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2busy

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Thanks UPS for the extra waiting time.
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It seems to be standard procedure now.
 
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Tracking notices like that are becoming the rule rather than the exception with the USPS.

I happened to meet a sub carrier at my mail box a few days ago. Nice guy...not like the grumpy, hippy dude that's my regular carrier. He was holding my mail in his hand (I could see the address). He asked if I was expecting a package and I said I was. He went to the other side of his van and put my mail down on a package and started looking for my package. Then he looked at his little handheld computer. He said I was scheduled to receive a package tomorrow and the only package he had today was for "8xxx" (address numbers). I pointed to my black mailbox with 6" white numbers on it that said "8xxx". I said, "Big white numbers!" He looked really confused and said he wasn't sure what he was thinking. He handed me the package and started to get back in his van. I asked if I had mail...he started looking thru a box of mail on the front passenger seat. I pointed to where he placed it and said, "I think that's mine on the box in the back."

It suddenly became clear why our mail service is so bad.
 

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Have you seen FedEx? It's even worse. I can mail a package to my neighbor in Edmond and it will end up going to Memphis TN and back. I get that everything gets routed somewhere and then sent out, but that can't be cost effective?
Yeah we have our pitfalls, once we where doing and eng change on a MD-11 and the shipper (Southtern Pride transport) took the eng to OAK, not OKC, they refer to us as "Oak City" not Oakland Ca......that got some people riled up added 2 days to the acft down time...lol
 

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Im using mine and the vast wealth of knowledge contained here on OSA to start a package delivery company. First route will be Edmond to Norman for $50 up to 2 pounds per package and $1 a pound thereafter. Get it to me by 10 am and I’ll have it there by 3 pm. May be hiring some of you guys if I need help. Who’s my first customer? Rockchalk, I’ll deliver to your neighbor for $20 special rate. 😂
 

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