[Assam] The other side of USPS

Mon Apr 28 12:47:48 PDT 2008

I won't take any sides (seriously), but will speak nothing but the truth about the email that I read on this Net. Also, am not trying to be more Amerikan or more Assamese than what I really am, or am not trying to be Judge or a Court-Reporter or a defense lawyer or anything. :)

But you did say "I would" and not "I will", 
which is equivalent to our: 

"Moi huwa-hole kintu gutei ghotona-tur eti-britti khini xaamori loi aamaar xomostir MLA/MP loi pothialu-heten. Aaru du-xoptah maan pisot kothatu kimaan aag-barhise, xeitu khobor lolu hoi."

And with us being so busy with work and everything, it can easily be an overlook and a misunderstanding. 
Here is the quote :
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"I would compile the facts, and send it to my Congressman. And follow up with him/her in two weeks or so." 

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“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass”.

> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:05:35 -0500> To: assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: Re: [Assam] The other side of USPS> > Look up:> > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060902205639AAgKCHr> > Scroll down to OTHER Answers.> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 10:44 AM -0700 4/28/08, Dilip&Dil Deka wrote:> > > > To continue the nit-picking on grammar, the proper usage should have been:> > > > *** I would start with the Post Master of the particular post office,> >or of the metro area.........................> > in stead of :> >> >*** I will start with the Post Master of the particular post office,> >or of the metro area............................> >> >Remember "heten" in Oxomiya?> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >At 8:14 AM -0700 4/28/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:> >>My bad. I forgot that you are an Amerikaan and not an> >>Assamese :) Or may be , I thought you have taken up> >>the arduous task of fixing flaws of USPS :-)> >>> >>I am aware of this Amerikaan Mannerism but in my> >>experience I always heard something like - " I would> >>have done this " instead of "I will ..." .> >>Learning never ends.> >>> >>Going to the top indeed help as have been my> >>experience with MTNL, Mumbai (new phone activated in> >>less then 30 minutes once I met the DGM).> >>> >>The good news is, Fedex turned to be much better then> >>USPS in customer Service. They have rectified the> >>duplicate billing issue. Yet to work out the Service> >>Guarantee refund but I am hopeful that Fedex will work> >>it out.> >>> >>I have found a simpler solution than writing to Post> >>Master or Congressman ..... stick to UPS for time> >>sensitive international mail.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>*** When I wrote "I will write to my Congressman" or> >> "--- to my> >>>Post Master --- " , it is a polite way of saying "you> >>should be doing> >>>that". It is an American mannerism, 'kothaar maat'.> >>> >>>I wish I could help. But I am too bust with too many> >>different> >>>things. I am sure you are quite able to pursue it on> >>your on. Good> >>>luck.> >>> >>>If the Post Master gives you the run-around, which I> >>don't expect> >>>him to, a call to the elected rep. does wonders. A> >>few years back, we> >>>could not get cable in our house. After two years of> >>getting the run> >>>around from the cable company ( because the house> >>sets back more than> >>>the 200 feet or so that they are required to string> >>cables to) I> >>>called our County Councilman's office. The clerk made> >>one call and we> >>>got cable within the next two weeks. Did not even> >>have to pay the> >>>extra fees for 200 yards of cable laying that I> >>anticipated paying.> >>> >>>I told the story to my fellow Board Members of our> >>large neighborhood> >>>association about a a year or so back. Our leader> >>remembered it. He> >>>too had been having the same problem. So he inquired> >>again how> >>>exactly I got results. Told him again. He called the> >>same> >>>Councilman's office, and voila--a month later he had> >>cable.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>At 12:35 PM -0700 4/25/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty> >>wrote:> >>>Thanks C'da. I have sent all details (dates,> >> >locations etc) to you separately. Please keep us> >>>posted on the progress/response.> >>>> >>>USPS domestic service is great but for International> >>>Service I found UPS to be more reliable.> >>>An occassional miss (by USPS, Fedex, UPS , any body)> >>>is perfectly understandable but the attitude of> >>>passing the buck is definitely not acceptable ...> >>>particularly when you are paying such a high service> >>>charge.> >>>> >>>Did you use the same service (GXG) or the regular> >>>Postal Service? How was the delivery ? Did they> >>stick> >>>to commitment?> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >I would compile the facts, and send it to my> >>>> Congressman. And follow> >>>> up with him/her in two weeks or so.> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>____________________________________________________________________________________> >>Be a better friend, newshound, and> >>know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.> >>http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> >>> >>_______________________________________________> >>assam mailing list> >>assam at assamnet.org> >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >_______________________________________________> >assam mailing list> >assam at assamnet.org> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> >> >_______________________________________________> >assam mailing list> >assam at assamnet.org> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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