tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post4371567590647139901..comments2023-11-13T21:12:34.165-08:00Comments on One Fixer-Upper: MailLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-82536088826375451072016-05-18T15:20:07.467-07:002016-05-18T15:20:07.467-07:00I need to check out this Postcrossing.com. Thanks ...I need to check out this Postcrossing.com. Thanks for the info.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-75601239072653019982016-05-18T15:19:21.664-07:002016-05-18T15:19:21.664-07:00Yes I remember those days. It was great fun going ...Yes I remember those days. It was great fun going to the mailbox in those days. Seems like I got a Wee Wisdom magazine in the mail.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-75284038183796516202016-05-18T15:01:36.970-07:002016-05-18T15:01:36.970-07:00P.s. I meant to mention I subscribe to Postcrossin...P.s. I meant to mention I subscribe to Postcrossing.com. I send a postcard about once a month, and I receive one from China or Russia, or some foreign country in exchange. I enjoy this project.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782394068144501251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-61002348726204019212016-05-18T14:58:55.529-07:002016-05-18T14:58:55.529-07:00We rarely receive anything of interest in the mail...We rarely receive anything of interest in the mail. I pay our bills online. Most of our mail consists of flyers and solicitations for donations. Most of this stuff goes directly from our mailbox to our trash can. I remember fondly my penpal days when I was a teenager. Before that, when I was in grammar school, I remember finding the summer Weekly Reader in our mailbox. Oh, the glory days.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782394068144501251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-68347324340220529342016-05-18T11:23:51.243-07:002016-05-18T11:23:51.243-07:00I have responded with my address and will look for...I have responded with my address and will look forward to receiving bookmarks from the quads. You've trained Louis Dean well. That's an excellent way to handle mail.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-47650239642021510072016-05-18T11:22:21.659-07:002016-05-18T11:22:21.659-07:00Once we retire checking the mail becomes something...Once we retire checking the mail becomes something to do during the day. I don't see catalogs going away so you should have plenty to browse through for years to come.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-30571408884559360622016-05-18T11:19:55.103-07:002016-05-18T11:19:55.103-07:00Fortunately for you I don't see mail service g...Fortunately for you I don't see mail service going away anytime soon. It's sad we've all stopped writing notes, cards, and letters. For us older people we've often outlived family and friends.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-45718482512672575692016-05-18T11:17:50.501-07:002016-05-18T11:17:50.501-07:00Susie, thanks for leaving a comment. I have emaile...Susie, thanks for leaving a comment. I have emailed you my address. As you know we are pretty homebound these days. Bob's health is pretty fragile. Looking forward to getting to know you.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-91238309190904185662016-05-18T09:27:08.859-07:002016-05-18T09:27:08.859-07:00It's funny you talk about mail just when I was...It's funny you talk about mail just when I was about to ask you to private message me your address! Yesterday I mailed off a dozen notecards to blogging friends with little fingerprint art book markers the quads made. Some cards had a signature or two from them as they are learning how to write their names and a couple of cards had all their names plus my handwritten note of course! Back when Amber and Benjamin were home, we wrote and mailed at least one card every day. Letters, art, notes, etc. of course we didn't have Facebook and Blogger to keep in touch with everyone like we do now. Still, I love to get and receive mail! <br /><br />As far as the 'other' kind of mail, I do the very same thing you do! Trash it fast! I have taught Louis Dean the 'only touch it once' principle- bring it in and DO NOT LAY IT DOWN! Either trash it or take whatever is important straight to his desk if it's his or to my kitchen planner if it's mine! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-19727102939985941462016-05-18T09:15:05.757-07:002016-05-18T09:15:05.757-07:00I still check the mail although most days there is...I still check the mail although most days there is nothing in the box. I like to get catalogs, actually, just to browse the]rough them.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-27267828340079002732016-05-18T06:55:17.213-07:002016-05-18T06:55:17.213-07:00I still pay my few bills by paper so I guess paper...I still pay my few bills by paper so I guess paper mail is important to me. Though I no longer get letters, I do still love the seasonal or birthday cards. Also look forward to the magazines I subscribe to plus our weekly newspaper that is delivered by mail. Add in the several former and current USPS employees in my family--think I'd better vote that it stay. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-1183397514918282142016-05-18T06:23:44.466-07:002016-05-18T06:23:44.466-07:00Hi Linda, I picked up your site at Linda's Lif...Hi Linda, I picked up your site at Linda's Life Journal. Love the Chapmans. If you would send me your address, I would send your Bob a letter or card here and there. I love mail too. especially in the winter...just have to walk to the end of the drive. There's no better feeling than getting a letter from my sister or daughters. Blessings to you dear lady. xoxo, SusieSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425051654313691986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-80105101132331727162016-05-17T19:57:44.276-07:002016-05-17T19:57:44.276-07:00Hmmmm, six weeks, I'll have to think about tha...Hmmmm, six weeks, I'll have to think about that. I think we're spoiled.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-50612531148288619182016-05-17T19:39:12.547-07:002016-05-17T19:39:12.547-07:00Weekly mail would be fine with me. When I was in t...Weekly mail would be fine with me. When I was in the arctic each spring and fall we would go six weeks without mail!!!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-83839623184463883712016-05-17T18:54:33.411-07:002016-05-17T18:54:33.411-07:00It's so hard to remember how all these pieces ...It's so hard to remember how all these pieces fit together to provide jobs and income for people and businesses plus income for USPS.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-63404443778523978202016-05-17T18:47:59.438-07:002016-05-17T18:47:59.438-07:00Very interesting. It is true if the USPS depended ...Very interesting. It is true if the USPS depended on hand written letters they'd go out of business. They are being hurt by the decreasing amount of subscribers to magazines and newspapers.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-6453102789007392932016-05-17T18:45:00.902-07:002016-05-17T18:45:00.902-07:00Our mail box is not that convenient but we need th...Our mail box is not that convenient but we need the exercise so that makes it all right. It is frustrating to go and realize you've gone to early and have to go again.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-77795758080420227182016-05-17T18:36:30.563-07:002016-05-17T18:36:30.563-07:00Linda, I once worked as a substitute mail carrier ...Linda, I once worked as a substitute mail carrier and we were told to call junk mail "bread and butter mail" because without it we wouldn't have jobs. Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189685470219445294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-71267129513526477192016-05-17T17:55:48.142-07:002016-05-17T17:55:48.142-07:00The dog would not like it if he didn't get to ...The dog would not like it if he didn't get to leave pee mail while I'm picking up my mail down at the street. I don't like the idea of paying my bills online so I still get a fair amount of important mail. With catalogs, if I don't want them I call to get taken off the mailing list because I hate to see paper/trees wasted. But the minute I order online the catalogs start over again and I have to call again.<br /><br />Glad you called Bob's doctor!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-24114191331612414052016-05-17T17:54:37.960-07:002016-05-17T17:54:37.960-07:00We always check the mail daily. We still get some ...We always check the mail daily. We still get some bill statements via mail, even though we pay them by auto-pay. I pay most of our bills that way, or on line. Mail theft is a problem here. <br />But yes, jobs! Our son finally has a long term job as a USPS letter carrier, after many years of unreliable employment as a surveyor. He admits that he delivers "junk", even though he is cautioned not to call it that. He really likes the job but says the USPS management is terrible. I say "jobs" - obs making the junk, jobs delivering it, and jobs recycling it. Hail the mail!Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-11991463618934726582016-05-17T17:30:13.951-07:002016-05-17T17:30:13.951-07:00Our mailbox is on the street so we do check it eve...Our mailbox is on the street so we do check it every day. Usually only junk mail and bills so there is no great joy or eagerness in doing it, just one of those little chores that needs to be done. (Coincidentally I wrote about hand writing letters today, it would be nice to receive hand written letters again but I'm afraid that is a thing of the past.)Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189685470219445294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-78955564900061892092016-05-17T17:21:00.005-07:002016-05-17T17:21:00.005-07:00Oh, do I hear you on that one. Nothing like runnin...Oh, do I hear you on that one. Nothing like running your arm in an empty mailbox multiple times a day!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-55747129477944464362016-05-17T17:19:40.215-07:002016-05-17T17:19:40.215-07:00I'm delighted your mom has that kind of mail s...I'm delighted your mom has that kind of mail service and I hope it lasts the rest of her life.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-3586239601929313352016-05-17T17:08:05.868-07:002016-05-17T17:08:05.868-07:00The mail never crosses my mind, but my husband can...The mail never crosses my mind, but my husband can't stand the thought of there mail in the box. Even if we get no mail, he checks the box a couple of time just to be sure the mailman wasn't just running late.Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-45565514701956394512016-05-17T17:06:58.780-07:002016-05-17T17:06:58.780-07:00I pay all our bills online too. I'd be fine wi...I pay all our bills online too. I'd be fine with a reduced mail delivery. And why do we get all those catalogues??? They immediately go into recycling bin. I don't order from them as I prefer to order things online. Seems like such a waste. <br /><br />My very elderly mom lives for her daily mail. She lives in a handicapped apartment, so it gets delivered right to her front door. It's her connection to many folks whom she does not see anymore. Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237805282007404140noreply@blogger.com