Not missing after all in RI

From: (drewclan@aol.com) | Date: 2002-11-22 18:27:06 UTC-05:00

Janet sez:
< what I know.>>

In the case of Land Sailing Newport, "not found" doesn't mean "missing."
Please don't let others stop you from looking for this one: it is confirmed
to be among the living. It just ain't "easy."

In my opinion, listing letterbox status is an iffy business, and I feel it is
best to only call 'em missing if they're your own. Maybe instead call them
"not found." The letterboxing.org site is surprisingly up to date but the
webmasters much prefer to hear directly from owners that boxes are gone.

Along with counting lizards (we're still at 0 here in New England), I've been
counting "Not Missing After Alls" for almost two years. I have (counting
DrewClan boxes only) 37 incorrect reports along the lines of "I'm absolutely
sure I was in the right place, even saw the tell tale pile of stones, and the
box is missing." Tonights makes 38.

LbNA has taken box listings down without owner's permission when it's pretty
certain that both the box and the owner are indeed missing, but we've been
proven wrong in so many cases that that this Rhode Island example is not
unique.

Jay, a Land Sailor in CT
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/drewclan/coastal.htm#Land

Re: Not missing after all in RI

From: Janet (moonstone_baby@yahoo.com) | Date: 2002-11-23 00:04:03 UTC

good point -- I stand corrected.

Janet

Re: [LbNA] Not missing after all in RI

From: Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | Date: 2002-11-22 19:53:24 UTC-05:00

> In my opinion, listing letterbox status is an iffy business, and I feel
> it is best to only call 'em missing if they're your own.

Indeed. And don't forget those rare, but certainly interesting,
cases where the planter _intentionally_ makes a place look like
a-box-was-here-but-went-missing ... ;-)

Cheers
Randy
P50 F135 Q18 S17

(well, I figured I'd come up with some stats before the entire alphabet
was colonized ... and these may even be useful to those who hunt my
boxes ... Q, which is sort of like P, is number of states planted in (and
yes, the race with Funhog to 50 is on :-), and S, which is sort of like
"state", is the number of states we've found one in ...)

Re: [LbNA] Re: Not missing after all in RI

From: (DebTeix@aol.com) | Date: 2002-11-25 08:21:56 UTC-05:00

Can anyone confirm or deny that the the Series II of the East Bay Bike path is missing three of its boxes. I know that the Stroller was already confirmed missing, but when Dad and I went out a few weekends ago it appears that "the Fisherman" and "the Letterboxer" had also decided to take a stroll.

How's this Jay? I am "almost positive" we were in the right place at the right pile of rocks, but there was nothing there. Has anyone seen these since September? Just curious.

Debbie

Re: Not missing after all in RI

From: tweety02769 (tweety02769@yahoo.com) | Date: 2002-11-26 13:32:04 UTC

--- In letterbox-usa@y..., DebTeix@a... wrote:
> Can anyone confirm or deny that the the Series II of the East Bay
Bike path is missing three of its boxes. I know that the Stroller
was already confirmed missing, but when Dad and I went out a few
weekends ago it appears that "the Fisherman" and "the Letterboxer"
had also decided to take a stroll.
>
> How's this Jay? I am "almost positive" we were in the right place
at the right pile of rocks, but there was nothing there. Has anyone
seen these since September? Just curious.
>
> Debbie

Dear Deb and Dad,
Thanks for the tip about the boxes being missing. Tweety and I went
out to check on Saturday and nearly got blown away ourselves. We
replaced The Letterboxer one in a new spot a few feet away but a tad
farther from the path (under a new cairn behind the end fencepost).
We couldn't found what we could agree on as a suitable spot to
replace the Fisherman so we are mulling it over. We hope to get it
back this weekend and will post new directions. The Stroller was in a
tricky spot and is long gone for sure, anyway the Hike it or Bike it
guys box is near there and serves to draw attention to that neat
spot. Thanks again for the tip. Mr. Coon

Re: [LbNA] Re: Not missing after all in RI

From: (DebTeix@aol.com) | Date: 2002-11-26 10:16:22 UTC-05:00

Thanks for the information. We were able to do the Hike it or Bike it as well and I agree that this is a beautiful spot. We'll have to go back to get the Letterboxer when we go back to do Series I. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Debbie :-)