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In Reply to: Yeah, the USPS is a vestige of halcyon days... posted by Jay Buridan on April 22, 2020 at 13:11:45:
Well, at least the pandemic has exposed neoliberalism and the failure of the elites.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - And the USPS wants bail-out money... for what??? - dark_dave56 04:16:46 04/22/20 (77)
- RE: And the USPS wants bail-out money... for what??? - dean_martin 04:59:29 04/23/20 (2)
- If she's anything like him... - musetap 15:05:10 04/23/20 (1)
- Have no fear--she's far worse than I ever could be... - dark_dave56 03:59:44 04/24/20 (0)
- To all of you staunch defenders of the USPS... - dark_dave56 04:46:52 04/23/20 (2)
- Mail order organs? That's a laugh. nt - dancingseamonkey 09:30:32 04/23/20 (0)
- Don't use USPS for overnight delivery of any organ for transplant... - musetap 09:19:27 04/23/20 (0)
- RE: And the USPS wants bail-out money... for what??? - Krav Maga 19:29:59 04/22/20 (0)
- For doing the best delivery of mail in history! - Webnick 19:04:09 04/22/20 (0)
- RE: And the USPS wants bail-out money... for what??? - Kim G 18:50:53 04/22/20 (0)
- The real culprit is paperless bills and online banking..... - Rod M 17:33:55 04/22/20 (0)
- RE: And the USPS wants bail-out money... for what??? - JDK 17:28:42 04/22/20 (0)
- We're on our way to third-world status - jedrider 12:05:04 04/22/20 (2)
- Yeah, the USPS is a vestige of halcyon days... - Jay Buridan 13:11:45 04/22/20 (1)
- RE: "... Before neoliberalism utterly wrecked this country." - Krav Maga 04/22/2021:17:45 04/22/20 (0)
- For what? Some 99.04% of the time USPS works perfectly for us, whether... - musetap 10:59:01 04/22/20 (0)
- RE: And the USPS wants bail-out money... for what??? - Gary 09:14:10 04/22/20 (0)
- Who do you think will deliver letters door to door everywhere in the country, Fedex? - Rick W 08:17:49 04/22/20 (0)
- USPS tracking is corrupt and useless. FedEx for me.... - AbeCollins 06:48:48 04/22/20 (15)
- Please give us some proof of corruption. - Quadzilla 08:53:21 04/22/20 (14)
- RE: Please give us some proof of corruption. - AbeCollins 12:28:51 04/22/20 (6)
- To me ... - Quadzilla 13:11:02 04/22/20 (2)
- Change the word to whatever you like... - AbeCollins 20:41:56 04/22/20 (1)
- I have had plenty of dealings with the USPS. - Quadzilla 05:40:38 04/23/20 (0)
- RE: Please give us some proof of corruption. - dancingseamonkey 13:06:25 04/22/20 (2)
- That was just one example.... - AbeCollins 20:47:25 04/22/20 (1)
- Here's a big piece on that out of Atlanta from a couple years back - David S. 07:14:52 04/23/20 (0)
- Here's one of many if you do a search for "undelivered mail found"... - dark_dave56 11:07:01 04/22/20 (2)
- RE: Here's one of many if you do a search for "undelivered mail found"... - dancingseamonkey 13:10:30 04/22/20 (0)
- Individual wrongdoing does not constitute systemic corruption. nt - Quadzilla 11:09:14 04/22/20 (0)
- It's not even poor service. - ghost of olddude55 10:06:26 04/22/20 (3)
- Corruption is a serious accusation, even if used for editorial dramatization. - Quadzilla 10:09:15 04/22/20 (2)
- Editorial dramatization? Abe???? ... N/T - musetap 11:01:44 04/22/20 (1)
- Should I assume that he isn't the same revered 'Honest Abe' I have heard about? nt - Quadzilla 11:05:23 04/22/20 (0)
- I have mixed feelings about USPS - Dave_K 06:26:59 04/22/20 (0)
- They are the only organization in the US.... - Ivan303 05:57:48 04/22/20 (11)
- RE: They are the only organization in the US.... - dancingseamonkey 07:47:51 04/22/20 (4)
- Yep... a faction of politicians would LOVE for USPS to privatize... - musetap 11:05:27 04/22/20 (3)
- RE: Yep... a faction of politicians would LOVE for USPS to privatize... - dark_dave56 11:15:49 04/22/20 (2)
- RE: Yep... a faction of politicians would LOVE for USPS to privatize... - dancingseamonkey 13:55:17 04/22/20 (0)
- If the US govt was to let the USPS go totally private... - Steve O 12:13:31 04/22/20 (0)
- Just to clarity... - dark_dave56 06:31:19 04/22/20 (5)
- RE: Just to clarity... - dancingseamonkey 08:06:00 04/22/20 (2)
- +1 (nt) - reelsmith. 08:22:48 04/22/20 (1)
- RE: +2 (nt) - musetap 11:06:57 04/22/20 (0)
- Yes, that $34B IS the loss... - Ivan303 07:42:44 04/22/20 (1)
- Who cares about - E-Stat 12:19:17 04/22/20 (0)
- RE: And the USPS wants bail-out money... for what??? - B. Scarpia 05:11:21 04/22/20 (1)
- I like this one better.... - ghost of olddude55 05:26:20 04/22/20 (0)
- For my own purposes, nothing beats USPS Priority Mail. - ghost of olddude55 04:38:30 04/22/20 (28)
- We have an unlocked gate you have to pass through to get to our front door... - musetap 11:16:18 04/22/20 (2)
- Came home from work one winter day... - ghost of olddude55 11:21:55 04/22/20 (1)
- One of my wife's recent expensive damn cell phones... - musetap 11:33:37 04/22/20 (0)
- RE: For my own purposes, nothing beats USPS Priority Mail. - dancingseamonkey 08:01:13 04/22/20 (3)
- There are people here still using rural delivery addresses... - ghost of olddude55 08:08:38 04/22/20 (2)
- So how exactly does that apply to this Priority Mail parcel... - dark_dave56 11:36:33 04/22/20 (1)
- The sticker goes on at the Post Office... - ghost of olddude55 11:52:39 04/22/20 (0)
- Absolutely agree ... - reelsmith. 07:51:17 04/22/20 (0)
- +1 - Jay Buridan 07:12:20 04/22/20 (0)
- Woe the USPS - Barry 06:05:56 04/22/20 (1)
- Well, what would you expect??? - dark_dave56 04:01:08 04/23/20 (0)
- Also agree... - Steve O 05:42:23 04/22/20 (0)
- Agree 100% (nt) - Dave Pogue 05:07:42 04/22/20 (0)
- If they're so damned good and dependable and cheap... - dark_dave56 04:59:20 04/22/20 (6)
- Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez... what's IN that ONE package????..... - musetap 11:43:33 04/22/20 (4)
- Contents are irrelevant... - dark_dave56 04:30:45 04/23/20 (0)
- +1 nt - dancingseamonkey 13:27:35 04/22/20 (0)
- Probably a blow-up doll. nt - ghost of olddude55 11:53:04 04/22/20 (1)
- +1(nt) - kuma 18:37:38 04/22/20 (0)
- Nothing is perfect. - ghost of olddude55 05:03:00 04/22/20 (0)
- I would concur, FWIW - mhardy6647 04:52:50 04/22/20 (7)
- Same here. - ghost of olddude55 05:11:30 04/22/20 (6)
- Can't say that I'd miss it... - dark_dave56 05:30:50 04/22/20 (5)
- RE: Can't say that I'd miss it... - dancingseamonkey 08:18:15 04/22/20 (3)
- I have... - dark_dave56 08:48:50 04/22/20 (2)
- RE: I have... - dancingseamonkey 14:03:18 04/22/20 (0)
- Reading this thread and of your one bad recent USPS pandemic experience... - musetap 11:22:04 04/22/20 (0)
- Junk mail isn't USPS's fault. - ghost of olddude55 05:52:55 04/22/20 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: "... Before neoliberalism utterly wrecked this country." - Krav Maga 04/22/2021:17:45 04/22/20 (0)