Given the long connection the Fest has had with Finns such as Risto Vahakainu and Kari Kivekas, it somehow seems fitting your bag went to Finland.
Perhaps I can ask those guys to intervene if needed to navigate the process. Hope you and your bags (and new radio!!) are reunited soon. Rich C On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 8:09 AM, The Professor <[email protected]> wrote: > I just found out my bag (and my radios) actually went all the way to > Helsinki, Finland. Apparently, they're on the way back to me, hopefully. I > have a tracking number... > > > On 3/5/2018 7:36 PM, The Professor wrote: >> >> I got an email this afternoon saying that they "just brought the suitcase >> to a local UPS place and had them see if they could box it and send it ASAP >> to New York." Which does sound good, but the email didn't mention if it had >> actually been shipped from Germany yet. I asked her to assure me that >> everything was still intact. Haven't heard back yet. But I don't feel >> inclined to send back this suitcase I ended up with (luckily I only have to >> send it to Philly and not to Germany) until I get the tracking number for >> mine, and then confirm it. >> >> On 3/5/2018 12:29 AM, The Professor wrote: >>> >>> First I want to say it was great to be back at the Winterfest, and an >>> honor to spend time with all of you. Camaraderie beyond compare. Y'all know >>> what I mean. I won't say much more. Thank you. That last session of >>> shortwave memories was really something. >>> >>> Now the downside, at least for now. I already posted something about his >>> on facebook, where I guess I don't wanna say much more about it there. But >>> through a strange and unexpected turn of events at the end of a bus out of >>> Philadelphia, my bag is now in Germany, and I have a very similar looking >>> bag full of a stranger's sweaters and Doritos and cookies, and my grand >>> prize from the raffle and a number of important items of mine ended up with >>> somebody leaving the country. >>> >>> The woman who bought the ticket for this German traveler has assured me >>> that my suitcase will be shipped back to me as soon as possible. I hope >>> that's true. But these are strangers, and this is a strange situation. At >>> this point, I don't know what to expect. Whatever happens, I will post on >>> this list and let you all know. >>> >>> Meanwhile, thanks for the memories of this weekend. I'll say this - Rich, >>> and John, all of you, even if I've lost my prize, along with my prized GE >>> portable that was in that bag, and everything else, this last weekend will >>> remain a prized moment in time for me, despite all that. Still, I'm sad >>> (Remember the Yardbirds?), and frankly stressed. But again thank you, for >>> the good times. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Swlfest mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest >>> >>> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to >>> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown >>> above. >>> >>> For more information on the Fest, visit: >>> >>> http://www.swlfest.com >>> http://swlfest.blogspot.com >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
