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Postcard Shebang Beta (CLOSED) (and general correspondence thanks and glee)
i got a second card from ms.petra. what a great surprise! i've never had a sinterklaas card before.no sign of kevin's card yet.
what? sorry janine! i sent them over a week ago!! shooti did get two more cards from ms. petra. very cool COL images. thanks! (she is a sweetie)
doing my part to keep the USPS in business! and I like sending postcards.
I now have postcards from Britt and Gretchen! Woo! I love getting postcards. Fun mail! :)
I love the postcard I got from you Jackie, thanks.
Jackie wrote on my postcard "Sally is the coolest." of course. :)
Jackie wrote on my postcard "Sally is the coolest." of course. :)
Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "what? sorry janine! i sent them over a week ago!! shooti did get two more cards from ms. petra. very cool COL images. thanks! (she is a sweetie)"
what is COL?
I could be wrong, but I think it's an abreviation of Colorado.
that would make sense. i'm more used to seeing the two-letter abbreviations.
Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "I now have postcards from Britt and Gretchen! Woo! I love getting postcards. Fun mail! :)"
Wow mine took a whole week!
janine wrote: "that would make sense. i'm more used to seeing the two-letter abbreviations."CO = Colorado
I got Alecia and Sally's yesterday! Thanks, guys!
I got Sally's yesterday, too. This is so much fun!
i use sports abbreviations and sometimes airport ones for cities. i occasionally use the correct ones
Kevin, I knew what you meant. I just couldn't help myself since those abbreviations are very important in my world. :)
I got a card from Britt Britt today! Yay! Thanks so much. I will get one to you this week.
I've been sick with a cold for a couple days, but getting postcards yesterday from Britt and Gretchen was a bright spot in my weekend. Thanks so much!
Received a card from ms. petra!!!!!Your Warhol'ed cat is very fierce.
Yippee, I just received a text to say there is a postcard at home waiting for me. I am guessing it is from Britt.
Thanks Britt the postcard was from you. It's brilliant. I have to get my act together and find a better source of post card.
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I've been busy. Check your mail in about a weeks time (those of you not in my original group).
Ooh, is there room for anymore? I haven't sent a postcard in ages!
Hmmmmmmm, yeahhhh about that.Where is the format of this group headed, guys? Are we going to do another "round" or...are we just sending cards to people?
Hey, Lori. I got your card today. I think the dog should look more worried!
shoot janine. i sent it a couple of weeks ago
I'm so glad you got it, Kate! Yeah that poor doggie.Meanwhile, I see people already bought/sent their Secret Santa? Oh for shizzle.
My cat is much better now. As a matter of fact, he kept me up all night terrorizing/chasing the 2 other kitties. Much loud yowling/hissing. I can't wait for the tube to come out so he can go outside and release his ya yas out there.
Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "shoot janine. i sent it a couple of weeks ago"
That's what he told his mortgage company, Janine.
That's what he told his mortgage company, Janine.
Clark wrote: "Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "shoot janine. i sent it a couple of weeks ago"That's what he told his mortgage company, Janine."
not the part about shooting me, i hope.
very strange because Janine received my card in just 4/5 days. one of the downsides of postcards is that there is no return address, so if a number is transposed or an optical scanner cannot read the address it ends up in a dead letter black hole. I am keeping my fingers crossed that Janine receives her card soon.
dead letter black hole? what kind of deal are you running over there ms P?
Government workers. Whaddaya expect?
Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "dead letter black hole? what kind of deal are you running over there ms P?"you didn't write mauritius on the card, did you?
hey! dead letter is where mail goes that cannot be delivered for whatever reason, eg. the recipient is dead, the address doesn't exist, the address is illegible, etc AND it does not include a return address. I am not really sure what happens there, probably a lot of shredding. I often deliver postcards that arrive long after the family has returned from their trip. I don't know why they take so long...it is a conundrum. also, like Clark said, the government is running things! some days I just feel like banging my head against a brick wall.
no, what is mauritius?ahhh...now i get the dead letter deal. sort of like when i delivered a free newspaper door to door as a kid. when you got sick of delivering stuff you just tossed the rest in a dumpster
NO DUMPSTERS! unless you want to be fired.
No, just go to her profile, it's where she says she lives.
I got a surprise post card from petra and I love it! "The ladies fanciwork society!"
after seeing your beautiful handwork, I knew you would appreciate that project.
How big is the dead letter office? Wouldn't it be fun to open all the dead letters and see what they say?
would that be like a zombie movie for sesame street? the dead letters coming to life?
I'm not sure, to be honest with you. They used to do stories occasionally about these offices and the letters getting back to the sender or to the recipient. Over the last 5 yrs there have been so many units down-sized or eliminated due to the internet. The amount of first class/important mail being sent has dramatically decreased. The Post Office is bleeding. Everyone is stretched pretty thin. The Postmaster General has again asked Congress to eliminate Saturday delivery to help save some money. But, it is the government. The Post Office is supposed to be self-supporting with no tax money, but our hands are tied by Congress as far as raising revenue. Really, if you think about it, I sent a post card to Australia for 98 cents and it probably should cost twice that in order to break even.
Hee I am so mean. Sorry Smetch, I promise not to mention it again. :D