A visit from the Jultomten

[Wolfgang]

Good things, they say, come in small packages. And there one was on the
front stoop yesterday. Mindful of the times we live in, I sent the dog to
sniff. He soon walked away, indifferent and apparently unharmed. So, after
soaking it overnight in a bucket of water, I opened it. "Holy ****", quoth
I.

"What?", inquires the disembodied voice of Becky from the computer desk in
the other room.

"Come here and look at this", sez I.

"Pretty......what is it?"

"Fly reel......and not just any fly reel.....that there is a Loop lw series
fly reel."

"Hm......pretty", and back to the computer she goes.....clack, clack, clack.

I hold the reel up to the light, turn it this way and that.....look at the
manual, fiddle with the drag, and notice that it's set up for right hand
retrieve. I begin to disassemble the reel to switch it to left hand
retrieve.

"What's that company you order stuff from?"

"What stuff?"

"You know, that fishing ****."

"Um......Cabela's?"

"Yeah, that's the one", clack, clack, clack. "What's the name of that reel
again?"

"It's a Loop lw 4seven."

"O.k.." clack, clack clack......"HOLY ****!"


I took the reel out on the lawn, put it on my old Fenwick, stripped the line
and backing off my Orivs reel, and proceeded to spool it on the Loop. I
practiced stripping line off the reel and winding it back up on the front
lawn for half an hour. The neighbors are afraid.....they peek out from
behind the curtains. I am awestruck.

Thank you, Roger!

Wolfgang
holy ****!

[George Cleveland]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:30:22 -0600, "Wolfgang" > wrote:

>Good things, they say, come in small packages. And there one was on the
>front stoop yesterday.
>
>Thank you, Roger!
>
>Wolfgang
>holy ****!
>
>
>
Holy ****!

g.c.

[Wayne]

"George Cleveland" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:30:22 -0600, "Wolfgang" > wrote:
>
> >Good things, they say, come in small packages. And there one was on the
> >front stoop yesterday.
> >
> >Thank you, Roger!
> >
> >Wolfgang
> >holy ****!
> >
> >
> >
> Holy ****!
>
> g.c.

Holy **** Silent ****
All is reel all is right
round yon spool with flyline in place
puts big smiles on Wolfie's face
stuck on a Fenwick rod
stuck on a Fenwick rod

Got a Reel Need a trip
Becky quakes at sales slips
Flyline Streams from rodtip above
Wolfie hollars alleluia
Need a decent rod nooowwowww
need a decent rod noooowwwwwwwwwww
--
Wayne
To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!

[Guyz-N-Flyz]

"Wolfgang" > wrote in message
...

> Good things, they say,

Don't always make it to those that they are supposed to! I hate to inform
ya 'ol buddy, but that is my reel. Apparently, bein' a furriner and all
that, Roger didn't realize that the US is divided into 50 states, thus
fillin' in Wisconsin on the "ship to" section, where he meant to put North
Carolina. Needless to say, you can just repackage that reel and send it on
home.

Thanks for puttin' it thru some warm-up casts!

> Wolfgang
> holy ****!

INDEED!

Op --for ever grateful to ya, Wolfie--

[Wayne]

"George Cleveland" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:30:22 -0600, "Wolfgang" > wrote:
> >Wolfgang
> >holy ****!
> >
> Holy ****!
>
> g.c.

Holy **** Silent ****
All is reel all is right
round yon spool with flyline in place
puts big smiles on Wolfie's face
stuck on a Fenwick rod
stuck on a Fenwick rod

Got a Reel Need a trip
Becky quakes at sales slips
Flyline Streams from rodtip above
Wolfie hollars alleluia
Need a decent rod nooowwowww
need a decent rod noooowwwwwwwwwww
--
Wayne
To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!

[Wolfgang]

"Guyz-N-Flyz" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Wolfgang" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > Good things, they say,
>
> Don't always make it to those that they are supposed to! I hate to inform
> ya 'ol buddy, but that is my reel. Apparently, bein' a furriner and all
> that, Roger didn't realize that the US is divided into 50 states, thus
> fillin' in Wisconsin on the "ship to" section, where he meant to put North
> Carolina. Needless to say, you can just repackage that reel and send it
on
> home.

Rats! O.k., it's on it's way. :(

> Thanks for puttin' it thru some warm-up casts!

Yeah, no problem.

> > Wolfgang
> > holy ****!
>
> INDEED!
>
> Op --for ever grateful to ya, Wolfie--

Uh huh.

Wolfgang
who disclaims responsibility for the vagaries of the u.s.
mail........um.....just in case it takes a while to get there. :)

[Stephen Welsh]

"Wolfgang" > wrote in
:

> Good things, they say, come in small packages. And there one was on
> the front stoop yesterday. Mindful of the times we live in, I sent
> the dog to sniff. He soon walked away, indifferent and apparently
> unharmed. So, after soaking it overnight in a bucket of water, I
> opened it. "Holy ****", quoth I.
>
[snippage]
>
> "Yeah, that's the one", clack, clack, clack. "What's the name of that
> reel again?"
>
> "It's a Loop lw 4seven."
>
> "O.k.." clack, clack clack......"HOLY ****!"
>
>
> [TR snipped]
>
> Thank you, Roger!
>
> Wolfgang
> holy ****!
>

Indeed!! Very nice reel ...


Steve (off to buy a dog, and bigger bath :)

[Guyz-N-Flyz]

"Wolfgang" > wrote in message
...
> Rats! O.k., it's on it's way. :(

What a maroon! I can't believe he fell for that old trick. I bet he's
already put the thing in the nearest corner mailbox!

> > Thanks for puttin' it thru some warm-up casts!
>
> Yeah, no problem.

Heh, heh, heh!

> > Op --for ever grateful to ya, Wolfie--
>
> Uh huh.
>
> Wolfgang
> who disclaims responsibility for the vagaries of the u.s.
> mail........um.....just in case it takes a while to get there. :)

What?!?! Um, I'm sure they will handle it just fine Wolfie. Just make sure
ya get it in the mail IMMEDIATELY!

Op --and disregard all those other words above the last sentence, before
this line.--

[Roger Ohlund]

"Wolfgang" > wrote in message
...
> Good things, they say, come in small packages. And there one was on the
> front stoop yesterday. Mindful of the times we live in, I sent the dog to
> sniff. He soon walked away, indifferent and apparently unharmed. So,
after
> soaking it overnight in a bucket of water, I opened it. "Holy ****",
quoth
> I.
>
> "What?", inquires the disembodied voice of Becky from the computer desk in
> the other room.
>
> "Come here and look at this", sez I.
>
> "Pretty......what is it?"
>
> "Fly reel......and not just any fly reel.....that there is a Loop lw
series
> fly reel."
>
> "Hm......pretty", and back to the computer she goes.....clack, clack,
clack.
>
> I hold the reel up to the light, turn it this way and that.....look at the
> manual, fiddle with the drag, and notice that it's set up for right hand
> retrieve. I begin to disassemble the reel to switch it to left hand
> retrieve.
>
> "What's that company you order stuff from?"
>
> "What stuff?"
>
> "You know, that fishing ****."
>
> "Um......Cabela's?"
>
> "Yeah, that's the one", clack, clack, clack. "What's the name of that
reel
> again?"
>
> "It's a Loop lw 4seven."
>
> "O.k.." clack, clack clack......"HOLY ****!"
>
>
> I took the reel out on the lawn, put it on my old Fenwick, stripped the
line
> and backing off my Orivs reel, and proceeded to spool it on the Loop. I
> practiced stripping line off the reel and winding it back up on the front
> lawn for half an hour. The neighbors are afraid.....they peek out from
> behind the curtains. I am awestruck.
>
> Thank you, Roger!
>
> Wolfgang
> holy ****!
>

Yeh I know. That's what my friends said too. But then again, your help was
invaluable =)
Glad you liked it!
God Jul!

/Roger