Anyone else notice the post office doing odd things?

[Mike D.]

Shipping is a mess right now. Here's one that is now over two weeks into a journey that is only 165 miles.

It got within 25 miles of my house before taking a second tour around New England after Christmas.

Dec 29, 2020
2:24pm
PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
STAMFORD, CT 06910
Dec 28, 2020
9:36am
MISSENT
NORTH CHATHAM, MA 02650
Dec 28, 2020
8:36am
ARRIVAL AT UNIT
NORTH CHATHAM, MA 02650
Dec 26, 2020
7:07pm
PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Dec 23, 2020
6:10am
ARRIVE USPS FACILITY
PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Dec 23, 2020
4:33am
DEPART USPS FACILITY
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Dec 23, 2020
4:04am
DEPART USPS FACILITY
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Dec 22, 2020
9:37pm
ARRIVE USPS FACILITY
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Dec 22, 2020
7:33am
ARRIVE USPS FACILITY
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Dec 22, 2020
4:59am
DEPART USPS FACILITY
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10610
Dec 22, 2020
4:37am
DEPART USPS FACILITY
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10610
Dec 19, 2020
5:10pm
PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10610
Dec 14, 2020
3:38pm
USPS IN POSSESSION OF ITEM
NEW WINDSOR, NY 12553

[insidethewrapper]

What is wrong with this system (USPS) ? Can't they just separate the mail into zip codes that start with (0,1,2, etc) and the mail would start in that direction ? I have mail going from TX to NJ to Detroit( stays there 7 days), back out east then back to Michigan etc. etc. What kind of sorting system are they using ? I think Amazon should take over anything that is not a letter ! If they can sort by region why can't the USPS ?

[cannonballsun]

For some mail, everything works perfectly. It gets there in 2 to 4 days. For other mail, it makes a trip to the twilight zone.
Thankfully, the bottom line is that almost everything is eventually getting to where it is supposed to be going. I did have one item that seems it got lost, unless person I sent it to was fibbing. It did have no tracking. Thankfully, it wasn't a very expensive item.