Post office was reliable up until DeJoy took over. It used to be a service, now he wants to make it a business. In a nutshell, "this truck will leave at precisely 3PM whether it is loaded or not." And so huge piles of mail build up on the loading docks.
OCM, the Office of Crisis Management will fix everything. Don't worry, be happy!
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CMStPnP BaltACD Earlier in the year I had one bill payment take 38 days from the day it was mailed until it was posted on the account. Yeah so just some advice, you should make all your bills auto-pay. The reason is we are probably going to see more issues with pandemics and National Emergencies in the future that disrupt the mail services. Plan on a government shutdown in Sept over the debt limit. I can tell you that is the next crisis if there is nothing in between. They have hinted at it on the news so far and the public has not really picked up on it yet.
BaltACD Earlier in the year I had one bill payment take 38 days from the day it was mailed until it was posted on the account.
Yeah so just some advice, you should make all your bills auto-pay. The reason is we are probably going to see more issues with pandemics and National Emergencies in the future that disrupt the mail services.
Plan on a government shutdown in Sept over the debt limit. I can tell you that is the next crisis if there is nothing in between. They have hinted at it on the news so far and the public has not really picked up on it yet.
1. I doubt if there will be a debt limit crisis soon.
2. USPS has not usually been impacted by such crises in past.
Paul of Covington CMStPnP Yeah so just some advice, you should make all your bills auto-pay. NO WAY! I don't want some company's "computer error" to wipe me out.
CMStPnP Yeah so just some advice, you should make all your bills auto-pay.
NO WAY! I don't want some company's "computer error" to wipe me out.
Fully concur!
Where possible - I do have some bills get charged against one of my credit cards. The only people getting 'banking information' from me are those organizations that depost money in my account - not ANYONE that can withdraw funds from my account.
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CMStPnPYeah so just some advice, you should make all your bills auto-pay.
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I think I could live with slower service if the tracking feature was honest and consistent. It isn't either. Items I track sometimes vanish into a no-scan black hole for days, or all I will get for days is "Your item will be delivered late, but is in transit to its destination." Just tell me what's going on. On the other hand, my experience is that UPS or FedEx hardly ever miss a forecast, and when they do, they tell you why.
Okay.
York1 John
York1In defense of the Post Office, slow mail seems to be a problem with certain northeastern cities and west coast cities. Out here, it's very seldom that something is not delivered within three days of mailing.
Out here, it's very seldom that something is not delivered within three days of mailing.
There is no defense for slowing mail anywhere.
In defense of the Post Office, slow mail seems to be a problem with certain northeastern cities and west coast cities.
BaltACDEarlier in the year I had one bill payment take 38 days from the day it was mailed until it was posted on the account.
PO has had to consolidate sorting centers. Change. At one time the PO delivered mail twice a day to residences. Today we have instantaneous email et al.
CMStPnP blue streak 1 PO master general announces more mail will go by surface transportation. first class delivery metric will now be 5 days. Mags also slower. Maybe some to Freight RRs ? Amtrak ? Not is a heartbeat. Same reason airlines are flying at lower speeds now, saves money and to be honest on most commercial flights most passengers do not notice 30-45 min added to the flight time. With the postal service, it's been so bad that I think most people will not even notice and extra day or two.
blue streak 1 PO master general announces more mail will go by surface transportation. first class delivery metric will now be 5 days. Mags also slower. Maybe some to Freight RRs ? Amtrak ? Not is a heartbeat.
Same reason airlines are flying at lower speeds now, saves money and to be honest on most commercial flights most passengers do not notice 30-45 min added to the flight time. With the postal service, it's been so bad that I think most people will not even notice and extra day or two.
I do! I mailed a birthday card to my granddaughter on Monday to go 55 miles to her house for her B'day on Thursday. It didn't make it.
Earlier in the year I had one bill payment take 38 days from the day it was mailed until it was posted on the account.
blue streak 1PO master general announces more mail will go by surface transportation. first class delivery metric will now be 5 days. Mags also slower. Maybe some to Freight RRs ? Amtrak ? Not is a heartbeat.
blue streak 1PO master general announces more mail will go by surface transportation. first class delivery metric will now be 5 days. Mags also slower. Maybe some to Freight RRs ? Amtrak ? Not is a heartbeat. Postal Service to slow certain mail deliveries starting in October (msn.com)
Postal Service to slow certain mail deliveries starting in October (msn.com)
DeJoy has been slowing the mail since before the 2020 election. As long as he is in office the mail will move slower and slower. With any luck we will be having Pony Express riders by 2024.
PO master general announces more mail will go by surface transportation. first class delivery metric will now be 5 days. Mags also slower. Maybe some to Freight RRs ? Amtrak ? Not is a heartbeat.
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