for being a baby.
had to vent...of course the kids were real dismayed.
letterboxing pirates!
7 messages in this thread |
Started on 2006-01-15
letterboxing pirates!
From: pilgrimsinthisland (byhisgrace@shaw.ca) |
Date: 2006-01-15 00:23:16 UTC
Re: letterboxing pirates!
From: gingerbreadjunk (gingerbreadjunk@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-01-15 02:56:43 UTC
To date, i have placed 16 boxes so far and i am not looking forward
to my first box going missing. unfortunatley, that is something i
will have to live with and except as a placer of letterboxes. so
remember on thing. find an awesome hiding place and place at "your"
own risk. the rest is out of your hands.
good luck with future placements.
david (team new hampshire)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pilgrimsinthisland"
wrote:
>
> grr,
> boy how upsetting. We just maintained one of our boxes (The
> Tempter)not more than two weeks ago, and went back to rebag one,
and
> we found it out in the open, on the ground with the stamp
missing.At
> least they had the decency to rebag it with the bag on the outside
> before they dropped it on the ground.
> scoundrels!
> and this was one box that could NOT be found without clues, not
unless
> you were were a mouse, rat or weasel.
> This is upsetting, as it is the last left in our first placed
> series.(Mystery Tree)
>
> So does anyone know of 'new' letterboxers to the lower mainland
area,
> B.C Canada? Please inform them that they are to leave everything
> intact, just as the little note inside the box says.
> The stamps are not to keep.
> I would guess it wasn't a geocacher as they didn't leave anything
in
> the stamps place.
>
> waa waa, sorry for being a baby.
> had to vent...of course the kids were real dismayed.
>
to my first box going missing. unfortunatley, that is something i
will have to live with and except as a placer of letterboxes. so
remember on thing. find an awesome hiding place and place at "your"
own risk. the rest is out of your hands.
good luck with future placements.
david (team new hampshire)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pilgrimsinthisland"
>
> grr,
> boy how upsetting. We just maintained one of our boxes (The
> Tempter)not more than two weeks ago, and went back to rebag one,
and
> we found it out in the open, on the ground with the stamp
missing.At
> least they had the decency to rebag it with the bag on the outside
> before they dropped it on the ground.
> scoundrels!
> and this was one box that could NOT be found without clues, not
unless
> you were were a mouse, rat or weasel.
> This is upsetting, as it is the last left in our first placed
> series.(Mystery Tree)
>
> So does anyone know of 'new' letterboxers to the lower mainland
area,
> B.C Canada? Please inform them that they are to leave everything
> intact, just as the little note inside the box says.
> The stamps are not to keep.
> I would guess it wasn't a geocacher as they didn't leave anything
in
> the stamps place.
>
> waa waa, sorry for being a baby.
> had to vent...of course the kids were real dismayed.
>
Re: [LbNA] Re: letterboxing pirates!
From: bret bridwell (dekulink69@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-01-14 19:02:23 UTC-08:00
i am going to start adding "this is not a geo-cache",
to any and all of my future boxes. a note taped to the
lid. or a card inside the box.
dragonrider833338
--- gingerbreadjunk wrote:
> To date, i have placed 16 boxes so far and i am not
> looking forward
> to my first box going missing. unfortunatley, that
> is something i
> will have to live with and except as a placer of
> letterboxes. so
> remember on thing. find an awesome hiding place and
> place at "your"
> own risk. the rest is out of your hands.
>
> good luck with future placements.
> david (team new hampshire)
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> "pilgrimsinthisland"
> wrote:
> >
> > grr,
> > boy how upsetting. We just maintained one of our
> boxes (The
> > Tempter)not more than two weeks ago, and went back
> to rebag one,
> and
> > we found it out in the open, on the ground with
> the stamp
> missing.At
> > least they had the decency to rebag it with the
> bag on the outside
> > before they dropped it on the ground.
> > scoundrels!
> > and this was one box that could NOT be found
> without clues, not
> unless
> > you were were a mouse, rat or weasel.
> > This is upsetting, as it is the last left in our
> first placed
> > series.(Mystery Tree)
> >
> > So does anyone know of 'new' letterboxers to the
> lower mainland
> area,
> > B.C Canada? Please inform them that they are to
> leave everything
> > intact, just as the little note inside the box
> says.
> > The stamps are not to keep.
> > I would guess it wasn't a geocacher as they didn't
> leave anything
> in
> > the stamps place.
> >
> > waa waa, sorry for being a baby.
> > had to vent...of course the kids were real
> dismayed.
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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to any and all of my future boxes. a note taped to the
lid. or a card inside the box.
dragonrider833338
--- gingerbreadjunk
> To date, i have placed 16 boxes so far and i am not
> looking forward
> to my first box going missing. unfortunatley, that
> is something i
> will have to live with and except as a placer of
> letterboxes. so
> remember on thing. find an awesome hiding place and
> place at "your"
> own risk. the rest is out of your hands.
>
> good luck with future placements.
> david (team new hampshire)
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> "pilgrimsinthisland"
>
> >
> > grr,
> > boy how upsetting. We just maintained one of our
> boxes (The
> > Tempter)not more than two weeks ago, and went back
> to rebag one,
> and
> > we found it out in the open, on the ground with
> the stamp
> missing.At
> > least they had the decency to rebag it with the
> bag on the outside
> > before they dropped it on the ground.
> > scoundrels!
> > and this was one box that could NOT be found
> without clues, not
> unless
> > you were were a mouse, rat or weasel.
> > This is upsetting, as it is the last left in our
> first placed
> > series.(Mystery Tree)
> >
> > So does anyone know of 'new' letterboxers to the
> lower mainland
> area,
> > B.C Canada? Please inform them that they are to
> leave everything
> > intact, just as the little note inside the box
> says.
> > The stamps are not to keep.
> > I would guess it wasn't a geocacher as they didn't
> leave anything
> in
> > the stamps place.
> >
> > waa waa, sorry for being a baby.
> > had to vent...of course the kids were real
> dismayed.
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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[LbNA] Re: letterboxing pirates!
From: Rick in Boca (rick_in_boca@bigfoot.com) |
Date: 2006-01-15 03:35:48 UTC
I am confident that those were not GeoCachers who pirated the box.
It sounds like kids.
When planting a box, follow the hints derived from the Lost Box
Survey (see Files section):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Lost%20Box%20Survey/
Hide the box so that it is easily re-hidden (don't rely on sticks and
leaves), put the box in a camo burlap bag, pick a location that is
well off the path and obscured from the view of passers-by (inside a
bunch of bushes).
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, bret bridwell
wrote:
>
> i am going to start adding "this is not a geo-cache",
> to any and all of my future boxes. a note taped to the
> lid. or a card inside the box.
> dragonrider833338
>
> --- gingerbreadjunk wrote:
>
> > To date, i have placed 16 boxes so far and i am not
> > looking forward
> > to my first box going missing. unfortunatley, that
> > is something i
> > will have to live with and except as a placer of
> > letterboxes. so
> > remember on thing. find an awesome hiding place and
> > place at "your"
> > own risk. the rest is out of your hands.
> >
> > good luck with future placements.
> > david (team new hampshire)
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> > "pilgrimsinthisland"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > grr,
> > > boy how upsetting. We just maintained one of our
> > boxes (The
> > > Tempter)not more than two weeks ago, and went back
> > to rebag one,
> > and
> > > we found it out in the open, on the ground with
> > the stamp
> > missing.At
> > > least they had the decency to rebag it with the
> > bag on the outside
> > > before they dropped it on the ground.
> > > scoundrels!
> > > and this was one box that could NOT be found
> > without clues, not
> > unless
> > > you were were a mouse, rat or weasel.
> > > This is upsetting, as it is the last left in our
> > first placed
> > > series.(Mystery Tree)
> > >
> > > So does anyone know of 'new' letterboxers to the
> > lower mainland
> > area,
> > > B.C Canada? Please inform them that they are to
> > leave everything
> > > intact, just as the little note inside the box
> > says.
> > > The stamps are not to keep.
> > > I would guess it wasn't a geocacher as they didn't
> > leave anything
> > in
> > > the stamps place.
> > >
> > > waa waa, sorry for being a baby.
> > > had to vent...of course the kids were real
> > dismayed.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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It sounds like kids.
When planting a box, follow the hints derived from the Lost Box
Survey (see Files section):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Lost%20Box%20Survey/
Hide the box so that it is easily re-hidden (don't rely on sticks and
leaves), put the box in a camo burlap bag, pick a location that is
well off the path and obscured from the view of passers-by (inside a
bunch of bushes).
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, bret bridwell
wrote:
>
> i am going to start adding "this is not a geo-cache",
> to any and all of my future boxes. a note taped to the
> lid. or a card inside the box.
> dragonrider833338
>
> --- gingerbreadjunk
>
> > To date, i have placed 16 boxes so far and i am not
> > looking forward
> > to my first box going missing. unfortunatley, that
> > is something i
> > will have to live with and except as a placer of
> > letterboxes. so
> > remember on thing. find an awesome hiding place and
> > place at "your"
> > own risk. the rest is out of your hands.
> >
> > good luck with future placements.
> > david (team new hampshire)
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> > "pilgrimsinthisland"
> >
> > >
> > > grr,
> > > boy how upsetting. We just maintained one of our
> > boxes (The
> > > Tempter)not more than two weeks ago, and went back
> > to rebag one,
> > and
> > > we found it out in the open, on the ground with
> > the stamp
> > missing.At
> > > least they had the decency to rebag it with the
> > bag on the outside
> > > before they dropped it on the ground.
> > > scoundrels!
> > > and this was one box that could NOT be found
> > without clues, not
> > unless
> > > you were were a mouse, rat or weasel.
> > > This is upsetting, as it is the last left in our
> > first placed
> > > series.(Mystery Tree)
> > >
> > > So does anyone know of 'new' letterboxers to the
> > lower mainland
> > area,
> > > B.C Canada? Please inform them that they are to
> > leave everything
> > > intact, just as the little note inside the box
> > says.
> > > The stamps are not to keep.
> > > I would guess it wasn't a geocacher as they didn't
> > leave anything
> > in
> > > the stamps place.
> > >
> > > waa waa, sorry for being a baby.
> > > had to vent...of course the kids were real
> > dismayed.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] Re: letterboxing pirates!
From: (Stellabaker123@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-01-15 11:08:01 UTC-05:00
The first box I planted went missing- not a sign of it anywhere. I was so
disappointed..It took me a long time to place another one but I have planted
others and all has gone well so far.
So keep on planting.
STAR:W+S=DRr
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disappointed..It took me a long time to place another one but I have planted
others and all has gone well so far.
So keep on planting.
STAR:W+S=DRr
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[LbNA] Re: letterboxing pirates!
From: pilgrimsinthisland (byhisgrace@shaw.ca) |
Date: 2006-01-16 02:21:59 UTC
Hey all, thank you for all your encouragement and such.
I agree I do not think it was geocachers, as I thinkgeocachers are
1. pretty strict about leaving something in place of, and
2.rehiding
We will not give up hiding, but will have to watch our others.
And there really was no need for camo or burlap on this one, seriously,
it ws tucked inside of a burned out stump up the side of it, not at
the base. And I do mean tucked inside.
Oh well, I do hope they are enjoying their new stamp.
No idea what someone would really want with it.
hmmm, maybe I should check eBay ha ha!!!
perhaps there is a category for handcarved letterbox stamps?
I agree I do not think it was geocachers, as I thinkgeocachers are
1. pretty strict about leaving something in place of, and
2.rehiding
We will not give up hiding, but will have to watch our others.
And there really was no need for camo or burlap on this one, seriously,
it ws tucked inside of a burned out stump up the side of it, not at
the base. And I do mean tucked inside.
Oh well, I do hope they are enjoying their new stamp.
No idea what someone would really want with it.
hmmm, maybe I should check eBay ha ha!!!
perhaps there is a category for handcarved letterbox stamps?
Re: letterboxing pirates!
From: Michael Brown (emb021@motorola.com) |
Date: 2006-01-16 20:09:01 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pilgrimsinthisland"
wrote:
>
> Hey all, thank you for all your encouragement and such.
>
> I agree I do not think it was geocachers, as I thinkgeocachers are
> 1. pretty strict about leaving something in place of, and
> 2.rehiding
>
Also, geocachers have to deal with the same issue: people taking
geocaches. So I think it a bit off to try to blame them/us. GCers
even have a term for it: 'muggled'. GCers call non-GCers 'muggles'
(term from Harry Potter books/movies). Combine that with mugged, and
you have muggled. :)
Most GCers don't like it. While they haven't invested in a
handcarved stamp etc, they have invested in a container, logbook,
swag, etc, and that can be a little costly, especially when you
factor in possible travel bugs/geocoins, etc that were in the
geocache that was muggled and are irreplacable.
Michael Brown
LBer & GCer
>
> Hey all, thank you for all your encouragement and such.
>
> I agree I do not think it was geocachers, as I thinkgeocachers are
> 1. pretty strict about leaving something in place of, and
> 2.rehiding
>
Also, geocachers have to deal with the same issue: people taking
geocaches. So I think it a bit off to try to blame them/us. GCers
even have a term for it: 'muggled'. GCers call non-GCers 'muggles'
(term from Harry Potter books/movies). Combine that with mugged, and
you have muggled. :)
Most GCers don't like it. While they haven't invested in a
handcarved stamp etc, they have invested in a container, logbook,
swag, etc, and that can be a little costly, especially when you
factor in possible travel bugs/geocoins, etc that were in the
geocache that was muggled and are irreplacable.
Michael Brown
LBer & GCer