Re: [Pen-l] Charter schools

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 25, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Jim Devine wrote:

> Let's imagine that folks who are generally underpaid and overworked
> aren't subject to gratuitous insults. No-one sees the post office as a
> model of efficiency.

But it is, actually. I've been publishing a newsletter for over 20  
years, so I have a lot of experience with the postal service. It works  
very well, they deliver everywhere, and it's cheap. FedEx doesn't go  
everywhere, is quite expensive, and you often have to stand in line  
there too.

Dumb FedEx story. I sent a package to what turned out to be a  
nonexistent address. After the addressee didn't get it, I discovered  
that I'd made a mistake in the address. So I called FedEx to ask  
what's up. Since they require you to include your phone number when  
you fill out the airbill, I thought for sure that they'd call over a  
nonexistent address. Ha. They don't. They make three attempts to re- 
deliver before they call. So three FedEx'ers went to a nonexistent  
address, discovered its nonexistence, and simply returned the package  
to the office for a retry. How about that for private sector efficiency!

Doug
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