Did You Correspond Today?

[VertOlive]

MrCharlie is right---it's whatever the postal employees believe the rules are. But it goes through more than one "machine" depending on the size of your town. My two young postal "girls" are usually pretty lenient...especially if they see you in there several times a week! :-)

We'll see, it went out today with a .21 Lincoln stamp in addition to the .49 stamp. I realize that's a lot of stamps for a teeny letter, but one must expand the horizons of one's practical knowledge!

[mrcharlie]

Before I knew what "oversize" postcard meant, I sent at least a dozen using postcard stamps instead of 1st class stamps, and they all seemed to get there. I also sent a few with the "old" rate up to a month or two after a rate change when I didn't realize it had changed, and again they were delivered. I've received mail that I weighed at over 1 oz with the 1 oz rate stamp on it.

These days, they seem to be pretty lenient whenever anyone bothers to use the mail at all.

Oh, and FWIW, I was caught up with pen pal replies as of today by sending one out, also sent out a birthday card. I have one un-answered non Inky Rhino notecard letter to reply to, and received one pen pal letter today, and have five (5) letters to reply to from a single non-FPG/Inky Rhino pen pal.

[Jon Szanto]

Not yet, but I am starting right now.

[inkyletters]

Two long overdue replies out today. Next up- intro letters for my new fpgeeks penpals!

[VertOlive]

Three out-some Home Brewed Ink in the batch!

[jackwebb]

3 in, took a breather to make some envelopes ( which involved some welding on one), starting replies tomorrow.

Wait, welding? What. I need to see this envelope.
Also i really need something to do. This summer is boring me to death.

Just sent it to Kentucky. Heckuva lot of stamps...

Just in from VO... Have to break out the grinder to see what's in here. 😹

[ceramic_pizza]

3 in, took a breather to make some envelopes ( which involved some welding on one), starting replies tomorrow.

Wait, welding? What. I need to see this envelope.
Also i really need something to do. This summer is boring me to death.

Just sent it to Kentucky. Heckuva lot of stamps...

Just in from VO... Have to break out the grinder to see what's in here. 😹

whoa. that's so cool

[mrcharlie]

Today two out, two in. One in mutilated.

So, twice in the past two weeks I've received a commercially made envelope mutilated in transit. Basically the same mutilation also. I am not happy about this, and wonder if something has changed in the USPS sorting machinery. If this is a regular ongoing problem ... hell, I don't know what to do that will actually be effective at improving the situation, but this is not okay.

[VertOlive]

Today two out, two in. One in mutilated.

So, twice in the past two weeks I've received a commercially made envelope mutilated in transit. Basically the same mutilation also. I am not happy about this, and wonder if something has changed in the USPS sorting machinery. If this is a regular ongoing problem ... hell, I don't know what to do that will actually be effective at improving the situation, but this is not okay.

This is why I made the switch to diamond plate envelopes...

[Silverbreeze]

Today two out, two in. One in mutilated.

So, twice in the past two weeks I've received a commercially made envelope mutilated in transit. Basically the same mutilation also. I am not happy about this, and wonder if something has changed in the USPS sorting machinery. If this is a regular ongoing problem ... hell, I don't know what to do that will actually be effective at improving the situation, but this is not okay.

This is why I made the switch to diamond plate envelopes...

But the cost of Stampage VO... Oy

[ypsilanti]

Eight going out tomorrow.

[Tracy Lee]

Seven went out between Saturday and tomorrow!

[writingrav]

Six going out in the morning.

[VertOlive]

Six in the Monday Post: "Bees and Poodles and Wax, Oh My!"


Hope Mr Charlie's "USPS Mangler" hasn't been installed at my local Post office yet....wasn't there a Stephen King story...?

[VertOlive]

One in, one out. Empty in-basket!

Make that 2 out.

[earthdawn]

I think I replied to all... not much a letter... but I sent out some pretty sweet swag

[VertOlive]

I think I replied to all... not much a letter... but I sent out some pretty sweet swag

Thank you, I love my buttons!!!

[inkyletters]

One in today. Three out tomorrow morning!

[Silverbreeze]

#2 is written and heading to Yukon. I sat and addressed the remaining 26 envelopes and tucked something in each envelope. I think I have most every international address posted, so Australia, Belgium, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden,Canada, Spain, etc here I come!! :-) I have an additional five personal letters that need writing so I will be going way over the goal and that makes me happy. I plan to respond to anyone as well, so I am glad I have some new bottles of ink. :-) My IT professional husband is truly befuddled by all of this, but is watching with a certain amount of curiosity . . .

I am an IT geek. There is hope for him yet

[Silverbreeze]

I sent a few letters out with the the morning mail lady... Still have two that I need to write final drafts of, but I will answer every last letter or card. I have found that I have a hard time not being verbose on paper. So even if you send just a post card you will probably get at least a short letter back.

Still afraid I may scare one of my new pen pals away