Boomerang 8.0 PEARLS Group
08-23-2012, 12:01 PM
#41
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 128
Oh, by the way did I mention that I am actually an employee of the Post Office 
So I think it is pretty embarrassing that some don't know the rules correctly. I process mail images in a huge warehouse with hundreds of others. All mail is scanned by machines and read my computers. If the computers can read the address the mail goes on its happy way. If it cannot be read due to bad handwriting, missing info, or strange computer fonts etc...., the mail image in scanned and sent via the internet to either my center or one in Kansas. Than a PO encoder (ie a real human being) has to decipher the info and hopefully get the mail on its way. Thousands of workers are processing mail 24 hours a day7 days a week in this fashion between the two centers in the country; each looking at over 1000 letters each hour. I work 4 nights a week 6-midnight or 5-1:30 am while my kids are hopefully sound asleep.
So I think it is pretty embarrassing that some don't know the rules correctly. I process mail images in a huge warehouse with hundreds of others. All mail is scanned by machines and read my computers. If the computers can read the address the mail goes on its happy way. If it cannot be read due to bad handwriting, missing info, or strange computer fonts etc...., the mail image in scanned and sent via the internet to either my center or one in Kansas. Than a PO encoder (ie a real human being) has to decipher the info and hopefully get the mail on its way. Thousands of workers are processing mail 24 hours a day7 days a week in this fashion between the two centers in the country; each looking at over 1000 letters each hour. I work 4 nights a week 6-midnight or 5-1:30 am while my kids are hopefully sound asleep.
08-23-2012, 12:16 PM
#42
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Tacoma Washington
Posts: 604
Quiltingmommy,
I did not know these things. That is nice to know. My father worked for the Post Office for almost 30 years. You would think I would know these things. He has been medically retired since 2000 though so I am sure things have changed a lot since then. I will make better care to write neater or print out labels so that the machine can read it. Thanks for the information and your f8 went out in the mail today.
Melinda
I did not know these things. That is nice to know. My father worked for the Post Office for almost 30 years. You would think I would know these things. He has been medically retired since 2000 though so I am sure things have changed a lot since then. I will make better care to write neater or print out labels so that the machine can read it. Thanks for the information and your f8 went out in the mail today.
Melinda
Originally Posted by quiltingmommy
Oh, by the way did I mention that I am actually an employee of the Post Office So I think it is pretty embarrassing that some don't know the rules correctly. I process mail images in a huge warehouse with hundreds of others. All mail is scanned by machines and read my computers. If the computers can read the address the mail goes on its happy way. If it cannot be read due to bad handwriting, missing info, or strange computer fonts etc...., the mail image in scanned and sent via the internet to either my center or one in Kansas. Than a PO encoder (ie a real human being) has to decipher the info and hopefully get the mail on its way. Thousands of workers are processing mail 24 hours a day7 days a week in this fashion between the two centers in the country; each looking at over 1000 letters each hour. I work 4 nights a week 6-midnight or 5-1:30 am while my kids are hopefully sound asleep.
So I think it is pretty embarrassing that some don't know the rules correctly. I process mail images in a huge warehouse with hundreds of others. All mail is scanned by machines and read my computers. If the computers can read the address the mail goes on its happy way. If it cannot be read due to bad handwriting, missing info, or strange computer fonts etc...., the mail image in scanned and sent via the internet to either my center or one in Kansas. Than a PO encoder (ie a real human being) has to decipher the info and hopefully get the mail on its way. Thousands of workers are processing mail 24 hours a day7 days a week in this fashion between the two centers in the country; each looking at over 1000 letters each hour. I work 4 nights a week 6-midnight or 5-1:30 am while my kids are hopefully sound asleep.
08-23-2012, 01:37 PM
#43
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Perry, Oklahoma
Posts: 4,373
Updated List:
I will just post all F8 from all groups this way since some didn’t put what group they are on just easier for me….
Received F8 from 08/22/2012
Ssnare-guitar fabric
Jaba-strawberries
Abby’s Mom – green with flowers
Jahaper – Light green with flowers
Goldendogg55 – blue with orange flowers
Misswigglewings – blue with ladybugs & Black, green and white
The Mama Hauser – pinkish Baltics
Roseysue – pink with flowers – purple with flowers
Ljdugas31 – blue and light blue flowers swirls
Elisabrat – blue with bumble bees
Yosamitesa – white Dr. Seuss
Moonrise – white with assorted flowers
Marytoddliz – green, white, pink – blue with apples…
08/23/2012 received some more F8
Savannahrandons – brown fabric
Fraew – Black with reddish flowers
Nexxus931 – black fabric
QuilterMomma – orange white butterflies
Goldendog55 – White frontier cowboy?
TwinRiversFarm – Purple fabric
Ljdugas31 – black with reddish flowers
Charlotte T- frog fabric – Your fabric almost didn’t make it, I think someone opened it or it just came unglued might want to tape shut next time, was close call…LOL
I will just post all F8 from all groups this way since some didn’t put what group they are on just easier for me….
Received F8 from 08/22/2012
Ssnare-guitar fabric
Jaba-strawberries
Abby’s Mom – green with flowers
Jahaper – Light green with flowers
Goldendogg55 – blue with orange flowers
Misswigglewings – blue with ladybugs & Black, green and white
The Mama Hauser – pinkish Baltics
Roseysue – pink with flowers – purple with flowers
Ljdugas31 – blue and light blue flowers swirls
Elisabrat – blue with bumble bees
Yosamitesa – white Dr. Seuss
Moonrise – white with assorted flowers
Marytoddliz – green, white, pink – blue with apples…
08/23/2012 received some more F8
Savannahrandons – brown fabric
Fraew – Black with reddish flowers
Nexxus931 – black fabric
QuilterMomma – orange white butterflies
Goldendog55 – White frontier cowboy?
TwinRiversFarm – Purple fabric
Ljdugas31 – black with reddish flowers
Charlotte T- frog fabric – Your fabric almost didn’t make it, I think someone opened it or it just came unglued might want to tape shut next time, was close call…LOL
08-24-2012, 02:27 PM
#46
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Perry, Oklahoma
Posts: 4,373
I will just post all F8 from all groups this way since some didn’t put what group they are on just easier for me….
Received F8 from 08/22/2012
Ssnare-guitar fabric
Jaba-strawberries
Abby’s Mom – green with flowers
Jahaper – Light green with flowers
Goldendogg55 – blue with orange flowers
Misswigglewings – blue with ladybugs & Black, green and white
The Mama Hauser – pinkish Baltics
Roseysue – pink with flowers – purple with flowers
Ljdugas31 – blue and light blue flowers swirls
Elisabrat – blue with bumble bees
Yosamitesa – white Dr. Seuss
Moonrise – white with assorted flowers
Marytoddliz – green, white, pink – blue with apples…
08/23/2012 received some more F8
Savannahrandons – brown fabric
Fraew – Black with reddish flowers
Nexxus931 – black fabric
QuilterMomma – orange white butterflies
Goldendog55 – White frontier cowboy?
TwinRiversFarm – Purple fabric
Ljdugas31 – black with reddish flowers
Charlotte T- frog fabric – Your fabric almost didn’t make it, I think someone opened it or it just came unglued might want to tape shut next time, was close call…LOL
Updated: 08/24/2012
Received:
Nacy B from MT…..Blue with pink and orange flowers
GirlScouts1…white, black and red fabric and purple with blue and white butterflies
Dotcomdtcm…blue with colorful circles
Joan B from MO…reddish with flowers
Patricia from GA…blue with reddish flowers
Received F8 from 08/22/2012
Ssnare-guitar fabric
Jaba-strawberries
Abby’s Mom – green with flowers
Jahaper – Light green with flowers
Goldendogg55 – blue with orange flowers
Misswigglewings – blue with ladybugs & Black, green and white
The Mama Hauser – pinkish Baltics
Roseysue – pink with flowers – purple with flowers
Ljdugas31 – blue and light blue flowers swirls
Elisabrat – blue with bumble bees
Yosamitesa – white Dr. Seuss
Moonrise – white with assorted flowers
Marytoddliz – green, white, pink – blue with apples…
08/23/2012 received some more F8
Savannahrandons – brown fabric
Fraew – Black with reddish flowers
Nexxus931 – black fabric
QuilterMomma – orange white butterflies
Goldendog55 – White frontier cowboy?
TwinRiversFarm – Purple fabric
Ljdugas31 – black with reddish flowers
Charlotte T- frog fabric – Your fabric almost didn’t make it, I think someone opened it or it just came unglued might want to tape shut next time, was close call…LOL
Updated: 08/24/2012
Received:
Nacy B from MT…..Blue with pink and orange flowers
GirlScouts1…white, black and red fabric and purple with blue and white butterflies
Dotcomdtcm…blue with colorful circles
Joan B from MO…reddish with flowers
Patricia from GA…blue with reddish flowers
08-24-2012, 02:51 PM
#47
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 128
Two envelopes arrived safely today: Donna (dahna42) and Mary (ok Darla).
I also got an afternoon alone so I quilted. I my first two blocks: Sherry's (ssnare) and Dotty's (dotcomdtcm).
Sherry your music fabric for your son was very colorful and fun. I didn't want to cut it up into tiny pieces because I felt the images of the musician and piano would be lost, so I looked for a pattern where the blocks would be large. I was also looking for one that had a modern and masculine feel. Hopefully you like my results.
Dotty, I remembered that you were donating your quilt for project Linus (hopefully right?). So I was looking for a youthful pattern that would appeal to a child, hence the pinwheel. Your fabric had several colors that I could have chosen, but I went with the lesser two colors, green and yellow, because I liked the way they complemented the pink and purple tones (and because they were more gender neutral). Hope you like the block.
I will mail these blocks later next week, once I have a handful of envelopes to go out. Christina (quiltingmommy)
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I also got an afternoon alone so I quilted. I my first two blocks: Sherry's (ssnare) and Dotty's (dotcomdtcm).
Sherry your music fabric for your son was very colorful and fun. I didn't want to cut it up into tiny pieces because I felt the images of the musician and piano would be lost, so I looked for a pattern where the blocks would be large. I was also looking for one that had a modern and masculine feel. Hopefully you like my results.
Dotty, I remembered that you were donating your quilt for project Linus (hopefully right?). So I was looking for a youthful pattern that would appeal to a child, hence the pinwheel. Your fabric had several colors that I could have chosen, but I went with the lesser two colors, green and yellow, because I liked the way they complemented the pink and purple tones (and because they were more gender neutral). Hope you like the block.
I will mail these blocks later next week, once I have a handful of envelopes to go out. Christina (quiltingmommy)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]357645[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]357646[/ATTACH]
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