GFS2005 is officially over...

All swap flies that I had went out today (19 parcels)..2 tiers flamed out
on us so you should get 19 flies each. Just FYI for U.S. folks..there were
some issues with Priority Mail stamps..the PO would not accept PM stamps
with a date on them, so I ponied up another $3.85 for each one. USPS sez PM
stamps with a date on them cannot be used past that date. This will be my
farewell gift to youse guys since this will be the last swap that I host.
This is NOT sour grapes, let me hasten to add...it's just that now that I'm
single again I plan to spend my winters south, WAY south. (can you spell
Guadalajara..Melaque Beach..Manzanillo?) I used to take my sailboat to
Mexico and sail the winters away, sounds like an even better idea now. It's
been fun these past 5 yrs doing this, I hope someone carries this on. (you
listening Timmaay?) ;-) BTW Mu, Wayno got your extra flies as requested.
Any extra flies I'm gonna keep and see that my grandson gets them. If you
really want your extras returned, send me a SASE with a request for same.

Frank Church

"Frank Church" wrote in message
9.11...
All swap flies that I had went out today (19 parcels)..2 tiers flamed out
on us so you should get 19 flies each. Just FYI for U.S. folks..there were
some issues with Priority Mail stamps..the PO would not accept PM stamps
with a date on them, so I ponied up another $3.85 for each one. USPS sez
PM
stamps with a date on them cannot be used past that date. This will be my
farewell gift to youse guys since this will be the last swap that I host.
This is NOT sour grapes, let me hasten to add...it's just that now that
I'm
single again I plan to spend my winters south, WAY south. (can you spell
Guadalajara..Melaque Beach..Manzanillo?) I used to take my sailboat to
Mexico and sail the winters away, sounds like an even better idea now.
It's
been fun these past 5 yrs doing this, I hope someone carries this on. (you
listening Timmaay?) ;-) BTW Mu, Wayno got your extra flies as requested.
Any extra flies I'm gonna keep and see that my grandson gets them. If you
really want your extras returned, send me a SASE with a request for same.

Frank Church

Frank;

A great big THANK YOU from all of us that have participated in these Great
Flyswaps these last few years. Definitely one of the best parts of the
winter for me. (As an aside..can you tell I freaking *hate* winter??) Drop
me a line when you're up this way fishing the Big Kenny..if I'm here in
Maine (hitting Montana for a couple of weeks this summer) I'd love to wet a
line with you. Thanks again for all your hard work..and enjoy your
southbound vacations.

Dave M

Frank Church wrote:
All swap flies that I had went out today (19 parcels)..2 tiers flamed
out on us so you should get 19 flies each. Just FYI for U.S.
folks..there were some issues with Priority Mail stamps..the PO would
not accept PM stamps with a date on them, so I ponied up another
$3.85 for each one. USPS sez PM stamps with a date on them cannot be
used past that date.

I've had a few, ahem, USPS assholes tell me that before, too, but it
ain't so. $3.85 paid is $3.85 in their grubby little hands. In any case,
now you're REALLY gonna kick my ass, eh?

This will be my farewell gift to youse guys
since this will be the last swap that I host. This is NOT sour
grapes, let me hasten to add...it's just that now that I'm single
again I plan to spend my winters south, WAY south. (can you spell
Guadalajara..Melaque Beach..Manzanillo?) I used to take my sailboat
to Mexico and sail the winters away, sounds like an even better idea
now. It's been fun these past 5 yrs doing this, I hope someone
carries this on. (you listening Timmaay?) ;-)

Nope. Joe Fleischman dumped the DDFS in my lap and that's enough for me.
Some other sucke... uh, volunteer will have to take this one. Besides,
once you get Montezuma's Revenge, you'll be back. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Dave Martel" wrote in
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A great big THANK YOU from all of us that have participated in these
Great
Flyswaps these last few years. Definitely one of the best parts of the
winter for me. (As an aside..can you tell I freaking *hate* winter??)
Drop me a line when you're up this way fishing the Big Kenny..if I'm
here in Maine (hitting Montana for a couple of weeks this summer) I'd
love to wet a line with you. Thanks again for all your hard work..and
enjoy your southbound vacations.

Dave M

....thanks a bunch Dave..and I'd love to wet a line with you in Maine as
well..maybe you can arrange to do a float with Dave B and I, what a kickass
trips those are. Keep in touch, I'll be up there this summer.

Frank

"Tim J." wrote in news:111pndckr25ne07
@news.supernews.com:

I've had a few, ahem, USPS assholes tell me that before, too, but it
ain't so. $3.85 paid is $3.85 in their grubby little hands. In any case,
now you're REALLY gonna kick my ass, eh?

...they had me by the short hairs so I didn't whimper and paid up, just
wanted to get rid of those damned flies! :-)


Some other sucke... uh, volunteer will have to take this one. Besides,
once you get Montezuma's Revenge, you'll be back. ;-)

...no way Timmy, I learned early on, don't eat any veggies that ain't washed
and eschew the water for that great beer..Corona Extra does me fine.
Seafood, eat lots of seafood. ****, I can taste it already.

Adios suckers

Francisco Iglesia por favor

"Frank Church" wrote

..no way Timmy, I learned early on, don't eat any veggies that ain't
washed
and eschew the water for that great beer..Corona Extra does me fine.
Seafood, eat lots of seafood. ****, I can taste it already.

Adios suckers

Francisco Iglesia por favor

god, i love the sound of a winner, winning.

yfitons
wayno

Thanks a bunch Frank. I look back at the ROFF years and feel blessed to
have participated in the first and last GFS. Mu

Mu Young Lee wrote in
cc.itd.umich.edu:

Thanks a bunch Frank. I look back at the ROFF years and feel blessed to
have participated in the first and last GFS. Mu


....thanks Mu, I don't know how blessed you are, but I had fun along the way
too. Literally thousands of neat flies passed thru my grimy mitts, and I
got to communicate with some first class folks. (which raises the
question..do first class folks tie, or does the tying make them first
class, or, maybe it's just me sniffing all that head cement?)

Frank the sniffer

All swap flies that I had went out today (19 parcels)..2 tiers flamed out
on us so you should get 19 flies each. Just FYI for U.S. folks..there were
some issues with Priority Mail stamps..the PO would not accept PM stamps
with a date on them, so I ponied up another $3.85 for each one. USPS sez PM
stamps with a date on them cannot be used past that date. This will be my
farewell gift to youse guys since this will be the last swap that I host.
This is NOT sour grapes, let me hasten to add...it's just that now that I'm
single again I plan to spend my winters south, WAY south. (can you spell
Guadalajara..Melaque Beach..Manzanillo?) I used to take my sailboat to
Mexico and sail the winters away, sounds like an even better idea now. It's
been fun these past 5 yrs doing this, I hope someone carries this on. (you
listening Timmaay?) ;-) BTW Mu, Wayno got your extra flies as requested.
Any extra flies I'm gonna keep and see that my grandson gets them. If you
really want your extras returned, send me a SASE with a request for same.

Frank Church

Nothing Snipped

Frank, the tribute to you is that your swaps have become the most
successful affairs in this friggen looney bin. Have fun down south and
if you get up here some Summer and want to take on the smallies of the
Shenandoah or Potomac, you know how to reach me.
Thanks Dad for all your work.
--
Frank Reid
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Frank Church wrote in
9.11:

All swap flies that I had went out today (19 parcels)..2 tiers flamed
out on us so you should get 19 flies each. Just FYI for U.S.
folks..there were some issues with Priority Mail stamps..the PO would
not accept PM stamps with a date on them, so I ponied up another $3.85
for each one. USPS sez PM stamps with a date on them cannot be used
past that date. This will be my farewell gift to youse guys since this
will be the last swap that I host. This is NOT sour grapes, let me
hasten to add...it's just that now that I'm single again I plan to
spend my winters south, WAY south. (can you spell Guadalajara..Melaque
Beach..Manzanillo?) I used to take my sailboat to Mexico and sail the
winters away, sounds like an even better idea now. It's been fun these
past 5 yrs doing this, I hope someone carries this on. (you listening
Timmaay?) ;-) BTW Mu, Wayno got your extra flies as requested. Any
extra flies I'm gonna keep and see that my grandson gets them. If you
really want your extras returned, send me a SASE with a request for
same.

Frank Church

Priority mail has to be the biggest ripoff the PO offers. It's essentially
first class handling for parcels.

I paid about $1.50 to mail the pack to you first class, and added a little
extra to the SASE in case the returned flies were a little heavier than
mine. There was no date stamp.

In any case, thanks for running the swap.

Scott