Snowy Roads and Government Efficiency

[Pogo]

Meanwhile every piece that was either shipped via USPS, or handed off to USPS from DHL, has arrived safely, even one with bizarre packaging made out of an egg carton and a shopping bag. Got 'em all.

Have to pay much extra for that environmentally/politically correct recycled shipping material?

Oddly enough that was a condenser mic, Henry. Bizarrest packing I ever saw. I haven't fired it up yet to hear what it sounds like --- looks fine on the outside.

But no, I got it cheap.

 

[Pogo]

So we have ice and snow on the roads. We haven't seen the US Postal Service mail idiot in four days. Funny, my dope arrived from Colorado via UPS and my booths from Maine got here from FedEx.
Two private corporations get through and the government can't.
What's wrong with this scenario, Libbertoids?

Well here's a clue. I've had postal service every day here after more than a foot of snow delivering packages before their expected dates, meanwhile the UPS guy was supposed to be here today (didn't show), supposed to be here yesterday (didn't show) and my FedEx package is still stuck in New Jersey since last week. Also from Maine.

So I have no doubt that your dope arrived from Colorado.

Here's an update for the OP:

For the third day in a row UPS has failed to show up. My expensive equipment shipment is either sitting on a truck in cold weather for three days, or perhaps they lost it in parts unknown.

Meanwhile every piece that was either shipped via USPS, or handed off to USPS from DHL, has arrived safely, even one with bizarre packaging made out of an egg carton and a shopping bag. Got 'em all.

Conclusion: I guess that means the government can get through and private corporations can't.

Further update: UPS failed to deliver Friday as well, and didn't even try on Saturday. So I arranged to drive 55 miles to the distribution center and pick it up on Monday.

So Monday morning I went down there after confirming and reconfirming the plan ---- and the place was closed. No snow, no bomb hit the place, no fire, no earthquake, no "emergency situation" at all -- just.... closed. When I called the national phone number (because they won't give out a local one) they wanted me to sit and wait four hours doing nothing until they reopened, for a package that as far as I can tell doesn't even exist because they lost it.

Oh and they refuse to forward it on to Louisiana where I was driving to during those four hours. They say I get one change request and I had used it up. Seven days now they've been dicking with this imaginary package.

UPS must die.

 

[pwjohn]

My mail carrier never missed a day and she arrived at about the same time as always.

 

[Harry Dresden]

So we have ice and snow on the roads. We haven't seen the US Postal Service mail idiot in four days. Funny, my dope arrived from Colorado via UPS and my booths from Maine got here from FedEx.
Two private corporations get through and the government can't.
What's wrong with this scenario, Libbertoids?

I don't believe it

i dont either.....if the other guys got through so did the post office....when he said 4 days thats when his story fell out his ass....