I can only guess it is a particular university orchestra I'm all too familiar of... *sigh*
It wouldn't be Hattiesburg would it? -William In a message dated 3/1/2004 10:42:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Ineffectiveness &inexperienced. > > Recently I received an urgent letter by an University in MS in the USA, > sent by EXPRESS MAIL United States Postal Service, picked up on Friday > Feb.13th, 11:40 AM, It arrived here in Germany on Feb.18th, but the US > Postal Service business partner here in Germany is not German Post, but > GLS a private company. So delivery too until 24rth. All for a cost of > 23.00 USD for 2.1 ozs. > > But be assured, German Post is not better since it had been sold to the > public. > > The other experience was with an Ebay won item, sent by the seller just > one hour after I won &paid via PayPal. He sent it from Canada with > Express Airmail to Honolulu on Jan.31st, where my daughter should have > received it until Feb.11th to bring it with her home to me. I followed > the tracking until the parcel arrived in the USA in Texas at the central > distribution facilities on Feb.4rth. The parcel did not move from there. > I inquired, but got the response "tracking for the USA would not have > been included into the tariff". Finally the small parcel arrived in > Honolulu on Feb. 21st - some three weeks on the way, a master piece of > logistics indeed - &has been mailed to me in Germany on Feb.23rd to > arrive still this year perhaps, if it is not checked &checked &checked > again by the all suspect US carrier, hopefully FedEx or UPS. I will tell > you, when it has arrived. > > > Moral from that all: > If you order orchestra material for any of your concerts, do it plenty > ahead of time, as nobody can predict these days when the music will > arrive. The earlier ordering will not increase my very modest rental > fee, as I am aware of the situation, which is not created by the renter. > > Best wishes > > Prof.Hans Pizka, Pf.1136 > D-85541 Kirchheim - Germany > Fax: 49 89 903-9414 Phone: 903-9548 > home: www.pizka.de > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
