Delivery problems?!
Publisher's note: I don't know about any of my readers, but I would find this almost amusing if it weren't for real. At a time when our country is faced with such weighty matters as out of control national debt, a healthcare crisis, domestic and foreign enemies nipping at our heels, and an administration that sidesteps the Constitution on an almost daily basis; at least one US Senator thinks the most important issue of today is to help his constituents get refunds from UPS because they didn't plan well enough for their packages to get delivered on time for Christmas?! Really?! Talk about deflection. Senator Blumenthal...get your priorities in order!
Fox News: A U.S. senator is calling on UPS to refund customers whose Christmas packages got caught up in widespread delays.
"In a very real sense, Christmas is on the line," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said in a written statement Thursday. "I call on UPS to do the right thing and provide refunds to people whose Christmases were a little less cheery as a result of their late deliveries."
The senator said he recognizes the "tremendous work" that UPS, as well as the U.S. Postal Service and FedEx, put in this time of year. However, he said he was "disappointed" to learn so many people in his state and across the country were "left empty-handed" on Christmas.
Both UPS and FedEx were playing catch up Thursday after poor weather and overloaded systems delayed packages that were intended to be delivered in time for Christmas.
Neither company said how many packages were delayed but noted it was a small share of overall holiday shipments. But the problems appear to have affected many parts of the country.