I'm curious as to why they would tell tyers not to socialize with vendors. I'm sure there's and obvious reason, but it's not coming to me.
--- Deb Duran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The politics take a lot of fun away from the shows > and can be quite > entertaining at times. It will eventually bite them > in the butt. That may > be why a lot of the big name tiers have shied away. > Once you know longer > have to "prove" yourself you aren't going to let > them get away with > "bumping" or dictating who you are allowed to > socialize with. You'll > eventually put your efforts into more enjoyable > shows. The shows are great > for networking and making some very good friends. I > have seen up close some > clubs that are falling apart from too many politics > and swelled ego's. > There is no place for that in my life I tend to > avoid them. I can tie with > some of the best tyers in our area and then when I > go to teach my class I > learn the best tricks from a beginner at my table. > ;) They don't have any > preconceived ideas for how it "should" be done. > Deb > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ginger Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:06 PM > Subject: [VFB] Re:home from Yellowstone/FFF conclave > > > > > > >Hello all, > > > > First let me say since Brian Burgess asked, we are > o.k. > > We spent 5 hours in the master bathroom on 8/13 > waiting for hurricane > > Charley to pass. > > Our house/property only suffered some minor wind > damage. We were a day > late > > flying out to Montana as the planes had all left > our area. > > Brian... there is not one tourist on Ft Myers > Beach, Sanibel or > > Captiva....weird. > > > > We fished the Madison Monday but there was a cold > front and a small rain > so > > no hatches. Tues and Wed I took Atlantic Salmon > fly tying. Whew, talk > about > > advanced techniques. Thurs we had better luck on > the Madison and I tied > > Thursday night from 6-9. I was bumped from > > tying during the day by who knows who wanting to > do who knows what. There > > was a good crowd Thurs. night. I managed to tie 4 > flies. > > (one flat wing, Deb). I was told not to socialize > with the vendors and to > > pack up promptly at 9. Gee what a serious crowd, > maybe they need to tie > > some tiger mice, eh Don? Friday we fished Indian > creek and offshoot of > the > > Madison, south of Ennis. We hiked up a mile and > 3/4 up a rock canyon. Very > > beautiful stream. My husband landed 2 nice fish I > missed a couple. I was > > pretty much exhausted from everything and sat down > and watched the stream > > at the end. Grizzly country but saw no sign of > them. Sat we watched all > the > > other tyers. I met Henk V. in person. Now have one > of his extended > > body/cdc/wally wing mayflies, very nice. Somehow > Henk got bumped from > tying > > in the afternoon. He could have moved to another > spot somewhere but what a > > hassle. Maybe these people need to join the VFB > list... they didn't even > > thank us. Anyway we met a lot of super nice people > and some Whiting pro > > staffers who want me back next year. I'll try I > said. Seems like you also > > get dropped from their invite list if you don't > show up every year. > > > > Well... back home to clean out our moldy fridge as > our power was out for 7 > > days. We still do not have a home phone but our > very lucky compared to the > > people who lost everything. If you wish a $15 > video the proceeds go to > > victims: http://www.water.net/Charley/ > > > > > > Ginger M. Allen > > Sr. Biological Scientist > > Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator > > www.MasterNaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu > > www.MasterNaturalist.org > > Department of Wildlife & Ecology Conservation > > UF/IFAS > > 2686 SR 29 N > > Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 > > PH (239) 658-3409 (suncom974-3400) > > Fax (239) 658-3469 (suncomfax974-3469) > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
