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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"
Picnic in STL: inviting the 618 to the 314
Board: State: Illinois
Apr 7, 2026 3:42pm
For you southern IL folk, we're having another casual lunch picnic next week and you're welcome to join us! https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?eventId=5320
Re: Series VS Singles
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #1044788 by Three FLAmigo's
Apr 7, 2026 4:57pm
If you were planting a few single boxes in a hiking area at the same time, I think it would be fun to find them as long as they were on different trails.
For instance, if you look at this trail map, one box could be at the Apple Valley Overlook, another could be at Orchard View, and another could be somewhere on the Fern Glade Trail. If someone only has time to get one box, they wouldn't get that itchy feeling most of us get when we don't complete a series.
For instance, if you look at this trail map, one box could be at the Apple Valley Overlook, another could be at Orchard View, and another could be somewhere on the Fern Glade Trail. If someone only has time to get one box, they wouldn't get that itchy feeling most of us get when we don't complete a series.
Re: Showing Member on Status list
Board: LbNA Chatter
Reply to: #1044785 by SherlockMiles
Apr 7, 2026 7:24pm
I didn’t notice it was on that board.
Re: Killing a whole civilization
Board: It's Politics as Usual
Reply to: #1044801 by Riggs Raven
Apr 7, 2026 7:55pm
Epstein Files? huh? Whats that? "look over there"
With all due respect I don’t think any of this has to do with the Epstein files, for the simple reason that in his mind, he is untouchable. I think if those files are even on his list of priorities, they are dead last. He assumes he is safe, that nothing can touch him. He couldn’t care less.
Iran and before that Venezuela (and his insane Greenland rankings) are part of his narcissistic, sociopathic view of HIS world. He actually thinks this will be his legacy. He wants to in his mind repair.all that has gone before him, bring about a new world order.
He would be doing the same insane and dangerous s*** if those files had never been released.
I'm Moving! - Address Change
Board: Postals
Apr 7, 2026 7:57pm
Hello all!
If you are someone that keeps track of addresses on AQ for postals and would like an updated address, please send me an AQ mail requesting my new address!
If you are someone that keeps track of addresses on AQ for postals and would like an updated address, please send me an AQ mail requesting my new address!
Re: Killing a whole civilization
Board: It's Politics as Usual
Reply to: #1044808 by MissMoon
Apr 8, 2026 4:50am
in his mind, he is untouchable. I think if those files are even on his list of priorities, they are dead last. He assumes he is safe, that nothing can touch him. He couldn’t care less.
Very good point.
He doesn't care about anything but that darn Ball Room. I was just noticing that I haven't heard much on the Epstein Files as there is more important things going on with the orange muppet.
He does have a history of distracting people when he doesn't like something that effects him.
Re: Showing Member on Status list
Board: LbNA Chatter
Reply to: #1044807 by MissMoon
Apr 8, 2026 6:57am
I did the same thing at first!
Re: Killing a whole civilization
Board: It's Politics as Usual
Reply to: #1044812 by Riggs Raven
Apr 8, 2026 7:21am
News cycles rapidly also. It only lasts until the next big one comes along. Ukraine isn’t the War of the Week anymore.
It’s sad really. The horrendous events still affecting lives gets cycled out while they are still living it. The news media moves to the next one.
It’s sad really. The horrendous events still affecting lives gets cycled out while they are still living it. The news media moves to the next one.
Re: Series VS Singles
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #1044806 by Rocklun
Apr 8, 2026 8:13am
Ooh I love this idea! Thank you!
Re: Series VS Singles
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #1044790 by SherlockMiles
Apr 8, 2026 8:14am
Yes that hike connection from one box to the next is the best part I think too. Thank you for chiming in!
Re: Series VS Singles
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #1044796 by RIclimber
Apr 8, 2026 8:18am
Rearranging and rewriting sounds like a great way circumvent some of the issues with missing boxes in a series. Thank you for that idea!
