# The Great Summer 2014 Postcard Exchange! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312 "2014-07-16T22:28:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/81 "2014-08-03T00:02:57Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > It’s all good, because the rest arrived today. Yay! I’ll be sending them out tomorrow. Yep. Mine are underway. I hope I had enough postage to go overseas. I checked, but my broke ass just never knows for sure. 😛 ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/82 "2014-08-03T03:53:13Z")
Sent all 3 postcards. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/83 "2014-08-03T14:25:53Z")
I just put my cards in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/84 "2014-08-03T16:15:22Z")
You guys are fabulous! Thanks for mailing so promptly. To recap the action so far, these are the folks who have reported mailing: **Cunctator Arrogance Ex Machina blondebear CheezWhia Elendil’s Heir jayray silenus faithfool Grrlbrarian Baker** Two players from received postcards already (!!) **Lsura** , from **blondebear** **silenus** , from **Elendil’s Heir** **Atomic Mama** , did you find my email? You might have to check your spam folder (although I resent the idea of being considered spam :dubious:). Corrections and updates always welcome. I don’t know about you guys but I’m having a blast hearing from everybody and coordinating this. It makes my day to get your messages and updates (yeah, I know, I need to get out more). :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/85 "2014-08-03T17:08:09Z")
> [@jayrey](#): > > You guys are fabulous! Thanks for mailing so promptly. > > To recap the action so far, these are the folks who have reported mailing: > > **Cunctator > Arrogance Ex Machina > blondebear > CheezWhia > Elendil’s Heir > jayray > silenus > faithfool > Grrlbrarian > Baker** > > Two players from received postcards already (!!) > > **Lsura** , from **blondebear** > **silenus** , from **Elendil’s Heir** > > **Atomic Mama** , did you find my email? You might have to check your spam folder (although I resent the idea of being considered spam :dubious:). > > Corrections and updates always welcome. > > I don’t know about you guys but I’m having a blast hearing from everybody and coordinating this. It makes my day to get your messages and updates (yeah, I know, I need to get out more). :rolleyes: I have checked my private messages right now, and I know who the three lucky individuals are 🙂 Right now I am in Spain on holidays with my family, and will be back in Holland on August 10. So, I have decided to get some postcards here and some postcards in Holland, so my correspondents will have 2 cards each, from different countries, in exchange for having them put in the mail on August 11 (still within the limit date!) Sorry for the delay, but I hope the compensation will be satisfactory! 🙂 I will see whether I have any postcards at home when I get back there (as I said – August 10). All the best! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/86 "2014-08-03T21:38:56Z")
I didn’t check my mail yesterday and that was a mistake because I looked today and there is a card from **Elendil’s Heir**! It’s a picture of a fantastic old style train station in Cleveland Ohio. That vaulted ceiling looks like it belongs in a palace throne room. Thanks **EH**! ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/87 "2014-08-03T21:57:26Z")
You’re welcome! The Terminal Tower lobby is indeed magnificent: [http://images.world66.com/te/rm/in/terminal\_tower\_lob\_galleryfull](http://images.world66.com/te/rm/in/terminal_tower_lob_galleryfull) ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/88 "2014-08-04T16:52:14Z")
My postcards are in the mail, and I have already received my postcard from **blondebear** , and he has set the bar high. First, there’s a California postcard of the CA driver’s license for Bigfoot (aka Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, and Yeti). Bigfoot is a hair donor, and he can only drive large pedal vehicles. He must also wear corrective deodorant. 😃 Then there was a second postcard that was more like a National Geographic pullout for the Mount Washington State Park in New Hampshire. Not only that, but it’s vintage, because it still had the Old Man of the Mountain in it. I’ve posted the Bigfoot card at work, and I’ve got the other on my coffee table for regular perusing by myself, the kitties, and any guests who stop by. In the meantime, I am disgusted by the lack of postcards where I live. Bookstores? Nope. Walgreens? Nada. The best I can do is a Dallas skyline, which isn’t even where I officially live anymore. Sooooo disappointed in my town. I continue to look, and when I find any good ones, I will stock up for the future. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/89 "2014-08-04T17:37:02Z")
> [@JoseB](#): > > I have checked my private messages right now, and I know who the three lucky individuals are 🙂 Right now I am in Spain on holidays with my family, and will be back in Holland on August 10. So, I have decided to get some postcards here and some postcards in Holland, so my correspondents will have 2 cards each, from different countries, in exchange for having them put in the mail on August 11 (still within the limit date!) > > Sorry for the delay, but I hope the compensation will be satisfactory! 🙂 > > I will see whether I have any postcards at home when I get back there (as I said – August 10). > > All the best! Oooh, that sounds great! I’m sure your recepients will be happy to wait to get cards from such lovely places. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/90 "2014-08-04T18:13:46Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > …I am disgusted by the lack of postcards where I live. Bookstores? Nope. Walgreens? Nada. The best I can do is a Dallas skyline, which isn’t even where I officially live anymore. Sooooo disappointed in my town. I continue to look, and when I find any good ones, I will stock up for the future. Can’t go wrong with the Met: [http://store.metmuseum.org/stationery+workspace/notecards-postcards+correspondence-cards/icat/notecardcorrespond#notecardcorrespond?sort=manual&parentCategoryRef=notecardcorrespond&order=asc&perpage=10&q=\*&type=postcards&\_suid=140717598754000412210699013521](http://store.metmuseum.org/stationery+workspace/notecards-postcards+correspondence-cards/icat/notecardcorrespond#notecardcorrespond?sort=manual&parentCategoryRef=notecardcorrespond&order=asc&perpage=10&q=*&type=postcards&_suid=140717598754000412210699013521) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/91 "2014-08-04T19:11:28Z")
I received a postcard from **CheezWhia** last week (multiple pictures of ART!) Very prompt. Thank you! ---
**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:** [August 4, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/92 "2014-08-04T20:23:23Z")
> [@jayrey](#): > > Oooh, Legoland postcards sound like lotsa fun! Yeah, well, unbelievably they didn’t actually have any postcards. Fortunately, I live in a touristy city myself, so should be able to secure possibly more boring postcards! ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/93 "2014-08-04T20:35:33Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > Yeah, well, unbelievably they didn’t actually have any postcards. Fortunately, I live in a touristy city myself, so should be able to secure possibly more boring postcards! **Teuton** , I know what city you live in and, given all the history that has taken place there, I strongly doubt your postcards will be boring. Too bad about Legoland, though. ☹ Hope you had a good time there anyway. Thanks, **Karen Lingel** , for the update about receiving Cheez-Whia’s “artsy” card. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/94 "2014-08-04T21:22:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Can’t go wrong with the Met: [http://store.metmuseum.org/stationery+workspace/notecards-postcards+correspondence-cards/icat/notecardcorrespond#notecardcorrespond?sort=manual&parentCategoryRef=notecardcorrespond&order=asc&perpage=10&q=\*&type=postcards&\_suid=140717598754000412210699013521](http://store.metmuseum.org/stationery+workspace/notecards-postcards+correspondence-cards/icat/notecardcorrespond#notecardcorrespond?sort=manual&parentCategoryRef=notecardcorrespond&order=asc&perpage=10&q=*&type=postcards&_suid=140717598754000412210699013521) That is, indeed, an awesome postcard selection. Problem is that I was looking for something locational. Searching for Irving, TX postcards just gets me places that print postcards. \>sigh\< ---
**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:** [August 4, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/95 "2014-08-04T23:06:41Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > That is, indeed, an awesome postcard selection. Problem is that I was looking for something locational. Searching for Irving, TX postcards just gets me places that print postcards. \>sigh\< I got my local cards from our Visitor’s Information Center. A quick Google search for Irving, TX got me [here](http://www.irvingtexas.com/about-us/contact-us/). Give them a call and see if they have postcards for sale! ---
**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:** [August 5, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/96 "2014-08-05T01:34:29Z")
Glad to see that two of mine made it to their destinations, and glad that you liked them! The other one is headed overseas, so it will take a little longer to show up. Antique stores are a great place to find postcards, especially the co-op/collective shops. Some stalls have boxes and boxes of postcards…going through them is like a mini-vacation. Watch out for the prices though…I’ve seen packets like the ones I sent out for $1 in one stall, $3 in another, and $10 or more in a third stall. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/97 "2014-08-05T02:26:32Z")
Just got three nifty postcards (with a message that continued from one to the next) from **silenus**. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/98 "2014-08-05T13:18:04Z")
Mine just went in the mail: and I even walked them over to the post office on campus, instead of just dropping them in the office mail pickup so they should actually go out today. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/99 "2014-08-05T16:50:57Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > Mine just went in the mail: and I even walked them over to the post office on campus, instead of just dropping them in the office mail pickup so they should actually go out today. 🙂 Going the extra mile! I like it. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2014-postcard-exchange/693312/100 "2014-08-05T17:01:13Z")
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