Carolyn's Seed Offer Update

[carolyn137]

I think this Forum is the best one to share with you what's happening with the SASE's that have been sent in to date b/c it will reach the most folks here at Tville.

I'm so behind it's ridiculous, but there are reasons for it, and that's being distracted with problems both online and here locally.

Problems with my main heating system, still to be diagnosed, I have to call Rick tonight and hold a phone to the sounds it makes when on high burner b'c my voice imitation of my Monitor, computer controlled, he couldn't diagnose from my voice. And not all backup baseboard electric heat units are working and the working ones I didn't need unless the main heat went out.

The second backup is a wonderful German Weso woodstove in the front room but I can't operate it now b'c my walker won't allow me to do that b/c of access problems

It is frigid here and temps going way below zero for the next few nights.

Lots of e-mailing and phone calls as well. One SSE member is scamming others pretending to be a listed member, using an SSE code that was never released, his request form was the 2012 one which expired on Dec, 31, 2012, wrong money sent, etc. His request form was xeroxed so I knew he was probably scamming others, and sure enough one popped up already. So lots of interaction with Joanne at SSE about this already confirming my suspicions about him, etc.

Then several folks requesting seeds from the Online SSE, and I requested that they be sent ONLY with the 2013 form, by mail, but I've gotten several on the 2012 form, so have to deal with that as well. Some requesting varieties from the 2012 Yearbook as well as the 2013 Online at the same time. Still have to deal with those but not all gave contact info so that means interacting with Joanne at SSE again.

This is the first year that ALL SSE listings go on the ONline first and then the paper Yearbook is printed from that, and I'm galdJoanne told me that and I posted it here as well.

It's cold in the back room where I pack seeds. Yes, I have an electric heater there, yes, there's a fan in the hallway that shoots heat from the front room but heat can't make two acute right hand turns.

Then someone locally, very much loved by many, passed away, his wife's family wrote the obit and initially left out his daughter and step children. The Funeral Director had no idea they were his. Left out his former wife, who is someone I've known for a long time, in the newer version of the obit she was left out as well, but I found out she didn't want her name in there. Lots of gossip, fact, and stuff relating to that.

IF there's a perfect family somewhere that would be great, but to date I haven't met up with one and the acrimony in this family is beyond belief.

Last year I put up the seed offer on about the same date, closed it later this year b'c I know that quite a few didn't want to abide by the four guidelines I requested and had reached the max limit I'd set for this offer, so envelopes back to me later and now all these diversions.

Last year I worked almost all day and night and got all 500 plus packs sent out by Feb 1. Never again.

I'm sorry but that isn't going to happen this year by Feb 1.

Carolyn, and for those who know me well, NO, I haven't been able to watch more than about an hour of tennis/day from the Australian Open and so wanted to watch Serena play Sloane Stephens last night, but no way.