Re: [VFB] ] re: glass bead swap

[Joyce Westphal]

Quoting Jimmy, "Seems to me that a bunch of you are ready to "kill" the swapmeister.  I remember other swaps where contact was lost with the swapmeister, and all but one of these turned out to be a legitimate problem. All you old timers know exactly who I'm talking about.  He's no longer on the list and hasn't been for several years.  Three weeks?   If you remember, we lost track of  Denis Goulding once during one of his swaps, only to find out that he had been in the hospital.  Stuff happens.  People have heart attacks, computer crashes, and serious illnesses and other opportunities which preclude their getting on their computer on occasion.  I dare say if I was incapacitated while meistering a swap,  Jody would have a hard time chasing down my swap and all it's particulars, especially if I was flat of my back. Have a heart and be patient. My 2 cents worth. JIMMY   You're much kinder than I am, as my experience was quite different. I did join two swaps in which the swapmeister failed to give his address until the last moment..sent my flies..to this day, have not received a fly in return. SO you can understand why I am wary..once one breaks his word, I tend to be a bit skeptical of the situation. Now, if both his hands are broken so he can't touch a keyboard, and he is laid up in some hospital with a head wound in a deep coma, then I can understand that is not rudeness but just a bad accident. Joyce