Process vs. Results

You’re not going to believe this, but the United States Postal Service completely sucks.

I mean, unless you’re a TTMer or something. Then you’d totally believe that.

I've been searching for Chico Moreira for quite some time. I knew he was in the Cleveland area, but after trying several addresses on him, I was nearly convinced that maybe he had moved or just didn't want to be bothered. I was 0/4 on him and decided to throw out one last Hail Mary to one final address on him that I had not yet tried.

And today, it finally came back. I sent five cards, and he added in a Houston Hotshots card.

And they all got mangled by the USPS.

On the plus side, 1. I now have an address that works, 2. I have
doubles on some of these, and C. The one I needed most got
damaged the least.

So, I have that going for me, which makes my teeth itch.

Positivity: I also got Alex Golovnia, Hank Henry, and Jacques Ladouceur back. So overall, I'll take it.

Successes from May

The carpet bombing campaign is going well: 14 successes in about two weeks.

MAY 22
Roy Turner, c/o work, 3/3, 1 week

MAY 23
Glenn Carbonara, c/o home, 2/2, 1 week

MAY 26
Shawn Medved, c/o work, 1/1, 2 weeks
Ralph Black, c/o team, 1/1, 2 weeks
Rod Castro, c/o home, 2/2, 2 weeks
Rene Ortiz, c/o home, 3/3, 2 weeks

MAY 27
Goran Hunjak, c/o work, 1/1, 2 weeks

MAY 30
Rudy Pikuzinski, c/o home, 3/2, 2 weeks, wrote note back
Mike Uremovich, c/o home, 6/3, 1 week, wrote note back and added signed cards of Mike Jr. and Tatu


JUNE 2
Dr. Ed Gettemeier, c/o work, 1/1, 2 weeks
Thompson Usiyan, c/o work, 3/2, 2 weeks
Al Smith, c/o home, 2/2, 1 week

JUNE 3
Jim Schwab, c/o team, 4/4, 1 week, personalized all
Redmond Lane, c/o home, 3/2, 1 week, wrote note back

I have a few more still to write, then time for another break-- maybe I'll try to work some trades or buy some of the unsigned cards I need. Best of all: NO RETURN TO SENDER STICKERS!!!