Dear Robert,
I cannot help with any recommendation on how to proceed with the Post
Office except to say I believe that the USA is a signatory of the
Universal Postal Union that works in metric units. I can't investigate
this right now, but you might start at http://www.upu.int
If you sent me a package from Boulder weighed in ounces at your local
Post Office, it would assuredly arrive in Geelong in grams having
travelled from the borders of the USA weighed in grams by the shippers.
The UPU connection might provide another string to your bow.
Cheers,
Pat naughtin
Geelong, Australia
On 2009/03/19, at 7:35 AM, Robert H. Bushnell wrote:
2009 March 18
On 2009 March 13 I asked the US Postal Service:
Where can I find postage rates in grams?
When will postage rates be in grams?
From [email protected]
Steven S of USPS answered:
postage pricing is determined by ounces. We do not have
any plans of changing the pricing system to grams.
I then asked:
why USPS does not comply with Executive Order 12770 and
the Metric Conversion Act of 1975?
Steven S of USPS then replied:
we do not have any information pertaining to compliance
with Executive Order 12770 or Metric Conversion Act of 1975.
He then said
You are welcome to contact your Post Office for any
additional Information. Based on your zIP Code of 80303,
the contact information for your Post Office is:
FLAT IRONS ANNEX
1800 38TH ST
BOULDER CO 80301
Can any of you tell me how to proceed?
Robert Bushnell
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
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