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Re: nearby boxes search
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
Reply to: #1044751 by lightbearer
Apr 5, 2026 6:27am
I don't know why 345755 isn't getting any activity. But for the three boxes you mention, if I search for nearby boxes on any one of them, I get the other two you mention at the top of the results. And if I search directly on the address listed on all three boxes, I get those three at the top of the results.
Re: nearby boxes search
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
Reply to: #1044752 by Dawnkey
Apr 5, 2026 8:58am
I tried again and it did the same thing. So i checked the search and it seems to default to hide my plants. When I removed that it showed up as you said. Is it a search default to hide plants? I'll have to try to remember that. Thanks for checking.
It's a shame that 345755 is ignored. One must go right by them when leaving 309043!
It's a shame that 345755 is ignored. One must go right by them when leaving 309043!
Re: Carving material dispenser
Board: Carving Material
Reply to: #1044725 by Frozen Flame Quest
Apr 5, 2026 9:20am
Well, we have a little tiny something going your way tomorrow morning, and it's not a postal tracker 😁♥️
Happy Sunday ⭐
Board: Yakking It Up
Apr 5, 2026 10:31am
Happy Easter!! Orrrrr, if you do or don't recognize today in any other way, Happy Sunday!! 😁♥️🫶🏼💐🌷🪻🪺
Re: Happy Sunday ⭐
Board: Yakking It Up
Reply to: #1044755 by Wind & Fire
Apr 5, 2026 11:42am
Same to you! Just had a wonderful Easter dinner with family and need a nap now!
Re: nearby boxes search
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
Reply to: #1044753 by lightbearer
Apr 5, 2026 2:40pm
yes that is the default
Re: nearby boxes search
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
Reply to: #1044753 by lightbearer
Apr 5, 2026 4:09pm
Is it a search default to hide plants?
You can change the default search preferences if desired. Go to your preferences page at https://www.atlasquest.com/mypage/prefs/boxes.php where you will find many options to configure.
Re: Official Announcement of Marjorie Quack’s Passing
Board: Atlas Quest Announcements
Reply to: #1044714 by Goofy girl
Apr 5, 2026 8:48pm
If I was Marjorie, I would be asking where my tribute page was. Seems like there was time for a job announcement for my replacement 🤔
Re: Official Announcement of Marjorie Quack’s Passing
Board: Atlas Quest Announcements
Reply to: #1044761 by condo
Apr 5, 2026 10:07pm
If I was Marjorie, I would be asking where my tribute page was.
She had a tributes page and an official obituary, and I even linked to it in the very first post announcing her demise.
After her miraculous return from the the dead, I had to retire the obituary and tributes page, but I copied the obituary to another page and edited the post to point there instead.
All of the tributes I re-posted at the end of her death announcement.
It was there, in any case! =)
-- Ryan
Spartanburg Area?
Board: State: South Carolina
Apr 6, 2026 2:15am
There is a boxer who has been inactive and is getting active again. She would like to host an event and has a venue whose owner would like to work with her. I would like to put this lady in touch with anyone local or local-ish to Spartanburg who might be interested or could be helpful. Thank you.
Re: nearby boxes search
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
Reply to: #1044760 by zdz
Apr 6, 2026 4:22am
Thanks!
Showing Member on Status list
Board: LbNA Chatter
Apr 6, 2026 4:29am
When a box/series is a mystery and doesnt show the finder name, it used to at least show your own name so you could identify which date\comment were your own. Now (and for a while) it doesnt any more which makes it frustrating to see your own details when you still need some of a series, or you just want to know when you were there.
Traveler Restaurant Closing
Board: State: Connecticut
Apr 6, 2026 4:52am
Hi locals-
I just read that the Traveler Restaurant in Union CT is closing. If anyone is inclined to save the letterbox there, that would be great.
https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?boxId=191673
I just read that the Traveler Restaurant in Union CT is closing. If anyone is inclined to save the letterbox there, that would be great.
https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?boxId=191673
Re: Showing Member on Status list
Board: LbNA Chatter
Reply to: #1044765 by SherlockMiles
Apr 6, 2026 5:11am
I didn’t notice the board at first, but this is also something I’m experiencing on LbNA.
Re: Official Announcement of Marjorie Quack’s Passing
Board: Atlas Quest Announcements
Reply to: #1044762 by Green Tortuga
Apr 6, 2026 8:56am
My apologies. I didn't see her candle.
James Watson
Board: Yakking It Up
Apr 6, 2026 10:38am
I think we need to move the discoverer of the structure of DNA from the Birthdays to the Death Days category (death date being November 6, 2025). And not to be a pedant, but in his description, I think the first word should be "discoverer" rather than "discover."
Re: Traveler Restaurant Closing
Board: State: Connecticut
Reply to: #1044767 by Mim
Apr 6, 2026 10:38am
According to this article from March, the new owner intended to keep the books. Maybe the sale fell though?? I don't know...
https://www.ctinsider.com/food/article/traveler-restaurant-blondies-restaurant-union-ct-21963831.php
I've never actually been there, but it's been on my bucket list forever!
https://www.ctinsider.com/food/article/traveler-restaurant-blondies-restaurant-union-ct-21963831.php
I've never actually been there, but it's been on my bucket list forever!
Re: Showing Member on Status list
Board: LbNA Chatter
Reply to: #1044765 by SherlockMiles
Apr 6, 2026 11:50am
When a box/series is a mystery and doesnt show the finder name, it used to at least show your own name so you could identify which date\comment were your own.
I can't say I've changed any of this part on LbNA in eons and I don't remember how it worked or was supposed to work, but I'll bookmark this and take a look when I get some extra time. I've been super busy lately....
-- Ryan
Re: Showing Member on Status list
Board: LbNA Chatter
Reply to: #1044765 by SherlockMiles
Apr 6, 2026 1:12pm
Hummm….I just looked at some mystery boxes I found and I can see my name amongst the “undisclosed”.
Maybe this isn’t consistent?
Maybe this isn’t consistent?
Re: Showing Member on Status list
Board: LbNA Chatter
Reply to: #1044778 by Green Tortuga
Apr 6, 2026 1:52pm
Thank you! No rush at all. I noticed it a month or two ago.
Re: Traveler Restaurant Closing
Board: State: Connecticut
Reply to: #1044774 by heartsquare
Apr 6, 2026 1:54pm
I still i=think it would be a good idea to pull it and after new owners are settled, potentially replant.
Re: James Watson
Board: Yakking It Up
Reply to: #1044773 by Dawnkey
Apr 6, 2026 3:42pm
I was just watching a documentary on DNA. It used to be called 'the stupid molecule' because scientists didn't think it did very much and that proteins were the building blocks for replication. Rosalind Franklin was the first scientist to take a picture of DNA, but she didn't get much credit for it.
😊
😊
Re: Showing Member on Status list
Board: LbNA Chatter
Reply to: #1044779 by MissMoon
Apr 7, 2026 7:49am
I'm referring to listings on LbNA. On AQ everything is fine.
Re: Marking a postal that’s returned to you
Board: Postals
Reply to: #1044724 by joyindenison
Apr 7, 2026 7:51am
Got a chance to try this yesterday. Thanks for the tip! I would’ve never guessed this was a feature but I love that there’s a quick way to confirm your postals made it back home.
Killing a whole civilization
Board: It's Politics as Usual
Apr 7, 2026 9:26am
The U.S. president’s post from this morning:
Madness and lies.
A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
Madness and lies.
Series VS Singles
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Apr 7, 2026 10:28am
Other than just creating a single listing with 1 AQ# vs multiple listings each with their own AQ#, what other benefits do you think a series has over single boxes? Besides the obvious Find number that is attractive to many boxers in a series? My personal experience with planting series has been they are great until 1 or more go missing, then the finds go down, way down if not stop completely....I feel like it may be a little bit more work but going forward I'm tempted to stop with the series and make them all singular boxes. What do you think the pros and cons are of planting and listing a series of boxes vs planting and listing several single boxes?
Re: Killing a whole civilization
Board: It's Politics as Usual
Reply to: #1044787 by Rocklun
Apr 7, 2026 10:29am
Reporter:
Trump:
There are too many times to count where Trump made up a "private" and unsubstantiated conversation. Hopefully he will make up one regarding another pause to his war crimes of bombing civilian infrastructure.
Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, you've said Iranians would be mad if you stopped these attacks, but why would they want you to blow up their infrastructure to to cut off their
power? Wouldn't that be punishing Iranians for the actions of the regime?
power? Wouldn't that be punishing Iranians for the actions of the regime?
Trump:
"They would be willing to they would be will and it's suffering. They would be willing to suffer that in order to have freedom. Uh, the Iranians have and we've
had numerous intercepts. Please keep bombing bombs that are dropping near their homes. Please keep bombing. Do it.
And these are people that are living where the bombs are exploding. And when we leave and we're not hitting those areas, they're saying, "Please come
back. Come back. Come back." These are the people.
I don't know what they do. All I can tell you is they want freedom. They have lived in a world that you know nothing
about. It's a violent, horrible world where if you protest, you are shot.
I I can only say this.
They want us to keep bombing even if it jeopardized because their life is in much greater danger. They want freedom for Iran, but it's very hard for them to protest."
had numerous intercepts. Please keep bombing bombs that are dropping near their homes. Please keep bombing. Do it.
And these are people that are living where the bombs are exploding. And when we leave and we're not hitting those areas, they're saying, "Please come
back. Come back. Come back." These are the people.
I don't know what they do. All I can tell you is they want freedom. They have lived in a world that you know nothing
about. It's a violent, horrible world where if you protest, you are shot.
I I can only say this.
They want us to keep bombing even if it jeopardized because their life is in much greater danger. They want freedom for Iran, but it's very hard for them to protest."
There are too many times to count where Trump made up a "private" and unsubstantiated conversation. Hopefully he will make up one regarding another pause to his war crimes of bombing civilian infrastructure.
Re: Series VS Singles
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #1044788 by Three FLAmigo's
Apr 7, 2026 11:09am
Having the hike/connection from one box location to the next is helpful and time saving. Otherwise I need to sit down with a map and read each clue and plot them to come up with my attack plan. If I am trying to tackle 3 series at one preserve, it's easier to plot each of the 3 individually then see how they overlap, etc versus - say - reading and plotting 30 individual boxes. If the boxes are related (theme, subject, pieces of a bigger picture), it's nice to know that.
Re: Series VS Singles
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #1044788 by Three FLAmigo's
Apr 7, 2026 1:29pm
The only time I would prefer seperate listings is if they can be found in any order and can easily be plotted on a map.
Let's say each box said what trail intersection marker it was at/near. Otherwise I prefer a series with clues directing me one to the next.
There is some connection to finds reducing once boxes go missing, but finds also reduce over time anyway once all the locals have found it.
On one of my series years ago, I rearranged the listing so all retired boxes were at the end of the page, then rewrote the clues to skip the missing locations, and also physically moved boxes around to fill in some of the open spots. This allowed me to shorten the loop and use the other side of the park for another series.
Let's say each box said what trail intersection marker it was at/near. Otherwise I prefer a series with clues directing me one to the next.
There is some connection to finds reducing once boxes go missing, but finds also reduce over time anyway once all the locals have found it.
On one of my series years ago, I rearranged the listing so all retired boxes were at the end of the page, then rewrote the clues to skip the missing locations, and also physically moved boxes around to fill in some of the open spots. This allowed me to shorten the loop and use the other side of the park for another series.
Re: Killing a whole civilization
Board: It's Politics as Usual
Reply to: #1044789 by dingus dufus
Apr 7, 2026 2:08pm
Its really scary. Iranians are going to bridges and power stations forming human chains to protect their key infrastructure.
So will he not care and commit a war crime and start WW3?
Will our arm forces be forced to follow orders and kill all these civilians?
Oh, while he is causing chaos everywhere, he always whips out his blueprints to show everyone about his ballroom.
Epstein Files? huh? Whats that? "look over there"
So will he not care and commit a war crime and start WW3?
Will our arm forces be forced to follow orders and kill all these civilians?
Oh, while he is causing chaos everywhere, he always whips out his blueprints to show everyone about his ballroom.
Epstein Files? huh? Whats that? "look over there"
