by I should have known better than to rely upon the USPS and their Priority Mail service.
I had some postcards printed up for my campaign for the NRA Board of Directors. As I have chosen to attend the Safari Club International Convention this coming week instead of the SHOT show, I asked a couple of friends who were going to the SHOT Show if they would distribute a handful of these postcards for me there. Being wonderful people they agreed.
Thus, I sent a handful of postcards to each of these friends by USPS Priority Mail on Wednesday, January 15th. The Postal Service says Priority Mail has a 1-3 business day delivery time. They even offer tracking on stuff sent by Priority Mail for no extra charge. One package was supposed to be delivered on Friday and the other on Saturday. I should have been covered even if one didn’t arrive on time.
I should have used something more reliable such a UPS, FedEx, or even the old Pony Express.
Neither package has been delivered to either of my friends and they both are now winging their way to Las Vegas. The kicker is that both packages arrived at the respective USPS regional facilities on Friday afternoon. Both regional facilities are less than 40 miles away from the final destination.
Monday is a Federal holiday for MLK Day so the earliest these will arrive now is Tuesday.
USPS delivery dates rank right up there with “I’ll respect you in the morning” and “I’m from the IRS and I’m here to help.”