Iv had mail from lost my stuff 3 times. and always in Texas. And I'm All the way in Mn.
sirwalle ---
Yes, you're receiving emails from the Lost My Stuff Group for items that have been lost far, far away from you... and many Lost My Stuff Group members ask why that's the case... So, let me explain what actually happens when someone reports a lost item to the Lost My Stuff website...
When someone sends an email to the website indicating they've lost an item, the first thing that happens is their email gets read to make sure it isn't spam or something. After that quick check, the lost item email is forwarded to each and every one of our group members, regardless of where the item was lost and regardless of where our group members live.
Yes, this means that every single one of our group members receives every single lost item report we receive, and this is on purpose!!!
In this manner whenever an item is reported to be lost, if a group member happens to be in that area because he/she happens to live there, or instead happens to be there on a business trip, or a vacation, or for any other reason, he/she will be aware some help is needed there, and may possibly be in a position to help.
This system works quite well, as was demonstrated a while back when one of our members who lives near Houston, Texas happened to be visiting relatives near McKinney, Texas (4-5 hours from Houston), when he received a lost item report email for a location that was just 10 minutes away from where he happened to be. He went right over and the lost ring was found in less than an hour from when it was reported!!!
If upon receiving a lost item report a group member is in a position that he/she can actually help the person, then he/she should by all means contact the person who lost the item and see what can be done.
If the lost item location is too far away for a group member to be able to help
(as will be the case the vast majority of the time), then the group member
doesn't need to do anything... he/she should just ignore the lost item report (delete!) and hope one of our other members can help.
I hope that explains things...
fogcity