[Healeys] USPS

Wed Aug 25 05:06:00 MDT 2021

"*From my experience throughout the world people complain about their local
postal systems, after all what could be simpler than placing a sheet of
paper in an envelope and asking someone to take it from A to B?"*
*--------------------------------------------------*
Points A and B might be 3,000 miles apart located in god knows what kinds
of locales and climes.
I'm simply saying that getting this done in a couple of days for $0.55 is
still a pretty good deal, even if they do get it wrong once in a while.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 12:17 AM David Lodge via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Indeed.  I have previously sung the praises of the USPS to whomever would
> listen, and in fact have slipped over the border to post a package from the
> US, to meet a deadline, ...........................BUT, as I stated in my
> original post, the villain of this particular piece appears to be the U.S.
> Customs Service with the added aggravation of no reason given - according
> to the vendor - for the rejected parcel!
>
>
> On Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 17:09:25 GMT-7, Patrick & Caroline Quinn via
> Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> G’day Ray
>
>
>
> From my experience throughout the world people complain about their local
> postal systems, after all what could be simpler that placing a sheet of
> paper in an envelope and asking someone to take it from A to B?
>
>
>
> However I wonder if the world’s postal systems could have foreseen the
> massive increase in online shopping due to Covid.
>
>
>
> Here in Australia, the use of online shopping has skyrocketed beyond all
> expectations.
>
>
>
> I am located in the mountains NW of Sydney and the city/environs
> (including us) has been in lockdown since mid-June and it will last to the
> end of September at least.
>
>
>
> Our household is just one small example and we have bought garden rakes to
> coffee to medications all online. At the moment we are waiting for fabric
> from the US, China and the UK; plants/seeds from within Australia;
> Austin-Healey parts from within Australia; Healey parts from the UK;
> plastic models from China; bedding from within Australia; garden implements
> from the UK; books from the UK; and, screws/nuts/bolts from within
> Australia.
>
>
>
> Australia Post is lifting its game and parcels are arriving quicker than
> normal mail (letters). Parcels are also delivered six days a week, while
> post is Monday to Friday.
>
>
>
> One of the places we buy fabric is from an outlet in South Carolina and
> it’s always interesting to watch how the parcel is tracked through the USPS
> system as it too is getting faster. Although there are some places in the
> US where the parcel seems to sit for an inordinate amount of time. Then
> instead of a parcel coming direct from the US to Australia, it may go via
> Tokyo, Hong Kong or Singapore. As there are no aircraft carrying tourists
> coming to Australia, air traffic has dropped considerably and air cargo
> flights are increasingly being relied upon.
>
>
>
> Yes give the postal systems some slack as it is a difficult time.
>
>
>
> Hoo Roo
>
>
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Ray
> Juncal via Healeys
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 25 August 2021 1:43 AM
> *To:* Bob Haskell; i erbs
> *Cc:* Healey List
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] USPS
>
>
>
> While I may agree with Ira, lets keep politics off this list . We all get
> enough of that all ready.
>
> RayJuncal
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 08:02:56 AM PDT, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>
>
>
> The USPS is seeing massive issues because the post master want to
> privatize it's services, and covid. But there is a plan to cause issues and
> reduce service and increase delivery times. Dejoy needs to go. He is a
> Trump crony.
>
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, OR
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 4:03 AM Bob Haskell via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> I have to cut the USPS some slack due to the pandemic.  I had priority
> mail boxes sit for a week at distribution centers.  But incoming
> international packages has been much worse.  An envelope from Germany sat
> in NYC for three months.  A print in a cardboard tube from the UK sat in
> Chicago for four months.  On the other hand, I recently bought a copy of
> Donald Healey's 8C Triumph Dolomite book from the UK - three weeks.  Over
> the weekend, I bought a copy of Herve Chevalier's latest Healey book on the
> AH 100.  Will see how long that takes.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Bob Haskell
>
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>
> On 8/24/21 5:44 AM, Michael Oritt via Healeys wrote:
>
> I can, with a reasonable sense of certainty that my directions will be
> followed in a timely fashion, place an envelope in my mailbox and a person
> will pass that envelope to his/her fellow employees who will in turn carry
> that envelope 3000 or so miles and bring it to my addressee's home or place
> of business in 3-4 days, all for $.055 or less.  Not a bad deal!
>
>
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 2:40 AM Alan Seigrist via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> USPS is really messed up since COVID.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 3:44 AM David Lodge via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> I bought a used part from someone in the US only to have the package
> "returned to sender" for no apparent reason!  Evidently US Customs is the
> culprit.  I have copies of the shipping label here and it has no fewer than
> four official-looking stamps on it after it was accepted for mailing!
> Beware, this could happen to you!  Interestingly. I have mailed stuff from
> here in Canada to the US without ever having had a problem.
>
> Has anyone else been subjected to this lunacy?
>
>
>
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