+Rose_Thorn Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 my travel bug Cajun Gator set out on 31 May and apparently the Jungle Warriors now have had her since 5/06/05. I have already sent one email politely asking if she is moving on but have not had a reply. How much does one chase up one's travel bug? What should I do next? Rose Thorn Quote
+Bill D (wwh) Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 Hmmm. A total of eight logged finds in two years. They found seven caches in 2003, and since then they've logged just one more, in June this year, and for some reason they haven't logged the cache they took your travel bug from. All you can do is try another email to them, but I doubt if it'll achieve anything. There's just the possibility, though, that they may have placed the TB somewhere and not logged that either, in which case hopefully it'll surface sooner or later. Quote
+Dave and Vicky Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 One of ours ... Russ ... went missing for over a year. Then unexpectedly reappeared in Scotland! Don't give up hope .... yet. Dave and Vicky Quote
+Rose_Thorn Posted August 18, 2005 Author Posted August 18, 2005 Okay,, thanks guys. I'll email them again and then just hope Cajun Gator turns up one day... Quote
+Birders Posted August 18, 2005 Posted August 18, 2005 One of our TBs, which is very special to us, has gone missing. In fact the only thing the cacher involved has ever apparently done is to log the fact that he/she has it! His logged caches total is zero. We've emailed him/her so we anxiously await a response, but we're not hopeful.. In the last few weeks we have visited almost a dozen caches where expected TBs have been missing. One or two have subsequently been logged, but a number are still in Limbo.. Great shame. Quote
+Snosrap Posted August 18, 2005 Posted August 18, 2005 I think it's probably not a good idea to get too attached to TBs, and certainly don't release anything which has particular value to you as a TB. In spite of the generally excellent spirit within the sport there are always people who don't know or care about the etiquette of Geocaching, which along with muggled or destroyed caches make it more or less inevitable that eventually all TBs will end up in that great TB hotel in the sky. Quote
nobby.nobbs Posted August 19, 2005 Posted August 19, 2005 i just find it hard to understand why some people would want to spoil other cachers enjoyment by stealing their bug! no matter how much value it has it's just not done. only pick it up if you intend to move it on soon and to somewhere suitable. if not then leave it where it is. Quote
+Haggis Hunter Posted August 19, 2005 Posted August 19, 2005 Okay,, thanks guys. I'll email them again and then just hope Cajun Gator turns up one day... Don't just email them once more and then hope it turns up. keep emailing them, keeping it polite of course. If you keep doing this they will do one of three things - 1. Release your TB. 2. Post the TB back to you. 3. Worst case scenario, they will change their email address. I had the same problem with a newbie, who hadn't logged on for a while (and still hasn't), I just kept pestering him, even although he still hadn't logged on my TB was found miles away from his home location. I suspect he got so peeved off with me pestering him that he just dropped it in a cache when on holiday, and never logging the cache or the bug. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted August 19, 2005 Posted August 19, 2005 Alternatively a constant barrage of emails might make them angry and they burn or otherwise destroy your TB, or just pop it in the bin. Badgering can be a risky game. That said, I think periodic reminders might be the only way to get some movement of your bug. SP Quote
+Rose_Thorn Posted September 4, 2005 Author Posted September 4, 2005 Righty-ho then...I'll email them at respectable intervals. Am I right in thinking that if they had stuck it in a cache somewhere without logging it, then someone else fiding it will probably log the find, IF they take it to move on? I suppose a bug could take a while to be moved on in any case, so I shouldn't write it off for a long time yet. Ho-hum. Quote
+alma Posted September 4, 2005 Posted September 4, 2005 its a shame this has to happen. ive just had a lovely email from someone who has one of my bugs apologising for having kept it for a while and informing me that he will be dropping it off soon if everyone was like this we would have no problems and the system would run smoothly Quote
+Billy Twigger Posted September 4, 2005 Posted September 4, 2005 I particularly like Naefearjustbeer's worst case scenario solution... Hedge "D" Hog The Cloned beer opener Quote
+Super_Nate Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 Started a topic this morning along the same line. Add all of these answers to your list of answers. Missing Travel Bug Quote
+Haggis Hunter Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 its a shame this has to happen. ive just had a lovely email from someone who has one of my bugs apologising for having kept it for a while and informing me that he will be dropping it off soonif everyone was like this we would have no problems and the system would run smoothly I've had these polite emails too, sadly on a couple of occasions they still took a few months to drop off. Quote
+Rose_Thorn Posted September 8, 2005 Author Posted September 8, 2005 Thank you - I have looked up the link to Missing Travel Bug and found the useful hint of using the copy tag and sending out another bug in the missing bug's stead. I will give my bug a few months then send out a replacement! Quote
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