Bryon Anderson 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Sorry for the delay guys...here's the update: There are two fly sets outstanding at this point. One of those two tiers has dutifully communicated with me--his flies were lost in the mail through no fault of his own, he is tying up a replacement set as I write this and I will wait for them. I don't see cutting someone out over something that wasn't his fault. I have not heard from the other tier as of yet. My decision on that is this: if I have his flies by the time the other outstanding set comes in, I will proceed as per usual. If his flies don't make it in, everyone will get one of their own flies back. I will update this thread the day I mail flies out to let everyone know when to expect them. Thanks, Bryon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ihang10 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Sounds good, thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 already past the due date and who knows how much longer we will have to wait please, you can send my set back without the other flies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henrik Thomsen (DK) 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Since I'm the one re-tying a set, I will promise to do it as fast as possible. Here is a picture of one of the flies, that are lost in a postal limbo somewhere. The new set will be more ordinare due to the speed required in finalizing them. Best Henrik Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Thanks for the update Bryon. Sounds like a plan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryon Anderson 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2015 already past the due date and who knows how much longer we will have to wait please, you can send my set back without the other flies! Flytire - PM sent. If anyone else doesn't want to wait on Henrik's flies, please send me a PM and let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2015 No problem. Postal service from a long standing and reliable tyer is beyond anyone's control. When this happens I always hope the flies end up on the tipper of the Postal Worker who ripped them off and he hooks the biggest fish he's ever seen. As he brings it to foot the rod tip snaps, the tippet breaks, and in an attempt to grab the fish he falls in and all his fly boxes with our flies floats down stream. Karma can be a bitch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
add147 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2015 I am in no hurry...On my first swap I hosted I had one tier's envelope arrive but it did not have any flies in it. I have notice that the stamps on my return envelopes which I use the 10 X 13 does not have any postal marks on them. I can only assume these type of envelopes are not going through the automated machines at the large postal centers for sorting. I think they are sorted by hand thus there is more temptation for stuff to come up missing (meaning someone has sticky fingers) or the envelope is thrown in the wrong sorting bin and they get lost. I have used the same set of stamps on a few swaps! LOL...I was in one swap and they were sent to Canada but they never arrived. Who really knows in today's world. The postal service is by no mean perfect but it does a pretty good job over all I think. Where else and you send a letter from New York to California for 48 cents! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pica 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2015 No hurry here either, let us know when they ship will you? Cheers, Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryon Anderson 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2015 Absolutely Michael, I will post to this thread the day the flies ship out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryon Anderson 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2015 GOOD NEWS EVERYBODY! The missing flies that were lost in the mail have arrived. We are still minus one other set, however, as I have had no communication from that tier, I will go ahead and mail out the flies without further delay. All fly sets will go into the mail on Monday, September 14. Thanks again to everyone for participating, and for your patience with the delays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2015 yaaaaaaaa...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pica 0 Report post Posted September 15, 2015 Hot dang, I am so glad those wasps made it! I'll keep an eye out for em. Thanks for hosting this Bryon great idea for a swap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryon Anderson 0 Report post Posted September 15, 2015 Hot dang, I am so glad those wasps made it! I'll keep an eye out for em. Thanks for hosting this Bryon great idea for a swap. The wasps are very cool, as are all the flies in this swap. We have a lot of imaginative and talented tiers on this forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joseph russell 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2015 Got my set in today well done everyone and thanks Bryon for hosting.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites