I am confronted with a delicate question -- could I get some opinions?
I did not go letterboxing today... actually I decided to go running. But in a Forest Preserve
and on a trail I learned about when searching for a letterbox. Anyway, I just decided along
to the way to check on the letterbox, for no particular reason.
Okay so, there is really no delicate way I know of to convey this. Um. Some human being
had used the end of the hollow log where the letterbox was hidden as their toilet and had
left a giant... well. The huge hollow log is perpendicular to the trail and as I got to that end
I was wondering what all the white was I was seeing scattered int he leaves was [my brain
was mainly occupied with a huge stitch in my side so my brain wasn't all that nimble at the
moment]. As I got closer I realized it was paper towels that had been used for wiping...
someone's posterior... and left scattered there. And I was so busy trying to compute what
the heck I was seeing that I did not notice where I was stepping and of course now I have
THAT all over my shoes.
What really irks me is that I had recently decided to take up running again,a nd had gone
to a MALL on today of all days and bought these shoes and i think I had owned them for
all of 45 minutes and worn them for perhaps 20. I did have some handwipes in my car, in
my letterboxing bag, and I also have now scrubbed the treads as well as I can, but I feel
like i can still smell it. Ewww. But that's my own personal irritation, not really letterbox
related. Just an "EW!" and "I am ticked!!!" moment I am having.
ANYWAY... so, do I tell the placer that there is this disgusting stench right where her box
is hidden? Or do I assume that most letterboxers, not huffing and puffing at their first run
[really, it was a jog] in almost a year will notice things better than I did and be more
careful?
The box was fine by the way, I looked and took it all out, all dry and still hidden. Is it like,
"let the letterboxer beware" in this case?
Cleaning up the site myself was just not an option. I did kick the paper towels away from
the opening of the hollow log but... then I got IT on the top of my new shoes as well.
[On the plus side, running gives you such an endorphin high I find myself wanting to laugh
at my mishap as well as throttle whoever letft THAT behind. Instead of JUST the throttle
urge alone.]
So... would anyone more experienced care to chime in on if I should suggest to the placer
to move her box? Or just leave it alone, since the box itself is ok. I mean, if someone was
sitting there doing whatever for that long and they didn't notice it... I guess it's a great
hiding spot.
--Freelance Mystic
How do letterboxers handle this?
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Started on 2006-11-25
How do letterboxers handle this?
From: pell_lake_girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) |
Date: 2006-11-25 23:19:00 UTC
Re: How do letterboxers handle this?
From: ginjoliet69 (mgdudek@comcast.net) |
Date: 2006-11-26 00:41:30 UTC
I would let the placer know and let them make the decision on what to
do. What this human left behind, may actually attract amimals as
well as insects. I would want to know if it was my box.
The Traveling Dudeks
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pell_lake_girl"
wrote:
>
> I am confronted with a delicate question -- could I get some
opinions?
>
> I did not go letterboxing today... actually I decided to go
running. But in a Forest Preserve
> and on a trail I learned about when searching for a letterbox.
Anyway, I just decided along
> to the way to check on the letterbox, for no particular reason.
>
> Okay so, there is really no delicate way I know of to convey this.
Um. Some human being
> had used the end of the hollow log where the letterbox was hidden
as their toilet and had
> left a giant... well. The huge hollow log is perpendicular to the
trail and as I got to that end
> I was wondering what all the white was I was seeing scattered int
he leaves was [my brain
> was mainly occupied with a huge stitch in my side so my brain
wasn't all that nimble at the
> moment]. As I got closer I realized it was paper towels that had
been used for wiping...
> someone's posterior... and left scattered there. And I was so busy
trying to compute what
> the heck I was seeing that I did not notice where I was stepping
and of course now I have
> THAT all over my shoes.
>
> What really irks me is that I had recently decided to take up
running again,a nd had gone
> to a MALL on today of all days and bought these shoes and i think I
had owned them for
> all of 45 minutes and worn them for perhaps 20. I did have some
handwipes in my car, in
> my letterboxing bag, and I also have now scrubbed the treads as
well as I can, but I feel
> like i can still smell it. Ewww. But that's my own personal
irritation, not really letterbox
> related. Just an "EW!" and "I am ticked!!!" moment I am having.
>
> ANYWAY... so, do I tell the placer that there is this disgusting
stench right where her box
> is hidden? Or do I assume that most letterboxers, not huffing and
puffing at their first run
> [really, it was a jog] in almost a year will notice things better
than I did and be more
> careful?
>
> The box was fine by the way, I looked and took it all out, all dry
and still hidden. Is it like,
> "let the letterboxer beware" in this case?
>
> Cleaning up the site myself was just not an option. I did kick the
paper towels away from
> the opening of the hollow log but... then I got IT on the top of my
new shoes as well.
>
> [On the plus side, running gives you such an endorphin high I find
myself wanting to laugh
> at my mishap as well as throttle whoever letft THAT behind. Instead
of JUST the throttle
> urge alone.]
>
> So... would anyone more experienced care to chime in on if I should
suggest to the placer
> to move her box? Or just leave it alone, since the box itself is
ok. I mean, if someone was
> sitting there doing whatever for that long and they didn't notice
it... I guess it's a great
> hiding spot.
>
> --Freelance Mystic
>
do. What this human left behind, may actually attract amimals as
well as insects. I would want to know if it was my box.
The Traveling Dudeks
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pell_lake_girl"
>
> I am confronted with a delicate question -- could I get some
opinions?
>
> I did not go letterboxing today... actually I decided to go
running. But in a Forest Preserve
> and on a trail I learned about when searching for a letterbox.
Anyway, I just decided along
> to the way to check on the letterbox, for no particular reason.
>
> Okay so, there is really no delicate way I know of to convey this.
Um. Some human being
> had used the end of the hollow log where the letterbox was hidden
as their toilet and had
> left a giant... well. The huge hollow log is perpendicular to the
trail and as I got to that end
> I was wondering what all the white was I was seeing scattered int
he leaves was [my brain
> was mainly occupied with a huge stitch in my side so my brain
wasn't all that nimble at the
> moment]. As I got closer I realized it was paper towels that had
been used for wiping...
> someone's posterior... and left scattered there. And I was so busy
trying to compute what
> the heck I was seeing that I did not notice where I was stepping
and of course now I have
> THAT all over my shoes.
>
> What really irks me is that I had recently decided to take up
running again,a nd had gone
> to a MALL on today of all days and bought these shoes and i think I
had owned them for
> all of 45 minutes and worn them for perhaps 20. I did have some
handwipes in my car, in
> my letterboxing bag, and I also have now scrubbed the treads as
well as I can, but I feel
> like i can still smell it. Ewww. But that's my own personal
irritation, not really letterbox
> related. Just an "EW!" and "I am ticked!!!" moment I am having.
>
> ANYWAY... so, do I tell the placer that there is this disgusting
stench right where her box
> is hidden? Or do I assume that most letterboxers, not huffing and
puffing at their first run
> [really, it was a jog] in almost a year will notice things better
than I did and be more
> careful?
>
> The box was fine by the way, I looked and took it all out, all dry
and still hidden. Is it like,
> "let the letterboxer beware" in this case?
>
> Cleaning up the site myself was just not an option. I did kick the
paper towels away from
> the opening of the hollow log but... then I got IT on the top of my
new shoes as well.
>
> [On the plus side, running gives you such an endorphin high I find
myself wanting to laugh
> at my mishap as well as throttle whoever letft THAT behind. Instead
of JUST the throttle
> urge alone.]
>
> So... would anyone more experienced care to chime in on if I should
suggest to the placer
> to move her box? Or just leave it alone, since the box itself is
ok. I mean, if someone was
> sitting there doing whatever for that long and they didn't notice
it... I guess it's a great
> hiding spot.
>
> --Freelance Mystic
>
RE: [LbNA] Re: How do letterboxers handle this?
From: Gretchen Caldwell (boston.rott@verizon.net) |
Date: 2006-11-25 19:52:57 UTC-05:00
Just a word of caution from a brow-beaten paramedic: "That" in which you
stepped is THE method of transfer of Hepatitis A (most people are only
vaccinated against Hep B, if at all, and the serovars are NOT
cross-covering).
I would bleach your shoe soles (10min, 10% bleach in water, allow it dry
on).
If "it" is very near the box, this does present a potential biohazard, as
Hep virus can live outside the body for WEEKS.
Just a thought.
Boston Rott
stepped is THE method of transfer of Hepatitis A (most people are only
vaccinated against Hep B, if at all, and the serovars are NOT
cross-covering).
I would bleach your shoe soles (10min, 10% bleach in water, allow it dry
on).
If "it" is very near the box, this does present a potential biohazard, as
Hep virus can live outside the body for WEEKS.
Just a thought.
Boston Rott
Re: [LbNA] How do letterboxers handle this?
From: R (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2006-11-25 20:22:02 UTC-05:00
This happened to my little niece while geocaching. We could smell something but didn't see the evidence before it was too late. It was only about a couple of feet away from the cache. Poor kid, she was really grossed out and cried. We were fortunate to have a lake nearby so she could wash up.
We mentioned it in the online logs so as to warn others to be on the lookout.
I would contact the owner and hopefully they will post something in the clue page. I know I would want to be forewarned.
Lone R
pell_lake_girl wrote: I am confronted with a delicate question -- could I get some opinions?
I did not go letterboxing today... actually I decided to go running. But in a Forest Preserve
and on a trail I learned about when searching for a letterbox. Anyway, I just decided along
to the way to check on the letterbox, for no particular reason.
Okay so, there is really no delicate way I know of to convey this. Um. Some human being
had used the end of the hollow log where the letterbox was hidden as their toilet and had
left a giant... well. The huge hollow log is perpendicular to the trail and as I got to that end
I was wondering what all the white was I was seeing scattered int he leaves was [my brain
was mainly occupied with a huge stitch in my side so my brain wasn't all that nimble at the
moment]. As I got closer I realized it was paper towels that had been used for wiping...
someone's posterior... and left scattered there. And I was so busy trying to compute what
the heck I was seeing that I did not notice where I was stepping and of course now I have
THAT all over my shoes.
What really irks me is that I had recently decided to take up running again,a nd had gone
to a MALL on today of all days and bought these shoes and i think I had owned them for
all of 45 minutes and worn them for perhaps 20. I did have some handwipes in my car, in
my letterboxing bag, and I also have now scrubbed the treads as well as I can, but I feel
like i can still smell it. Ewww. But that's my own personal irritation, not really letterbox
related. Just an "EW!" and "I am ticked!!!" moment I am having.
ANYWAY... so, do I tell the placer that there is this disgusting stench right where her box
is hidden? Or do I assume that most letterboxers, not huffing and puffing at their first run
[really, it was a jog] in almost a year will notice things better than I did and be more
careful?
The box was fine by the way, I looked and took it all out, all dry and still hidden. Is it like,
"let the letterboxer beware" in this case?
Cleaning up the site myself was just not an option. I did kick the paper towels away from
the opening of the hollow log but... then I got IT on the top of my new shoes as well.
[On the plus side, running gives you such an endorphin high I find myself wanting to laugh
at my mishap as well as throttle whoever letft THAT behind. Instead of JUST the throttle
urge alone.]
So... would anyone more experienced care to chime in on if I should suggest to the placer
to move her box? Or just leave it alone, since the box itself is ok. I mean, if someone was
sitting there doing whatever for that long and they didn't notice it... I guess it's a great
hiding spot.
--Freelance Mystic
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We mentioned it in the online logs so as to warn others to be on the lookout.
I would contact the owner and hopefully they will post something in the clue page. I know I would want to be forewarned.
Lone R
pell_lake_girl
I did not go letterboxing today... actually I decided to go running. But in a Forest Preserve
and on a trail I learned about when searching for a letterbox. Anyway, I just decided along
to the way to check on the letterbox, for no particular reason.
Okay so, there is really no delicate way I know of to convey this. Um. Some human being
had used the end of the hollow log where the letterbox was hidden as their toilet and had
left a giant... well. The huge hollow log is perpendicular to the trail and as I got to that end
I was wondering what all the white was I was seeing scattered int he leaves was [my brain
was mainly occupied with a huge stitch in my side so my brain wasn't all that nimble at the
moment]. As I got closer I realized it was paper towels that had been used for wiping...
someone's posterior... and left scattered there. And I was so busy trying to compute what
the heck I was seeing that I did not notice where I was stepping and of course now I have
THAT all over my shoes.
What really irks me is that I had recently decided to take up running again,a nd had gone
to a MALL on today of all days and bought these shoes and i think I had owned them for
all of 45 minutes and worn them for perhaps 20. I did have some handwipes in my car, in
my letterboxing bag, and I also have now scrubbed the treads as well as I can, but I feel
like i can still smell it. Ewww. But that's my own personal irritation, not really letterbox
related. Just an "EW!" and "I am ticked!!!" moment I am having.
ANYWAY... so, do I tell the placer that there is this disgusting stench right where her box
is hidden? Or do I assume that most letterboxers, not huffing and puffing at their first run
[really, it was a jog] in almost a year will notice things better than I did and be more
careful?
The box was fine by the way, I looked and took it all out, all dry and still hidden. Is it like,
"let the letterboxer beware" in this case?
Cleaning up the site myself was just not an option. I did kick the paper towels away from
the opening of the hollow log but... then I got IT on the top of my new shoes as well.
[On the plus side, running gives you such an endorphin high I find myself wanting to laugh
at my mishap as well as throttle whoever letft THAT behind. Instead of JUST the throttle
urge alone.]
So... would anyone more experienced care to chime in on if I should suggest to the placer
to move her box? Or just leave it alone, since the box itself is ok. I mean, if someone was
sitting there doing whatever for that long and they didn't notice it... I guess it's a great
hiding spot.
--Freelance Mystic
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Re: [LbNA] How do letterboxers handle this?
From: (RMORGAN762@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-11-25 21:56:45 UTC-05:00
I would imagine that mother nature will tidy up that site real quick on her own this time of year. I was searching for a box over in Pittsburgh and was walking down a steep hidden trail when a jogger runs up the hill a few feet over not realizing he was near a trail. He was dropping his pants in a hurry never knowing I was close by because of his I-pod noise.. Never could figure why folks wear headphones out in the woods.
-----Original Message-----
From: mishiekins@prodigy.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 6:19 PM
Subject: [LbNA] How do letterboxers handle this?
I am confronted with a delicate question -- could I get some opinions?
I did not go letterboxing today... actually I decided to go running. But in a Forest Preserve
and on a trail I learned about when searching for a letterbox. Anyway, I just decided along
to the way to check on the letterbox, for no particular reason.
Okay so, there is really no delicate way I know of to convey this. Um. Some human being
had used the end of the hollow log where the letterbox was hidden as their toilet and had
left a giant... well. The huge hollow log is perpendicular to the trail and as I got to that end
I was wondering what all the white was I was seeing scattered int he leaves was [my brain
was mainly occupied with a huge stitch in my side so my brain wasn't all that nimble at the
moment]. As I got closer I realized it was paper towels that had been used for wiping...
someone's posterior... and left scattered there. And I was so busy trying to compute what
the heck I was seeing that I did not notice where I was stepping and of course now I have
THAT all over my shoes.
What really irks me is that I had recently decided to take up running again,a nd had gone
to a MALL on today of all days and bought these shoes and i think I had owned them for
all of 45 minutes and worn them for perhaps 20. I did have some handwipes in my car, in
my letterboxing bag, and I also have now scrubbed the treads as well as I can, but I feel
like i can still smell it. Ewww. But that's my own personal irritation, not really letterbox
related. Just an "EW!" and "I am ticked!!!" moment I am having.
ANYWAY... so, do I tell the placer that there is this disgusting stench right where her box
is hidden? Or do I assume that most letterboxers, not huffing and puffing at their first run
[really, it was a jog] in almost a year will notice things better than I did and be more
careful?
The box was fine by the way, I looked and took it all out, all dry and still hidden. Is it like,
"let the letterboxer beware" in this case?
Cleaning up the site myself was just not an option. I did kick the paper towels away from
the opening of the hollow log but... then I got IT on the top of my new shoes as well.
[On the plus side, running gives you such an endorphin high I find myself wanting to laugh
at my mishap as well as throttle whoever letft THAT behind. Instead of JUST the throttle
urge alone.]
So... would anyone more experienced care to chime in on if I should suggest to the placer
to move her box? Or just leave it alone, since the box itself is ok. I mean, if someone was
sitting there doing whatever for that long and they didn't notice it... I guess it's a great
hiding spot.
--Freelance Mystic
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-----Original Message-----
From: mishiekins@prodigy.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 6:19 PM
Subject: [LbNA] How do letterboxers handle this?
I am confronted with a delicate question -- could I get some opinions?
I did not go letterboxing today... actually I decided to go running. But in a Forest Preserve
and on a trail I learned about when searching for a letterbox. Anyway, I just decided along
to the way to check on the letterbox, for no particular reason.
Okay so, there is really no delicate way I know of to convey this. Um. Some human being
had used the end of the hollow log where the letterbox was hidden as their toilet and had
left a giant... well. The huge hollow log is perpendicular to the trail and as I got to that end
I was wondering what all the white was I was seeing scattered int he leaves was [my brain
was mainly occupied with a huge stitch in my side so my brain wasn't all that nimble at the
moment]. As I got closer I realized it was paper towels that had been used for wiping...
someone's posterior... and left scattered there. And I was so busy trying to compute what
the heck I was seeing that I did not notice where I was stepping and of course now I have
THAT all over my shoes.
What really irks me is that I had recently decided to take up running again,a nd had gone
to a MALL on today of all days and bought these shoes and i think I had owned them for
all of 45 minutes and worn them for perhaps 20. I did have some handwipes in my car, in
my letterboxing bag, and I also have now scrubbed the treads as well as I can, but I feel
like i can still smell it. Ewww. But that's my own personal irritation, not really letterbox
related. Just an "EW!" and "I am ticked!!!" moment I am having.
ANYWAY... so, do I tell the placer that there is this disgusting stench right where her box
is hidden? Or do I assume that most letterboxers, not huffing and puffing at their first run
[really, it was a jog] in almost a year will notice things better than I did and be more
careful?
The box was fine by the way, I looked and took it all out, all dry and still hidden. Is it like,
"let the letterboxer beware" in this case?
Cleaning up the site myself was just not an option. I did kick the paper towels away from
the opening of the hollow log but... then I got IT on the top of my new shoes as well.
[On the plus side, running gives you such an endorphin high I find myself wanting to laugh
at my mishap as well as throttle whoever letft THAT behind. Instead of JUST the throttle
urge alone.]
So... would anyone more experienced care to chime in on if I should suggest to the placer
to move her box? Or just leave it alone, since the box itself is ok. I mean, if someone was
sitting there doing whatever for that long and they didn't notice it... I guess it's a great
hiding spot.
--Freelance Mystic
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[LbNA] Re: How do letterboxers handle this?
From: pell_lake_girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) |
Date: 2006-11-26 19:29:40 UTC
Thanks to you and everyone for your input. I guess I will let her know
about iot then.
Freelance Mystic
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Gretchen Caldwell"
wrote:
>
> Just a word of caution from a brow-beaten paramedic: "That" in
which you
> stepped is THE method of transfer of Hepatitis A (most people are
only
> vaccinated against Hep B, if at all, and the serovars are NOT
> cross-covering).
>
about iot then.
Freelance Mystic
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Gretchen Caldwell"
>
> Just a word of caution from a brow-beaten paramedic: "That" in
which you
> stepped is THE method of transfer of Hepatitis A (most people are
only
> vaccinated against Hep B, if at all, and the serovars are NOT
> cross-covering).
>