Tea and envelopes

I was reading a paper  yesterday when I came across one of the letters to the editor. I thought it funny and decided to include it in a letter to a penpal.

Sir - At my local supermarket, the young man on the checkout seemed puzzled by my packet of loose leaf tea.
       "Do you have to tip it into little bags to make a cup of tea?" he earnestly inquired.

 Letter is all ready for posting on Monday.

Seal isn't as good as my previous one....

With only a couple of letters left in my pile to reply to, I decided to make some envelopes. I picked up the papers from a craft shop.

More from Omegle

Omegle  is a site allowing you to talk (text or video) to a stranger. You can pose questions and watch the text conversation about it from two strangers. Here are some chats I watched.

The question I asked was, "When was the last time you wrote and posted a letter (not an email) to someone?"

Stranger 2: honestly
Stranger 2: never
Stranger 1: hmm
Stranger 1: tbh once?
Stranger 2: do holiday cards count ?
Stranger 1: sure
Stranger 2: then yes
Stranger 2: loads
Stranger 2: i thought like as a normal info letter
Stranger 2: you wouldnt give someone a birthday email unless you really hated them
Stranger 1: indeed if it's personal than you should write it
Stranger 1: right?
Stranger 2: true
Stranger 2: if its an email, it just says no effort whatsoever
Stranger 2: there is no love in elecronics
Stranger 2: lol
Stranger 1: but a post card from a foreign country, that's class

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Stranger 2: When i was 9
Stranger 1: a year ago
Stranger 2: :(
Stranger 1: why sad face?
Stranger 2: Cause i lost contact after that.
Stranger 1: someone important?
Stranger 2: VERY.
Stranger 2: My best friend Jessica.
Stranger 1: ouch. why not email or facebook or something
Stranger 2: I dont really know...
Stranger 1: friendship never lasts

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Stranger 1: yesterday.
Stranger 2: To the government about my vat and tax or something.
Stranger 2: Like, months ago.
Stranger 1: Wrote one and put it on my fathers grave.
Stranger 1: It's not exactly posting.
Stranger 2: You must be Forrest Gump's kid.
Stranger 1: Yes. Make fun of me and my deceased father.
Stranger 1: You're so funny
Stranger 1: You should be a comedian.
Stranger 1: Who writes your jokes for you?
Stranger 2: Woah man, That movie was the shit. It reminds me of it a lot.

I cut the end off the last conversation... It was sad to see someone take the mickey out of someone else who'd only just lost their father....
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Stranger 1: 3 days ago :D
Stranger 1: I love snail mail

That's what I like to hear!

Omegle

A Postcrossing acquaintance mentioned the site, Omegle, on her facebook status. I googled it of course. It is a site allowing you to talk (text or video) to a stranger. I gave it a go but was inundated with asl? Anyway, I noticed that you can ask a question and watch two strangers talk about it. I posed the question:

"When was the last time you wrote and posted a letter (not an email) to someone?"  

The first two to respond:

Stranger 1: oh wow
Stranger 2: uh...
Stranger 1: thats going back
Stranger 2: never...
Stranger 1: i dont think i never did
Stranger 2: same here

Not a very good start..

Stranger 2: a long time ago
Stranger 1: Whats a letter?
Stranger 2: lol

That is even worse....

New question: "When was the last time you sent a postcard?"

Stranger 2: Never
Stranger 1: I really need to
Stranger 1: thanks spy
Stranger 2: XD

There's hope!