I think your postmaster is misinformed. From the USPS FAQ: Using Express Mail service or Priority Mail service envelopes for other mail If any Express Mail service or Priority Mail service packaging or packaging supplies e.g., Priority Mail tape to seal a Parcel Post package, are used on any other class of mail, the applicable Express Mail or Priority Mail price will be charged. * Misuse may be a violation of federal law. * Turning the packaging inside out to conceal the Priority Mail / Express Mail insignia is specific misuse that is not allowed. Any matter mailed in these free boxes is charged the appropriate Express Mail or Priority Mail price, regardless of how the packaging is reconfigured (including being turned inside out, cut, shrunk, enlarged, etc.) or how the markings are obliterated. Mail dropped in a Collection Box receptacle using inappropriate packaging (including, for example, mailing Priority Mail items in an Express Mail box) is either: * Sent on as insufficient postage mail OR * Returned to the sender Treatment of this mail is based on the specific case as decided by the Post Office facility handling the mailpiece. NOTE: The USPS provides some packaging and supplies free of charge for: * Priority Mail (Domestic) items * Express Mail (Domestic) items * Priority Mail International items * Express Mail International (EMI) items * Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) items Back to Top Using boxes that are ordered at The Postal Store for other uses The terms of Agreement for the use of United States Postal Service shipping supplies is as follows: I understand that Express Mail service, Priority Mail service, Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International and Priority Mail International packaging is the property of the United States Postal Service and is provided solely for sending Express Mail, Priority Mail, Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International and Priority Mail International. Misuse may be a violation of federal law.

MornieFl, if you soak it in a sink of water and Bar Keepers Friend, it will come clean! You might have to do it a couple of times for it to come completely clean, but it will work. I use it on my smoker parts. I only clean the grills before I smoke things, then every few uses, then I clean the water pan too. That thing gets so greasy, black and baked on it's horrible! But Bar Keeper's Friend gets it clean.

Thank you so much for your responses. @gsweater: I just added some close ups, please let me know if those are good. Thanks. @yardtractor1: I believe the sod in that area is in good contact with the underlying soil. We prepared the soil, made sure it was nice and leveled and passed a landscape roller a week after installation. What do you think? would that be enough? I picked up the sod last week in a few areas and the soil beneath it looked moist and leveled. The sod is actually developing roots. @dchall_san_antonio: The soil we had was like clay. We tilled the soil about 3 times (6in. deep), then added a compost that was supposedly specially made for our type of soil (1in. deep), then tilled the area once again. We used a rear-tine tiller. After we were done tilling the compost we used a metal rake to make sure the whole area was leveled. After that, we began with sod installation (we worked from the fence toward the house). We installed the sod with a brick like pattern. We kept using the rake to level whichever area we had stepped on while installing the previous roll of sod. After sod installation was finished we watered for 15mins. Rain & snow took care of the rest of the watering needs that night. A week after we decided to rent a lawn roller and walked with it all over the sod to make sure any air pockets were taken care of and that the entire sod was in contact with the soil beneath it. What do you think?... BTW, thank you for your feedback and information.

Received on 2-24-2021 from Parke. She must have been in the hospital because this is Parke's text. "Yes, she has been dehydrated and is supposed to come back home today"