In a message dated 3/17/99 5:37:50 AM, you wrote:

< that the Max Patch box is in fact in the state of North Carolina ;-))
>>

oooooooooo!!! Do tell. I can feel a road-trip coming on. I gotta know WHERE,
get some CLUES, get my compass warmed up. Where do I find out the specifics of
this box??????

Hoggie

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> < > that the Max Patch box is in fact in the state of North Carolina ;-))
> >>
>
> oooooooooo!!! Do tell. I can feel a road-trip coming on. I gotta know WHERE,
> get some CLUES, get my compass warmed up. Where do I find out the specifics of
> this box??????

Try http://www.pclink.com/elf/maxpatch.htm

Randy

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> How come this box doesn;t show up on the map at the LetterboxUSA web page???

Its listed under TN, because that is where the clue starts. I normally
wouldn't have mentioned it was actually in NC, because it seems like bad
ettiquette to discuss solutions of other people's clues on the list,
but in this case it has been discussed before along time ago, and we are
just getting started in NC, and people are talking about the y2k thing and
the like, and it just sort of seemed well-known that it was in NC.

> Does this mean that letterboxes exist that are NOT mentioned on that page???

There are indeed, apparently, although I personally have never physically
found one yet. I am told of a story of someone finding one by accident for
which a clue has never been published anywere, though. I have seen mention
of several boxes out there for which I have never been privy to the clues.

> So how does one go about finding OTHER boxes that are not listed here????

I think that is just another aspect of the game. Sorry to be so cryptic,
but I don't think there is a really good answer to that one. I understand
there are people who have chosen not to publish their clues on the 'net,
sometimes a box will contain a clue to another box, etc. Also, do not
discount the possibility of clues being published, but it not being
obvious that its a clue. For example, a normal post to the list may
contain a clue for the clever to see, or a web page may just be sitting
out there with a clue waiting to be discovered. I'm not sure there is
alot of this going on in the 'States, but as it matures, and more people
come on board, I think finding the clues in the first place will definately
become part of the game.

--
Randy "the mapsurfer"

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Randy, In a message dated 3/17/99 6:45:45 PM, you wrote:

<<> < > that the Max Patch box is in fact in the state of North Carolina ;-))>>

Randy,

How come this box doesn;t show up on the map at the LetterboxUSA web page???
Does this mean that letterboxes exist that are NOT mentioned on that page???
"Cause I must admit, I was VERY surprised that there were so few boxes
"planted" when I first saw the page. IF there are others, that makes me smile.
So how does one go about finding OTHER boxes that are not listed here????

THanks,
Hogggie

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In a message dated 3/18/99 11:03:22 AM, you wrote:

Its listed under TN, because that is where the clue starts. I normally
wouldn't have mentioned it was actually in NC, because it seems like bad
ettiquette to discuss solutions of other people's clues on the list,
but in this case it has been discussed before along time ago, and we are
just getting started in NC, and people are talking about the y2k thing and
the like, and it just sort of seemed well-known that it was in NC.
>>
Thanks for telling me this. I had discounted the one in Tenn. as it seemed
"too far away" so I would not have made an effort for it to be my first one.
But NOW>......... somehow it seems a little closer, Thanks again. I plan to
"plant"one myself in the very near future in the Greensboro area.

Hoggie

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Hoggie wrote:

> Thanks for telling me this. I had discounted the one in Tenn. as it seemed
> "too far away" so I would not have made an effort for it to be my first one.
> But NOW>......... somehow it seems a little closer, Thanks again. I plan to
> "plant"one myself in the very near future in the Greensboro area.
>
This brings me to something I had been thinking about but was waiting to bring up. As our maps are currently set up, you only see the clues in each individual state, but not the neighboring states. How difficult would it be to also show the bullets for clues in neighboring states that are close to the state line (e.g. the NJ "Minsi" clue would show up on the PA map, and vice versa, same w/ NC, TN, etc.)

I'm not trying to create more work here, but this would help newbies get a better feel for how clues are scattered when you get near state lines.

Just a thought.

JDW

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Dan'l wrote:
> Anyone who knows about maps,
> in particular the Tiger Map Server, I'm looking to collaborate with
> someone
> or get input at least on how to solve some of these issues for the long
> term. Randy is helping me think about this, but 3 heads (or 4 or
> whatever) are better than 2. Thanks.
> Dan
>
Well, I know & love maps, but don't know much, or anything, about the Tiger server (other than it's from the Census Bureau), but I would love the opportunity to get involved in this aspect.

let me know if I can be of assistance. I'd love to learn more about it and to have the opportunity to contribute to the group effort in this way.

JDW

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John De Wolf wrote:
>This brings me to something I had been thinking about but was waiting to >bring up. As our maps are currently set up, you only see the clues in >each individual state, but not the neighboring states. How difficult >would it be to also show the bullets for clues in neighboring states >that are close to the state line (e.g. the NJ "Minsi" clue would show up >on the PA map, and vice versa, same w/ NC, TN, etc.
>I'm not trying to create more work here, but this would help newbies get >a better feel for how clues are scattered when you get near state lines.


Well, these are good questions. The answer is yes, what you're asking
about can be done and I'm going to start thinking about it in those
terms. It may be a long while before it materializes. But thank you
for bringing it up and for reminding me. Anyone who knows about maps,
in particular the Tiger Map Server, I'm looking to collaborate with
someone
or get input at least on how to solve some of these issues for the long
term. Randy is helping me think about this, but 3 heads (or 4 or
whatever) are better than 2. Thanks.
Dan

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