Cheapskates at MDC!

[Terrierman]

Ok.  So I caught a spoonbill that had a tag in the jaw.  Me being a good citizen and all, I called it in.  They told me I could have a free T-shirt and they would send me a letter with the details about the fish.  Size, where tagged and released, when, all that cool stuff.  Gave them the address and T-shirt size and pretty much forgot about it.

Yesterday there was an envelope in the mailbox that said we got something with $2.05 postage due.  Neither Lovey or I had a clue.  So she went to the post office today.  Got a T-shirt from MDC mailed with $2.05 postage due.

So.  Should she send them a bill for mileage and the $2.05?  I mean free should mean free, right?  Come on man....

[fishinwrench]

Well for God's sake they've already spent 6 million on that stupid paddlefish.  I'd say the budget on that POS has been breeched.  

Let's see the T-shirt.  

[Terrierman]

Post office told her it was a frequent thing.  Seems to be a late effort to control paddlefish budget issues,

[fishinwrench]

When we turned in our Stream Team report last year they sent a whole box of gloves, bags, T-shirts, and crap that we never even requested.  Giant box of goodies sent UPS.  Probably 40.00 worth of leather work gloves, 20.00 worth of trash bags, 40.00 worth of T-shirts, plus notepads, pens, stickers, ect.   I guess they just have an excess of stuff to give away when it is within one of their programs.  

Blows my mind that they wouldn't eat the shipping on one T-shirt.   Crazy.

[Terrierman]

Uh. Oh.  She is on the e-mail machine.

[fishinwrench]

Show us the dang T-shirt !   How cool is it?

[Terrierman]

I have trouble with pictures.  On the front it has a pic of a spoonie and text that says I caught a Missouri paddlefish.  On the back it has MDC logo and says Discover Nature.  It's heather gray and really is a good quality t-shirt.

 

[Terrierman]

OMG this has turned into a deal.  She is taking the t-shirt in the envelope it came in to the post office tomorrow.  To see what postage should have been.  You do not want to mess with Lovey.

[MickinMO]

I can stop by Conservation Headquarters tomorrow on my lunch break and give someone a knuckle sandwich for you! Kidding aside, nearing end of fiscal year I bet whatever appropration postage is included in must be getting tight

[Terrierman]

I think I'll just call Sara tomorrow and cut out all of the middlemen.