International postage
ANNA IN SPAIN - according to the U.S. Post Office website, which you can access yourself and check the postage at www.usps.com, Priority Mail International for a 1 lb. package would cost $20.00. I don't know what insurance would cost, as I have never been allowed to insure an internationally mailed package.Int'l postage has always been high and now it is horrendous. Last Xmas I mailed a box to Sweden and I think the postage cost more than what was in it. Not the first time that has happened. USPS has also done away with the "ground international" (read: slow boat to china method) that takes up to 6 weeks to arrive but was lots cheaper. I think rising gasoline costs have been behind this hike. Even shipping UPS (United Parcel Service) has gotten horribly expensive.
HEAT WAVE - We had a record of 104° F yesterday. It's cooler today with a high of 99. LOL Actually I have become acclimated to it because the humidity is rather low. NOT a good thing considering the awful drought we are in. Back in early May we were 9 inches below our rainfall for the calendar year, and we've only gotten perhaps two inches of rain since then. Trees are dying, lawns are dead (ours included), rather dire stuff here. I am ever so grateful for air conditioning!!!
Y'all stay cool,
Doris W. in TN
posted by Doris W. in TN @ 2:35 PM
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