I agree… shipping is not usually that expensive and it comes with a little thing called insurance, the els players are load front he government, therefore they decide it is ok to take the risk. but if you abuse the free matter privilege and your package falls off a truck and gets run over, where will you complain? when you pay for shipping you have recourse . I have heard of disastrous results from shipping free matter when it was not something that qualified and the item got destroyed, or showed up back at the sender months later in pieces
sometimes it is sad to see just how cheap ass we hams can be on stupid things. like the guys who use dollar store patch cables for their audio equipment and wonder why it sounds like crap
On Sep 11, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Wow. The abuse of a privilege meant to help us get things like reading =
> material just astounds. It's crap like this that makes me think maybe =
> people who think that blind people are just a bunch of degenerate =
> freeloaders, and all we deserve is a handout anyway because we sure =
> can't actually contribute to society, nor do we want to, and why should =
> anyone really accommodate our needs, maybe they have a point?=20
>
> Sheesh.=20
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
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> On Sep 11, 2012, at 12:06 AM, Jim Gammon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Well shucks Steve, if I put braille on the outside, who's gonna=20
>> know? Anyway, it wouldn't cost that much to ship the thing. I=20
>> wondered who would catch me on my lose interpretation of the Free=20
>> Matter deal! Jim
>> =20
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:18:10 -0400
>> Subject: Re: Old keyer available
>> =20
>> Jim,
>> =20
>> You can't send that keyer Free Matter; it has nothing to do with=20
>> blindness.
>> Free Matter only applies to braille or print, and possibly to=20
>> some
>> authorized devices such as NLS equipment, but definitely not to=20
>> that keyer.
>> =20
>> Steve
>> =20
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 20:01
>> Subject: Old keyer available
>> =20
>> =20
>> Hi list, I have an old Curtis keyer circa 1973 or so. I would
>> like to trade it for something but I don't know what. The thing
>> works fine on either AC or a 9 VDC battery, not included. Also
>> am not including a paddle or straight key. The keyer works=20
>> great
>> and I also put a 1/8 inch audio jack in the top so you can
>> connect it to another speaker or whatever else you might want.
>> If interested, contact me off list [log in to unmask] I
>> should be able to send it free matter because it's a
>> communications device. 73, Jim WA6EKS
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