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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>G’day Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>However I wonder if the world’s postal systems could have foreseen the massive increase in online shopping due to Covid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Here in Australia, the use of online shopping has skyrocketed beyond all expectations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Yes give the postal systems some slack as it is a difficult time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ray Juncal via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 25 August 2021 1:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bob Haskell; i erbs<br><b>Cc:</b> Healey List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] USPS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>While I may agree with Ira, lets keep politics off this list . We all get enough of that all ready.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>RayJuncal<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="ydp5e321e63yahoo_quoted_0650813156"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 08:02:56 AM PDT, i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=ydp5e321e63yiv1779529862><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>Ira Erbs<br>1959 AH 100-6<br>1967 MGB<br>Milwaukie, OR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=ydp5e321e63yiv1779529862yqt54302><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>On Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 4:03 AM Bob Haskell via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier 10 Pitch","serif";color:#26282A'>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.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><span style='color:#26282A'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#26282A'>Bob Haskell<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#26282A'>Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar<o:p></o:p></span></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>On 8/24/21 5:44 AM, Michael Oritt via Healeys wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>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!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>Best--Michael Oritt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 2:40 AM Alan Seigrist via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>USPS is really messed up since COVID. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 3:44 AM David Lodge via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>Has anyone else been subjected to this lunacy?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a 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