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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi guys. I hear that there is a need within our
officers to make sure that, in the future, certain pieces of paper get to their
destination without fail. And I understand that registered mail is being
considered the best option.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May I add a piece of advice? Don’t use
registered mail or any other form that requires that the recipient must sign
for it. I know that this is the surest way to prove that the person got
the mail, but its also the surest way to make sure it arrives late.
Why? Because the recipient actually has to be home. Very few of us
are really home during the day – and even in the evening! There are
USPS mail options that deliver mail with a high degree of certainty and speed,
and don’t require a signature. You can also send something by
fed-ex without requiring a signature, and you still get a lot of really good
tracking information. Please consider that one of these be used!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I get a fair amount of SCA mail that is time-sensitive (that
deputy kingdom exchequer thing). Nothing is more annoying than arriving
home from work to see that USPS notice that they tried delivering something
that requires a signature. And the next time I’m available to meet
them isn’t even the next Saturday, because I’m heading out of town
for the next kingdom-level event… <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>While I have your attention, may I insert another pet peeve?
Why do people address envelopes using SCA names and titles? Really, the
USPS doesn’t know who Mistress Anne of Carthew is. (Well, maybe MY post
office does by now…!) Modern names for all
autocrats/reservationists and officers are provided in the Acorn. I
personally haven’t had a problem with mail delivery because of this (at
least, not that I know of!) but it is known to happen. Mail service is
part of our modern world, and modern names and titles should be used! Don’t
confuse them more than you have to!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for letting me vent.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anne<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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