Off topic: more on U.S. postal delivery
- Subject: [sibrob] Off topic: more on U.S. postal delivery
- From: E* G* <e*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:18:56 -0800 (PST)
(I will keep this onlist since it can be problematic for the
editors and/or mailers of pubs and we have 3 other Editors of
iris pubs. on this list and they probably already know this
information)
Char, I do not think the individual postmen/postwomen are where
the problem resides. It is the 'regional' post office (and every
region in the U.S. has one) that decides the policy on their
bulk mail and how they handle it. These regional centers can be
located many miles from the local p.o. For instance, ours is in
White River Junction,VT which is south of us in central Vermont.
I think most of northern New England's mail passes through
there.
I know that our TSI bulk mail is taken directly to White River
by truck the day I mail it. I bring it to my local post office
already sorted by zip code in large trays furnished by the post
office. The load is accompanied by required 'paper work' (# of
pieces and our non-profit number,etc) and a check {money}).
Then the waiting begins at your various regions...not
necessarily held up by your local post office which does have a
time limit. The Regional Centers are more flexible (!) becuz of
their large influx of mail.
Ellen
--- Char Holte <cholte@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> Hi Ellen,
> I might be able to shed some light on this. The individual
> postmen are
> required to get bulk mail delivered within 3 weeks of the time
> they receive
> it. Sometimes you can get it moved up if you stamp it 'dated
> material'.
>
> Char, New Berlin, WI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ellen Gallagher [e*@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:05 PM
> To: sibrob
> Subject: Re: [sibrob] awful mail delivery
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> Gary White wrote:
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> >>> Welcome to the first day of winter, Arnie. I, too, am
> ready
> for spring. <<<
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> It was -25 F (about -32 C) this morning. Spring? No, we would
> miss out on the skiing and watching the kids play hockey.
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> There is always a spring coming for a gardener....everything
> in
> its time. Right now I am trying to coax some setosa seeds into
> sprouting (inside :-).
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> Re the craziness of the bulk mail delivery, the hold-up might
> be
> in the regional post offices where some seem to relegate bulk
> mailngs to some mythical back room. Arnie is in Gary's broad
> area of the U.S. but the regional post offices are almost
> certainly different. Maybe this will be part of my winter
> homework...finding these things out.
>
> Surprised that they decided to deliver them during the
> Christmas
> rush but thankful they were delivered at all.
>
> Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher / ellengalla@yahoo.com / Editor, 'The Siberian Iris'
Berlin, New Hampshire - USDA Zone 3
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