tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6010750497926584722..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: This morning's mail.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40514341566356255242013-11-05T07:26:10.011-08:002013-11-05T07:26:10.011-08:00Doesn't seem quite so bad when we are all in t...Doesn't seem quite so bad when we are all in this together - and Dominic may be right - perhaps it does provide work for some folk.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75448410597328137272013-11-05T01:58:58.869-08:002013-11-05T01:58:58.869-08:00It's the same everywhere I suspect. We have mo...It's the same everywhere I suspect. We have mountains of the stuff which just helps to fill the recycling bag. Occasionally there will be something of interest but most of it is unasked for, unwanted and unnecessary.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54685728841780529622013-11-05T00:04:39.391-08:002013-11-05T00:04:39.391-08:00Now if I knew where you lived I'd send you a p...Now if I knew where you lived I'd send you a pretty handmade card to give you something nice to open and look at instead of all that bumf. Here, we have to take the stuff that's in envelopes out of the envelopes as we're not 'allowed' to put envelopes in with paper/card etc recycling. So they go in a different bin... presumably something to do with the glue on the flaps? But hope that the next time postie comes, he brings you something that even if you don't need it, will be interesting to look at!Edwinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439221693794136665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26180820114429675492013-11-04T22:50:38.053-08:002013-11-04T22:50:38.053-08:00Anything addressed to 'Dear Householder' a...Anything addressed to 'Dear Householder' and delivered by the post office goes straight back in the post box. If they try to dump it on me they can have the hassle of getting rid of it. I think if more people did that they'd find another way to raise money.MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13224343938650619962013-11-04T21:07:12.153-08:002013-11-04T21:07:12.153-08:00You are lucky you still get delivered mail!
In N...You are lucky you still get delivered mail! <br /><br />In New Zealand it's just been announced that as of next year mail deliveries will be cut back to three days a week for urban areas. They say that the rural deliveries will still be financially viable at 6 days, because they also deliver other things. <br /><br />The problem of being a tiny population.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30524226448496626272013-11-04T14:51:22.333-08:002013-11-04T14:51:22.333-08:00Same issue here, P.
Your point by point parry of ...Same issue here, P.<br /><br />Your point by point parry of each<br />useless intruder spoke volumes (of wasted paper and effort and fuss)to other thoughtful types world wide!<br /><br />I often look at this stuff and think "Who does waste money on this ****?"<br /><br /><br />Batten down the hatches for the Holiday$<br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> =^..^= <3Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6481927144074934342013-11-04T14:34:19.251-08:002013-11-04T14:34:19.251-08:00I got 25 catalogs one day...I was stunned and so w...I got 25 catalogs one day...I was stunned and so was our mailperson!!<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com <br />http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com<br />Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15242187432624282412013-11-04T14:32:03.717-08:002013-11-04T14:32:03.717-08:00I maintain strict recycling at our house. My mantr...I maintain strict recycling at our house. My mantra: it gives people work. I'm not advocating the work for the companies that produce the stuff, but the people who process it at the transfer station will never be out of a job as long as I'm around to snatch a perfectly recyclable item from the trash and put in in the recycle bin. I guess I'm getting old. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77862954338275232452013-11-04T14:12:03.169-08:002013-11-04T14:12:03.169-08:00Hey, I had most of those items too! Best of all wa...Hey, I had most of those items too! Best of all was the home insurance one which promised me that I could be "paying as little as.." and then quoted a figure which was almost twice what I'm paying!John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88972344137879462732013-11-04T13:13:37.055-08:002013-11-04T13:13:37.055-08:00I have a sign on my mail box 'no junk mail'...I have a sign on my mail box 'no junk mail' - it works too!Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83663286574989656822013-11-04T12:47:14.327-08:002013-11-04T12:47:14.327-08:00This is a little different but i think the telepho...This is a little different but i think the telephone books that get dropped off on my doorstep every year are such a waste......does anyone use them anymore? And really do we need a new one EVERY year? How about if i need a new one i'll ask you for one? I don't know ...such a waste including all the junk mail your talking about. I walk straight from my mailbox and put it in my recycle bin...it never even makes it in the house...except for the stuff with my name on it that i need to shred....sigh..Hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21170638918721900262013-11-04T11:44:12.006-08:002013-11-04T11:44:12.006-08:00I'd guess junk has kept the post office going ...I'd guess junk has kept the post office going which, I think, has been a good thing. Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55773767652822554212013-11-04T10:48:38.850-08:002013-11-04T10:48:38.850-08:00I complained to a charity the other day. I was qu...I complained to a charity the other day. I was quite offended by the amount they had spent, in one appeal; on envelopes (4 in total), cheap pen(1), coasters (2), bookmark (1) cards (2), pack of gift cards and one covering letter. I pointed out it would all be going straight to recycling or landfill, as our council does not recycle plastics or envelopes.<br />They replied that I could opt out of future appeals, but this had just been a drop delivered to every house by the postman.<br />I dread to think how much goes into the waste every day, let alone each year!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52303621872963997522013-11-04T10:23:50.550-08:002013-11-04T10:23:50.550-08:00Since we are relatively new to the area, we haven&...Since we are relatively new to the area, we haven't had a lot of junk mail. Alas, they appear to have found us-we are beginning to get more. We burn them with all our paper waste. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314254638454546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76566765795619209392013-11-04T10:10:31.499-08:002013-11-04T10:10:31.499-08:00Clearly enough people do take up the offers to mak...Clearly enough people do take up the offers to make it worthwhile for the companies to invest in these mail shots. Shred/burn or at least check first to make sure your name and address details are not there before putting out for recycling. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26710277405550749742013-11-04T10:06:32.417-08:002013-11-04T10:06:32.417-08:00You can expect the phone calls to follow up soon, ...You can expect the phone calls to follow up soon, as apparently there is some deal between the Post Office/Royal Mail/whatever it is now to deliver all this "carp" and stamp it with bar codes to tell the companies it's been delivered, and then they can legally cold-call you. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2477108/Now-Royal-Mail-plans-swamp-cold-calls.html<br /><br />We put ours straight on the fire, so it serves some purpose . . .Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41598833954867748162013-11-04T08:57:04.889-08:002013-11-04T08:57:04.889-08:00The only good thing about junk mail is that it kee...The only good thing about junk mail is that it keeps a few people in work.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22710334880234735882013-11-04T08:47:20.596-08:002013-11-04T08:47:20.596-08:00I hate junk mail, such a waste of resources. We ge...I hate junk mail, such a waste of resources. We get weekly fliers from the supermarket across the road outlining all their special offers with buried inside them a different bundle of other fliers every week. That is, thankfully about it most of the time, but still annoying and unnecessaryCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com