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Re: boxes in inappropriate places
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Reply to: #970091 by ALF
Jan 6, 2019 8:45am
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“Personal personal traveler?”

It might a bit tricky to ‘log’ that one!

Use stealth when retrieving,
Be careful when inking,
..... and be sure to rehide EXACTLY where found!!! ;oO

Pete
Re: boxes in inappropriate places
Board: Traditional Letterboxes
Reply to: #970087 by DarkZen and Evil Cow Pie
Jan 6, 2019 5:04pm
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I’ll add that if someone asks me to something that’s just dangerous (and not actually breaking the rules) I’m ok with that. I’ll weigh the risk and get it or not, depending.

"Boxes in High Places"
with no apologies to Garth Brooks

I'm all in cahoots, with my friends in the boots,
And we ruined your oath to not swear.
You're the last one to know, the last one to show,
You're the last one we thought to see there.

And I saw the surprise and the fear in your eyes,
When you saw where we'd hidden that box.
You said, "It may be wrong
But I'm not one that you are gonna out fox."

'Cause I've put stamps in high places, where the boxers climb
For hanging cases. And they all pray that they'll be okay
I'm not big on safe spaces, and you'll have to climb without staircases
Oh, I put stamps in high places

Well, I guess I was wrong, thought you wouldn't belong
But then, you started to climb
If you think it's all right, I'll keep you in sight
And that's when you started to shine

Hey, I didn't mean to cause you to scream
When you found that place with the slime
But you continued up higher, and found some briers
And that's when you swore in rhyme

'Cause I've put stamps in high places, where the boxers climb
For hanging cases. And they all pray that they'll be okay
I'm not big on safe spaces, and you'll have to climb without staircases
Oh, I've placed stamps in high places

Well, you finished the climb, "I've got it," you chime
Then you get your stamp in your hand
You got out your ink, and without even a blink
You left your mark as you planned

And then just because, without even a pause
A hitchhiker you left there
Then on your descent, your clothes you did rent
Then again you started to swear

I'm gonna put stamps in high places, where the boxers climb
For hanging cases. And they all pray that they'll be okay
I'm not big on safe spaces, and you'll have to climb without staircases
Oh, I've placed stamps in high places

(10:04 pm changed "boxes" to "stamps" in first line of chorus.)
(7 Jan same change in last line of chorus)
Re: boxes in inappropriate places
Board: Traditional Letterboxes
Reply to: #970108 by Oberon_Kenobi
Jan 6, 2019 6:31pm
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a much-improved version of the song, to my mind. Hilarious.
Re: boxes in inappropriate places
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Reply to: #970108 by Oberon_Kenobi
Jan 6, 2019 6:58pm
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"Boxes in High Places"
with no apologies to Garth Brooks

Brilliant, son, brilliant!
Bravo

BTW, speaking of high places... ECP won't let me do things like this anymore, but it was fun while it lasted! It even sparked an outrage thread. Ha ha

Of course dear friends, that was before I discovered the wonders of letterboxing.
;~)
Re: boxes in inappropriate places
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Reply to: #970115 by DarkZen and Evil Cow Pie
Jan 6, 2019 7:37pm
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ECP won't let me do things like this anymore, but it was fun while it lasted! It even sparked an outrage thread.

I just saw the movie Free Solo. I have a whole new perspective on danger.
Re: boxes in inappropriate places
Board: Traditional Letterboxes
Reply to: #970115 by DarkZen and Evil Cow Pie
Jan 6, 2019 7:54pm
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BTW, speaking of high places...

I have placed four geocaches that require climbing up trees. They have all been archived by me for various reasons.

My most difficult ones are Cliff Notes where you have to carry a ladder ½ mile. The other one is a letterbox, but requires a boat, once you solve the puzzle.

I would plant more that require a boat and/or climbing a tree, but there aren't enough letterboxers around here to appreciate the challenge. I'll just continue to torture challenge the geocachers around here then.
Re: boxes in inappropriate places
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Reply to: #970108 by Oberon_Kenobi
Jan 7, 2019 6:41am
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As an aside, is the first part of your trail name in honor of the great epic poem "Oberon" by Christoph Martin Wieland? To me, it would be fitting because I think you write some pretty fine poetry, Mr. Kenobi. :^)
Re: boxes in inappropriate places
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Reply to: #970120 by BetsyLee
Jan 7, 2019 2:25pm
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No, my trail name is one suggested to me in college when we played a real-time space battle game (predecessor to NetTrek) because it sound like "Obi-wan Kenobi". I do like where you went with that idea though.
Re: boxes in inappropriate places
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Reply to: #970108 by Oberon_Kenobi
Jan 7, 2019 4:28pm
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Whelp, we now have a letterboxing anthem, courtesy of Oberon_Kenobi. Well played... :golf-clap: