I saw that video. I thought what the hell???

I wouldn't expect anyone in junior high school to be doing that.

I save all of my junk mail and flyers for a month or six weeks and then I take it back to the post office so they can toss it.

I have to pay for my own garbage to get picked up. Don’t want to pay for an extra lift.

If the PO gets spun off as a private company I’d be willing to pay $20 to not get any junk mail including political crap.

How can they call it a hearing when the guys ears are covered?

I ordered an upper from Brownells. They created the shipping label and it was picked up. Then it sat somewhere for days in the same location. I called Brownells and the woman helped by tracking it and entering my email. She said it could get the process moving again.
I did sign up for text notifications on USPS which also may have helped.

I am really surprised that companies even consider using USPS as a shipper. The customer pays the freight anyway so use FEDEX or UPS.

USPS lost nearly $500 million in the fiscal year ending Sept '24. How do they respond? They lower prices

Screenshot of today's rail from pirates ship:

My Post Office box rent goes up this month, too.

As it seems to do every six months.

Moderately resurecting this thread for some pertinent news. For those who may be unaware. This postal distribution facility in Palmetto GA was going to be state of the art; true 21st century advancements. But, it didn't occur to them that perhaps they still needed to staff it with qualified help. Let's just say things devolved quickly from there. Why it took this long to fire this mf'er is beyond me.

Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to step down

WASHINGTON — Louis DeJoy, who oversaw a U.S. Postal Service plagued by delays in mail delivery and steep financial losses, said he is stepping down.

DeJoy has notified the Postal Service Board of Governors that it should begin the process of picking his successor.

“While you undertake that process, my commitment is to devote my time and energy and being as helpful as possible in facilitating a transition that is the least impactful to the Postal Service and the American people, and that positions my successor and the Postal Service for long-term success,” the postmaster general wrote in a letter released Tuesday.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have complained for months about lagging mail delivery times under DeJoy. Among them is U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., who said he hopes DeJoy’s announcement paves the way for a fresh start.

“As the USPS Board of Governors begins its search for a replacement, I urge them to find new leadership that will swiftly restore normal service that Georgia families and businesses can rely on, and I will continue holding them accountable,” Ossoff said in a news release.

Both Republicans and Democrats have said that DeJoy’s efforts to consolidate and streamline mail operations have affected businesses and homeowners across the nation. But he repeatedly ignored calls to resign while President Joe Biden was in office, and the Board of Governors ignored pleas that he be fired.

Conditions inside the plant:

Trucks waiting to access the plant:

Bye, idiot

Dang it, was hoping he would get fired

You know this was a Trump appointment. He is gone though, soft announcement this week.

Yeah, I have to say that the Postal Service's "service" has sucked lately especially if you have a parcel that has to go through Indianapolis, IN.

I'd hope that mine could get sent through Indianapolis twice instead of Palmetto once, but chances are, it has seen both.

Here in the Frozen North a USPS TV commercial runs that shows a state of the art mail processing operation, complete with robots moving packages. Electric mail trucks are highlighted too.
All bullshit. My mail lady flogs a tired Subaru to get the job done, no plug involved.
How much $$$ do these ads cost?

I sold a laser level via EBay to a guy in Puerto Rico. Sent it priority. It arrived 11 weeks later. Most of the time it sat motionless in a warehouse in NC. I tried everything to get their attention and get it moving. I had insurance, and tried to file a claim after 8 weeks, but they refused to honor it saying “it’s not lost”, even though they had no way to prove it wasn’t and couldn’t produce it.

Some things are too broken to fix.

Two words.

Prosecute tOssoff.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
...complete with robots moving packages. Electric mail trucks are highlighted too.

We have had the electric mail trucks for a few months locally.

Now if the money were spent on keeping the other three distribution centers open instead of the crapfest that is Palmetto...