My dear Mr. Bacon,

How do you know so much about my wedding...or Blanding....or the
Bullet? Now I know who has been going through my garbage at night!
Perhaps my ways seem obscure only because of the shady ways you are
finding out about them. Well let me clear a few things up for you,
Mr. Paparazzi Private Eye.

Etiquette to me is not spoiling the fun. As the song goes:

While at a soiree in Connecticut
Ms. Manners invented the etiquette
But to the dismay
Of poets today
It is still a rhyme short of a Limerick

Whatever THAT means is unclear, but what I want to say is that a
letterbox is a wonderful mysterious treasure. It's sweet to find one
at all. But how much sweeter to find one that not many people have
been able to figure out, or hike to, or even drive to. And then to
open it and see who has stamped. And then to finally see the secret
stamp that only these finders have seen. To me THAT is fun and it
spoils it for me if I already know what the stamp looks like because
I saw it in the newspaper.

That's why I stocked up on etiquette when I went to the Store. And
that's why I keep my logbook hidden under my kilt at gatherings.
Granted, I have only logged 5 exchanges, ( it takes a
dedicated 'boxer to stamp "under the tartan") but I would just hate
to hand them my book with all those stamps in plain sight. And forget
about asking me about mystery boxes. I have never ever found a
mystery box or a WOM. But if I did, I would be as informative as my
17-year old son after a school dance. (When I asked him who he went
with, he said, "rosebud" {?!}).

So you see, Frank, it only appears that I have the Store because I
stocked up on Manners last time I was there. You can say the same
about any of us here in the Mountain West. We stock up on everything
because it might be a while before we get back to the Store. If you
need more clarification on this, talk to my good friend DragonRider.
He's up in Idaho and has stored up enough manners there to last the
longest winter.

y-nought


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Investigator Francis Bacon
wrote:
>
> Lady - and I use the term in the highest esteem - why
> not learn to live life on the edge? For your
> information I have a good compass and know in what
> direction I am headed.
>
> How about you, Y-Nought? Bought a good compass yet?
> Want to borrow mine for the Silver Bullet? Better yet,
> buy your own. Don't want mine to end up in the same
> place as other missing items.
>
> Where did you hide the Store, Y-Nought? Blanding, Utah
> perhaps?
>
> Obscure dress (a kilt, for Petes sake), obscure
> locations (Blanding, Utah; come on now), obscure clues
> (ever heard of straight and narrow)? Was there an
> obscure Store you wanted to add to your collection?
> Are your wedding invitations obscure as well?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Investigator Francis Bacon
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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well hello there mr.bacon bits,
boy you sure are making a name for yourself. and not a
very popular name at that..

so where to start.
if you are looking for missing manners, you have come
to the wrong place. here in the mountain west we are
abundant in manners. we say, yes ma'am and no sir..
thank you and your welcome. yes please and no thanx.

as for letterboxers in the mountain west, you couldnt
find a more mannered bunch.
like my esteemed letterboxing pal, y-nought. he keeps
his logbook tucked away in places we dont like to talk
about. i have never seen him just hand out his logbook
for all the letterboxing public to see.and for the
mystery letterboxes in the mountain west. there is 1
mapsurfer box here and i can tell you y-nought has
never even attempted to give away any hints or help
for letterboxers seeking these lovely treasures.
you can ask any letterboxer you come across that
y-nought is the epitome of stealth and manners.
i once got the chance to find some letterboxes that
y-nought had stamped into before me. a series of 3
boxes in the canyonlands of utah. the boxes were so
well hidden that i searched and searched for hours to
find these little gems. he re-hid them so well, i dont
think a ground squirrel could have found them. and the
stamp and notes he left were well placed in the
logbooks so as not to use up too much room.

so what do you have to say about that, mr bacon bits?
you better be for looking elsewhere for this missing
"store of good manners".
it is not here in the mountain west. better get that
compass to working a little better. try holding it
away from your body. it might point in the right
direction then.
all the best in your search.
later,dragonrider



--- edwebbe wrote:

> My dear Mr. Bacon,
>
> How do you know so much about my wedding...or
> Blanding....or the
> Bullet? Now I know who has been going through my
> garbage at night!
> Perhaps my ways seem obscure only because of the
> shady ways you are
> finding out about them. Well let me clear a few
> things up for you,
> Mr. Paparazzi Private Eye.
>
> Etiquette to me is not spoiling the fun. As the song
> goes:
>
> While at a soiree in Connecticut
> Ms. Manners invented the etiquette
> But to the dismay
> Of poets today
> It is still a rhyme short of a Limerick
>
> Whatever THAT means is unclear, but what I want to
> say is that a
> letterbox is a wonderful mysterious treasure. It's
> sweet to find one
> at all. But how much sweeter to find one that not
> many people have
> been able to figure out, or hike to, or even drive
> to. And then to
> open it and see who has stamped. And then to finally
> see the secret
> stamp that only these finders have seen. To me THAT
> is fun and it
> spoils it for me if I already know what the stamp
> looks like because
> I saw it in the newspaper.
>
> That's why I stocked up on etiquette when I went to
> the Store. And
> that's why I keep my logbook hidden under my kilt at
> gatherings.
> Granted, I have only logged 5 exchanges, ( it takes
> a
> dedicated 'boxer to stamp "under the tartan") but I
> would just hate
> to hand them my book with all those stamps in plain
> sight. And forget
> about asking me about mystery boxes. I have never
> ever found a
> mystery box or a WOM. But if I did, I would be as
> informative as my
> 17-year old son after a school dance. (When I asked
> him who he went
> with, he said, "rosebud" {?!}).
>
> So you see, Frank, it only appears that I have the
> Store because I
> stocked up on Manners last time I was there. You can
> say the same
> about any of us here in the Mountain West. We stock
> up on everything
> because it might be a while before we get back to
> the Store. If you
> need more clarification on this, talk to my good
> friend DragonRider.
> He's up in Idaho and has stored up enough manners
> there to last the
> longest winter.
>
> y-nought
>
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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