Deliver mail like it's 1999

Swiss Miss · 12-18-2006, 11:17 PM

Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:16 AM ET

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Post has started delivering 4.5 tonnes of letters and parcels that were sent from the United States in 1999.
The state-owned postal service said the delay was not its fault -- a shipping container with the mail inside had languished at a port in Finland for years.
The container finally reached Russia on December 8.
"The loss of mail usually happens because of force majeure circumstances, such as natural disasters, traffic and other accidents," Russian Post told Reuters via e-mail.
"All of the mail has been very well preserved because the container was hermetically sealed."

12-18-2006, 11:17 PM	#1
Swiss Miss Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 160	Deliver mail like it's 1999 Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:16 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Post has started delivering 4.5 tonnes of letters and parcels that were sent from the United States in 1999. The state-owned postal service said the delay was not its fault -- a shipping container with the mail inside had languished at a port in Finland for years. The container finally reached Russia on December 8. "The loss of mail usually happens because of force majeure circumstances, such as natural disasters, traffic and other accidents," Russian Post told Reuters via e-mail. "All of the mail has been very well preserved because the container was hermetically sealed." __________________ "Typos are very important to all written form. It gives the reader something to look for so they aren't distracted by the total lack of content in your writing." - Randy K. Milholland

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