The Question Thread

[Turd Ferguson]

Of course, if a FC stamp shoots up to say 4.00 each, I could make myself a nice hefty profit reselling them. I'll be chicken rich!!

I'd invest in Bitcoins before I'd buy those silly Forever Stamps.

But..... they're forever..... and ever  and ever  and ever

Would you like to buy some Enron stock?

Can I pay with bitcoins, or forever stamps?

[BonerJoe]

Of course, if a FC stamp shoots up to say 4.00 each, I could make myself a nice hefty profit reselling them. I'll be chicken rich!!

I'd invest in Bitcoins before I'd buy those silly Forever Stamps.

But..... they're forever..... and ever  and ever  and ever

Would you like to buy some Enron stock?

Can I pay with bitcoins, or forever stamps?

Paper Liberty Dollars.

[Bill Brasky]

Its ten fuckin' dollars. 

I'd pay ten dollars to be not-inconvenienced once, let alone a dozen times.


And losing them?  No.  It goes into the box. 

[BonerJoe]

Oh christ.

[Diogenes The Cynic]

That sounds perfectly legitimate. I want to give you my money!

[Cognitive Dissident]

..I have no idea why anyone would keep a stockpile of stamps lying around...

For myself, it'd be a good idea.  I mail a letter about once a year.  It'd be kinda nice to buy $10 worth, stick 'em in my desk, and not worry if they're still honored.  I usually have no clue what a current postage stamp is worth.  So if I stick a stamp on a letter, I never know if it's the appropriate postage.

I think its 42c, right?

That's exactly where I sit.  I got tired of my book of stamps getting outdated, and was relieved they went to the "forever stamp" so now I don't have to buy fixer stamps for the original stamps when they go up.  As you say later, it's all about the convenience.  Don't tell them, but they could probably sell them at a premium (maybe $.05 more each) for that feature.

[Diogenes The Cynic]

Is damage to government property a legitimate form of civil disobedience?

[Ecolitan]

Is damage to government property a legitimate form of civil disobedience?

No, that's half of the two part recipe for warfare.  Kill people, break their stuff. 

[Cognitive Dissident]

Is damage to government property a legitimate form of civil disobedience?

government property

Does not compute.

[Bill Brasky]

Looks around.

[Turd Ferguson]

Why should we buy postage stamps?
We can make our own.

I dont know if they've gotten wise to this scam yet, but you used to be able to send something to someone free, by putting the intended recipients address as the return address.  That way when USPS saw no postage on the envelope, they send it to the return address on the envelope, which is the guy you wanted to get it to in the first place.

Its been over 15 years since I did it, so who knows.

[anarchir]

Why should we buy postage stamps?
We can make our own.

I dont know if they've gotten wise to this scam yet, but you used to be able to send something to someone free, by putting the intended recipients address as the return address.  That way when USPS saw no postage on the envelope, they send it to the return address on the envelope, which is the guy you wanted to get it to in the first place.

Its been over 15 years since I did it, so who knows.

Just dont drop it directly into your own house mailbox of course, but I've never tried it.

[Turd Ferguson]

Why do they call it a one night stand when most of what you're doing is lying down?

[Laetitia]

Think I'll make NH my pick for next year's fall race. Judging by the 2010-11 calendars, it looks like the choices are probably going to be Keene in September, Bristol in October, or Manchester in November.

The question: Which is going to be the prettier course - Keene or Bristol? I know what I'll be getting if I run Manchester, but is there a significant difference in foliage during that 2-3 week period between the middle of September and beginning of October?

[Bill Brasky]

I would pay close attention to the websites and the local chatters forums related to the events.  There's a lot of storm damage - washed out little bridges and stuff like that. 

So, they may be flying by the seat-of-their-ass to re-route an event, which could be beneficial, or disastrous topography.

In any case --  as always, admirable and good luck.