IQ of USPS employees??

[Texas Diesel]

I took my oil sample in with my other mail to ship off, they asked what was in the (triple sealed) container ( the one BlackStone provides for samples). I said is was an oil sample being sent in for analysis, she gave me a bad time and said I had to declare it as "hazardous material" and said don't be surprised if it gets returned to me. Has this ever happened before?

 

[TxDieselKid]

Tell here it must be an I d 10 t error, and to write it down, and ship that to herself.

 

[illflem]

Happened to me but the advantage of living in a small town, I know the postmaster. She just told me not to tell her what's in it.

After all waste oil and used filters are considered hazardous waste, they want to know what it is if something should spill.



What puzzles me though in my work in Ag research I mail some heavy duty experimental pesticides that aren't even registered with the EPA, they aren't considered hazardous as far as the PO is concerned.

 

[klenger]

Tell her it's a labatory specimen, "do you want to smell it"?

 

[Texas Diesel]

DFGHWE%^$%TYQE stupid $%GSDYW$Y post office, they seem to have everything backwards. 750 comes after 730 to everyone except my carrier



EMPLOYEES come in and shoot the place up so they hang the NO GUN sign over the customer entrance. Wonder if they have a NO GUN sign over the employee entrance.

 

[JLEONARD]

Wonder if they have a NO GUN sign over the employee entrance.

Now THAT'S funny!

 

[Utah Willie]

IQ of USPS employees?

I'm in Parker, AZ. I have to mail some papers in a large envelope. I walk into the newly built post office to see no one in there but a clerk and myself... . I bypass the usual route around the island where all the forms are kept as well as the machine that issues numbers and walk directly to the clerk, smiling and asking in a light humored way "May I short cut the line?" because there was no one there. The clerk was a bit stern and when I asked if that was "all right?" she said... . "You really should take a number!". I danced around the island, tore off a number (46) and reapproached the counter, laying the ticket in plain sight. She glanced over, took the ticket, turned to the wall display and clicked off the 45 that was lit and 46 appeared after which she turned to me and asked" May I help you?". I looked all over but could not find Alan Funt nor his Candid Camera..... I got back out to my buddy in the truck and was laughing so hard I thought I'd pee my pants when... SMACK! I realized... ... she was probably in the back room laughing her guts out telling Leroy..... "I got another one! You should have seen his face!"

 

[Texas Diesel]

I emailed BlackStone and they sent me a nice, official letter and instructions on how to handle the USPS. The letter details what I am shipping, how it is sealed and that motor oil is not hazardous material. In fact, the MSDS clean up is soap and water.



Partial quote: "... The product being sent in our oil sample container is new or used lubricating oil. It is in no way hazardous, flammable, or toxic. The average flashpoint of used engine oil is 380°F. Used transmission fluid or lube oil has an average flashpoint of 340°F. The minimum flashpoint for all oils we receive is 250°F. The postal regulations for Hazardous Material (DMM Issue 56 C023. 4. 3) indicate that:



“For air or surface transportation without restriction, if the flashpoint is above 200°F (93°C). Mailable combustible liquids must be properly and securely packaged to prevent leakage. ” "



Way to go Blackstone.

 

[jmtandem]

USPS

Utah Willie,



Quite a story you told and to think these are the men and women that support the fastest bicycle rider on earth! Pretty amazing isn't it.

 

[BFC]

Put 1. 40$ of stamp on it, throw it in the drive through mail box. No hassle!



Glenn

 

[WDaniels]

Tejas Deezul,

The way it is used will determine if it is hazardous material or not. Even distilled water is listed as a hazardous material.

WD

 

[E7mack96]

???? 1.40

My samples weigh 5. 6 oz and that costs $1. 52 at my post office.