Re: [MOPO] random inspection of a persons mail

[JR]

Al,   As you can see, several people have supported your claim that media mail is being opened for "proper use" these days (simply because so many eBay sellers are using it to ship things that were never intended for the strict uses media mail class was designed for). Just another good reason not to use media mail. Although I must say that a Xeroxed copy of a magazine certainly *should* qualify for media mail status as I understand it... but there's no point in fighting with the Post Office (you never win). I just won't use media mail any more for all kinds of reasons.   By the way, are you at all familiar with the internet convention/courtesy that using a LOT OF ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in a message is the internet EQUIVALENT OF YELLING or SCREAMING at people? Don't you realize that it is considered QUITE RUDE to do so? More IMPORTANT -- a lot of people will STOP READING your messages completely if they contain with SO MANY ALL CAPS WORDS.   Just a suggestion.   -- JR   ----- Original Message ----- From: Al Shevy To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 23:34 Subject: Re: [MOPO] random inspection of a persons mail I'm glad that you think that the POSTMASTER in LANSING knows what is happening here in Tampa. So I guess you want to make it out that I made this all up and is more of my DASTARDLY PLAN to defraud everybody. I guess the photo copied MAGAZINE that they sent me that they OPENED and told me they sent POSTAGE due because it was NOT MEDIA MAIL is all made up???I guess the whole conversation that I had with the POSTMASTER about this is all a flashback from all the acid I did years ago?????I guess the fact that I was on the phone 4 hours yesterday trying to find out what happened to DAVID'S packing that I sent is all BS also. I guess the fact that I tried to call DAVID with no RESPONSE with the INFO I obtained is all BS also. I guess the fact that I in FACT am trying to do the right thing here and I read this nonsense is all the more reason why I should just shut up because like I said it does not matter what I do SOME OF YOU FOLKS ARE ........................................I'll stop there and let you use your imagination. I'm sure you know where I was going. By the way DAVID sent THE POSTER TO ME PRIORITY MAIL INSURED. It was delivered to my NEIGHBOR. It was open when I received it.Not that that matters as I'm sure the POSTMASTER in LANSING knows more about it then me. This response has been CENSORED by me for the more DELICATE among you who have asked me NOT TO BE SO CANDID.I hope this response meets with your approval. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] random inspection of a persons mail > Why I am even commenting on this I don't know because I will regret it.  I > talked to the postmaster person here in Lansing where all mail for the > state > (except Detroit) is collected and routed.  He said post offices are not > allowed > to randomly open peoples mail to check for proper postal class of mailing. > Neither are insured items delivered to a neighbor if it was the type of > insurance > where the mailer received a numbered receipt.  The person to whom it is > addressed or their representative has to sign for it and show id.  This is > for the > post office's and the recipients protection. >  I believe you get what you pay for at the post office.  Handling is by > hand > or by machine depending on the service you select.  ie: how much you pay. > Picking the cheapest service gets the lowest level of care in handling. > > > In a message dated 9/14/2005 11:29:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << SHIT happens. I just found out TODAY that the post office here is TAMPA > has been randomly opening my mail because they wanted to see if it was > sent > UNDER THE RIGHT CLASS. I sent some items out the other day and received a > letter > with some photo copies that the items I had sent as media mail was in fact > not > media mail because it was vintage comic books and they sent the items with > POSTAGE due to the people I had sent them to. This of course pissed them > off and > I received a neg on ebay for it. So now I have found out that for the last > 6 > months my mail has been tampered with by the post office. Thats just > great. I > recently sent out a spiderman 1 and the person I sent it to said they did > not > receive it.  David sent me back a poster and I did not receive it. 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