Wondering, after a five-week trip to the South Pacific, why snail mail and paper solicitations still exist.
The Idiot opens 90% of his mail because, well, you never know.
In the tub following his recent trip, 27.8% of 231 opened envelopes want money (mainly charities); 20.7% concern money (bills, tax information and statements); 15% are totally random solicitations for money (new credit cards, advertisements, off-the-wall offers); 15% are publications or books; 12% are personal cards, letters and gifts; 4.5% contain money; and 5% are “other” (Don’t ask).
All but 7% of entire pile has been recycled.
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."
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