G’day there!
Please put down those cudgels and branding irons. Verily I come in peace. Yes, I was invited. No, I’m not staying long. Really, not asking for much. 
You all are obviously intensely busy with RL and whatnot but may have noticed that for the first time an Aussie is running the 2026 SDMB postcard exchange. And like any neophyte I’d like to do the job well. Empirically that means gathering sufficient participants to make up eight or more groups of four. And I’m a couple shy of that mark. Hence this direct appeal.
In years past Canadians have made their presence felt in representative numbers in this exchange program. Lord knows the global and North American regional ambience has fallen markedly in the four years since this exchange was last conducted. It can’t be a coincidence but this year numbers of the Canadian contingent participating has fallen. Well sunk sans trace. To zero.
And it’s quite understandable that the really “nice apartment” has whole heartedly, and with exquisite effect put in the boot and boycotted things from the “meth lab” below. Good on you. An example to us non-merkin all.
But, frankly there aren’t many MAGA on SDMB. Methinks most are harmless, if not sympathetic. So if you would consider helping out a an old digger from the Commonwealth by joining this quaint display of international goodwill, it would be personally appreciated.
I can arrange matters so that any Canadian participant will get at least one postcard from a non-merkin. I’d offer more but frankly us overseas furriners are as scarce as rocking horse shit.
A link to the participation thread is below. Acceptances close next Monday.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
PT