USPS sucks and blows at the same time.
Apr 20, 2019 10:16:03 #
George II
Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia
LWW wrote:
USPS most certainly sucks and blows and this isn’t an isolated incident.
Five or so years ago I ordered a billiards cue that arrived two weeks late and ... to this day ... the tracing number shows it sitting in Burbank.
Five or so years ago I ordered a billiards cue that arrived two weeks late and ... to this day ... the tracing number shows it sitting in Burbank.
You still have the tracking number from Five or so years? Why?
Apr 20, 2019 10:21:42 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
Shellback wrote:
And what is the weather doing?
I had a medical order stuck in Iowa because of weather - took over 30 days to go 300 miles - all due to the storms- not their fault...
I had a medical order stuck in Iowa because of weather - took over 30 days to go 300 miles - all due to the storms- not their fault...
That's total BS. Weather does not cause 30 day delays. That is the worst excuse in the world.
Apr 20, 2019 10:35:47 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Grumpy old men don't usually see or even care to see the big picture. They are only concerned with their own little tiny piece of reality, nothing else really matters. If the USPS was bad by them then the USPS is bad for all. Not really the case but, it is what it is. G. O. M. usually don't have something nice to say. It can happen, but it's rare.
You are absolutely correct. Many, many people—grumpy old men as well, experience a small slice of life and have no concept what is really happening in the world. The bigger picture is just not relevant.
Politics as well.
Apr 20, 2019 10:50:06 #
leftj wrote:
That's total BS. Weather does not cause 30 day delays. That is the worst excuse in the world.
What about floods? Floods are caused by weather and floods can be quite disruptive and devastating. What about tornadoes? Tornadoes are weather and they can wipe out whole towns. What about hurricanes? Hurricanes are weather and they can wipe out whole countries. What about blizzards? Blizzards are weather and they can wreak havock on transportation infrastructures and destroy houses and delay life in general. Yes, weather can and does cause major delays from time to time and there's usually little we can do about it so, not BS, not even bad excuse.
Apr 20, 2019 10:52:46 #
clint f.
Loc: Priest Lake Idaho, Spokane Wa
Keen wrote:
I fStop cutting taxes, and maybe the USPS will have the money to hire more, and better, workers, which may improve the service.
You do understand that the taxpayers do NOT fund the USPS don’t you? Cutting taxes has ZERO to do with USPS. If you don’t want your income tax refund you are absolutely free to send it to the Federal agency of your choice. I’m happy with my refund.....as long as it takes me to realize that it’s a refund of my money. Then I’m wondering “what kind of special” is he who thinks spending more at the federal level is a good idea. I did enjoy spending my refund and will personally not be sending any of it back.
Apr 20, 2019 10:57:59 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
rmorrison1116 wrote:
What about floods? Floods are caused by weather an... (show quote)
None of those things happened in the cases that were cited.
Apr 20, 2019 10:58:22 #
wds0410
Loc: Nunya
LWW wrote:
Ordered an item on eBay from Florida.
Paid $12.00 for first class shipping.
According to their tracker it moved 13 miles in 15 days.
Paid $12.00 for first class shipping.
According to their tracker it moved 13 miles in 15 days.
Never thought I see the day that brought USPS apologists. What’s next? Can we get someone to defend Amtrak?
Apr 20, 2019 10:58:33 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
You are absolutely correct. Many, many people—grumpy old men as well, experience a small slice of life and have no concept what is really happening in the world. The bigger picture is just not relevant.
Politics as well.
Politics as well.
I may be getting older, a fate I gladly accept given the alternative, and I'm so glad I'm not one of the grumpy ones. There's more to the news than FAUX 😀
Apr 20, 2019 11:03:05 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
nikonbug wrote:
If you have the time to post 10,000 times in only 16 months, you need something to occupy your mind. Other than picking on our venerable post office.
If you have time to calculate that you have no room to talk.
Apr 20, 2019 11:03:21 #
leftj wrote:
None of those things happened in the cases that were cited.
Irrelevant. The statement and response was about weather causing delays, not about specific incidents. Weather can and does cause delays, it's that simple.
Apr 20, 2019 11:06:55 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
George II wrote:
You still have the tracking number from Five or so years? Why?
For the same reason I ordered a $2K cue stick.
Apr 20, 2019 11:07:03 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Irrelevant. The statement and response was about weather causing delays, not about specific incidents. Weather can and does cause delays, it's that simple.
Not 30 day delays.
Apr 20, 2019 11:10:51 #
wds0410 wrote:
Never thought I see the day that brought USPS apologists. What’s next? Can we get someone to defend Amtrak?
Not defending anyone or anything. I've ridden Amtrak several times and I've always gotten to where I was going pretty much when they said we'd get there. And now that they are upgrading the rails, Amtrak service may even improve. I'm just glad I'm not one of the 3 percenters.
Apr 20, 2019 11:27:59 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
I have been very impressed with USPS's deliveries. They are as good as anyone.
I have also seen bad. B&H, for example, is a quick shipper. But delivery time varies a lot with who they ship WITH. DHL from them to me is TERRIBLE. A package goes from B&H in New Jersey to Ohio, where it apparently sits for a week. Somewhere it gets transferred to USPS, who brings it to me in central NY in a day.
I called B&H customer service about this. They use numerous shippers, for whatever reasons. I told them to stop using DHL, and use USPS door-to-door.
I have also seen bad. B&H, for example, is a quick shipper. But delivery time varies a lot with who they ship WITH. DHL from them to me is TERRIBLE. A package goes from B&H in New Jersey to Ohio, where it apparently sits for a week. Somewhere it gets transferred to USPS, who brings it to me in central NY in a day.
I called B&H customer service about this. They use numerous shippers, for whatever reasons. I told them to stop using DHL, and use USPS door-to-door.
Apr 20, 2019 11:34:37 #
leftj wrote:
Not 30 day delays.
Again, irrelevant. Weather can and does cause major delays, even delays of 30 days or more. Here's a simple single case of weather causing delays. Not far from here a bridge was destroyed by heavy rain. That's weather. The road over the bridge was the main route between two towns and the main route to several businesses. People on one side couldn't get to work without going several miles out of their way. One of the businesses affected was a campground. The only way for large trailers to get to the campground was on the road that was closed because the weather destroyed the bridge. There was another business that had to lay off many employees because they couldn't get materials to or from the plant. Ironically, the local post office was on the wrong side of the bridge. Did that stop them? No, they simply sent the postal vehicles the long way around. It took almost 3 months to build the new bridge. In this case the weather caused almost 90 days of delays.
Yes, weather can and does cause major delays.
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