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All Package Deliveries on Sunday Except United Parcel Service

See the story that ran in today’s Denver Post, Delivery services knee-deep in gifts.
They are all planning some sort of Sunday delivery except for United Parcel Service (UPS).  This is crazy.

Their quote of delivering all packages within the system by Saturday is ridiculous.  The package that was to be delivered to us, was in Denver at their distribution center before Saturday morning, but could they deliver it, NO!

UPS should have gone the extra mile to deliver on Sunday to get the rest of the packages delivered.  They are going to lose customers over this especially when people start seeing their biggest competitors going that extra mile to deliver packages on Sunday and even on Christmas Day.

This storm has been hard on everyone.  But at least FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service are going the extra mile to make sure packages are delivered.  Kudos to them.

For me, I will never use UPS again to ship a package and will encourage all my friends and family to not use them.

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UPS Needs to Get A Clue!

Why isn’t United Parcel Service (UPS) delivering packages on Sunday in the Denver Region? Especially since they were unable to deliver on Wednesday and Thursday.
Read the UPS Press Statement.

This is their busiest time of the year and they are ignoring their customers who are waiting for packages.

Get a clue UPS, your competitors are delivering on Sunday. You are ruining a holiday for some wonderful children!

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Let’s Give the Postal Employees A Round of Applause

It has to be tough this time of year for the U.S Postal Service employees.  It is the busiest time of year delivering mail and packages so people can have a wonderful Christmas.  And then…
A big snowstorm hits your area shutting down mail delivery for three days.  It is not fun.  Especially the routes that they have to deliver are in neighborhoods that have never seen a snow plow.

They are going the extra mile and deserve thanks and praise for helping us have a wonderful Christmas.

To see more of what they are doing, read this story in the Rocky Mountain News, Postal Service Going Extra Mile to Cleanup from Blizzard.

Tell them thanks when they drop your packages or mail off at your house.

Thanks to all the postal workers!

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Denver Digs Out

It has been a crazy last couple of days.
I have spent the last couple of days of picking up a relative at the airport before they closed it and then trying to get back home. Helping my wife get into the garage while she got almost stuck in the street, and digging our house out so I could get to work on Friday.

DIA was not that bad when we were there, but you could see it building. They were already canceling flights. I just can’t believe people kept coming. I feel sorry for the people who were trying to connect through Denver and got stuck, but the people who live here and got stuck there should have known better. It is now the longest closer in DIA history.
This was one of the craziest and worst storms that I have ever seen here in Denver. I been through some bad storms when we lived at Lake Tahoe (82 inches from Friday night to Monday morning). But the storm affecting a large number of people and a large area, nothing like it.

I lived here for the last couple of storms that have hit Denver, but this one affected us more. It was longer and as much snow as the 2003. I tell you this, this snow got heavy and wet. It should help with the drought that we have been experiencing for the last year.

Up until the storm hit, we were tied for the driest year ever. Not anymore. I hope this helps everyone, especially the farmers on the eastern plains. They have been hit hard the last few years.

Check out the coverage in the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.

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My Condolences to the Kim Family

I just want to send my condolences to the Kim family for their tragic loss.  As a father of two young children, I don’t think I would have done anything different from him in heading out to try and find help for my family.  Once again, my condolences to the Kim family.  My families thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Undo.TV

Yeah!
They are coming back.

This is going to be a great way for us to keep up with our friends from Tech TV. Many of the Alums are going to be posting their information; videos, audio, and text. I am looking forward to seeing what gets posted up here.

The web address is www.undo.tv.

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Navteq to Buy Traffic.com

Today, Navteq announced that it was going to buy Traffic.com for $179 million. Their goal is to bring maps to life.
My question is if they are going to do that, why are they buying Traffic.com? Traffic.com’s service is horrible. Here in Denver their reports are bad and generic. They tell you there is a problem, but not what the problem is and what to expect. They use a weird rating system to rate how bad the traffic is, but it is not relevant to anything and they don’t tell you how long it was going to take to get where you are going.

Navteq could have done better with different technology. Traffic.com is a site that should just go away.

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Operation Education – The University of Idaho Does A Good Thing

The University of Idaho has done a good thing. It has launched Operation Education. Operation Education was launched on June 20, 2006 and was established US Military personnel who were severely or permanently disabled while serving our country since September 11, 2001 by providing an opportunity to earn a college degree.
The program provides funding that is not offered by the Federal Government and scholarships for the disabled veterans to attend the University of Idaho. It also provides opportunities for their spouse to attend college also on a scholarship.

According to the Universities news release, “The university will provide wounded veterans with financial support and resources – such as tuition, fees and books, on-campus housing, transportation, medical assistance, child care, adaptive equipment, tutoring and mentorship – at its main campus in Moscow, Idaho, to assist veterans and their families as they re-enter civilian life. The university also has plans to partner with corporations around the country to offer internships and assist in job placement.”

Nothing beats giving our military an opportunity after a life-changing event and to give them some thanks for the sacrifices that they have made.

If you know of a person who was injured and is interested in attending college, let them know about this program. If you feel it in your hear to donate, please do.