On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 14:20:38 -0500, Peter Charles
wrote:
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Anyway, today I'm at the open house, drinking coffee, eating donuts,
watching Ian James tie neat little streamers, when John calls a halt
to the proceedings and demands everyone's attention. He then launches
into the saga of the Blue Line spey rod, but mentions that even after
I cancelled the order, he didn't give up. He then turns and gives me
the rod -- that's correct -- *gives* me the rod. I was dumbfounded,
flabbergasted, and the crowd's collective jaws dropped.

Man, I'm still buzzing . . . This sort of stuff doesn't happen to
me, ever!

Think I should buy some lottery tickets?

Yes.

And I think that's just a very fine thing to read on an otherwise gloomy
winter evening.

I'd just like to go on record as being ready, willing, and able to be the
object of some flyfishing shop owner's similar generosity and will absolutely
be sure to post my thanks in big block letters all over Usenet.

Please contact me forthwith!

/daytripper (And make it a Winston WT 3-pc 9/4 ;-)