The Universal Postal Union is holding its third ever “extraordinary congress” this week to discuss the U.S. request/threat to change the way international rates are set. The UPU Secretary General is very optimistic that a deal will be reached. I hope so since the alternative described in these two articles from today is pretty awful for us Americans: "World postal union rejects Trump’s favored reform plan” <https://apnews.com/30d73d7eb31241709ea3aee64afb23b…> "A 'nightmare scenario' if Trump pulls US out of global postal union, agency warns” <https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/…> I haven’t yet ordered all the seeds from abroad that I have my eyes on, so maybe I should soon in case things turn out badly? --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…