Hi All,

Ray's answer on the post about hackle color on the parachute Adams got me to thinking, and it dawned on me that it is time to cut back on purchasing of materials. I think it is an addiction.

The old timers didn't have a fraction of what many of us on the fly tying bulleting board have, and I have bought stuff to tie a specific pattern when I already have material that could be substituted in, and it would likely work just as well.

I am thinking about buying very little in the way of new and different materials, just replace materials that I use up, and a very limited amount of new and different materials. There just is no need to buy more stuff that takes up space, when I will use only a fraction of it in any reasonable time frame.

Time to spend more time tying with what I have and very little time looking at the new stuff. I have plenty of stuff now, I may be a materials-aholic. (Well, that is an exaduration, but I wonder if anyone else has had the same thought.)

Regards,

Gandolf