# SDMB 2012 Postcard Exchange: Final Round! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400 "2012-09-11T14:45:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![FrancisCastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b4bc9f/32.png) [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/121 "2012-10-10T15:06:08Z")
Received my second card yesterday from **Baker** in the far off land of Kansas. Thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/122 "2012-10-12T01:09:11Z")
Finally made it to my post office when it was open and I had a full [del]mailbox[/del] pigeonhole. When your entire post office is the desk on the front porch of a nice older lady then you don’t get actual mailboxes. It took me a couple years to get my own pigeonhole, having moved up from a pile of mail under a seashell on the corner of the desk. As a one person operation the entire post office is subject to being shut down for vacation, a medical appointment, or miscellaneous errand. I stopped by a few times over the last couple weeks but just wasn’t managing to be there when the postmistress was home… until today. She does stamp received on times as they come so, in order of arrival: Oct 2 The Seattle skyline in all its glory on a card from **needscoffee** along with a brag about the weather. And the coffee. Cayman is close enough to Jamaica to get good Blue Mountain beans… possibly the second most common agricultural import from that island. Oct 2 The Maine coast is the feature of a card from **Atomic Mama**. To answer your question… our seafood is pretty good but your lobsters outclass our Caribbean claw-less lobsters any day. Try a conch ceviche for a taste of my island. Oct 4 I have a nice card of the Shenandoah Valley from **Raventhief**. Why do I not remember cliffs like that from my roaming around the southern Appalachians? Oct 8 Bonus round card of a northwoods cafe from the Northwest Territories thanks to **Northern Piper** who wins the prize for the single largest postage stamp on any post card. Of course if your stamp features the HMS Titanic then the stamp has to be huge! Anecdote to add… upon my visit to the post office today the postmistress’ husband was home and well engaged in one of his favorite past times - hand weaving palm fronds to make a tote bag or basket. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/123 "2012-10-12T01:26:20Z")
What a great post **Iggy**. I’m picturing the postmistress’ husband weaving away right now. I haven’t received any more cards. \*\*FloatyGimpy’s \*\*one from Canada got here over a week ago, but nothing since. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/124 "2012-10-12T02:09:46Z")
I hit the Canadian trifecta this round. Had already mentioned the Mountie from **FloatyGimpy** , received a passel of Mounties from our esteemed organizer a couple of days ago, and today received a stamp-themed postcard from **minionkat**. So, yay! All 3 received for this round. Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/125 "2012-10-12T05:03:42Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I also got a Wildcat Cafe from Northern Piper some time ago as well as a “Breakfast of Champions - Buffalo Wings” from Wayne. Who’s Wayne?? 😕 Not on my lists… ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/126 "2012-10-12T05:04:55Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > I’ve still received only one card here. See my comments re temporal warp device in post # 117, _supra_. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/127 "2012-10-12T05:05:55Z")
> [@FrancisCastle](#): > > Received my second card yesterday from **Baker** in the far off land of Kansas. Thank you!! There you go, **Baker**! The USPS comes through for you! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/128 "2012-10-12T05:07:01Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > I hit the Canadian trifecta this round. Had already mentioned the Mountie from **FloatyGimpy** , received a passel of Mounties from our esteemed organizer a couple of days ago, and today received a stamp-themed postcard from **minionkat**. So, yay! All 3 received for this round. > > Thanks everyone! You know, until you posted this, I hadn’t noticed that you got an All-Canadian theme this round. And only 2 Mountie cards out of 3! not bad! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/129 "2012-10-12T05:08:22Z")
And today I got a nice winter scene of a snowy bridge in Manitowoc from **Francis Castle** - thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/130 "2012-10-12T13:25:27Z")
New Tallies: Those Who Have Had All Three of Their Cards Arrive: \*\*raventhief ~Olive~ Nayna Elendil’s Heir Labtrash \*\* Those Who Have Received Three Cards: \*\*Lsura silenus gardentraveller raventhief ~Olive~ Elendil’s Heir Labtrash Iggy \*\* ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/131 "2012-10-13T20:18:15Z")
I received my second postcard, an underwater scuba scene from Iggy in the Cayman Islands. Where I wish I were right this very minute! Thanks, Iggy! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/132 "2012-10-13T21:01:55Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Who’s Wayne?? 😕 Not on my lists… I have no idea. The handwriting is just that bad. The postcard is at work so I’ll check again on that day. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/133 "2012-10-13T22:24:05Z")
I have received two cards. I thought I’d mentioned them but I guess not. One is from Anaamika, and is a neat picture of African wildlife. The other is from Anya Marie, and there are beach scenes fro Siesta Key on Florida’s West Coast. If I had a beach body I’d like to be there!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/134 "2012-10-14T05:23:12Z")
**Anaamika** and **Northern Piper** , I guess I’m Wayne! It’s true; my handwriting is awful. I should just type on the postcards and save all of us some trouble. The postcard described was from a former Exchange, though. Maybe it just took a long time to arrive. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/135 "2012-10-14T12:50:42Z")
So only one of the cards I sent has been received? I swear, I sent three! ---
**Author:** ![FrancisCastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b4bc9f/32.png) [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/136 "2012-10-14T21:24:36Z")
Received my third and final postcard yesterday from **Iggy**. I’ve never actually swum in the ocean, let alone gone scuba diving, but the sun and sand parts sound delightful! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/137 "2012-10-15T16:07:08Z")
I have received all my cards and have finally posted mine. Only US stamps this time though. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/138 "2012-10-15T17:00:17Z")
> [@Nayna](#): > > **Anaamika** and **Northern Piper** , I guess I’m Wayne! It’s true; my handwriting is awful. I should just type on the postcards and save all of us some trouble. > > The postcard described was from a former Exchange, though. Maybe it just took a long time to arrive. If I squint really hard I can see that it says “Nanya”. 😃 But yes, now that you mention it, it says September 5, and I only got it at the end of September (I posted late). So it still took a couple of weeks (!!) to get here. And I only live across the state! ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/139 "2012-10-15T21:27:56Z")
My second card arrived last night, and it’s another from Canada, sent by **minionkat**. It features a Canadian musician, Bruce Cockburn. Thanks **minionkat**! ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/140 "2012-10-16T00:28:45Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > My second card arrived last night, and it’s another from Canada, sent by **minionkat**. It features a Canadian musician, Bruce Cockburn. > > Thanks **minionkat**! YAY! I had a stress dream featuring Bruce this weekend. Glad it arrived. In other good news, my second card arrived. Scuba fun from **Iggy**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400.md?page=8)