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Peeved Patron Plugs Postal Worker (Mailman Delivers Mail Late, Gets Shot)
ABC News ^
| Nov 14, 2007
| The Associated Press
Posted on 11/15/2007 7:05:52 AM PST by DogByte6RER
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To: DogByte6RER
This is what you call an Italian incentive program. Poorly performing postal people get kneecapped. Great incentive!!
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:24:17 AM PST
by
Englishman
(Thank you America)
To: muawiyah
The day after a holiday the postmaster has a choice ~ since there will be TWO DAY'S WORTH OF MAIL ON HAND ~ he can seek an authorization for overtime from higher management, or he can curtail delivery.I am an admitted layman in the field of postal engineering, but I would guess that the issue here is that there is twice as much sorting to be done - the number of recipients hasn't doubled nor has the physical area of the delivery route doubled.
Since NONE of the people getting delivery paid for it
None of them are taxpayers at all?
Not a single one?
I'd suggest that after a letter carrier gets shot on his route that all the people on that route, and in nearby areas, have delivery service withdrawn until the problem can be sorted out.
I'm not sure why a lunatic's neighbors should be punished for the lunatic's actions.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:24:23 AM PST
by
wideawake
(Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
To: visualops
Seems the guy was doing everyone a favor by working late to deliver it all on a heavy mail day. I'm sure he was being paid overtime.
Instead of a thank-you he gets shot.
Actually, I would guess that comparatively few citizens remember to thank their mailman.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:26:08 AM PST
by
wideawake
(Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
To: Hegemony Cricket
I think I already won the Publishers Clearing House lottery. I got something yesterday saying I did, or was it that I MAY have already won, or.......?
I wonder if I can get the deposit back that I placed on the new car...
To: DogByte6RER
Who penned this title, Speedbuggy? P,ppp,p,ppp,phantastic!
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:27:18 AM PST
by
Sax
To: DogByte6RER
What earthly difference does it make what time of day one gets one’s mail. Somebody needs to get a life.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:29:19 AM PST
by
Graybeard58
( Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: DogByte6RER
The shooter was probably upset that his government welfare check was late and he need to buy some crack hours ago.
To: aroundabout
I won a prize in the Clearinghouse sweepstakes about 25 years ago.
I got a check for 10 cents.
I deposited it much to the puzzlement of the teller.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:32:59 AM PST
by
visualops
(artlife.us)
To: DogByte6RER
A postal worker in Chicago was shot in the leg late Tuesday after a resident along his postal route allegedly became angry that he was delivering the mail too late. But, but, but, but...how could anyone be shot in Chicago? That city has among the strictest gun control laws in the nation, just ask Mayor Dick (Turd) Daley.
To: DogByte6RER
OMG you mean he got his Bed Bath and Beyond coupons late? Oh, the horror!
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:34:42 AM PST
by
peggybac
(Tolerance is the virtue of believing in nothing)
To: wideawake
Actually, I would guess that comparatively few citizens remember to thank their mailman.
That's probably true.
When I was growing up, my family always gave the mailman and the trash collectors a little gift at Christmas. I still try to continue that tradition. It took me a long time to realize that most of the world probably doesn't operate that way.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:36:06 AM PST
by
khnyny
(Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed. Winston Churchill)
To: Graybeard58
What earthly difference does it make what time of day one gets ones mail. Somebody needs to get a life. Amen to that. People here need to get hit in the head with a 2x4 if they think that even being nasty at a late mail delivery on the first day after a holiday is justifiable, let alone having the mailman shot. Its not like the guy came around at 1 AM and it was thought that he was a burglar. COME ON!.
To: visualops
I once got an offer from Reader’s digest to get a book for ten cents, and it featured a cheque in that amount- the hook was that you get it for a dime and they pay for it- just endorse the cheque and mail it back. I cashed it.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:41:47 AM PST
by
Squawk 8888
(Is human activity causing the warming trend on Mars?)
To: DogByte6RER
Sometimes they switch our mailpeople. We had one that just couldn’t seem to deliver the mail for a solid month. That’s how long it took for the US Post Office to do anything about it; if they did at all. All we got that entire month was junk mail. I had a great time explaining to the bill collectors why my bills had not been paid. LOL
I wonder what this guy would have done if he hadn’t have gotten his mail for a month.
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:53:38 AM PST
by
freekitty
((May the eagles long fly our beautiful and free American sky.))
To: wideawake
“6:30 PM is ridiculous.”
It is? Why? I don’t see what the big deal is?
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posted on
11/15/2007 7:55:40 AM PST
by
monday
To: monday
It is? Why? I dont see what the big deal is? If I receive a credit card statement or other bill that is erroneous and I don't get it until 6:30 PM, quite frequently the creditor's business hours will already be over by 6:30 PM and I will need to wait an extra day to rectify the situation.
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posted on
11/15/2007 8:00:01 AM PST
by
wideawake
(Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
To: wideawake
Since NONE of the people getting delivery paid for it None of them are taxpayers at all? Not a single one?How much tax money do you think the Postal Service gets - more or less than UPS or FedEx?
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posted on
11/15/2007 8:02:27 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
How much tax money do you think the Postal Service gets - more or less than UPS or FedEx? About a half-billion net, I believe.
While it simply isn't relevant - since neither FedEx nor UPS have any legal obligation to provide service under Federal law, unlike the USPS - what are the numbers you are claiming for FedEx and UPS?
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posted on
11/15/2007 8:07:12 AM PST
by
wideawake
(Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
To: F15Eagle; MotleyGirl70; Cagey; Mr. Brightside; Rb ver. 2.0; lesser_satan; Taffini; jdm; countess; ..
The suspect:
"Too many people got their mail! You're a disgrace to the uniform!"
To: peggybac; F15Eagle
OMG you mean he got his Bed Bath and Beyond coupons late?And don't even think about "opting out"!
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