rather "safety in LOW numbers". In a recent post I stated:
"These are my early boxes with store stamps. They will get harder
when I carve my own."
In that vein, I have uploaded a hint about my next box, Dreamery,
into the list photo area:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/lst
The final clue list, after the box is actually planted, will be this
map plus one other clue. The difficulty will be medium, as the stamp
is still store bought, but one I am fond of.
WaldenRun
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "geoflyfisher"
> 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.
>
> *******************
>
> 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.
>
> *******************
>
> 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!....