[INDEXED]The Century's Best Horror Fiction

[srboone]

Another reaso, I needed to get out of the IRS was that 99% of them smoked. I was 4 years into my "cold turkey" phase and didn't like the temptation--that's how people waste time there: standing on the smoke deck.

I've decided that government inefficiency should join the universal absolutes of death and taxes. The majority of government is staffed by people who are unemployable in the private sector.

[Dan Hocker]

The PO is "Federal," and paid with Federal funds (per their paychecks).

You are correct sir. They just operate more like a business than the rest of the Federal government. Granted they operate like a poorly run business. They'd probably solve most of their money problems if they simplified their shipping options. As much as we all like the "Media Mail" option, I'm willing to bet that they loose money on shipping those packages.

[Antmusic]

The PO is "Federal," and paid with Federal funds (per their paychecks).

[RJK1981]

Ha, that is pretty funny, guess they didn't wanna be sued. I've actually gotten quite a few shipments early from the USPS lately, but they also might be giving estimated delivery dates that are slower than what they typically are.

Oh, and the post office actually isn't part of the government and not paid for by the government (if was the government they wouldn't be talking about it going bankrupt, they'd just borrow more money, lol)

[Antmusic]

There is a great two part interview on FEARnet right now about John Pelan's book:

Part I

Part II

[srboone]

It is pretty funny thinking about a government worker busting his ass to get something done quickly; I worked for the IRS 2 years and was told after 2 months that I needed to slow down because I was making everybody else's work seem...less than acceptable. So I had to act like I was working for 6 out of every 8 hours to make everybody else seem productive. It's hard to goof off on a daily basis when you're trying to hide that fact. It wasn't like I could sit in a breakroom and just read (though I did load new books into my ipod every other day.) Finally, I just resigned--but a year later, I got a letter from NTEU (National Treasury Employee's Union) saying that I owed them a years worth of back dues. So I showed them a letter stating I refused to sign when I joined the IRS and that they had never taken any dues out of my paycheck; but I would gladly sue them for harrassment if they wanted to continue down this path.

I neve rheard from them again.

[Martin]

I received my last orders 4 days early. I assumed it was because they were not busy rather them trying harder.

The US Post Office knows it's on thin ice these days, so it's busting its hump to deliver packages early. My CBHF is "out for delivery" 5 days early! Never happened before on anything of mine!

[srboone]

The US Post Office knows it's on thin ice these days, so it's busting its hump to deliver packages early. My CBHF is "out for delivery" 5 days early! Never happened before on anything of mine!

[bookworm 1]

Am I the only one planning on reading at one a day (or more) until the whole thing is read?

My thought was to read 1 or 2 stories
in between books.Making it last the whole year.Of course I will read them in order even the ones I have read and reread in other boooks.Of course plans could change.

[TerryE]

Am I the only one planning on reading at one a day (or more) until the whole thing is read?

I like that idea. Don't know if I'll accomplish it, but it's a good plan.

[Waldo Jeffers]

My plan, too, is to only read one or two a night, depending on the length of the story. I'd rather not rush through these books- they look great, and about half the stories are new to me, so I'd rather savor them.

[Martin]

I am planning on reading one at a time in chronological order. Probably at a rate of one or two every few days.

[srboone]

Well, looking at them, I've read 43 of the 100 stories, so doing that would take me slightly longer than it took me to read the DT series. Hadn't really thought about it...

Of course, I'm not expecting them until next Monday.

[Antmusic]

Am I the only one planning on reading at one a day (or more) until the whole thing is read?

[bookworm 1]

I think we forgot to send notice's on Friday, so they only where sent this morning.

Darn!!!!! I was hoping you would say magic.
Dark magic.Ah can' win them all..Any way nice surprise and once again great job.