# 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:** 6
**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 11, 2015, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/101 "2015-03-11T07:58:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > **Atomic Mama** , hope you’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! My cards are going out tomorrow! I am feeling downright “human” – whatever that may be. Look out, world 😃 ---
**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 11, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/102 "2015-03-11T15:09:09Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Got a card from \*\*romansperson \*\*today, [an illustrated map](https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wGKzNT_Pnng8iZVnlai2YtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink) of North Carolina, _“The Blessed Land, The Best Land, The Old North State”_. 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) Wow, the postal machines did a good job of beating that up - I might start using an envelope for these things. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/103 "2015-03-11T16:03:06Z")
I just posted the postcards - expect them in a week or so as they’re from the UK. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/104 "2015-03-11T16:11:18Z")
Two cards from Lsura in the mail yesterday. An awesome one of a donut assault, plus an earworm card from New York’s Penn Station: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzHIn5S-RbY) ---
**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 11, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/105 "2015-03-11T17:11:09Z")
> [@Atomic\_Mama](#): > > My cards are going out tomorrow!.. Thanks, but remember Rule 5. ---
**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 11, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/106 "2015-03-11T20:03:18Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Wow, the postal machines did a good job of beating that up - I might start using an envelope for these things. I used an envelope for my postcard to the UK since it turned out to be the same price to send a letter as a postcard. Figured might as well protect it a little. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/107 "2015-03-11T22:28:29Z")
And today I received a third postcard from silenus, which I think was supposed to be the first, as it said “Greetings from sunny…” 🙂 ---
**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 11, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/108 "2015-03-11T22:59:59Z")
I received a very cool B&W postcard of a city street scene in Oberlin, OH, from Elendil’s Heir. Wow, it took 8 days to get here! ---
**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 11, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/109 "2015-03-11T23:12:36Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > I used an envelope for my postcard to the UK since it turned out to be the same price to send a letter as a postcard. Figured might as well protect it a little. Since my cards were oversize, they cost the same to send as a letter as well - so another point for just using an envelope. ---
**Author:** ![MsJinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@MsJinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsJinx)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/110 "2015-03-12T01:55:34Z")
Mine went out tonight! ---
**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 12, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/111 "2015-03-12T14:16:54Z")
Excellent. All cards should go out by Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![tonyfop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/112 "2015-03-12T19:41:16Z")
Mine are sent as of an hour ago… ---
**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 12, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/113 "2015-03-12T20:19:07Z")
Sent early this afternoon. One goes to Germany; one goes to the Midwest; one goes to the West Coast! On they fly, via the USPS. Happy voyages to all 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/114 "2015-03-12T21:11:54Z")
Mine all went out today. Two here in 'Murica, & one off to the UK ---
**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 13, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/115 "2015-03-13T01:50:33Z")
Just got a card from **Honey** , showing beautiful Lake George, N.Y. in brilliant Adirondacks sunshine. Thanks! ---
**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 13, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/116 "2015-03-13T01:53:19Z")
I received a wonderful card today from **Pai325** showing some of the pictures and artifacts in the Midway Village Museum from the All American Girls Professional Baseball League team the Rockford Peaches, featured in the film _A League of Their Own_, which has to be in my top 3 (maybe 2!) movies of all time! Awesome, and thank you!!! ---
**Author:** ![JWT\_Kottekoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@JWT\_Kottekoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JWT_Kottekoe)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/117 "2015-03-13T04:07:43Z")
Mine went out last night. The post office was closed, but they went out via the UPS store. I also got three great cards yesterday. One was a beautiful picture of Seattle with the Space Needle and Mt. Rainier, and a smiley face from Helena330. The other two were from Fluffy Picklesniffer, both with original drawings, a choo choo train, and a jar of pickles for me. One card showed a train depot and the other a scene from the “Ice Age National Scenic Trail”. As a teenager (many years ago) I went whitewater canoeing on the Flambeau River, possibly close to where Fluffy lives. I am a first time postcard exchanger. This is fun. Thanks to my correspondents and to Elendil’s Heir for organizing it. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/118 "2015-03-13T13:18:44Z")
My postcards went out today! Sorry for the delay (almost to the wire!), but they are going to their intended destinations 🙂 Hope they make it there soon! ---
**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 13, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/119 "2015-03-13T17:40:54Z")
I just found 2 postcards I bought on my last vacation, to use for the postcard exchange. I forgot all about them! When is the Spring postcard exchange? And now I want to go on the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, except it’s in Wisconsin and 1200 miles long! (There’s the Alameda “Creek” Trail near me, but in this post-dystopian, waterless California, the “creek” is pretty lame.) ---
**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 13, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/120 "2015-03-13T18:12:19Z")
Re: the Alameda Creek trail–I don’t know about the trail itself, but the far end is right near Coyote Hills Regional Park, which is well worth a visit. (especially now when the hills are green and the wildflowers should be blooming) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973.md?page=7)