[Boatanchors] FS or?

[Bill Cotter]

Lying to a government agency???? Strong words here. Especially when 
referring to a government full of liars.




At 10:56 PM 7/15/2011, you wrote:
>Probably only if you feel lying to a government agency is 
>justified and
>be willing to accept the circumstances. Actually, even the older ARRL
>Handbooks that had tons of advertising in the back section, would not
>qualify for media mail shipping under the current rules.
>
>Pete, wa2cwa
>
>On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:29:04 -0400 w8au at sssnet.com writes:
>
> > To me, the old QST mags are "history books."   And, they are, of
> > course.   Wonder if this innocent description would pass muster?
> >
> > Perry   w8au
>
> > At 01:19 PM 7/15/2011, Glen Zook wrote:
> > >Unfortunately, the Post Office will NOT accept magazines as media
> > >mail.  It has to do with the advertising in them even though the
> > ads
> > >may be 50, or more, years old.
> > >
> > >Post Office clerks are now required to ask what is in the package
> > >and if you say "magazines", they will not be accepted.  Also, the
> > >Post Office is now inspecting a large number of media mail 
> packages
> >
> > >to make sure that the contents are appropriate. If the 
> contents do
> >
> > >not meet the standards then the package is usually returned to 
> the
> > sender.
> >
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