[Dx-qsl] Where's Canada Again?

[ALAN ZACK]

I can remember many many years ago it was cheaper to mail a QSL to the
Caribbean than to the rest of the world, like it is today for Mexico and
Canada. I guess they thought they must be losing money so made the Caribbean
mail the same rate as the rest of the world.

I am very friendly with my mail carrier. He tells me I get more exotic mail
than anyone he has ever known in his over 20 yrs as a mail carrier. My
exotic mail almost got me in trouble when I was based at Kodiak Alaska in
the 1960's. It was the cold war and we would be escorting Russian Bear
bombers out of Alaska air space. And there I was getting mail delivered to
my Air Station POB from Russia. The word got to the C.O. and I was called in
and asked why was I getting mail several times a month from POB 73 in
Moscow, USSR. So I explained what that big LP antenna was used for in the
Ham/MARS radio room which really came in handy when the Good Friday
Earthquake hit later that year.

K7ACZ

-----Original Message-----
From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Ken Scheper
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 12:12 PM
To: DX QSL Posts
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Where's Canada Again?

Recently when I was in the post office for airmail stamps, the counter 
person asked me where my card was destined, I said St. Lucia in the 
Caribbean.  I was asked then what part of Asia that was in, that they hadn't

heard of that place before.  Maybe the USPO keeps raising rates because 
they're sending our mail half way around the world, only to find out it's 
not where they thought?

I would be pleased to teach a geography course to the USPO sorters...for a 
price.  I can only take so much .....

Happy mailing all !!!
73
Ken
WA8JOC


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From: "Ron Lago" <ac7dx at comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 12:57
To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Where's Canada Again?

> Whats Canada????
>
> On 11/27/2010 8:58 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
>> Your chuckle for the day:
>>
>> Did you know that Canada is overseas, probably in Europe?
>>
>> That's what I got told at the post office today, when I asked for some
>> Canadian air mail stamps.
>>
>> I know, I know. and it was a branch office inside a mall, not a "real" 
>> one.
>> And the clerk looked like she was 21 and bored out of her mind (I
>> interrupted her romance novel... and I wish I was kidding about that). 
>> Her
>> chart allegedly only showed Mexico and Overseas, and she's CERTAIN that
>> Canada is in Europe near Turkey or the Middle East "or something."
>>
>> *sigh*
>>
>> Just have to go get the stamps at the 24 hour machine in the lobby 
>> instead
>> of fighting the crowd.  So much for trying to save some time, hassle and
>> aggravation.
>>
>> 73, ron w3wn
>>