What A Rush!

I planted my first box last night!  But let's start from the beginning (of sorts)....

A couple of nights ago I signed up for the new Urban Letterboxing Yahoo Group and pored over the 200+ messages posted in the two months or so since it had been initiated.  Came away with mucho enthusiasm and bunches of ideas: mall boxes, magnets, decon boxes, and more.  Truly inspiring!  So I headed off to OSH to find some Rare-Earth magnets, but none were to be found.  Next stop: Home Depot.  They had some magnets, but not Rare-Earth.  ::sigh::  Still, inspirataion had struck, so I took what they had.

Since I was at the Great Mall I decided to wander a bit, considering the possibility of a mall box.  The benches were all wood and slats, so they didn't seem like a good idea, and I know how frequently mall plants get moved around, so those were a no-go as well.  Then I turned a corner and found the perfect spot!  I don't want to give away too much too soon, but keep your eyes out for a new Milpitas plant soon.

Also picked up some red tape, some hide-a-key boxes, more erasers, velcro, and a couple of Altoids tins.  Came home and carved by best stamp yet (if I do say so myself).  It's not (remotely) great art, but I can definitely feel and see marked improvement.  Wrapped a tin in red tape, dropped in a couple of magnets, made a little logbook, and headed off into the night.

On my way to Burgers I crossed through St. James Park and found the perfect spot for the box I've wanted to place there!  I also did some testing of the magnets to see just how well they'll hold up.  These seem decent, but not as strong as I had hoped.  Further along my route I did more testing inside Metro boxes and the magnets seem to do their job just fine for this job.

Even at midnight on a Wednesday there were small crowds in front of both Dive Bar and Toons, so I took a deep breath and headed in.  No problems.  Dropped the box, grabbed a Metro, and headed home to write my clues and post the box to AQ.  You can find the clues here.

Tags: first plant, Burgers, urban, Milpitas