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Well, since you asked...

21 messages in this thread | Started on 2009-01-21

Well, since you asked...

From: jim54invc (jim54invc@yahoo.com) | Date: 2009-01-21 02:10:38 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Elizabeth" (zorket) wrote:

> ...what to do when you run out of ink on the trail...

If your pen has run out of ink, you might try using a stick; I've been
able to write something with a softish twig. Sometimes a rock will
work; talc or soapstone are especially good, but sandstone or
limestone might do it. Most metamorphics (schist, gneiss, etc) are
often too hard. Now if you meant that your inkpad is dry, well,
that's just sad :-( You should always check your inkpad before
leaving on a boxing trek.

> ...what happens if you spill water on your page of clues when you
> are three miles into a good hike...

Keep on hiking, of course! A letterbox is just a letterbox, but a
good hike is exercise and fresh air and a chance to commune with
Nature and all them good things :-) The letterbox might be the reason
for choosing that particular trail, but it shouldn't be the only
reason for being in The Great Outdoors.

> ...how to handle a large spider that has conveniently craw[l]ed into
> your napsack and doesn't want to come back out

Ask it, politely, to vacate the premises. If it objects, you might
try leaving the bag outside overnight. Or you could try to get it to
move by gently prodding it with a stick or piece of paper. Spiders
are our friends; they consume a lot of insects, including flies which
harbor all sorts of diseases; we should never kill spiders
out-of-hand. Certainly, they can get into places where we don't want
them, but it is rare to have to eliminate them. I always leave a few
daddy-long-legs (the West Coast variety, not the Southeastern
monsters) in the house when I clean the corners; they do a nice job of
keeping the bugs out :-)

Hope this helps!

chaosmanor


RE: [LbNA] Well, since you asked...

From: Debbie Kotlarek (kotlarek@wi.rr.com) | Date: 2009-01-20 20:21:35 UTC-06:00
We signed into a logbook in the Tucson, AZ area recently where some previous
finders had written a very readable note using some type of burned wood.
The note was over 10 months old and very easy to read.

Wisconsin Hiker


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Elizabeth" (zorket) wrote:

> ...what to do when you run out of ink on the trail...

If your pen has run out of ink, you might try using a stick; I've been
able to write something with a softish twig. Sometimes a rock will
work; talc or soapstone are especially good, but sandstone or
limestone might do it. Most metamorphics (schist, gneiss, etc) are
often too hard. Now if you meant that your inkpad is dry, well,
that's just sad :-( You should always check your inkpad before
leaving on a boxing trek.


chaosmanor


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Re: [LbNA] Well, since you asked...

From: donutz716 (donutz716@yahoo.com) | Date: 2009-01-21 04:58:11 UTC-08:00

This has happened to me and I now put my clues in a sheet protector before I go out. I can throw it on the ground - even in snow. No more running ink for me.

Enjoy!
donutz716
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> ...what happens if you spill water on your page of clues when you

> are three miles into a good hike...











































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Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Der Mad Stamper (Letterboxr@aol.com) | Date: 2009-01-22 20:40:30 UTC
In summertime, I've seen mashed blackberries work as a great substitute
for an inkpad.

If all you're lacking is a writing instrument, a sharp stick dipped
onto your inkpad (or the aforementioned blackberries) works well.

But, personally, I don't like wasting time while scrounging around for
substitute materials in the wild. I'd rather keep moving along the
trail and find more letterboxes. So, I find the easiest solution is to
simply bite off the tip of my finger and leave my mark in fresh blood.

--Der Mad Stamper


> > ...what to do when you run out of ink on the trail...
>
> If your pen has run out of ink, you might try using a stick; I've been
> able to write something with a softish twig. Sometimes a rock will
> work; talc or soapstone are especially good, but sandstone or
> limestone might do it. Most metamorphics (schist, gneiss, etc) are
> often too hard. Now if you meant that your inkpad is dry, well,
> that's just sad :-( You should always check your inkpad before
> leaving on a boxing trek.
>



Re: Well, since you asked...

From: arm858rite066 (arm858rite066@yahoo.com) | Date: 2009-01-23 18:27:34 UTC
is to
> simply bite off the tip of my finger and leave my mark in fresh blood.
>
> --Der Mad Stamper
>
>
you could use other body fluids instead and those wud only show when
you use an iron on the paper

GeoGeorgia


Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Elizabeth (zorket@gmail.com) | Date: 2009-01-24 22:05:13 UTC
Ha! Wasn't actually expecting an answer...
but there have been a few good suggestions.
Not sure about biting off my own finger, however...bloodletting
ceremonies are probably not my thing. But - never say never!

zorket

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Der Mad Stamper"
wrote:
>
> In summertime, I've seen mashed blackberries work as a great
substitute
> for an inkpad.
>
> If all you're lacking is a writing instrument, a sharp stick dipped
> onto your inkpad (or the aforementioned blackberries) works well.
>
> But, personally, I don't like wasting time while scrounging around
for
> substitute materials in the wild. I'd rather keep moving along the
> trail and find more letterboxes. So, I find the easiest solution is
to
> simply bite off the tip of my finger and leave my mark in fresh
blood.
>
> --Der Mad Stamper
>
>
> > > ...what to do when you run out of ink on the trail...
> >
> > If your pen has run out of ink, you might try using a stick; I've
been
> > able to write something with a softish twig. Sometimes a rock
will
> > work; talc or soapstone are especially good, but sandstone or
> > limestone might do it. Most metamorphics (schist, gneiss, etc)
are
> > often too hard. Now if you meant that your inkpad is dry, well,
> > that's just sad :-( You should always check your inkpad before
> > leaving on a boxing trek.
> >
>



Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Debbie Manning (derb522002@yahoo.com) | Date: 2009-01-25 09:03:58 UTC-08:00
I dont think I like the idea eighter of blood. I dont like the idea that I could get sick. Maybe that is a little over the top but that is what I think




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Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Otis' Friends (otisfriends@yahoo.com) | Date: 2009-01-25 15:26:52 UTC-08:00
You have a much better chance of getting a cold from handling the stamp (low)than contracting a disease from blood on pages in the logbook (virtually none). Which is a good thing. I've never deliberately bled on the logbook, but sometimes things happen on the trail.

--- On Sun, 1/25/09, Debbie Manning wrote:

From: Debbie Manning
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 12:03 PM






I dont think I like the idea of blood. I dont like the idea that I could get sick. Maybe that is a little over the top but that is what I think

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Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Der Mad Stamper (Letterboxr@aol.com) | Date: 2009-01-27 00:42:10 UTC
> I dont think I like the idea eighter of blood. I dont like the idea
> that I could get sick. Maybe that is a little over the top but that
> is what I think

I certainly hope that nobody out there actually thinks that I bite
the end off my finger when I run out of ink. Do some of you not see
that I was just trying to interject a little bit of humor to help get
us away from an argumentative topic?


> I know y'all are just havin' fun, but this continued thread of
using
> blood as a substitute for a dry ink pad is just creeping me out.
>
> Can we end the discussion and start a new one?

Can we please stop ending discussions and actually have one already?
Obviously my humor was not appreciated, so let's talk about puppy
dogs, okay? Is that safe?

Please speak up if you love to go letterboxing with your puppy dog!

--Der Mad Stamper


Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Sandi Bothum (sandibox@msn.com) | Date: 2009-01-26 18:53:05 UTC-06:00
I love to go letterboxing with my puppy dog. Then, if I run out of ink I can bite the end off of her finger/paw.

SandiBox
(and before you go calling the humane society, yes I was kidding.)



----- Original Message -----
From: Der Mad Stamper
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 6:42 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...


> I dont think I like the idea eighter of blood. I dont like the idea
> that I could get sick. Maybe that is a little over the top but that
> is what I think

I certainly hope that nobody out there actually thinks that I bite
the end off my finger when I run out of ink. Do some of you not see
that I was just trying to interject a little bit of humor to help get
us away from an argumentative topic?

> I know y'all are just havin' fun, but this continued thread of
using
> blood as a substitute for a dry ink pad is just creeping me out.
>
> Can we end the discussion and start a new one?

Can we please stop ending discussions and actually have one already?
Obviously my humor was not appreciated, so let's talk about puppy
dogs, okay? Is that safe?

Please speak up if you love to go letterboxing with your puppy dog!

--Der Mad Stamper





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Re: Well, since you asked...

From: wassamatta_u (mberkeland@edgewaternetworks.com) | Date: 2009-01-27 01:08:06 UTC
I'm sorry, DMS! I TOTALLY missed the attempt at humor! In fact, I
actually interpreted your comment to mean: whenever ANYONE runs out of
ink, they should bite the end off Der Mad Stamper's finger. I thought
this to be a bit impractical, especially once you got to the eleventh
person ...

-wassamatta_u

Der Mad Stamper wrote:
>I certainly hope that nobody out there actually thinks that I bite
>the end off my finger when I run out of ink. Do some of you not see
>that I was just trying to interject a little bit of humor to help get
>us away from an argumentative topic?



Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Sandi Bothum (sandibox@msn.com) | Date: 2009-01-26 19:16:47 UTC-06:00
Well, duh! Then you move to toes. And of course you no longer need to use blood, cause you've got all that jam!

----- Original Message -----
From: wassamatta_u
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 7:08 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...


I'm sorry, DMS! I TOTALLY missed the attempt at humor! In fact, I
actually interpreted your comment to mean: whenever ANYONE runs out of
ink, they should bite the end off Der Mad Stamper's finger. I thought
this to be a bit impractical, especially once you got to the eleventh
person ...

-wassamatta_u

Der Mad Stamper wrote:
>I certainly hope that nobody out there actually thinks that I bite
>the end off my finger when I run out of ink. Do some of you not see
>that I was just trying to interject a little bit of humor to help get
>us away from an argumentative topic?





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Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: (ipsquibibble@comcast.net) | Date: 2009-01-27 01:21:14 UTC
The bloodthirsty comments didn't bother me at all... but did we HAVE to start discussing DMS's feet? Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww. P. Dudes

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Sandi Bothum"
Well, duh! Then you move to toes. And of course you no longer need to use blood, cause you've got all that jam!

----- Original Message -----
From: wassamatta_u
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 7:08 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

I'm sorry, DMS! I TOTALLY missed the attempt at humor! In fact, I
actually interpreted your comment to mean: whenever ANYONE runs out of
ink, they should bite the end off Der Mad Stamper's finger. I thought
this to be a bit impractical, especially once you got to the eleventh
person ...

-wassamatta_u

Der Mad Stamper wrote:
>I certainly hope that nobody out there actually thinks that I bite
>the end off my finger when I run out of ink. Do some of you not see
>that I was just trying to interject a little bit of humor to help get
>us away from an argumentative topic?

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Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Dave & Deanne (dave.deanne@verizon.net) | Date: 2009-01-26 20:56:10 UTC-05:00
Hey! Stop picking on his toes, that's gross. If you have to pick on something...how about his nose?
the lazy letterboxer
----- Original Message -----
From: ipsquibibble@comcast.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...


The bloodthirsty comments didn't bother me at all... but did we HAVE to start discussing DMS's feet? Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww. P. Dudes

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Sandi Bothum"
Well, duh! Then you move to toes. And of course you no longer need to use blood, cause you've got all that jam!

----- Original Message -----
From: wassamatta_u
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 7:08 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

I'm sorry, DMS! I TOTALLY missed the attempt at humor! In fact, I
actually interpreted your comment to mean: whenever ANYONE runs out of
ink, they should bite the end off Der Mad Stamper's finger. I thought
this to be a bit impractical, especially once you got to the eleventh
person ...

-wassamatta_u

Der Mad Stamper wrote:
>I certainly hope that nobody out there actually thinks that I bite
>the end off my finger when I run out of ink. Do some of you not see
>that I was just trying to interject a little bit of humor to help get
>us away from an argumentative topic?

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Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@gmail.com) | Date: 2009-01-26 20:59:52 UTC-06:00
Say, did anyone know that DMS can pick his nose with his toes???
--
Barefoot Lucy
"Not about footwear, it's about philosophy!"


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RE: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Mark Pepe (mjpepe1@comcast.net) | Date: 2009-01-26 22:32:10 UTC-05:00
I've even heard that he can pick his nose with YOUR toes!

:-)



Mark





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From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Barefoot Lucy
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 10:00 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...



Say, did anyone know that DMS can pick his nose with his toes???
--
Barefoot Lucy
"Not about footwear, it's about philosophy!"





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Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@gmail.com) | Date: 2009-01-26 21:42:29 UTC-06:00
Ewwwww...Noooooooo!!! Now THAT constitutes MADNESS at its highest level...

--
Barefoot Lucy
"Not about footwear, it's about philosophy!"


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Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Lory Reese (ipsquibibble@comcast.net) | Date: 2009-01-26 19:57:18 UTC-08:00
You can pick your nose. You can pick your nose with your toes. You
can pick your friends. And.... never mind.

(hm... there could be a stamp coming out of this discussion.)

P. Dudes


On Jan 26, 2009, at 7:32 PM, Mark Pepe wrote:

> I've even heard that he can pick his nose with YOUR toes!
>
> :-)
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> ]
> On Behalf Of Barefoot Lucy
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 10:00 PM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...
>
> Say, did anyone know that DMS can pick his nose with his toes???
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "Not about footwear, it's about philosophy!"
>
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RE: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: uneksia (uneksia@yahoo.com) | Date: 2009-01-27 07:11:00 UTC-05:00
which is much preferred over him picking your nose with his toes!
smile
uneksia

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From: Mark Pepe
Date: 01/26/09 22:32:33
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

I've even heard that he can pick his nose with YOUR toes!

:-)



Mark

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Re: [LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Heather (hlynns@roadrunner.com) | Date: 2009-01-27 05:03:58 UTC-08:00
Lory Reese, did you happen to go to school at Jordan in Long Beach? Been looking for a school friend by the same name lol.
Heather


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[LbNA] Re: Well, since you asked...

From: Der Mad Stamper (Letterboxr@aol.com) | Date: 2009-01-30 07:38:43 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "uneksia" wrote:
>
> which is much preferred over him picking your nose with his toes!
> smile
> uneksia


Hey, don't knock it 'til you've tried it, Min-my-dear! In case you
haven't heard, I have really long and nimble toes! Furthermore, I wash
them twice a year, even if they don't really need it! So it's all good.
Flare those nostrils and prepare for sheer bliss!

(Ha! If that don't burn the thought of bloody stamp imprints outta yer
brain, then nothing will!!)

--DMS