California prides itself on being the smartest place ever, so let's see how clever they actually are. It was Eid, and I was sending a bunch of Eid cards to people around the country. One of the cards was going elsewhere up the trashy West Coast. I deposited that particular card with about 3 others… Continue reading How reliable is the post office in Los Angeles?
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US mail is slower (both domestic and international)
Back in 2019, a letter from the east coast of the US would get to Sweden or Denmark in about 10-11 days, every single time. And a letter to Australia would get there in 2 weeks. Ever since about 2022, a letter to Sweden or Denmark, no joke, takes about 20 days. Seriously? And a… Continue reading US mail is slower (both domestic and international)
How fast is US mail delivered?
I was in San Francisco during the second full week of December for the American Geophysical Union conference, and on the Thursday of that week, I dropped off two pieces of mail. I dropped them off directly at the post office in downtown San Francisco (so not in a blue street-side mailbox). One letter was… Continue reading How fast is US mail delivered?
What if you forget to write the zip code on a piece of mail?
I dropped three postcards in a rush into a blue mail pick-up bin in Union Station in Los Angeles on a Monday evening in December. In my hurry, I had forgotten to write the zip code of the delivery address on two of those postcards (I wrote the addresses down from memory, and meant to… Continue reading What if you forget to write the zip code on a piece of mail?
How fast is U.S. mail delivered?
This summer (2018), I had a letter arrive from a town in England to Berkeley, California in 10 days. I didn't know they can do it that fast! I mean, I thought it was weeks and weeks. A letter left Washington DC on Friday, August 24, 2018, and arrived in rural North Carolina the next… Continue reading How fast is U.S. mail delivered?
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