I'm still around. Not fishing or tying as much but still get out a few times each season.
Cheers, Paul Marriner On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 12:03 PM <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> wrote: > vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vfb-mail/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vfb-mail/topics> > > - I'M still kickin' <#m_6545473187598860193_group_thread_0> - 4 Updates > - Any VFB'ers communicating presently via email? > <#m_6545473187598860193_group_thread_1> - 2 Updates > > I'M still kickin' > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail/t/8a1f08129c0ae3cf?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Charles Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net>: Apr 16 05:42PM -0500 > > Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last two > yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a coma,kidneys > started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one thing something > else would pop up,with the latest thing being a positive cologuard test and > I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy to get that checked out. > > my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have seen > and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid of a walker > but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going to fail me now. I > did lose one of my younger brothers this last July. He went to Wal-Mart, > got inside the door and he just feel over dead. There happened to be a gold > sematin right there and he gave my brother CPr till the got there and > because of that we were able. Donate my brothers organs which either saved > the lived or improved the lives > > On a better topic, two months ago we closed on a new home and are still > haven't finished moving which is a pain but we love the new place and it's > only 5-10 minuites from two city parks, which are both stocked with bass > and bluegills. And I did get to go fishing three times last Spring and we > did fish each trip. Then, three and six months ago respectively, we > welcomed two new grand daughters which brings the total to 17 and 18 total > and paw pawpaws job is to hold and spoil them. We even have one great grand > daughter. Now, I turn 65 tomorrow, but that don't seem old enough to be a > GREAT grandfather lol. Well, sorry for writing a BOOK here but trying to > condense two Yrs into one email ain't easy for a blow hard like me lol, > Chuck > Neville Gosling <nev.gosl...@gmail.com>: Apr 16 05:07PM -0700 > > Hi Chuck: > > So glad that you are still alive and kicking. So far, and I'm getting up > there with 12 more years than you and still do not have any grandchildren. > > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > Greater Vancouver > BC Canada > Michael Bliss <flyfish...@gmail.com>: Apr 16 11:04PM -0600 > > Hey Chuck, > You have been through it but but glad you are on the mend. Maybe if you > routed for Bama things would be better? Just sayin' > > Mike > > On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 4:43 PM 'Charles Alexander' via VFB Mail < > > -- > Mike Bliss > Rick Zieger <rdzieg...@yahoo.com>: Apr 17 01:49PM > > Good to hear from you. Did you catch fish?Rick > On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 12:04:33 AM CDT, Michael Bliss < > flyfish...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Chuck,You have been through it but but glad you are on the mend. > Maybe if you routed for Bama things would be better? Just sayin' > Mike > On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 4:43 PM 'Charles Alexander' via VFB Mail < > vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last > two yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a > coma,kidneys started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one thing > something else would pop up,with the latest thing being a positive > cologuard test and I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy to get that > checked out. > > my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have seen > and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid of a walker > but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going to fail me now. I > did lose one of my younger brothers this last July. He went to Wal-Mart, > got inside the door and he just feel over dead. There happened to be a gold > sematin right there and he gave my brother CPr till the got there and > because of that we were able. Donate my brothers organs which either saved > the lived or improved the lives > > On a better topic, two months ago we closed on a new home and are still > haven't finished moving which is a pain but we love the new place and it's > only 5-10 minuites from two city parks, which are both stocked with bass > and bluegills. And I did get to go fishing three times last Spring and we > did fish each trip. Then, three and six months ago respectively, we > welcomed two new grand daughters which brings the total to 17 and 18 total > and paw pawpaws job is to hold and spoil them. We even have one great grand > daughter. Now, I turn 65 tomorrow, but that don't seem old enough to be a > GREAT grandfather lol. Well, sorry for writing a BOOK here but trying to > condense two Yrs into one email ain't easy for a blow hard like me lol, > Chuck > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/tquw1qi5j0ityj3yg7r2lh8t.1681679434423%40email.android.com > . > > > > -- > Mike Bliss > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/CAKdDK-t%2BroZrFcoVX-BH9s6FhvhnU%3DfitvhCfP9DgtQZwe5j8A%40mail.gmail.com > . > > > | | Virus-free.www.avg.com | > Back to top <#m_6545473187598860193_digest_top> > Any VFB'ers communicating presently via email? > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail/t/4f4881c89c4d7902?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Rick Zieger <rdzieg...@yahoo.com>: Apr 16 08:35PM > > Here is the info I got from Chucks wife. > 3002 snow Lane oxford Al 36203 his email is the same his laptop has just > been packed up since we are still moving chuckalexan...@centurylink.net > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 09:15:38 AM CDT, <jbal...@betadigm.com> > wrote: > > > I haven’t been very active for a while, whether it’s posting to the group, > tying or even fishing. Looked @ my tying station the other day, thinking > about tying some bass streamers. Only got out on the water a couple times > last year, hopefully that will change. I’d be up for a virtual swap. > > > > J > > > > J Balmer > > Betadigm > > jbal...@betadigm.com > > 309-287-9421 > > > > From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Peggy Brenner > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2023 7:06 AM > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [VFB] Any VFB'ers communicating presently via email? > > > > How many of us are on the facebook vfb page? I was thinking we could swap > but instead of mailing a box of flies just post a picture on the facebook, > no postage. They think a lot of themselves and are just to much now. It > would give us all some ideas from each other but not the consistency of > tying a dozen or more of the same fly. > > > > Peggy B > > > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 6:52 PM Michael Bliss <flyfish...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I'm still here. I miss the "old" days too. We had so many > participating. I am sorry that we have lost a few of our great members. I > appreciate Rick posting on the email site. I did not know we had a > Facebook presence. I don't go there often. I guess I will have to start > going there. > > > > Mike Bliss > > > > On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 10:54 PM Bob Hendry <bhen...@cheerful.com> wrote: > > > I'm still hanging on. Though I don't understand why I even bother with > wearing waders. Seems I spend considerly more energy trying to climb up out > of the creek than fishing it. Nothing worse than having cold H²O up to your > knees inside your waders > > Get BlueMail for Android > > >an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/CAOii2iat1B8078nR__Uv4%2B07UyhZLkprPodis7tT8ZJvyyV3dg%40mail.gmail.com > . > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/a02f40be-d9d7-4af3-a9a0-ccc5c6bfbc77%40cheerful.com > . > > > > > > > > -- > > Mike Bliss > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/CAKdDK-unbZm%3DD-1OfOKRU_vsx%3D4fyXiwbZTBza8L_mEgEfu%3DQQ%40mail.gmail.com > . > > > > > -- > > Peggy Brenner > > www: SixSistersFlybox.com > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/CAPuzf7DVeFnCghUB%3D86fTG2otGCjkLPaC-vLSoK18U%3Dc05mbHw%40mail.gmail.com > . > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/0a4a01d9706d%24ea2352f0%24be69f8d0%24%40betadigm.com > . > Rick Zieger <rdzieg...@yahoo.com>: Apr 16 08:35PM > > Virtual Fly Box under groups > On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 06:14:37 PM CDT, Michael Bliss < > flyfish...@gmail.com> wrote: > > what's the name of the facebook group? Mike > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 4:51 PM Michael Bliss <flyfish...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm still here. I miss the "old" days too. We had so many > participating. I am sorry that we have lost a few of our great members. I > appreciate Rick posting on the email site. I did not know we had a > Facebook presence. I don't go there often. I guess I will have to start > going there. > Mike Bliss > On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 10:54 PM Bob Hendry <bhen...@cheerful.com> wrote: > > I'm still hanging on. Though I don't understand why I even bother with > wearing waders. Seems I spend considerly more energy trying to climb up out > of the creek than fishing it. 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