This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
happens to any else.
I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult walk.
I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came to
the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this short
cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left foot
went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew my
whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie Titanic,
blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got. Finally
someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were on
their way.
Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once. All I
could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in the
mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks safe
isn't.
I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again, this
was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And about
that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
Psychomommy
P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
!4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
11 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-11-04
!4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-11-04 22:02:19 UTC
Re: [LbNA] !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: MARTEL (martel@downeast.net) |
Date: 2002-11-04 17:14:54 UTC-05:00
Oh My!! I will have to share your story with my firefighter husband. I'll
bet he never imagined me needing to call emergency services for a reason
like that!! So glad you are OK. I would have been terrified. Cell phone
and whistle need to become standard issue in my pack, I can see that. Put
your feet up and have a wonderful cup of hot chocolate.
Hugs ~ Memlili
----- Original Message -----
From: "psycomommy2003"
To:
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 5:02 PM
Subject: [LbNA] !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
> This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
> didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
> happens to any else.
> I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
> County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult walk.
> I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came to
> the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
> could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this short
> cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
> that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
> get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
> sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left foot
> went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew my
> whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie Titanic,
> blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
> was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got. Finally
> someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were on
> their way.
> Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once. All I
> could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
> news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in the
> mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks safe
> isn't.
> I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again, this
> was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And about
> that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
>
> Psychomommy
> P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
>
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bet he never imagined me needing to call emergency services for a reason
like that!! So glad you are OK. I would have been terrified. Cell phone
and whistle need to become standard issue in my pack, I can see that. Put
your feet up and have a wonderful cup of hot chocolate.
Hugs ~ Memlili
----- Original Message -----
From: "psycomommy2003"
To:
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 5:02 PM
Subject: [LbNA] !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
> This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
> didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
> happens to any else.
> I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
> County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult walk.
> I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came to
> the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
> could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this short
> cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
> that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
> get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
> sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left foot
> went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew my
> whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie Titanic,
> blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
> was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got. Finally
> someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were on
> their way.
> Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once. All I
> could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
> news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in the
> mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks safe
> isn't.
> I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again, this
> was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And about
> that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
>
> Psychomommy
> P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
>
>
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Re: !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: SpringChick (letterbox@attbi.com) |
Date: 2002-11-04 22:18:19 UTC
Oh my gosh! I'm sure it was a scary experience. I remember as kids
my mom pointing out this mucky place along the road where she used to
live when she was young. She said it was "sinking sand" and there
were entire horses and cars buried there. That's what would have
been going through my mind.
Glad you got out okay and hopefully it won't make the news. OldShoe
is saying, "see I told you this is a dangerous hobby" (referring back
to our Chicago Underground experiences). Despite how serious the
situation was at the time, I am laughing at the way you told the
story. Put on some thick purple socks and cuddle up with a warm cup
of cocoa!
Deb (SpringChick)
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "psycomommy2003" wrote:
> This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
> didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
> happens to any else.
> I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
> County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult
walk.
> I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came to
> the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
> could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this
short
> cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
> that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
> get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
> sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left foot
> went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew my
> whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie
Titanic,
> blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
> was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got.
Finally
> someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were
on
> their way.
> Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once. All
I
> could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
> news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in the
> mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks
safe
> isn't.
> I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again,
this
> was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And
about
> that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
>
> Psychomommy
> P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
my mom pointing out this mucky place along the road where she used to
live when she was young. She said it was "sinking sand" and there
were entire horses and cars buried there. That's what would have
been going through my mind.
Glad you got out okay and hopefully it won't make the news. OldShoe
is saying, "see I told you this is a dangerous hobby" (referring back
to our Chicago Underground experiences). Despite how serious the
situation was at the time, I am laughing at the way you told the
story. Put on some thick purple socks and cuddle up with a warm cup
of cocoa!
Deb (SpringChick)
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "psycomommy2003"
> This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
> didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
> happens to any else.
> I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
> County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult
walk.
> I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came to
> the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
> could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this
short
> cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
> that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
> get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
> sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left foot
> went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew my
> whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie
Titanic,
> blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
> was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got.
Finally
> someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were
on
> their way.
> Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once. All
I
> could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
> news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in the
> mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks
safe
> isn't.
> I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again,
this
> was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And
about
> that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
>
> Psychomommy
> P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
Re: !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: mischief_wa (Mischief_wa@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-11-04 22:52:22 UTC
OMG How scary! I'm so glad you had your whistle.
Take care hun... and treat yourself to a nice bubblebath.
~ M ~
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "psycomommy2003" wrote:
> This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
> didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
> happens to any else.
> I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
> County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult
walk.
> I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came
to
> the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
> could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this
short
> cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
> that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
> get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
> sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left
foot
> went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew
my
> whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie
Titanic,
> blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
> was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got.
Finally
> someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were
on
> their way.
> Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once.
All I
> could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
> news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in
the
> mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks
safe
> isn't.
> I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again,
this
> was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And
about
> that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
>
> Psychomommy
> P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
Take care hun... and treat yourself to a nice bubblebath.
~ M ~
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "psycomommy2003"
> This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
> didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
> happens to any else.
> I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
> County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult
walk.
> I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came
to
> the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
> could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this
short
> cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
> that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
> get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
> sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left
foot
> went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew
my
> whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie
Titanic,
> blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
> was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got.
Finally
> someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were
on
> their way.
> Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once.
All I
> could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
> news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in
the
> mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks
safe
> isn't.
> I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again,
this
> was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And
about
> that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
>
> Psychomommy
> P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
Re: !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: tempusfugitmd (donnas28@juno.com) |
Date: 2002-11-04 23:21:34 UTC
OMG! How scary...be glad your Turtle wasn't with you. Usually I'm
just on the lookout for perverts. Did you lose your shoes? ;o)
Donna
just on the lookout for perverts. Did you lose your shoes? ;o)
Donna
Re: !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-11-04 23:39:15 UTC
--- Luckily I had them tied on sooo tight. They were brand new
Timberlands and I wasn't about to give them up to the mud god. They
did make a huge Slurp when they came out.
Maybe if Turtle was with me she would have talked me out of the
short cut. Turtle is more sensible than her mother. I tend to just
march ahead and see what will be.
I think perverts wouldn't have given me a second look. I must have
had an extra 30 lbs. of mud from head to toe. My toes are still
tingling and I didn't get the thrill of crashing down the mountain on
my skis.
Psychomommy
In letterbox-usa@y..., "tempusfugitmd" wrote:
> OMG! How scary...be glad your Turtle wasn't with you. Usually I'm
> just on the lookout for perverts. Did you lose your shoes? ;o)
>
> Donna
Timberlands and I wasn't about to give them up to the mud god. They
did make a huge Slurp when they came out.
Maybe if Turtle was with me she would have talked me out of the
short cut. Turtle is more sensible than her mother. I tend to just
march ahead and see what will be.
I think perverts wouldn't have given me a second look. I must have
had an extra 30 lbs. of mud from head to toe. My toes are still
tingling and I didn't get the thrill of crashing down the mountain on
my skis.
Psychomommy
In letterbox-usa@y..., "tempusfugitmd"
> OMG! How scary...be glad your Turtle wasn't with you. Usually I'm
> just on the lookout for perverts. Did you lose your shoes? ;o)
>
> Donna
Re: !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: lizardbuttsfamily (mmebt@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-11-05 01:24:31 UTC
There is nothing funnier than reading on the letterboxing board that
my sister almost got swallowed up by the mud monster. Only joking!;)
I thought that you would do almost anything for a free mud bath.
Thank God you had your whistle, and someone was around. Glad to read
that you are ok. PLEASE promise me that you will not go hiking alone
in the future.
The Hiker
"psycomommy2003" wrote:
> This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
> didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
> happens to any else.
> I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
> County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult
walk.
> I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came to
> the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
> could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this
short
> cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
> that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
> get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
> sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left foot
> went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew my
> whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie
Titanic,
> blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
> was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got.
Finally
> someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were
on
> their way.
> Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once. All
I
> could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
> news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in the
> mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks
safe
> isn't.
> I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again,
this
> was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And
about
> that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
>
> Psychomommy
> P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
my sister almost got swallowed up by the mud monster. Only joking!;)
I thought that you would do almost anything for a free mud bath.
Thank God you had your whistle, and someone was around. Glad to read
that you are ok. PLEASE promise me that you will not go hiking alone
in the future.
The Hiker
"psycomommy2003"
> This was a horrendous day of letterboxing. I could pretend it
> didn't happen but I feel the need to tell my story so it never
> happens to any else.
> I went alone to get a box that was newly planted in Howard
> County, MD. I figured it to be a quick find and not a difficult
walk.
> I looked all over for the box and time was running short. I came to
> the conclusion the box was missing or I was in the wrong spot. I
> could see my car across the empty lake and decided to take this
short
> cut. Earlier there had been many people and dogs down in the area
> that I planned to walk through. So across I went. Mucky started to
> get muckier. When I tried to turn around to go back my right foot
> sunk deep - thigh deep! I tried to dig it out but then my left foot
> went just as far. I didn't have a cell phone with me, but I blew my
> whistle forever. I started thinking about Rose in the movie
Titanic,
> blowing her whistle. Although I wasn't in ice water, the mucky mud
> was very cold and stinky. The more I moved the deeper I got.
Finally
> someone called from shore and said he had called 911 and they were
on
> their way.
> Fire engines, police cars, ambulances, appeared all at once. All
I
> could think of was "Please Dear God don't have me on the 6 o'clock
> news." These wonderful men said I wasn't their first "stuck in the
> mud" that day. It's happening all over the county. So what looks
safe
> isn't.
> I was stuck for an hour, So much for short cuts! Never again,
this
> was just about the most frightening experience I ever had. And
about
> that letterbox - I'll just forget about it!
>
> Psychomommy
> P19 F56 X29 V3 E2 C0 L7 1/2 and R1 (rescue)
Re: [LbNA] !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: (Fireflylight@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-11-04 20:27:16 UTC-05:00
OH MY!!!
What a day for you! Where were you? I feel so awful for you! I'm very glad you had your whistle with you. Next time you head out letterboxing, grab the cell phone and call me! We can get stuck in the mud together!
I'm glad you are ok!
Coleen
"Firefly"
P25 F99 X17 HH4 TS1
What a day for you! Where were you? I feel so awful for you! I'm very glad you had your whistle with you. Next time you head out letterboxing, grab the cell phone and call me! We can get stuck in the mud together!
I'm glad you are ok!
Coleen
"Firefly"
P25 F99 X17 HH4 TS1
Re: !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: broncoincalifornia (mr_ice@pacbell.net) |
Date: 2002-11-05 05:48:33 UTC
Psycho-mom,
You need to find a safer hobbie. Perhaps skiing, or sky-diving, or BASE junping, or motorcycle racing.
This letterboxing is just way too dangerous.
Sincerly,
Your Brother.
You need to find a safer hobbie. Perhaps skiing, or sky-diving, or BASE junping, or motorcycle racing.
This letterboxing is just way too dangerous.
Sincerly,
Your Brother.
Re: [LbNA] !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-11-05 15:58:38 UTC
--- Firefly- This really would have been safe if I hadn't done such
a stupid thing. It was at Scott,s Cove at Howard Ducketts Watershed.
This was a plant that never made it to the map page. I found it on
message # 16343.
I won't be going back, that's for sure. The Turtle and I are
headed to Savage Mill today. She keeps asking "are you sure you want
to do this so soon?"
Squizon (Suzanne) asked if I told them I had 2 beautiful
daughters at home (since I'm not a Jewish mother it never crossed my
mind). I told her where she could get rescued by the handsome
men!
In letterbox-usa@y..., Fireflylight@a... wrote:
> OH MY!!!
>
> What a day for you! Where were you? I feel so awful for you! I'm
very glad
> you had your whistle with you. Next time you head out
letterboxing, grab the
> cell phone and call me! We can get stuck in the mud together!
>
> I'm glad you are ok!
>
> Coleen
> "Firefly"
> P25 F99 X17 HH4 TS1
a stupid thing. It was at Scott,s Cove at Howard Ducketts Watershed.
This was a plant that never made it to the map page. I found it on
message # 16343.
I won't be going back, that's for sure. The Turtle and I are
headed to Savage Mill today. She keeps asking "are you sure you want
to do this so soon?"
Squizon (Suzanne) asked if I told them I had 2 beautiful
daughters at home (since I'm not a Jewish mother it never crossed my
mind). I told her where she could get rescued by the handsome
men!
In letterbox-usa@y..., Fireflylight@a... wrote:
> OH MY!!!
>
> What a day for you! Where were you? I feel so awful for you! I'm
very glad
> you had your whistle with you. Next time you head out
letterboxing, grab the
> cell phone and call me! We can get stuck in the mud together!
>
> I'm glad you are ok!
>
> Coleen
> "Firefly"
> P25 F99 X17 HH4 TS1
Re: !4 handsome firemen, policemen, and paramedics
From: psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-11-06 19:04:29 UTC
--- Brothers can be so mean! LOL
Mudmommy
In letterbox-usa@y..., "broncoincalifornia" wrote:
> Psycho-mom,
> You need to find a safer hobbie. Perhaps skiing, or sky-diving, or
BASE junping, or motorcycle racing.
>
> This letterboxing is just way too dangerous.
>
> Sincerly,
> Your Brother.
Mudmommy
In letterbox-usa@y..., "broncoincalifornia"
> Psycho-mom,
> You need to find a safer hobbie. Perhaps skiing, or sky-diving, or
BASE junping, or motorcycle racing.
>
> This letterboxing is just way too dangerous.
>
> Sincerly,
> Your Brother.