So, I still have this Chieftain Low F Whistle, since no one met the reserve at auction.
I have an offer of $62, which includes priority mail shipping and insurance to U.S. destinations. Anyone want to make me a better offer?
Loren
Darn, I can’t believe you didnt sell it, I’ve got a Chieftain Low F myself, and I love it…
Cool Idea #24 ™ here – Az, you should buy it and duct-tape the fingerholes shut, then tape it to your existing one as a drone! Talk about a Breathalyzer!! 
I puff and pant with just one low-F!
No, please, don’t thank me! (blush!) This is just my Morning of Great Ideas (Reg. USDA, Pat. Pending) (or, perhaps my Morning to Be Totally Full Of It)?
Cheers, 
Bill Whedon
“Mr. Whedon, would you just kindly step this way, plaese? Yes, no need to make a fuss. Come along… No, the other way around: Yes it is a special kind of jacket, backwards-like, you’ll be comfortable in a minute. That’s right. Now this way please… steady, steady, man. The van is just over there. Come along.”
Bill, don’t worry, some of my friends take drugs too, you’re not an isolated case…
Loren, why don’t you raffle it off? You could give half the money raised to charity in which case Dale would probably allow it.
Cheers
Gerry
Think before you Think before you Talk!
[ This Message was edited by: WhistlingGypsy on 2002-11-13 08:14 ]
Gerry! Great Idea! Loren, if you decide to do that, put me down for $10USD worth of tix! With a raffle, you can likely recover the full cost of your whistle, and be able to do something spiffy for other folks, too! I love win-win!
If you do it, email me your mailing addy, or your PayPal account name.
Cheers,
Bill Whedon
Gee guys, I dunno…based on the response I’ve had on this whistle to date, I don’t think we could raise enough to even pay for a new ladle for the local soup kitchen 
I mean I’m willing, but considering the whistle is basically a second, what with the off center holes, I’d feel kind of weird auctioning it off for charity… does that make any sense, or is it just me?
Loren
It’s just you. If we wuz worried about off center holes, we wun’t buy no tikets.
Hey, Loren, make the tix 5 bucks each, put a minimum-sold, and don’t collect the $ until it’s reached. That way, you know up front that you’ll get your min, and nobody’s out any money until it’s met. If, say, your min is $100, you’ve only got 18 tix to go, with my $10 already pledged… hmmmm… make it $20!
C’mon, gang! This is a chance to do something nice for charity, to help Loren get his whistle out the door, and for you to have a nifty long whistle for cheap! Chime in here!
Cheers,
Bill Whedon
Well, I’m not worried about getting my money back out of the whistle, I’d just like to know that there are enough interested parties to make a raffle worth while…I mean it wouldn’t be much of a raffle if only 5 or 10 people bought tickets.
I tell you what folks: Anyone who would be interested in one or more $5 tickets, raise your hand here in this thread. If we have enough interested parties, I’ll, consult with Dale, work out the details, post 'em, and we’ll go from there.
Slightly off center holes aside, the whistle does play very well, and easily through both octaves. As I’ve said, some folks have played the whistle and didn’t even notice the misalignment, the apparently includes one Bill Ochs…correct me if I’m wrong there Phil O.
Loren
I’ll take a couple…provided I can pay via Pay Pal..
Last time I bought a $5US raffle ticket with a Canadian check it cost me $17.
I’ll take at least a couple, depending on the charity (if that’s how you’re planning to go).
On 2002-11-13 11:23, WhistlingGypsy wrote:
I’ll take a couple…provided I can pay via Pay Pal..Last time I bought a $5US raffle ticket with a Canadian check it cost me $17.
Loren, do you have a PayPal account? If not, our out-of-USA folks can use mine, and I’ll do a bank transfer to you. That should work almost anywhere in the world! (edit) The PayPal “drag” is just a couple percent.
Cheers,
Bill Whedon
[ This Message was edited by: serpent on 2002-11-13 13:38 ]
I’m in if you decide to do it.
Susan
I do have paypal, but let’s give this thing 24 hours to see what interest there is. Right now I’m inclined to just chuck the thing into Tampa Bay, alongside my friend’s brand new laptop, but’s that’s another story…
Loren
Loren, chuck it in the bay, How long do you think it’ll take to wash up on the North Antrim coast? 
Cheers, Mac
No, no, Loren! Don’t chuck it. Some of us can’t afford a Chieftan (even if it is fouled up a little) and would like a chance at it. Might not ever get my fingers stretched out to play it, but who wouldn’t want a whistle owned by LOREN!?!
Susan
On 2002-11-13 13:40, Loren wrote:
I do have paypal, but let’s give this thing 24 hours to see what interest there is. Right now I’m inclined to just chuck the thing into Tampa Bay, alongside my friend’s brand new laptop, but’s that’s another story…Loren
Oh, I’m just all excited! I love raffles, and am tryin’ to generate 'nuff interest in others to get to play! Liken me to my silly Lab pup “Oliver”, and you’ll about have the attitude!
Cheers,
Bill
On 2002-11-13 14:26, susnfx wrote:
No, no, Loren! Don’t chuck it. Some of us can’t afford a Chieftan (even if it is fouled up a little) and would like a chance at it. Might not ever get my fingers stretched out to play it, but who wouldn’t want a whistle owned by LOREN!?! >Susan
… uuuuuhhh… Loren!
Gotcha!
Bill Whedon
(edit) Besides, if he chucks it, I got scuba gear! 
I’m tired of my signature, so I decided to not have one any more.
[ This Message was edited by: serpent on 2002-11-13 14:31 ]
Count me in for $10 worth of tickets.
Frank