Time to see if there is any interest in restarting the Post Card Exchanges. Max of 25 people. This one will be for new cards sent in an envelope, hopefully with a short letter from you about why you chose the light you did, or maybe some adventure involving the light. Don't have to send all the same card, but it is very helpful in keeping track of what you have sent to a person. You would need a total of 27 cards (24 other players, 2 courtesy cards, and one for yourself.) Exchange will start as soon as list is distributed, and will continue thru November 15th.

It is possible that these current exchanges may see our first international participants.

Bob Scroope has agreed to collect names and addresses and send out mailing lists for this round. If you have not participated in an exchange in the past year, or if your mailing information has changed, please send the information to b o b @ scroope.net (take out the spaces). Be sure to include "PCE 26" in the subject or the spam filter wlll get you!

I'm in at #1, Bob at #2. Next person will be #3.

I'll have #3 and my address is on its way to Bob!
Just so that the promise of international participation will come true

We'll take #4.

I would love to be #5 - and the second international participant ;-)

Kind regards from Germany
Lightshipfan

I'll be #6!

I'll be # 7. It's great to have international participants! It will be interesting to see if we get the full 25 participants in this exchange!

Put me in as #8.

I'll be #9
Charles

I'm in.

I'll be #11.

Patty

I'm here. #12

Lucky #13 please.

Please sign me up to PCE 26 Lighthouse Postcard Swap.

Thanks,
Hyperadial

Next person is #15.
There are 11 slots left.

#15 for me.

Sign me up again! I'll be #16.

#17 for us.

Just got back in town...I'll be # 18

Hi,

May I sign up for this Post Card Exchange # 26 ?

I usually am too late to be part of the exchange.
Glad I went on the forum for "a look see."


JoanieO

Bob - we are going to close this out on Wednesday. Anyone else wants in, get signed up. 25 max. Lots of fun, requires a little effort on each person's part but I think I speak for all when I say that the return is more than worth it!

Last Call! 19 signed up - 6 left.
Addresses will be emailed to participants Thursday am for Final Review!
Bob

I'm on my way to Portland Oregon Next Friday (8/26) so keep me posted and I'll send cards from there. We are booked into the Heceta Head B&B so perhaps some good ones from there.

hyperadial

PCE is closed for new participants. Email will be sent today. Please check that your address is correct.
thanks,
Bob

Bob.

My email provider's virus program would not let me open your attached file. It said there was an UNCURABLE VIRUS attached.

My e-mail address is correct. But I didn't get anything today as another did. No e-mail and of course no attachment!!

Do send the list as I'm packing for a couple of months and will most definitely get some cards.

My friends across the pond needent worry, I do have their addresses!!

No problems opening the files here.

Thanks Bob K. I can forward the email to you if need be? Let me know. Maybe it will work that way!

OK, I got the list from both the Butchers and a resend by BOB.

Lables are all printed out and affixed to envelopes.

Stamped except for the pond crossed folks.

I wonder if it would be wise to modify the Butchers. Prints out quite small.

So I did theirs by hand to insure mail folks could read!!

My plan is to get a fine card from Oregon. But I will be in southern Washington and all along the Oregon coast so if you have a druther, speak now or forever hold your peace.


BOB

Don't forget Bill Edwards address changed. Will be on new list Monday.

2nd attempt also failed. Bob, try sending it to my yahoo address maybe I can open it there. steveervin56@yahoo.com

Bob / Digger
Try pasting the addresses into an email instead of attaching the .doc ... maybe that will work

Bob, there's another list coming? My pc died the other day so I'll need the list for this exchange as well as the other one. Thanks.

It's ok Bob, I found your emails. Guess we're just awaiting corrections.

Mine went out today.

Mine are in the envelopes and stamped. Taking them to our postoffice will be the first thing to do in the morning. I would love to hear how long it took to reach all of you and hope you like it.

Regards from Germany
Lightshipfan

I'll be mailing my cards to our new friends in Europe this morning.
Charles

Remember use the KANSAS address.
thanks,
Bob

SOMEHOW I DIDN'T GET THE ADDRESS CHANGE FOR BILL EDWARDS. I HAVE A SYRACUSE ADDRESS.

AND I AM NOT HOME BEING IN A STAGING AREA GETTING READY TO GO TO PORTLAND ON FRIDAY.

SO COULD YOU SEND ME BILL'S NEW ADDRESS EITHER HERE OR ON A SEPARATE E-MAIL??

OTHERWISE I WILL SEND THE CARD TO SYRACUSE AND HOPE IT WILL BE FORWARDED AS I HAVE A STICKER ALREADY ON THE ENVELOPE.

HYPER BOB

The Lightshipfan's letter arrived today! Thanks Iris! I love the "Red Lady" and so the letter was perfect!

Today is like Christmas...
Two letters arrived one from sanddollar Charles and one from Bill Edwards

Thank you both!

Great... we will have to take part in these PCE's more often (if you all don't mind that is!)

Iris, Got yours and Ed's today.
First Iris's envelope has 3 lighthouse stamps on envelope. And 3 unique surprises inside.
Ed that's a different pc for me. I was there last year and thoght I bought them all. Did you buy then on the base?
Thanks to both of you.

Just posted our contribution... hope they all arrive OK!

Received from Bill Edwards & Iris.
Right on the money Iris. You know I love those kind of cards. Thanks!
Charles

Have received from Bill and Iris. Thanks to both. Iris you are quite the photographer! And the lighthouse stamps on the envelope are so neat!

Iris, yours came today, thanks!

What a wonderful game - I had three postcards in my letterbox yesterday - thanks to Bill, Margret and Charles. Margret - now I know why... - thank you for the map, that shows where the lighthouse is. Charles - I hope the plans to renovate this wonderful old beacon will be successful and thank you for the extra photo.

I will get my cards to the post office tomorrow and get them on their way to you.

Got Bob's today, thanks.

Bob's card arrived here as well. Thanks for the close up view!

I just returned home, but won't be able to pick up my mail for the last two weeks until Tuesday.

Postcards of which lighthouses have been received in the last two weeks? I would like to get my postcards ready to send out, but don't want to duplicate what has been already received and/or sent.

Thanks!

Steve, your letter with the Card & Info about Point Iroquios Light Station arrived this morning! Very Interesting!! And the card with the winter scene at the St. Jopseph Pier lights is delightful!
Thank you very much!

Steve's cards arrived in my mailbox today. Thanks Steve for a new view of this beacon.
Charles

Steve's arrived Saturday, the "Duo" envelope arrived today, thanks.

Very good success today - I had Steves and Hyper-Bobs letters in my mailbox. Steve - for the first time in my live I saw a lighthouse ghost Bob - thank you so much for sending me the wonderful lightship card and the small brochure.

Greetings
Lightshipfan

HYPER BOB we found your letter when we returned from Wales today. Thank you!

Thanks Digger for your cards and interesting write-up which arrived some time ago.

Bob Scr. Your letter arrived today! But... it starts "Hi Iris" :p
Does that matter? Or are they all the same? If not I will pass it on to Iris (need to send her a letter anyway soon) - Just let us know. We've already told Iris about it ... Giggle...

BTW we like Terry Pepper's website too!!!

Apologies Stan & Margaret and Iris. I was in a rush to send both your postcards and envelope exchanges at the same time so I could get the correct postage last Friday a lunchtime. So now you have a collectible error. lol
I've sents the postcards to everyone but the envelopes still have to be stuffed and mailed.
Glad you liked it,
Bob

No worries Bob ! These errors are highly collectable and Iris is a good friend, so we hope she won't mind either!

Bob S-your card arrived overnight. Bless the USPS
Charles

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