"Cucumber time"...

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[QueenOfHearts]

I am not addicted, I am not addicted, I am not addicted......well at least I didnt make the list of top 10 posters like some people I know....
I have also been working, who said summer is a down time for CPA's...all those extensions and not enough hours.  Been to several auctions (you dont want to look in the trunk of my car right now!!), worked on my booth at the Antique Center along with my required "one day a month" work time.  Did some updating on a web site I maintain for a local swim club and also visited said swim club.  Spending time with my Grandbaby (and yes Ramon I know how much work a kid's party can be!)(when do we get to see the birthday girl?)  Had a viewing yesterday along with a trip to the book store to pick up my reserved copy of Harry Potter, yard work always, hmmmm I guess that's it.  Plus I also love the term Ramon....I will be doing "cucumber time" in a few weeks when I go on vacation.
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[AccountAbility]

I must have missed this thread earlier, so I went back and read it through.  Enjoyed it.

Back in April, Ramon commented that the "cucumber time" was the slow time when Kiva loan opportunities were down to 70.  What should we call the time now when the loan opportunities are down to 35? 

[vilaura]

Now we're at 26. I've never seen so few before. I guess this is a good thing as it means loans are being funded quickly?

[AccountAbility]

My perception is that the loans that are there are taking as long as normal to fund. 

If this is so, then there can't be a lot of loans getting funded.  We'd be seeing them flow through.

On another thread, I expressed the hope that Joe could put the statistics at the top of the page into a timeline.  Then we could be more sure of our perceptions.

[stubear1012]

I like the phrase "cucumber time".  I checked Matt articles on the Kiva Chronciles and in the early months, they had several dry periods of no loans.    Hopefully as long as there are some loans waiting to be funded then any new members will be able to make their first loan.  Once they make their first loan then the email updates will keep them hooked.   

[wind5001]

We've got a similar phrase in German, only that we don't take the fresh product "cucumber" but rather the pickled version: "sour pickles time"...you know how crazy we Germans are about preserving things in vinegar...just think of sauerkraut...

On the number of loans: I was quite shocked, when I saw there were only 30 on earlier today...Maybe Ben can give us a clue?

[AccountAbility]

I can't think of a worse "downer" for newbies hitting the Kiva website than to find out there are 80 something thousand lenders out there and only 34 loans to fund.   

"Gee, these guys won't miss me."

Even for a pseudo-addict, it's hardly worth looking through again. 

[Ramón]

Got a "loan emergency" email from Naomi yesterday, asking if we could chip in doing some extra translations. This is a real issue for the growth of Kiva. It doesn't make much sense to get more and more lenders, if there are no loans to fulfill. That's why expansion of MFI partners is so important for Kiva...

--Ramón