OT New Random Thread Pt. 3

[Just-a-Mom]

i think after that seinfeld episode where Susan died from licking too many envelopes they switched them all to stickers lol I send thank you notes for everything and at least 4 birthday cards a month. all of my bills are online but I still send a whole lot of mail. how do people not send mail anymore?

I just don't really have things to send thank you notes for I guess - well, cp sent them after her birthday last month, but I made her do it so I didn't see the stamps lol.

And I don't send birthday cards. [emoji15] Maybe I should start. (I don't receive them either, so I guess it's just not something my friends and family do?)

I send packages quite often, but that's it. I can't remember the last time I mailed something in an envelope.

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[nicolee]

I'm on the last episode of OITNB and it only just started getting good halfway through the whole series. Now you wanna tell me it's OVER?!
Good thing i have a season and a half of true blood left And season 2 of Witches of East End is on Netflix now.


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I love Netflix as if it were my own child, but there are some flaws with the binge-watching model. Like the fact that I can get through an entire season of OITNB in less than 2 days, and now I have to wait 12 agonizing months before the new season. The same thing happened with House of Cards. It's TORTURE.

 

[UCFKnights07]

im sorry but this supposedly viral old navy story that is out in the media right now makes me so want to do this

 

[cheerKT]

Today I encountered a college student who didn't know how stamps work. They didn't know how many stamps to put on a letter going from California to Idaho... Like I get people my age (early 20's) don't send too many letters, but seriously?? Has this guy never written a thank you note or paid a bill before???

That reminds me of this conversation someone posted online with their younger sister who was a freshman in college and doing research in the school library

 

[Eyes On The Prize]

That reminds me of this conversation someone posted online with their younger sister who was a freshman in college and doing research in the school library

When my professor assigned us a research project, he said 3 sources HAD to be from books in the library. He actually had to hold a lecture before we went to the library on how to look up books in the system and then find them on the shelf. And people still couldn't locate books :banghead: Simply astounding.

 

[Hi-Phlyer21]

I love Netflix as if it were my own child, but there are some flaws with the binge-watching model. Like the fact that I can get through an entire season of OITNB in less than 2 days, and now I have to wait 12 agonizing months before the new season. The same thing happened with House of Cards. It's TORTURE.

Yeah, I didn't even realize I was one the last episode 'til I went on last night. I was like "ooh look last episode already.."
HBO Go has started doing the same thing now I'm noticing. I was watching something and it normally just goes right back to the episode list, but now it's auto-playing the next episode.
When GoT, Solicin Valley and VEEP I was devastated. I didn't realize they were over because I usually just click and watch and I didn't understand why there weren't new episodes. Then I read the description... [emoji24][emoji24]


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[rrhhiannon]

It's madness. I understand it's women's sports and they do not bring in as much money as their male counterparts, but that deficit is astounding. I could understand four times less pay for making it to the same round as the men, but four times less for winning four more games and taking the title? ugh.

I'm pretty late to this discussion but it's even worse with women's rugby. The Canadian women's team has to pay to play in their own super series, $1200 a player. The men don't have to pay because more people go to watch and fill up the seats.

 

[njallday]

I just don't really have things to send thank you notes for I guess - well, cp sent them after her birthday last month, but I made her do it so I didn't see the stamps lol.

And I don't send birthday cards. [emoji15] Maybe I should start. (I don't receive them either, so I guess it's just not something my friends and family do?)

I send packages quite often, but that's it. I can't remember the last time I mailed something in an envelope.

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I think it's just my family. when I was younger I wasn't allowed to cash checks or use my gifts until I wrote a thank you note. and my grandma sends cards for EVERY holiday. like thanksgiving and st patricks day etc. etc. i guess it just stuck. though I only send birthday cards and mother's/father's day to all relatives. I'm not that extreme. stamps and cards are so expensive, though.

 

[MakeYourMark]

Awkward moment when im 20 and have never mailed anything (with the exception of a textbook i sold but the mail lady did everything) annnd have never used my school library... clueless to both

 

[cheerKT]

I've mailed a lot, or a good amount for someone my age, I guess. I have two young siblings that live with my dad in Georgia and I always sent cards or gifts when I was away from them on their birthdays and Christmas. I also send thank you notes to my grandparents or family whenever they send me money for my birthday or gifts.

And I send thank you notes as follow ups after every interview, of which there was A LOT right after college. Speaking of which I'm down to one stamp now so I need to go pick more up.

I distinctly remember in elementary school each wing had a street name. The school was laid out in one long hallway with 10-15 wings with a few classrooms on each. We had a little internal "post office" system, where you could write notes and letters to your friends in different classes according to that classes "address". Then you dropped it in a little mailbox and student volunteers stayed after school a few days a week and delivered them. It was a neat little system and I specifically remember learning to write and address letters that way.

 

[njallday]

I've mailed a lot, or a good amount for someone my age, I guess. I have two young siblings that live with my dad in Georgia and I always sent cards or gifts when I was away from them on their birthdays and Christmas. I also send thank you notes to my grandparents or family whenever they send me money for my birthday or gifts.

And I send thank you notes as follow ups after every interview, of which there was A LOT right after college. Speaking of which I'm down to one stamp now so I need to go pick more up.

I distinctly remember in elementary school each wing had a street name. The school was laid out in one long hallway with 10-15 wings with a few classrooms on each. We had a little internal "post office" system, where you could write notes and letters to your friends in different classes according to that classes "address". Then you dropped it in a little mailbox and student volunteers stayed after school a few days a week and delivered them. It was a neat little system and I specifically remember learning to write and address letters that way.

my town's school district had over 10 elementary schools (maybe more now?) so we had pen pals in the same grade at another school in district and mailed them letters so we had to learn to address the envelope and the heading to put on a letter, etc. we also had "library" as a class in elementary school and went once a week and learned the dewey decimal system and how to use the computers to search for things and got books every week. what do they do in elementary school now? rent books on a kindle or something?

I kind of hate technology in that regard. I prefer the old school way of doing things.

 

[cheernerd5678]

my town's school district had over 10 elementary schools (maybe more now?) so we had pen pals in the same grade at another school in district and mailed them letters so we had to learn to address the envelope and the heading to put on a letter, etc. we also had "library" as a class in elementary school and went once a week and learned the dewey decimal system and how to use the computers to search for things and got books every week. what do they do in elementary school now? rent books on a kindle or something?

I kind of hate technology in that regard. I prefer the old school way of doing things.

We had library as a class too. We kind of glossed over the Dewey decimal system, we learned its purpose but that's it, but we learned about finding books with the computer and borrowed books from the library. We also had typing class once we reached third grade where we went through typing programs. Even with that for THREE YEARS there are still kids in my grade who hunt and peck. I missed library in fourth and fifth grade because I had GT, so I only got one year of typing and I type super fast. I guess there will always be people who just refuse to learn? Writing papers takes me long enough and I type 70+ words a minute so idk how other people do it.

I've mailed a lot, or a good amount for someone my age, I guess. I have two young siblings that live with my dad in Georgia and I always sent cards or gifts when I was away from them on their birthdays and Christmas. I also send thank you notes to my grandparents or family whenever they send me money for my birthday or gifts.

And I send thank you notes as follow ups after every interview, of which there was A LOT right after college. Speaking of which I'm down to one stamp now so I need to go pick more up.

I distinctly remember in elementary school each wing had a street name. The school was laid out in one long hallway with 10-15 wings with a few classrooms on each. We had a little internal "post office" system, where you could write notes and letters to your friends in different classes according to that classes "address". Then you dropped it in a little mailbox and student volunteers stayed after school a few days a week and delivered them. It was a neat little system and I specifically remember learning to write and address letters that way.

When I was little all my siblings and I had our own return labels.... For every birthday party we would be responsible for stamping and putting return labels on the invites, but our mom addressed them. Mailing letters is really NOT difficult. Packages I understand are more work but still. Plus with Google I don't know why people are confused about these things... You can always google how many stamps you need!

 

[RS_Amie]

I couldn't figure out the stamps in the UK. Apparently you have to lick them there... The lady saw me struggling to peel it and never said anything.


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We have the other kind too! It's actually pretty rare to get lick and stick ones these days, at least around where I live...


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[FamousxMindset]

I actually enjoy traditional traditional stamps and envelopes because I enjoy the taste lol.

 

[Eyes On The Prize]

I actually enjoy traditional traditional stamps and envelopes because I enjoy the taste lol.

You should submit "Stamp Glue" to Lay's potato chip flavor contest. It'd probably taste a lot better than that cappuccino flavor.