USPS SNAFU

[rrhyne56]

Tup

As I emailed earlier, mine arrived yesterday and I look forward to tying with it!

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RRhyne56
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[rrhyne56]

P.S.

I Googled up your address and wow, you are really in one of those place that "you can't get there from here"

Bet its drop-dead beautiful in the spring and autumn!

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RRhyne56
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[Tup]

Three more e-mails telling me everyone got their wool! I'm glad it ended up working out. I think I have one more day of decently safe crossing so tomorrow I'll head to the feed store for lambing supplies, liquor outlet for medicinal supplies and then one more trip to the Post Office for mail (assuming there's a slowdown in births). After I get back here, the ice can go away and I won't care any more. We'll be stuck for another six to eight weeks before the ice clears out enough to launch a boat. See? I get several opportunities a year to experience shack nasties!

Robin, if you really want to see how you can't get here from there, try to find Savage Island. That's the little chunk of rock I'm on in Lake Champlain. Drop dead gorgeous any day of the year but a very difficult place to live. Complications abound!

Time for a quick nap and then back to the barn. Thirty lambs so far with another couple dozen ewes left. Had a good, solid run of twins over the last couple of days so it may end up being a decent lamb crop!

Happy tying, fishing and everything else to everyone!

Glad the mail got through, usually does, but sometimes "Murphy's Law" is in action. Here is how you can prevent lost packages.

On the inside of the box, have a manifest of all articles, and include the "From" and "To" Addresses. If there are packages inside the shipping box, paste a return address label to those packages if the box break open in shipping.

Outside of the box, either write on the box using a "Sharpie" pen, or other permanent marker. All other inks will run and become illegible if they get wet. Include a "From" and "To" Address. Most important please PRINT the address in CAPITAL LETTERING.

Seal the all box flaps (don't forget the edges) with Sealing Tape.

Then Band the box on all three axis with Strapping Tape.

You can also either INSURE the Package, if so use the NUMBERED INSURED, this will give the package a NUMBER that can be refered to if trying to trace it if lost. Numbered Insured are stored for 1 year at the Mail Recovery Centers.

Otherwise you can purchase CONFIRMATION MAILING, where the package gets a CONFIRMATION NUMBER, and you can track it at [url=http://www.usps.gov:a0a00]http://www.usps.gov[/url:a0a00] You can also find the correct Zip Code at the above site, and other useful information.

~ Parnelli

"I spent my time in Hell, now I am spending what time that remains, going Fly Fishing!"






[This message has been edited by Steven H. McGarthwaite (edited 19 March 2005).]