Chinese Tobacco Whispers

[springheal]

Todd (jekylnz) has my details, so I should receive the package in a day or 3. No postal service here on Sunday so it maybe Monday at best!?!

I have Markw's details already so the package will be on it's way to the UK asap next week.

The biggest hurdle has been overcome so it should be straight forward from here on--Cross fingers!

 

[FALaholic]

Anyone care to crunch the numbers and see what the mph range is?

 

[Markw]

I will up date it tomorrow morning, It has slowed down a bit I think.

 

[FALaholic]

Curious to know what was the mph before.

 

[Knucklehead]

Curious to know what was the mph before.

It's posted in the "Speed of Seed" thread.

 

[jekylnz]

The package is now on the move again down to springheal in whanganui..in the lower nrth is. Of n.z before its final home stretch journey back to madhouse Bill in the UK ..thanks to everyone involved ..for all their input to make it get all the way down here at the bottom of the world. .cant wait to do it over the next time around. .

 

[Mad Oshea]

I cant wait to see the card LOL.

 

[Knucklehead]

I cant wait to see the card LOL.

I've been saving envelopes from the seed swaps. There's some gorgeous stamps from around the world. I may have to start a stamp collection now. lol Or maybe a framed mosaic of all the stamps. That would be cool.

 

[DGBAMA]

I've been saving envelopes from the seed swaps. There's some gorgeous stamps from around the world. I may have to start a stamp collection now. lol Or maybe a framed mosaic of all the stamps. That would be cool.

A poster sized world map, framed and backed with corkboard..........pin your postmarks on it where they came from. Then maybe use green pushpins to mark where you have sent baccy stuff to.

 

[Mad Oshea]

I got the world poster out of the National Geographic for the dot to dot so every one here can keep up with the fun. It has the time zones on it.
So where do You folks think it is at this time?

 

[jekylnz]

I got the world poster out of the National Geographic for the dot to dot so every one here can keep up with the fun. It has the time zones on it.
So where do You folks think it is at this time?

It should be at springheals in whanganui (lower nth.is. N.Z)today or tomorrow..

 

[springheal]

It should be at springheals in whanganui (lower nth.is. N.Z)today or tomorrow..

Not yet

 

[madhouse]

Well folks the package is on its way again and hopefully not long now before it makes its long way back to the UK and Markw not long after that and the comp will be put up for some lucky person to win the entire contents of the whispers package,
I hope every one has had some fun with this one and hopefully this little thread will be remembered here on FTT for some time to come all the best and good luck folks.

Update:

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Final Chinese Tobacco Whispers chain

Position in chain	members name / tag	world location	number of seed strains in package when sent	date sent
chain start send	madhouse	UK Kent	20	30 Nov 13
1	Mad Oshea	USA New Mexico	20	6 Dec 13
2	grgfinney	USA Michigan	20	11 Dec 13
3	FALaholic	USA Florida	20	17 Dec 13
4	DGBAMA	USA Alabama	20	27 Dec 13
5	Brown Thumb	USA Pennsylvania	24	28 Dec 13
6 The speed of seed sweepstake last chance to guess	Hasse SWE	Sweden	27	12 Jan 14
7	BenBrand	South Africa Vaalwater	27	23 Jan 14
8	jekylnz	New Zealand Nth Is	29	14 Feb 14
9	springheal	New Zealand Wanganui	?	?
10	Markw	UK SE London	?
chain end return	madhouse	UK Kent	?	x

It's on it's way home

Full house, well that’s it folks its just down to time and luck now, oh and of course the support and diligence of the members involved, I would just like to thank everyone and lets hope the package gets home, it would be some achievement, please remember to post when you send the seed and how many strains are in there, Not there names, all the best and keep posting to keep the thread active .

Bill

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[springheal]

Package received safely today from jekylnz (Wednesday 19th) and is now on it's way to Markw in the UK (3.30pm Wednesday 19th NZ time).

Still way over 20 varieties in the package

 

[DGBAMA]

Good news. Almost home.

 

[Markw]

Yes it is good news. This package has made an epic journey, and maybe for the first time ever within our small dedicated tobacco growing community.

 

[jekylnz]

It's all down hill from here. .the riskiest bit all the way down here accomplished. .looks like it's going to make it back home without any major issues. ..yahooo

Phil (springheal) said there's now 30 varieties in there! ! Well done to everyone involved

 

[madhouse]

Well folks the package is on its way again and hopefully not long now before it makes its long way back to the UK and Markw not long after that and the comp will be put up for some lucky person to win the entire contents of the whispers package,
I hope every one has had some fun with this one and hopefully this little thread will be remembered here on FTT for some time to come all the best and good luck folks.

Update:

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Final Chinese Tobacco Whispers chain

Position in chain	members name / tag	world location	number of seed strains in package when sent	date sent
chain start send	madhouse	UK Kent	20	30 Nov 13
1	Mad Oshea	USA New Mexico	20	6 Dec 13
2	grgfinney	USA Michigan	20	11 Dec 13
3	FALaholic	USA Florida	20	17 Dec 13
4	DGBAMA	USA Alabama	20	27 Dec 13
5	Brown Thumb	USA Pennsylvania	24	28 Dec 13
6 The speed of seed sweepstake last chance to guess	Hasse SWE	Sweden	27	12 Jan 14
7	BenBrand	South Africa Vaalwater	27	23 Jan 14
8	jekylnz	New Zealand Nth Is	29	14 Feb 14
9	springheal	New Zealand Wanganui	29	19 Feb 14
10	Markw	UK SE London	?	?
chain end return	madhouse	UK Kent	?	x

It's on it's way home

Full house, well that’s it folks its just down to time and luck now, oh and of course the support and diligence of the members involved, I would just like to thank everyone and lets hope the package gets home, it would be some achievement, please remember to post when you send the seed and how many strains are in there, Not there names, all the best and keep posting to keep the thread active .

Bill

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well folks the Whispers package is off again on another long haul around the world from the capable hands of springheal back to its home turf and Markw, fingers crossed i think this is the last true hurdle.

Bill

 

[springheal]

The outer package is bubble wrapped and fully sealed from the elements meaning it is waterproofed and ALL the inner contents is in a seal locked bag so the contents is water tight.

I'm thinking of you poor sods over there with all the wet weather. Better to have it now than during the growing season though.

 

[FALaholic]

The outer package is bubble wrapped and fully sealed from the elements meaning it is waterproofed and ALL the inner contents is in a seal locked bag so the contents is water tight.

So what you're saying is if it goes down in the Pacific, you're volunteering to get a little wet?