Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
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Started on 2008-05-19
Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: wandaandpete (wandaandpete@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-05-19 02:58:39 UTC
Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox find at Chuck's
"In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of course no virtuals or
postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North American
letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special distinction!) I was still off hiking in
the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian letterbox placed on
Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However, I told Pete that we'd
have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now - in keeping with the
tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000 at Archimedes' Screw's
"Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series by D & B Hikers at Green
Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little memento there under a low
rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the swings where we
whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day Monday, May
26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We have a small house, so
we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul weather, but in fair weather we
can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so hopefully anyone who feels
like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We especially hope to see some of
our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and supportive, LA-LA
recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us so many wonderful
boxes to look for over the years!
In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to letterbox during the day, we'll
probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and beans supper buffet,
lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad, dessert or beverage
contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete would be even more
surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp symbolic of his special
achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the hopping around he had to
do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom kangaroo"! Be it
kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at least one event stamp for
those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a great letterboxing
community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North American history!
Cheers,
Wanda from RI
Re: Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2008-05-19 03:30:05 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "wandaandpete"
wrote:
>
>
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th
letterbox find at Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of
course no virtuals or
> postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North
American
> letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special
distinction!)
Congratulations Pete!!!!
Don
wrote:
>
>
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th
letterbox find at Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of
course no virtuals or
> postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North
American
> letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special
distinction!)
Congratulations Pete!!!!
Don
RE: [LbNA] Re: Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: rifamily (RIFamily@cox.net) |
Date: 2008-05-19 04:47:05 UTC-04:00
Congratulations, what an achievement!
RIFamily
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RIFamily
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Re: Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: connfederate (connfederate@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-05-19 11:39:52 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "wandaandpete"
wrote:
>
>
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th
letterbox find ...
Hey Now, Pete!
Congrats on your 10,000th find. :D
Connfederate
>
>
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th
letterbox find ...
Hey Now, Pete!
Congrats on your 10,000th find. :D
Connfederate
Re: [LbNA] Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: (ButterflyPR@comcast.net) |
Date: 2008-05-19 14:22:06 UTC
Congratulations, Pete!
We're delighted that a couple of our boxes are somewhere in that huge collection :-)
Kit Kat & Purple Penguin
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "wandaandpete"
>
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox
> find at Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT!
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We're delighted that a couple of our boxes are somewhere in that huge collection :-)
Kit Kat & Purple Penguin
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "wandaandpete"
>
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox
> find at Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT!
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Re: Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: grumpygrinchy (ggboxer@comcast.net) |
Date: 2008-05-19 15:19:41 UTC
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th
letterbox find at Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT!
Well done, Pete! Partu hearty then get out there and box. 15,000
awaits you!
Grumpy Grinch
Re: Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: Lightnin Bug (rpboehme@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-05-19 21:17:58 UTC
Many Congrats Pete! Hope to see youze again soon.
LB
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "wandaandpete"
wrote:
>
>
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th
letterbox find at Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with
of course no virtuals or
> postals included in that count, he is only the second person in
North American
> letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special
distinction!) I was still off hiking in
> the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to
celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
> Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian
letterbox placed on
> Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However,
I told Pete that we'd
> have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now -
in keeping with the
> tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000
at Archimedes' Screw's
> "Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for
Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
> actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series
by D & B Hikers at Green
> Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little
memento there under a low
> rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the
swings where we
> whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
>
> So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day
Monday, May
> 26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in
Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
> the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We
have a small house, so
> we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul
weather, but in fair weather we
> can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so
hopefully anyone who feels
> like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We
especially hope to see some of
> our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and
supportive, LA-LA
> recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us
so many wonderful
> boxes to look for over the years!
>
> In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to
letterbox during the day, we'll
> probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and
beans supper buffet,
> lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad,
dessert or beverage
> contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete
would be even more
> surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp
symbolic of his special
> achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the
hopping around he had to
> do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom
kangaroo"! Be it
> kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at
least one event stamp for
> those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a
great letterboxing
> community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North
American history!
>
> Cheers,
> Wanda from RI
>
LB
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "wandaandpete"
>
>
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th
letterbox find at Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with
of course no virtuals or
> postals included in that count, he is only the second person in
North American
> letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special
distinction!) I was still off hiking in
> the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to
celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
> Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian
letterbox placed on
> Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However,
I told Pete that we'd
> have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now -
in keeping with the
> tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000
at Archimedes' Screw's
> "Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for
Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
> actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series
by D & B Hikers at Green
> Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little
memento there under a low
> rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the
swings where we
> whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
>
> So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day
Monday, May
> 26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in
Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
> the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We
have a small house, so
> we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul
weather, but in fair weather we
> can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so
hopefully anyone who feels
> like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We
especially hope to see some of
> our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and
supportive, LA-LA
> recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us
so many wonderful
> boxes to look for over the years!
>
> In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to
letterbox during the day, we'll
> probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and
beans supper buffet,
> lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad,
dessert or beverage
> contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete
would be even more
> surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp
symbolic of his special
> achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the
hopping around he had to
> do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom
kangaroo"! Be it
> kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at
least one event stamp for
> those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a
great letterboxing
> community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North
American history!
>
> Cheers,
> Wanda from RI
>
Re: [LbNA] Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: Chuck & Amy (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-05-19 18:59:23 UTC-07:00
Congratulations Pete on your 10,000th find. It's an honor that you did it on a letterbox by Molly and I. She really liked you. You and Wanda were the first letterboxers we met and did our first exchanges with back in April 2002. I'm very happy you choose one of our boxes for this momentous occasion. Congratulations again and we wish you many more finds and wonderful adventures in the future....Chuck and Amy
wandaandpete wrote:
Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox find at Chuck's
"In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of course no virtuals or
postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North American
letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special distinction!) I was still off hiking in
the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian letterbox placed on
Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However, I told Pete that we'd
have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now - in keeping with the
tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000 at Archimedes' Screw's
"Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series by D & B Hikers at Green
Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little memento there under a low
rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the swings where we
whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day Monday, May
26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We have a small house, so
we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul weather, but in fair weather we
can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so hopefully anyone who feels
like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We especially hope to see some of
our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and supportive, LA-LA
recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us so many wonderful
boxes to look for over the years!
In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to letterbox during the day, we'll
probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and beans supper buffet,
lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad, dessert or beverage
contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete would be even more
surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp symbolic of his special
achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the hopping around he had to
do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom kangaroo"! Be it
kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at least one event stamp for
those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a great letterboxing
community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North American history!
Cheers,
Wanda from RI
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wandaandpete
Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox find at Chuck's
"In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of course no virtuals or
postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North American
letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special distinction!) I was still off hiking in
the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian letterbox placed on
Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However, I told Pete that we'd
have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now - in keeping with the
tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000 at Archimedes' Screw's
"Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series by D & B Hikers at Green
Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little memento there under a low
rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the swings where we
whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day Monday, May
26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We have a small house, so
we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul weather, but in fair weather we
can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so hopefully anyone who feels
like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We especially hope to see some of
our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and supportive, LA-LA
recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us so many wonderful
boxes to look for over the years!
In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to letterbox during the day, we'll
probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and beans supper buffet,
lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad, dessert or beverage
contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete would be even more
surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp symbolic of his special
achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the hopping around he had to
do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom kangaroo"! Be it
kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at least one event stamp for
those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a great letterboxing
community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North American history!
Cheers,
Wanda from RI
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Re: [LbNA] Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: schizokeet (Beckyrink@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2008-05-20 10:05:46 UTC
Congratulations on your 10,000th find. Thats a great number keep it up.
Schizokeet
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Chuck & Amy wrote:
>
> Congratulations Pete on your 10,000th find. It's an honor that you did it on a letterbox
by Molly and I. She really liked you. You and Wanda were the first letterboxers we met and
did our first exchanges with back in April 2002. I'm very happy you choose one of our
boxes for this momentous occasion. Congratulations again and we wish you many more
finds and wonderful adventures in the future....Chuck and Amy
>
> wandaandpete wrote:
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox find at
Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of course no virtuals
or
> postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North American
> letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special distinction!) I was still off hiking
in
> the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
> Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian letterbox placed on
> Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However, I told Pete that
we'd
> have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now - in keeping with the
> tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000 at Archimedes' Screw's
> "Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
> actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series by D & B Hikers at Green
> Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little memento there under a low
> rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the swings where we
> whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
>
> So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day Monday, May
> 26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
> the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We have a small house, so
> we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul weather, but in fair weather
we
> can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so hopefully anyone who feels
> like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We especially hope to see some of
> our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and supportive, LA-LA
> recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us so many wonderful
> boxes to look for over the years!
>
> In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to letterbox during the day,
we'll
> probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and beans supper
buffet,
> lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad, dessert or beverage
> contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete would be even more
> surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp symbolic of his special
> achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the hopping around he had
to
> do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom kangaroo"! Be it
> kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at least one event stamp
for
> those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a great letterboxing
> community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North American history!
>
> Cheers,
> Wanda from RI
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Schizokeet
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Chuck & Amy
>
> Congratulations Pete on your 10,000th find. It's an honor that you did it on a letterbox
by Molly and I. She really liked you. You and Wanda were the first letterboxers we met and
did our first exchanges with back in April 2002. I'm very happy you choose one of our
boxes for this momentous occasion. Congratulations again and we wish you many more
finds and wonderful adventures in the future....Chuck and Amy
>
> wandaandpete
>
> Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox find at
Chuck's
> "In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of course no virtuals
or
> postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North American
> letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special distinction!) I was still off hiking
in
> the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
> Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian letterbox placed on
> Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However, I told Pete that
we'd
> have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now - in keeping with the
> tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000 at Archimedes' Screw's
> "Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
> actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series by D & B Hikers at Green
> Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little memento there under a low
> rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the swings where we
> whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
>
> So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day Monday, May
> 26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
> the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We have a small house, so
> we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul weather, but in fair weather
we
> can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so hopefully anyone who feels
> like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We especially hope to see some of
> our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and supportive, LA-LA
> recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us so many wonderful
> boxes to look for over the years!
>
> In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to letterbox during the day,
we'll
> probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and beans supper
buffet,
> lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad, dessert or beverage
> contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete would be even more
> surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp symbolic of his special
> achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the hopping around he had
to
> do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom kangaroo"! Be it
> kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at least one event stamp
for
> those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a great letterboxing
> community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North American history!
>
> Cheers,
> Wanda from RI
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Re: [LbNA] Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
From: Stephanie Kamrar (azjokester@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-05-20 09:47:33 UTC-07:00
That's AWESOME!!! Congratulations!!! :D
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
----- Original Message ----
From: wandaandpete
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:58:39 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox find at Chuck's
"In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of course no virtuals or
postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North American
letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special distinction! ) I was still off hiking in
the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian letterbox placed on
Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However, I told Pete that we'd
have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now - in keeping with the
tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000 at Archimedes' Screw's
"Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series by D & B Hikers at Green
Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little memento there under a low
rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the swings where we
whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day Monday, May
26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We have a small house, so
we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul weather, but in fair weather we
can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so hopefully anyone who feels
like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We especially hope to see some of
our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and supportive, LA-LA
recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us so many wonderful
boxes to look for over the years!
In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to letterbox during the day, we'll
probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and beans supper buffet,
lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad, dessert or beverage
contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete would be even more
surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp symbolic of his special
achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the hopping around he had to
do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom kangaroo"! Be it
kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at least one event stamp for
those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a great letterboxing
community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North American history!
Cheers,
Wanda from RI
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----- Original Message ----
From: wandaandpete
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:58:39 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Pete Hits F 10,000!!!
Well, he finally did it: on April 21st, 2008, Pete got his 10,000th letterbox find at Chuck's
"In Search of the Phantom Kangaroo" in Willington, CT! (And, with of course no virtuals or
postals included in that count, he is only the second person in North American
letterboxing history ever to have achieved this special distinction! ) I was still off hiking in
the Southern Appalachians at the time, getting ready to celebrate "BABE" - the 10th
Birthday of American Boxing Event, for that first post-Smithsonian letterbox placed on
Max Patch along the Appalachian Trail on April 26th, 1998. However, I told Pete that we'd
have to have a little celebration for him when I got back, so now - in keeping with the
tradition I started two years ago, when I first reached F 10,000 at Archimedes' Screw's
"Year of the Dog" on Cape Cod - the time has come for Pete's "Celebratory Swing"! We
actually took it this afternoon after church at a nice new series by D & B Hikers at Green
Hill Park in South Kingstown, RI, and decided to leave a little memento there under a low
rock in the wall behind the cedars, just a stone's throw from the swings where we
whooped it up in true swinging letterboxer style!
So, then, a week from tomorrow, starting around 6PM on Memorial Day Monday, May
26th, I'm planning a little party for Pete at our home in Charlestown, RI, pretty much like
the one we had for my 10K celebration a couple of years ago. We have a small house, so
we generally invite just a handful of friends in case of foul weather, but in fair weather we
can actually accommodate several dozen in our backyard, so hopefully anyone who feels
like making the trip can come to celebrate with Pete! We especially hope to see some of
our long-time letterboxing friends, who have been so kind and supportive, LA-LA
recipients (see #127 on our webpage), and others who have given us so many wonderful
boxes to look for over the years!
In order to allow plenty of time for those who might wish to letterbox during the day, we'll
probably start snacking around 6PM, with our usual baked ham and beans supper buffet,
lemonade, and cake shortly afterwards. Any additional salad, dessert or beverage
contributions would certainly be appreciated, but I think that Pete would be even more
surprised and delighted if anyone cared to carve him a stamp symbolic of his special
achievement - say, a commemorative kangaroo to signify all the hopping around he had to
do to find all those boxes leading up to that #10,000 "phantom kangaroo"! Be it
kangaroos, "mr. sunshines", or whatever, hopefully we'll have at least one event stamp for
those who come to celebrate with Pete! Thanks for being such a great letterboxing
community that has gotten us to this point in our collective North American history!
Cheers,
Wanda from RI
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