Fastest Postal Carrier in the Country

[Jim Koepke]

Sometimes the USPS Informed Delivery is on the ball.

Sometimes the show the foibles of our modern Postal Service.(like the time my package got a ride up and down the west coast a couple of times.)

Sometimes they seem to be smoking something rather powerful.

That is what today's "Informed Delivery" seems to indicate:

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Someone is going to have to be moving pretty fast for that to get here today from Michigan.

I'm not going to wait by the mailbox.

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[Joe Stankus]

Satuday Night Live advertised the "Einstein Express" delivery service for when it absolutley, positively had to be there yesterday.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdaVizbOZVI

[Doug Garson]

Looks like 34 hours, assuming all the times given are local times. It would be a real push by truck (35 hours driving time according to Mr Google Maps) but I hear they have these things called airplanes that go much faster :cool: . So maybe there is a chance? :confused: I'll bet a dollar (that's 72 cents US) that they make it. You pay the postage for the Loonie. :p

[Jim Koepke]

Looks like it is currently in Portland. The tracking predicts tomorrow for delivery.

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They usually get it on a truck to Longview in the wee hours of the morning.

They sometimes get ahead of themselves. Other times they get behind of themselves.

It is nice to get the notification of when it has been delivered. Though with spotty cell service out here it sometimes takes a half hour after delivery before the text from the carrier to the computer that sends the email gets it to me.

jtk

[Alex Zeller]

Must be a relative of the guy who decided Florida was the quickest way to Vermont when my package was already in Vermont.
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[Doug Garson]

So, did it arrive or do I owe you a loonie? :D

[Patty Hann]

Must be a relative of the guy who decided Florida was the quickest way to Vermont when my package was already in Vermont.
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That is incredibly... pathetic.
And the people who run the Postal system keep saying they need more money.
Yet, I suppose it does cost money to keep sending the same package on unnecessary 1200+ mile trips, especially when it happens hundreds? thousands? of times a year.

[Jim Koepke]

So, did it arrive or do I owe you a loonie? :D

If your asking me, my only package from Canada spent more time in Customs than it did in the hands of the USPS. It arrived in my mail awhile ago. It is strange that it went through customs because it was a product made in the USofA.

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[Doug Garson]

If your asking me, my only package from Canada spent more time in Customs than it did in the hands of the USPS. It arrived in my mail awhile ago. It is strange that it went through customs because it was a product made in the USofA.

jtk

Mmmm, I thought it was coming from Michigan? :confused:

[Mark Hennebury]

I have had my share of shipping issues. I have had packages shipped from Germany, arrive in Canada in two days only to sit in Montreal ( two hours away)for two weeks.
Had one package shipped from Toronto, (5 hours away) drove past my place into Ottawa ( 1 hour away) then they sent it back to Toronto and told me it wasn't packaged correctly.
I shipped a machine to a company, they received a pallet of cement, took two weeks to find the machine.

The most recent.
Wednesday Shipped a 2750 table saw from my place (near Ottawa) to Santa Ana California 4500 km away, got and email an hour after it was picked up saying it was delivered. Now that's impressive! LOL

[Jim Koepke]

Mmmm, I thought it was coming from Michigan? :confused:

Yes, but your profile shows you in Canada and I did get a package from Canada recently.

Besides, my last post on this came in near my bedtime.

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[Jim Koepke]

Looks like it is set to arrive:

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We shall see.

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[Alex Zeller]

I know that postal workers see lots of packages during the day but I wonder if they get a heads up when one package passes twice though a facility? On the 4th mine was at the Phillipsburg NJ location. It just found it''s way back to it. It took a 4 day round trip to Vermont, NH, Florida, and now back to Phillipsburg NJ. I'm actually looking forward to seeing which state it goes to next. Too bad each location doesn't put a stamp on the package (like a passport).

[George Bokros]

I am expecting some medical supplies that have been shipped from Hudson, Ohio to me in Streetsboro, Ohio, approx. 20 miles. Package was sent from Hudson to the USPS postal center in Akron. All mail in this area goes thru Akron. From Akron it went to Bethlehem, PA. From there to Philadelphia, PA then back to Akron. Next leg Akron sent it to Cleveland who sent it back to Akron.

I also recently had a bill payment that took three months to make it 35 miles. Fortunately there was no late fee.

Glad I pay most bills electronically thru my bank.

[Jim Koepke]

Glad I pay most bills electronically thru my bank.

The occasional piece of misdirected mail is the main reason I try to have payments made to me electronically.

The other part is it saves me the hassle of going to the bank.

jtk

[Doug Garson]

Yes, but your profile shows you in Canada and I did get a package from Canada recently.

Besides, my last post on this came in near my bedtime.

jtk

OK, I was betting on USPS to meet the delivery in your first post, appears I lost the bet. The bet was a buck so if you send me the postage I'll mail you a Loonie (Canuck Buck coin). :p

[Jim Koepke]

Just checked and the delivery time changed from 2:15pm to 4:15pm.

Hopefully it gets here before it gets dark. Today was garbage pickup day so I have to haul the garbage can back from the road. It's a little over a tenth of a mile and not fun to do in the dark while carrying mail and hauling the garbage can.

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[Patty Hann]

Just checked and the delivery time changed from 2:15pm to 4:15pm.

Hopefully it gets here before it gets dark. Today was garbage pickup day so I have to haul the garbage can back from the road. It's a little over a tenth of a mile and not fun to do in the dark while carrying mail and hauling the garbage can.

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That's when a small daypack (backpack) comes in handy.

[Jim Koepke]

That's when a small daypack (backpack) comes in handy.

I was thinking of that, but my hip has been sore. Candy & I went out in the truck to pick up the mail and the garbage can. She accompanied me for moral support. That's what people do after 40 years of marriage. She's my first wife, I'm her second husband. I think we surprised a few people by staying together this long.

Interesting thing with the mail notification.

After checking for deliver at 4:15, it was time to go make myself a sandwich. Interesting the Grocery Outlet ran out of the Extra Sharp Cheddar they've been selling for a month or two. The only sharpish cheddar was one with caramelized onions. Interesting flavor but the onions give it a sweeter taste.

After eating the USPS was checked again and this was their site:

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So we went out to the road for the mail and the bin.

When we got back I noticed they sent an email while we were out:

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It must be Friday, or some other day that ends in a Y.

jtk

[John Stankus]

… Too bad each location doesn't put a stamp on the package (like a passport).
I’m not sure what we would call a mark that indicates where the post is coming from? :)

[Perry Hilbert Jr]

Despite their foibles, I do enjoy seeing news reports about the extremely odd route carries across the country. About 20 yrs ago, there was still a guy on a mule that carried up the "hollers" of tenntucky. Another was the few fellows that did their routes by boat every day and mail boxes were actually on the peoples' docks. Apparently because to use the roads around the lake/river would have been 350 miles, but less than 50 miles by water.

I remember when I lived in Coral Gables, Fla, we must have been at the very end of the daily routes. In summer, the mail arrived about noon to 1 pm. , and the closer to year end, the later the mail. By mid December, the mail was often not delivered until 7 or 8 pm.

[Edward Weber]

When a spoke is broken, it has to go to the next nearest hub and start the process again from there. The next nearest hub is not always in the direction the package should be traveling. This sometimes gets compounded by each subsequent hub. Doesn't belong here, kick the can down the road and make it the next guys problem.

If anyone has ever been in a mail sorting center or have seen the sorting machines work, it's almost amazing that we don't have more stories like in this thread.

Knock on wood, so far this holiday season has been good, although it's early days yet.
One exception is the guys from Sams Club who thinks my porch is like an NFL goal line. As long as the package breaks the plane, it's good. No need to take it the last 15 feet or so to my door, out of the rain. He used to drop things at the garage, rain or shine, so this is an improvement.

[Perry Hilbert Jr]

4 years ago, I ordered some turning tools from Russia. Tracking showed the tools made it from Moscow to London and then to customs in New York City in a mere 3 mindboggling days. It took another week to get to Philadelphia, just 100 miles away. And then another 20 days to get to my PO

[Jim Koepke]

Here is a good one of a mail carrier throwing a package on a porch > https://www.facebook.com/reel/922404732548611

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[Bruce Wrenn]

Yesterday, I received a package from the west coast, that USPS shipping shows they are awaiting package. Now that's fast, delivered before it was shipped!