Postage

On 2014-03-03 14:44:43 -0600, tim..... said:

"Dan Stephenson" wrote in message
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So it costs more to deliver mail to the remote, hard-to-reach areas.
You get what you pay for. Who says it should cost the same amount no
matter the destination.

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ITYF it's what the population would prefer - it's called democracy

tim

You mean like the democracy that voted in people's representatives that
introduced privatization in the postal system?

And who says 51% of the people who vote get to decide what the other
49% have to do? That's tyranny. But maybe that's an American
perspective. I've heard that the UK does not have a written
Constitution, that establishes the kind principles of governance for
any later laws. is that true?

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On 2014-03-05 01:59:05 -0600, Martin said:

On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 20:05:05 -0500, Jerry wrote:

In article , says...

On 2014-02-28 9:58 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
On 2/28/2014 9:55 AM, James Silverton wrote:
It's perhaps OT but the British Royal mail is to raise the price of a
1oz first class stamp to GBP 0.62. That's USD 1.03 and makes the US
first class stamp at USD 0.49 sound like a bargain.

Royal Mail was recently privatised...

That's can't be. Privatization means competition and efficiency and it
automatically leads to lower costs to the consumer.

You must be joking. The market does not solve all problems as our Tea Party
people seem to think.

Dutch privatisation of postal services has created nothing but problems and
unemployment.

Jerry, the poster you replied to was insincere.

All the market is, is the free association of people trading for mutual
benefit. If there are problems after a privitization, it is because
those structural problems that were always there, become revealed.

One area of Dutch free enterprise excellent is in french fries / chips.
Oh my goodness. I wish I remember the name of the place in Amsterdam
where I got the most incredible chips of all time. It was around a
corner in an alley and there were all these different sauces you could
put on the chips. Dang that was good. I'm sure happy there was no
Royal Dutch Chips & Potato-Related Processed Food Products monopoly,
that day!


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On 3/5/2014 6:31 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
On 3/5/2014 5:56 PM, Martin wrote:

ECB rate of exchange 5.3.14 USD1 = EUR 1.37

You might want to look at that again!


I'm not the only person who can get things reversed :-)

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Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2014-03-03 03:16:29 -0600, Martin said:

On Sun, 2 Mar 2014 20:22:55 -0600, Dan Stephenson
wrote:
So it costs more to deliver mail to the remote, hard-to-reach areas.
You get what you pay for. Who says it should cost the same amount no
matter the destination.
The result is that nobody will deliver to remote addresses.

Unless it is important, then there will be a price high enough to make it
worth it. I see no problem in valuing expensive things expensively.

I once visited Papay Westray, an island at the farthest reach of the
Orkney Islands. It took a lot of doing to get ME out there. If I chose
to reside there, why shouldn't it cost more to delivery anything out there, including mail?

A very nice place by the way. I visited it for the neolithic settlement
on the island, but I had a great time walking all around. A great place for solitude.

I didn't get that far out, but I really like Orkney 8-)

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On 2014-03-06 03:40:23 -0600, Martin said:

On Wed, 5 Mar 2014 21:10:51 -0600, Dan Stephenson
wrote:


All the market is, is the free association of people trading for mutual
benefit. If there are problems after a privitization, it is because
those structural problems that were always there, become revealed.

The ground rules were changed after privatisation. Competitors are allowed to
employ staff at less than the minimum legal salary. They are not obliged to
deliver mail in a timely manner.

Then that is not a free market!

One area of Dutch free enterprise excellent is in french fries / chips.

and pumping flood water.

Oh my goodness. I wish I remember the name of the place in Amsterdam
where I got the most incredible chips of all time. It was around a
corner in an alley and there were all these different sauces you could
put on the chips. Dang that was good. I'm sure happy there was no
Royal Dutch Chips & Potato-Related Processed Food Products monopoly,
that day!

Any idiot can make good chips. I bet you loved FEBO, and krokets washed down
with a bottle of Heineken.

I don't know what the **** you're talking about, but, maybe your
average Dutch idiot can make good chips? Every country has their
specialty.

In Germany, I like the schnitzel.



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Am Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:43:05 -0600 schrieb Dan Stephenson:

In Germany, I like the schnitzel.

You get that a lot in Germany, but it's originally from Austria. The real
Asutrian "Wiener Schnitzel" has to be made from veal btw.

Regards,

Frank

Am Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:19:56 +0100 schrieb Martin:

On Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:43:05 -0600, Dan Stephenson
wrote:

In Germany, I like the schnitzel.

with noodles or is that only in Salzburg?

Never with noodles and not in Salzburg. It comes from Vienna and it has
potatoe-salad as side-dish. Or sometimes boiled potatoes.

Regards,

Frank (who was in Salzburg in January)

Martin wrote:
On Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:43:05 -0600, Dan Stephenson
wrote:

On 2014-03-06 03:40:23 -0600, Martin said:

On Wed, 5 Mar 2014 21:10:51 -0600, Dan Stephenson
wrote:


All the market is, is the free association of people trading for mutual
benefit. If there are problems after a privitization, it is because
those structural problems that were always there, become revealed.

The ground rules were changed after privatisation. Competitors are allowed to
employ staff at less than the minimum legal salary. They are not obliged to
deliver mail in a timely manner.

Then that is not a free market!

In what way isn't it a free market?

One area of Dutch free enterprise excellent is in french fries / chips.

and pumping flood water.

Oh my goodness. I wish I remember the name of the place in Amsterdam
where I got the most incredible chips of all time. It was around a
corner in an alley and there were all these different sauces you could
put on the chips. Dang that was good. I'm sure happy there was no
Royal Dutch Chips & Potato-Related Processed Food Products monopoly,
that day!

Any idiot can make good chips. I bet you loved FEBO, and krokets washed down
with a bottle of Heineken.

I don't know what the **** you're talking about,

American in Amsterdam favourite diet,.

but, maybe your
average Dutch idiot can make good chips? Every country has their
specialty.

Neither of us are Dutch, neither of us has problems making good chips.


In Germany, I like the schnitzel.

with noodles or is that only in Salzburg?

Pommes or, if it's good, Spätzle. I've become rather picky about Spätzle
since I learned how to make my own 8-)

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Frank Hucklenbroich wrote:
Am Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:43:05 -0600 schrieb Dan Stephenson:

In Germany, I like the schnitzel.

You get that a lot in Germany, but it's originally from Austria. The real
Asutrian "Wiener Schnitzel" has to be made from veal btw.

Regards,

Frank

I love Wiener Schnitzel, but Schweineschnitzel Wiener Art is great, too!
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On 3/7/2014 8:44 AM, Erilar wrote:
Frank Hucklenbroich wrote:
Am Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:43:05 -0600 schrieb Dan Stephenson:

In Germany, I like the schnitzel.

You get that a lot in Germany, but it's originally from Austria. The real
Asutrian "Wiener Schnitzel" has to be made from veal btw.

Regards,

Frank

I love Wiener Schnitzel, but Schweineschnitzel Wiener Art is great, too!


I've seen "Pute Schnitzel" in German and Swiss supermarkets. I know the
German for turkey is der Puter/die Pute and, perhaps more formally, der
Truthahn/die Truthenne.



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