Re: [ql-users] OT: Cheap [Christmas card] posting
??? 16/12/2002 8:51:54 ??, ?/? Robert Newson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??: >Bit late...I reposted it this afternoon along with most of the remains of my >mum's christmas posting left after the theft of contents of parcels (leaving >wrappings and cards - returned by a council worker who found them and the >return address on one of the wrappings). > >What exactly is the rarity of it? There were no marks to suggest it had >ever gone through the UK postal system Well it's the first of this kind that I have heard of (I mean recent one because if you go back 100 years or so these were more often). My guess is than in a little while (in philately a "little while" is 30 years give or take) provided that all the postmarks are legible and clear and that the envelope's condition is okay this could catch around 250 to 300 quid at an auction. You have to find someone that collects postal history and covers though because stamp value is null (it uses these self-adhesive stamps that have NO collector's value at all). > >Got an odd look from the block behind the counter in the post office when I >asked for a 12c stamp so that I could obey the instructions on the sticky >label. I've since remailed it, after paying the full UK airmail postage >(65p or 85p...can't remember which now) 65p OUCH! No wonder the Royal mail isn't doing so well...(That's a euphemism) It always pains me to order ANYTHING from the UK... sometimes it's cheaper to catch a plane and go over, pick the thing up and come back to the US... if I still was in Greece it DEFINATELY worths it with EasyJet prices being less than postal rates for bulk items for airmail. (I wouldn't be caught dead again getting anything surface mail from the UK) ...I'll have to ask mum to ask the >recipient to carefully open the envelope and return it to me. > > You should... in any case is one of the weird things worth keeping! Phoebus
Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size
Την 17/12/2002 12:08:43 πμ, ο/η James Hunkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε: > >I hate to ask this but where can I find/buy this wonderful QTrans >program? > >jim > Sending it attached on separate email Phoebus
Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size
I hate to ask this but where can I find/buy this wonderful QTrans program? jim On Monday, December 16, 2002, at 03:30 PM, Phoebus Dokos wrote: Την 16/12/2002 3:49:42 μμ, ο/η Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε: QTrans is still a joy to use. Well done !
Re: [ql-users] OT: Cheap [Christmas card] posting
Phoebus Dokos wrote: ??? 15/12/2002 3:59:48 ??, ?/? Robert Newson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Robert, Actually you now have what we used to call in the philatelic world (were I was working for the longest time) a "rarity". Better hang on to the envelope as it will fetch a decent price in the future. Bit late...I reposted it this afternoon along with most of the remains of my mum's christmas posting left after the theft of contents of parcels (leaving wrappings and cards - returned by a council worker who found them and the return address on one of the wrappings). What exactly is the rarity of it? There were no marks to suggest it had ever gone through the UK postal system Got an odd look from the block behind the counter in the post office when I asked for a 12c stamp so that I could obey the instructions on the sticky label. I've since remailed it, after paying the full UK airmail postage (65p or 85p...can't remember which now)...I'll have to ask mum to ask the recipient to carefully open the envelope and return it to me.
Re: [ql-users] OT: Cheap [Christmas card] posting
??? 15/12/2002 3:59:48 ??, ?/? Robert Newson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??: Hi Robert, Actually you now have what we used to call in the philatelic world (were I was working for the longest time) a "rarity". Better hang on to the envelope as it will fetch a decent price in the future. For postal purposes: 37 cents is the first class local mail franking. 80 cents is the overseas airmail rate for the size of envelope I suppose you are talking about. 37 + 12 =(49 cents is the surface mail overseas rate btw) That's actually a freak of nature (in philatelic terms). What probably happened is that one of these overworked and underpaid postal workers didn't pay too much attention... why should they really -they do but that's another story... see below-? (With benefits being chopped off soon to be announced for gov't employees as well... private employees are already dead in the water thanks to GWB, why anybody should give their 100%.). However, postal workers in the US are a very reliable class. Compared with my experience from around the world (and I have a lot when it comes to postal services given my philatelic background) these guys are REALLY good at their work. I only had no lost package (only one destroyed two weeks ago actually and that was probably because of bad weather) in 4 years from the post office in the US (and 10-15 in Europe in the same time - Ask Malcolm!). I had in the same time countless destroyed, delayed and lost packages from UPS, FedEx and their likes. >Incidently, cases a. and f. are both already covered by c. (In the case of > a., length/height = 1 < 1.3; in the case of f. length/height < 1 < 1.3 - >does this say something about the math [as opposed to the maths that we >learn] they teach in the USA that the people over the pond can't work out >cases a. & f. from c.?) Hehe, it may seem silly (actually it is VERY silly from a logical point of view but makes ABSOLUTE sense in a judicial context) but you are judging with the wrong set of standards. The rule here is better be safe than sorry, which includes the most verbose warnings, labels and usage explanations you've ever seen in your life. For the most part of this attitude, none other is to blame than Great Britain and the heritage of the common law system it left in the US (for the most part... a couple of states use Civil Law). (Cheesman, "Business Law", 2000, introduction Pp. III-IX). Since probably some poor man lost his very important mail, instead of reforming the whole lot of governing rules which is a b***h to do given the form of the government, they just added one more explanation to their label. (To thwart precedent...)... That's the same reason why a specific brand of paint stripper with Butane gas heat on it mentions in one of its warnings additionally to the general warning: "It is a violation of Federal Law to use this product in a manner other than its intended use" it has the (very creative) following: "This product must not be used as a hair styling device" :-) Well you get the idea :-) All the best, Phoebus
Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size
Ôçí 16/12/2002 3:49:42 ìì, ï/ç Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ýãñáøå: > >QTrans is still a joy to use. Well done ! I totally agree with that. As I told Dilwyn on a separate email, it's the second QL file manager that is usable (after PWFile) and the very first one that's really practical. With many apologies to any writers of filemanagers out there but nothing even comes close to Q-Trans. It's about time we had our own flavour of a Norton Commander-like file manager (like ie Windows Commander, Midnight Commander for UN*X etc). Now if I could only convince Dilwyn to let me on the sources to make it a total NC clone I would be the happiest man in the world...(Complete with all the function key commands). Hmmm maybe a ten part series of Articles on QLT for the manufacturing of a Lexan case for the SGC and the Q40 would be an even exchange? (Ooohhh now that's blackmail!) >The ability to 'execute' programs, and the 'viewer' are both features >that make it a very useful 'frontend', as well as a file transfer >facilitator. Absolutely agree... Q-Trans rocks! Phoebus
Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size
In article <001401c2a485$30fa2260$482aff3e@blackpc>, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> I would also recommend Dilwyn's 'QTrans' - dual window file >transfer - >> as it makes it a 'doddle' to copy files from one device to another >with >> the pointer environment, rather than typing direct commands. >Just bear in mind that the current version of QTrans doesn't reliably >change filenames when copying between directories. Copying a file >called letter_doc from win1_quill_ to win1_abacus_ will sometimes give >you win1_abacus_quill_letter_doc. This is something I'm working on! Yes, I am aware of that. I assumed that this was just the straight 'copying' of the sub directory, which is sometimes useful and often not wanted. It would be nice to have the choice to include or not include the 'directories'. In fact the '_' underscore and name, that we are calling a sub directory. As you know it is possible to edit out manually the 'directory' part of the destination name. QTrans is still a joy to use. Well done ! The ability to 'execute' programs, and the 'viewer' are both features that make it a very useful 'frontend', as well as a file transfer facilitator. -- Malcolm Cadman
