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Re: Is Jambalaya a dismal failure?
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Sun, 7 Nov 1999 15:54:05 GMT
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Hello All,
Mookie <Mookie1@worldnet.att.net> wrote in article
<38240F4E.5C5A11C6@worldnet.att.net>...
> I think a week is pretty long too, You get at least 3 to 4 days warning
> it's coming when someone sends for your address, that gives you some
> time to pick out some stock you've got that you might be willing to put
> in the box, the box shows up, you sort through it, think of your current
> and future projects.. take out what you think you might need, toss in
> your stuff, get the address of the next person, that might give you
> another day or 2, and send it off..
Well, you may not always get any advanced warning. :) Someone on the tour
was nice enough to list out all of the snail mail addresses in the box. I
was quite surprised when the mailman buzzed up to the apt. on Thursday. I
had no idea that the box was enroute to me. I have gotten things together
as quickly as possible and will have it back in the mail to the next person
(whom I have contacted in advance) by tomorrow afternoon.
> I don't believe this project is a failure, if anything it was a learning
> experience, and I have to admit I got some stuff I could use, maybe not
> as much as what I put in. Though that's stuff I didn't have a use for in
> any respect, yet I'm pretty sure someone else would have wanted. I think
> it's a good idea to keep it going, Even if right now someone doesn't
> want some of the stuff that's in the boxes, you have to remember we have
> new people coming along all the time, and they might not have as big of
> a collection as most of us do, and could really use some of those basic
> bricks to finish something. If there's a box that's turning into basic
> bricks, and someone's willing to take those bricks and replace it with
> other stuff, let me know on both accounts, we'll see what we can do to
> change the inventory.
I can't imagine that this little venture is a failure on any level. Quite
the contrary. We're all meeting new contacts, seeing parts we may never
have seen before (I did). And we're seeing a community in action. Sure,
you've got some folks in the community who don't always do exactly what you
wish they would do, but hey, you get to see that people all over the place
have real lives, just like you. I think that a few people keeping a box a
few extra days, and then offering a sincere apology, is a small price to
pay for the larger rewards that this experiment is offering.
> On another note that seems to be coming up, I think the reason we
> haven't seen much action in the boxes is because I think.. I'm not
> positive.. don't we have 2 of them going through Canada right now? I
> don't believe I've seen any of the Canadian people post anything about
> having the box or what they might have taken or put in :( That Tour
> should be ending soon though, so hopefully we'll start seeing a little
> more action of how things are moving along again!
Hmmmmmm........ this almost sounds like us Canadians aren't posting as much
as our American friends. Speaking for myself, it's certainly not because
we don't have anything to say. :) I did post when the box arrived (to
pinpoint its location) and I intend to post again once the box is in the
mail tomorrow (for a contents update). All I can do is encourage the
remainder of the folks on the Canadian tour to continue to do our part and
post updates frequently.
Best regards to all,
Allan
--
Expert Builder Website - The Megaproject Showcase
http://www.execulink.com/~apotome/expert.htm
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| (...) That would be my fault. :/ I've been spending most of my jambalaya time co-ordinating the boxes and doing 'background' stuff, and neglecting to tell people about it. I'll try and get better for that, but as has been the case most of the time (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| I think a week is pretty long too, You get at least 3 to 4 days warning it's coming when someone sends for your address, that gives you some time to pick out some stock you've got that you might be willing to put in the box, the box shows up, you (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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