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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2008Postage going UP tomorrow (OT)
DH just told me that the postage is going up by one cent tomorrow, March 12. in the USA. So he's ordering some stamps online, with the xtra 1 cent stamps to go along with it. Just wanted you to know Hug Kyla Kyla =^..^= wrote: > DH just told me that the postage is going up by one cent tomorrow, > March 12. in the USA. So he's ordering some stamps online, with the > xtra 1 cent stamps to go along with it. > Just wanted you to know > Hug > Kyla I WONDERED why they didn't go up this year! Well dammit, I was just at the post office on Saturday and bought a new book of stamps for Mom. The man never asked if I'd need any 1cent stamps! Jill > Kyla =^..^= wrote: >> DH just told me that the postage is going up by one cent tomorrow, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jill This startled me as I have a couple of things to mail. So I double checked - the increase doesn't take effect until 12 May (not March). Lorna (Chessie & Nikki - who are sound asleep in MY bed) "Lorna" > "jmcquown" >> Kyla =^..^= wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > doesn't take effect until 12 May (not March). > Lorna (Chessie & Nikki - who are sound asleep in MY bed) I guess the PO where we ordered the stamps mis-informed us then, IDK. Just another thing to drive me crazier than I already am. *sigh* Kyla >> Kyla =^..^= wrote: >>> DH just told me that the postage is going up by one cent tomorrow, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > doesn't take effect until 12 May (not March). > Lorna (Chessie & Nikki - who are sound asleep in MY bed) <WHEW!> I knew I hadn't heard anything about it. It's at least usually in the newspaper. Thank you for the clarification! Jill "jmcquown" >> "jmcquown" ... >>> Kyla =^..^= wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Jill I feel like an idiot. I re-checked and you're right. I told the manager of the complex about it, and even put up a note, and then I went down to the office and took the note down and called the manager, who is probably at the Post Office buying 1 cent stamps. I called her and left her a message on the office phone, and then paged her. Drat!! I feel so stupid. Sorry for the mis information Kyla --having a real 'off day :/ *bangs head on keyboard*. Kyla =^..^= wrote: > "jmcquown" >>> "jmcquown" ... [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > --having a real 'off day :/ > *bangs head on keyboard*. Maybe your puter won't go on the fritz if you stop banging your head on the keyboard LOL It's an honest mistake. Don't trouble yourself about it! Jill >> Kyla >> --having a real 'off day :/ [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jill LOL, it's just been 'on of those days' and on top of the whole thing, my pooter is acting up 'again' and I'm about ready to throw it out the Windows. DH has been really depressed lately and ..well, nevermind, tomorrow will be better:) Thanx, tho Hug Kyla kylawaterman@yahoo.com <big snip> > I feel like an idiot. I re-checked and you're right. I told the manager > of the complex about it, and even put up a note, and then I went down to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > --having a real 'off day :/ > *bangs head on keyboard*. Don't feel bad - you helped with some advance notice which is a good thing. And now folks have time to still buy the "forever" stamps at .41 each. Lorna - who loves saving postage by online banking, and who feel REALLY old because she remembers .03 stamps :( PS - My Chessie cat would lick stamps all day if possible. She dearly loves to lick and play with anything sticky - a piece of scotch tape is better than a new catnip mouse. > <big snip> > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > .41 each. Lorna - who loves saving postage by online banking, and who > feel REALLY old because she remembers .03 stamps :( Last year or the year before my father sent me sheets of 2 cent stamps he SWORE had to be worth something. Yep, they're worth about 2 cents. Okay, maybe 5 cents. LOL I was telling John this evening, if I hang onto my 41 cent stamps maybe I can start putting some of the 2 cent stamps on my mail next year; I have a bunch of them. The folks at the U.S. Post Office would probably flip. > PS - My Chessie cat would lick stamps all day if possible. She > dearly loves to lick and play with anything sticky - a piece of > scotch tape is better than a new catnip mouse. I'd worry about Persia getting tape (or stamps) stuck to her fur! But then, she's already a U.S. Postal Cat: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1191204146046690505cTpcOk or http://tinyurl.com/y26xdu Jill "jmcquown">> > Last year or the year before my father sent me sheets of 2 cent stamps he > SWORE had to be worth something. Yep, they're worth about 2 cents. Okay, > maybe 5 cents. LOL I was telling John this evening, if I hang onto my 41 > cent stamps maybe I can start putting some of the 2 cent stamps on my mail > next year; I have a bunch of them. The folks at the U.S. Post Office > would probably flip. LOL, I have a few 2 cent stamps. I like to go the bank and get 2 dollar bills. Hey, they're money, and IF we go out to eat, it makes a nice tip, or given to a homeless person, or spend them in a store, it really screws up the 'till', because they have to be put aside, like other odd bills like a fifty or a hundred and makes it a beatch to 'count'. I have some green rubber stamp ink that is the same color as a green money, so I mark my $2 bills very subtly, and I'll be darned if I didn't get one back one time LOL This was years ago. >> PS - My Chessie cat would lick stamps all day if possible. She >> dearly loves to lick and play with anything sticky - a piece of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1191204146046690505cTpcOk > or > http://tinyurl.com/y26xdu And so the mail gets through safe and sound LOL, I loved that one. And I like the piccy of you as well <G> I marked that site under my Favorites. Hug Kyla e-mail kylawaterman@yahoo.com > Jill "Lorna" > Don't feel bad - you helped with some advance notice which is a good > thing. Thanx..I'll try and remember in May to post it again, I can remember that date because it's my middle Sister's birthday, MAY 12th. > And now folks have time to still buy the "forever" stamps at .41 each. Oh, yeaaaaaaah, never thought of it that way. DH's decesaed Dad used to have quite a stamp collection, some of Cats. He gave me that set but they've gone missing for a long timenow. > Lorna - who loves saving postage by online banking, and who feel REALLY > old because she remembers .03 stamps :( Pfffft, I remember 2 cent stamps :p > PS - My Chessie cat would lick stamps all day if possible. She dearly > loves to lick and play with anything sticky - a piece of scotch tape is > better than a new catnip mouse. LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt them at all. I tried that once on one of my cats a LONG time ago <G> He didn't speak to me for a weeK. His name was Foozle, and he went to da Bridge at age 18 about 10 years ago. Kyla --and just fed Clowder > LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her > gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt > them at all. Are you crazy? Why would I want to do that, it's abusive IMO. I would never do anything like that to my cats. I am surprised that you think it's okay. It is NOT FUNNY at all. Add this to hugging your cats within an inch of their lives and you are heading for my killfile, Kyla. Tweed On Mar 15, 3:41 pm, "Christina Websell" <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > > LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her > > gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Tweed Christina is right. I had a "friend" who would fit a styrofoam cup over the cats head as a hat because it was "funny." It wasn't funny. It was abusive, and mean-spirited, and freaked the cat out. Sherry On Mar 15, 3:41 pm, "Christina Websell" <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > > LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her > > gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Tweed Christina is right. I had a "friend" who would fit a styrofoam cup over the cats head as a hat because it was "funny." It wasn't funny. It was abusive, and mean-spirited, and freaked the cat out. I consider it a privilege that my both my cats chose me when they were in dire circumstances. I prefer that they have a quiet and gentle life here with everything they need and no worries for them. No way would I dream of putting sticky tape on their feet so they stuck to the floor to have a laugh at their expense and I cannot understand the mindset of anyone who would do it. I never heard of it before until I heard it on this group. Is it an American thing that is considered to be OK? Tweed Tweed > On Mar 15, 3:41 pm, "Christina Websell" > <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Tweed No its not an American thing and no its not OK. Here or anywhere else. Just stupid and juvenile and mean spirited. Having 'fun' at anyone or anything else's expense usually is. Jo "Jo Firey" <> > "Christina Websell" <>> >> "Sherry" On Mar 15, 3:41 pm, "Christina Websell" [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jo I am NOT a mean spirited woman, y'all. I LOVE and adore my cats and I don't do anything to intentionally harm an animal or a person. Just so you know. Kyla > No way would I dream of putting sticky tape on their feet so they stuck to > the floor to have a laugh at their expense and I cannot understand the > mindset of anyone who would do it. I never heard of it before until I heard > it on this group. > Is it an American thing that is considered to be OK? It's not OK with this American, and probably not OK with most of the others on this newsgroup as well. Joyce  SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > No way would I dream of putting sticky tape on their feet so they stuck > > to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > It's not OK with this American, and probably not OK with most of the > others on this newsgroup as well. I am glad to hear it. Thanks for responding, Joyce. Tweed <bastXXXette... > Christina Websell > > > No way would I dream of putting sticky tape on their feet so they stuck [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joyce Well, should I just leave then? Kyla --now distressed at having everybody mad at me!! > <bastXXXette... >> Christina Websell > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Kyla > --now distressed at having everybody mad at me!! You don't need to leave but you need to consider the way you treat your cats and not flood the group with posts. You are welcome here, just calm down a bit, eh? Someone had to say it. I guess it was me <sigh> Tweed >> <bastXXXette... >>> Christina Websell > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Tweed I was about to pull the jerk-chain (not that I condone jerk-chains) about all the PING posts. How about just ping the group and see if people would like to receive a kitty or dog card? I, for one, will appreciate the one I'm getting (I can't speak for my mother). BUT, there's no need to ping to see if someone got email, then ping to say a card was mailed, etc. All this Pinging is making my head rattle! And I mean that in the nicest sort of way. Jill "jmcquown" > > "Christina Websell" < >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> >> Tweed No worries Tweed, and I'm sorry if I'm 'flooding' the ng with my posts. I just put up a Mosey post that tells why I love him so much . > I was about to pull the jerk-chain (not that I condone jerk-chains) about > all the PING posts. How about just ping the group and see if people would [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jill Ahhhhh, okay Jill, I'll stop the pinging. And when you get your card, just let me know by -mail. *sigh*...I'm learning, or I'm 'trying'..I really love it here. Hug Kyla > You don't need to leave but you need to consider the way you treat your > cats and not flood the group with posts. > You are welcome here, just calm down a bit, eh? > Someone had to say it. I guess it was me <sigh> > > Tweed I was working up to it. Pam S.who seems to like watching train wrecks >> You don't need to leave but you need to consider the way you treat your >> cats and not flood the group with posts. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pam S.who seems to like watching train wrecks Ok, to wander really off topic, but speaking of train wrecks. Has anyone here been watching the new reality show where you can win half a million dollars if you answer 21 questions truthfully? It is perfectly horrid, but I seem unable to turn it off. Now I have at least a small degree of sympathy for people who used to attend public hangings. (Fortunately Charlie has more control and will turn it off for me.) Jo > Ok, to wander really off topic, but speaking of train wrecks. Has anyone > here been watching the new reality show where you can win half a million [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > (Fortunately Charlie has more control and will turn it off for me.) > Jo I haven't had the guts to watch it yet. I'm afraid I'll get hooked, offer to go on as a contestant and then have to deal with some of the seamier things in my life. I just flipped it over to NBC to see it. Help me if I get that bad. Pam S. "tanadashoes" > "Jo Firey" >> >>> >> Ok, to wander really off topic, but speaking of train wrecks. Has anyone >> here been watching the new reality show where you can win half a million >> dollars if you answer 21 questions truthfully? The one that Dennis Miller hosts? Only watched it once. >> It is perfectly horrid, but I seem unable to turn it off. I don't like 'game shows' any more. >> Now I have at least a small degree of sympathy for people who used to >> attend public hangings. LOL >> (Fortunately Charlie has more control and will turn it off for me.) >> Jo [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Pam S. Geeez, I wouldn't want to be a contestant...I'd fial miserably and look like a total idiot. Kyla "tanadashoes" ... > "Christina Websell" ... >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. who seems to like watching train wrecks Pam, you wrote me a lovely letter, with lots of RPCA info that i really appreciated and learned from. Again, thank you very much Kyla --who feels like a train wreck this afternoon and I responded in that bad thread to Laurie. On Mar 17, 11:41 pm, "Christina Websell" <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > On Mar 15, 3:41 pm, "Christina Websell" > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Tweed'' No! Its not okay, not by me. It may not hurt them physically, but it's a mean mind trick. They don't know what's happening, it scares them. Sherry "Sherry" <sriddles@aol.com> wrote in message news:bef2a09d-It > >No! Its not okay, not by me. It may not hurt them physically, but it's >a mean >mind trick. They don't know what's happening, it scares them. Thanks for your response, Sherry. My cats are not playthings to me, KFC chose to move away from her family as the care was not good enough - too many dogs which bit her so she lived out fo 7years and Boyfriend came from goodness knows where, he was completely lost. So why would I think of putting sticky tape on their feet? Haven't they gone through enough? I wouldn't do it anyway. I like to provide them with a happy life now. Safe and secure in the knowledge that they can relax in my house and they do not have to worry about anything. I could insert a matchstick into Boyfriend's ear. He would let me because he trusts me now. How funny it would be to see it irritate his ear and him shaking it.. NOT!! Tweed > No way would I dream of putting sticky tape on their feet so they stuck to > the floor to have a laugh at their expense and I cannot understand the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tweed No. We're barbaric enough to permit de-clawing, but our culture isn't quite so bad as to condone sticky tape on the feet in order to humiliate the cat. Pam S. >> No way would I dream of putting sticky tape on their feet so they stuck >> to the floor to have a laugh at their expense and I cannot understand the >> mindset of anyone who would do it. I never heard of it before until I >> heard it on this group. >> Is it an American thing that is considered to be OK? > No. We're barbaric enough to permit de-clawing, but our culture isn't > quite so bad as to condone sticky tape on the feet in order to humiliate > the cat. UK & USA culture seems so different around keeping cats - the declawing and the inside/outside debate for starters. I felt I needed to ask if this would be a common practise. I have never been to the USA and doubt that I will ever have the opportunity to do so, so I know nothing about how cats are kept there apart from what I read on here, and what my couple of e-mail friends in Michigan tell me, both have cats and sticky tape has never been mentioned. No offence intended. As I sense this has irritated you. Tweed >> No. We're barbaric enough to permit de-clawing, but our culture isn't >> quite so bad as to condone sticky tape on the feet in order to humiliate [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Michigan tell me, both have cats and sticky tape has never been mentioned. > No offence intended. As I sense this has irritated you. Not you irritating me, Tweed, so much as the fact that there are those who think that tape on the feet is funny. The indoor/outdoor debate only irritates me when there are those who think that everyone should follow their way of thinking. Circumstances differ. Here, if I were to let my owners out without putting them on leashes, I'd be fined or arrested. But that doesn't mean that they can't have the out. Hence the enclosure. Letting them out here isn't safe anyway. The traffic, stray d*gs, stray hoomins, and wild animals are very real dangers here. That doesn't mean that my way is the right way. If I were living where I didn't have to worry about them, my owners would have the enclosure as an option, but not as a way of life. It just gripes my cookies that we are so barbaric that everyone seems to think there is no limit to our insanity. Pam S. "tanadashoes" > > "Christina Websell" < >> "tanadashoes" ... [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Pam S. I keep our 4 kitties inside, after having lost several to cars. I keep the doors open so they can have fresh air, when it's nice out, and they seem content with that. We used to have an enclosure when we let the cats out, but wild raccoons found their way in. So from now on, our kitties stay safe, warm, loved and happy 'inside' :) I'm disabled and can hardly walk so taking a cat out on a leash I can't do. But they do like to ride on the seat of my 4-wheeled walker...up and down the hall we go...wheeeee. They each get a turn, but get into spats on who gets to go 'first' ..LOL Kyla Kyla "tanadashoes" > "Christina Websell" <>> >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. I said I only did it ONCE a LONG time ago, and that I also only give my cats gentle hugs when they permit me to, I feed them well, give them their flea treatments, brush their teeth, love them and play with them, so please don't judge me too harshly. BTW, I think de-clawing is wrong for a number of reasons. I just manicure the sharp points off their front toes, and that doesn't hurt them at all. Just so you know Kyla "Sherry" On Mar 15, 3:41 pm, "Christina Websell" > > LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her > > gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Tweed Christina is right. I had a "friend" who would fit a styrofoam cup over the cats head as a hat because it was "funny." It wasn't funny. It was abusive, and mean-spirited, and freaked the cat out. Sherry I keep styrofoam away from my cats because it's dangerous if they injest it. I hate getting a pkg that has those styrofoam peanuts in them because they get all over the place and are hazardous to the environment as well as the cats Kyla --up at 4 am with bad knees, playing fetch with a fuzzy pipecleaner with Pipps. >> LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her >> gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > It is NOT FUNNY at all. Add this to hugging your cats within an inch of > their lives and you are heading for my killfile, Kyla. What she said. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. "Marina" >>> LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her >>> gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > What she said. Oh dear, now I've made everybody mad at me, and I'm just sitting here in tears because of ONE incident with the tape I did a LONG time ago. Marina, I just love your posts and I honestly don't want to leave. I try and treat others with kindness and you've all been so kind to me as well. I really love you guys, you know that, don't you? I guess I'm just a stupid ol cat lady, who 'has' learned her lesson. Peace? Kyla "Christina Websell" < >> LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her >> gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Tweed I only did that 'tape thing' ONCE a 'long' time ago, and I don't hug my carts hard anymore. I just pet them, and pick them up when they decide to let me, I take VERY good care of my kitties Tweed. But if you want to put me into your 'litterbox', that's fine with me. I really enjoy YOUR posts, just so you know. Kyla --and happy Clowder > I only did that 'tape thing' ONCE a 'long' time ago, > and I don't hug my carts hard anymore. - Let's be fair- can anyone here say they haven't made mistakes? As she says it was a long time ago- it's not something I would ever consider doing but ...When we got Speedy Joe, the guy who brought him round asked if we had any milk? Nope says I we drink our coffee black "Not for you!" he replied "For the kitten!" And we felt guilty about not having got some milk in for the kitten! Of course now we'd say "Kittens don't need cows milk it's bad for them" Then again when we got the Fabulous Furballs we did put milk down. The lady who had their mum had been giving them milk not knowing any better so for the first day or so we put both down and they soon demonstrated a preference for water but on their first day away from mum and siblings we wanted them to feel as at home as possible Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs "Lesley" ... On Mar 20, 4:21 am, "Kyla =^..^=" > I only did that 'tape thing' ONCE a 'long' time ago, > and I don't hug my carts hard anymore. - Let's be fair- can anyone here say they haven't made mistakes? As she says it was a long time ago- it's not something I would ever consider doing but I know, I guess I'm just being overly sensitive. sorry. ...When we got Speedy Joe, the guy who brought him round asked if we had any milk? Nope says I we drink our coffee black "Not for you!" he replied "For the kitten!" And we felt guilty about not having got some milk in for the kitten! Of course now we'd say "Kittens don't need cows milk it's bad for them" Then again when we got the Fabulous Furballs we did put milk down. The lady who had their mum had been giving them milk not knowing any better so for the first day or so we put both down and they soon demonstrated a preference for water but on their first day away from mum and siblings we wanted them to feel as at home as possible Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Good to hear:) I only give Mosey milk if he gets constipated, but he doesn't..sooooo In the states, there's a Cat milk called CatSip, but I don't even bother with . Kyla Now watching Blades of Glory a really funny ice skating movie > LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her > gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt them at > all. > I tried that once on one of my cats a LONG time ago <G> > He didn't speak to me for a weeK. His name was Foozle, and he went to da > Bridge at age 18 about 10 years ago. Ewuck, don't you think that is cruel? Poor cat doesn't know what is happening to it and is totally confused. If I were Foozle, I wouldn't have spoken to you for ever. Pam S. saddened that you'd do this to an any one. "tanadashoes" > "Kyla =^..^=" >> >> LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> He didn't speak to me for a weeK. His name was Foozle, and he went to da >> Bridge at age 18 about 10 years ago. > Ewuck, don't you think that is cruel? Poor cat doesn't know what is > happening to it and is totally confused. If I were Foozle, I wouldn't > have spoken to you for ever. > > Pam S. saddened that you'd do this to an any one. Yes, in hindsite, I was being stupid, and haven't done it since. I've learned my lesson. My kitties are happy and well cared for, and loved. I'm NOT a mean stupid person, Pam. I'm NOT. BTW, Foozle is a real word, meaning 'to be clumsy, especially in golf' :) Source: Mrs Byrnes Dictionary of Obscure Words Kyla --mad at myself for doing that to Foozle and getting a bad headache from crying! > "Lorna" >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Kyla > --and just fed Clowder Please! No!! This is abusive. It may not "hurt" a cat physically, but it is very harmful emotionally. You even said that Foozle "didn't talk" to you for a week. Think about what he was really trying to say. MaryL "MaryL" > "Kyla =^..^=" >> "Lorna" >>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> loves to lick and play with anything sticky - a piece of scotch tape is >>> better than a new catnip mouse. Ewwwwww, stamps taste awful. And I get yelled at for a scotch tape incident I did YEARS ago :/ >> LOL, ever put scotch tape on her the bottom of her feet and plop her >> gently onto a bare floor? It's really funny and it doesn't hurt them at [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > MaryL I know, *sigh* I know MaryL, and I've been chastised for it and haven't done it since. I've learned my lesson on that one. I love our kitties and take the best care of them I/we can. I hate having people mad at me MaryL ...but I guess a good sound scolding was warrented in that regard as well as hugging my cats too hard, which I no longer do either. I adore my little fuzzy 'kids' and will do anything to keep them safe and healthy and happy. Kyla > "MaryL" >> [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > Kyla I know you feel a bit like we've all kind of stomped on you. But you do need to remember when you are posting something on the internet, there is the potential for a lot of people to read it. Who knows when someone will read about putting tape on a cats paws, or hugging it until it squeeks and think that sounds like a really cool idea. And how could it hurt? After all they read it on a cat group where everyone really cares about cats, right? Then if no one says anything, for fear of hurting your feelings, it has the effect of looking like not only is this something you recommend, but something that we all tacitly approve of. So I'm sad that you have been upset. But hope you understand that no one wants to advocate something that could upset or harm a cat unnecessarily. Even if it means some hurt people feelings. At least we can explain to people why we have hurt their feelings and hope they understand. We don't have that luxury with our fur kids. Jo "Jo Firey" > "Kyla =^..^=" >> >> "MaryL" [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > I know you feel a bit like we've all kind of stomped on you. Well, I deserved it, and I've learned my lesson. > But you do need to remember when you are posting something on the > internet, there is the potential for a lot of people to read it. Yeah, I know that.... > Who knows when someone will read about putting tape on a cats paws, or > hugging it until it squeeks and think that sounds like a really cool idea. Well then I'll give them fair warning, 'IT'S NOT COOL TO HUG YOUR CAT HARD NOR PUT SCOTCH TAPE ON THEIR FEET!!! > And how could it hurt? After all they read it on a cat group where > everyone really cares about cats, right? Yeah...I feel horrible about that and am watcdhing what I post. > Then if no one says anything, for fear of hurting your feelings, it has > the effect of looking like not only is this something you recommend, but > something that we all tacitly approve of. NOT!! hear that??? I don't care about MY feelings, I have to be in control of them, and a good scolding is what I needed. I re read the Cat hug thread I posted a while back and some people do hug their cats, and if the did hug them too hard, they could take me to Judge Judy for me suggesting they harm their cats. DON'T HUG YOUR CATS TOO HARD OR PUT TAPE ON THEUR FEET!! > So I'm sad that you have been upset. No worries,it's my own blasted fault! I've been upset for alot of things, lately, which I won't go into, because I want to keep it light and fun here, > But hope you understand that no one wants to advocate something that > could upset or harm a cat unnecessarily. Totally understood...and I totally agree. > Even if it means some hurt people feelings. At least we can explain to > people why we have hurt their feelings and hope they understand. We don't > have that luxury with our fur kids. Absolutely...I realize that now. Thank you so much for 'putting me in my place' in a 'kind' voice. I feel like I should be standing in a corner with a dunce cap on my head Thank you for giving me the advice Jo. I 'really' appreciate it. :) > Jo Kyla --who is totally ashamed of herself, and has learned her lesson. > at the Post Office buying 1 cent stamps. Why? Did they revoke the "forever" feature of the 41 cent Forever stamps - or did somebody not buy those? SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@mst.edu) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). "Ted Davis" >> at the Post Office buying 1 cent stamps. > > Why? Did they revoke the "forever" feature of the 41 cent Forever stamps - > or did somebody not buy those? Do you mean the flowery ones that just say 'first class postage USA' ones? No 'cents' on it. Kyla > "Ted Davis" >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Do you mean the flowery ones that just say 'first class postage USA' ones? > No 'cents' on it. Kyla The ones I have show the Liberty Bell and carry that text. And I need to buy more on general principles - I'm nearly out, but I now plan to stock up. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@mst.edu) >> at the Post Office buying 1 cent stamps. > > Why? Did they revoke the "forever" feature of the 41 cent Forever > stamps - or did somebody not buy those?> AH!!! I forgot about those! And yes, they are what I have. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17796834 "The stamp, which will carry the word "Forever" instead of a price, will remain valid for sending a letter, no matter how much rates go up in the future." Remind me to go buy more... many more LOL Jill >>> at the Post Office buying 1 cent stamps. >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jill Unfortunately, I'm stuck with a lot of old stamps. Back when I was paying my bills by mail, I used to have a roll of stamps by my computer and another by my living room chair, where I would usually write the checks. Currently I have half a roll of 37 cent stamps, 3/4 of a roll of 39 cent stamps, and a bunch of 2 and 4 cent stamps. Now I'll have to buy more make-up stamps, and I'll be stuck by every rate hike for years to come. Joy >>>> at the Post Office buying 1 cent stamps. >>> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Joy "In the old days" the Post Office used to redeem unused stamps. I did this a few times when I worked. Haven't kept up as to whether this is possible now. You might inquire. MLB >>> at the Post Office buying 1 cent stamps. >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Remind me to go buy more... many more LOL Friend of mine tried that - they're no longer selling them in rolls of 100, now postage is due to increase soon. (Of course, I'm still working on the last roll of 39-cent stamps and the hundred 2-centers I bought to last me through the end of the roll. (Looks like now I'll have to count the remaining 2-cent stamps and buy enough 1-centers to add to them, until that initial roll is used up.) Anyone besides me remember when first class postage was 3 cents, air mail cost extra but only 6 cents total? >>>> at the Post Office buying 1 cent stamps. >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Friend of mine tried that - they're no longer selling them in rolls of > 100, now postage is due to increase soon. So buy the books of 20 like I plan to do. I don't use postage much (I do all my "banking" online) but Mom does. Jill Kyla =^..^= wrote: > DH just told me that the postage is going up by one cent tomorrow, March 12. > in the USA. So he's ordering some stamps online, with the xtra 1 cent > stamps to go along with it. > Just wanted you to know > Hug > Kyla That's MAY 12, not March 12! (Don't rush to pay more than you have to.) ;-) > DH just told me that the postage is going up by one cent tomorrow, March > 12. in the USA. So he's ordering some stamps online, with the xtra 1 cent > stamps to go along with it. > Just wanted you to know > Hug > Kyla I can't help thinking your DH is mistaken. I haven't heard anything about it, and they usually publicize it for at least a couple of weeks ahead of time. Besides, it just went up a few months ago. And it never goes up by just one cent any more. Joy > I can't help thinking your DH is mistaken. I haven't heard anything about > it, and they usually publicize it for at least a couple of weeks ahead of > time. Besides, it just went up a few months ago. And it never goes up by > just one cent any more. > > Joy He was, on the date, but not the price. Well, the stamps are going to be raised by ONE cent on MAY 12 (not March) 2008, we ordered a packet of the 41 cents and an equal # of the one cent ones. We ordered 'Flowery' 41 cent'rs. And the 'one cent' ones have Tiffany lamps on them. But they charge a dollar for postage and handling. Oh well. The few 41 cent ones I have now are of a stained glass window. Kyla Kyla =^..^= wrote: >> I can't help thinking your DH is mistaken. I haven't heard anything >> about it, and they usually publicize it for at least a couple of [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > The few 41 cent ones I have now are of a stained glass window. > Kyla Forgo the pretty stamps and buy the Liberty Bell "forever" stamps. They guarantee first class postage, regardless of future rate hikes, at the price you paid for them (which, as of right now, is 41 cents). I, for one, am going to go back and buy a BUNCH of them at the current price. Thanks, Ted, for reminding me! Jill > Kyla =^..^= wrote: >>> I can't help thinking your DH is mistaken. I haven't heard anything [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jill That's what I did. I bought eight folders of the Liberty Bell "forever" stamps and will probably buy a few more early next month. I started doing this right after they became available, so I have half a dozen folders from that time. MaryL "MaryL" <... > "jmcquown" >> Kyla =^..^= wrote: [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > MaryL Next time I get stamps, I'll get some of the forever stamps:) I have enough of the 41 cent'rs (almost 2 full 'books' of them. And a book of the one cent'ers Kyla >>> Forgo the pretty stamps and buy the Liberty Bell "forever" stamps. They >>> guarantee first class postage, regardless of future rate hikes, at the [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Kyla They won't be available much longer. They will be good "forever" (regardless of postage increases), so it's best to buy some now instead of waiting until we get close to the postage increase. Post Offices are likely to run out of them. MaryL Kyla =^..^= wrote: > DH just told me that the postage is going up by one cent tomorrow, March 12. > in the USA. So he's ordering some stamps online, with the xtra 1 cent > stamps to go along with it. Just buy the "forever" stamps, you'll never have to worry how much postage actually is. :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com "Victor Martinez" > Kyla =^..^= wrote: >> DH just told me that the postage is going up by one cent tomorrow, March [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Just buy the "forever" stamps, you'll never have to worry how much postage > actually is. :) Those being the ones without the postage # on them? Hmmm Thanx Kyla Kyla =^..^= wrote: > "Victor Martinez" >> Kyla =^..^= wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanx > Kyla They are the Liberty Bell stamps that say "First Class Forever" on them. Not simply the ones without postage printed on them. I completely forgot about them. That's what the guy gave me at the post office the other day and I didn't even think about it. Jill
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