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Re: *U(%^%) postoffice - the conclusion

To: "Brad Kahler" <brad.kahler@141.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: *U(%^%) postoffice - the conclusion
From: "Dave Hammond" <dhammond@mind.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 10:30:16 -0800
It is nice to know there is someone who cares in government!!
Dave in Oregon

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> From: Brad Kahler <brad.kahler@141.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: *U(%^%) postoffice - the conclusion
> Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 2:01 PM
> 
> 
> For those of you following this thread I thought I would fill you in on
the 
> final conclusion.
> 
> Yesterday I had talked to I think four different people at three
different 
> branches trying to locate my express mail package.  Several had promised 
> to return calls which did not happen.  Finally this morning around 10:30
I 
> called the main branch again and talked to someone in the express mail 
> department.  He said it would be about an hour before he could access the

> computers to try and locate the package.  He also said he would be
calling 
> me back around noon.  So around 2:30 today after not getting any call
back 
> I decided I'd had enough and called the main branch and asked to speak to

> the post master.  I was intercepted by his secretary who said he was out 
> and then asked if she could help.  So I proceeded to tell the whole story
yet 
> again.  She also was baffled by the erroneous article (tracking) number
that 
> was written on the slip.  I also mentioned the lack of apparent concern
by 
> the people I had talked to so far.  She promised to look into it and 
> mentioned that this could be "ugly".  
> 
> Well about 3:30 I got a call from the post master directly.  Yes they did
find 
> the package and he apologized about 4 or 5 times for the error and from
the 
> tone of his voice he wasn't pleased with the overall sequence of events
that 
> took place this past week.  Apparently what happened is the driver on 
> sunday left the package in the delivery vehicle and some how it managed
to 
> find a nice little nook where it wasn't easily seen.  So after my call at
2:30 I 
> guess they did a thorough search of said vehicle and found the package.  
> He couldn't explain the bad article number written down but he did
mention 
> that he would see what he could do to try and see that this type of thing

> never happens again.  He also mentioned that he was "expecting" me to
file 
> a claim to be reimbursed for the delivery costs and also mentioned that
he 
> didn't think "he" would have any trouble approving such claim.  I did 
> suggest that I didn't really need to file a claim and he told me he
really 
> wished I would.
> 
> Also it looks like I will get to meet the post master since he is
delivering the 
> package to me personally sometime in the next hour or so!
> 
> To be honest, the delay in receiving the package didn't bother me near as

> much as the thought of having possibly lost the package for good.  I 
> checked with the the place I bought the lights from and they are NOS
Lucas 
> lights and NOT new reproduction like I had thought.  These lights  
> apparently are pretty rare.  If anyone is interested in seeing which
lights I'm 
> refering to, look in Bill Piggotts latest book Original Triumph
TR4/4A/5/6 on 
> page 8 and on page 110.  The lights in question are the backup lights
below 
> the rear bumper.
> 
> So alls well that ends well, however I must admit I'm glad the saga has 
> finally ended!
> 
> 
> Brad  (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
> My Web Site Http://www.141.com/triumphs (updated 12/3/98)
> 
> 1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L -- 1973 Spitfire 1500 FM3353U
> 1962 TR4 CT288L          -- 1965 TR4 CT38888LO parts car?
> 1959 TR3A TS41311L       -- 1959 TR3A TS53523L parts car
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