Peggy I'm glad to hear you and Jerry had a good time. I was thinking about you. Where is Uncle Byard when you need him anyway??? :0) I don't think he would've forgiven us that easily but for a fleeting second the thought was pretty good. <VBG> Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Brenner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 5:10 PM Subject: [VFB] Wilmington FF Show, Deb, and Dinner with Lefty and Flip
> Deb and I decided that a short story to the VFB was warranted with my > luck in the drawing at the Wilmington FFS! > > As a member of UFT I have always volunteered to teach at the first timers > table at the shows or do the fund raising and stuff. > > This year I took my husband(who introduced me to fly fishing) so he could > photograph the Northeast Fly Tying Competition for our Roundtable > Newsletter I edit, and while he was getting his NH fishing license I > filled out the form the show has for the grand drawing of a dinner with > Lefty Kreh and Flip Pallot, or a trip to Costa Rica or a great kayak, I > was dreaming of Costa Rica for our 30th anniversary. > > Waiting there I figured I NEVER win, we went off I papered the show with > flyers for our upcoming auction and then went to the UFT booth to work, he > went to see all the vendors. What I never knew because our UFT booth was > very busy, was he had left the show to help one of his new software > engineers on his first customer site visit who was in trouble. > > While at home he got the call for me from the show manager and told him to > go to the UFT booth for me. When Paul came I was teaching this kid with no > conception of left or right, with a big Mom helping, then he told me I had > won THE DINNER!! > > Needless to say I was shocked and surprised, after the excitement, I > offered the other side of dinner to our President, a VP and Deb who had > her 2 boys with her, and others, but I knew I couldn't get Byard or Jerry > to keep the kids for Deb to so Jerry and attended together! > > The evening was more than expected , we gained more to fly fishing > knowledge of Florida and other spots than we could have bought at any price! > > > Peggy B
