OT: Postal terminology
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Like an earlier poster said ... it sounds like you got a "bureaucratic"
reply from the postal employee ... or one who simply doesn't know the difference(s). USPS Priority Express is a service that uses a limited range of box sizes that you buy from a P.O.. These boxes -must- be used for Priority Express. Priority Mail is a completely different critter. I buy specifically-sized boxes and padded envelopes from U-line that are almost exact fits for my cases and covers. Have a look at this site: http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 . I think the photos there will illustrate my point. Hint: Google is your friend for additional information. A letter posted to a local in town address goes Billings and back ... about 700 miles ... and always bears a Billings postmark. Go figure! (:-) FWIW ... 73! Rose - N7HKW [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I mailed a St. Patrick’s Day card to the girlfriend on Wednesday of that week. It showed up the Monday after.
We’re talking about a driving distance of 15-20 minutes, from this facility to her home. And there’s a major postal distribution center here in Redlands. 73 de Jim-AD6CW > On Mar 22, 2018, at 2:03 PM, Rose <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I buy specifically-sized boxes and padded envelopes from U-line that > are almost exact fits for my cases and covers. Have a look at this > site: http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 . I think the photos there will illustrate > my point. > > Hint: Google is your friend for additional information. > > A letter posted to a local in town address goes Billings and back ... > about 700 miles ... and always bears a Billings postmark. Go figure! (:-) > > FWIW ... > > 73! > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I was the "earlier poster." While I was still employed, my employer
occasionally did contract work for the USPS. It was enlightening. It would seem that mail would be collected from local boxes [including pieces mailed at a local PO], sorted into "here" and "everywhere else", and the "here" mail routed to the appropriate mail carrier. Alas, even then, most of the sorting was much more cheaply done using automation, and in many cases, the pickup from mail boxes was contracted out. While it sounds counter intuitive, having regional sorting and distribution centers that can make use of and leverage major automation is the best way to move the mail. FedX originally sent everything to Memphis in the evening, processed it, and then sent it back out early in the AM ... even a package heading for the same town as it was "mailed" in. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 3/22/2018 2:03 PM, Rose wrote: > Like an earlier poster said ... it sounds like you got a "bureaucratic" > reply from the postal employee ... or one who simply doesn't know > the difference(s). > > USPS Priority Express is a service that uses a limited range of box > sizes that you buy from a P.O.. These boxes -must- be used for Priority > Express. Priority Mail is a completely different critter. > > I buy specifically-sized boxes and padded envelopes from U-line that > are almost exact fits for my cases and covers. Have a look at this > site: http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 . I think the photos there will illustrate > my point. > > Hint: Google is your friend for additional information. > > A letter posted to a local in town address goes Billings and back ... > about 700 miles ... and always bears a Billings postmark. Go figure! (:-) > > FWIW ... > > 73! > > Rose - N7HKW > [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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This is what we used to send my stepson and nephew care packages when they
were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. 5 deployments between them. Mom/Aunt, God rest her soul, was in charge of filling the boxes and I got the PO duty, filling out paperwork and getting more boxes. Two and a half years. I loved watching her do it. It brought a smile to my face. -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Rose Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:03 PM To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Postal terminology Like an earlier poster said ... it sounds like you got a "bureaucratic" reply from the postal employee ... or one who simply doesn't know the difference(s). USPS Priority Express is a service that uses a limited range of box sizes that you buy from a P.O.. These boxes -must- be used for Priority Express. Priority Mail is a completely different critter. I buy specifically-sized boxes and padded envelopes from U-line that are almost exact fits for my cases and covers. Have a look at this site: http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 . I think the photos there will illustrate my point. Hint: Google is your friend for additional information. A letter posted to a local in town address goes Billings and back ... about 700 miles ... and always bears a Billings postmark. Go figure! (:-) FWIW ... 73! Rose - N7HKW [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Now unlike the use of Elecraft supplied software on Linux - the problems and reminiscences about the US postal service is a subject that should be dropped!
It’s of absolutely no interest to the world - just the USA. Has nothing to do with a Elecraft hardware or software. Has nothing to do with radio. Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Mar 2018, at 22:47, <[hidden email]> <[hidden email]> wrote: > > This is what we used to send my stepson and nephew care packages when they > were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. 5 deployments between them. Mom/Aunt, > God rest her soul, was in charge of filling the boxes and I got the PO duty, > filling out paperwork and getting more boxes. Two and a half years. > > I loved watching her do it. It brought a smile to my face. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On > Behalf Of Rose > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:03 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Postal terminology > > Like an earlier poster said ... it sounds like you got a "bureaucratic" > reply from the postal employee ... or one who simply doesn't know the > difference(s). > > USPS Priority Express is a service that uses a limited range of box sizes > that you buy from a P.O.. These boxes -must- be used for Priority Express. > Priority Mail is a completely different critter. > > I buy specifically-sized boxes and padded envelopes from U-line that > are almost exact fits for my cases and covers. Have a look at this > site: http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 . I think the photos there will illustrate > my point. > > Hint: Google is your friend for additional information. > > A letter posted to a local in town address goes Billings and back ... > about 700 miles ... and always bears a Billings postmark. Go figure! (:-) > > FWIW ... > > 73! > > Rose - N7HKW > [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to [hidden email] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Well Said
Or go back to shipping in multiple Boxes !! > On Mar 23, 2018, at 11:08 AM, Andy McMullin <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Now unlike the use of Elecraft supplied software on Linux - the problems and reminiscences about the US postal service is a subject that should be dropped! > > It’s of absolutely no interest to the world - just the USA. Has nothing to do with a Elecraft hardware or software. Has nothing to do with radio. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 22 Mar 2018, at 22:47, <[hidden email]> <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> This is what we used to send my stepson and nephew care packages when they >> were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. 5 deployments between them. Mom/Aunt, >> God rest her soul, was in charge of filling the boxes and I got the PO duty, >> filling out paperwork and getting more boxes. Two and a half years. >> >> I loved watching her do it. It brought a smile to my face. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On >> Behalf Of Rose >> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:03 PM >> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> >> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Postal terminology >> >> Like an earlier poster said ... it sounds like you got a "bureaucratic" >> reply from the postal employee ... or one who simply doesn't know the >> difference(s). >> >> USPS Priority Express is a service that uses a limited range of box sizes >> that you buy from a P.O.. These boxes -must- be used for Priority Express. >> Priority Mail is a completely different critter. >> >> I buy specifically-sized boxes and padded envelopes from U-line that >> are almost exact fits for my cases and covers. Have a look at this >> site: http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 . I think the photos there will illustrate >> my point. >> >> Hint: Google is your friend for additional information. >> >> A letter posted to a local in town address goes Billings and back ... >> about 700 miles ... and always bears a Billings postmark. Go figure! (:-) >> >> FWIW ... >> >> 73! >> >> Rose - N7HKW >> [hidden email] >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message >> delivered to [hidden email] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: OT: Postal terminology
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Folks - please read my earlier post. -Do Not- tell others that their topic is
inappropriate or that it should be dropped from the Elecraft list. That is both rude and frequently incorrect. Email the moderator and we will make that determination when needed. List members attempting to moderate posts or criticizing the appropriateness of a posting or thread is prohibited by list guidelines in the interest of keeping conversation here polite and list 'noise' at a minimum. In general we -do- allow limited OT posts if the number of posts on the OT topic are few. Please self moderate after a few OT posts on any non Elecraft topic. This postal service thread should likely be closed for this reason now, since it is now more than a few OT postings. (note: The prior Linux Elecraft Utility postings were Elecraft related since they dealt with use of our utility s/w under Linux.) 73, Eric WA6HHQ Moderator etc. /elecraft.com/ On 3/23/2018 12:08 AM, Andy McMullin wrote: > Now unlike the use of Elecraft supplied software on Linux - the problems and reminiscences about the US postal service is a subject that should be dropped! > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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