[quote=JHM2K]A general question for the Crossfire masses:

Have you ever, at any time in your life, mailed something to a destination with hopes of it getting there, only to eventually find out that it never reached the destination (i.e, got lost)?

Apparently, the USPS ate an envelope I sent a few weeks ago, and the intended recipient (a relatively new forum member) now thinks that I'm a low-life scumbag that has no moral convictions or common decency, and of course assumes I never sent the envelope in the first place.

I refuse to drag his name into the mix, so don't ask. I don't believe in slandering others. But I've never been more insulted by anything on this forum. No, not even the political boards.

Just wondering, thanks

JHM2K,
just to put things into prespective for you....i am close enough to the american border that i can go over and ship from the us using the USPS. why would a canadian use the american service...well because it is much less expensive...and much more efficient. here in canada the clerk measures the length and width as well as thickness ,and then uses some complicated formula combined with the weight of the item to come up with some outrageous amount for me to pay. i ship many times the same item to the same place ...in canada it never turns out to be the same price. it should be....same item ....same destination.....same service.......never the same price....often not even close. so consider yourself lucky....in the states the clerk puts the item on the scale and voila...you get a reasonable cost. no tape measure...no formula....and i can use the machine 24 hrs a day if the post office is closed.
what i am trying to say is....you guys in the states have it great compared to canada.
cheers,
gryfan