round robin/ exchanges

With it being a new year, I thought I would see if there is renewed interest in these. I know the last time this was discussed, our list of participants has grown smaller with the selection of cards getting stale, and the usual folks that run them would like to spread that responsibility around.

Thoughts, comments, suggestions?

Let me start the ball rolling with the idea of just one BIG round robin, instead of the multiple smaller ones. It would take longer to get around, but maybe the selection would be more varied. Also, lets open this to overseas players. If there is a concern about postage, I would volunteer to be in the position in the rotation that had to pay the shipping to send it out of the country...

I don't think the problem is with mailing one or two packets; the big problem is in the Christmas card exchange where the overseas folks have to mail to 24 or 25 people in the US - that gets very pricey for them.

Dave usually starts the robins early in the year, so I'm ready to go!

Count me in.
HCS

Count me in also!

I'm in.

Got to ask again...what's the robins?

I am definitely in!

Count me in too!!!!

I'm ready to go.

Please count us in.

Per Dave's last note, I don't think he was going to be in a position to do one again anytime soon. Any takers to get this one going?

(Oh yea, I'm in too)

I'm in

I'm interested.

I'm in.

im in

By my count we have 13, I think...?

BUT, we still need someone to volunteer to get this one off the ground. The last correspondence that I can recall from Dave is that he was NOT going to be able to do one anytime soon. If we don't get any takers, nothing will happen...

A person or persons who has participated in a previous round robin needs to step up and volunteer. I don't have the time to do so at this time.

Most of the folks interested have been members for a long time... Any "Super Wackos" that are willing to get this one going?!

Are we going to do two robins or just one?

If you're willing to wait until February (I've been working 10 - 14 hour shifts on weekends in January) AND someone sends me the instructions that are included, I'll start one robin.

I was thinking of doing it slightly different by doing just one bigger robin. It would take longer, but I think it would have a better chance of getting a fresher selection of cards with more people in it. It is almost next month anyway, so I don't see a problem with that. I was going to make a similar request, if there were no takers...
I have printed old lists from envelope/no envelope exchanges, but I didn't have the e-mail version of one left, that I would need as a template for the mailing labels for the robin... if anyone still had one left on their pc. If you like Tammy, I'll go ahead and attempt this one.

Hi folks,

It has been a week since I've heard from Tammy...
If nobody has any objections, I will go ahead and run with my idea of one large round-robin. I will need EVERYONE to e-mail or private mesg me with your names and mailing addresses please. Lets make the deadline for that Thursday Feb. 7th, that will give everybody a week to get their information sent into me. (One already has.)ALSO, if anybody has an old mailing list on their p-c, from robins or exchanges, that they can forward to my e-mail, so I can use it as a template for the mailing labels, would be a help.
Be gentle, this is my first time attempting this myself!

I have 5 addresses so far...

I have 9 addresses so far, my original interest count was 13. Lets extend the deadline for getting to me your mailing addresses another week until next Thur. Feb. 14th... yep, Valentine's Day! Thanks--

It's a good thing I've had the time to get back on the CF's. I just saw this, so I'm sending mine. Thanks for taking this on!

Re round robin,yes,please count me in.Its nice to that its starting again.I'll e-mail you with my new address etc.
Dave

Looks like we have upwards of 15 signed up, including one from across the "pond". Last extension to sign up... by tomorrow/Friday Feb. 15th by 5pm ET. I will try to work it up over the weekend and see if I can get it out first part of next week.

Here is who I have addresses for so far: beachcomber, HCS, kikigl, rscroope, DocJ44, Cyndi, Lorie Roe, Tom and Joyce Abbott, LADYBUG, MelJB, Ellie, Dave, Shortcake.

OK-- it is off and running as of today! First, it will go to Dave (UK), then back to the states for the rest of the journey. The rest of the order is: Bob, Tom & Joyce, Darlene, Melody, Glen & Ellie, Cyndi, Grace, Lorie, Stephanie, Hilari, John, Kay, me (Bill). I stayed mostly with the instructions we usually have, not much change there. Don't forget to post here when you get it and when you send it on its away again, enjoy...

Thanks for getting this started? I did want to be included? Is it too late? Not sure what happened, but I was just checking new posts almost every day and never saw anything about the robin exchange.

I can send my address to the last person if that's possible.

Send it to me, when I get it back at the end, I'll turn it around to ya...

Are we still planning to do this?

It is already on its way, see recent msgs.

I have been in touch with Dave in the UK (the first stop) and he will notify us once the robin arrives. I would think it should be there any day now.

I'm checking back again, across the pond, to see if robin is in sight. If it continues to be MIA, I will go to a plan B shortly thereafter.

Don't know what your plan B is, but I will be in England 21st of this month, if you need you can to send to me to post to Dave whent I am there.
HCS

Morning All,
Robin arrived yesterday,a bit battered,but cards were intact.I'll get Robin back on the move Monday 10th March.
If anyone wants to do direct exchanges with me,let me know?
Regards,
Dave

Dave, I tried to email you, but somehow that doesn't seem to work.
If you want to swap some Post Cards, maybe you can get in touch with us! We only live "just up the road" in Somerset

Rec'd the Round Robin from the UK on Saturday. It's off to Texas in the mail this morning. Some very nice postcards in the robin from across the pond.
Bob

The Robin arrived in Texas today and will depart for Washington tomorrow morning.

FYI glen and ellie will be chasing lighthouses in SC and GA 1-5 april. so if robin lands here it will have to nest until we get home with all those SC & GA cards. GLEN

Sorry for the delay in posting. The robin arrived on Friday and went back out on Saturday to Mel

Robin landed in Franktown yesterday. Hope to get it back in the mail in the next day or so. Need to finish my taxes first. Waited until the last minute this year.

The robin was dropped off at the Franktown PO this morning. My apologies for holding it so long.

robin arrived. should be mailed monday.

FYI i [glen] has made a postcard of little known light of eastern PA. and am mailing one to each on the robin today. Tammy you too.

Glen, that sounds great! I will look farward to reciving it. Thank you for your thoughtfulness!

FYI all items mailed 10 AM today. glen

Robin has landed in Tennessee.

Received glen's card yesterday. Thanks, Glen.

I also received the "special" card from Glen - thanks so much.
HCS

Received the special card from Glen in yesterday's mail. Thanks Glen!

Dito on Glen's card. It sure is an interesting Light. Thank you Glen!

Thanks Glen
A very interesting lighthouse
Darlene

Robin has left Tennessee heading for Grace in Texas.

Thank you Glen for the card of Turtle Rock. It is a very interesting Light.

Robin arrived here today and will head out to Lorie on Monday. Unfortunately the UK cards were all gone, but there are some beautiful shots of New England lights. Glen and Ellie, I received the card and apologize for not posting about it earlier. Thanks for your thoughtfulness. I am delighted to add it to my collection.

I received the post card packet this past week. Sorry to be so slow in getting it sent back. It came at the worst possible time for my schedule.

I was in NY for 5 days and then came home to move from one house into 2 different houses in 2 cities that are 300 miles apart. I have had moving people helping me for 3 straight days. We finally finished at 9:30 last night.

I will have the cards sent out in Tuesday's mail since Monday is a holiday.

The Robin arrived here in the Deep South of Mobile, AL today. She said that she can't take this high heat and humidity. So first thing tomorrow morning, she is flying north to spend a few days with Hilari in New York, where the air is cooler!

The Robin arrived to a hot, humid New York yesterday. No releif here Stephanie! We even lost power yesterday making it more uncomfortable. Robin will fly off this morning on its way again to John in Virginia.

Postcards have arrived. I will plan to have them out in the mail on Tuesday...next stop...Kay's mailbox

Received Robin today, Sat, June 21. Will fly out on Monday,June 23,

Robin made it home two days ago, turned it right around and sent it back out again yesterday, for one more "late addition" stop before it turns around to come home for good.

Gee I have never seen a Robin take this long to make a round trip. She made her flight out on Feb. 19 on the first leg of this round. And still hasn't made the final run back home! That's almost 5 months to make a 14 stop run!

Sorry for the delay that was caused from my neck of the woods.

The RR arrived during the midst of my multiple house move...couldn't have come at a worse time but I did the best I could at getting it sent back out.

Lorie, you weren't the only delay this poor Robin had. This was just a slow moving Robin, that's all!

I wasn't trying to point a finger at anyone. Just making the statement that this was a slow mover.

The robin arrived at my house this week. Thanks for remembering me! The cards were packaged nice and at first glance, it looks like there are some I do not have. I'll get it back out on Monday.

Robin made it home for good last week! I hope the way I did it worked out for everybody. Interesting to note that it took about half a year to do it, that was OK by me.

Anybody else interested in starting a robin or no/in envelope next?!

I "MIGHT" be able to think about doing an "in envelope" exchange next, if there are no takers to start it & if we have enough interest for one.

DO NOT tell me yet... I will not be able to even think about one until later next month at the earliest. Feel free for somebody else to start another round of something!

A note about the length of time it took for the robin to get around. I believe that this robin had a larger than normal size group for just one robin & we also had an overseas stop for the robin. Considering interest has declined to, for the most part, the diehard regulars & the usual folk that run these things were not able to do it, I think it worked out OK in this modified format. We had not had one in a while and I thought there was no reason to limit the number of players. And I thought it was well worth the wait to get some international cards in the mix. And, of course, people have things that come up to where they are unable to turn the robin around as quickly as they would like to.

Thanks for organizing the RR, SS. Everyone that participated I'm sure enjoyed the mail and pcs.

enjoyed RR and are ready again. just returned from Alaska and have 4 newcards. good boat trip but passed lights at night. GLEN