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Letterboxes placed by Linda Aplin

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[LbNA] Letterboxes placed by Linda Aplin

From: Timothy Swenson (swensont@lanset.com) | Date: 1999-12-11 21:19:17 UTC-08:00
I can't find an e-mail address for Linda Aplin, who placed 4 letter boxes at
Baylands Park in Palo Alto, CA, so I'm taking a guess that she subscribes to
this list (or someone who knows her does).

My daughters and I headed out to Palo Alto to try our hand at letterboxing.
I've placed three myself, but this was my first try looking for them. Boxes
1 was kind of difficult to find. The clues sent us in the wrong direction,
but once he heard the "dragon" we got on track. Box #2 was not difficult to
find. Box #3 was a little harder as you had to look "really low" to find
it. Box #4 was the problem. The clues were easy, and we found what we
think was the hidding spot (clump of rocks) but no letterbox could be found.
We re-did the clue for #4 and it was pretty obvious were the box was
supposed to be.

So, Linda, I would suggest going out and seeing if Box #4 is really gone,
has just been moved, or I totally missed it.

And just so you know, the only entries in the books were by Lone Wolf and
myself. Box #1 was missing a book, but the rest was there. About your
stamps in the boxes, boy, they are big.

So, I can say that letterboxes do disappear. I would suggest keeping this
in mind and not invest a whole lot in the boxes and contents. The
letterboxes I placed were created with this in mind and done very
inexpensively (and a lot smaller than Linda's).

Tim Swenson



[LbNA] Re: Letterboxes placed by Linda Aplin

From: John De Wolf - PA (jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com) | Date: 2000-01-03 11:52:44 UTC-08:00
Tim,

I've forwarded your message to Linda. She has not had time to be
active on the list lately, but I'm sure will look into the issues you
raise.

I'll post if I hear anything, unless she does.

Lone Wolf,
West Chester, PA
P6F29X9

PS: Looks like Randy's PC made in into the New Year!!!!

"timothy swenson" wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/letterbox-usa/?start=2574
> I can't find an e-mail address for Linda Aplin, who placed 4 letter
boxes at
> Baylands Park in Palo Alto, CA, so I'm taking a guess that she
subscribes to
> this list (or someone who knows her does).
>
> My daughters and I headed out to Palo Alto to try our hand at
letterboxing.
> I've placed three myself, but this was my first try looking for them.
Boxes
> 1 was kind of difficult to find. The clues sent us in the wrong
direction,
> but once he heard the "dragon" we got on track. Box #2 was not
difficult to
> find. Box #3 was a little harder as you had to look "really low" to
find
> it. Box #4 was the problem. The clues were easy, and we found what
we
> think was the hidding spot (clump of rocks) but no letterbox could be
found.
> We re-did the clue for #4 and it was pretty obvious were the box was
> supposed to be.
>
> So, Linda, I would suggest going out and seeing if Box #4 is really
gone,
> has just been moved, or I totally missed it.
>
> And just so you know, the only entries in the books were by Lone Wolf
and
> myself. Box #1 was missing a book, but the rest was there. About
your
> stamps in the boxes, boy, they are big.
>
> So, I can say that letterboxes do disappear. I would suggest keeping
this
> in mind and not invest a whole lot in the boxes and contents. The
> letterboxes I placed were created with this in mind and done very
> inexpensively (and a lot smaller than Linda's).
>
> Tim Swenson
>
>