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Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« on: March 30, 2009, 02:13:50 PM »
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ensho  (1000+ posts)      Mon Mar-30-09 12:06 PM
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its pathetic that the US can't deliver mail 6 days a wk. without going broke
 

this was a topic of conversation on Wash. Journal this a.m. with a P.O. person giving the info on the problem.

(give a few housewives the head postmistress job and they will show them how to budget and deliver the mail.)

its annoying - year after year the P.O. can't or isn't allowed to get its act together.

price of stamps going up soon. I forget the date.

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Toucano (1000+ posts)      Mon Mar-30-09 12:43 PM
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18. The U.S. Postal Service is one of the best in the world.
 It is actually easy to take it for granted, but their task is an enormous undertaking.

Door to door delivery is not even an option in many places in the world, and U.S. postage rates are some of the lowest in the developed world.

The sixth day of delivery is unnecessary with the five day work week.


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trotsky  (1000+ posts)        Mon Mar-30-09 12:15 PM
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3. What's killing the USPS right now is not inefficiency or poor budgeting.
 What's killing it is the ginormous obligations it has to its pension program. The USPS can't shuffle those obligations like other companies can, thus it is spending almost $6 billion a year just on that.


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tridim  (1000+ posts)        Mon Mar-30-09 12:22 PM
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7. Make junk mail illegal please.
 Actually I'm not sure how much of a cash cow bulk rate postage is for the post office, but it seems to me that getting rid of it completely would save lots of man hours and fuel.

My junk mail to real mail ratio is about 10:1. That's just wrong.


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NightWatcher  (1000+ posts)        Mon Mar-30-09 12:26 PM
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9. junk mail is keeping the USPS afloat. More and more people are signing up for "no junk" lists
 and therefore we start hearing that they might not be able to afford to deliver 6 days a week.

I dont think we NEED mail service 6 days a week. If we need a package to get somewhere, now most of us go to UPS or FEDEX.
Anyone?  Anyone at all?  :rotf:

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sailor65  (790 posts)        Mon Mar-30-09 12:26 PM
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10. What's really pathetic
 is a society so completely spoiled that it sees this as "Pathetic". We bitch and moan every time a stamp goes up a couple of cents, but our copy of "Whiner's Weekly" had damn well better be in our mailbox on time!

The services we get from the P.O. for what amounts to ridiculously small money make it amazing that it still runs at all.


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ensho  (1000+ posts)      Mon Mar-30-09 12:33 PM
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15. I never said they didn't do a good job. my gripe was being broke
 

all the time. and raising rates every yr. or so.


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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2009, 03:55:20 PM »
Maybe this

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trotsky  (1000+ posts)        Mon Mar-30-09 12:15 PM
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3. What's killing the USPS right now is not inefficiency or poor budgeting.
 What's killing it is the ginormous obligations it has to its pension program. The USPS can't shuffle those obligations like other companies can, thus it is spending almost $6 billion a year just on that.
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2009, 05:05:29 PM »
Bingo!

The same crowd of Jackanapes clamouring for the government to take over businesses is pissed about how inefficient the government runs businesses. :lmao:
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2009, 05:13:46 PM »
I'm surprised that they're not demanding delivery on Sunday..."separation of church & state, etc.".   :whatever:
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2009, 06:12:50 PM »
I see a couple of them.

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its annoying - year after year the P.O. can't or isn't allowed to get its act together.

Yes, gov't sux.

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The sixth day of delivery is unnecessary with the five day work week.

Yes, this is why your are un/underemployed.  What every you choose to call it.



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What's killing it is the ginormous obligations it has to its pension program. The USPS can't shuffle those obligations like other companies can, thus it is spending almost $6 billion a year just on that.

What?  The gov't doesn't know how to run a pension plan?!  Say it ain't so because those bastards are watching after my SS money.

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I dont think we NEED mail service 6 days a week. If we need a package to get somewhere, now most of us go to UPS or FEDEX.

You mean if you actually want it delivered where you KNOW someone is going to get it you would call a PRIVATE COMPANY?!  Really?!

And so it goes.

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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2009, 06:25:16 PM »
I couldn't find the 300 lb gorilla for all the hair.
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2009, 07:23:44 PM »
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What's killing it is the ginormous obligations it has to its pension program. The USPS can't shuffle those obligations like other companies can, thus it is spending almost $6 billion a year just on that.

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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2009, 07:52:01 PM »
Well somebody went back for two scoop of insane-flakes huh?
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2009, 07:57:16 PM »
I wonder how many of them actually relate that it is a federal agency...these are not the sharpest pencils in the box over there you know.

Having said that it is still interesting that they gripe over one of the smallest expenses in anyones day to day life but since at times it is a necessity they think it should automatically be free or nearly so.

Useless vermin.
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2009, 09:55:09 PM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on March 30, 2009, 05:05:29 PM
Bingo!

The same crowd of Jackanapes clamouring for the government to take over businesses is pissed about how inefficient the government runs businesses. :lmao:

How many days a week will the government healthcare system operate?
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2009, 05:46:48 AM »
Quote from: FGL on March 30, 2009, 09:55:09 PM
How many days a week will the government healthcare system operate?
Every other (business) day.
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
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Re: Spot the 300LB Irony Gorilla Sitting In This Thread: its pathetic that the US...
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2009, 04:52:19 PM »
Quote from: FGL on March 30, 2009, 09:55:09 PM
How many days a week will the government healthcare system operate?

Sure as hell won't be 48 buisness hours
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