# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/81 "2015-03-09T02:55:00Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > 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! Whoop! So glad you got & liked the postie, **Pai325**. I got yours yesterday, and thanks for the awesomeness that is the Rockford Peaches! šŸ˜ƒ If youā€™re going to Champaign, you absolutely should stop in Morton. Iā€™d love to see you anytime! And yes, Iā€™ll let you know if Iā€™m roundabouts Peru. šŸ˜‰ We love to visit the Cajun Connection up Rt. 6 a ways: ever been there? ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/82 "2015-03-09T04:32:55Z")
> [@Grrlbrarian](#): > > Whoop! So glad you got & liked the postie, **Pai325**. I got yours yesterday, and thanks for the awesomeness that is the Rockford Peaches! šŸ˜ƒ If youā€™re going to Champaign, you absolutely should stop in Morton. Iā€™d love to see you anytime! And yes, Iā€™ll let you know if Iā€™m roundabouts Peru. šŸ˜‰ We love to visit the Cajun Connection up Rt. 6 a ways: ever been there? No, I havenā€™t. I will need to try it! The ride from Champaign to Rockford has to be the most boring drive ever. I look forward to a reason to stop for a bit! ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/83 "2015-03-09T12:05:31Z")
I have received my first card from **Grrlbrarian** , who sent a lovely oversized card with pictures of buildings at her Alma Mater, Bradley University! Thanks! ---
**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 9, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/84 "2015-03-09T13:29:48Z")
Still waiting for one. Iā€™m sure it wonā€™t be long nowā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/85 "2015-03-09T14:13:54Z")
Finally going out to buy my postcards today. I was ā€œtaken outā€ last Wed. most suddenly by the dreaded gastroenteritis (AKA viral ā€œstomach fluā€). I never got so ill, so fast, and so dramatically in my life. Was taken to the emergency room and had to stay for several hours; saline I.V.; etc. Constant lower g.i. ā€œirritationā€, if you get my drift. :o Sent home at midnight via cab. Now up and about ā€¦ it took a solid 5 days, and my spouse Chuck (from whom I caught This Crud) is still not quite right. By the time these postcards get to you, they should be thoroughly re-germified by the postal handlers šŸ˜ƒ :smack: ---
**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 9, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/86 "2015-03-09T22:38:23Z")
I received my first postcard today - a beautiful view of Seattle and on the back of the card a rockinā€™ kitty cat playing guitar - from Helena330! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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 10, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/87 "2015-03-10T00:58:06Z")
I got postcards (yes, plural!) from **Blondebear** today! One is from the [Blackhawk Automotive Museum](http://www.blackhawkmuseum.org/), featuring 3 very futuristic-looking Alpha Romeos from the mid-1950s. I havenā€™t been out to the Left Coast in a long time and have been threatening to visit friends out there sometime in the next couple years. I will definitely put this place on my Stuff to Do list. Also enclosed was a vintage set, with pictures printed on both sides and enclosed in its own mailer, from the 1933 Worldā€™s Fair in Chicago. [Behold a few examples from the set](https://plus.google.com/photos/103122702256778841780/albums/6124401294102510033/6124401311674793154?pid=6124401311674793154&oid=103122702256778841780). According to the printing on the mailer, the lot would have cost 1.5 cents to mail back then. So cool! Thank you! ---
**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 10, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/88 "2015-03-10T01:29:12Z")
> [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](#): > > I received my first postcard today - a beautiful view of Seattle and on the back of the card a rockinā€™ kitty cat playing guitar - from Helena330! šŸ˜ƒ You NUT! I got three more postcards today. I love your art. Thank you! You made my day! ---
**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 10, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/89 "2015-03-10T02:14:13Z")
Mine are finally out even though my car had a dead battery when I went out this morning. Today I received a beautiful card with a view of the River Limmat in Zurich, from Anaglyph. What a beautiful place to call your home town. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/90 "2015-03-10T03:16:38Z")
Iā€™s buying and mailing cards tomorrow. I have been delayed by helping my mom while in the hospital. Maybe tomorrow Iā€™ll get some, although I donā€™t deserve any since Iā€™ve been slow. ---
**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 10, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/91 "2015-03-10T03:50:05Z")
**Atomic Mama** , hope youā€™re feeling better, and **Baker** , hope your mom is doing better! Just got my first card today, from **Anaglyph** , a beautiful aerial view of Zurich in the snow. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Weedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weedy/32/301_2.png) [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/92 "2015-03-10T12:23:57Z")
Mine are sent, sorry for the delay. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/93 "2015-03-10T12:45:37Z")
Mine went yesterday, in the capable hands of my sister! Hope you like them! ---
**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 10, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/94 "2015-03-10T13:16:38Z")
By my tally, cards have now been sent by: **The Butterflyā€™s Ghost Karen Lingel Helena330 Fluffy PickleSniffer blondebear romansperson Grrlbrarian Cheez\_Whia Pai325 Weedy silenus Anaglyph Lsura Algher Honey Elendilā€™s Heir** One card each has been received by: **Helena330 Fluffy PickleSniffer romansperson Grrlbrarian Cheez\_Whia Pai325 silenus Lsura Honey Elendilā€™s Heir** I welcome any corrections or updates. Remember, all cards should be in the mail by this Sat. March 14. Thanks! ---
**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 10, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/95 "2015-03-10T13:32:10Z")
Today, I finally sent mine! I also received two today. One lovely picture of Seattle from **Helena330** , and the from **Fluffy Picklesniffer** showing a Wisconsin train depot! ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/96 "2015-03-10T17:21:57Z")
Got a card from **Elendilā€™s heir** , showing an old bakery and candy store in Oberlin. Thank you - I can almost taste the candy and smell the smell of baking. ---
**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 10, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/97 "2015-03-10T17:50:36Z")
Got two in the mail this morning from **Lsura**. A gorgeous one of her hometown she got when she was home for Thanksgiving, and one of an exhibitionist cupcake. Sweet! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/98 "2015-03-10T22:33:42Z")
Today I got 2 from **Silenus**. I read them in the wrong order, and was briefly confused (only because it was a LONG day at work šŸ™‚ ) Lovely images of on the picture side of the San Diego Zoo and the Seaport Village. They made me want to be at an ocean. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/99 "2015-03-10T23:21:11Z")
Three out, three in today. I finally got mine in the mail. Letā€™s see how long they take to arrive. And I came home to three cards. I like the symmetry of it. Two of the cards are from silenus. Lovely views of San Diego. And a picture of an outdoor theatre from Algher. Thanks! ---
**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 11, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/100 "2015-03-11T01:10:53Z")
Got a card from \*\*romansperson \*\*today, [an illustrated map](https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wGKzNT_Pnng8iZVnlai2YtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink) of North Carolina, _ā€œThe Blessed Land, The Best Land, The Old North Stateā€_. It brings back fond memories of my visits (much too short!) to the state on a couple of road trips. Thanks! (and yes, we _Endless Rive_r fans need to stick together! :D) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973.md?page=6)