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speed boxing

15 messages in this thread | Started on 2006-11-21

speed boxing

From: pell_lake_girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) | Date: 2006-11-21 17:22:58 UTC
Are you asking everyone?


For me I think Sat when I found 4. But I was only planning on 2, it turned out each had
bonus boxes I did not know about when I made my plans. There were 5 total but I found
only 4.

Personally it takes me a long time to find a box bc I enjoy photography and I spend a lot of
time shooting photos of the areas I am sent, and I also enjoy spending a lot of time
looking at the logbooks, reading the notes, seeing the stamps, etc.

Freelance Mystic
>
> what is the most amount of boxes you found in a day?
>
> just wondering.
> david (team new hampshire)
> http://teamnewhampshire.blogspot.com
>
>
> letterbox@... wrote:
> I don't disagree that what is for some may not be for others, however, you reap
what you sow. I am constantly hearing people complain about missing boxes, in large part
due to carelessness of other letterboxers not taking the time to rehide the box well. In my
opinion a person who is racing the clock to accumulate huge numbers of finds in a single
outing is likely not being as careful about rehiding boxes as they might otherwise be, and
even if any one particular person is careful despite their haste, promoting this practice is
sure to result in others who are careless in their attempt to quickly move on to the next
box.
>



Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: david baril (gingerbreadjunk@yahoo.com) | Date: 2006-11-21 10:26:16 UTC-08:00
well, the question was directed towards springchick, but it is definately open to everyone. in new england, home of connecticut, many boxes can be found on any given day. i found 16 boxes in 1 day. that was in a 4 hour period and most of them were in CT. i have littered my area with boxes and the numer of boxes in my area planted by others is increasing as well.

wanda and pete are well respected. i take offense to any remarks trying to short change them for thier accomplishments. they have been doing this for many years and "IN MY OPINION" they are the nicest people we have ever met. we look up to them and my boys always grab the logbook when we find a box to see if they have already been there. they love checking for them.

michigan is what, almost as big as new england. there are more boxes in new england then in michigan, mostly because of connecticut. i understand how protective you are and i respect that. but to assume that they might be doing it is ridiculas. if i remember correctly, you are the mother of letterboxing in michigan. thats cool. worry about your boxes and not everyone elses. you did drop a few of your boxes on the east coast because you couldn't care for them anymore. thats cool and i respect that too. i have a boxes in LA, PA, and NH as well as England. do i worry about them. only when i am warned that something is wrong.

parents have to let thier children go at some point,
but a phone call would be nice from time to time.
david (team new hampshire)
http://teamnewhampshire.blogspot.com


pell_lake_girl wrote:
Are you asking everyone?

For me I think Sat when I found 4. But I was only planning on 2, it turned out each had
bonus boxes I did not know about when I made my plans. There were 5 total but I found
only 4.

Personally it takes me a long time to find a box bc I enjoy photography and I spend a lot of
time shooting photos of the areas I am sent, and I also enjoy spending a lot of time
looking at the logbooks, reading the notes, seeing the stamps, etc.

Freelance Mystic
>
> what is the most amount of boxes you found in a day?
>
> just wondering.
> david (team new hampshire)
> http://teamnewhampshire.blogspot.com
>
>
> letterbox@... wrote:
> I don't disagree that what is for some may not be for others, however, you reap
what you sow. I am constantly hearing people complain about missing boxes, in large part
due to carelessness of other letterboxers not taking the time to rehide the box well. In my
opinion a person who is racing the clock to accumulate huge numbers of finds in a single
outing is likely not being as careful about rehiding boxes as they might otherwise be, and
even if any one particular person is careful despite their haste, promoting this practice is
sure to result in others who are careless in their attempt to quickly move on to the next
box.
>






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RE: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: Tammy Burge (tammy_1967@charter.net) | Date: 2006-11-21 14:42:52 UTC-05:00
This is what I was thinking the whole time I've been reading this topic. It
just depends on where you are boxing how many you can do in a day. We are
planning a trip to Hocking Hills State Park in OH where there are close to
50 if not 50 boxes right there for the finding. We have planned this a few
times and something keeps messing it up. :( When it finally happens we
will enjoy the area as we have any other time we have been there (before
becoming boxers) but will still be able to find a lot more boxes in one day
than we ever have before. Not because we will rush and replace them badly
but because there are that many to be found in one state park. In my own
town I couldn't find 50 in a day because there isn't 50 total in the whole
area and I'd have to drive from one to the next taking up time. So, "in my
opinion" how many you find isn't necessarily based on how rushed you are,
how well you are replacing them, or how much you are taking in your
surroundings, but based on the amount of time you have and the amount of
available boxes close together.

I will go back to lurking now. :)

Tammy
Rock Hoppin' Mama


-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of david baril
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:26 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

well, the question was directed towards springchick, but it is definately
open to everyone. in new england, home of connecticut, many boxes can be
found on any given day. i found 16 boxes in 1 day. that was in a 4 hour
period and most of them were in CT. i have littered my area with boxes and
the numer of boxes in my area planted by others is increasing as well.

wanda and pete are well respected. i take offense to any remarks trying to
short change them for thier accomplishments. they have been doing this for
many years and "IN MY OPINION" they are the nicest people we have ever met.
we look up to them and my boys always grab the logbook when we find a box to
see if they have already been there. they love checking for them.

michigan is what, almost as big as new england. there are more boxes in
new england then in michigan, mostly because of connecticut. i understand
how protective you are and i respect that. but to assume that they might be
doing it is ridiculas. if i remember correctly, you are the mother of
letterboxing in michigan. thats cool. worry about your boxes and not
everyone elses. you did drop a few of your boxes on the east coast because
you couldn't care for them anymore. thats cool and i respect that too. i
have a boxes in LA, PA, and NH as well as England. do i worry about them.
only when i am warned that something is wrong.

parents have to let thier children go at some point,
but a phone call would be nice from time to time.
david (team new hampshire)
http://teamnewhampshire.blogspot.com


Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: pell_lake_girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) | Date: 2006-11-21 21:56:50 UTC
Yes, sometimes it's hard to tell. In one sense you could be talking to one specific person and
asking that one person a question -- I don't mean to jump in on that if you are only
interested in that person's response. On the other, if you're directing the question to a group
forum rather than in private email... well, you can see how it gets confusing.

I am sure lots of people have found more letterboxes than me in any case, both in one day or
session as well as in general. (I mean, I don't know that my own answer is particularly
interesting or enlightening.) I personally will regret the day that I have finished finding
everything in my close by area. :-(

I guess that's when people start planting their own.

--Freelance Mystic

>
> well, the question was directed towards springchick, but it is definately open to everyone.



Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: pell_lake_girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) | Date: 2006-11-21 22:10:30 UTC
Now here is a thought that comes to mind. I am on 3 of these lists so it might have been
posted here or elsewhere. But there was recently a question raised as to the proper etiquette
of hiding a box in the same vicinity as where someone else had planted their own box.

So now I wonder, how big is this park, are all the boxes planted by the same person, if not,
did they all coordinate with each other or ask permission before hiding? Did they not care? Or
maybe it's just a really big area.

hmm. Just curious.

Freelance Mystic

>
> This is what I was thinking the whole time I've been reading this topic. It
> just depends on where you are boxing how many you can do in a day. We are
> planning a trip to Hocking Hills State Park in OH where there are close to
> 50 if not 50 boxes right there for the finding.



RE: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: Tammy Burge (tammy_1967@charter.net) | Date: 2006-11-21 17:53:46 UTC-05:00
It is a large and interesting area. It has lots of history too. There are
caves, waterfalls, bridges, trails, etc all in one park.

The planters have all been in contact as far as I can tell. One wonderful
letterboxer even put together a key to the area for letterboxers like me to
follow so we catch all the great area and find all the great boxes in the
process.

Tammy
RHM


-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of pell_lake_girl
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 5:11 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

So now I wonder, how big is this park, are all the boxes planted by the same
person, if not, did they all coordinate with each other or ask permission
before hiding? Did they not care? Or maybe it's just a really big area.

hmm. Just curious.

Freelance Mystic


Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: Letterbox (letterbox@comcast.net) | Date: 2006-11-21 18:07:28 UTC-05:00
Actually if we all were a little more conscientious about letterboxing as a big picture, not just "my own boxes" perhaps there wouldn't be so many people complaining about careless boxers and missing boxes.

Just my perspecitve -- you have yours, I have mine.

SpringChick


----- Original Message -----
From: david baril
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] speed boxing


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Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: rozebud.rm (rozebud@rocketmail.com) | Date: 2006-11-21 23:35:16 UTC
You know, I'm all for keeping track - kind of - of finds. I log my
finds into AQ and LB.org, and like to see my F-count go up. However,
I have finally figured out that true "speed boxing" is not for me.
During the lead-up to a recent event, I found myself complaining to my
friend that I wanted to stop and spend some time enjoying the places
we were visiting, and not just run in - stamp in - run out - drive to
the next place! Seriously, I now need to go back to some of these
spots and spend a few hours, or a day, just enjoying what's there!

Ok, I admit it - I'm guilty of hiking for a solid 8 hours collecting
letterboxes. Those were several boxes in just a couple of nearby
places. But the frantic OH-MY-DOG-HURRY-HURRY-HURRY-BOX-BOX-BOX thing
got old for me, fast.

To each his own...if you enjoy scurrying around to raise your F-count,
go for it! But I might lag behind...ooh, look! Pretty! :-D

~ rozebud



Re: speed boxing

From: Becky (imdurangogirl@aol.com) | Date: 2006-11-21 23:36:27 UTC
Hocking Hills covers a huge area. A good majority of the boxes were
initially planted for a gathering in that area. But two of the main
placers Trailtracker & Safariman know each other and have worked
together on planting. You will have an awesome time at Hockinghills!
It's by far my favorite place to box. I've been there three times and
still haven't found all the boxes in the park and surrounding area!
Enjoy when you go!
~The Cats Meow~

> So now I wonder, how big is this park, are all the boxes planted by
the same person, if not,
> did they all coordinate with each other or ask permission before
hiding? Did they not care? Or
> maybe it's just a really big area.




Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: Suzanne Coe (wilmcoe@yahoo.com) | Date: 2006-11-21 15:42:04 UTC-08:00
I had found everything in my particular area, but there are 3-4 new boxers here now, and they are putting in some great new boxes. I even found a whole new section in my favorite park that I had never been in thanks to one of them!

Sheba


pell_lake_girl wrote:
I personally will regret the day that I have finished finding
everything in my close by area. :-(

I guess that's when people start planting their own.

--Freelance Mystic



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Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | Date: 2006-11-22 01:33:22 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pell_lake_girl"
wrote:
>
I personally will regret the day that I have finished finding
> everything in my close by area. :-(
>
> I guess that's when people start planting their own.
>
> --Freelance Mystic

I hope that isn't the main reason people start planting. I would
rather that people start planting to give back to letterboxing and to
share special spots and experiences. Otherwise I would just as soon
have them remain finders.

Don



Re: speed boxing

From: mizscarlet731 (mizscarlet731@yahoo.com) | Date: 2006-11-22 02:00:21 UTC
Wanda is one of the fastest hikers I know and she makes it look easy, like a walk in the
woods. I was huffing and puffing just keeping up. It was great to hike and chat with Wanda
and Pete but as for me one box a day is fine.
I'll always have a soft spot for Wanda and Pete for being so kind to my son and his silly
letterbox games.



Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: Deanna (ethanksmom@aol.com) | Date: 2006-11-22 15:12:54 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gwendontoo"
wrote:
> I hope that isn't the main reason people start planting. I would
> rather that people start planting to give back to letterboxing and
to
> share special spots and experiences. Otherwise I would just as soon
> have them remain finders.
>
> Don

Then you'll be glad to hear, I have a special spot picked, up your
way! It will probably be a year before it gets up there as I have a
stamp idea that needs work. It'll definitely be there before we run
out of boxes to find. ;-)

And I want to make sure I do you proud... Ooooh, and I just thought of
another place I'd like to plant, in Don and Gwen country...

xo, Beach Celt




Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: pell_lake_girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) | Date: 2006-11-22 17:17:18 UTC
That's a good point. Perhaps when I have been doing it as long as you I will have a better
grasp of the whole big picture. I have only planted one box. It might go missing someday.
The stamp is not that great but I would miss the cute logbook I made using my
scrapbooking materials. If it ever disappears that is.

--Freelance Mystic


>
> Actually if we all were a little more conscientious about letterboxing as a big picture, not
just "my own boxes" perhaps there wouldn't be so many people complaining about
careless boxers and missing boxes.
>
> Just my perspecitve -- you have yours, I have mine.
>
> SpringChick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: david baril
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] speed boxing
>
>
> worry about your boxes and not everyone elses.




Re: [LbNA] speed boxing

From: pell_lake_girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) | Date: 2006-11-22 17:26:00 UTC
I'm sorry but I am confused by your comment. Isn't one point of planting because you
want to give back to the local people who have given you such wonderful finds -- ie,
giving back to letterboxing and the letterboxing community -- as well as coming up with
all these great ideas for showcasing the places that YOU know and love?

So what is the problem with moving on to planting after you get some experience
finding.... again? What did I miss?

Freelance Mystic


>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pell_lake_girl"
> wrote:
> >
> I personally will regret the day that I have finished finding
> > everything in my close by area. :-(
> >
> > I guess that's when people start planting their own.
> >
> > --Freelance Mystic
>
> I hope that isn't the main reason people start planting. I would
> rather that people start planting to give back to letterboxing and to
> share special spots and experiences. Otherwise I would just as soon
> have them remain finders.
>
> Don
>