Post Office Failing
May 31, 2014 13:05:51 #
Flash_Your_It wrote:
Not doubting you... just stating that there are problems with the system... whether or not they can be fixed is another issue altogether.
They've consolidated the sorting sites so all mail goes to a sorting site and then back out.
I send a letter to someone in my hometown, it is picked up in my mail box, taken to the local post office, sent 200 miles to the sorting site and then back to the local post office to be delivered.
What amazes me is I get standard 1st class mail from out of state the day after it was mailed but in hometown it takes 2 days...
As convoluted as this is, the process saves money because of the personnel they no longer need.
And the plus side of our system - unless things have changed in the last couple of years - the US still has the cheapest and most efficient postal service in the world.
May 31, 2014 13:09:40 #
Shellback wrote:
They've consolidated the sorting sites so all mail... (show quote)
If I'm not mistake, I believe they also sub-contract with UPS or FedX flights to save money
May 31, 2014 13:27:29 #
Flash_Your_It wrote:
If I'm not mistake, I believe they also sub-contract with UPS or FedX flights to save money
I'm not sure how that works - I know some items I order on line get shipped UPS or FedEx and I get an email stating the package has been turned over to the local post office for delivery - so maybe there is a working agreement between all of them to improve efficiency...
Jun 1, 2014 06:10:45 #
Phil249
Loc: Southern WV
With certified mail the person that the piece of mail is addressed to has to sign for the mail piece, this may be why it has not been delivered yet. They have about two weeks before the article is returned to you the sender.
Jun 1, 2014 06:55:57 #
'Cuse me, Lee, but lemme ask you a question: Has any OTHER branch of the USGov ever lied to you? :D :D :D
Jun 1, 2014 07:25:26 #
Hi Sarge. Every year for the last 6 I go to Florida for 6 months. I go to the local post office fill out a mail forwarding card. When returning back to Delaware I do the same thing. Never had a problem. BUT, when ordering a product On-Line the packages were delayed up to 2 weeks or more. I guess that it may be better to deal face to face to get the bests results.
Jun 1, 2014 08:02:47 #
sarge69 wrote:
I don't know if it's this PO here at Ft Myers. About 3 months ago we send mail via Priority Mail to my daughter in Portland Maine and it took 3 weeks to get delivered. Is this going to be standard for Priority Mail or should I go FedEx? Very disappointing since I worked just short of 5 years for the PO and we were very careful in our PO about Priority/Express/ mail and signature required goodies.
Sarge69
Sarge69
I ordered some photographic equipment from China and it only took 8 days to get here... but when ordering it stated it could take up to 8 weeks...
Jun 1, 2014 08:27:36 #
Red Bear wrote:
'Cuse me, Lee, but lemme ask you a question: Has any OTHER branch of the USGov ever lied to you? :D :D :D
Hmmmm - Soooome Times..... LOL
Sarge69
Jun 1, 2014 08:36:52 #
Has any OTHER branch of the USGov ever lied to you?
Let me think... the NSA, the IRS, the State Department, the Justice Dept, and you might consider every other government agency that has had "managerial / positive thinking" seminars in Los Vegas... did I mention Congress, and the White House, and the White House, and the White House, and.... damn, there isn't enough time in the day to discuss all their lies.... just ask Congress.
Let me think... the NSA, the IRS, the State Department, the Justice Dept, and you might consider every other government agency that has had "managerial / positive thinking" seminars in Los Vegas... did I mention Congress, and the White House, and the White House, and the White House, and.... damn, there isn't enough time in the day to discuss all their lies.... just ask Congress.
Jun 1, 2014 09:49:34 #
sarge69 wrote:
I mailed an important document from Fort Myers FL to St Petersburg FL on the 24th of May as Priority Mail with a Certified Mail add-on.
It's now 31 May (7 days) and my tracking number says it is in St Petersburg but delivery has not been verified.
What the hell? Why offer a service if you can't complete the service.
Sarge69
It's now 31 May (7 days) and my tracking number says it is in St Petersburg but delivery has not been verified.
What the hell? Why offer a service if you can't complete the service.
Sarge69
They lost 5 billions each years right ? :lol: :lol:
Jun 1, 2014 11:41:26 #
sarge69 wrote:
Hmmmm - Soooome Times..... LOL
Sarge69
Sarge69
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :shock: :roll:
Jun 1, 2014 12:01:13 #
Flash_Your_It wrote:
I was told, by my local postmaster, that Overnight or 2 day express mail doesn't mean it will be here overnight or in 2 days... it means they will try, but it's not "guaranteed" lol... so why are we paying extra for it?
You are not promised overnight delivery for 1st class mail. Express mail is what costs extra. If THAT is not delivered by noon the NEXT day it is free.
Just sayin.....
Mike
Jun 1, 2014 12:05:56 #
MikeWadd
Loc: Bristol, TN.
I live in Bristol, TN. I send my landlord a check every mouth. The mail carrier picks it up, takes to the main post office where it is put on a truck. The truck goes to Knoxville, TN., where the mail is sorted, and returned to Bristol where it is delivered to my landlord.
My landlord lives on the same mail carries route as I do, about 5 or 6 miles away from my house. There was a sorting facility in Johnson City, TN 11 miles away. It was closed, I believe last summer. Maybe around 11 - 15 miles, max 30 miles round trip
My landlords check travels approximately 315 miles to arrive 5 or 6 miles away. The 11 miles is the distance from the Main Bristol, Post Office to my landlords home.
I hope some one can explain how this is a wonderful move of extreme efficiency.
Mike
My landlord lives on the same mail carries route as I do, about 5 or 6 miles away from my house. There was a sorting facility in Johnson City, TN 11 miles away. It was closed, I believe last summer. Maybe around 11 - 15 miles, max 30 miles round trip
My landlords check travels approximately 315 miles to arrive 5 or 6 miles away. The 11 miles is the distance from the Main Bristol, Post Office to my landlords home.
I hope some one can explain how this is a wonderful move of extreme efficiency.
Mike
Jun 1, 2014 12:10:01 #
FRENCHY wrote:
They lost 5 billions each years right ? :lol: :lol:
The USPS has been forced since 2006 to pre-fund future retiree health benefits. As the American Postal Workers Union notes, This mandate is the primary cause of the agencys financial crisis. No other government agency or private company bears this burden, which costs the USPS approximately $5.5 billion annually.
The pre-funding requirements has built a war chest of over $326 billion to address its future liabilities according to the USPS Inspector General David C. Williams.
IMO - They should be released from being forced to put $5.5 billion every year into its future retiree health benefits fund. And, the postal service should be allowed to recover more than $13 billion in overpayments it has made to a federal retirement systems.
Then need to change the 21st Century Postal Service Act so they can compete and grow.
Jun 1, 2014 12:13:02 #
MikeWadd wrote:
I live in Bristol, TN. I send my landlord a check ... (show quote)
The biggest expense of a service organization is people -
By closing sorting/collection sites, they save many $$$'s - standard corporate operations - increase bottom line and be profitable...
The down side is they put a lot of people out of work.
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