+Lisatx&Waterman Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 Ok my qyestion is this... Is there a way of getting a jeep to put back on the TB tag to keep it traveling? What happened was we found a cache that had been muggled and left for trash.. everything was gone except the log and the tag to the jeep TB... I log the tag tha i have ti but there is no jeep attached to it... what should we do... we are new to the game and loving it I must say and would love to see the jeep continue on but shouldnt there be a jeep attached to the tag? What are your ideas or opinions?
ParentsofSAM Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 Thats too bad that people have to steal the WJTB's at least they left the tag. You can buy the jeeps at Wal-Mart for about $4 or maybe less. Or you could just print out a picture of a White Jeep, laminate it and attach the tag. Maybe even put a note explaining what happened to the real jeep. Someone else may have a better idea...
+Jeremy Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 You can mail it back to Groundspeak if you like. We have additional tagless White Jeeps we can attach the tag to and get it back out there. Groundspeak PMB 321 24 Roy Street Seattle, WA 98109
+sTeamTraen Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 Out of interest, how did the White Jeeps get their names ? They seem to be as anodyne as Intel's product codenames.
+Jeremy Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 Out of interest, how did the White Jeeps get their names ? They seem to be as anodyne as Intel's product codenames. I just learned my word of the day. They came from a babynames database so we could have a unique name for every single White Jeep Travel Bug. We ended up using the majority of English names (as in British) so many of them are hardly ever used in the US.
+DeskJocky Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 Out of interest, how did the White Jeeps get their names ? They seem to be as anodyne as Intel's product codenames. If the forum search feature was up and running I could provide a Markwell... Basically someone downloaded a list of baby names and used those.
+the hermit crabs Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 We ended up using the majority of English names (as in British) so many of them are hardly ever used in the US. At first most of the names looked like some random collection of barely prounounceable syllables, like "Hwitcumb" and "Banaing". Then I got used to them, and every once in a while I'd see one like "Bruce" or "Don" and think, "oh, that's a weird one!"
+sTeamTraen Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 They came from a babynames database so we could have a unique name for every single White Jeep Travel Bug. We ended up using the majority of English names (as in British) so many of them are hardly ever used in the US. Let me assure you, most of them are hardly used in the UK either. Unless the kid has cruel - or misinformed - parents.
+Airmapper Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 I've had "Averil" and "Skye" WJTB's. I've heard of those names, but have never met anyone with them.
+4leafclover Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 They came from a babynames database so we could have a unique name for every single White Jeep Travel Bug. We ended up using the majority of English names (as in British) so many of them are hardly ever used in the US. Let me assure you, most of them are hardly used in the UK either. Unless the kid has cruel - or misinformed - parents. try "Edmunda" on for size. my own name is out there, in various spellings.
+The Leprechauns Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 I was the first to find Gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
+scoobydooers Posted December 28, 2005 Posted December 28, 2005 the real question is who won? and why is the jeep.goecaching.com server not working for the past week or so
+Airmapper Posted December 29, 2005 Posted December 29, 2005 I picked up "Winston" today. I actually know a guy named Winston.
+fishingdude720 Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 I had Alburt and Ulvelaik. I've heard of Alburt but Ulvelaik You can buy them at Wal-Mart for 4 dollars or less. They are actually $1.97 They are hardly ever in stock though. You have to wait until they restock the whole store . I guess alot of people want them.
+adambro Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 the real question is who won? and why is the jeep.goecaching.com server not working for the past week or so You've got a typo, works fine here: http://jeep.geocaching.com/
+scoobydooers Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 You've got a typo, works fine here: http://jeep.geocaching.com/ You are correct that within the message I misquoted the url. however the server was down for a period of time. no one could get in even when using the links supplied by Groundspeak on the index page. for the record its not because I mis-spelled the url in a message on this board that I was unable to gain access to the rules. it was because the jeep servers were down for an extended period of time around the time of the final drawing. and only recently were repaired. Thanks for bringing to my attention my mispelling. the URL mispelled would cause the same problem.
+adambro Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 Yeah okay, no problem, I did wonder whether it was just a typo in the post as opposed to trying a wrong url.
+solid-rock-seekers Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 I've had "Averil" and "Skye" WJTB's. I've heard of those names, but have never met anyone with them. One of my best friends is a fellow named Skye!
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