To add insult to injjury Dan, the cheapest I can remember was 29 cents. Smile. but I was also born in 1981 and am by many standards still a "kid" Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:33 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: OT Star Wars Well, I must be older than both of you. I can remember when stamps were 1 cent. I can remember my parents complaining about them going up to 3 cents. And you know what, they are still complaining each time they go up. Come to think of it I complain about it each time too. ;-)) I guess my parents taught me well huh? ----- Original Message ----- From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 11:20 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: OT Star Wars > worse than that, and this is dating me, but I can remember when stamps > were > 3 cents, that's right, three. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 5:32 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] OT Star Wars > > >> This is a bit off topic, but I thought as the Star Wars books come up >> from time to time I'd mention it. >> >> The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled its set of 15, 41-cent 'Star >> Wars' stamps to honor the 30th anniversary of the first movie. >> >> I'm not sure which surprises me more, the 41 cents, or the fact that >> they are doing it, along with a promotional contest of some sort, >> posters, > etc. >> Even though I've been a long time fan, well I guess you could say a >> 30 year fan, of Star Wars, I think this is a bit over the edge. The >> other thing that amazes me is the promotion and contest. If you need >> to mail a letter you get a stamp, so why do they have to advertise >> and promote a public service run by the government? I never >> understood back when Lance Armstrong was still winning the 'Tour De >> France' why exactly the U.S. Postal Service was the teams sponsor. I >> guess it just a good example of your tax dollars at work, and why >> they need to raise the price of a stamp to 41 cents! Does anyone >> remember what the price of a stamp was in 1977? I know it was in the >> teens, but I'm not sure exactly what it was. >> >> Dave >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to >> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a >> list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. >> >> > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.22/739 - Release Date: 3/29/2007 > 1:36 PM > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.23/740 - Release Date: 3/30/2007 1:15 PM To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.