Sitting out another night of#HashtagGames because I'm a Red Green fan. Nobody at Possum Lodge would EVER because that's not Red considers The Handyman's Secret Weapon.

It's DUCT tape, people!

Al Jazeera said they were their journalists; IDF said their drones were a threat; now they claim that the killed journalists were with Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Never said which journalist was with which group, so what is this--Hamas has merged with Islamic Jihad now but no new name for the new merger?

If you are aware of a post office which places the bar code further up on the envelope, then add more writing on the area of the envelope where you know the bar code occurs, but leave the writing on the bottom because that's where most post office sorters look for it.

And even when you're taking the non-machineable strategy, STILL always use the foam simply because "accidents" do happen.

Non-machineable rate still has thickness limits, so to avoid seeds lumping together in transit, this is how I pack the inside of the greeting card (see attached image).

Yes, I made the tiny envelopes myself and that part alone is labor intensive but it does use up scrap paper around here and I've created a template to make quick work of it.

You can find "coin envelopes" in the business supply area of a store like Walmart or Target in your area, and, of course, one like Staples. Just know that you'll need to use more than one of those for larger seed quantities (than First Class) to avoid lumps.

You'll still need to be able to fit the card in the envelope, too, so the envelope's limits are where your thickness limits are as well.

An improved strategy to send more seeds inside a greeting card with sheet foam protection involves multiple small seed packets laid out so that the card still lays flat, but it's a large greeting card, and its envelope bears a NON MACHINEABLE RATE stamp instead of a First Class stamp. It costs more but it's less than the cost of sending a bubble envelope.

That's USPS-speak for "HAND CANCEL" markings on an envelope but even that's not good enough to be sure they won't run it through the machinery, because they will "by accident"...and that's why the attached image looks the way it does.

It has Sharpie markings on both sides for the purpose of interfering with the bar code they put on it as the result of machining.

Notice also that I put the destination zip code where the return address should be (and type of seeds inside) so that the USPS has only one address possible. The idiots in my town have kicked back mail for no reason and with this method it always goes through and the seeds always arrive in good condition.

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