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U.S. Postal Service Stamps Out Clocks
The Albuquerque Journal ^
| March 2, 2007
| Susan Stiger
Posted on 03/02/2007 11:35:05 AM PST by CedarDave
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To: CedarDave
Yep - Noticed that here in Queens New York post office...
Service is terrible...lines go out the door...
nothing has changed except the clock is down ...
I noticed it immediately.
Whenever I have to use the U.S. Post office here, I make sure I have a lot of time and my walkman so I can listen to Rush or whoever is on.
I love stamps...but I always say -- if one thinks they would like to have the government run healthcare - just look no further than a bad post office. There you have it.
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posted on
03/02/2007 12:38:12 PM PST
by
LibertyLight
(I Am Grateful For FreeRepublic!)
To: mdittmar
I really feel bad for my mail man. On certian days I have no idea how he deals with the weather. Plus, he is really cool to my dog, so she loves him. I can tell he really enjoys his job and has gotten to know a few of his customers.
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posted on
03/02/2007 12:56:40 PM PST
by
CSM
("My favorite therapist: Jack Bauer." - mewzilla, 3/1/2007)
To: CedarDave
The hell with the clocks....I have watch..
I'd be happy if they simply hired counter attendants and delivery folks who could speak an intelligible form of English...
Here in Kalifornicate, I understand there is a need to have Postal workers who can understand all the various dialects of the legal and illegal immigrants who simply make no attempt to learn the language.
BUT, to have so many that at times it is difficult to find a counter attendant whose English can be understood by an old fart like myself, whose hearing was damaged by the noise on the battlefield fighting the relatives of the U.S Post Office employees!
Semper Fi
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posted on
03/02/2007 2:55:59 PM PST
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: curmudgeonII
"That's one cent for delivery and forty cents for storage."
Excellent!
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posted on
03/02/2007 3:00:53 PM PST
by
Let's Roll
("...given the choice between war and dishonor, you chose dishonor - you will have war"- W.Churchill)
To: CedarDave
Cut mail delivery to Mon-Wed-Fri.
At least three times a week, I go to the mailbox only to throw everything in the trash before I get in the house.
The USPS pays no taxes(fuel,property,State,Local,Federal,Sales,Etc.).
Lay off half the people through attrition.
This is not rocket surgery.
See Amtrack.
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posted on
03/02/2007 3:04:51 PM PST
by
mikeybaby
(long time lurker)
To: carolinalivin
Yes, you can buy stamps on the net. But you will pay a postage and handling charge. Better to buy stamps at the ATM. If you have a printer, you can set up a free account with the online USPS, then print any kind of postage and labels you want, including insurance, delivery confirmation, etc. It's all just charged to your credit card.
To: flashbunny
"Watches are so last century."
Really?
I sometimes wear this one. It's a lot of fun. You have to read it in binary. I love the look on people's faces when they ask me the time and I hold it up so they can read all the flashing blue lights, LOL! A lot of them ask where they can get one.
To: TYVets
Reminds me of President Nixon’s promise of next day first class service anywhere in the country. Somewhere some wheels fell off.
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posted on
08/15/2007 3:14:14 PM PDT
by
mcshot
("Bad Wood! Bad wood needs to be replaced with good wood" Arachnophobia)
To: CedarDave
Those Y2K countdown clocks were creepy...
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posted on
08/15/2007 3:17:30 PM PDT
by
x_plus_one
(Allah is not Yahweh.)
To: CedarDave
Again?? At this rate, 'forever stamps' might make a good addition to the Roth IRA.
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posted on
08/15/2007 3:19:20 PM PDT
by
BearCub
To: CedarDave
I never wear a watch because nothing important happens until I get there.
And I do go through the junk mail in case some charity is sending cash (nickels, sometimes a dollar bill), which I use to pay the postage for the charities I do contribute to. We actually won an award for "recycling family of the month", thanks to the volume of junk mail.
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posted on
08/15/2007 3:19:39 PM PDT
by
Bernard
(The Fairness Doctrine should be applied to people who follow the rules to come to America legally)
To: Bonaparte
What a fun link! I really enjoyed looking at those. < :D
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posted on
08/15/2007 5:30:34 PM PDT
by
my_pointy_head_is_sharp
(Today's Liberals are Fascists: ...forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism...)
To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp
Glad you liked it!
Here's the one I got --
To: Bonaparte
Check out this one. Same watch, two links:
here and here
It will only set you back $118,000.
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posted on
08/16/2007 6:47:13 PM PDT
by
my_pointy_head_is_sharp
(Today's Liberals are Fascists: ...forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism...)
To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp
Very cool idea to show the "astronaut's view" of earth and Ullyse Nardin has always made nice chronometer grade movements.
That said, I would make some changes in this model -- 1) rather than the two springs to indicate day and night coverage, I would have a rotating LED illuminated aperture so that it actually looked like the sunlight was moving over the globe, 2) the case would be watertight down to at least 200 meters, 3) I would lose that bizarre mix of Arabic and Roman numerals on the bezel and use either stylized Romans or dagger points, 4) I'd offer a matching platinum bracelet.
I know -- the watch would be thicker, much heavier and more expensive. But as Mom used to say, "Dreaming is free."
To: Bonaparte
That said, I would make some changes in this model -- I like your proposed changes. They would definitely be cool. New changes require a new name. Instead of the J. Kepler, your new model would be called the Tellurium N. Bonaparte. < :D
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posted on
08/16/2007 11:37:06 PM PDT
by
my_pointy_head_is_sharp
(Today's Liberals are Fascists: ...forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism...)
To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp
"... Tellurium N. Bonaparte."... with functions for calculating wind direction/velocity, trajectories/distances of projectiles when weight/force are entered, dispersion patterns of canister/shrapnel when height/charge are entered, etc.
He would have loved something like this. The perfect gift for the man who has all of Europe and wants more. I once attended an auction preview and held in my hand the sterling silver compass/sundial he carried through his campaigns. It had originally been made for Louis XIV, who probably never even used it.
To: Bonaparte
with functions for calculating wind direction/velocity, trajectories/distances of projectiles when weight/force are entered, dispersion patterns of canister/shrapnel when height/charge are entered, etc LOL!!!
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posted on
08/17/2007 12:02:03 AM PDT
by
my_pointy_head_is_sharp
(Today's Liberals are Fascists: ...forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism...)
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