On Aug 23, 9:35*am, wrote:
On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:33:32 -0700 (PDT), Frank Reid © 2010

wrote:
What's your "Kreh Factor?" Fishing, mine is a two (I've fished with
someone that has fished with Lefty). On fly tying, mine is a one (I've
tied with Lefty).
Frank Reid

I'm not sure. *I know this guy, Dan, whose wife's cousin, coincidentally, also
Dan, knows a guy, John, who is an acquaintance of this guy - by a strange twist
of fate is called Bernard (is that spooky or what?) - who works at a used book
store, so I called the guy I know and got him to ask his wife her cousin's phone
number, so I called him and got the acquaintance's number, from whom I got the
book store guy's number. *I called Bernard and asked him if he had now, or had
ever had, any of the Lefty's books. *I admit, my hopes were a little dashed when
he said, "Who?," but I realize he probably doesn't care much about Kreh Factors.
And I gotta admit, I sorta understand that position.

So I explained the situation. *I didn't feel any better when his first
post-explanation question of me was to ask who these two "Dan" characters were
again. *So I explained further. *He seemed like a decent guy, willing to help
out his fellow man, so he offered to check his records. *HOT DAMN!, I thought,
we're getting close now, boy. *And sure enough, it appears that in 2008, they
did have a copy of "Presenting the Fly." *Since he was being so helpful, I asked
if he remembered if it was he who took the copy in or possibly shelved it.. *He
said that as a matter of fact, the record indicated that he did, in fact, buy
that lot of books. *BINGO! *SUCCESS IS MINE! *I HAVE A KREH FACTOR!! *And you
know, it's strange. *I didn't think I'd care much...well, as long as I'm
admitting stuff, I guess I didn't care much...but anyhoo, I will say that I did
feel a little twinge of satisfaction - you know, like that special feeling one
gets when they successfully pour themselves a cup of coffee without injury or
something.

So to recap, I know a guy whose wife's cousin knows a guy who knows a guy who
works in a bookstore that once not only bought a used copy of one of Lefty's
books, but he himself _handled_ it, too! *I mean, holymoly, I thought, my Kreh
Factor has just got to be wa-a-a-a-y up there! *Go for the brass ring, I
thought. *So I emailed him a picture I had scanned in of Lefty, Flip Pallot,
myself and a couple of other folks in the Keys or Bahamas or someplace and asked
if he recognized the older guy - maybe he had come into the shop or something.
Well, that brought no joy. *He said he thought he had seen the big guy on the
right at a party or something, but didn't recognize ANY of the others. *Well,
****...he recognized me! *Great. *My RDean factor is, well, I guess, what, ten
bizillion or something? *Is that how this stuff works? *I mean, it's like
bottles of booze, titties and unbendy, un-oil-canned expedition canoes - the
bigger, the better, right? *Well, don't worry - I'm planning on taking all of
next week to see just how big I can get my Kreh Factor - I'll have it so high
it'll give two friggin' Sherpas and four Peruvians altitude sickness!

TC,
R

Yet another edifying demonstrated of the toll exacted by a lifetime of
absolutely nothing to say.

Moron.

g.