USPS............................Another Four Letter I don't like using. (Page 1/3)
blackrams APR 07, 05:28 PM
Just venting here:

Went to my bank and got a cashier's check for my new shop deposit. (Half the building price.) Went straight to the US Post Office and paid handsomely for overnight delivery. Payment had to be received in order to get on the schedule. That was last Wednesday about noon. The check was delivered today, Monday at 1300 hrs. The delay means I won't get my shop built now till the last week of April. The erection crew already has all they can handle this week.

As I said, I'm venting. I was and am still pissed. While I did get my Overnight Charge returned to me, the delay in getting the shop built really ticks me off, throws a monkey wrench into my plans for the rest of Spring and into Summer. That two-post lift I ordered will now either have to be delayed or left sitting out in the weather until I can get a roof up. I know I can wrap it in a tarp but...................

Interesting, venting doesn't do a damn bit of good about making me feel better about it.

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Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. .
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.

cliffw APR 07, 05:40 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:
Just venting here:
Interesting, venting doesn't do a damn bit of good about making me feel better about it.



Ronny, venting does / is good. It keeps my finger off the trigger.

Let me see if I have this right. You had a shop, with a lift, and now you are complaining that now you do not.
blackrams APR 07, 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:


Ronny, venting does / is good. It keeps my finger off the trigger.

Let me see if I have this right. You had a shop, with a lift, and now you are complaining that now you do not.



Cliff, almost correct. I had a shop in KY when I lived there but, that shop and lift were sold with the house. Moved to Mississippi where I intended to build another similar shop but, other priorities came first. Sold the home/property in MS and moved to TN. Told the wife that I was going to have another shop or, I wasn't moving, she agreed that the shop was a go. Been here almost a year and will now get that shop and lift in late April. Once built, the electrical wiring and insulation will be done and the lift installed.

My son thinks I need a 11K lb. lift but since I no longer have the Ram 3500 Dually, I don't think so. Well, he has a Ram 3500 Dually and apparently wants access to my shop/lift. Told him I no longer need a lift of that capability but, if he wants to pay the additional price, it won't bother me. The price difference between a 9K lift and 11K lift is interesting. Doesn't really matter to me, nothing I currently have needs a lift with that capacity.

BTW, I'm still pissed at the Postal folks. Rescheduling the electrician and foam installation folks is now a challenge.

Rams

[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 04-07-2025).]

pokeyfiero APR 07, 10:43 PM
I'm feeling good that the Post office sucks some where else too.
For some reason the great carriers we had got replaced by morons that can't be bothered to do their jubs so they lie and say undeliverable or no one home, no access.
Manager in our little city can barely tolerate looking up at anyone behind the counter.


Got some serious Fed Ex complaints too but I will stand down.


Sorry about your troubles. You are in a big boat with a lot of people.
Raydar APR 07, 11:02 PM
USPS in GA "consolidated" several locations into a new hub in Palmetto. AKA "where your mail goes to die".
Although, to be fair, they've gotten better over the past few months.
Our local people, OTOH, are good as gold.

But the Post Office has taken a lot of the heat off of our previous favorite whipping boy - Fed Ex.
The people in west GA (not so) jokingly refer to the Fed Ex hub in Austell as "Lost Hell".
We've even given vendors a hard time for using Fed Ex. Unfortunately, they have a contract, so they're stuck.
blackrams APR 08, 08:14 AM

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Originally posted by Raydar:

USPS in GA "consolidated" several locations into a new hub in Palmetto. AKA "where your mail goes to die".
Although, to be fair, they've gotten better over the past few months.
Our local people, OTOH, are good as gold.

But the Post Office has taken a lot of the heat off of our previous favorite whipping boy - Fed Ex.
The people in west GA (not so) jokingly refer to the Fed Ex hub in Austell as "Lost Hell".
We've even given vendors a hard time for using Fed Ex. Unfortunately, they have a contract, so they're stuck.



Yep, our own mail carrier is a wonderful lady and gets the job done. She's also good looking.
Things seem to appear to fall apart at the hubs but, I can't prove that.

My Army issued Spousal Unit orders a huge amount of "stuff" over the internet, some delivered by Prime, some by FedEx. In that I normally have no idea that she ordered any of the "stuff", I can't say much about their on time delivery. Regardless, my Overnight mailing via USPS finally got to it's destination and I'm feeling better it didn't disappear into a dead bin or get stolen.

Rams
steve308 APR 08, 08:58 AM
I'm still amazed that I can put a letter in my mail box (in VA) and it will get to California in about 5 days, however, they then turn around and do the following..,

I needed to get a copy of a lien release for a boat I was selling. The credit union located in Mclean VA (40 miles from my house) posted by registered overnight mail on a Wednesday. Letter went to the following...Merrifield VA .....Rockville Md ..... Richmond VA .....Fredericksburg VA .... Stafford VA ... delivered 10 days after mailed by the bank.
blackrams APR 08, 09:02 AM

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Originally posted by steve308:

I'm still amazed that I can put a letter in my mail box (in VA) and it will get to California in about 5 days, however, they then turn around and do the following..,

I needed to get a copy of a lien release for a boat I was selling. The credit union located in Mclean VA (40 miles from my house) posted by registered overnight mail on a Wednesday. Letter went to the following...Merrifield VA .....Rockville Md ..... Richmond VA .....Fredericksburg VA .... Stafford VA ... delivered 10 days after mailed by the bank.



Yep, some things are really confusing. I'm tempted to send a letter or greeting card to my next-door neighbor just to see how long that takes.

Rams
maryjane APR 08, 10:41 AM
Nothing good ever comes in the mail (anymore).
I have complained about USPS for YEARS now!
Yes, it's amazing that I can send a 1st class piece of mail (commonly referred to as a letter) 1/2 way across the USA faster than I can send the same piece of mail across my county.
The United States Postal Service needs to be shut completely down by that new govt outfit (which I won't name here in OT)
USPS 'claims' not to be a govt entity but requires govt (taxpayer) cash inflow ever so often to keep them afloat.

I have a stack of 'mail' here on my desk right now, 95% of which I won't even open and probably 25% of which isn't even addressed to anyone in this household.
If I got rid of all of it today, I'd have another stack of the same crap this time next week. The mail lady gets mad that I won't empty my mailbox every day but I just tell her to stop bringing all that junk mail that no one asks for or wants and my box won't be full all the time.
"But I'm just doing my job!!" she cries.

"Yeah yeah yeah lady, that's known as the Nuremburg Defense. . It didn't work for the nazis and it's not going to work for you.
You and those like you are making money off all this junk. If you like it so much, take it home and deal with it yourself"

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MarkS APR 08, 12:25 PM
This is much like a post from another board I frequent. For whatever reason seems things at the USPS around my area work OK. It could be a management issue at the different hubs. And there's always UPS!