+ZSandmann Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Ucar, Azerbaijan on its way. Yikes three caches in the whole country. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 The mail carrier is late today. Who do I complain to? Quote Link to comment
+Nerves Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Got mine today. It's headed for Venado Tuerto, Argentina. Interesting history about the city which was founded by the son of two Irish immigrants. Closest cache is about 130 miles away and has yet to be found. Population is less than 100,000 - chances are not many are geocachers! Vamanos amigos! Quote Link to comment
+ZSandmann Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) The mail carrier is late today. Who do I complain to? I'd suggest writing a letter to the Azerbaijani Department of Geocacher Affairs. They must have one heck of a rigourous review process for there to be only three caches in the country. Edited December 11, 2006 by ZSandmann Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 The mail carrier is late today. Who do I complain to? I'd suggest writing a letter to the Azerbaijani Department of Geocacher Affairs. They must have one heck of a rigourous review process for there to be only three caches in the country. Quote Link to comment
FlagFinder Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 ok if we are to young to enter the photo contest can we have our parents read through the guidlines and have them enter the contest or is that against the rules because i have a very good photo. Quote Link to comment
+BWidget Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I'd like to suggest that everyone who gets one of these TB's that they attach a note that tells where it want's to go. This way the bugs might get to their goals faster. Quote Link to comment
+redlights Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I can't wait to get mine! I ordered mine the same day they announced it, so I should get one...*crosses fingers* Same Here! Quote Link to comment
+atmguy775 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I got mine today, it's fitting that I requested and got a TB about diabetes while I was getting a cache ready to honor my mom. She died on August 1, 2006 from kidney failure after having a stroke and a leg amputated due to diabetes. She died 11 days before her 62nd birthday. Gods I miss her. Quote Link to comment
The Psion Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Can somebody help me, this is my first travel bug that I've owned, and I'm really confused. I went to activate it, but I don't know what the activation code is. The bug didn't come with any paperwork or anything, just the bug, dog tag and a small zip lock bag (and three Styrofoam peanuts). Also, when I search for the actual tracking number, it says it was released on the fourth of December in Pakistan, but its origin is New York City. I just got it in the mail today, I don't understand how it was registered elsewhere already. Tomorrow (well really today) is supposed to be the last nice day and I was hoping to go out and drop this off somewhere, so any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 It's already activated. Go to the bug page, select Found It? Log it! Select log type "grab" entering tracking number, note, submit. This will put the bug into your inventory. Quote Link to comment
The Psion Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Thank you very much, I really appreciate the help! Quote Link to comment
+Team PodCacher Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) We were honored to have been able to "get the scoop" on this topic and share the info first! We think it's a GREAT endeavor and hope it make a difference with the awareness of diabetes. I've always thought that cachers are a great bunch of people. Sociable, CITOs, sharing locations (and of course swag) with others, and now helping out with a good cause. One of the reasons we love creating our weekly audio show all about geocaching! iTrax (Sonny) (not topic related link removed by moderator) This post has been edited by Eartha: Dec 9 2006, 07:04 AM Why was our link removed? It was VERY topic related. It was a link to our show, the one in which we interviewed Bryan from Groundspeak where he first introduced this project publicly for the first time, anywhere. http://www.podcacher.com/?p=327 Please advise. Thanks. Edited December 13, 2006 by iTrax and FoxTail Quote Link to comment
+Taranis Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 (edited) Both my grandmother and my grandfather died from complications from diabetes. My father currently is in the early stages of it, so i'm sure i'll be doomed to have it. Having said that, please let me know when you plan to release the "Unite AGAINST Diabetes" travel bugs. Edited December 14, 2006 by Taranis Quote Link to comment
+Iowa Tom Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I ordered one at least 11 days ago. A student of mine ordered one no earlier and got his last week. Has anybody else not received one in a timely manner? I have had a cache dedicated to diabetes http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...15-4a488c7a0359 for almost two years now and my daughter has it. She was diagnosed with type 1 at 19, not quite two years ago. Getting one of these bugs is of utmost importance to me. Tom Quote Link to comment
Aushiker Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 G'day I was just wondering if anyone outside of the US had received a bug? I requested mine within minutes of the first heads-up posting and before it made it to the Geocaching.com website but nothing has arrived. Similiar experiences is being reported by other Australian cachers. Questions are now being asked about the definiton of the "world." Andrew Quote Link to comment
canadave Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 If it makes you feel any better, I haven't received mine either--and I'm just outside the US (in Canada!) Quote Link to comment
+hippihiiri Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Nope, none so far. Haven't given up hope, though.. and I am keeping my fingers crossed if that helps . hippihiiri from Finland Quote Link to comment
+Frumious Jane Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I just received mine in the mail today, like a surprise Christmas present! I'm so excited. I have a good friend whose father has Type 1 diabetes, and also a friend from my last job with Type 1 and three wonderful children. My TB is headed to Ruma, Serbia and Montenegro. There are four caches in that country, apparently, and one is temporarily disabled. the closest one is 17 miles away, and has never been found. Here's hoping someone can take my bug to that cache, GCRCHR, and then on to Ruma. I think I'll laminate a card to attach to my TB, listing its destination and goal of awareness, so folks can move it in the right direction. A little Sun Tzu is a good thing, after all: it's all about knowing your enemy (diabetes). If you don't know it, how can you defeat it? Just my $0.02. Quote Link to comment
Aushiker Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 If it makes you feel any better, I haven't received mine either--and I'm just outside the US (in Canada!) Not sure if it makes me feel any better, but it does help clarify the picture. Thanks. Andrew Quote Link to comment
+Nathan_328 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) I was super excited to get mine today! Its going to La Courneuve, France So hopefully I will be placing it into a cache soon somewhere here in Wichita, KS and let it be on its merry little way! Edited December 22, 2006 by Nathan_328 Quote Link to comment
+Tizzie Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 (edited) G'day I was just wondering if anyone outside of the US had received a bug? I requested mine within minutes of the first heads-up posting and before it made it to the Geocaching.com website but nothing has arrived. Similiar experiences is being reported by other Australian cachers. Questions are now being asked about the definiton of the "world." Andrew I signed up on the launch day and I'm still waiting too. Edited December 22, 2006 by Tizzie Quote Link to comment
+Devil Duckies Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 How about swapping them around via snail mail to help them reach their goal locations faster? I swapped one going to North Carolina for one going to New York! The NY one is now 20 miles from it's goal! Now we've got one going to Egypt. Anyone in Egypt got one going to the US that they'd like to swap? How about Middle East to North America? Quote Link to comment
+yoda_2_yaddle Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I ordered one the first week they started. The TB just arrived to me in MS on the 20th. Its destination is Pacatuba, Brazil. I only see 1 in the area. I have been diabetic since 1995. Started using insulin in Jan. 06, and on the pump in August. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Aushiker Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 How about swapping them around via snail mail to help them reach their goal locations faster?I swapped one going to North Carolina for one going to New York! The NY one is now 20 miles from it's goal! Now we've got one going to Egypt. Anyone in Egypt got one going to the US that they'd like to swap? How about Middle East to North America? Good idea. Check out the World Release Register in my signature. Andrew Quote Link to comment
+Lizzy Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Wow....lots of these going to far corners of the world. Received mine in the mail yesterday. It only has to travel two states south. It ought to reach it's goal quickly. Quote Link to comment
+JennM Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I placed my order on December 6. I never got any sort of email confirmation or anything - and I haven't received my TB yet. Any ideas? Did anyone get a confirmation email or any such notification? I was hoping to get this one by Christmas, but can't find info on whether or not I'm actually going to receive one at all, or that my order was received and/or processed. Thanks Jenn Quote Link to comment
+nielsenc Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I put my request in the first week as well. It came in the mail yesterday and I am in California. I would think the volume of mail going out due to Christmas is causing some delay. Quote Link to comment
+norsehawk Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I received The Melfi, Italy tb yesterday in the mail, there are 2 caches near it, one a virtual that was never found, the other a multi, last found in '04 I wish it luck in making it there! Quote Link to comment
+jlb172 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I was (and am) so excited to hear about this cause, because diabetes runs strong in my family, that as soon as I saw the sign up to receive a travel bug, I did it. My parents did the same thing--we're all avid cachers--so when they got theirs and I didn't get mine, I was sad. My mom said, "ours just came in the mail a couple of days ago, start watching your mail, you should get one." So I waited and waited, and finally after a week I got the little padded envelope! ...but no travel bug. It seems someone forgot to adhere the envelope. It's okay though, the little guy is already on his way. I was going to name him King Of The Road in memory of my grandpa, but it seems he's too stubborn to make a stop home before traveling. He just never got to be logged in the first place. If anyone sees a lonely tag floating around, give him a good home for me. Quote Link to comment
+v-hunter Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Got mine. It only took a week and a half to get one to Oregon, now I need to get it headed towards Linqing,China. Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 The Pessac, France TB arrived in my mailbox a few days ago. The nearest cache to it's destination is 11 miles away. Maybe I should go over to the Bordeaux region and place a few new caches Quote Link to comment
+N2TUN Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 The Aiud, Romania Unite for Diabetes TB is on its way, starting its journey in Kettering OH, USA. One heck of a long way to go. A mere 6000 miles as the crow flies. That is the TB sitting on my deck in suburban Dayton Ohio. I have had it a few days, I applied some time last week, so quick turnaround. I am excited to see what happens here and I hope we all get great success! Reference TB1BFX0 Todd Quote Link to comment
WanderingGirl Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 (edited) I requested for one over 2 weeks ago, but I have not received any TB yet. Should I try again? PS Merry Christmas! Edited December 25, 2006 by WanderingGirl Quote Link to comment
+JennM Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Got mine today!! I "grabbed it" and will set it on its way to Dharampuri, India very soon! Jenn Quote Link to comment
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