On 9/18/2018 4:22 PM, Sqwertz wrote:

>
> USPS tracking sucks. So does their delivery service. And I'll
> never use any of the SmartPost-type services (Private carrier + USPS
> for the last 25 miles).
>
> =-sw
>

Varies by location. I get very good service. The Smart Post can add a
day if the shipper uses it. Deliveries do come later here though, about
4PM.

On 2018-09-18 5:13 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/18/2018 4:22 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>>
>> USPS tracking sucks.Â* So does their delivery service.Â* And I'll
>> never use any of the SmartPost-type services (Private carrier + USPS
>> for the last 25 miles).
>>
>> =-sw
>>
>
> Varies by location.Â* I get very good service.Â* The Smart Post can add a
> day if the shipper uses it.Â* Deliveries do come later here though, about
> 4PM.


Canadian mail service depends on location too. When my son lived in
Montreal cards and letters often took as much as 10 days to be
delivered, and we were only about 500 miles apart. Around the same time,
cards I sent from Denmark arrived within 2-3 days.

On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:30:09 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-09-18 5:13 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 9/18/2018 4:22 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> USPS tracking sucks.* So does their delivery service.* And I'll
>>> never use any of the SmartPost-type services (Private carrier + USPS
>>> for the last 25 miles).
>>>
>>> =-sw
>>>
>>
>> Varies by location.* I get very good service.* The Smart Post can add a
>> day if the shipper uses it.* Deliveries do come later here though, about
>> 4PM.
>
>
>Canadian mail service depends on location too.

I know from experience that Canadian mail is bad. Slow and unreliable.
I wonder if Canadians have that experience too.

>When my son lived in
>Montreal cards and letters often took as much as 10 days to be
>delivered, and we were only about 500 miles apart. Around the same time,
>cards I sent from Denmark arrived within 2-3 days.

I guess they do.

On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 4:50:44 PM UTC-5, Druce wrote:
>
> I know from experience that Canadian mail is bad. Slow and unreliable.
> I wonder if Canadians have that experience too.
>
>
I got a package today from Vanuatu and it took 8 days to get here and I
was warned it may take 2-3 weeks. I'm not complaining.

On 2018-09-18 3:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-09-18 5:13 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 9/18/2018 4:22 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> USPS tracking sucks.Â* So does their delivery service.Â* And I'll
>>> never use any of the SmartPost-type services (Private carrier + USPS
>>> for the last 25 miles).
>>>
>>> =-sw
>>>
>>
>> Varies by location.Â* I get very good service.Â* The Smart Post can add
>> a day if the shipper uses it.Â* Deliveries do come later here though,
>> about 4PM.
>
>
> Canadian mail service depends on location too. When my son lived in
> Montreal cards and letters often took as much as 10 days to be
> delivered, and we were only about 500 miles apart. Around the same time,
> cards I sent from Denmark arrived within 2-3 days.

I have nothing good to say about the lousy service given by Canada Post.

On 2018-09-18 6:54 PM, graham wrote:

>>> Varies by location.Â* I get very good service.Â* The Smart Post can add
>>> a day if the shipper uses it.Â* Deliveries do come later here though,
>>> about 4PM.
>>
>>
>> Canadian mail service depends on location too. When my son lived in
>> Montreal cards and letters often took as much as 10 days to be
>> delivered, and we were only about 500 miles apart. Around the same
>> time, cards I sent from Denmark arrived within 2-3 days.
>
> I have nothing good to say about the lousy service given by Canada Post.

I have had some interesting dealings with them. In one case, someone
came around doing some sort of safety inspection and notified me that
there was a low hanging branch that represented some sort of threat to
the person who delivers my male. My male box is across the street from
my house and the tree is on town property. There is nothing I can do
about it. Moreover, trucks go up and down this road all day long. The
branch posed no danger to them so I doubt that it was much of a threat
to the person in a car that delivers by mail.

The stranger incident was the time I moved my mail box back 6". It had
been struck and knocked down several times, so when I put it back up I
moved it back 6". Then I didn't get any mail. I always get a bunch of
stuff on Wednesdays, so when Wednesday rolled around and I didn't get
the town's weekly paper and the usual flyers I called the local post
office. Apparently my mail delivery had been suspended because the mail
box was too far from the road.

My next question was where it had to be. She couldn't really tell me.
She said that it had to be in the line of traffic. I argued that one
because in my head, that means on the road. There had to be an standard
height and distance from the road, but she did not know what it was. It
was curious that they could suspend my delivery because they mail box
was in the wrong place, but they could not tell me that proper place. It
should be noted that they actually had a brochure with that information
at the post office, and, as it turned out mine was within the designated
height and distance.

My next question was why they had not notified me. She said they had.
They sent me a letter. WTF????? They sent me a letter to tell me that
my mail delivery had been suspended. Sure enough, when I went into town
and picked up my mail there was a letter telling me that my delivery had
been suspended. The sad part was that they did not see the humour in
their having sent me a letter telling me that they were not delivering
the letter then sent me.


I had a little fun with them last month when they left a notice warning
me that I had to have my name and street number clearly posted on my
mail box. The form had my name and street address and was left in my
mail box, so if they could not read my name and number, how in hell did
they know it was my box they put their letter in?

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-09-18 6:54 PM, graham wrote:
>
>>>> Varies by location. I get very good service. The Smart Post can
>>>> add a day if the shipper uses it. Deliveries do come later here
>>>> though, about 4PM.
>>>
>>>
>>> Canadian mail service depends on location too. When my son lived in
>>> Montreal cards and letters often took as much as 10 days to be
>>> delivered, and we were only about 500 miles apart. Around the same
>>> time, cards I sent from Denmark arrived within 2-3 days.
>>
>> I have nothing good to say about the lousy service given by Canada Post.
>
> I have had some interesting dealings with them. In one case, someone
> came around doing some sort of safety inspection and notified me that
> there was a low hanging branch that represented some sort of threat to
> the person who delivers my male. My male box is across the street from
> my house and the tree is on town property. There is nothing I can do
> about it. Moreover, trucks go up and down this road all day long. The
> branch posed no danger to them so I doubt that it was much of a threat
> to the person in a car that delivers by mail.
>
> The stranger incident was the time I moved my mail box back 6". It had
> been struck and knocked down several times, so when I put it back up I
> moved it back 6". Then I didn't get any mail. I always get a bunch of
> stuff on Wednesdays, so when Wednesday rolled around and I didn't get
> the town's weekly paper and the usual flyers I called the local post
> office. Apparently my mail delivery had been suspended because the mail
> box was too far from the road.
>
> My next question was where it had to be. She couldn't really tell me.
> She said that it had to be in the line of traffic. I argued that one
> because in my head, that means on the road. There had to be an standard
> height and distance from the road, but she did not know what it was. It
> was curious that they could suspend my delivery because they mail box
> was in the wrong place, but they could not tell me that proper place. It
> should be noted that they actually had a brochure with that information
> at the post office, and, as it turned out mine was within the designated
> height and distance.
>
> My next question was why they had not notified me. She said they had.
> They sent me a letter. WTF????? They sent me a letter to tell me that
> my mail delivery had been suspended. Sure enough, when I went into town
> and picked up my mail there was a letter telling me that my delivery had
> been suspended. The sad part was that they did not see the humour in
> their having sent me a letter telling me that they were not delivering
> the letter then sent me.
>
>
> I had a little fun with them last month when they left a notice warning
> me that I had to have my name and street number clearly posted on my
> mail box. The form had my name and street address and was left in my
> mail box, so if they could not read my name and number, how in hell did
> they know it was my box they put their letter in?

It sounds like they have it in for you. Have you possibly caused them
troubles in the past or otherwise got their angst up?

On 9/18/2018 6:54 PM, graham wrote:

>>
>> Canadian mail service depends on location too. When my son lived in
>> Montreal cards and letters often took as much as 10 days to be
>> delivered, and we were only about 500 miles apart. Around the same
>> time, cards I sent from Denmark arrived within 2-3 days.
>
> I have nothing good to say about the lousy service given by Canada Post.

I get my tea from Calgary. Takes 1 to 2 weeks to here in CT.

We had a customer in Ontario and rarely used mail, but resorted to email
and bank transfers.

On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 11:13:47 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> Varies by location. I get very good service. The Smart Post can add a
> day if the shipper uses it. Deliveries do come later here though, about
> 4PM.

We used to ship expensive electronic stuff by US mail for decades with no problems. It's cheap and reliable. Maybe not so fast though. It's a lot better than having your brother-in-law deliver stuff to relatives on the mainland. The USBIL mail system is one sketchy delivery service but I suppose it's better than having a 13 year old witch deliver stuff on a broomstick.

On 9/18/2018 5:41 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>
> We used to ship expensive electronic stuff by US mail for decades with no problems. It's cheap and reliable. Maybe not so fast though. It's a lot better than having your brother-in-law deliver stuff to relatives on the mainland. The USBIL mail system is one sketchy delivery service but I suppose it's better than having a 13 year old witch deliver stuff on a broomstick.
>

My friend owns a jewelry store. They often send expensive diamonds by
registered mail.

On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 3:44:34 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> My friend owns a jewelry store. They often send expensive diamonds by
> registered mail.

I was aware of this. It was the main reason that I had confidence in our mail system.

On 2018-09-19 12:09 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 3:44:34 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski
> wrote:
>>
>> My friend owns a jewelry store. They often send expensive diamonds
>> by registered mail.
>
> I was aware of this. It was the main reason that I had confidence in
> our mail system.
>


My experience with Canada Post has not been great. Many years ago my MiL
wanted to get some of my photos enlarged and framed as a Christmas
surprise. My wife got into the collection of slides I had taken while
working up north and got my best loon shots and sent them to her mother
special delivery. A few months later, MiL mailed us a box of Italian
hand blown Christmas bulbs. It was was sent parcel post and insured.
More than half the bulbs were broken. When I tried to file a claim I was
told that it only insures that it arrives. Breakage is not covered.

I can understand them not insuring breakage. We have received a number
of large envelopes that were clearly marked Fragile Do Not Bend.... and
they had been bent. That included one that had been bent to fit into
our rural mail box, even though it fit without bending.

On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:22:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:20:33 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> I ordered my seeds for next year on 9/10 from Park Seeds in North
>> Carolina. They sent me an email the same day saying that my order had
>> shipped. The email contained a tracking #. I checked the # a couple
>> of days later and the USPS message said it was waiting for receipt of
>> item. I figured my order was lost. I kept checking and USPS said
>> still waiting and that many post offices were closed due to storm.
>> Just yesterday that was the same message. I checked again today and
>> the message says my order is out for delivery by this evening. So
>> some things are getting moving in that terrible devastated area. I
>> cheer for whatever little bit of normality they are able to get. I
>> simply can't imagine what those people are going through. Not just
>> the big thing like losing your house but every little thing about how
>> you go about your daily life.
>> Janet US
>
>USPS tracking sucks. So does their delivery service. And I'll
>never use any of the SmartPost-type services (Private carrier + USPS
>for the last 25 miles).
>
>=-sw
My order was begun at the onset of a hurricane/flood crisis. Why on
earth would I complain about the service when the entire state is
under water? There was a strong possibility that my order never made
it from place of origin to the USPS. I think it is a miracle that any
mail made it through. I'm happy that the people in N. Carolina are
beginning to get some services back.

l not -l wrote:
> On 20-Sep-2018, wrote:
>
>> On 2018-09-20 12:56 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>> "graham" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> On 2018-09-20 10:34 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>>>> "graham" > wrote in message
>>>>> news >>>>>> On 2018-09-20 10:24 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When we buy bakery bread we don't have them slice it, we slice as
>>>>>>>> needed, a loaf goes in the fridge and lasts us 4-5 days. When we
>>>>>>>> buy
>>>>>>>> packaged sliced bread it's kept in the fridge... if frozen the
>>>>>>>> entire
>>>>>>>> loaf is defrosted in the fridge.
>>>>>>> If I could go through a loaf in 4-5 days I might keep it in the
>>>>>>> fridge.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NEVER keep bread in the fridge!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Why not?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>> It stales faster.
>>>
>>>
>>> OK, but I haven't really found that to be true with the bread I buy, not
>>>
>>> often, but if I leave it out, it molds quickly. I think you mostly make
>>> your own?
>>>
>>
>> I checked on line and the advice was to keep it at room temperature for
>> a day or two, but to freeze it after that. For the amount of bread that
>> I use and the time it takes for me to use it up, I just stick it
>> directly into the freezer. As long as I use it up within a a couple
>> weeks it is none the worse for wear.
> +1
> I do "shift" the slices a bit before freezing, just a tiny bit of each slice
> sticking out from its predecessor in the loaf, to make separation of frozen
> slices a bit easier.
>

My god, that takes dedication!