[Scan-DC] irradiated mail

[Pastor Barber]

The reason why Fedex, UPS and private carriers do bot irradiate is because the tracking capability of their packages. Using USPS has not tracking from who sent the package, especially if not return address is used. But you must pay for private carriers and they have a better handle on who is sending the package.

--- On Fri, 8/7/09, sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov <sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov> wrote:


From: sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov <sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] irradiated mail
To: "Steve" <restonham at gmail.com>
Cc: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net, b_thom at juno.com
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 4:51 PM


AFAIK, letter mail is also irradiated.  I don't think
mail from known senders, magazines and such, receive 
such treatment.

On the other hand, no one questions the envelope flats
brought by FedEx and the other overnight shippers.  

I believe the thinking is with the overnight carriers,
the sender has to be present to start the shipping process,
so if a lot of people get sick, at least they think they
know who to look for.

73
Sheldon

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve <restonham at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009 9:20 pm
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] irradiated mail

> I worked at the Penatgon for many years until a few years ago.  After
> 9/11 everything we received was irradiated and x-rayed.  Normal paper
> letter yellowed and became very fragile (crumbly).  Plus, the time to
> get incoming mail trhough our central mailroom went from days to weeks
> or more.   If I knew someone was going to mail me somthing to the
> Pentagon, I gave them my home address and let them send it there.
>

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