I ain't believing this sh**!

Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:57 pm

You do know that USPS has not been a part of the government in 30 or 40 years?

brentona · Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:59 pm

mickey wrote:You do know that USPS has not been a part of the government in 30 or 40 years?

Nope. I had no idea.

But somehow the government is behind it. Gotta be, right? If you do drive the guitar up I’ll give you a tinfoil suit. It also helps against aliens. Perfect instant burrito costume for Halloween, too.

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brentona · Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:22 pm

mickey wrote:You do know that USPS has not been a part of the government in 30 or 40 years?

Also PS I wasn’t alive 30 years ago, haha!

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brentona · Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:42 pm

Mickey beatcha to that factoid. Y’all old heads and your logic!

For what it’s worth I never really use the USPS for anything but mailing cards to family lol. I’m not a huge fan of it.

I DO know the Fed Reserve has nothing whatsoever to do with the Federal Gov’t. That’s gotta count for something, right?

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Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:45 pm

Yep, I knew the Fed Reserve is NOT part of the government.

brentona · Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:55 pm

mickey wrote:Yep, I knew the Fed Reserve is NOT part of the government.

These companies and their tricky ways. Maybe the Fed Reserve has my guitar?

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Razzle · Thu Jul 16, 2020 7:21 pm

mickey wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:22 pm Mine got to Charlotte, NC last Saturday.
Then to Monroe, NC last Sunday. And there it sits today.

I hope it gets there okay Mickey.

sabasgr68 · Thu Jul 16, 2020 7:56 pm

brentona wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:03 pm
sabasgr68 wrote:
brentona wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:25 pm
I will do no such thing!

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No problem, man
Ha! Just foolin. Trying to stay positive. I will take some good HD pics of it once I finally put it down long enough after arrival!!

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LOL you got me on this one...

brentona · Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:15 pm

sabasgr68 wrote:
brentona wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:03 pm
sabasgr68 wrote:
No problem, man
Ha! Just foolin. Trying to stay positive. I will take some good HD pics of it once I finally put it down long enough after arrival!!

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LOL you got me on this one...

Yeah I'm not that big of a di**!!
I'm a habitual take pictures of stuff guy. A lot of time if you have never seen something in the flesh, you dont get too good of an image online. I like to share it along.

Maybe the stagecoach it's on will tie up in my town tomorrow.

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Raindog · Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:19 am

I purchased a pool cue from a guy in Ohio about three weeks ago. The next day, after mailing it, he realizes that he didn't include the proper case for it so he sent the case separately. Both were sent Priority. Three days later, I receive the case. The cue is "In transit" like it has been since July 2nd. It finally arrived Tuesday of this week. USPS blamed it on Covid but failed to explain how a 2nd package, roughly the same size, passed the first and beat it by a week.

brentona · Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:31 am

Raindog wrote:I purchased a pool cue from a guy in Ohio about three weeks ago. The next day, after mailing it, he realizes that he didn't include the proper case for it so he sent the case separately. Both were sent Priority. Three days later, I receive the case. The cue is "In transit" like it has been since July 2nd. It finally arrived Tuesday of this week. USPS blamed it on Covid but failed to explain how a 2nd package, roughly the same size, passed the first and beat it by a week.

I’m gathering that there is no rhyme or reason. At this juncture I’m just kind of biding my time. It should show up eventually!

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Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:36 am

The question now becomes: where will it show up?

Flatline · Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:06 am

Does the tracking now list an estimated delivery date?

Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:18 am

PsychoCid · Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:54 am

brentona wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:55 pm
mickey wrote:Yep, I knew the Fed Reserve is NOT part of the government.
These companies and their tricky ways. Maybe the Fed Reserve has my guitar?

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mickey wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:45 pm Yep, I knew the Fed Reserve is NOT part of the government.

It definitely was not for the past century, until March 2020 when we began merging it into the treasury through a "special purposes vehicle" project.

brentona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:31 am
Raindog wrote:I purchased a pool cue from a guy in Ohio about three weeks ago. The next day, after mailing it, he realizes that he didn't include the proper case for it so he sent the case separately. Both were sent Priority. Three days later, I receive the case. The cue is "In transit" like it has been since July 2nd. It finally arrived Tuesday of this week. USPS blamed it on Covid but failed to explain how a 2nd package, roughly the same size, passed the first and beat it by a week.
I’m gathering that there is no rhyme or reason. At this juncture I’m just kind of biding my time. It should show up eventually!

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Sure hope it does! Maybe all we need is just a little patience.

brentona · Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:09 am

mickey wrote:The question now becomes: where will it show up?

While the horses were watered and wheels repaired, it sat in Monroe for three days. Maybe there was trouble on the road again and the stagecoach needs further repairs in CLT.

At this point, any hypothesis is valid.

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Houblues · Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:22 am

I recently had a USPS shipment spend four-plus days in Dallas. I found it hard to believe there were no trucks departing for Houston for four days which could accommodate a Rocksmith CD and cable package.

fullonshred · Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:05 pm

Raindog wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:19 am I purchased a pool cue from a guy in Ohio about three weeks ago. The next day, after mailing it, he realizes that he didn't include the proper case for it so he sent the case separately. Both were sent Priority. Three days later, I receive the case. The cue is "In transit" like it has been since July 2nd. It finally arrived Tuesday of this week. USPS blamed it on Covid but failed to explain how a 2nd package, roughly the same size, passed the first and beat it by a week.

It's simple - the second package DIDN'T have covid.......

brentona · Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:11 pm

fullonshred wrote:
Raindog wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:19 am I purchased a pool cue from a guy in Ohio about three weeks ago. The next day, after mailing it, he realizes that he didn't include the proper case for it so he sent the case separately. Both were sent Priority. Three days later, I receive the case. The cue is "In transit" like it has been since July 2nd. It finally arrived Tuesday of this week. USPS blamed it on Covid but failed to explain how a 2nd package, roughly the same size, passed the first and beat it by a week.
It's simple - the second package DIDN'T have covid.......

Right maybe they are quarantining the instrument.

Although I’m not too thrilled with the idea of this guitar sitting around for so long in questionable climate situations.

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Rollin Hand · Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:34 am

fatjack wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:46 pm pics or you never got it.

Do you think that would work as a claim against the shipping company? Hmmmmmm......

PsychoCid · Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:38 am

brentona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:11 pm
fullonshred wrote:
Raindog wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:19 am I purchased a pool cue from a guy in Ohio about three weeks ago. The next day, after mailing it, he realizes that he didn't include the proper case for it so he sent the case separately. Both were sent Priority. Three days later, I receive the case. The cue is "In transit" like it has been since July 2nd. It finally arrived Tuesday of this week. USPS blamed it on Covid but failed to explain how a 2nd package, roughly the same size, passed the first and beat it by a week.
It's simple - the second package DIDN'T have covid.......
Right maybe they are quarantining the instrument.

Although I’m not too thrilled with the idea of this guitar sitting around for so long in questionable climate situations.

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My #1 guitar has no finish. Not even a thin finish, just zero finish. I used to live in LA, and I'd leave it directly in front of open windows where it swung from 50F to 118F. No problems.

Then it moved through the Northeast, in various storage and even high mountain locations. Now it's here in Virginia where its humid outside but not in here.

It's been in tune the entire time. That's maple and 40yo poplar for ya. Hopefully yours will be well too!

brentona · Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:43 am

PsychoCid wrote:
brentona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:11 pm
fullonshred wrote:
It's simple - the second package DIDN'T have covid.......
Right maybe they are quarantining the instrument.

Although I’m not too thrilled with the idea of this guitar sitting around for so long in questionable climate situations.

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My #1 guitar has no finish. Not even a thin finish, just zero finish. I used to live in LA, and I'd leave it directly in front of open windows where it swung from 50F to 118F. No problems.

Then it moved through the Northeast, in various storage and even high mountain locations. Now it's here in Virginia where its humid outside but not in here.

It's been in tune the entire time. That's maple and 40yo poplar for ya. Hopefully yours will be well too!

That’s reassuring! Probably just overthinking the whole situation.

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PsychoCid · Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:50 am

brentona wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:43 am
PsychoCid wrote:
brentona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:11 pm
Right maybe they are quarantining the instrument.

Although I’m not too thrilled with the idea of this guitar sitting around for so long in questionable climate situations.

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My #1 guitar has no finish. Not even a thin finish, just zero finish. I used to live in LA, and I'd leave it directly in front of open windows where it swung from 50F to 118F. No problems.

Then it moved through the Northeast, in various storage and even high mountain locations. Now it's here in Virginia where its humid outside but not in here.

It's been in tune the entire time. That's maple and 40yo poplar for ya. Hopefully yours will be well too!
That’s reassuring! Probably just overthinking the whole situation.

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Oh and when I got to VA it sat outside in a UPAK container for 60 days. Still in tune.

stratoagile · Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:07 am

Hey Mickey! Great to see tobijohn is also here.

Nice that you insured it. I have had less trouble with USPS than other couriers with claims. I have never had success in calling in a local post office though.

Other than legitimately lost packages, issues I had were typos or torn labels.

Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:57 am

stratoagile wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:07 am Hey Mickey! Great to see tobijohn is also here.

Nice that you insured it. I have had less trouble with USPS than other couriers with claims. I have never had success in calling in a local post office though.

Other than legitimately lost packages, issues I had were typos or torn labels.

Just my opinion but at this point I'm thinking it was a postmaster at Monroe NC who wanted a Gretsch guitar.