If Satan himself reads the magazine, I am sorry to say that he is not a subscriber.
--Erik
Give the man a break, no one delivers to hell, not even UPS. And even if he could get it shipped, paizo doesn't have a pay-by-soul plan setup.
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I hate to be "Top That Story Guy," but...
You ought to see the hate that the UPS guy gives you when you routinely order case lots (usually ~50 lbs) of ammunition... in the summertime ('cause that's when you have time to go shooting, of course..) and it's always "Adult Signature Required" so he has to stand there sweating on your doorstep until you drag your self down there....or you're not there that day, so he has to carry the case back to the truck.
I think he'd rather have the Satanists.
Tom
It's small-minded postal carriers like that who force me to have to sacrifice them to Satan on the new moons. I'm getting so sick of all these gore-soaked mailbags and junk mail cluttering up my house. Won't someone stop me?
Won't someone stop me?
Why?
Won't someone stop me?Why?
LOL.
If Satan himself reads the magazine, I am sorry to say that he is not a subscriber.
--Erik
That's becacuse it's so eeeeevil to overpay at the local FLGS. With all the demonicon articles it must read like Boy's Life to him.
Give the man a break, no one delivers to hell, not even UPS. And even if he could get it shipped, paizo doesn't have a pay-by-soul plan setup.If Satan himself reads the magazine, I am sorry to say that he is not a subscriber.
--Erik
Perhaps Satan is the target audience of the new online form of Dragon and Dungeon. He was complaining that he can't get his D&D magazine fix when it is paper form and WotC complied to his wishes. Just a theory...
Perhaps Satan is the target audience of the new online form of Dragon and Dungeon. He was complaining that he can't get his D&D magazine fix when it is paper form and WotC complied to his wishes. Just a theory...
Are you sure he wasn't the one who compelled WotC to form the DI in the first place? ;)
It could be worse actually.
I've discovered that I don't have a mailperson, but in fact a lady who lives down the street from me delivers my mail. And she can leave her house to deliver it any damn time she wants.
And what's worse is that I am on the end of her route, so sometimes I've gotten mail at 5 pm. Which is aggravating, especially if a new Dragon is supposed to be showing up soon.
Luckily, she usually gets the magazines together in good shape except for one (347, I think) which came torn and bent up like crazy. It was still readable though, so I decided I'd only complain if they continued to show up beat.
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I get a lot of mail, like everyday I always get 3-5 pieces of mail + flyers and stuff. Whenever Paizo delivers something I suddenly seem to have a 3-5 day stretch of no mail at all and certainly not a note in the mail telling me to go to the desk for a pickup (no local delivery in this town unless it is UPS/Fex-Ex, etc). I have had times where I got a shipping confirmation and had the item IN HAND in 2-3 days so I know that 8+ days waiting is BS and that the Post Office is f-ing with me. Bastards!!! Give me my Kobold King!!!
FH
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Having worked for the Post Office for one excruciating summer, and having a mother who's worked for the USPS for fifteen years or so, I can testify that it's a pretty thankless, miserable job. Based on the conversation, it sounds like you probably just caught her on a bad day. Also, it didn't sound like she was calling YOU a Satanist, just noting that you may have some interests in common with such people. Not that it makes a big difference; there's still no call for insulting someone directly to their face as she did.
That said, the Post Office definitely doesn't get the job done all the time. I had a patch where the majority of my Netflix movies weren't arriving at my house, but they were being returned to the company (leading me to wonder whether the carrier might have been helping herself) - a call to the local office cleared it up quickly, though.
Practically speaking, just calling the office and registering a complaint will probably help. You could also normally not tip her come Christmas if you're unhappy with the service, though if you're moving this probably isn't an option.
Although I've always understood it to be an extremely taxing job (my friend is a postal carrier and regales me with stories), someone who says "satanists read that" is showing their true colors, not breaking down in the heat.
You could also normally not tip her come Christmas if you're unhappy with the service, though if you're moving this probably isn't an option.Tip? ...
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Maybe that's where this all came from; I've never tipped the letter carrier. I didn't know people did that since, like, 1947...
Tip?
I didn't think people tipped anyone since like 1947.
This could explain why waiters so tend to dislike me...
We always tip the mail folk around here. And the private carting guys. And the Poland Spring guy.
Absolumente. A good one too.
Faeries around here prefer heavy cream, though. But that's probably just a regional difference.
Well,
first off I'm a letter carrier and have been for several years. I also have played D&D since Keep on the Borderlands.
I have posted as a letter carrier on these boards before and will again in the future.
I won't defend your letter carrier. In fact I suggust you phone her supervisor to complain. Then watch to see if the service improves or in the rare instance she retaliates and deliberately mangles your mail, then that is grounds for disciplinary action or dismissal. You will have to document your allegations and any fraud on your part would mean criminal prosecution.
OK on to the rest of the complaints about the postal system.
1) Boorish behavior is unseemly and wrong, but it's hard to change.
2) A postal carrier is a delivery vehicle and is allowed if delivering the mail to park in restricted space such as in yellow tow away zones, etc. We are noy allowed to drive in an erratic or hazardous fashion. Doin so is subject to discipline. The case mentioned on a carrier parking for his/her break in an restricted spot is unclear to me. It may be allowed but courtesy would deem it inprudent.
3) Folded magazines are not cool. Let me first mention one possible culprit - the too small apartment mail box. As letter carriers we are obligated to attempt delivery of all first and second class mail we recieve every day. We deliver to mail boxes in apartments made of brass which are too small for the size and volume of todays mail, but because we initiated delivery to that mail box, we are not allowed to cease delivery. In other words an apartments small boxes are the fault of the apartment owner and we are required to attempt delivery.
4) The postal system has undergone a series of reforms both within and dictated by congress. In the late 70's the USPS was mandated to become financially self suffient. It is today. In fact the federal government tried to take money from the post office to cover the pension obligations of veterans employed by the USPS for time served in our military. That financial burden was reversed by the act just passed by the Congress and signed into law in 2006. Note the President added a signing statement to that act which would allow agents of the federal government to open mail without a warrant. This is something which goes against the Postal Code.
Anyway those are some thoughts. Just remember what goes around, comes around. Nobody is perfect, myself included.
Take care,
Postal Carrier Matt W.
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I suggest you write to your local council before you move:
Dear Council,
Might I suggest a change in the way government works in this electorate. We need to return to direct rule government.
I suggest a law requiring that all acts of Government, Law, Constitution be directly approved by the entire electorate once every four years to ensure that the Government, Law, or Constitution can never be used to violate the fundamental right of the individual to freedom, and an equal share of the benifits and obligations.
More importantly, a single "no" vote should be sufficient to prevent any act of Government, Law, Constitution that is unopproved of.
ENJOY: this little gem will have you painted as the next Thomas Jefferson.
Sean
I put a saucer of milk out every Hallowe'en, you know, for the faeries...
Milk works? Cripes, and I'm been trying to trap mine with peanut butter.
I had a patch where the majority of my Netflix movies weren't arriving at my house, but they were being returned to the company (leading me to wonder whether the carrier might have been helping herself)
Ah yes, I too am familiar with the vanishing DVD's. If only they came in more discreet packaging.
I hate to be "Top That Story Guy," but...
You ought to see the hate that the UPS guy gives you when you routinely order case lots (usually ~50 lbs) of ammunition... in the summertime ('cause that's when you have time to go shooting, of course..) and it's always "Adult Signature Required" so he has to stand there sweating on your doorstep until you drag your self down there....or you're not there that day, so he has to carry the case back to the truck.
I think he'd rather have the Satanists.
Tom
Are the boxes marked as ammo? Maybe he's just disgusted because he thinks you're ordering 50 pounds of another kind of adult material?