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Post by Mia on Apr 20, 2016 22:43:20 GMT
I prefer to reply within a fortnight but set myself a deadline of within a month of receipt, however recently, I did miss that deadline a few times.
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Post by melanie on Apr 21, 2016 4:07:22 GMT
I am running further and further behind these days and trying hard to catch up. I'm generally at 4-6 weeks, sometimes a bit longer. I usually do them in order of receipt. But today I found a letter from Mia that I put in the wrong place; heaven only knows how long it's been sitting there so she may think I've forgotten her!
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Post by chojo on Apr 22, 2016 13:57:40 GMT
I've found that my incoming mail drops off quite a bit during the summer months, i don't think folks want to be sat writing so much when the weathers good, plus families tend to get busier in general. Anybody else experienced this
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Post by mailartist on Apr 22, 2016 21:23:50 GMT
I've found that my incoming mail drops off quite a bit during the summer months, i don't think folks want to be sat writing so much when the weathers good, plus families tend to get busier in general. Anybody else experienced this Yes, for sure on the "outgoing" end. I call it the "summer crazies," and it's a function of grass that needs clipping, and family reunions spread out all across the continent. (I imagine that Brits don't have nearly the same "road trip" travel buggers that us Yanks do.) As much as I hope to consistently write over the summer months, fall/winter is just better. So, I end up more of a seasonal pen pal, since fall (with its apples and pumpkins and falling leaves) seems to feel more "cuddle under a blanket and write." Summer has too many temptations ("fun and sun" and all that).
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Post by sharmon202 on Apr 24, 2016 18:58:32 GMT
I am currently an unorganized mess. I hope to get in a position to catch up soon. Thanks to all my patient corresponders.
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Post by thatauthor on Apr 24, 2016 19:53:08 GMT
I try to make it within the month but the past couple months have been mess so I've been slow. I tend to respond in the order of the sent date (or postmark date if that's not available) rather than the received date.
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Post by DJW1066 on Apr 29, 2016 12:15:08 GMT
We should be careful to not let the speed and response times of email and social media distort our expectations for snail mail. Letters are well described as "a slow conversation", and, hopefully, are between friends. My friends understand that we'll sometimes have long pauses between contact, but rather than diminish our friendship these enrich our reunions. So, I would prefer a slower more meaningful response to a fast but "flimsy" turnaround.
The song Kilkelly, by Peter Jones recounts letters written every 10 years or so starting 1860, and I defy you to listen to it, or read it, without getting weepy.
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Post by ritak on Apr 30, 2016 13:24:50 GMT
We should be careful to not let the speed and response times of email and social media distort our expectations for snail mail. Letters are well described as "a slow conversation", and, hopefully, are between friends. My friends understand that we'll sometimes have long pauses between contact, but rather than diminish our friendship these enrich our reunions. So, I would prefer a slower more meaningful response to a fast but "flimsy" turnaround. The song Kilkelly, by Peter Jones recounts letters written every 10 years or so starting 1860, and I defy you to listen to it, or read it, without getting weepy. DJW1066, thank you for expressing your thoughts on snail mail so eloquently. I agree completely. I just listened to Kilkelly on YouTube and you were quite right about getting weepy .
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2016 11:55:50 GMT
I've fallen desperately behind this past few months but now everything is all sorted out and I have time for myself once more Once Neil heads off to work tonight I am going to sit at my desk and write a reply to a letter I received in March I've felt SO guilty for not getting on top of stuff even though I know we all have spells of falling behind. I'll just have to write super-duper letters to make up for the delays As soon as I receive a letter I write 'IN: date ' on the back of the envelope in the bottom corner and reply to letters in order of receiving. Once they're replied to I write the date on the back under 'OUT: date ' and the letter then gets filed away in a box with other letters from that person (if they've written before)
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Post by erin on Jun 1, 2016 15:08:04 GMT
I always put a sticky note on the front of the letter and the date it was received so I can see if I'm taking far too long to respond. I have good intentions but I need a nice chunk of time to really write back my letters and sometimes that just doesn't happen as often as I'd like. I have 2 letters awaiting a response.. the oldest is from May 11. So I'm not feeling too guilty (yet...!)
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Post by gellerbing on Aug 13, 2016 20:19:48 GMT
for me it depends. i work breakfast and lunchtimes, volunteer in the afternoons and studying for my degree at the moment, so im only able to reply during school holidays (i work and volunteer in schools) or the occasional weekends.
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Post by finnwillo on Aug 14, 2016 0:06:45 GMT
I aim for responding to snail mail within a month or so. Sometimes it has probably been longer - I don’t know because I don’t log or tag my incoming mail with the date received, although erin’s idea of putting a sticky note with the date on is a good one.
After I’ve read my incoming letters, I have a metal napkin holder that I use for them, putting the newest ones in back. Then when I sit down to write, I pull out the one in front. It is not a rigid rule, because sometimes I'll answer another letter instead if I’m feeling especially motivated to write to someone in particular, but this keeps me from neglecting anyone.
A while back I posted a pen pal listing and did take on a few e-pals. I’ve found that I don’t care for that mode of communication as much, because folks tend to get more antsy for a quicker response with email. I like to have time to let ideas percolate and for things to happen in my not-so-terribly-eventful life. I’m not going to dump those e-pals, but it has helped me realize that I do really prefer snail mail.
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Post by distractedmom on Aug 14, 2016 15:28:47 GMT
A while back I posted a pen pal listing and did take on a few e-pals. I’ve found that I don’t care for that mode of communication as much, because folks tend to get more antsy for a quicker response with email. I like to have time to let ideas percolate and for things to happen in my not-so-terribly-eventful life. I’m not going to dump those e-pals, but it has helped me realize that I do really prefer snail mail.I just don't find typing nearly as satisfying as writing. You don't have the tactile experience. You don't get a chance to see the gorgeous variations in ink, or hear the rustle of the paper. And there is just something about finding a letter in your mailbox that just brightens your day!
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