Lots of screwed up stuff involved. What is amazing is that I send a tube and it takes about 3 weeks to get anywhere in the U.S. right now, I send a 10lb film from East Texas to Indiana and it gets there in 4 days. It really should be 3 days, but an extra day is not so bad.
On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: > Tony, > > After the Republicans' concerted assault on USPS, why are you surprised? > They want to get rid of it altogether. Underfunded, understaffed spells > what-we-have-now. > > And if they can get rid of it, they will. USPS was never intended to be a > business. It was intended to be a service for the USA taxpayers, which is > what it was for 200 + years. Our buddy AI reports: > > > - *Unique Mandate:* > The Postal Service is the only entity, public or private, required to > pre-fund retiree health benefits, meaning it must set aside funds now to > cover future healthcare costs for retirees. > - *PAEA of 2006:* > The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006 mandated > the USPS to create a fund to cover post-retirement health care costs 75 > years into the future. > - *Financial Burden:* > This pre-funding requirement has placed a significant financial burden > on the Postal Service, leading to financial instability and missed > payments. > > - *USPS Fairness Act:* > The USPS Fairness Act, which passed in 2022, eliminated the > pre-funding requirement for retiree health benefits. > - *No other federal agency or private sector business prefunds its > retirement benefits.* > > > Kirby > > > On Mar 22, 2025, at 8:06 PM, Tony Calvert <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The horror stories just keep coming. I am letting all customers know of > the issue before shipping, and offering a higher option. So far all are ok > with the cheaper slower issue. I can't for the life of me know how this > could happen so suddenly. Seemed all was going ok, then the bottom just > fell out of USPS. > > On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM Christopher Quarles <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> This is one reason I’ve always hesitated to send posters in any quantity >> to Bruce for auction. >> >> Chris Quarles >> >> On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM [email protected] < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *I mailed posters in a secure tube to Bruce for him to auction >>> (emovieposter). It left my New Jersey post office on February 5. It was >>> in UPS tracking system on that date, with the next update on March 5. >>> WOW....!!!* >>> >>> *I was terrified that it got lost !!! Expensive stuff !!!! Tracking >>> at USPS is/was * 9534616340775036001996 >>> <https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?tLabels=9534616340775036001996&utm_source=alertxddno&utm_medium=email&utm_content=tracking-number&utm_campaign=trackingnotify> >>> See for yourself. >>> >>> My local post office did show one tracking update about February 11, but >>> not on the website. BUT TRACKING GAVE NO INFO AS TO WHERE THE POSTERS >>> WERE, EXCEPT TO SAY MOVING TO NEXT FACILITY. >>> >>> My local post office people were nice. The 800 Number horrible: cold. >>> insensitive. After waiting on the phone 40 minutes, I was told to file a >>> claim. >>> >>> On March 4, the package hit the system again. It took 4 days once in >>> Missouri to get to Bruce. >>> >>> Between February 11 and March 4....................no updates !!!! >>> >>> Words cannot express how upset I was. It is so hard to focus on the >>> hobby and buying new items when a package of high-priced posters got lost. >>> I was constantly checking tracking several times a day. So much anxiety. >>> >>> I want to thank both Clark at emovieposter and Bruce for their support. >>> Clark was especially nice. They did ease the pain a bit. I was so >>> relieved when Clark at emovieposter wrote that he got the package. >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
