Postal rate increase

Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:03 am

Don't forget. On Sunday, January 8, the postage rate for a letter goes up from 37 cents to 39 cents. That's if you live in the US. I don't know what it costs to mail a letter in Canada or anywhere else.

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ycontrol · Post by **ycontrol** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:01 am

Thank you Bookworm. I guess I won't be sending those letters now.

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000 · Post by **000** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:40 pm

Bookworm wrote: the postage rate for a letter goes up from 37 cents to 39 cents.

BASTARDS!!!

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angelsgrace09 · Post by **angelsgrace09** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:33 pm

damn bitches

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:10 am

Blame it on the hurricanes. Because the hurricanes are blamed on for high gas prices, and high gas prices affect postal costs so they have to charge more.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:17 am

You may wish to read the USPS announcement. It seems that this increase is to give money to Congress, not to keep up with the rising costs of delivering mail.

http://www.usps.com/communications/news/press/2005/pr05_097.htm wrote: This rate increase - the first since 2002 - is needed to fulfill the requirement of a federal law passed in 2003. That law requires the Postal Service to establish a $3.1 billion escrow account, with use of the funds to be determined by Congress at a later date. Without this federal mandate, it would not have been necessary to raise rates in 2006.

We should, of course, blame Bush here.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:19 am

Yeah it's bushes fault, for sure. Stephen Harper also has a role to play here. evil politiciens.

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ycontrol · Post by **ycontrol** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:51 am

Damn them!

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:00 pm

ycontrol wrote: Damn them!

I wouldn't go that far. I would just [****] them.

(****wording removed so as not to draw the attention of the government spies.)

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andthebeast13 · Post by **andthebeast13** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:36 pm

well at least they haven't started charging for e-mails yet
they talked about charging for emails at one point

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:42 pm

andthebeast13 wrote: well at least they haven't started charging for e-mails yet
they talked about charging for emails at one point

That was a hoax. We never considered charging for e-mails. I'm not sure that would even be possible.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:23 am

I think message boards/IM are somewhat replacing email to a certain extent, so if they did charge for email, it would die out completely. I talk to people more over forums/IM than email.

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andthebeast13 · Post by **andthebeast13** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:04 pm

i wondered if it was a hoax the first time i heard about it... but that was like 2 or three years ago i forget why i started thinking it was a serious thought

and i see what you mean red, its alot easier to blog or comment on a blog or a forum than e or snail mail... they're so.... formal.. i guess

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:50 pm

i love getting mail, it makes me happy

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andthebeast13 · Post by **andthebeast13** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:23 pm

lol...
i enjoy getting mail as well... but i "hate" actually going through ALLLLL the effort to send it... sometimes it can be so much fun to be inconsistant

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:49 pm

Yeah sending regular mail is annoying, so I use email most of the time. Heck, even to send money to my suppliers I use email now.

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Sat May 06, 2006 8:05 am

I just heard that the post office is considering raising the rates again in a year or two, up to 43 cents. They are also considering selling a "forever" stamp. It would be good for a first class letter at any time in the future, even if the rates go up a lot higher than they were when you bought the stamp.

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Sat May 06, 2006 11:20 am

lol a "forever" stamp? sounds like something a little kid thought up

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Roger Waters · Post by **Roger Waters** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:09 am

What do you think Bush is?

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:12 pm

a small shrub?

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Roger Waters · Post by **Roger Waters** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:30 pm

no he is just a lightheaded small shrub with a southern accent

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:10 pm

ok then

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Roger Waters · Post by **Roger Waters** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:30 am

yes, ok then

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:03 pm

i should send a letter

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Roger Waters · Post by **Roger Waters** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:07 am

Why we have the internet?

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