But isn't there a charge for computer bill paying? ----- Original Message ----- From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:30 AM Subject: [optacon-l] paperless living, and reading small items > Mary L and list, > > Yes, paperless bills are definitely a plus; all my bills come to me online > and are paid that way. I have so little mail these days that the mail > carrier commented about it. I suspect we all get less mail due to the > economy; I heard a news item last week indicating that the U.S. postal > service is considering (again!) not delivering on Saturdays; usually that > idea gets tossed out, but maybe this time it will happen. > > Reading postage stamps has been a challenge; sometimes it's been easy to > see > the word "USA" in upper case, and below it, the number of cents followed > by > the cents sign. These days, though, I guess the color is different because > it's not easy to figure out the amount. The cost of postage keeps going > up. > There are "forever" stamps, which I haven't purchased, but apparently > they're quite popular. Has anybody figured out any techniques for reading > stamps and other small items? > > Mary > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.