OT: Farmallhal, a new job for our tractors.

Posted by Hugh MacKay on January 29, 2007 at 17:49:04 from (64.228.11.168):

Hal, I just happened to pick up the envelope from the letter you sent me. I notice you mailed it AIR MAIL on Jan. 17th. I received it on Jan. 26th, that is 9 days. Mapquest tells me you are 746.8 miles away. 82 miles per day via air mail, why if we counted around the clock that is only 3.46 mph. I didn't know aircraft could stay afloat, travelling that slow.

The way I've got it figured, our Farmall 140s could make a 100 miles per day, running 10 hours. looking at the weight of this letter a Farmall 140 should haul 10,000 letters. The postal service charged you $0.63. That would be $6,300. per trip, one way for the 140.

Now, I know I forgot the charges for administration, I forgot we will not be allowed on the Interstate with a 140 and I doubt if there are 10,000 letters every 9 days between Strathroy ON and Rollo MO.

Folks I raise this as people generally think, I'll get it off via air mail, it will be much faster. Generally that is true, however when that air mail crosses the Canada-US border that theory goes to the wind. I've been mailing back and forth with US citizens for years. Land mail has always been just as fast as air mail, and since 9-11, land mail will be 40% faster between the two countries. Just a little tip for you would be mailers.

Replies:

• Re: OT: Farmallhal, a new job for our tractors. Marty Johns 17:52:27 01/30/07 (0)
• Re: OT: Farmallhal, a new job for our tractors. Dave Sherburne NY 15:11:04 01/30/07 (1)
  • Re: OT: Farmallhal, a new job for our tractors. Hugh MacKay 15:51:20 01/30/07 (0)
• Re: OT: Farmallhal, a new job for our tractors. wayne from wi 20:43:36 01/29/07 (0)
• Re: OT: Farmallhal, a new job for our tractors. farmallhal 18:36:07 01/29/07 (2)
  • Re: OT: Farmallhal, a new job for our tractors. Hugh MacKay 03:30:11 01/30/07 (1)
    • Re: OT: Farmallhal, a new job for our tractors. farmallhal 08:28:17 01/30/07 (0)

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