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Online Winter Hawk

Re: Pony express was faster than USPS
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2020, 04:14:23 PM »
We're waiting for a package from the Netherlands which was shipped in June, passed through customs into the U.S. two weeks later, ended up in transit with the USPS on July 18th and that is all we can find out about its whereabouts.  Frustrating!

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Re: Pony express was faster than USPS
« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2020, 12:11:32 AM »
On August 13th, I mailed two packages out, one to Prescott, AZ and the other to Colorado. The guy in Prescott messaged me that he received a notification that the packages had arrived in Fort Worth, Texas today.

So it took a WEEK to go 40 miles, approximately.
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Re: Pony express was faster than USPS
« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2020, 12:57:48 AM »
Quote from: Spotted Bull on August 21, 2020, 12:11:32 AM
On August 13th, I mailed two packages out, one to Prescott, AZ and the other to Colorado. The guy in Prescott messaged me that he received a notification that the packages had arrived in Fort Worth, Texas today.

So it took a WEEK to go 40 miles, approximately.

Historical fact:.... the average speed along the Pony Express route was about 10 miles per hour. (160 years ago :o)
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