PENNY POWERS wrote in a message to PAT KNOX:
 PK> I am afraid that Robin Payton still is.  Since she is no longer
 PK> on ANY of the echos, and it doesn't seem that many of the secret
 PK> pals are following through, what would everyone think about stopping
 PP>     I know just what you mean about not being able to get where you
 PP> need     to go in order to full fill your obligations.....  I was
 PP> behind by a     couple months for my pal..... but I believe that
 PP> she has either     recieved her box or will in the near future.
I need to get mine out still.  :(
 PP>     
 PK> So, what does everyone on this echo think?  Should we end it now or
 PK> continue?  I know that some people in the exchange quit receiving from
 PK> their secret pal ages ago and have now gotten so disgusted that they
 PP>     Personally I would like to continue.  My pal has been very
 PP> great,     even though some of my thank you's have not gotten to
 PP> her.....     Hopefully they have now!!!!
My pal has been great too, but it is not fair that some of the people who
are being so good in sending aren't receiving anything in return.  So, we 
will end the exchange August 31st and see if anyone is interested in 
organizing another one.
 PP>     I think my pal would say that I have been a decent pal to her. 
 PP> Or at     least I would hope so.  I do think that Carol had a good
 PP> idea of not     continuing the pal thing for a period of a year. 
 PP> Some people just     can't maintain the obligation that long.  I
 PP> think though that it     would be nice to carry on for a shorter
 PP> time.  That would give new     people a chance to join up or give
 PP> some participants a chance to     drop out if they have a problem
 PP> come up.  Anyway that is my two     cents worth!
I like Carol's idea too.  Should keep the drop out's to a minimum!
Later!,
           Pat 
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