Posted on 12/08/2004 12:21:57 AM PST by torqemada
I just got a Christmas...no, strike that, a Season Card, from the White House. It had NO mention of Christmas, NO nativity, NO cross, nothing, except a mantel with what may be two menorahs on it, and a quote from Psalms.
I don't get it...if President Bush wants to send out a generic Season Card, why doesn't he send it out in, say, June, or July, not December, when it might be taken at first glance to be a Christmas Card!
Ed
Local Postmasters might have some control over the incoming quantity of newly issued or available commemoratives and then again, they may have no control over the quantity of commemoratives sent to their district.
At the closest PO to us, which is the big distribution center for San Diego, the Madonna and Child stamps are out there. In front for everyone to see.
My anger knows no bounds over this! The Muslim one is on display? GRRRRRR!!!
Festivus....was that the Costanza holiday?
Whoa! Thanks for the heads up. I didn't notice that someone had added all of that. I think I initially put 5 or 6 keywords on this post. Can the Mod identify who added these?
Interestingly enough, I added a keyword called ABADABUSEOFKEYWORDS - and of all the ones present, THAT one has been pulled. Quite interesting...
Yes :)
Yeah, but you'll be able to do so much more then email Christmas greetings once you get up and running.
You are right. When one looks at the huge (or is it hugh?) 37 cent per use fee and the enormous effort involved in tossing away the adds as you walk in from the box there is just no comparison. Not even close.
I agree. Why wait 3 days for delivery too? The USPS is getting a little long in the tooth. Kind of like the fax machine did to bicycle messengers in the early 90's.
BTW, here is my Christmas card to you
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thank You!!!!!! I wish you the same.
Festive eh? I knew you would think so!
Well, it's okay. We usually email nice big .jpg's with pictures of the family, text overlays, etc.
I've nothing against plain text though.
It's funny - the argument supporting the USPS was rather like an argument supporting cows instead of buying gallon jugs of milk: "let's see....$700 for a refrigerator, $15 per month in gas to drive to the store, possible dropping and spillage of the jug, time spent throwing it away when done". It would be true, I suppose, if many of us didn't already have a refrigerator and weren't already going to the store all the time.
I never noticed in the post office where I go. I'll have to check it out. I normally just go to the window and ask for religious Christmas Stamps and have no problem, all of the stamps are in a drawer anyway. I'll check out the self-service areas tomorrow..
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