Well...I know some of you are employed by the USPS and this is not (NOT) intended to disparage any individual. But, for those who become entangled in the morass of regulatory buffoonery...here's a good example. Due to my service in Vietnam, the government has agreed that spraying me with agent orange caused my diabetes, and therefore supply the medications for treating the disease. As a bonus, they also enlist the postal service to ship the medications so I don't have to get up off my lazy butt to go pick them up. Often, it works out great. However, sometimes...not so much.
Some of the meds are handling/time sensitive, like temperature, or being tossed around. For those who "worry," the VA & USPS offer "tracking." Occasionally, I use the tracking out of curiosity. Last week, I had my usual overdue Dr.'s visit at the VA, which kicked off a series of RX renewals. So, new meds are trickling in over a period of days. Some in my mailbox, and some from neighbors who must have agreed to finish sorting the mail for the local carrier.
Below, is an example of the fine attention to detail from the USPS, (Read from the bottom up), where the medication was picked up. I live 17 miles from the VA clinic. The local post office is about 3 miles from the clinic. The Greer post office is aprox 10 miles, and I'm about five miles from my post office. In the sequence of "Tracking," you will see the city of Woodruff, S.C. Woodruff is another 25 miles.
Noticing the meds were sent to the wrong town, I emailed the USPS pointing out the error. Later in the morning, I received a response from the postal service with instructions. Lots of instructions. More than a full page of instructions, of what I was to do to correct THEIR ERROR! Instead, I waited for the small town post office to open, (10:AM). A very polite lady (Susan) answered the phone, listened to my explanation, actually found the package, and let me know it was correctly addressed, was incorrectly routed, and she would promptly send it back.
So, there you have it...a tiny package, life sustaining package, 17 miles (40 minutes) away, has been traveling for four days and counting.... Serious...but comical.
Some of the meds are handling/time sensitive, like temperature, or being tossed around. For those who "worry," the VA & USPS offer "tracking." Occasionally, I use the tracking out of curiosity. Last week, I had my usual overdue Dr.'s visit at the VA, which kicked off a series of RX renewals. So, new meds are trickling in over a period of days. Some in my mailbox, and some from neighbors who must have agreed to finish sorting the mail for the local carrier.
Below, is an example of the fine attention to detail from the USPS, (Read from the bottom up), where the medication was picked up. I live 17 miles from the VA clinic. The local post office is about 3 miles from the clinic. The Greer post office is aprox 10 miles, and I'm about five miles from my post office. In the sequence of "Tracking," you will see the city of Woodruff, S.C. Woodruff is another 25 miles.
Arrived at Post Office | GREER, SC 29650 | May 19, 2017 7:26 am | |
Departed USPS Destination Facility | GREENVILLE, SC 29607 | May 19, 2017 12:15 am | |
Arrived at USPS Destination Facility | GREENVILLE, SC 29607 | May 18, 2017 9:56 pm | |
Arrived at USPS Facility | WOODRUFF, SC 29388 | May 18, 2017 7:19 am | |
Departed USPS Destination Facility | GREENVILLE, SC 29607 | May 17, 2017 6:02 pm | |
Arrived at USPS Destination Facility | GREENVILLE, SC 29607 | May 17, 2017 6:02 pm | |
Accepted at USPS Destination Facility | GREENVILLE, SC 29607 | May 17, 2017 4:47 pm | |
Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item | May 16, 2017 | ||
Noticing the meds were sent to the wrong town, I emailed the USPS pointing out the error. Later in the morning, I received a response from the postal service with instructions. Lots of instructions. More than a full page of instructions, of what I was to do to correct THEIR ERROR! Instead, I waited for the small town post office to open, (10:AM). A very polite lady (Susan) answered the phone, listened to my explanation, actually found the package, and let me know it was correctly addressed, was incorrectly routed, and she would promptly send it back.
So, there you have it...a tiny package, life sustaining package, 17 miles (40 minutes) away, has been traveling for four days and counting.... Serious...but comical.
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