Whoa -----Original Message----- From: B. Wood / K. Hall <memorymaker@erols.com> To: Barb <bap4trees@prodigy.net> Cc: VALEE-L@rootsweb.com <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE-L] FOIA WASTE OF OUR MONEY >Dear "BARB", > >Likewise, NO NEED TO FLAME ME EITHER! .. FURTHER, the US Postal quote: >"SERVICE" was JUST THIS MONTH, D E N I E D by congress to AGAIN raise their >rates, and WERE F U R T H E R told to take SOME OF THE FAT out of their >OVERSTUFFED MANAGERS [at P.O.] POCKETS!! > >I don't mind alittle criticism But, when my self-designated opponent has >THEIR FACTS WRONG... >C-mon! I didn't take the time to write my essay just to give you your >once-in-life fifteen minutes of FLAME! >CHOOSE SOME OTHER PERSON TO PUT ON YOUR LIFE'S CROSS! Myself and several >OTHER family members actually WORKED FOR THE DAMN POSTAL SERVICE, AND KNOW >FULLY WELL THEY HAVE HONEST HARD-WORKING EMPLOYEES, But similarly, I was >in the company of congressman Hoyer [D. MD] when on a tip FROM ANOTHER >POSTAL EMPLOYEE found SEVERAL post offices at fault for dumping TONS of >FIRST-CLASS MAIL into DUMPSTERS [i.e. Washington Postal Hub at Central >Avenue, Landover Maryland]. > >CONTRARY TO YOU, Here's SOME of the responces I have recieved on this >subject JUST SINCE IT WAS POSTED: > >QUOTE # 2: >"If you will point the way, I will be glad to follow suit with filing a >formal complaint also. " > >QUOTE # 2: >"Hi Bill! > >Add me to your growing list of infuriated taxpayers! I've been at this >genealogy nonsense for over 35 years, & the FOIA (especially SSDI) was a >real >step in the right direction...but now they've turned tail and sped off in >the >opposite direction! " > >QUOTE # 3: > >"Why not do a petition ? There is an on-line petition site." > >QUOTE # 3: >"Can we find a high-profile media person (or group) who might like to make a >few scratches on the good ol' U. S. Gummint with this $7-to-$27 story? Or >some politicos? (I see from your choice of Congresspersons that you're from >Maryland. My home was in Arlington & Falls Church before I abandoned the >Cuckoo's Nest and headed south.) " > >QUOTE # 4: >"Best of luck in your efforts! Please keep the rest of the world informed!! >" > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Barb" <bap4trees@prodigy.net> >To: "B. Wood / K. Hall" <memorymaker@erols.com> >Cc: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:50 PM >Subject: Re: [VALEE-L] FOIA WASTE OF OUR MONEY > > >> No need to flame the US Postal Service because you are angry at another >> agency. Where else can you send a 1 oz. letter across the country or to >> Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, VI, CA, FL, ME, etc for only 34 cents? Over >> 90% of the time, it is delivered to their door in 3 days or less. >HELLO? >> -----Original Message----- >> From: B. Wood / K. Hall <memorymaker@erols.com> >> To: VALEE-L@rootsweb.com <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Thursday, August 09, 2001 7:35 PM >> Subject: [VALEE-L] FOIA WASTE OF OUR MONEY >> >> >> >Dear family members, >> > >> >I was VERY pleased to hear from all of you regarding the low-down >audacity >> of the Social Security >> >Administration's FOIA group to increase the cost of requesting a COPY of >a >> loved one's original >> >Social Security Application from $7.00 to $27.00! ..This is nearly a >400% >> increase! Not even the US >> >Postal service has the nerve to jump that high on postage cost for a >first >> class letter! >> > >> >Some of you were [justifiably] surprised that ' I ' had JUST found out >> about this corruptive nerve of >> >the US Government. I have been quite ill for a few month's during and >> following the advent of this >> >rate increase, and have thus been unable to resume my research, and >helping >> the research of others. >> > >> >I'm glad to announce the return of my health. With that, I fully intend >to >> protest this flagrant act >> >of greed which blatantly defeats the 'spirit of the law' to which the >> FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT >> >is supposed to address; ".. to make, at nominal processing cost, public >> documents available to the >> >tax-paying citizens of the United States of America, the information to >> which their tax dollars have >> >already been siphoned." Obviously, the truth of the matter is this >branch >> of the government is >> >corrupt and riddled with profound greed! >> > >> >In the letters I have since received from many of you, you too share in >my >> utter contempt and >> >complete awe of such insubordination of this branch of government! >> > >> >We are ALL in the genealogical interest of truth. Not only 'our-family's >> history' but also the ability to unveil >> >to our friends and neighbors the 'world's history's via this >> once-affordable "wrecking-ball" which was once >> >able to knock-down many historical "brick walls' in the pursuit of our >true >> lineage. >> > >> >I am in the process of filing a formal complaint with local Senate and >> Congressional legislators such as: >> >Barbara Mikulski, Steny Hoyer, Paul Sarbanes. >> > >> >In fact, I have filed my-own FREEDOM OF INFORMATION request, to have >SOCIAL >> SECURITY >> >JUSTIFY this spineless slap in the face of all taxpayers. >> > >> >THIS IS NOT A GOOD REFLECTION OF THIS ADMINISTRATION IN THE AREA OF >FAMILY >> VALUES! >> > >> >In dedication to our common objectives, >> > >> >Bill Wood >> > >> > >> >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >> >This VALEE list is currently available for adoption! >> >Interested in becoming the list manager? 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