[pct-l] Postal "theft"

[Junaid Dawud]

Mail Marauder

Junaid

On Apr 15, 2010, at 12:22 PM, Scott Herriott <yetifan at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- On Thu, 4/15/10, tom aterno <nitnoid1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: tom aterno <nitnoid1 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Postal "theft"
> To: "dicentra" <dicentragirl at yahoo.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 10:32 AM
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> Media Male Man
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> --- On Thu, 4/15/10, dicentra <dicentragirl at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: dicentra <dicentragirl at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Postal "theft"
> To: "Dan Africk" <danstheman at gmail.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 9:59 AM
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> Can we name this guy Media Mail or something similar?
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> ~Dicentra
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> ________________________________
> From: Dan Africk <danstheman at gmail.com>
> To: AsABat <asabat at 4jeffrey.net>; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Wed, April 14, 2010 4:26:21 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Postal "theft"
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> I consider myself a very honest person. I never steal, almost never  
> lie, and
> whenever a cashier forgets to charge me for something, I point it out.
> However when it comes to arbitrary federal regulations and victimless
> crimes, I have no problem lying when its practical.
>
> If you had read my message carefully, you would see that I was not  
> asking
> about sending my regular resupply packages by media mail, just the  
> one-time
> shipment of food out to California, which is going to cost me  
> hundreds of
> dollars. So this has no effect on trail towns and their perception of
> hikers. Yes, the post office is low on funding and they would make  
> less
> money by me using media mail. However, they are still making some  
> money from
> media mail, otherwise they wouldn't offer it(and they wouldn't make  
> any
> money if I chose UPS instead). And they will be getting hundreds of  
> dollars
> from me that they wouldn't otherwise, as a direct result of this hike.
>
> Contrary to what you imply, not everyone who choses to thru-hike is so
> loaded with money that we "don't deserve a discount" because "we can  
> afford
> to take 6 months off". I am doing this even though my bank account  
> is nearly
> empty already, and although it makes no financial sense, I  
> personally feel
> it is worth it. I've spent the past year weatherizing homes for  
> extremely
> low-income families, getting paid less than minimum wage, because I  
> feel
> good about helping those living in extreme poverty and reducing our
> environmental impact. Of course "feel good" is not meant literally,  
> since
> spending your days in attics getting covered with fiberglass is not  
> exactly
> pleasant. So please don't make assumptions about my character or lack
> thereof. And never forget that there is a profound difference between
> legality and morality.
>
> Anyway I've decided not to use media mail, since based on the other
> responses I've received, the risk is too great. Thanks everyone for  
> the
> feedback.
>
>
> "I think ticking off the post office during your hike would not be a  
> good
> thing. They already accommodate us storing huge amounts of boxes in  
> tiny
> buildings along the trail and often hold our packages longer than  
> they are
> required to. Ask the postmaster at Warner Springs - they needed to  
> build
> more space just to hold our packages.
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> What you are suggesting is theft. It's no different than changing a  
> price
> tag on an item in a store, two people eating at an AYCE buffet but  
> only one
> paid, or sneaking extra people in a motel room without paying. Don't  
> do it.
> Besides being wrong, actions like these cause trail towns to NOT like
> hikers, leading not just to loss of discounts (which they give just  
> because
> what we're doing is cool, we don't deserve them if we can afford to  
> take 6
> months off) but also lead to businesses simply not wanting us  
> around. We've
> had that problem at a Nor Cal store years ago (problem now solved, new
> owners love us if we don't clog their front porch) and at a So Cal  
> mountain
> motel that got overpopulated and then flat out abused (problem also  
> solved
> now).
>
> Be cool, consider how your actions affect the other hikers, and how  
> they
> reflect your character.
>
> AsABat
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