Re: Things I never thought would disappear

On 10/12/24 6:59 AM, Paul Dormer wrote:

In article <veb3h0$e2f$2@reader1.panix.com>, kfl@KeithLynch.net (Keith F.
Lynch) wrote:
 

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My brother's is left in the driveway.  It's enclosed in a plastic bag.
If rain is expected, it's double-bagged.  Some rain has leaked into
it, but that's rare.

 Not usually done for newspaper deliveries in the UK.
 Some magazines I subscribe to which are posted arrive in waterproof
wrapping, but not general mail either.

FWIW, the MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION, which had been coming in a manila envelope, now comes naked, with an address label on the back.  (Thank Ghod it's on the back.)
--
No immigrant has taken your job.  You were laid off by a capitalist
who required cheap labor and took advantage of that immigrant to
increase his profits, and nothing makes him happier than to hear
you blame the immigrant and not him.  -Mohamad Safa