Introduction
Dad (Earl H. Ferrell, 9/17/1927-1/25/2008) enjoyed a good laugh. Right now, my father is laughing and having more fun and joy than I can imagine.
At least I will have some joy and humor in writing this article! I would rather be with my father. I will get there in time.
10/16/2021: Dad Is Getting Junk Mail Here Today!
Yesterday, Saturday, 10/16/2021, at about 7:45 AM, I was “sottin'” (as Dad would say) at my home office personal computer. The weather was dark and cloudy, and it was pouring rain. I got out of bed around 6:30 AM. After awakening and still in bed, I did my usual “bionic” stretches. A “bionic man” has to take time to stretch out his “bionics” before planting both feet on the floor!
Mrs. Appalachian Irishman had awakened at about 5 AM as usual. She was watching whatever she watches on television that early on a Saturday. I did my usual early morning routine. I ate an apple and drank a couple of cups of black coffee. Around 7:45 AM, I was getting ready to read “The Blackburn Report,” Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn's weekly email newsletter. She's doing her best to slow down the USSA's slide into “Socialist Utopian” oblivion. I wish her well in her efforts. I'll vote for her again, early and often, if I can.
The Postal Service will email you with images of postal mail that you will be getting that day. It is a free service. All you have to do is sign up for free. I did so several months ago.
I noticed that “USPS Informed Delivery” emailed me at 7:23 AM my 10/16/2021 “Daily Digest.” Dad was going to get junk mail here today, once the mail arrives, usually around 12 to 1 PM. I thought that it would make a funny Appalachian Irishman article!
The following is the redacted image that was in the email:
I had time before cleaning up for the day. I decided to research the “fine folks” that had sent my deceased father a postal letter. I learned that the Barrington Media Group had wasted the postage cost. I found other information about them, as follows.
Connecticut Office
4 Armstrong Road, 3rd Floor
Shelton, CT 06484
203-225-6161
Chicago Office
444 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60611
312-245-3508
Email: contact@barringtonmediagroup.com
Some man named Peter Stavisky started Barrington Media Group LLC in
2003.
I wonder if I will waste the time to either email or postal mail (with the cost of a stamp included) them a pithy letter. I will let you know if I do either one. If Dad could only know, he would laugh even more than he is doing now!
10/16/2021: Dad Did Get Junk Mail Here Today!
Mrs. Appalachian Irishman and I endured the cloudy and rainy weather, along with the bad asphalt on I-640. We faced speeders and the idiot who pulled out from a driveway in his recreational vehicle (mobile home on wheels) directly in front of us.
At 9:59 AM, we arrived for our 10 AM Cracker Barrel “brunch” with a good friend of mine (JC). I will write another article about that “brunch.”
Once we returned home at about 12:30 PM, the weather had cleared out. I went to the mailbox to find the following:
The above images are the front and back of the spam postal mail that my father (passed away on 1/25/2008) received at our address on 10/16/2021. Dad never needed to live with us. He could have if he had needed to do so. He kept the homeplace going, until his final day on this speck of dust that we call Earth.
The spam postal mailer folks were not open today, Sunday, 10/17/2021. I may call 800-692-1708 tomorrow (from 8 AM to 8 PM EST) just to “devil” them for a little, as Dad would have done if he were still here. I may let you know what happens. It should be funny!
Conclusion
Well, I need to get off here for now. I need to call my Cuz Becky again. Her great-grandfather and my great-grandfather were brothers. We graduated from high school together. I haven't seen her in the flesh since high school. She and I have both been a few places on the globe, but not at the same time in the same place. I didn't see her at the Rogersville Heritage Days last Sunday. I called her about an hour ago, when she was busy. She asked me to call her back in about an hour.
Watch out, cuz! I'm “fixin' ta” call you again!
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