> Recently (thirty minutes ago), I had the opportunity to mail a few books to a friend in Canada. It was rather interesting.
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YAY! They are the MYST books which Grishny recommended a month ago. I can't wait ^_^


> I couldn't fathom that they would send the parcel by boat. Couldn't they just drive it on up? It would have taken me eight or ten hours to drive up to her house and hand off the books in person.
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> For those of you still interested, posting a package by boat would take six to eight weeks to go from Here to There. Silly Post Office.
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Nice to know that the phrase "Taking a slow boat to San Diego" would still have literal as well as richly symbolic meaning.

I guess the (shorter and cheaper) 4-6 week Ground Surface Mail option, for delivering packages by truck-courrier, isn't the first thing that USPS clerks think to offer.


> -Faux "The books are on their way!" Pas

THANK YOU again and again :-)

Wolf "Someone might wonder how much it would cost to ship the scrupulously sincere honourable Mr. Stephen somewhere -- like inside a suitcase via Fourth Class Book Rate? Nah, that's too cruel to even consider; I'm ashamed of myself. Don't do it. You might forget to punch some air-holes in the sides for him" spirit