[Boatanchors] Parts - was RS rant

[Dave Harmon]

I think almost everyone will agree that UPS causes a lot of damage to
packages....and sometimes other things as well.

I could give a lot of examples from my own experiences but I'll relate two
of them.....
Recently....a 6x6 box was delivered here.....it had a tire tread mark on it.

I refused delivery and called the sender.
They sent another unit USPS Priority and it arrived ok.

There was a female driver that harassed me with a lot of horn honking,
racing engine and pounding on the door like a Brown Shirt....from 1937 that
is!
The doorbell worked but she refused to use it.
This kept on for quite awhile so I complained personally to the district
manager and route manager.
They both came to my house to discuss the situation....they were very nice
but the problems kept on happening.
They could not re-assign her to another route so of course she kept it up.
She complained I was verbally abusing her and started wearing a recorder in
her pocket....I could see it.
It got to the point that I finally got myself permanently removed from her
route....I denied all deliveries.
So.......I have several reasons to never use UPS.

After I relocated to this QTH I reluctantly received a UPS delivery.....sure
enough.....the truck was next door and the guy was visiting with my
neighbor. I asked if he was gonna make my delivery and he said no because he
couldn't get in my driveway. He said he would give it to me as soon as he
finished visiting with my neighbor who turned out to be someone the driver
didn't know after all.
This didn't go down too well with me so of course we got into an argument
and I finally got the delivery.
I called to complain about him....UPS management called the neighbor to get
his story....never saw THAT driver again!

Sorry for the long rant but UPS makes me hate them.

Mouser....I get all deliveries USPS Priority very quickly....never a
problem.
I always use the online ordering....I find it very easy to use their
system.....never had a problem with it.

FedEx.....I've never had a problem with them either and I like their
tracking.....and the drivers are very nice.
Although......there is a local 'Office' that employs an idiot....so I avoid
her.

Dave Harmon
K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Sperry, Ok.