# The Great SDMB Winter 2015 Postcard Exchange! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973 "2015-02-18T03:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/61 "2015-03-05T01:59:43Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Mine will be in the mail tomorrow. Thanks, but remember Rule 5. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/62 "2015-03-05T02:41:38Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > The place I want to get postcards from is only open for a couple hours on Saturday and Sunday, so mine won’t be going out until Monday. But don’t worry, I am highly reliable. I’m just having a heck of a week, so all these on the ball folks make me feel like a slacker. I’m aiming for Monday. Maybe Friday, if I’m very lucky. they will go out on time, though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/63 "2015-03-05T17:28:05Z")
I have written them. I only wrote 6 and now my wrist aches. My handwriting is atrocious - apologies in advance to those receiving them, and any mail workers on the way who have to decipher it. Will post, and confirm here, tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/64 "2015-03-05T17:56:42Z")
They are in the mailbox, just waiting for the carrier. My part is done before the deadline!! Finally I feel organized! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/65 "2015-03-05T18:58:47Z")
Just dropped mine off at the post office. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/66 "2015-03-06T02:47:57Z")
Postcards are harder to find than I thought. I had to drive 20 miles to find a place that sold them. It was worth it though. They are all ready to go, and will be posted tomorrow. 🙂 I will post again tomorrow after I mail them. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/67 "2015-03-06T14:37:19Z")
Got my first card, from a fellow Southern Californian. **Algher** speculates that if we both left home at the same time, we would reach the Getty simultaneously. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/68 "2015-03-06T15:03:45Z")
Mine are in the mail! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/69 "2015-03-06T18:26:10Z")
Mine are in the mail as of an hour ago! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/70 "2015-03-06T20:00:48Z")
Sweet! Keep it up, sportsfans. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/71 "2015-03-06T20:04:34Z")
I received a card and some pickles from our lovely **FluffyPicklesniffer!** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/72 "2015-03-06T21:01:56Z")
I received my first postcard today. It was a lovely vintage card, which reminded me of my great-aunt. She and her friends sent postcards to each other, and she kept the ones she received in an album. Her daughter and I used to go through the albums together, and those postcards were very similar to this. Thank you, Grrlbrarian! Let me know if you ever decide to visit Peru, and I will meet you! ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/73 "2015-03-06T22:46:29Z")
Sent a second batch of postcards off today… just for the fun of it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/74 "2015-03-07T18:05:51Z")
I just picked up yesterday’s mail, which had a lovely card from Algher. It has a picture of the Getty Villa, Malibu. And I suppose you do find wrap around porches in some parts of Georgia, though they’re fairly rare in my part of the state. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/75 "2015-03-07T19:35:04Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > I just picked up yesterday’s mail, which had a lovely card from Algher. It has a picture of the Getty Villa, Malibu. And I suppose you do find wrap around porches in some parts of Georgia, though they’re fairly rare in my part of the state. > Thanks! Every time I watch House Hunters, and the people are buying in the South, it seems that one of them wants a traditional Southern wrap-around porch. I thought maybe it was part of the building code down there! Now I’m surprised! ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/76 "2015-03-07T20:26:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Got my first card, from a fellow Southern Californian. **Algher** speculates that if we both left home at the same time, we would reach the Getty simultaneously. 😃 And **silenus** notes that HE found some cards there were not all from San Diego! - The Wynn Golf Club - Stanford University - An awesome movie poster card of Viva Las Vegas with Elvis and Ann Margret ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/77 "2015-03-07T20:28:15Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > I just picked up yesterday’s mail, which had a lovely card from Algher. It has a picture of the Getty Villa, Malibu. And I suppose you do find wrap around porches in some parts of Georgia, though they’re fairly rare in my part of the state. > Thanks! In thanks to the SDMB semi-recurring postcard exchange - I now keep my eyes open for cards when traveling. Took my kids up to the Getty over the Winter break and picked up a few. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/78 "2015-03-08T02:28:45Z")
I dragged my butt out to the post office this afternoon, only to find out that Saturday hours are 9am-1pm (it was after 2). I’m so sorry guys, that means I can’t get them out until Monday. I feel awful. ☹ I will post when I finally get them out on Monday morning. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/79 "2015-03-08T03:37:06Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > In thanks to the SDMB semi-recurring postcard exchange - I now keep my eyes open for cards when traveling. Took my kids up to the Getty over the Winter break and picked up a few. This is my first exchange, so mine are kind of boring ☹ but now I’m going to be keeping my eyes open, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/80 "2015-03-08T18:32:48Z")
I posted my cards this morning. Since it is Sunday, I had to use the funky machine at the post office, so the stamps are not interesting. (Unless maybe you are on LSD.) Also the funky machine didn’t have a “postcard” postage option, so I had to rely on Google to tell me the correct postcard amount – I hate relying on Google; it’s so unreliable. If your cards come postage due, let me know I’ll mail you some pennies. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973.md?page=5)