[meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS

[Pete Pete]

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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