My bad. I forgot that you are an Amerikaan and not an
Assamese :) Or may be , I thought you have taken up
the arduous task of fixing flaws of USPS :-)
I am aware of this Amerikaan Mannerism but in my
experience I always heard something like - I would
have done this instead of I will ...
I am aware of this Amerikaan Mannerism but in my
experience I always heard something like - I would
have done this instead of I will ... .
Learning never ends.
*** I wrote on 4/25/08:
I would compile the facts, and send it to my Congressman. And follow
up with him/her in two weeks or
I am aware of this Amerikaan Mannerism but in my
experience I always heard something like - I would
have done this instead of I will ... .
Learning never ends. -- English you learnt is absolutely correct. There
is no need to start a new learning process on this one.
Krishnendu
English you learnt is absolutely correct. There is no need to start
a new learning process on this one.
*** Isn't that the truth! Who needs to learn how the natives speak,
since we already knew what is 'correct'?
:-)
At 8:53 AM -0700 4/28/08, DilipDil Deka wrote:
I am aware of this
USPS-Fedex collaboration is cheaper then Fedex for an
average customer.
However, I was talking about UPS (Not USPS or Fedex)
which I have used a couple of times. The service have
been good and the cost is not too high . For a 0.5 lb
package, UPS charges around $55 against the $38 or so
by
To continue the nit-picking on grammar, the proper usage should have been:
*** I would start with the Post Master of the particular post office,
or of the metro area.
in stead of :
*** I will start with the Post Master of the particular post office,
or
Look up:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060902205639AAgKCHr
Scroll down to OTHER Answers.
At 10:44 AM -0700 4/28/08, DilipDil Deka wrote:
To continue the nit-picking on grammar, the proper usage should have been:
*** I would start with the Post
must be patient like a tree and humble
like a blade of grass”.
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:05:35 -0500 To: assam@assamnet.org From: [EMAIL
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spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree
and humble like a blade of grass.
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:05:35 -0500 To: assam@assamnet.org
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] The other side of
USPS Look up:
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Inspired by the positive experience of C'da, I
decided to try USPS for a time sensitive document
which I was sending to Guwahati.
USPS has a new service named GXG (Global Express
Guaranteed) which is a tie up with Fedex for
guaranteed delivery. Accessed USPS website, paid
online and then
is there a kind of Consumer Court (here in India it is quite effective for
such things) there to file a case on such incidents?
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Inspired by the positive experience of C'da, I
decided to try USPS for a time
There are Small claims Court in US which I can
approach. However, it would require me to take a day
off for hearing apart from the hassles of filing,
serving etc. It is not worth for this kind of money
(around $100). There are further restrictions when
your case is against a Government entity
I think you should wait for Fedex to file a case against you, which they
will never do!!
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
There are Small claims Court in US which I can
approach. However, it would require me to take a day
off for hearing
Alas life is not that simple :(
If I do not pay or do not resolve the issue, Fedex
will simply send it to a Collection Agent and the
Collection Agent will add his mark up and send it to
me for collection. That will create a negative mark
on my Credit Report (which causes a lot of
I would compile the facts, and send it to my Congressman. And follow
up with him/her in two weeks or so.
cm
At 8:47 AM -0700 4/25/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:
Inspired by the positive experience of C'da, I
decided to try USPS for a time sensitive document
which I was sending to
Thanks C'da. I have sent all details (dates,
locations etc) to you separately. Please keep us
posted on the progress/response.
USPS domestic service is great but for International
Service I found UPS to be more reliable.
An occassional miss (by USPS, Fedex, UPS , any body)
is perfectly
*** When I wrote I will write to my Congressman or --- to my
Post Master --- , it is a polite way of saying you should be doing
that. It is an American mannerism, 'kothaar maat'.
I wish I could help. But I am too bust with too many different
things. I am sure you are quite able to pursue
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