Dennis and friends,
Your experiences with the PO is indeed unfortunate. However, I had a
similar experience with Fed Ex ground that I'm still trying to resolve.
I sold a photographic enlarger (e-bay) to a Canadian. I shipped two
packages, filled out all the proper paperwork etc. One box made it just
fine but the largest came back to me after about two weeks. I go back
to Fed Ex and ship it out again--completely different procedure with the
paperwork. Two weeks later the box comes back to me again--looking
pretty beat! We go back down to Fed Ex again and it leaves and finally
arrives. Part of the item is damaged however and now Fed Ex wants an
extra $60 for some kind of customs and brokerage fee--not fun. Worst
thing is that the people in USA Fed Ex won't talk to the Fed Ex people
in Canada!
Now the required RR content. When I was a kid the mail came into
my home town in the boonies of South Dakota via the Milwaukee and it's
semi-famous branchline combine. My Aunt and future Step-father worked
in the Post Office. Well the combine and several tank cars left the
rails a few miles from town. The railroad tried to sell the seeping
road tar directly to farmers to use on there roads. In the combine,
cream cans of sour cream spilled over all the mail. So the mail was one
day late and soaked with the sour smell and dampness of cream product.
It wasn't long and the combines were gone. The cronic lateness of
the train caused the Post Office to pull the contract. However by what
I hear maybe those really were the good old days!
Bob Werre
Dennis H wrote:
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>2005 wasn't a good year for me & U.S. Postal Service.
>Early on in March they shredded a large Money Order for a "S" brass
>loco I purchased from a dealer. Fortunately there was enough left
>that I was able to get another re-issued by my Post Office, but then
>I had to to pay for express mail since the dealer's client was
>complaining.
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