Whew! What a day...calls, calls, and even more calls as I got cut off or had to call back. I got all of the 5 listed below called today and sent extensive emails to everyone but susanc. The supervisor was to call me back and didn't. I was surprised by that one, as she sounded both sincere and professional. lilygrace canterbury ct 860-546-7100...Yes, that is the number per lily grace and thanks medontdo. Call Postmaster Tom back Tues proudgm in MO 573-431-4906. ??? clerk all over the place with his answers. He finally said if it was more than 1/4" and less than 3/4" it would be a Large Envy. YAY! One question out of several answered right. I've asked proud to mail me a BE but only if it is overcharged $1.13. (for susanc) 1415 Webster St Alameda, CA 94501-3824 Phone: (510) 748-4156 Supervisor (Ronnie) to call me back after she put her hands on the bulletin that outlined padded bags (that's what they call BE) charges. Either she couldn't find it, or she did and chose to not call me back until she spoke with the postmaster or something. I'll call her Tues! remy 244 Highland Pkwy Buffalo,NY (716) 874-7023 I talked to one clerk (Rob) and he instantly knew the correct answer for the charges on 2 different sized bubble envelopes. I am to call the postmaster (Bob) back Tues after he has talked to all of the clerks and surveyed what they say they would charge for the BE. lisa_h follow up with the postmaster (Scott I believe) to see what his 3 employees had admitted charging. 301 W Britton Rd Oklahoma City, OK Should all be on board now. Last Fri I informed the postmaster (Scott) I had a BE in my possession that had been overcharged from his facility. He determined the employee by the number I provided him on the postal stamp. He has discussed Bubble Envelopes with all of his employees and all 'should' be all right. We shall see! I have added agirlsgirl to the list for Tues as well. 601 E 8TH AVE, HOMESTEAD POST OFFICE, 15120-0001, This is the office I had the problem with that clerk,the one closest to me was the one I had the original complaint with. Since that time, any time we have been in the office that's closest we haven't had a problem,haven't been there for much so we will see when I am forced by mother nature to use the PO,it was the main office at the above address that the clerk,not the supervisor,insisted it was to be charged as a parcel. and another email B3406 Main St Homestead, PA 15120 Map * (412) 461-3325 This is the only number I could find,it is not the main office, but it is the branch closest to me I'm kinda confused on all that. Maybe I will understand better tomorrow. I will give a wrap up tomorrow night I hope. Anyone else? If so, please post the street addy, city, state and tel number. I've thought of giving this show a real name...something like blah, blah, blah Research Group....or Survey...so it can sound all official. I'm open to all suggestions for that. They might sit up a bit higher and take more notice (and care) if they think they are part of a study by someone who is watching them

Did you know this? At the very end of that year, Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA). Under PAEA, USPS was forced to "prefund its future health care benefit payments to retirees for the next 75 years in an astonishing ten-year time span" � meaning that it had to put aside billions of dollars to pay for the health benefits of employees it hasn�t even hired yet, something "that no other government or private corporation is required to do." Taken from an article in Think Progress.

o j, I suppose so. As opposed to being rowed in a boat or traveling behind a team of mules ;) I just ordered some, I do stamps by mail, roll of a hundred to fit my dispenser. I do that about 4 times a year, my carrier should leave them this afternoon I think, I placed the postage free order envelope in Monday's mail and they are usually here the next day. I'm down to my last 4 stamps.

My rural carrier told me last summer that her pay had been cut by $6K on the year after the yearly audit. She then asked that I try and schedule my package pick-ups on line as opposed to leaving a note in the box that there was a prepaid package to be picked up at the back door. By not scheduling them, the 'audit' never acknowledged them as as a package she had had to pick-up. I thought that sad, and have since scheduled my pick-ups on line. Once I scheduled it, and late in the day it had not been picked up. I called the PO and was told it had not printed out that AM. Since I could not leave, and really needed the box to go out (live plants) a PO employee came out and picked it up. I had proof that I had scheduled it, and gave him the printout as proof. He said he would pass the word on so maybe the problem could be found and fixed. Going forward, I will schedule pick-ups on line, but will additionally put a note in my box, in case the printout does not print for them at the PO sometime in the future. I have to admit, the folks at MY PO and the carriers are really nice and try to do the best job they can. Sue