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  1. oellian

    USPS Shipping Delays: March 2021: Should I Be Concerned?

    I appreciate your lengthy, thoughtful, and nuanced response. We clearly differ on how we view things. The USPS has had to cope with a substantial and unique financial hobble imposed by Congress for a very long time, as described in what you mistakenly interpreted as "comedy". John Oliver is a...
  2. oellian

    USPS Shipping Delays: March 2021: Should I Be Concerned?

    Of course chickens die in transit. They're only a day old, if that, when they ship, powered by their yolk, and perhaps some gel feed, and kept warm by the others. They're put in boxes, jostled by many hands; they're kept in environmental conditions that aren't particularly well controlled; they...
  3. oellian

    USPS Shipping Delays: March 2021: Should I Be Concerned?

    And I hasten to add that our local postal service is excellent, and the carrier on our route is great. It seems to be the interconnecting systems that have been dismantled or otherwise damaged. And thanks for saying what I was going to say. I wasn't talking partisan politics, but rather...
  4. oellian

    USPS Shipping Delays: March 2021: Should I Be Concerned?

    I'm in Maryland. We lost five birds out of 19, which is terrible. And one may still succumb. She's holding on, but smaller than all the rest, and this AM I notice heavy breathing along with a clicking sound. I expect she'll die, too. It's been like a bad dream a la "...and then there were...
  5. oellian

    USPS Shipping Delays: March 2021: Should I Be Concerned?

    The USPS is hobbled by crazy legislation from our crazy legislators in DC. Here's a good video that describes the roots of the problem in some detail: Louis DeJoy makes matters worse, I believe, and for clear reasons: it's my understanding that he's been involved in various lawsuits against...
  6. oellian

    USPS Shipping Delays: March 2021: Should I Be Concerned?

    I just got a shipment from MM last week. They shipped on Monday, and the chicks arrived on Thursday, a day longer than usual. They were clearly more stressed from the journey than my previous experience. One even had a splayed/broken leg. There's not much you can do, other than paying for...
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