Hotmail is holding my e-mail hostage, but I'm not sure why. When I log on, it takes me to some strange screen I've never seen before, and some graphics don't load. Then I click on a message and ... nothing. Nada. Zippo on a hippo. Can't throw spam away; can't read nonspam; it's worthless!
I was able to find out why I always thought Ashley Olsen was prettier than her twin sister. And if I needed a stock quote, that was possible. Just can't get the mail. Ironic, then, that snail mail is strangely more reliable all of a sudden:
The differences between Snail Mail and E-mail
1. I've seen the guy who puts mail in my box at home. E-mail is worked by bots and faceless people who must be really bored.
2. It's easier to throw snail-mail junk in the trash without accidentally opening it and being directed to a porn site.
3. I don't have to provide a password to get my snail mail (unfortunately, neither does anyone else).
4. I can read snail mail while I'm on the potty. (TMI, yes, but you try checking your e-mail on the throne without a laptop!)
5. I can clip or rip out parts of snail mail I want to keep and put it in a safe place. With e-mail, I can download a bit or part of something I want to keep and then lose it somewhere on my computer. I'm certain that my computer has also stolen a few of my socks.
6. Cards and letters touched by actual human hands are more personal and special. Anthrax and cooties aside, I get a warm fuzzy seeing someone's familiar handwriting (unless it's my insurance agent's secretary's). Besides, it would take my grandmother a million years to send me an e-mail.
7. If snail mail gets wet, it can be dried and still read. If an e-mail gets wet, that spells trouble for my computer. No amount of drying will help.
8. I can recycle junk mail envelopes by writing our grocery list on the backs of them and stuffing the inside with coupons (sounds like a Good Housekeeping tip, doesn't it?). I can also use them as bookmarks or for other notes.
9. E-mail is better because it is (usually) quicker to send and receive. It saves paper and doesn't clutter my desk – maybe my computer desktop, though. It's also cheaper, because you don't need to pay for postage. That is, it's cheaper if you don't count the cost of your computer, electricity and Internet service.
10. Overall, there are days I wish I wouldn't get any e-mail or snail mail. Usually if it's bad news, or that time of the month (bill time!), I'd rather just pass. But I guess that's what vacations and road trips are about: getting away from your routine for just a few days.
Austin, here we come!
austin sounds like a blast! hope you have a great, relaxing time!
Email has its place, but I'm still a big letter writer, and send letters on nice stationery to all of my friends regularly. And have a great weekend!!
I don't think I've gotten any snail mail letters - except invitations and thank you's - in years.
Only the junk, bills, catalogs, and that kind of stuff. And who needs it?
I guess if you never write a letter, then no one ever writes to you. That's me, unfortunately.