All: Despite the thinly veiled accusations of not playing the perp swap game right, I have not yet received the RED BOX.
I've got flies to add to it when it comes, but I can't very well do so if it's not here. I'm not sure what to tell you all, other than when it gets here, I'll take, put, and send...all in a couple of days. Fly-less in Denver: Rix Benson --- "Kevin W. Machon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Roger: > > Thanks for the great update. > > Regarding the Red Box - Due to a very heavy work > schedule I'm not sure how > frequently Rix Benson is on List, but I'll get call > in to him today and ask > him to check out this thread. > > > Off topic - Rix and I are going to be chasing > steelhead and trout in ID in a > couple weeks so if anyone is in the Lewiston/Moscow > area and wants to meet > up or has knowledge of the area I'd love to talk! > > Looking forward to seeing the box on the second > go-'round! > > > Kev > > > >From: Roger Cotner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [VFB] Perps Swap Progress > >Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 12:52:41 -0400 > > > >Greetings! > > > >Two weeks ago I sent out an email seeking to find > out where the boxes were. > > This is what I've learned: > > > >GREEN BOX: I received the Green Box (1st circulated > overseas) late last > >week and will forward to Eric on the Eastern list > later this week. > > > >WHITE BOX: Jim Burbank sent the WHITE BOX to > swapmeister John Martinez > >(Western list) in late July. Has anyone seen it > since? Wes Wada and Russ > >Morris should follow John. Have either of you > received it? If not, it > >would appear John still has it. > > > >RED BOX: On 28 Aug 2003, Jimi Genzling reported > that he sent the RED BOX to > >Central lister Rix Benson in early July. Rix > didn't respond to my email so > >I don't know where this box is right now. B J > Jacquot and Don Ordes are > >next on the Central list. Have either of you > received it? > > > >BLUE BOX: Harmen Boshuis reported on 8/24/03 that > he had given the BLUE BOX > >to Overseas lister Steve Murphy two weeks earlier. > Steve didn't respond to > >my email and I don't know where the blue box is > right now. Ashley Strutt > >and Graeme Callendar are next in line. Have either > of you received it? > > > >DonO suggested a self-tracking system a month ago > and it makes a lot more > >sense than me sending out these sporadic inquiries > to the whole list. I've > >pasted DonO's suggestions below and ask that > everyone follow them so we can > >keep track of the boxes with minimal time and > effort. I'll still post a > >periodic report as to the boxes' locations to keep > everyone up to date. > > > >I'll post a copy of this to the Perps email list > too. Sorry for the cross > >posting. > > Regards, > > Roger Cotner > > Interim Perp Swapmeister > > Grand Haven, Michigan > > > >On 12 August 2003, DonO wrote: > >Perps Swappers, > > > >I think we are on the perfect medium for tracking > the perps swap boxes with > >minimal effort, if you ask me. > > > >1. Setting up a file pocket for 'Perps Swap' would > be an easy move for all > >of the swappers. > > > >2. All swappers get an email of the list of who > signed up and their > >addresses- save it in the pocket for reference. > > > >3. When you ship whichever perps box, post to the > vfb that so-and-so is the > >recipient and the date you shipped it. If you want > to add what you took > >and put in, that's fine too. The recipient is thus > notified to watch the > >shipping and can put this email in the new pocket. > When you get the perps > >box, post to the vfb that it is received, and the > date, and how long you > >expect to keep it. Then post again when you ship > it. All of the swappers > >can save the progress emails to the folder, > especially if you are close in > >line for a box to come your way. > > > >4. If the subject line always has the theme "Perps > Swap Progress", no one > >will be bothered, as the posts will be spaced out > and easy to delete if > >you're not in the swap. Posting to the vfb will > hopefully motivate > >everyone to be prompt. > > > >Advantages: > >1. The system is self-tracking, and no one person > has the duties to manage > >it- we all have a life. > >2. If someone drops the ball, it's easy to see > where the box is. If the > >mail system drops the ball, we know where it was > dropped, also. > >3. The only persons that need to watch the progress > are the next ones in > >line, so the trail is 'policed'. They can raise a > flag if the swap > >progress falters, or contact the person ahead of > them. > > > >Just some thoughts- I've seen one box, and have no > idea when to expect > >another. > >Any comments? I know I have some cool new flies to > put in the next time > >the box comes around. > > > >One extra idea, if no one minds. Have a section of > the box for display > >only flies- not to be removed. I have quite a few > 'technique' flies I'd > >like to circulate, but if they don't make it past > the next swapper, no one > >else gets to see them. Photos could be taken, > etc., but these flies have > >to move on. That way I could put 6 one-of-a-kind > flies in and all could > >use them as patterns, if desired. I could > circulate a mouse, stonefly, > >shrimp, flex-o fly, McFlyfoam fly, Awesome Hair > fly, etc., and all could > >see them. Others could do the same with their more > intricate patterns. > >Any comments on this idea? > > > >Maybe this would rejuvinate the interest in the > swap, too. > > > >DonO > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Try MSN Messenger 6.0 with integrated webcam > functionality! > http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_webcam > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
