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To: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] USPS
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:40:20 +0800
Cc: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>, David Lodge <emmgeeteesee@gmail.com>
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I don't doubt the marvel of how they can send a letter so cheaply from one
place to the next, but I've had some pretty unacceptable parcel shipment
issues with them, my most recent example of a small parcel taking a month
to travel from Florida to Hong Kong because it went USPS.

I have run alot of businesses, and FedEx, etc., would never let packages
sit anywhere that long because it actually costs them more money to keep it
stored somewhere safe rather than just moving it to its final destination.
It's a reflection of significant inefficiencies in their systems, something
that private companies have no acceptance for.

To make things worse I find DHL to be just as good as FedEx in most
respects... DHL is Deutche Post so why is it that the German Post office
has no problems competing but the USPS can't hack it?  It may have
something to do with the reality that USPS signed that poor agreement that
subsidizes Amazon.com.  Yes I know Deutche Post is probably funded by the
German government, but even with that they have risen above the natural
result of being a bumbling befuddled bureaucracy to be directly competitive
to FedEx.  Certainly the USPS with decent management would be able to
compete on the same level, especially with their inherent and paid for
Point to Point infrastructure.





On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 12:39 AM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:

> "*From my experience throughout the world people complain about their
> local postal systems, after all what could be simpler than placing a shee=
t
> of paper in an envelope and asking someone to take it from A to B?"*
> *--------------------------------------------------*
> Points A and B might be 3,000 miles apart located in god knows what kinds
> of locales and climes.
> I'm simply saying that getting this done in a couple of days for $0.55 is
> still a pretty good deal, even if they do get it wrong once in a while.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 12:17 AM David Lodge via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Indeed.  I have previously sung the praises of the USPS to whomever woul=
d
>> listen, and in fact have slipped over the border to post a package from =
the
>> US, to meet a deadline, ...........................BUT, as I stated in m=
y
>> original post, the villain of this particular piece appears to be the U.=
S.
>> Customs Service with the added aggravation of no reason given - accordin=
g
>> to the vendor - for the rejected parcel!
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 17:09:25 GMT-7, Patrick & Caroline Quinn via
>> Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> G=E2=80=99day Ray
>>
>>
>>
>> From my experience throughout the world people complain about their loca=
l
>> postal systems, after all what could be simpler that placing a sheet of
>> paper in an envelope and asking someone to take it from A to B?
>>
>>
>>
>> However I wonder if the world=E2=80=99s postal systems could have forese=
en the
>> massive increase in online shopping due to Covid.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here in Australia, the use of online shopping has skyrocketed beyond all
>> expectations.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am located in the mountains NW of Sydney and the city/environs
>> (including us) has been in lockdown since mid-June and it will last to t=
he
>> end of September at least.
>>
>>
>>
>> Our household is just one small example and we have bought garden rakes
>> to coffee to medications all online. At the moment we are waiting for
>> fabric from the US, China and the UK; plants/seeds from within Australia=
;
>> Austin-Healey parts from within Australia; Healey parts from the UK;
>> plastic models from China; bedding from within Australia; garden impleme=
nts
>> from the UK; books from the UK; and, screws/nuts/bolts from within
>> Australia.
>>
>>
>>
>> Australia Post is lifting its game and parcels are arriving quicker than
>> normal mail (letters). Parcels are also delivered six days a week, while
>> post is Monday to Friday.
>>
>>
>>
>> One of the places we buy fabric is from an outlet in South Carolina and
>> it=E2=80=99s always interesting to watch how the parcel is tracked throu=
gh the USPS
>> system as it too is getting faster. Although there are some places in th=
e
>> US where the parcel seems to sit for an inordinate amount of time. Then
>> instead of a parcel coming direct from the US to Australia, it may go vi=
a
>> Tokyo, Hong Kong or Singapore. As there are no aircraft carrying tourist=
s
>> coming to Australia, air traffic has dropped considerably and air cargo
>> flights are increasingly being relied upon.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes give the postal systems some slack as it is a difficult time.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hoo Roo
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrick Quinn
>>
>> Blue Mountains, Australia
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *R=
ay
>> Juncal via Healeys
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 25 August 2021 1:43 AM
>> *To:* Bob Haskell; i erbs
>> *Cc:* Healey List
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] USPS
>>
>>
>>
>> While I may agree with Ira, lets keep politics off this list . We all ge=
t
>> enough of that all ready.
>>
>> RayJuncal
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 08:02:56 AM PDT, i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.co=
m>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The USPS is seeing massive issues because the post master want to
>> privatize it's services, and covid. But there is a plan to cause issues =
and
>> reduce service and increase delivery times. Dejoy needs to go. He is a
>> Trump crony.
>>
>> Ira Erbs
>> 1959 AH 100-6
>> 1967 MGB
>> Milwaukie, OR
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 4:03 AM Bob Haskell via Healeys <
>> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> I have to cut the USPS some slack due to the pandemic.  I had priority
>> mail boxes sit for a week at distribution centers.  But incoming
>> international packages has been much worse.  An envelope from Germany sa=
t
>> in NYC for three months.  A print in a cardboard tube from the UK sat in
>> Chicago for four months.  On the other hand, I recently bought a copy of
>> Donald Healey's 8C Triumph Dolomite book from the UK - three weeks.  Ove=
r
>> the weekend, I bought a copy of Herve Chevalier's latest Healey book on =
the
>> AH 100.  Will see how long that takes.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Haskell
>>
>> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>>
>> On 8/24/21 5:44 AM, Michael Oritt via Healeys wrote:
>>
>> I can, with a reasonable sense of certainty that my directions will be
>> followed in a timely fashion, place an envelope in my mailbox and a pers=
on
>> will pass that envelope to his/her fellow employees who will in turn car=
ry
>> that envelope 3000 or so miles and bring it to my addressee's home or pl=
ace
>> of business in 3-4 days, all for $.055 or less.  Not a bad deal!
>>
>>
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 2:40 AM Alan Seigrist via Healeys <
>> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> USPS is really messed up since COVID.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 3:44 AM David Lodge via Healeys <
>> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> I bought a used part from someone in the US only to have the package
>> "returned to sender" for no apparent reason!  Evidently US Customs is th=
e
>> culprit.  I have copies of the shipping label here and it has no fewer t=
han
>> four official-looking stamps on it after it was accepted for mailing!
>> Beware, this could happen to you!  Interestingly. I have mailed stuff fr=
om
>> here in Canada to the US without ever having had a problem.
>>
>> Has anyone else been subjected to this lunacy?
>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I don&#39;t doubt the marvel of how they can send a letter=
 so cheaply from one place to the next, but I&#39;ve had some pretty unacce=
ptable parcel shipment issues with them, my most recent example of a small =
parcel taking a month to travel from Florida to Hong Kong because it went U=
SPS.=C2=A0 <br><br>I have run alot of businesses, and FedEx, etc., would ne=
ver let packages sit anywhere that long because it actually costs them more=
 money to keep it stored somewhere safe rather than just moving it to its f=
inal destination.=C2=A0 It&#39;s a reflection of significant inefficiencies=
 in their systems, something that private companies have no acceptance for.=
=C2=A0 <br><br>To make things worse I find DHL to be just as good as FedEx =
in most respects... DHL is Deutche Post so why is it that the German Post o=
ffice has no problems competing but the USPS can&#39;t hack it?=C2=A0 It ma=
y have something to do with the reality that USPS signed that poor agreemen=
t that subsidizes Amazon.com.=C2=A0 Yes I know Deutche=C2=A0Post is probabl=
y funded by the German government, but even with that they have risen above=
 the natural result of being a bumbling befuddled bureaucracy to be directl=
y competitive to FedEx.=C2=A0 Certainly the USPS with decent management wou=
ld be able to compete on the same level, especially with their inherent and=
 paid for Point to Point infrastructure.<div><br></div><div><br><div><br></=
div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 12:39 AM Michael Oritt &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com";>michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font color=3D"#3333ff">&quot;</font>=
<font color=3D"#0000ff"><i>From my experience throughout the world people c=
omplain about their local postal systems, after all what could be simpler t=
han placing a sheet of paper in an envelope and asking someone to take it f=
rom A to B?&quot;</i></font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font color=
=3D"#0000ff"><i>--------------------------------------------------</i></fon=
t></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font color=3D"#0000ff">Points A and B=
 might be 3,000 miles apart located in god knows what kinds of locales=C2=
=A0and climes.</font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font color=3D"#000=
0ff">I&#39;m simply saying that getting this done in a couple=C2=A0of days =
for $0.55 is still a pretty good deal, even if they do=C2=A0get it wrong on=
ce in a while.</font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font color=3D"#000=
0ff"><br></font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><font color=3D"#0000ff">=
Best--Michael Oritt</font></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 12:17 AM David Lodg=
e via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blan=
k">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,20=
4,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family:&quot;H=
elvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Indeed.=C2=A0 I have previously sung the praises of the USPS to whomev=
er would listen, and in fact have slipped over the border to post a package=
 from the US, to meet a deadline, ...........................BUT, as I stat=
ed in my original post, the villain of this particular piece appears to be =
the U.S. Customs Service with the added aggravation of no reason given - ac=
cording to the vendor - for the rejected parcel!<br></div><div></div>
        <div><br></div><div><br></div>
       =20
        </div><div id=3D"gmail-m_-8413821713559172013gmail-m_12100085528001=
11511yahoo_quoted_0568746363">
            <div style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,=
Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)">
               =20
                <div>
                    On Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 17:09:25 GMT-7, Patrick &am=
p; Caroline Quinn via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"=
 target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><div id=3D"gmail-m_-8413821713559172013gmail-m_1210008=
552800111511yiv1740679289"><div><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">G=E2=
=80=99day Ray</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</span></p=
><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">From my experience throughout the world =
people complain about their local postal systems, after all what could be s=
impler that placing a sheet of paper in an envelope and asking someone to t=
ake it from A to B?</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</sp=
an></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">However I wonder if the world=E2=
=80=99s postal systems could have foreseen the massive increase in online s=
hopping due to Covid.</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</=
span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Here in Australia, the use of on=
line shopping has skyrocketed beyond all expectations. </span></p><p><span =
style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt=
">I am located in the mountains NW of Sydney and the city/environs (includi=
ng us) has been in lockdown since mid-June and it will last to the end of S=
eptember at least.</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</spa=
n></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Our household is just one small exa=
mple and we have bought garden rakes to coffee to medications all online. A=
t the moment we are waiting for fabric from the US, China and the UK; plant=
s/seeds from within Australia; Austin-Healey parts from within Australia; H=
ealey parts from the UK; plastic models from China; bedding from within Aus=
tralia; garden implements from the UK; books from the UK; and, screws/nuts/=
bolts from within Australia.</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =
=C2=A0</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Australia Post is liftin=
g its game and parcels are arriving quicker than normal mail (letters). Par=
cels are also delivered six days a week, while post is Monday to Friday.</s=
pan></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</span></p><p><span style=
=3D"font-size:11pt">One of the places we buy fabric is from an outlet in So=
uth Carolina and it=E2=80=99s always interesting to watch how the parcel is=
 tracked through the USPS system as it too is getting faster. Although ther=
e are some places in the US where the parcel seems to sit for an inordinate=
 amount of time. Then instead of a parcel coming direct from the US to Aust=
ralia, it may go via Tokyo, Hong Kong or Singapore. As there are no aircraf=
t carrying tourists coming to Australia, air traffic has dropped considerab=
ly and air cargo flights are increasingly being relied upon.</span></p><p><=
span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size=
:11pt">Yes give the postal systems some slack as it is a difficult time.</s=
pan></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</span></p><p><span style=
=3D"font-size:11pt">Hoo Roo</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =
=C2=A0</span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Patrick Quinn</span></p>=
<p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Blue Mountains, Australia</span></p><p><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt"> =C2=A0</span></p><div id=3D"gmail-m_-84138217=
13559172013gmail-m_1210008552800111511yiv1740679289yqt92447"><div><div styl=
e=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt s=
olid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p><b><span style=3D"font-size:1=
0pt" lang=3D"EN-US">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt" lang=3D"=
EN-US"> Healeys [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; t=
arget=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ra=
y Juncal via Healeys<br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 25 August 20=
21 1:43 AM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> Bob Haskell; i erbs<br clear=3D"non=
e"><b>Cc:</b> Healey List<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] U=
SPS</span></p></div></div><p> =C2=A0</p><div><div><p><span>While I may agre=
e with Ira, lets keep politics off this list . We all get enough of that al=
l ready.</span></p></div><div><p><span>RayJuncal</span></p></div><div><p><s=
pan> =C2=A0</span></p></div><div><p><span> =C2=A0</span></p></div></div><di=
v id=3D"gmail-m_-8413821713559172013gmail-m_1210008552800111511yiv174067928=
9ydp5e321e63yahoo_quoted_0650813156"><div><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:=
10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 08:02:56 AM PDT, i e=
rbs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">eyera3000@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote: </span></p></div><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:=
10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> =C2=A0</span></p></div><div><p><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> =C2=A0</span></p></div><div><div id=3D"g=
mail-m_-8413821713559172013gmail-m_1210008552800111511yiv1740679289ydp5e321=
e63yiv1779529862"><div><div><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">The USPS is seeing massive issues becau=
se the post master want to privatize it&#39;s services, and covid. But ther=
e is a plan to cause issues and reduce service and increase delivery times.=
 Dejoy needs to go. He is a Trump crony.=C2=A0</span></p><div><p><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">Ira Erbs<br clear=3D"none">1959 AH=
 100-6<br clear=3D"none">1967 MGB<br clear=3D"none">Milwaukie, OR</span></p=
></div></div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> =C2=A0<=
/span></p><div><div id=3D"gmail-m_-8413821713559172013gmail-m_1210008552800=
111511yiv1740679289ydp5e321e63yiv1779529862yqt54302"><div><p><span style=3D=
"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">On Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 4:03 AM Bob Hask=
ell via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team=
.net</a>&gt; wrote:</span></p></div><blockquote style=3D"border-top:none;bo=
rder-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);p=
adding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">I have to cut the USPS some slac=
k due to the pandemic.=C2=A0 I had priority mail boxes sit for a week at di=
stribution centers.=C2=A0 But incoming international packages has been much=
 worse.=C2=A0 An envelope from Germany sat in NYC for three months.=C2=A0 A=
 print in a cardboard tube from the UK sat in Chicago for four months.=C2=
=A0 On the other hand, I recently bought a copy of Donald Healey&#39;s 8C T=
riumph Dolomite book from the UK - three weeks.=C2=A0 Over the weekend, I b=
ought a copy of Herve Chevalier&#39;s latest Healey book on the AH 100.=C2=
=A0 Will see how long that takes.</span><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color=
:rgb(38,40,42)"></span></p><pre><span style=3D"color:rgb(38,40,42)">Cheers,=
</span></pre><pre><span style=3D"color:rgb(38,40,42)"> =C2=A0</span></pre><=
pre><span style=3D"color:rgb(38,40,42)">Bob Haskell</span></pre><pre><span =
style=3D"color:rgb(38,40,42)">Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar</span></=
pre><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">On 8/24/21 5=
:44 AM, Michael Oritt via Healeys wrote:</span></p></div><blockquote style=
=3D"margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div><div><p><span style=3D"font=
-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I can, with a reasonable sense of certaint=
y that my directions will be followed in a timely fashion, place an envelop=
e in my mailbox and a person will pass that envelope to his/her=C2=A0fellow=
 employees who will in turn carry that envelope 3000 or so miles and bring =
it to my addressee&#39;s home or place of business in 3-4 days, all for $.0=
55 or less.=C2=A0 Not a bad deal!</span></p></div><div><p><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,255)"> =C2=A0</span></p></div><div><p><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Best--Michael Oritt</span></p><=
/div></div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> =C2=A0</s=
pan></p><div><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">On =
Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 2:40 AM Alan Seigrist via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofoll=
ow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.ne=
t" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</span></p></div>=
<blockquote style=3D"border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;b=
order-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4=
.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,4=
0,42)">USPS is really messed up since COVID.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></p></div><p=
><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> =C2=A0</span></p><div>=
<div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">On Tue, Aug 24, =
2021 at 3:44 AM David Lodge via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener nor=
eferrer" shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</span></p></div><blockquote sty=
le=3D"border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt =
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-rig=
ht:0cm"><div><div><div><div><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb=
(38,40,42)">I bought a used part from someone in the US only to have the pa=
ckage &quot;returned to sender&quot; for no apparent reason!=C2=A0 Evidentl=
y US Customs is the culprit.=C2=A0 I have copies of the shipping label here=
 and it has no fewer than four official-looking stamps on it after it was a=
ccepted for mailing!=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Beware, this could happen to you!=C2=
=A0 Interestingly. I have mailed stuff from here in Canada to the US withou=
t ever having had a problem.</span></p></div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10=
pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)">Has anyone else been subjected to this lunacy?</spa=
n></p></div><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> =C2=
=A0</span></p></div></div></div></div><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt"><span=
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