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From: Toni Sinclair <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] bumper stickers
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 18:31:59 -0400


Oh Steve! You've opened up a bumper crop can of worms!

I agree with Helen. Having a large quantity of them available at the 2001 Gathering
will eliminate a lot of shipping and handling charges. Perhaps someone visiting Islay
next spring could pick up a quantity???

Just a thought.
Toni

Helen Blair/CHAR/Nycomed Awards Committee wrote:

> Hi Toni Sinclair, Steve Gilchrist, Sue McCuaig Visser and others...
>
> We should have a Canadian distributor for the bumper stickers. If we in
> Canada order from Steve, it could be come a customs/tax problem for him.
> If we could all contain ourselves for a few months, we could arrange to
> have a supply for the Islay/Simcoe get together next year and fill
> 'advance orders' for those that couldn't make it to the get together...
> or some such arrangement.
> If enough people have an interest in obtaining bumper stickers, and let
> me know, I would volunteer to coordinate the effort - or would be happy
> to let someone else do so - I just know that I want one for myself!!
> Please let me hear from you
> Thanks
> Helen Blair
>
> Laura Shull wrote:
> >
> > Steve Gilchrist:
> >
> > I want 4 of the Islay bumper stickers -- 2 for myself and 2 for my sister.
> > We are descended from the McNivens of Bowmore and Browns of Talant. Members
> > of both families left Islay -- ca 1840 (Browns) and ca 1852 (McNivens) for
> > Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. Isabella McNiven and Duncan Brown married
> > in Toronto ca 1857, lived in Eldon Township, Victoria County, and later
> > moved to Michigan ca. early 1880s.
> >
> > Please advise me when the bumper stickers are available and the cost. My
> > snail mail address is: Laura L. Shull, P.O. Box 670, Dover, Arkansas
> > 72837-0670 U.S.A. My e-mail address is .
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> > Laura Shull
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: smith <>
> > To: <>
> > Date: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] bumper stickers
> >
> > >Hi Steve,
> > >I would like to have a sticker....Laurel
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Steve Gilchrist" <>
> > >To: <>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 8:56 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] bumper stickers
> > >
> > >
> > >> brian,
> > >> if enough folks express an interest, i'd be willing to pay for several
> > >> stickers to "redistribute" in the US (hey - my chance to finally get
> > >> rich!!!)
> > >>
> > >> so for those of you americans who are interested, let me know and i'll
> > get
> > >> with brian to send over a care package (i've just got to round up some
> > >kind
> > >> of money called pounds - i thought that's what you did to a
> > >> ail...........) - brian, do ya take visa card at the tourist office??
> > >> cheers,
> > >> steve
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: brian palmer <>
> > >> To: <>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 1:16 AM
> > >> Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] bumper stickers
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > rootspeople
> > >> >
> > >> > the tourist office in bowmore does indeed have a supply of bumper
> > >stickers
> > >> > with the islay seal and the words 'islay - and it's goodbye to care'
> > >> > printed. they are 1.20 uk pounds each, but i've no idea what that is in
> > >> > 'real' money on your side of the pond.
> > >> >
> > >> > it might be possible to send a bunch to steve for north american
> > >> > distribution but i figure the cheapest way would be for me to scan and
> > >> send
> > >> > the graphics and you could get a printer over there to print as many as
> > >> you
> > >> > want.
> > >> >
> > >> > steve?
> > >> >
> > >> > regards
> > >> > brian
> > >> >
> > >> > =====================================================
> > >> > do something trivial - read the washing machine post
> > >> > cycling on the outer edge
> > >> > http://www.thewashingmachinepost.co.uk/
> > >> > =====================================================
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
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