husker_99 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I agree with the basic principle of having the Post Office that everyone should get mail but come on how many days is your mail box just full of crap you don't need? You can pretty much pay everything online. I don't agree with that the Post Office devilering beer to your house. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 I don't agree with that the Post Office devilering beer to your house. Why not? But only if it's a Vermont beer, such as Long Trail, Magic Hat, or Otter Creek. Link to comment
CornHOLIO Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I wish they would quadruple what they charge bulk mailers. I'm thinking of accidently dropping that junk on the street. Link to comment
HSKR Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Funny video. Two relics talking about how to save a relic. Sorry Sub, but you are really showing your age with this thread. The good news is you don't have to worry because the USPS isn't going anywhere at least for a while. There is no way in Hades our current elderly generation is going to allow the postal service to go away. That would be as big of a scare tactic as saying you are taking their social security or medicare away. Plus when the mail comes, that is the highlight of the day for the vast majority of them. Once we do get that generation to kill over, it's probably done for. I'm am trying to think of what vital pieces of mail I get right now in a months time and can think maybe 3-5 at best. Many of our bills or now electronic. The ones that aren't yet will be soon enough. Other then that it's all junk mail. Otherwise most of the important packages we get is UPS or FedEx already. I'd be more then happy to pay double or triple postage for the few paper bills we still get through a private service if it meant I could get rid of the mailbox and not have to worry about scooping snow or by that time ice away from it when the city plow comes by and piles snow right in front of it because the lazy postal worker gets mad when they have to get out of their truck. The only thing the postal service is for these days is for mega corporations to cheaply send out all their junk mail made from trees of depleted forests. That was a completely asinine conversation between those two in that video. Everything they suggested to add to the postal service would simply take away jobs from hard working middle class private workers. Delivering beer and wrapping Christmas presents? Really? Yes, lets pay someone $52,000 a year to wrap presents. Thanks for the laugh Sub. Link to comment
HuskerShark Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 The only thing that I receive in the mail are either things that I buy on eBay, or stuff that my mom sends me from home. The only time I mail anything is when I sell something on eBay, or when I need to mail a paycheck home to get deposited in my bank since my college town doesn't have the bank that I have my accounts at. Simple fact is, after working in the shipping department for a couple years, the post office charges the highest rates on just about everything, and they deserve to go bankrupt with the way they run that place. The only thing we ever shipped in 2 years with USPS was large flat rates to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and APO/FPO addresses. That's it. Oh, and I guess most international shipments because FedEx gets hit HARD with customs charges. The post office needs to find a way to become more competitive in the larger package shipments and stop worrying about letters and stamp sales. With online billing statements, paper invoices are a way of the past. I would love to get a job high up for the USPS and help them turn things around, because I'd much rather deal with them when shipping packages than either FedEx or UPS. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 We live in a rural area, and have had problems with FedEx and UPS, USPS delivery is more convenient and better. Without doubt HSKR watched the video looking foe non-points to criticize, while ignoring the important points. What he fails to comprihend is that the USPS is prohibited by law from becoming profitable, and required by law to be financially unsound. Link to comment
HSKR Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 We live in a rural area, and have had problems with FedEx and UPS, USPS delivery is more convenient and better. Without doubt HSKR watched the video looking foe non-points to criticize, while ignoring the important points. What he fails to comprihend is that the USPS is prohibited by law from becoming profitable, and required by law to be financially unsound. I have lived in more rural areas than anything you could imagine in Vermont and UPS and Fedex never had problems delivering there. In fact when the weather was bad enough it was the USPS that wouldn't make it not UPS. I watched the video to see what they had to say, which wasn't much. I ignored nothing. Assumption FAIL once again Sub. I'm really surprised you want the USPS to have the ability to become profitable and instead just get people the mail for what it costs. Turning a profit? How very Republican of you. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 I'm really surprised you want the USPS to have the ability to become profitable and instead just get people the mail for what it costs. Turning a profit? How very Republican of you. Actually that would make me Bernie Sanders type socialist. Link to comment
HSKR Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'm really surprised you want the USPS to have the ability to become profitable and instead just get people the mail for what it costs. Turning a profit? How very Republican of you. Actually that would make me Bernie Sanders type socialist. Well at least you live in a state where you agree with the beliefs of your senator. Most people can't say that. I really don't have anything against the USPS. I just think it's time is coming to pass. I'm sure there were plenty of people sad when they axed the pony express and then the telegraph as well. The funny thing is you say it is vital for the rural areas but want it to make money. They easiest way they could start turning a profit would be to cut the amount of service to those rural areas because that is where the expenses are, thus why we see them closing shop in smaller communities. Link to comment
bennychico11 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 If the USPS does go by the wayside, I'm curious who will pick up the slack. It's still way too expensive to ship a letter (or Netflix envelope for most of us) via UPS/FedEx. Especially when they don't just come to your house everyday to pick up mail. UPS and FedEx out profit USPS only because they don't have the government to report to and because they don't utilize the basic business model of traveling everywhere, 6 days a week. Link to comment
redblooded Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Here's the actual problem, take a look at the actual high speed internet and "3-4g" coverage maps of the US there are gaping holes even though we've subsizied the cable and wireless telcome industrys billiions of dollars of taxpayer money. we paid to cover those areas and the business sector didn't do it. Link to comment
HuskerShark Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Here's the actual problem, take a look at the actual high speed internet and "3-4g" coverage maps of the US there are gaping holes even though we've subsizied the cable and wireless telcome industrys billiions of dollars of taxpayer money. we paid to cover those areas and the business sector didn't do it. Not sure what that has to do with the post office... Link to comment
husker_99 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Here's the actual problem, take a look at the actual high speed internet and "3-4g" coverage maps of the US there are gaping holes even though we've subsizied the cable and wireless telcome industrys billiions of dollars of taxpayer money. we paid to cover those areas and the business sector didn't do it. Not sure what that has to do with the post office... because if you don't live in a good 3g/4g area then the post office will have trouble delivering mail to your house. Link to comment
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