Hello - our family has been geocaching and letterboxing for just over 3 years. Two weeks
ago we found a new letterbox (Stone Temples of Darden in Charlottesville, VA). Within a
minute of pulling the box out, both kids were screaming. Apparently the rock pile also
contains a bees nest and my kids picked up two stings each before we all ran away from the
swarm. I then had to retrieve our personal belongings and replace the box (more or less),
which was interesting, to say the least.
Using letterboxing.org I emailed the box owner but the box is still on the site with no
mention of the bees. I then emailed the letterboxing webmaster but still no response from
anyone. For some folks, this could be a deadly situation. We're not talking a few bees here,
but dozens!
In geocaching, all find logs are public so it is easy to warn others away from a dangerous
situation. Are there any other steps I can take to help keep folks away from this particular
letterbox? Thanks in advance for the advice!
Warning others of box dangers
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2008-08-22
Warning others of box dangers
From: lyxp00 (lyxp00@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-08-22 21:28:03 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Warning others of box dangers
From: Jiffy Kelley-Young (scottjiffy@roadrunner.com) |
Date: 2008-08-23 23:49:22 UTC-04:00
If it's listed on AQ you can leave a public comment about the box when you
log it in as a find.
It's unfortunate that you are not getting any replies to your emails.
Jiffy Kelley-Young
scottjiffy@roadrunner.com
A Birth Certificate shows you were born.
A Death Certificate shows you died.
A Completed Scrapbook shows that you LIVED!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "lyxp00"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:28 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Warning others of box dangers
> Hello - our family has been geocaching and letterboxing for just over 3
years. Two weeks
> ago we found a new letterbox (Stone Temples of Darden in Charlottesville,
VA). Within a
> minute of pulling the box out, both kids were screaming. Apparently the
rock pile also
> contains a bees nest and my kids picked up two stings each before we all
ran away from the
> swarm. I then had to retrieve our personal belongings and replace the box
(more or less),
> which was interesting, to say the least.
>
> Using letterboxing.org I emailed the box owner but the box is still on the
site with no
> mention of the bees. I then emailed the letterboxing webmaster but still
no response from
> anyone. For some folks, this could be a deadly situation. We're not
talking a few bees here,
> but dozens!
>
> In geocaching, all find logs are public so it is easy to warn others away
from a dangerous
> situation. Are there any other steps I can take to help keep folks away
from this particular
> letterbox? Thanks in advance for the advice!
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
log it in as a find.
It's unfortunate that you are not getting any replies to your emails.
Jiffy Kelley-Young
scottjiffy@roadrunner.com
A Birth Certificate shows you were born.
A Death Certificate shows you died.
A Completed Scrapbook shows that you LIVED!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "lyxp00"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:28 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Warning others of box dangers
> Hello - our family has been geocaching and letterboxing for just over 3
years. Two weeks
> ago we found a new letterbox (Stone Temples of Darden in Charlottesville,
VA). Within a
> minute of pulling the box out, both kids were screaming. Apparently the
rock pile also
> contains a bees nest and my kids picked up two stings each before we all
ran away from the
> swarm. I then had to retrieve our personal belongings and replace the box
(more or less),
> which was interesting, to say the least.
>
> Using letterboxing.org I emailed the box owner but the box is still on the
site with no
> mention of the bees. I then emailed the letterboxing webmaster but still
no response from
> anyone. For some folks, this could be a deadly situation. We're not
talking a few bees here,
> but dozens!
>
> In geocaching, all find logs are public so it is easy to warn others away
from a dangerous
> situation. Are there any other steps I can take to help keep folks away
from this particular
> letterbox? Thanks in advance for the advice!
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
Re: [LbNA] Warning others of box dangers
From: R (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2008-08-24 05:44:21 UTC-07:00
Just an FYI - the default for comments on Atlas Quest is set to "Moderate all comments before publishing", i.e. the owner of the box has to approve the comment before it is made public. If they do not read their email or respond to email or choose not to make the comment public it does not get displayed.
I checked and the box is not listed on AQ and neither are the letterbox hiders.
One other thing that could be done, is to post the warning on the 'Letterboxing Virginia' board at: http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/messages.html?gBoardId=283
I could not find another regional Virginia letterboxing group.
R.
--- On Sat, 8/23/08, Jiffy Kelley-Young wrote:
From: Jiffy Kelley-Young
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Warning others of box dangers
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Received: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 11:49 PM
If it's listed on AQ you can leave a public comment about the box when you
log it in as a find.
It's unfortunate that you are not getting any replies to your emails.
Jiffy Kelley-Young
scottjiffy@roadrunn er.com
A Birth Certificate shows you were born.
A Death Certificate shows you died.
A Completed Scrapbook shows that you LIVED!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "lyxp00"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:28 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Warning others of box dangers
> Hello - our family has been geocaching and letterboxing for just over 3
years. Two weeks
> ago we found a new letterbox (Stone Temples of Darden in Charlottesville,
VA). Within a
> minute of pulling the box out, both kids were screaming. Apparently the
rock pile also
> contains a bees nest and my kids picked up two stings each before we all
ran away from the
> swarm. I then had to retrieve our personal belongings and replace the box
(more or less),
> which was interesting, to say the least.
>
> Using letterboxing. org I emailed the box owner but the box is still on the
site with no
> mention of the bees. I then emailed the letterboxing webmaster but still
no response from
> anyone. For some folks, this could be a deadly situation. We're not
talking a few bees here,
> but dozens!
>
> In geocaching, all find logs are public so it is easy to warn others away
from a dangerous
> situation. Are there any other steps I can take to help keep folks away
from this particular
> letterbox? Thanks in advance for the advice!
>
>
> ------------ --------- --------- ------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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I checked and the box is not listed on AQ and neither are the letterbox hiders.
One other thing that could be done, is to post the warning on the 'Letterboxing Virginia' board at: http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/messages.html?gBoardId=283
I could not find another regional Virginia letterboxing group.
R.
--- On Sat, 8/23/08, Jiffy Kelley-Young
From: Jiffy Kelley-Young
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Warning others of box dangers
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Received: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 11:49 PM
If it's listed on AQ you can leave a public comment about the box when you
log it in as a find.
It's unfortunate that you are not getting any replies to your emails.
Jiffy Kelley-Young
scottjiffy@roadrunn er.com
A Birth Certificate shows you were born.
A Death Certificate shows you died.
A Completed Scrapbook shows that you LIVED!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "lyxp00"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:28 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Warning others of box dangers
> Hello - our family has been geocaching and letterboxing for just over 3
years. Two weeks
> ago we found a new letterbox (Stone Temples of Darden in Charlottesville,
VA). Within a
> minute of pulling the box out, both kids were screaming. Apparently the
rock pile also
> contains a bees nest and my kids picked up two stings each before we all
ran away from the
> swarm. I then had to retrieve our personal belongings and replace the box
(more or less),
> which was interesting, to say the least.
>
> Using letterboxing. org I emailed the box owner but the box is still on the
site with no
> mention of the bees. I then emailed the letterboxing webmaster but still
no response from
> anyone. For some folks, this could be a deadly situation. We're not
talking a few bees here,
> but dozens!
>
> In geocaching, all find logs are public so it is easy to warn others away
from a dangerous
> situation. Are there any other steps I can take to help keep folks away
from this particular
> letterbox? Thanks in advance for the advice!
>
>
> ------------ --------- --------- ------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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