[Geysers] December 05 Sput

[Warren Hoppe]

We haven't received ours in Minnesota yet. But, three weeks is the normal for us to receive the Sput.

Warren & Pat Hoppe
-----Original message-----
From: Udo Freund gosastore at qnet.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:27:35 -0600
To: geyser observation reports geysers at wwc.edu
Subject: Re: [Geysers] December 05 Sput

> To all subscribers,
> 
> The December issue was mailed Friday 12/30/05.  I received my copy (I 
> mail one to myself as a control of the process) Friday 1/20/06 - three 
> weeks later!!  Please take the time to complain to your local 
> Postmaster.  I will be filing a formal complaint with the Palmdale 
> office Monday.
> 
> Udo
> 
> Karen Webb wrote:
> 
> >Uh-oh!  No sput in northern Utah yet.  And even though Baha'is are 
> >teetotallers, even *I* know champagne and orange juice is called a 
> >Mimosa.  (Of course, my folks had an Old Mister Boston guide that I took 
> >interest in as a budding chemist :>D)
> >Karen (also getting up there in years...)
> >
> >TSBryan at aol.com wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>For the record, the December 2005 Sput that claims to have been mailed 
> >>in Southern California on December 30, 2005 was received in Southern 
> >>California on January 20, 2006. Not wrinkled, though.
> >> 
> >>A comment or three:
> >> 
> >>Thanks, Lynn, for putting together the wonderful retrospective on J. 
> >>Randolph Railey. I only wish you had noted that it was, really, only 
> >>in Yellowstone where he was known as "John". To the people in LA where 
> >>he worked, to the people at the rest home where he died, he was 
> >>"Randy". Yes. (And he often signed letters and such with "J. R. 
> >>Railey", never (at least to me, never) with "John".
> >> 
> >>As for the rest of the Sput. Honestly, how can any good, 
> >>totally-morally upstanding geyser gazer possibly know the answer to 
> >>crossword puzzle clue 36-down "Orange juice and champagne mix"? I 
> >>mean, really. Champagne? Cook's or Andre, maybe! But champagne? No, I 
> >>have no idea as to that answer.
> >> 
> >>In addition, I find the puzzle impossible to finish, given that there 
> >>are no clues (clews?) for 54-down, 55-down, and 57-down. Oh, 
> >>buffudlement. Any hints, Ralph?
> >> 
> >>Lastly, can I take objection to Kristian Wang's comment, to wit: "In 
> >>some ways I miss the days where I could learn from the older 
> >>generation... snip ... Scott Bryan is still with us..." Hey, wow, gee, 
> >>thanks. I'm not even 60, yet I'm old! Cool. (Buy the book!)
> >> 
> >>Old Guy
> >> 
> >> 
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