Comments on: Adventures at Poşta Romana http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/ Dispatches from an American in Romania (was Transylvania) Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Walter http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-71350 Walter Wed, 07 May 2008 09:15:58 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-71350 Maybe it's just me, but I had no real trouble with the postal system in Romania yet. Slight delayes here and there. Maybe it's because I lived in a small town. And since I moved, I am using private couriers. Waiting in line and having people try to cut ahead gets me on adrenaline and I've been known to smak a guy for doing that (it was at some beerfest and I was desperatly needing beer). Being 6'7 helps intimidating people so I generaly don't need to do that. And I think it helps with any clerks and such. Maybe it’s just me, but I had no real trouble with the postal system in Romania yet. Slight delayes here and there. Maybe it’s because I lived in a small town. And since I moved, I am using private couriers.

Waiting in line and having people try to cut ahead gets me on adrenaline and I’ve been known to smak a guy for doing that (it was at some beerfest and I was desperatly needing beer). Being 6′7 helps intimidating people so I generaly don’t need to do that. And I think it helps with any clerks and such.

]]> By: Georgeta http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-59722 Georgeta Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:48:36 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-59722 Cate scrisori am trimis parintilor si bunicilor de aici din California,cu cate o fotografie de-a copiilor mei,foarte putine au ajuns la destinatie,nenorocire mare cu angajatii de la posta,le desfac ei cred ca sunt banii in ele. Slava domnului ca sa procurat internetul si in Romania in zilele astea si nu tre mai folosesc posta si telefonul prea des.Hai sanatate la toata lumea si sa ne auzim de bine. Cate scrisori am trimis parintilor si bunicilor de aici din California,cu cate o fotografie de-a copiilor mei,foarte putine au ajuns la destinatie,nenorocire mare cu angajatii de la posta,le desfac ei cred ca sunt banii in ele.
Slava domnului ca sa procurat internetul si in Romania in zilele astea si nu tre mai folosesc posta si telefonul prea des.Hai sanatate la toata lumea si sa ne auzim de bine.

]]> By: Neato blog | Trăim în România şi asta ne ocupă tot timpul http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-43282 Neato blog | Trăim în România şi asta ne ocupă tot timpul Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:18:55 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-43282 [...] Tags: Blog, Personal. Welcome to my country, dude. I enjoyed growing up in yours. Regarding yoir post in the Romanian Post Office… I think their ads are [...] [...] Tags: Blog, Personal. Welcome to my country, dude. I enjoyed growing up in yours. Regarding yoir post in the Romanian Post Office… I think their ads are [...]

]]> By: Blog drăguţ | Trăim în România şi asta ne ocupă tot timpul http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-43280 Blog drăguţ | Trăim în România şi asta ne ocupă tot timpul Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:17:10 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-43280 [...] Personal. Bun venit în ţara mea, omule. Mi-a plăcut să cresc în a ta. Referitor la articolul tău despre Poşta Română… eu cred că reclamele lor spun [...] [...] Personal. Bun venit în ţara mea, omule. Mi-a plăcut să cresc în a ta. Referitor la articolul tău despre Poşta Română… eu cred că reclamele lor spun [...]

]]> By: philips http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-32878 philips Wed, 09 May 2007 10:58:23 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-32878 Wow, such a long story. But what if you got the package right on time... would you've been happier than you are now? Definitely not. So you have a reason to celebrate, dude. Get drunk and get laid... with a postal worker. Just jokin' :-) There has to be a lot of frustrated people in Brasov because of what's goin' on with the ''Posta Romania''. I myself would smack the old ladies attempting to avoid the line. No sooner had you gotten the right to talk to the worker than a fat hopeless ass farts you back to the end of the line. Sorry for you, though... What on earth took you to Romania and how's the rest of it? Wow, such a long story. But what if you got the package right on time… would you’ve been happier than you are now? Definitely not. So you have a reason to celebrate, dude. Get drunk and get laid… with a postal worker. Just jokin’ :-)
There has to be a lot of frustrated people in Brasov because of what’s goin’ on with the ”Posta Romania”.
I myself would smack the old ladies attempting to avoid the line. No sooner had you gotten the right to talk to the worker than a fat hopeless ass farts you back to the end of the line. Sorry for you, though… What on earth took you to Romania and how’s the rest of it?

]]> By: Adrian http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-31898 Adrian Thu, 03 May 2007 12:17:15 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-31898 Well neighbour, now that you live in Rahova you should take a trip to office 69 at Piata Rahova. I live there for 22 years now and still have nightmares regarding our postal workers. The office used to be inside Romtelecom building next to Bolintineanu Highschool, but now they were forced to move in a close-to-colapsing house a little further. Don't need to mention that they are the same officiers since my youth. It's a daily challenge to fit in with an entire neighbourhood, gipsies, crying babies, loud women and other in a 10 square meters space. Two of the ladies there are the laziest persons i ever met. It takes up to 30 minutes to purchase a stamp. About receiving a package? Three days. They lost my mail so many times i can't even remember. Last year in December 10th, a most respectable company sent me various things and a diploma (on the envelope was mentioned "do not bend") and i received them on January 24th, after a huge scandal. Of course the diploma was carefully bended 2 times. Now i asked a friend who has a small company to receive my mail, in Cotroceni, where the postal workers are much more carefull since the celebrities who live there and the knowledge they always get some money for the trouble Well neighbour, now that you live in Rahova you should take a trip to office 69 at Piata Rahova. I live there for 22 years now and still have nightmares regarding our postal workers. The office used to be inside Romtelecom building next to Bolintineanu Highschool, but now they were forced to move in a close-to-colapsing house a little further. Don’t need to mention that they are the same officiers since my youth. It’s a daily challenge to fit in with an entire neighbourhood, gipsies, crying babies, loud women and other in a 10 square meters space.
Two of the ladies there are the laziest persons i ever met. It takes up to 30 minutes to purchase a stamp. About receiving a package? Three days. They lost my mail so many times i can’t even remember. Last year in December 10th, a most respectable company sent me various things and a diploma (on the envelope was mentioned “do not bend”) and i received them on January 24th, after a huge scandal. Of course the diploma was carefully bended 2 times.
Now i asked a friend who has a small company to receive my mail, in Cotroceni, where the postal workers are much more carefull since the celebrities who live there and the knowledge they always get some money for the trouble

]]> By: ann http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-7225 ann Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:59:59 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-7225 It's been quite awhile since this post. the comment with a thousand books sounds interesting. i cheked it out briefly. found you on statcounter the other day, by the way. last i knew, you were moving to some other site. nice job on the move, by the way. and...now i have an address. much happiness! ann It’s been quite awhile since this post. the comment with a thousand books sounds interesting. i cheked it out briefly.

found you on statcounter the other day, by the way. last i knew, you were moving to some other site. nice job on the move, by the way. and…now i have an address.

much happiness!
ann

]]> By: john k http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-3105 john k Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:06:41 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-3105 I have been sending boxes of books to Peace Corps volunteers in Romania for almost 3 years. I always had faith that no one would bother with stealing used books. We send so many (7000 pounds to dozens of sites, so far) that I never really bothered keeping track of them. Some PCVs don't have enough time or interest to send thank-you notes, but it never really bothered me as those who did made up for it. Lately someone asked about the books he promised to his local library and I sent out a general "Did everybody get the books they expected?" message. It seems 3 or 4 got nothing so far. It's possible they are delayed, but might be missing. So it seems the lack of tahnk-yous was not always because they were lazy/busy. We actually use a private shipper in Chicago when we have enough money to make the trip worthwhile. The woman imports Borsec and sends private stuff back in the empty containers. It's a pain for us to travel that far, but on the receiving end the PCVs get the books directly at their homes or schools, bypassing the vama and the necessity of the expense and trouble of carrying three or four boxes of books on the maxi. There are certain cities with large Romanian populations that have such companies. The rates aren't bad compared to the Post Office - surely MUCH better than FedEx or others. I LOVED the suggestion of tampaxes, I will pass it along. John www.AThousandBooks.us P.S. I also had an adventure at the Post Office in Bacau, but yours was SO much more entertaining and better-written than I could hope to do. I have been sending boxes of books to Peace Corps volunteers in Romania for almost 3 years. I always had faith that no one would bother with stealing used books. We send so many (7000 pounds to dozens of sites, so far) that I never really bothered keeping track of them. Some PCVs don’t have enough time or interest to send thank-you notes, but it never really bothered me as those who did made up for it.

Lately someone asked about the books he promised to his local library and I sent out a general “Did everybody get the books they expected?” message. It seems 3 or 4 got nothing so far. It’s possible they are delayed, but might be missing. So it seems the lack of tahnk-yous was not always because they were lazy/busy.

We actually use a private shipper in Chicago when we have enough money to make the trip worthwhile. The woman imports Borsec and sends private stuff back in the empty containers. It’s a pain for us to travel that far, but on the receiving end the PCVs get the books directly at their homes or schools, bypassing the vama and the necessity of the expense and trouble of carrying three or four boxes of books on the maxi.

There are certain cities with large Romanian populations that have such companies. The rates aren’t bad compared to the Post Office - surely MUCH better than FedEx or others.

I LOVED the suggestion of tampaxes, I will pass it along.

John
http://www.AThousandBooks.us

P.S. I also had an adventure at the Post Office in Bacau, but yours was SO much more entertaining and better-written than I could hope to do.

]]> By: Dorin http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-2416 Dorin Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:17:35 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-2416 I definitely think that it's a bit better that they don't deliver the packages. Don't be shocked. In this manner, there is a slight (yes, very slight) chance you'll get it. I have some horror stories about packages that never arrived. Another thing. About the queues, there is a religion of the queues in Romania. Some think the religion is lost, but don't let yourself be fooled. For example, you could try to understand something I have written a while ago: http://www.deviantart.com/view/27168020/ . Enjoy I definitely think that it’s a bit better that they don’t deliver the packages. Don’t be shocked. In this manner, there is a slight (yes, very slight) chance you’ll get it. I have some horror stories about packages that never arrived.
Another thing. About the queues, there is a religion of the queues in Romania. Some think the religion is lost, but don’t let yourself be fooled. For example, you could try to understand something I have written a while ago:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/27168020/ . Enjoy

]]> By: Romerican http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-1559 Romerican Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:54:04 +0000 http://romerican.com/2006/08/11/adventures-at-posta-romana/#comment-1559 Mamaliga - Thanks for the insider info... a splattering of tampons is actually a pretty darn good idea. Heck, throw a cheap dildo on top and those posta bureaucrats are sure to leave it alone! I hope you find time to kayak around the San Juan Islands. I had a very memorable time myself only a year ago. Gorgeous place, wonderful B&Bs, beautiful time. Chris - Good luck, dude! I'll be in TgM soonish if you happen to be able to head that way (and I suspect you won't, but wanted to offer all the same). Until we meet... Mamaliga - Thanks for the insider info… a splattering of tampons is actually a pretty darn good idea. Heck, throw a cheap dildo on top and those posta bureaucrats are sure to leave it alone!

I hope you find time to kayak around the San Juan Islands. I had a very memorable time myself only a year ago. Gorgeous place, wonderful B&Bs, beautiful time.

Chris - Good luck, dude! I’ll be in TgM soonish if you happen to be able to head that way (and I suspect you won’t, but wanted to offer all the same). Until we meet…

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