Ill advisedly*, I have the following to say:

*We had a meeting - me, myself, and I - and I was the only one that
thought I should write this. So I'm writing it.

The simple fact is that stamps disappear. Of the 56 boxes I have put
stamps in, two of the stamps have disappeared - so far - 3 months.
Eleven of the total stamps are actually in geocaches. One stamp was
definitely stolen by a non-letterboxer. The rascal left the box, and
the log, but took the stamp. From what I can gather it was one of
the Procyon lotor, a group of notorious stamp stealers. I believed
all precautions had been taken, but the odor of the box apparently
led to its discovery.

Another stamp was discovered to be missing - uh, not discovered to be
present - in a hybrid geocache/letterbox. No note was made in the
log about taking the stamp, either in the box or on the web. A
search of the ground around the box found no accidentally dropped
stamp. The ammobox had none of the puncture marks usually left as a
calling card by the Procyon lotor clan.

I was left with no other reasonable explanation other than - like a
drop of water on a summer sun heated rock - the vapor pressure got to
it.

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In our web letterboxing web pages we have made sure that those
looking for letterboxes know:

WAIVER OF RESPONSIBILITY AND DISCLAIMER: Letterboxing, like any
outdoor sport, carries the risk of unforeseen hazards...

You know the rest by heart.

I think it may be about time we included another WORAD: It could go
something like this:

WAIVER OF RESPONSIBILITY AND DISCLAIMER:
Leaving letterboxes out for others to find is a usually enjoyable
activity albeit with several known risks and it likely has other
risks less well understood - what doesn't?
-There is a small risk that the enjoyment of creating, writing, and
placing the letterbox and its associated clues will not offset the
expense or trouble expended in creating the box, stamp, and clues.
This risk benefit ratio - as experienced by the letterboxer may
change from time to time.
-IMPORTANT: There is a risk that your box may not be found for a very
long time, a time which can extend to the environs of infinity. (A)
-IMPORTANT: There is a risk that the box, or a portion of its
contents, may be stolen, borrowed, photographed, replaced with a key
chain, or simply evaporate. This experience may be irritating to
painful, may cause lost sleep, additional expense, may occasion new
creative efforts, and require additional hiking and driving time
while further wearing down your boots, tires and suspension. (B)
-It is well understood that the more likely you design your clues and
the physical placement of the box to attract and engage others in the
actual finding of the box, the more likely it is that the previous
set of risks (B) will transpire, but this approach will limit risk
set (A).
-It can never be best understood by more than one letterboxer - how
to make boxes which maintain high appeal while engendering only
minimal risk of ever being discovered by more than a half of a
handful of individuals.

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Unfortunately my tongue is stuck so deeply in my cheek that I may now
need to repair to the Emergency Department for treatment. ;o

Flyfisher <>< P56F6.3X2 E??
(I saw this E entry yesterday and don't believe it refers to Eaten -
but what it signifies, if I ever knew, has gone under the bridge.)

Bye!....