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fideau
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Well I sent a rifle to New Mexico standard mail. Priority takes two days.. so it arrived in two days. Maybe a fluke.. Well I mailed one to Illinois the same way standard mail... it gets there today the same way.. in 2 days... just a little info that they don't have to go priority. And you will save a bundle in shipping.
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Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
AUSTIN TX DISTRIBUTION CENTER
January 9, 2019, 4:53 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
ANAHEIM CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
January 8, 2019, 6:25 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
ANAHEIM CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
January 8, 2019, 5:10 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
IRVINE, CA 92606
January 7, 2019, 4:09 pm
Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending
IRVINE, CA 92617
January 7, 2019, 9:01 am
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
IRVINE, CA 92606
Going to Eugene Oregon.
Had a package shipped from a little less than 100 miles away on Monday morning and it is just now in Tampa,, 65 miles further south from us. Now it has to double back to get here..[xx(][xx(]
I went to the help chat, they stated it is a know issue, WTH, if it is a know issue why not fix it, no wonder they are in a mess they are. I will ship it FedEx Monday [:D]
I'm asking cause they always ask about hazardous materials,liquids,flamebles.
is wine on the list[?][?][?](glass bottle)
My FFL will not go pick it up.
I see this as a lost cause.[V][V][V][V][V][V][V][V][V][V][V][V][V][V][V]
He went to mail the little PP I sold here on GunBroker and the local post office would not ship it. He's just getting started and I'm trying to help him out all I can. Ups wanted a freaking 117 bucks but FedEx did it for 38 at a drop off location. Anyway I found where it says a dealer can ship a handgun though the USPS but wanted to make sure I did not miss anything.
Bull Been sitting here all Morning they made no Attempt. Have not checked my Mailbox yet but will bet there is no Note. That will not be delivered till the regular mail gets here. By then its to late to pick up and they are not open on the 8th. So would not be able to pick it up till the 15th cause of work.
I sent a check to him 4 weeks ago and guess what???????????? today I get a email saying he never got it. I called my bank and it was never cashed. Another letter lost to the post office. Just once I would like to make a transaction sending through the mail and it get there on time in a good condition and I get the Item back in the same good condition. I am thinking it is being done at my local post office the post master hates guns and knows I own them. I guess I can drive 20 miles to the big city and start sending from there but then that does not work on my end. O well there is always fed ex.
col elect1mike Illinois
volinters RRG
O give me a home where no democrats roam
Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility----SEATTLE WA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER--August 2, 2018 8:48 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility---SEATTLE WA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER--August 1, 2018 7:46 pm
Arrived at USPS Facility
SEATTLE, WA 98107
July 31, 2018 9:15 am
Arrived at Unit
SEATTLE, WA 98134
July 30, 2018 5:30 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
SEATTLE, WA 98119
July 29, 2018 4:18 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
SEATTLE WA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 29, 2018 2:38 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
SEATTLE WA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
July 28, 2018 10:08 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
SEATTLE WA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER--July 28, 2018 9:24 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility---SEATTLE WA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER--July 28, 2018 6:49 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
HOUSTON, TX 77065
July 26, 2018 7:35 pm
2. Those priority boxes have a warning that it's against federal law to use them for other than their intended purpose.
3. I'm kinda booked up til Monday, I hope the feedback Nazi don't get me. Sellers who want to be lawyers take note!
Tired of the
quote:USPS Currently Awaiting Package
Then that afternoon get the package.
My Grandpa carried a rural route on horseback with 3 Sons helping him on desperately cold, snowy winter days. Years later, Dad used a 4wd pickup(often with tire chains) in similar conditions. Toward the end of his career, I drove him with an even bigger more capable 4wd. By the time I became a Postmaster, we had to weigh the risks against making deliveries under some fairly strict guidelines. Demanding that carriers go out in unsafe conditions would put a Supervisor in deep doo-doo if one of those carriers had an accident---and I assure you some of them were just looking for such a situation in order to spend the rest of their life on easy street.
I know they don't do that any more either. [8D]
What is happening is the rural jeeps are too small, so additional carriers haul Amazon, and there is more expense. Or the overworked route carrier jeep has to make return trips to the PO to get second loads. My 5 PM mail has slipped another hour. It is not here yet at 6:09.
I don't throw your mail away. You'll get it tomorrow.
Yeah, we'll get it tomorrow but it'll be somebody elses mail and not ours.
I called our postmaster and requested that he have our mail carrier just dump the mail at the entrance to our subdivision so the residents could stop off on their way home and get their mail. That way it would save us all time from having to deliver each others mail every afternoon that had been left in the wrong box.
Really? If you want to go into this, I'll tell you straight up the most difficult employees to "remove" or even reprimand are VETERANS. Now, do you (or anyone) really want to go there?
The most arrogant, self serving, and belligerent employees I had to work with could not be corrected beyond verbally chastising( they just chuckled at that) because they were veterans.
One of those employees fell while delivering a package which he should have left a notice brought back to the PO. He hit his head and never worked another day in his life.
Two things here: It was very unfortunate as he was providing "over and above" service to the customer and his action could not be questioned since he was a veteran.
PS, To the best of my knowledge, USPS is still a FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY, not a "corporation".
quote:Your shipment was accepted/picked up at 2:11 pm on January 3, 2017 in TORRANCE, CA 90505.
"The Postal Union makes it difficult to impossible to rid itself of poor performers, especially those with high seniority."
Really? If you want to go into this, I'll tell you straight up the most difficult employees to "remove" or even reprimand are VETERANS. Now, do you (or anyone) really want to go there?
The most arrogant, self serving, and belligerent employees I had to work with could not be corrected beyond verbally chastising( they just chuckled at that) because they were veterans.
One of those employees fell while delivering a package which he should have left a notice brought back to the PO. He hit his head and never worked another day in his life.
Two things here: It was very unfortunate as he was providing "over and above" service to the customer and his action could not be questioned since he was a veteran.
PS, To the best of my knowledge, USPS is still a FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY, not a "corporation".
You described part of the problem. When a veterans becomes a bad actors, they should be disciplined equally. Certainly most agree veterans should receive hiring preferences, however poor performance is what it is and justice whatever it be should be meted equally.
The other part of the problem is the Federal Government itself and its lack of ability to deal with discipline.
I seriously doubt if anyone can argue there is not favoritism and lack of discipline in government or MRS Bill Clinton would be in jail.
Speaking of veterans, the scandals involving poor performance and outright malfeasance in the VA itself merely scratches the surface of problems in VA and other Federal Depts.
Congress acted and attempted to pass a law making it easy for the VA and other Federal Agencies to fire problem employees. Barrack Obama at the request on the Unions threatened to veto such legislation and it died.
Having served in the armed services, I have seen my share of discipline. Discipline from mild to extreme and characterizations of discharges from honorable to dishonorable. In many cases, members who are poor performers and can't cope with military lifestyles leave with Honorable discharges and as such receive federal hiring preference.
"The Postal Union makes it difficult to impossible to rid itself of poor performers, especially those with high seniority."
Really? If you want to go into this, I'll tell you straight up the most difficult employees to "remove" or even reprimand are VETERANS. Now, do you (or anyone) really want to go there?
The most arrogant, self serving, and belligerent employees I had to work with could not be corrected beyond verbally chastising( they just chuckled at that) because they were veterans.
One of those employees fell while delivering a package which he should have left a notice brought back to the PO. He hit his head and never worked another day in his life.
Two things here: It was very unfortunate as he was providing "over and above" service to the customer and his action could not be questioned since he was a veteran.
PS, To the best of my knowledge, USPS is still a FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY, not a "corporation".
You must of worked in some p-i-s-s poor offices.
I'm a veteran and retired from the USPS.
I've worked in six different offices and veterans in all of them were some of the best employees there, never had a bad one.
I've worked in six different offices "
Then you know that admin basically has to work with what they're handed. Very little choice as to who gets hired/transferred and no way to change, improve, or remove those poor performers.
I was a Postmaster for 23 years, had 4 Veterans and 2 older females as employees and only had problems with one-but he was a REAL PITA.
My info would give my ID away and they WOULD retaliate.
What happened to "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom" or whatever it is? Haven't had mail delivered since last Friday. Mailman came at 6PM today. I remember having delivery when we had twice the snowfall we had Friday night. Guess everything is pussified these days.[}:)]
I remember when we had delivery TWICE a day. (Thank you Harry Truman.)
They were making us deliver way into the night. Really hard to finger mail by whatever available light we could find. They did finally decide that was too dangerous (and expensive) & we were instructed to curtail the mail when it got dark.
Got a package in Calif stuck at the Post office been there a week.
quote:Your shipment was accepted/picked up at 2:11 pm on January 3, 2017 in TORRANCE, CA 90505.
Still sitting right there.
"You must of worked in some p-i-s-s poor offices. I'm a veteran and retired from the USPS.
I've worked in six different offices "
Then you know that admin basically has to work with what they're handed. Very little choice as to who gets hired/transferred and no way to change, improve, or remove those poor performers.
I was a Postmaster for 23 years, had 4 Veterans and 2 older females as employees and only had problems with one-but he was a REAL PITA.
You had six employees and are judging all veterans by one?
Aren't you a veteran seems I saw you post before that you were, if your are were you a PITA also?
You get comments from them like "It takes less time to deliver in the rain because you are in a hurry to get done."
"I don't care how many packages (accountable mail) you have, you're going there anyway just drop them off on your way by." "Volume has no effect on delivery time." (Except if the volume is light of course.)
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DATE & TIME
STATUS OF ITEM
LOCATION
January 16, 2017 , 2:19 am Arrived at USPS Facility VAN NUYS, CA 91409
Your item arrived at our USPS facility in VAN NUYS, CA 91409 on January 16, 2017 at 2:19 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination.
January 15, 2017 , 11:06 pm Departed USPS Facility LOS ANGELES, CA 90009
January 13, 2017 , 9:19 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility
LOS ANGELES, CA 90009
January 13, 2017 , 8:04 pm Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
TORRANCE, CA 90501
January 3, 2017 , 2:11 pm Shipment Picked Up
TORRANCE, CA 90505
January 3, 2017
Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item