Posted on 02/27/2021 1:45:09 AM PST by Libloather
Mark Currie of Virginia had three checks snagged in postal delays in three months. In New Jersey, Lois Fitton says she was forced to pay interest on a credit card balance because the bill never arrived. Jim Rice says two insurance companies canceled policies for his property management business in Oklahoma after the payments got lost in the mail.
As the service crisis at the U.S. Postal Service drags into its eighth month, complaints are reaching a fever pitch. Consumers are inundating members of Congress with stories of late bills — and the late fees they’ve absorbed as a result. Small-business owners are waiting weeks, even months, for checks to arrive, creating cash-flow crunches and debates on whether to switch to costlier private shippers. Large-scale mailers, such as banks and utilities, are urging clients to switch to paperless communication, a shift that would further undercut the agency’s biggest revenue stream.
The growing outcry adds another dimension to the agency’s myriad crises: a clogged processing and transportation network, severe staffing shortages and $188.4 billion in liabilities. The prolonged performance declines have eroded the reputation of one of the few government agencies that boast generations of broad public support.
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DeJoy is pressing forward with a strategic plan to combat years of “financial stress, underinvestment, unachievable service standards and lack of operational precision,” even as congressional Democrats clamor for his removal. That plan - which will include higher prices and slower delivery standards, according to people briefed on the details - will come out in March, DeJoy told the House panel.
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Roger that. Then I’d have keeled into my computer screen. Between the new shots and these rad CBD gummies I started on, I’m feeling pretty chipper lately.
Weird, I live in the NM hinterlands but stuff seems to come and go by mail on schedule.
I have noticed that I can no longer take my time looking at catalogs that come in the mail, because if I do, all the interesting items are sold out.
The My Pillow guy said his orders are backed up. Heavy volume.
And to think Trump tried to fix this and they gave him so much grief. Oh and they stole the election they know we know. Just look at DC. Walls. Walls that don’t “work” /s
missing mail ping - hmmmmm
[Received a Christmas card this week.]
I once got ‘Merry Christmas’ in July!
[And junk mail sails through.]
Kramer: Well, there really is no such thing as “junk mail”.....
Kramer: Do I smell?
Newman: Pantene!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G3wkyqp3Kc
[And junk mail sails through.]
Kramer: Well, there really is no such thing as “junk mail”.....
Kramer: Do I smell?
Newman: Pantene!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G3wkyqp3Kc
Go figure...
I hate the US Mail!
UPS/FedEX is the way to go and we know.
Probably because it is offered online and people buy it there.
Maybe you should shop online and not by catalog.
I may ease into a system whereby I stop getting the “in the mail” bills and start doing more online. As you’ve noted, I can always print the bills. Maybe with just one bill to start.
I did email billing once a decade ago and ended up getting my cable shut off because I hadn’t noticed the bill. I get probably 20-30 emails a day and I don’t take the time to go through them. About half are from the RNC requesting money (he$$ no, traitors!).
But perhaps I’ll start with one bill that I know about. I already have my online banking set to warn me by text message, when a bill is coming due.
Old habits are hard to break - I used to use a manual spreadsheet to track bills - when they came in the mail, I’d write them on the spreadsheet with the due date, then use that as my system to write checks (sometimes “floating” them a day or two in the mail, such was my financial situation at the time) and mail them just prior to the due date.
The spreadsheet eventually went to the computer, and then to quicken, and now I use moneydance. I always have kept a ledger of some sort, dating back to when every single half hour of overtime was tracked. Oddly, I have co-workers that don’t even track their paycheck every 2 weeks. I mean, must be nice to not have to worry about money. Granted, I’m in a lot better shape financially than I was 30-40 years ago, but still...
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