Members Cumberland Highpower Posted December 4, 2021 Members Report Posted December 4, 2021 On 4/9/2021 at 5:56 PM, tsunkasapa said: Plain and simple, if I mail an invitation to the neighbor I can SEE from my window, it goes 200 miles east to Spokane, back to Ellensburg, and then gets delivered. WHAT is efficient about that? The USPS needs to GO AWAY!!! Either that or be COMPLETELY restructured. Ok so it's an older post, but has been revived here. I think maybe you forgot the Anthrax scare we had when 'Lil Bush was in office? All the mail has to go to a central processing and through detectors. They don't have that kind of machinery at your local one employee Post Office. Quote
CFM tsunkasapa Posted December 4, 2021 CFM Report Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cumberland Highpower said: Ok so it's an older post, but has been revived here. I think maybe you forgot the Anthrax scare we had when 'Lil Bush was in office? All the mail has to go to a central processing and through detectors. They don't have that kind of machinery at your local one employee Post Office. PFFFT just a damn excuse. anthrax has nothing to do with it, never did. Edited December 4, 2021 by tsunkasapa Quote Hoka Hey! Today, tomorrow, next week, what does it matter?
Members Cumberland Highpower Posted December 5, 2021 Members Report Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, tsunkasapa said: PFFFT just a damn excuse. anthrax has nothing to do with it, never did. Ah, I also forgot to mention....The USPS is photographing all of the mail now. The letter you sent to your neighbor not only has to go through detectors, but now has to be photographed. (Another operation they can't do at your local PO). Somewhere in some dark electronic storage device is a picture of your letter addressed to Joe Smith on Apple Tree Lane, Somewhere. WA. Somehow I have a feeling our everyday life wont go back to how it was in 1921.....At least if I spent some time playing with my old rusty leather machinery I can delude myself on occasion into thinking it is 1921.... Edited December 5, 2021 by Cumberland Highpower Quote
Members chrisash Posted December 5, 2021 Members Report Posted December 5, 2021 Its just like airlines, using hubs is far cheaper than going direct when there are not enough customers. filling a lorry with a few pickups along the route means that the lorry carries hundreds if not thousands of items meaning the average cost per packet is peanuts and staffing at the hub is automated with expensive machines and low staff numbers Quote Mi omputer is ot ood at speeling , it's not me
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