Re: SIB: CULT- % losses
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: SIB: CULT- % losses
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 19:44:21 -0700 (MST)
LMann76543@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-03-24 09:04:20 EST, you write:
>
> I continue to learn more tidbits about Siberian survival in the hot humid
> south. I hear that UPS trucks can reach 140 degrees F inside the area where
> the poor little plants are shipped. Probably not too good for them. Maybe
> we should request Parcel Post or Federal Express?
Linda--
I'm sure you meant Priority Mail or Federal Express. NEVER use Parcel
Post for plants, the service is extremely erratic--you could get it in a
day or two or a month or so! We used to ship "local" orders out via
Parcel Post. The unpredictable delays were unbelievable. Last year we
had parcel post orders take 31 days to go 15 miles, and 22 days to go 25
miles. Needless to say, we do not ship anything via parcel post any
longer! And these were not isolated incidents, Parcel Post mail gets
moved only AFTER all the priority and first class mail gets done (at
least that's what we were told by postal officials).
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California Sierra Nevada foothills--Zone 8--low 52 and high 86
today!
