[meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS

From: Pete Pete <rsvp321_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:44:34 -0500
Message-ID: <BAY153-W110A874BFA383BB3A9EB71F8AA0_at_phx.gbl>

Appropriate to this recent thread, in case you haven't seen it yet - how FedEx delivers these days:

 


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/21/fedex-delivery-man_n_1162743.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/21/fedex-delivery-man_n_1162743.html

 

...and the employee didn't lose his job over this!

 

Conclusion: They're all the same!

If USPS ever ceases to exist, we're all doomed!

 

Merry Christmas,

Pete

 




> From: nf114ec at npgcable.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:42:42 -0700
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS
>
> Hello Count and the List!
>
> Stuff like this happens from time to time.
>
> I am in the middle of a research project where meteorite samples are going
> every which way. One of them, sent off for a thin section, was "not
> delivered" for unknown reasons and then it went into a USPS loop, bouncing
> between Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Phoenix and it seems like it may never
> end. I was worried I may never see that one again. The USPS system is an
> excellent system until something out of the ordinary happens, then their
> network simply falls apart.
> This one finally resolved itself and I finally got it back....but I sure was
> sweating bullets over it. USPS simply refuses to take ownership of these
> issues when they occur. After several trips to the local office, after
> filing a formal compliant, only then was it resolved.
>
> Stuff happens.
>
> Detailed Results:
>
> Delivered, December 10, 2011, 10:59 am, LOS ANGELES, CA 90034
>
> Sorting Complete, December 10, 2011, 8:19 am, LOS ANGELES, CA
> 90034
>
> Processed through USPS Sort Facility, December 10, 2011, 4:23 am,
> LOS ANGELES, CA 90052
>
> Depart USPS Sort Facility, December 09, 2011, PHOENIX, AZ 85043
>
> Processed through USPS Sort Facility, December 08, 2011, 8:22 pm,
> PHOENIX, AZ 85043
>
> Processed through USPS Sort Facility, December 04, 2011, 6:54 pm, LOS
> ANGELES, CA 90052
>
> Processed through USPS Sort Facility, December 02, 2011, 9:04 pm,
> SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92403
>
> Addressee Unknown, November 25, 2011, 5:39 pm, LOS ANGELES, CA
>
> Out for Delivery, November 25, 2011, 8:52 am, LOS ANGELES, CA
> 90034
>
> Sorting Complete, November 25, 2011, 8:42 am, LOS ANGELES, CA
> 90034
>
> Arrival at Post Office, November 25, 2011, 4:18 am, LOS ANGELES,
> CA 90034
>
> Arrive USPS Sort Facility, November 24, 2011, 1:55 am, LOS
> ANGELES, CA 90052
>
> Depart USPS Sort Facility, November 22, 2011, SAN BERNARDINO, CA
> 92403
>
> Processed through USPS Sort Facility, November 22, 2011, 8:21 pm,
> SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92403
>
> Acceptance, November 22, 2011, 9:02 am, PARKER, AZ 85344
>
>
>
> I really hope your issue is resolved. But, you are not alone!
>
>
> Happy Holidays!
>
> Jim
>
>
> Jim Wooddell
> https://k7wfr.us
>
>
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