me_speedee Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 There's atleast one TB extermanator in every state, we have one here in Gainesville, FL. We need someway to extermanate the extermanaters.. but how? Maybe we can have certain people to pick the bugs up and put them were the extermanators won't find them... any ideas? Quote Link to comment
Ultimamind Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Did you see the cache for the Gainesville TB Safe House? I laughed when I first saw it, but now I see you all really need it up there! Email the Federation for the coords. I don't have time to look for the cache # right now - daughter is begging for the computer now - sorry! But if you're in Gainsville, no doubt you'll see it in or near your zip code. Quote Link to comment
+lucien Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Perhaps put one of these in a stuffed animal attached to a travel bug, and see where it shows up? Minaturized GPS tracker fits in a beer can Quote Link to comment
+Dave_W6DPS Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 The Travel Bug Safehouse. Great idea! One of my bugs passed through there safely and is now in Nashville. There are TB hotels around here, but this is the first safehouse I've heard of. It is a shame there are malicious individuals who make this kind of thing necessary. Dave_W6DPS My two cents worth, refunds available on request. (US funds only) Quote Link to comment
+brad.32 Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 The Gainesville Travel Bug Teleport Safe House Quote Link to comment
Ultimamind Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Thanks you guys, for posting the link to that cache...I don't know if bugs have disappeared further into South Florida (where I'm at). They probably don't make it past Gainesville! Maybe I should create a safe house down this way, if need be....or at least a TB hotel near the airport. Quote Link to comment
+brad.32 Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 ... so a TB with a goal in FL is a bad idea? Quote Link to comment
+OneOfEm Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by brad.32:... so a TB with a goal in FL is a bad idea? FL is a big state, and while the Gainesville area is somewhat central, it does not mean the entire state is unsafe. Quote Link to comment
The Alethiometrists Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 I created a Travel Bug Police Department, consisting of four officers. Here's #1. As you'll see, he's in Florida now - maybe he can stop by the safe house. Ironically, one of the four TBPD officers quickly went missing, in the hands of someone who hasn't responded to my email. So, I made him into a ghost. Maybe that'll scare some bugnappers straight, eh? ------------- "Thos' Degrees of Longitude and Latitude in Name, yet in Earthly reality are they Channels mark'd for the transport of some unseen Influence, one carefully assembl'd chain…" – Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon Quote Link to comment
Ultimamind Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 I guess any TB passing thru where there are these exterminators lurking is a bad idea...but with the safe houses and the law on our side (LOVE that motto of the Altheometrists police bugs: "THE ONLY LAW RIGHT OF THE DECIMAL POINT!" Hysterical!). If you know there's an exterminator in your area - be careful w/your bugs. And RESCUE those that have been placed nearby and might be in mortal danger!!!! Somebody help out Barbrady Unit 1...I'm worried about him! He needs BACKUP!!! The way I see it, any bug that makes it to his goal is a lucky bug....I personally held on to my first (and so far only bug) for a little longer than I had intended because the caches that I visited were not exactly in great shape. I waited till I found a nice, dry well hidden one before leaving the bug. Just seemed like the right thing to do... Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 I'm working on a TB Depot that will be inside abuilding where it can be watched. It won't stop a TB Exterminator from going in a taking them but it does make accidentlal finders less likely. The only real soltuion I can think of is having all caches be members only or having all caches only visable to actual members of some type. That opens up a different can of worms as pointed out in a thread on that topic that I started. Geocaching is an open sport. Geocahers want to keep it that way. One risk though is having caches plundered and TB's disapear. Quote Link to comment
me_speedee Posted October 2, 2003 Author Share Posted October 2, 2003 Hmmm.... I have heard of the hotel too. If we could only give out the cords one certin place or time.. Quote Link to comment
+Sparrowhawk Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 This thread has a good idea for ya... -Elana (a.k.a. "Sparrowhawk") Quote Link to comment
+GeoZeus Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 When ever I put out a travel bug I put it in a plastic ziplock bag alone with a Travel Bug Sheet that you can print out from this url: http://www.xsnrg.com/geocachingwa/asp/travelbugsheet1a.asp It is pretty self-explanatory. Quote Link to comment
+GatoRx Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 There are a couple of other TB safe houses around northeast Florida now. Both Paintfiction and Dave&Michelle have placed safe houses/portals in the area. Its rather sad that they had to create such a thing, but it seems to be a necessity for the time being. ---- When in doubt, poke it with a stick. Quote Link to comment
+Metaphor Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 It's too bad that this has to happen to travel bugs, all because of some simple mind. I have to assume he has one of mine, which disappeared in July near Gainesville. If you all would keep and eye out for "Maryland, My Maryland", I would appreciate it -- there's always hope that this moron will get tired of his perversion and let them go. If there is some idea who the perpetrator is, has GC.Com been notified? "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde Quote Link to comment
+lucien Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Actually, here's a much more feasible alternative.. Motion detector camera Set one of these up nearby a cache with a newly planted bug, see who shows up, and when.. Even better, threaten to do so at _every_ cache, even if it's only actually done at a few... Quote Link to comment
+PastorDIC Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 If someone is the kind of person to take a Travel Bug, why wouldn't they just unscrew the camera and take it? quote:Originally posted by lucien:Actually, here's a much more feasible alternative.. http://outdoorstore.espn.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=39534&hvarTarget=search&hvarCategory=123&hvarParent=0&hvarFeature=feature Set one of these up nearby a cache with a newly planted bug, see who shows up, and when.. Even better, threaten to do so at _every_ cache, even if it's only actually done at a few... Quote Link to comment
me_speedee Posted October 24, 2003 Author Share Posted October 24, 2003 quote: If someone is the kind of person to take a Travel Bug, why wouldn't they just unscrew the camera and take it? Good point. I think that people who take Travle Bugs would try to make it the least bit obvious that they took it. A good idea is for those who just think that the TB is a toy, we could atach a note saying if they're not a Geocacher, leave the TB alone. That might help atleast a little Quote Link to comment
opie744 Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Please excuse my dumb question, but what is an extermanator? it's 5 o'clock somewhere!! Quote Link to comment
+PastorDIC Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 For the answer see this Central NY TB Thief thread on the forum. Quote Link to comment
me_speedee Posted October 26, 2003 Author Share Posted October 26, 2003 An extermanator is somebody who gets rid of bugs, in this case, gets rid of Travle Bugs. The one in Gainesville, Fl leaves a card that says "Travle Bug Extermanator". It atleast lets you know what happend to your poor lil' buggy. Mooooom! you didn't log my finds! Quote Link to comment
+Volvo Man Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 The Answer: Random Sting Operations The Punishment: Something unpleasant involving a bench vise, a remote cabin in the woods and the inability of the perpetrator to further contribute to the genepool "This Is GC.com If you don't like it, speak up, others may thank you for it." Quote Link to comment
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