+Snoogans Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Something strange happened to me today which gave me an idea that sorta builds on an idea I had a few years ago (for GW4) to give amnesty to TB violators who wish to release TBs they are holding with no questions asked. Today, I opened up my P.O. Box and discovered a TB in a package. This particular TB is one I gave to a new cacher I met at an event, in March, who promised to place it in my nearby TB hotel later that afternoon. The TB never got there. The person I gave it to never logged the event or my cache or any of the nearby caches. The TB owner emailed me several times asking about their bug and I was at a loss for what to tell them. In the package was a note explaining that these folks had decided against caching as an activity and that they wanted to get the TB back into circulation. Great! I'm glad they had a conscience. They must have gotten my P.O. from one of the threads where I offered trades for my smashed pennies or for my refrigerator door community TB project. I didn't give it to them. And so was born a possible solution to (some of) the M.I.A. trackable dilemma...(T.B.A.I.) Have you held a TB too long for whatever reason and want to repair your karma? Now you can send it to Travel Bug Amnesty International. (T.B.A.I.) Mail to Snoogans (T.B.A.I. Project Headquarters) C/O Press Your Luck P.O.Box 516 Missouri City, Texas 77459-0516 No questions asked. Resurrectees will be celebrated in this thread. No names or origins of packages will ever be mentioned. If you would like a smashed penny in return include S.A.S.E. and one will be sent back to you. The second part of my idea is to build a network of cachers who wish to participate. You would need to post a P.O. Box (It's unwise to post a home adress.) for your chapter of T.B.A.I. and solemnly swear to return all TBs you receive to circulation A.S.A.P. I would also like for everyone that participates to post links to the TBs they help resurrect here in this thread. This project (if it works) could use a chapter in all regions of the U.S. + alaska & Hawaii and in every country that has an active cachin' community. This will help folks decide where they want to ship to and cut down on international shipping fees. (A possible side effect is that it will give the greater community a place to launch a TB from.) There is no approval process. Post a T.B.A.I. chapter on this thread and you're in business. Link this thread to your local and regional forums and let's get this network rolling! Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Chapter postings? US Regions where chapters are needed: (Based on GC.com regional forums) Just post a P.O.B. and claim your region. Alaska - ??? Hawaii - ??? Great Plains - ??? Mid-Atlantic - ??? Midwest - ??? New England - ??? Northwest - ??? (It would be totally cool if that was Groundspeak Headquarters. IMO) South & Southeast - Snoogans / T.B.A.I. Headquarters (See address above) West & Southwest - ??? International chapters open: Arabian Peninsula/Middle East Australia Belgium Canada Finland French Speaking German Speaking Greece - Hellas Italian Speaking Mexico and Central America New Zealand Portuguese Speaking Scandinavia and Baltic countries South Africa South America Spain United Kingdom This is a cache network too. I'll be posting a T.B.A.I. cache as soon as I find a very secure, yet accessable spot to hide a new TB hotel. Edited July 24, 2008 by Snoogans Quote Link to comment
+Team Four Paw Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Next time I end up with that damned bowling ball TB I'll be sure to send it your way C.O.D. Quote Link to comment
+SUp3rFM & Cruella Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Nice idea... But, why not use this? http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=141358 There's a bunch of cachers worldwide already available to set free bugs and coins. We've been releasing coins and bugs for quite some time now. It's always great. Quote Link to comment
+cachestacker Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Snoogs - love the idea. The foreign one is cool, but think your idea for loval amnesty is more practical and serves a different purpose. Hope this gets many missing ones back in circulation. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Nice idea... But, why not use this? http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=141358 There's a bunch of cachers worldwide already available to set free bugs and coins. We've been releasing coins and bugs for quite some time now. It's always great. Why not have these self same folks post their own T.B.A.I. chapters? The mission here is different from that one as Cachestacker eloquently pointed out. Your network already has a proven track record and would be great for this additional mission to get sidetracked trackables back on the road. Snoogs - love the idea. The foreign one is cool, but think your idea for loval amnesty is more practical and serves a different purpose. Hope this gets many missing ones back in circulation. Me too. Thanks for the support! Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Next time I end up with that damned bowling ball TB I'll be sure to send it your way C.O.D. DOOOd! That "ball and chain" was a weddin' present! Quote Link to comment
+aggiejwp Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 What if I just as protocol send you ALL my TB's. Quote Link to comment
+SUp3rFM & Cruella Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 We already own a Stargate cache and have been releasing many trackables around here, too. So, count us in if so. :-) Quote Link to comment
+scoutingfamily74 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Sounds like a great idea! We haven't been caching long but have already come across a lot of lost bugs and coins. If you need a chapter in the east let us know. Edited July 24, 2008 by scoutingfamily74 Quote Link to comment
+Userzero Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 How about a chapter right here in Quebec, Canada? Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 Here is a link to Hockey Duck. The first TB resurrected by and the inspiration for T.B.A.I. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 (edited) How about a chapter right here in Quebec, Canada? If you need a chapter in the east let us know. We already own a Stargate cache and have been releasing many trackables around here, too. So, count us in if so. :-) YES to all. Again, there is no approval process. Post a T.B.A.I. chapter on this thread and you're in business. Link this thread to your local and regional forums and let's get this network rolling! Just post a P.O.Box address (it's unwise to post a home address) and claim your region like so: Alaska - ??? Hawaii - ??? Great Plains - ??? Mid-Atlantic - ??? Midwest - ??? New England - ??? Northwest - ??? South & Southeast - Snoogans / T.B.A.I. Headquarters Mail to: Snoogans (T.B.A.I. Project Headquarters) C/O Press Your Luck P.O.Box 516 Missouri City, Texas 77459-0516 West & Southwest - ??? International chapters open: Arabian Peninsula/Middle East Australia Belgium Canada - Userzero - T.B.A.I Chapter # or name + mailing address Finland French Speaking German Speaking Greece - Hellas Italian Speaking Mexico and Central America New Zealand Portuguese Speaking - SUp3rFM & Cruella - T.B.A.I Chapter # or name + mailing address Scandinavia and Baltic countries South Africa South America Spain United Kingdom Edited July 25, 2008 by Snoogans Quote Link to comment
+kaiser83 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 that is a good idea. There are way too many people out there who have less than ten finds who snatched up a travel bug or geocoin and didn't log it because they gave up on the hobby. I understand the whole bit about launching them in other countries, but the whole anonymity for those who want to release the bugs they are holding without getting scolded or paying an overseas shipping charge is a great idea. This all comes down to a matter of which program can reach those who have the bugs better and nothing else. Quote Link to comment
+Team Gingerbread Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 OK I like this idea as I have many a missing TB and coin but.... people who usually keep coins, TB's etc I think of as cachers that have lost interest and probobly don't check the forums to find this info. Quote Link to comment
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