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trailmix Grand Master

trailmix   77

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Ok, so this is one of my pet peeves. This is a picture of the 30 flyers/catalogues (approx 500 pages) I received today. Just one days worth of flyers. Normally we get these types of deliveries about 3 times a week, this is the biggest of the week - but still the others aren't far behind.

As we get closer to Christmas it will get worse and worse. This week alone I have received 2 catalogues from Sears.

The funniest one is the flyer from the Co-op grocery store - the main page is a big picture of their environmentally friendly shopping bag that you can purchase for only 99 cents!

I live in a city of just over a million people. This particular blob of flyers is delivered to each and every home. Next year we are starting a door to door recycling program, we will hire big trucks to go to every house to pick up these flyers. Bad Bad homeowners, you need to recycle, you are wasteful!! (currently we have a drop off system which is free to the public).

I'm going to get a 'no flyers' magnet for my mail box this weekend. I used to enjoy getting the occasional sale flyer - but these people are out of control.

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Emancipation Mentor

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HOw do you get those magnets?? :blink:

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Hilarious Clinton   452

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I recycle them.

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Senate Floor Speech on Public Debt
March 16, 2006



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trailmix   77

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HOw do you get those magnets?? :blink:

I was thinking of going to staples and having a small one made, but you can buy them online http://www.mailbox-magnets.com/magnets.htm

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HOw do you get those magnets?? :blink:

I was thinking of going to staples and having a small one made, but you can buy them online http://www.mailbox-magnets.com/magnets.htm

Will that really work though?? will a mailman respect that?? It looks like just a regular magnet printed up.. I was thinking it was an official USPS magnet or somethin' (curse them for delivering the flipping things).

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2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

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Those magnets are great. I wish I received no flyers.



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Ah, Blackadder, now that's a comedy classic. Hugh was in all the series I believe.

Most of it. He wasn't in series one and only appeared in the finale of season 2. Season 3 he played the Prince Regent for the whole series. Season 4? Might have been a supporting player at some point.

Anyhoo, Hugh Laurie is great and his American accent ain't bad either; hubby didn't realise he's British (that Hugh Laurie is British, not that hubby is British. Cause he isn't, he's American. It'd also be a bit silly if hubby hadn't realised he was British after 39 years).

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Emancipation Mentor

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Ah, Blackadder, now that's a comedy classic. Hugh was in all the series I believe.

Most of it. He wasn't in series one and only appeared in the finale of season 2. Season 3 he played the Prince Regent for the whole series. Season 4? Might have been a supporting player at some point.

Anyhoo, Hugh Laurie is great and his American accent ain't bad either; hubby didn't realise he's British (that Hugh Laurie is British, not that hubby is British. Cause he isn't, he's American. It'd also be a bit silly if hubby hadn't realised he was British after 39 years).

As much as I love Black adder - what does this have to do with recycling??? :jest:

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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The Thursday paper around here gets huge because of all the inserts to do with Thanksgiving. Sometimes that paper is over five pounds :blink: A lot of trees died for what :angry:

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Ah, Blackadder, now that's a comedy classic. Hugh was in all the series I believe.

Most of it. He wasn't in series one and only appeared in the finale of season 2. Season 3 he played the Prince Regent for the whole series. Season 4? Might have been a supporting player at some point.

Anyhoo, Hugh Laurie is great and his American accent ain't bad either; hubby didn't realise he's British (that Hugh Laurie is British, not that hubby is British. Cause he isn't, he's American. It'd also be a bit silly if hubby hadn't realised he was British after 39 years).

As much as I love Black adder - what does this have to do with recycling??? :jest:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I have NO IDEA how the hell this got in here. It was supposed to be in the House thread!

<-----------going insane apparently.

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Ah, Blackadder, now that's a comedy classic. Hugh was in all the series I believe.

Most of it. He wasn't in series one and only appeared in the finale of season 2. Season 3 he played the Prince Regent for the whole series. Season 4? Might have been a supporting player at some point.

Anyhoo, Hugh Laurie is great and his American accent ain't bad either; hubby didn't realise he's British (that Hugh Laurie is British, not that hubby is British. Cause he isn't, he's American. It'd also be a bit silly if hubby hadn't realised he was British after 39 years).

As much as I love Black adder - what does this have to do with recycling??? :jest:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I have NO IDEA how the hell this got in here. It was supposed to be in the House thread!

<-----------going insane apparently.

Love it!!! Love it!!! No worries.. we'll just blame the Friday Aft. Gremlins!!

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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Ah, Blackadder, now that's a comedy classic. Hugh was in all the series I believe.

Most of it. He wasn't in series one and only appeared in the finale of season 2. Season 3 he played the Prince Regent for the whole series. Season 4? Might have been a supporting player at some point.

Anyhoo, Hugh Laurie is great and his American accent ain't bad either; hubby didn't realise he's British (that Hugh Laurie is British, not that hubby is British. Cause he isn't, he's American. It'd also be a bit silly if hubby hadn't realised he was British after 39 years).

As much as I love Black adder - what does this have to do with recycling??? :jest:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I have NO IDEA how the hell this got in here. It was supposed to be in the House thread!

<-----------going insane apparently.

Love it!!! Love it!!! No worries.. we'll just blame the Friday Aft. Gremlins!!

Yes, it was the gremlins, your honour! I swears it was! I'm not guilty m'lud. etc etc

Anyone fancy a drink? :lol:

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Anyone fancy a drink? :lol:

Yes'm.. i'd like a double single malt scotch please..

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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don't know if this works for those silly store flyers or not, but there is a Do Not Mail List

https://www.directmail.com/directory/mail_preference/

I think if you request the postal carrier to not leave them, they have to respect that and not deliver. I hate the blasted things too, its such a pain in the ####### all the ####### we get. And most of the stores we get flyers for are not even within 30 miles of our house! :wacko:

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