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   Hi Mike,   
      
    MP> > We've tried to stay with one source of getting mail; IIRC, we've had   
    MP> > maybe 3 or 4 places we've pointed off of over the years. We've had   
    MP> some > others as back ups, used Dale for a while after Katrina knocked   
    MP> Marc   
    MP> > Lewis for a loop. He got back on his feet and we went back to   
    MP> pointing > off of him, do so to this day.   
      
    MP> Yeah, I know some that point try to have three or more, but that could   
    MP> be more in part because certain networks are only available certain   
    MP> places.   
      
   Got to make do with what you have available. Back in 1996, Steve was in   
   Korea and the apartment house where the guy I pointed with was hit by   
   lightning. His equipment fried and I was without Fido for about 3   
   months. Finally got back into it thanks to someone we pointed from for   
   the next (IIRC) about 8 years. When he retired, we went with Marc Lewis;   
   I think probably close to 25 years now.   
      
    MP> > Dale & Gail and Mark Lewis all enjoyed a good time around our   
    MP> kitchen > table. Haven't heard from Mark in some time and know that   
    MP> Michael, Nancy > & Dale are gone, don't know how Gail is doing.   
      
    MP> I have not seen xxCarol in a while, either.   
      
   Come to think about it, I haven't either. Hope she doesn't get hit too   
   hard with the storm system (due to hit us shortly) that will travel up   
   the East Coast. I've a mock chili (goat meat, peppers, onion and a can   
   of diced tomatoes in the baby crock pot for supper--if the power goes   
   out, we'll move it to the camper to finish.   
      
    MP> > It was fun getting together with the various echo members but the   
    MP> one on > one time we had to share with some of them was extra special.   
    MP> We like to > go to Taste of Japan in West Henrietta; Nancy introduced   
    MP> us to that   
    MP> > place. Last year we were in the area; the restaurant Steve's   
    MP> sibllings > wanted to go to was closed so we suggested ToJ. I think   
    MP> some of his   
    MP> > siblings/spouses made plans to go back another time. (G)   
      
    MP> That is a nice memory that you can continue to share.  ;)   
      
   Yes, and it's nice that the owner and his wife remember us even tho we   
   may get there every couple of years or so. Last time we were there,   
   after Steve's siblings/spouses left, we stayed and had a nice chat with   
   them. It was a quiet Monday night, not too much business so we had a   
   good visit. We'll probably get up to western NY sometime this spring and   
   will try to get over to ToJ again.   
      
   ---   
   Catch you later,   
   Ruth   
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