Posted By:
Joe P.Jorge
(Login T207) Re: Another T206 set "Completed" January 25 2006, 4:56 PM
"Congratulations on completing your 2nd set. How long did it take most of you to complete it ?"
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Jorge, it's a piece of cake.
It only takes as long as YOU want.
As I understand it, all you have to do when you reach that glacial terminal moraine in front of you, the unclimbable side of Mt Everest, the unreachable stars.
All you have to do is say:
IT'S FINISHED!
By that time, it isn't hard to say that you're finished.
By that time, you're in your ninties and you want it to be finished before you are.
The hard part is trying to erase the names of those you know are in the complete set.
Nature has a way to help you.
By that time, your memory starts to play games with you.
It's almost a blessing.
It's the first thing to go ...... or is it the second?
There are a few on this forum that have mastered that game ahead of time.
Frankly, I don't have a problem saying that I have an incomplete set, missing the Wagner.
I've given it my best shot, and the ride has been a fun and enjoyable ride.
To this collector, the bottom line is the hunt, the search, the joy of filling a slot.
It has always been a hobby, a sublimation, an escape from the realities around us.
Keeping it that way has worked for me.
If I were to make it a job, it would defeat my purpose.
To each his own, I'm just talking about my fun ride of an incomplete set.
Go For It Jorge!
And forget about "the Stinkin Completion Badge".
Joe Pelaez