[meteorite-list] Extreme Canada Mail Slow Down

From: Count Deiro <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:15:16 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
Message-ID: <21028429.1321733716703.JavaMail.root_at_elwamui-rustique.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Hi MikeG and List,

It is a shame things have come to this. There was a lot of wisdom in the old prohibition of collective bargaining and unionization of critical service employees. History has shown that placing this kind of power in the hands of a force that can act on politicians re-election chances has never been good for anyone.

Take note, that we here in the United States will soon be suffering the same disruptions in the postal service as Canada. It's just around the corner. I wouldn't be surprised that within a couple of years, perhaps a few months with this administation, the Postal Service will cease to be reliable and the bulk of mailings wil be carried by private contractors.

Best,

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536 MetSoc



-----Original Message-----
>From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 19, 2011 9:28 AM
>To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Extreme Canada Mail Slow Down
>
>Hi List,
>
>Has anyone else noticed that mail to and from Canada has been
>excruciatingly slow since the Canadian postal strike a few months
>back?
>
>Prior to the strike, a package mailed via First Class International
>took an average of 10-12 business days to arrive. After the strike,
>this has become 21-30 days. The same can be said for packages coming
>from Canada into the US. The last two packages I had coming from
>Canada have been agonizingly slow. The first took a full month to get
>here and I am still waiting on a package that was mailed over 3 weeks
>ago. This is killing me, because there is something in that package I
>really need, and I am tired of checking my PO box to see aggravating
>emptiness staring back at me when I open it.
>
>After this latest package arrives (if it arrives at all), I am firing
>off a letter to Canada Post and USPS and telling them to get their act
>together. There is no excuse for this, especially from USPS where
>they get 100 days off a year for Arbor Day, St. Swivens Day, and every
>odd-numbered day that starts with a "T". (Can you tell I am PISSED?)
>LOL
>
>I understand that the strike may have backlogged our northern
>neighbors, but it has been months since the strike and this is getting
>downright silly and inexcusable. Is this the new norm now? Are we
>ever going to see reasonable delivery times again? Is this some new
>secret policy to force frustrated people into paying more for Priority
>or Express service? Are Canadian workers being spiteful because all
>of their terms were not met during the strike? What the heck is going
>on? Or do I just have rotten luck?
>
>Also, it seems that USPS is to blame as well, because packages I am
>mailing north are taking longer as well. I've had a couple seem to go
>AWOL and then suddenly show up right before I was about to refund the
>customer's money or ship a replacement.
>
>If this keeps up, I am going to start sending all packages to Canada
>via Registered Mail and passing along the increased cost to the
>customer. That way, at least I can get decent tracking of where the
>package is at.
>
>Best regards,
>
>MikeG
>
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Received on Sat 19 Nov 2011 03:15:16 PM PST