solohobbes Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I left a TB in a letterbox while trying to find a cache unsuccessfully. Now I can't log the bug! I know I goofed up but I need to fix it. The bug and letterbox are in florida and I am back in PA. Can anyone help me? Quote Link to comment
+AuntieWeasel Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I'd try posting in the appropriate forum for Florida. You're going to need a local to disentangle this one. Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Whoops! Contact the owner of the cache you could not find. He/she needs to check on their cache anyway, and BEG for help. Let the bug owner know what happened. Post in the Florida forums and BEG for help!!! THere are a lot of dedicated cachers in Florida who might be willing to help. If someone replies, make sure you let the forums/cache owner know. don't wait. Hurry before a letterboxer thinks it's a trade item. Make a note on the letterbox page that there is a travel bug in there, please don't take it, unless they can put it in a cache and have them e-mail you if they do (post your profile page, not your e-mail account) so you can make the drop and they can amke the grab. Do you still have the tracking number? And lastly, don't let this happen again Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Hurry before a letterboxer thinks it's a trade item. Make a note on the letterbox page that there is a travel bug in there, please don't take it, Letterboxes don't have trade items and normally you can't place notes on a letterbox's page (many don't even have web pages). Quote Link to comment
+mortaine Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 In addition to contacting the cache owner and the TB owner (just courtesy so they know what's going on), post to the letterboxing list (letterboxing-usa I think is the one on Yahoo) with the name of the LB-- I think most people will know it's not supposed to be there, but it's good to post a note to the list so that everyone will see it. Also in your post, ask someone who both letterboxes and geocaches in that area to stop by and pick up the TB and move it to a cache for you. Quote Link to comment
solohobbes Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 (edited) Thank you to all who have answered me. I have posted in the Florida forum, but noone has answered there. I did contact the nearby cache owner, and the TB owner. I tried to send a message to on the letterbox page but the link wouldn't work. I haven't heard from anyone yet. I guesss I'll see what happens. Thank you solohobbes Edited March 14, 2005 by solohobbes Quote Link to comment
+mortaine Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 solohobbes, if you let me know the name of the letterbox, I can post a note to the LBNA mailing list to let the owner and nearby letterboxers know-- someone in the area will certainly be able to pick it up and move it for you. One of the big sites for letterboxing was overrun by a DDOS attack today, so you might also have luck sending a note to the LB owner tomorrow. Unlike geocaching, though, letterbox owners don't have to live near their boxes, which is why it can be easier to post a wider-range note and ask for help. Quote Link to comment
+mortaine Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 OK, I emailed the LBNA email list; we'll see soon if anyone steps forward. Meanwhile, my web and email hosting service disabled my access today, so if you wouldn't mind re-sending your info re: which letterbox it was in a PM, I would really appreciate it. Ironically, my post came in the middle of Yet Another Heted Discussion about a geocacher finding a letterbox on accident.... *sigh* Quote Link to comment
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