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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamic
San Diego, California
Post Number: 3798
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 05:50 pm: |
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Newspapers will be a thing of the past in a few years, and they should be. There is no need to waste all the trees that are used in them. When I was younger and there was no internet, I would read the sports page and local news every single day. But now with the net, I can get sports and other news from so many different angles. And it is much easier to read. In March 2007, the paper reported a circulation of roughly 1,120,420 copies on weekdays and 1,627,062 copies on Sundays. That is a LOT of trees. Online subscriptions are the way to go. The New York Times puts a liberal slant on most of their articles, yet they are allowed to state them as facts without anyone questioning them. They have falsely (depending on your outlook) swayed many elections and other votes. I say good riddance.
http://www.observer.com/2008/times-we-expect-layoffs |
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Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 16034
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 06:06 pm: |
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Then what would ppl with birds line their cages with Brad lol?
The other thing the net is hurting is the USPS. Nothing cheaper or quicker than a fax. |
Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamic
San Diego, California
Post Number: 3800
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 06:29 pm: |
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That's not true Paul. Commercial mailings, bills, cards and advertisements, aka junk mail, are at an all time high. And the loss of personal letters has been more than made up by people ordering things off of the internet and sending boxes and mailer pouches via USPS. They also still handle 46% of the world's card and letter mail volume. Their first class mail service is pretty much a monopoly. People tend to forget that the Post Office was originally meant to be a self supporting not-for-profit service to the people. Over the years it has progressed into a highly profitable organization but they still do not receive any tax dollars from the government and are solely funded by postage and products.
First-Class Mail $37.6 billion
Business Advertising $20.8 billion
Expedited Mail $6.2 billion
Publications $2.2 billion
Package Services $2.3 billion
International Mail $2.0 billion |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 16040
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 06:32 pm: |
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Then why all the postal increases? It goes up what, twice a year now?
I will see a $2 stamp in my lifetime I'm sure or it. |
Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamic
San Diego, California
Post Number: 3801
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 06:38 pm: |
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Fuel, salary and truck purchasing/repair increases. When fuel costs increase one cent, USPS's costs increase over $8 million a year. Seeing as how gas prices have increased over a dollar lately, that comes out to almost a billion dollars. 42 cents to send a letter anywhere in the country is still one the most incredible bargains there is... |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 16043
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 06:39 pm: |
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Make them all walk. |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 15737
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 08:05 pm: |
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The way everyone is doing business nowadays, the USPS and other carriers will have the time of their life. The internet makes it easy to shop from across the country and across continents |
Gold Member Username: Redliner
Wilmington,
Ma
Post Number: 4288
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:29 am: |
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not good but oh well the end of the world is gonna be dec 31st 2012 anyways lol look it up on youtube |
Gold Member Username: Adddisorder
Palm Beach,
Florida
Post Number: 6200
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 11:17 am: |
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21st charlie |
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Silver Member Username: Hurricanebr1an
Western Burbs of Chicago,
IL
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Post Number: 441
Registered: Sep-07
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| Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 02:14 pm: |
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I agree...its the evolution of media. |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 15751
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 08:16 pm: |
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The good old Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world...or is it Aztec...I forget. |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 16062
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 08:42 pm: |
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I'll probably be sitting here watching it all happen lol. Beer in hand of course. |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 15755
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 09:26 pm: |
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I'll probably be on Ecoustics, LOL! |
Gold Member Username: Pitbullguy
The Chicago area
Post Number: 3092
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:50 pm: |
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who cares where you'll be, it'll be an ordinary day. That end of the world sh!t is absolutely laughable....and i shall indeed laugh now,  |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 16076
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 10:55 pm: |
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If the end is near then I say when fishing to hell with the size restrictions and screw the limit!!!! Lolol. |
Gold Member Username: Hawaiian_time
Kanaka freak...
Post Number: 1896
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 - 02:24 pm: |
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I agree Paul! And we all can tear off those labels from our mattresses!
When the end of the world comes, here in Hawaii will be 2 hours behind the West Coast. So I'll be watching all of your worlds coming to an end first on satellite tv! lol |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 16090
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 - 08:45 pm: |
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Oh snap! I've been tearing those damn tags off for years.
I'm going to hell. |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 15766
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 - 09:30 pm: |
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Whoah! Back it up there....we are not allowed to take those of? WTF???
Felony...misdemeanor...what...crap! |
Gold Member Username: Redliner
Wilmington,
Ma
Post Number: 4303
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 - 11:51 pm: |
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lol oops i took mine off i guess thats why the worlds gonna end god dam mattresses |
