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trying to record a hitchhikerfind
Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
May 1, 2012 4:36am
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Hello- I found a hitchiker yesterday that had a logbook and a note inside.The note requested that I record the find on AQ , gave the web address,hitchhiker name and owners name.I cant find it when I run a search. Im new to letterboxing (this is only my 2nd find) so what do i do ,just plant it in the next box i find and move on?
Re: trying to record a hitchhikerfind
Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696626 by TimnDeb
May 1, 2012 4:38am
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What is the name of the HH and name of the planter?
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Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696626 by TimnDeb
May 1, 2012 4:41am
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What is the name of the hitchhiker and owner? You can go under letterboxes, advanced search, and then choosing HH/coootie/flea as letterbox type, choose the owner, and scroll through their list of plants. Or put in a partial letterbox name and look through the list. If you still can't find it, stamp it in, and move it on. Also you could AQ the last finder and see if they figured it out.
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Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696627 by SpitFire
May 1, 2012 4:41am
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Just visiting by PAWCA
Re: trying to record a hitchhikerfind
Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696629 by TimnDeb
May 1, 2012 4:42am
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Pawca has a ton of HHs... Look under their name.

Checked...I didn't see it, either..... Maybe they forgot to list it....
Re: trying to record a hitchhikerfind
Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696630 by FloridaFour
May 1, 2012 4:45am
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Thankyou
Re: trying to record a hitchhikerfind
Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696626 by TimnDeb
May 1, 2012 4:48am
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I don't see one under PAWCA, but if you do a search using the name and HH you will come up with two people with that HH name. I would send a private message to all three people and see who's it really is. Just describe the stamp to them.
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Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696626 by TimnDeb
May 1, 2012 4:52am
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You can also go under the other two names and look at the finds. See if the finds match the log book. Look at the last two or three places they have been and see if it matches the log book. That will tell you if you have the right stamp. I have had to do this a few times myself to find the right one.
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Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696635 by SpitFire
May 1, 2012 4:55am
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I contacted pawca and it is not thier stamp.I will try the other options given.Thanks for your help.
Re: trying to record a hitchhikerfind
Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696632 by TimnDeb
May 1, 2012 4:58am
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They have even more listed on LBNA but I also can't see any on that list with the name "Just visiting." There are a couple of options for you... you can email them and ask them if they changed the name or you can look in the HH logbook and see if you recognize a name then see if they logged a HH by PAWCA with a different name. Or you can just not worry about online logging. Either way, just stamp it up and send it on its way. :) Welcome to the fun! A HH found so early in your boxing life is so much fun for you!
Re: trying to record a hitchhiker find
Board: Hitchhikers, Cooties, and Fleas
Reply to: #696626 by TimnDeb
May 1, 2012 10:02am
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But back to the original question... Yes, move it along to the next letterbox you find.

Always make sure the box stamp is in the hitchhiker's logbook and hitchhiker stamp is in the box's logbook before you take one, and then do this stamp exchange with the new box you place it in. I find too many hitchhikers these days with logbooks full of sig stamps, but not stamps of boxes to which it has traveled.

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