[Snowball] Snowball #2

[Donley]

Snowball Groups (Both #1 and #2),

Jeramy's email below has prompted me to respond with something that I have 
been thinking about ever since the new (Post Lloyd) Snowball groups formed. 
There seems to be a tremendous urgency to get the Snowball in and out of 
everyone's hands quickly. Reading between the lines of Jeramy's email, I 
think he feels a lot of pressure to move the box along, probably reducing 
his pleasure at having the box. I think this urgency will detract from the 
enjoyment of others who receive the box if one is expected to turn it around 
in a day or two. There should be a leisurely perusal of the contents, 
contemplating what could be done with the part or reminiscing about what one 
did with that part in the past. If everyone shipped the box after only one 
day in possession of it, and the average shipping time was 3 days, that 
means a box could show up every 28 days assuming 7 members in a group. I 
don't know about the rest of you but a monthly junk box may be too much.

Please don't get me wrong. I want to participate as much as the next person, 
but I think it would be much more enjoyable if the pressure to move it along 
could be reduced. I don't think anyone in the group is forcing this 
pressure. It just seems that every recipient so far has created the pressure 
on themselves, not wanting the group to think they are slow. Lets relax a 
little and enjoy this process. I think that was Lloyds original idea.

73
Richard
KC9UB




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeramy Ross" <jeramy at w5xtl.org>
To: "Snowball list" <snowball at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:23 PM
Subject: [Snowball] Snowball #2


> Hello all,
>
> I have really dropped the ball on my end with snowball #2.  The
> doctors adjusted a medication of mine and it's really thrown me for a
> loop, and I apologize for all of those down stream of me waiting on
> ol' #2 to be fired off and get back out there in circulation.
>
> The good news is that I have it all packed up, stuffed to the gills
> and it WILL be mailed off on Saturday, the 11th.
>
> Again, I'm really am sorry, and hope that this hasn't soured anyone on
> the snowball or diminished the excitement the snowball has for anyone.
>
> 73,
> Jeramy W5XTL
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