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Old 01-05-2009, 02:59 PM   #1156
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The USPS is raising rates again. ::stamps feet, raises fist, starts to shout then looks down at feet and says, "Well, at least that sort of stamping doesn't cost more."::
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Old 01-05-2009, 03:34 PM   #1157
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Old 01-06-2009, 12:11 PM   #1158
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Not a lot you can do about the shipping rates, but they long ago gave up putting actual values on the stamps, they're just "first-class stamps." So if you buy a bunch of envelope stamps today, they will still be good when the rates go up in May.
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Old 01-06-2009, 12:17 PM   #1159
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What about that "forever stamp"? will they be doing that again?
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Old 01-06-2009, 03:35 PM   #1160
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The 2 year old girl still sleeps with her Ocean Wonders Aquarium propped up in her twin bed... she loves it... and the motor finally died...

The logical thing would be to let her tough it out... she is old enough to move past a crib toy... or we could cave and buy another one... but unfortunatly... they've been discontinued as Fisher Price is moving from the ocean wonder's theme to the rainforset.... fuck. Meanwhile our 2 year old is shreaking because her fish won't swim anymore.
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Old 01-06-2009, 03:57 PM   #1161
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Do you mean like this one? ebay
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Old 01-06-2009, 04:43 PM   #1162
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Doesn't Flint have a box of motors? Just fix the damn thing.
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Old 01-06-2009, 04:52 PM   #1163
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Do you mean like this one? ebay
No the one I'm talking about is no longer availible... that is a later model. The one we have the fish circle around from front to back. I did find one on ebay for $12... the shipping is aldo $12... which is about what we paid for a new one... I just can't pay that for a used one... call me cheap
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Old 01-06-2009, 06:31 PM   #1164
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I know exactly which one you are talking about Pooka. Lil Lookout had that one. Actually two but they never worked right and we finally gave up and got a different one.
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Old 01-07-2009, 12:35 AM   #1165
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First Class stamps are still Forever Stamps. Go buy a bunch.

DH is a mail carrier, so when you spend all that money, you can think of me. Seriously though, we wish the USPS would just stop Saturday delivery. That would make more sense, and make MY life easier too!
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Old 01-13-2009, 10:03 AM   #1166
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The system is locked up on one student and it's keeping my process hung up. No one has any idea how long it will take to fix...so I'm dead in the water right now, as are many other offices including bursars.

The campus police are here because one of our crazies who was banned from campus is back harrassing (sp?) one of my cow orkers.

The sleet is coming down...so the drive home after this day which will end up seeming terribly long will be very slow.

Or, maybe they'll shut down early. Wishful thinking.
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Old 01-13-2009, 12:10 PM   #1167
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PayPal. Their customer service sucks.
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Old 01-14-2009, 08:26 AM   #1168
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Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Old 01-14-2009, 04:03 PM   #1169
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Reports showing the interstate is CLOSED on my way home. grumble grumble...gonna have to take another route, like every other monkey out there.

The OSP should hand out ganja on days like this.

Eff it...if the roads are bad in the a.m. I'm taking a personal day.
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Old 01-15-2009, 03:14 PM   #1170
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All that cold you folks have had out west is coming here. It won't be above freezing for the next seven days. Griff don't go outside on Friday or Saturday night. Stockpile yer heatin' wood, you'll probably be like -10. (That's -23 for our Celsius loving friends.)
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