IKEA Fever! RETIRED LbNA #10644 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Sojourner
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| Plant date: | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | New Haven |
| County: | New Haven |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | lymusicnote |
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| Last found: | Oct 2, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFaaFFFFFFaFFFFFFar |
| Last edited: | Sep 1, 2004 |
For some of you, this may be your first experience with Letterboxing, so before you begin your search today, I’d like to convey to you some aspects of Letterboxing that I personally feel are important.
#1 – STEALTH:
Be discreet while searching for a letterbox if other people are around. You may need to postpone retrieving a box if you can’t do it without being seen. Remember - not everyone is “letterbox-friendly” and you should not jeopardize someone else’s letterbox for the sake of getting a stamp! When you have successfully retrieved it, carry the box away from its hiding place to stamp-in so as not to reveal the hiding place to passers-by or to draw attention to what you are doing. Make sure you are discreet when unpacking the contents of the box and stamping-in. Discretion and stealth are also required when you return the letterbox to its hiding place.
#2 – LETTERBOXING WITH CHILDREN:
Children are often enthusiastic to “do it themselves”, but adults should always oversee their activities and that they close up the box properly and re-hide it well.
#3 – RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT:
Care must be taken in both finding and planting letterboxes. When looking for a letterbox, remember to leave the area just as, or better than you found it. If you look under a rock, replace the rock back where you found it. Don't pull out plants or rip up the ground looking for a letterbox. Avoid trampling vegetation while searching for the letterbox – if the box is off-trail, try not to create a “social trail” by following where previous boxers walked, it’s damaging plus it’s a dead giveaway to the location! Don’t tear apart that stone wall that has withstood hundreds of years of time to find the box.
#4 – RE-HIDE WELL:
After stamping-in and carefully closing up a letterbox, re-hide it as well or better than when you originally found it. Again, discretion at this time is very important. It is a good idea to cover the box with a handful of dead leaves, anchor the box with a flat rock so that an inquisitive animal can’t run off with it, and then sprinkle a few more leaves or twigs on top so it looks natural to passers-by. Look at it from different angles before you leave to make sure no plastic is showing. Never leave a letterbox out in plain sight! A well hidden letterbox helps ensure its longevity!
#5 – HAVE FUN!:
Letterboxing will take you to many new places – places that you may have never known about had it not been for letterboxing! It could be a short walk or a long, strenuous hike – there’s something for everyone’s preference and ability. Be sure to read the clues before you set off to ensure that it’s a suitable one for you.
Some clues are written simply and straightforward, some are more vague and require some thought and interpretation. Others are written in the form of puzzles and ciphers to challenge those who enjoy that sort of approach. Again, there’s something for everyone.
Whichever path letterboxing may take you, please respect it, enjoy it and have fun!
(taken from AQ and Letterboxing.info)
Thank you and now on with the clues! :-)
** 05/01/2008 NEW LOGBOOK PUT IN BOX **
On July 28, 2004, IKEA opened its doors in New Haven, CT and gave away a Poang armchair to the first 200 people in line. I was lucky (or wacky) enough to be 25th, earning my place in line by arriving 20 hours before the store opened. As Murphy's Law would have it, it rained that night, but a tarp does make a pretty good lean-to shelter.
Needless to say, I went home a little damp, but very happy, with my FREE POANG CHAIR....
.............Thanks, Ikea!................I love Ikea!............
Location: Long Wharf, New Haven
Exit 46 off I-95
Difficulty: moderate - because extra stealth and discreetness are needed to retrieve this semi-micro/semi-urban letterbox.
Time: as long as it takes to locate it, find the opportunity to grab it, stamp in, and replace it without being seen!!!
Other: bring your own ink-pad please.
*****There are (outdoor) benches nearby for stamping-in and enjoying the harbor view****
CLUES:
"All we want is make us free".
Now look for the corner in order to see
My tribute to Ikea's chair
That with you all I'd like to share.
Search first with your eyes
For a "box" smaller in size.
Nothing to fear
When no one is near.
AS YOU TAKE IT APART (DO NOT CUT), THE LID MUST STAY,
(You will see that it's the only way).
I don't need to explain you the rest,
Just PLEASE replace with care to its nest!
Enjoy the hunt and please e-mail me with your findings as well as logging your find into LbNA and Atlasquest!
#1 – STEALTH:
Be discreet while searching for a letterbox if other people are around. You may need to postpone retrieving a box if you can’t do it without being seen. Remember - not everyone is “letterbox-friendly” and you should not jeopardize someone else’s letterbox for the sake of getting a stamp! When you have successfully retrieved it, carry the box away from its hiding place to stamp-in so as not to reveal the hiding place to passers-by or to draw attention to what you are doing. Make sure you are discreet when unpacking the contents of the box and stamping-in. Discretion and stealth are also required when you return the letterbox to its hiding place.
#2 – LETTERBOXING WITH CHILDREN:
Children are often enthusiastic to “do it themselves”, but adults should always oversee their activities and that they close up the box properly and re-hide it well.
#3 – RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT:
Care must be taken in both finding and planting letterboxes. When looking for a letterbox, remember to leave the area just as, or better than you found it. If you look under a rock, replace the rock back where you found it. Don't pull out plants or rip up the ground looking for a letterbox. Avoid trampling vegetation while searching for the letterbox – if the box is off-trail, try not to create a “social trail” by following where previous boxers walked, it’s damaging plus it’s a dead giveaway to the location! Don’t tear apart that stone wall that has withstood hundreds of years of time to find the box.
#4 – RE-HIDE WELL:
After stamping-in and carefully closing up a letterbox, re-hide it as well or better than when you originally found it. Again, discretion at this time is very important. It is a good idea to cover the box with a handful of dead leaves, anchor the box with a flat rock so that an inquisitive animal can’t run off with it, and then sprinkle a few more leaves or twigs on top so it looks natural to passers-by. Look at it from different angles before you leave to make sure no plastic is showing. Never leave a letterbox out in plain sight! A well hidden letterbox helps ensure its longevity!
#5 – HAVE FUN!:
Letterboxing will take you to many new places – places that you may have never known about had it not been for letterboxing! It could be a short walk or a long, strenuous hike – there’s something for everyone’s preference and ability. Be sure to read the clues before you set off to ensure that it’s a suitable one for you.
Some clues are written simply and straightforward, some are more vague and require some thought and interpretation. Others are written in the form of puzzles and ciphers to challenge those who enjoy that sort of approach. Again, there’s something for everyone.
Whichever path letterboxing may take you, please respect it, enjoy it and have fun!
(taken from AQ and Letterboxing.info)
Thank you and now on with the clues! :-)
** 05/01/2008 NEW LOGBOOK PUT IN BOX **
On July 28, 2004, IKEA opened its doors in New Haven, CT and gave away a Poang armchair to the first 200 people in line. I was lucky (or wacky) enough to be 25th, earning my place in line by arriving 20 hours before the store opened. As Murphy's Law would have it, it rained that night, but a tarp does make a pretty good lean-to shelter.
Needless to say, I went home a little damp, but very happy, with my FREE POANG CHAIR....
.............Thanks, Ikea!................I love Ikea!............
Location: Long Wharf, New Haven
Exit 46 off I-95
Difficulty: moderate - because extra stealth and discreetness are needed to retrieve this semi-micro/semi-urban letterbox.
Time: as long as it takes to locate it, find the opportunity to grab it, stamp in, and replace it without being seen!!!
Other: bring your own ink-pad please.
*****There are (outdoor) benches nearby for stamping-in and enjoying the harbor view****
CLUES:
"All we want is make us free".
Now look for the corner in order to see
My tribute to Ikea's chair
That with you all I'd like to share.
Search first with your eyes
For a "box" smaller in size.
Nothing to fear
When no one is near.
AS YOU TAKE IT APART (DO NOT CUT), THE LID MUST STAY,
(You will see that it's the only way).
I don't need to explain you the rest,
Just PLEASE replace with care to its nest!
Enjoy the hunt and please e-mail me with your findings as well as logging your find into LbNA and Atlasquest!