[max americana]

In summary: mail at your own risk, be nice to your neighborhood mailman or the union thieves at USPS wont deliver your mail for Christmas.

[tutstar]

bump for later

[kennyboy509]

Hiding the salami? eh!

[netmilsmom]

Our mailman lumbers by around 5 every day. This guy moves as slow as dirt. He is a really nice guy but has a problem with delivering boxes and if he can get away with dropping a card to have me pick them up.

He knows I’m a homeschooling mom and always home. Sometimes I have the front door open and I’m sitting within sight distance and I still get the “Sorry we missed you” card.

[1776 Reborn]

I’m amazed they aren’t sitting on their hands. I’m seeing the Post Office pulling down mailboxes all over town because they don’t meet the minimum mail volume standards. These guys are whistling past the graveyard already.

[Ben Mugged]

A year or so ago the Postal service suddenly stopped delivering our mail and told us we had to pick up mail at the Post Office. The mail lady had reported us for having an aggressive and threatening dog.

Our dog was a 17 year old blind Yorkie.

[CholeraJoe]

About 15 years ago, I suddenly began getting past due notices from my creditors when I knew that I had mailed the checks on time. Turned out my outgoing mail, and lots of other people’s had been destroyed by a lazy letter carrier. She got a vacation at Club Fed.

[FrankR]

"Workers have been stuffing mail into closets and unused rooms"

Isn't mail theft, or obstruction of mail some sort of Federal offense? I don't see much difference in stealing it en route, or from my mailbox...it's still stolen.

No wonder more and more people are resorting to FED EX and UPS.

[Gamecock]

Newman!

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The postal service, IRS and motor vehicles are government’s way of rewarding friends and achieving “affirmative action.” They are not for rendering a service. Don’t expect any service.

[rbbeachkid]

Please let these people take care of my health care!

[kevinm13]

Fire them all, just like Ronald Reagan did with the Air Traffic Controllers in 1983, I believe.

[EagleClaw]

This issue coming up in Virginia also. Many local non-profits routinely send out end-of-the-tax-year mailings asking for donations. This year many of them complain that the mailings have taken weeks to make from one side of town to the other, or have not been delivered at all. The USPS is unable to offer an explanation.

Coming next with USPS-style health care: “Sorry, we lost the paperwork for your heart transplant, but guess it won’t matter now, will it?”

[kalee]

postal ping

[lucky american]

Some postal workers are contract carriers. All subject to Postal rules and regs, yet they are paid half and no health insurance. They use their own vehicles and are responsible for the upkeep. They work hard to get you your mail.

The Unions make regular postal workers and carriers sloppy and lazy. They have no worry of being fired for anything less than a federal crime.

I agree about the health care scare. Do you want people like this to be in charge of your mother's care? And If I remember rightly, one cannot “sue” the government for stupidity or incompetence.

[texmexis best]

“Ray Arcovio, president of the Waterbury area postal worker’s union, told the Waterbury Republican-American. And he wants to sincerely apologize.”

Should be jail time. No reason to put up with this any longer.

[Overtaxed Patriot]

Excellent!

[ASA Vet]

Lets hate the USPS Ping

[wac3rd]

More reason to ban ALL public employee unions, incuding cops and firemen.

[SparkyBass]

Our local Post Office is a pit.

However, our delivery lady (rural, contract) is the tops. She works terribly hard, makes sure to wait long enough for us to get to the door and hands stuff to us personally.

Once she even looked up my number and called me when I had forgotten to sign a customs form properly so I could run down to the annex (from where they ship) so I could sign it and get it out the same day.

When she comes to our home with a big delivery (if I know it is coming) I go to the curb to help her get it out of her jeep.

I make sure she gets a nice Christmas card and gift card. She went to the trouble of dropping a hand-written thank you note in our box the next day.

I tell you, when you get a shining star, it really makes a difference! (heck, Marlene may even read FR!)

[Red in Blue PA]