/ insert obligatory Discworld reference here.

Hey subby, how am I supposed to get my goodies from eBay and Amazon into the wilderness known as Canada? Both our postal services are great IMO.

Its good that the republicans are shutting down this system started by that whoremongering socialist Benjamin Franklin. Make them fund pensions in 3 years to make them go broke. HA!

Grand_Moff_Joseph: Kittypie070: GEE YA FARKIN THINK!!??!1!eleventy!?

AFTER STICKIN EVERYTHING EXCEPT OPS IN 75 YEARS' WORTH OF PENSION FUNDS FOR POSTAL WORKERS THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN GESTATED YET, said regulation having been mandated by Congress in TWO THOUSAND MUTHA F*CKING SIX under exactly whose Administration pray tell!!??

Done in one.

Yep. Pretty much.

The post office is authorized explicitly in the Constitution because the founders considered it essential that Americans have a way to transmit information via newspapers and other printed materials. One of the cornerstones of freedom of the press is the freedom to distributed the printed materials. It's no surprise the fascists would want to snuff out this service.

Sounds like Kitty's about to go postal.

They're still delivering the mail... just not going to pay their healthcare/pension crap.

Works for me.

Aar1012: Gwendolyn: Kittypie070: GEE YA FARKIN THINK!!??!1!eleventy!?

AFTER STICKIN EVERYTHING EXCEPT OPS IN 75 YEARS' WORTH OF PENSION FUNDS FOR POSTAL WORKERS THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN GESTATED YET, said regulation having been mandated by Congress in TWO THOUSAND MUTHA F*CKING SIX under exactly whose Administration pray tell!!??

And they did it so the USPS would implode on itself and private businesses could take over. Look at the big campaign donors and lobbyists who pushed for this.

Because I'll be able to send a letter for less than $0.50 when I use UPS or FedEx. Right, free marketers?

Is it really only costing $0.50 ?

Mail sucks. The business would have failed no matter what. The only things worth delivery are packages, and the occasional letter and card which UPS can do and is far better at it. To be honest the only thing I send by mail anymore is a loan payment , and thats because the service isn't online. WHICH IS GAWD AWFUL. Realistically, can the mail service even succeed without the set up for failure?

You'll have to explain to me how moving boxes around, driving a car, and carrying a bag around all day entitles you to $20+/hr and monthly benefits for the rest of your natural life.

HotIgneous Intruder: Grand_Moff_Joseph: Kittypie070: GEE YA FARKIN THINK!!??!1!eleventy!?

AFTER STICKIN EVERYTHING EXCEPT OPS IN 75 YEARS' WORTH OF PENSION FUNDS FOR POSTAL WORKERS THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN GESTATED YET, said regulation having been mandated by Congress in TWO THOUSAND MUTHA F*CKING SIX under exactly whose Administration pray tell!!??

Done in one.

Yep. Pretty much.

The post office is authorized explicitly in the Constitution because the founders considered it essential that Americans have a way to transmit information via newspapers and other printed materials. One of the cornerstones of freedom of the press is the freedom to distributed the printed materials. It's no surprise the fascists would want to snuff out this service.



"When you control the mail, you control.... INFORMATION!"

A) "DEY SPENDIN ALL MAH TAX DOLLERS"

B) "Ok, we'll close under performing offices. There are two in your district."

A) "WHAT?! THIS IS TYRANNY! DENIED. BUT STILL, STOP SPENDIN' TAX DOLLERS"

I do enjoy the way they run the business. EDDM is the shiznit. Their Business services for printing and folding jobs is very nice.

Trimming out ridiculous retiree benefits? - see Greece and Spain.

In my neighborhood there are these awesome people called trashmen who take the garbage away. And here are crappy people called postmen who without fail deliver garbage every day.

Since they refuse to give me the option to turn off the junk mail the post office can go to hell.

Kittypie070: GEE YA FARKIN THINK!!??!1!eleventy!?

AFTER STICKIN EVERYTHING EXCEPT OPS IN 75 YEARS' WORTH OF PENSION FUNDS FOR POSTAL WORKERS THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN GESTATED YET, said regulation having been mandated by Congress in TWO THOUSAND MUTHA F*CKING SIX under exactly whose Administration pray tell!!??

Do you be goin' all postal on us now....

The USPS should *NEVER* have been "privatized."

Sent 2 packages of equal size and weight from the same post office to the same address at the same time.

1 arrived in 2 days
the other in 5


WTF?

thecpt: the occasional letter and card which UPS can do and is far better at it.

I am going to skip over the fact that UPS has currently lost my Nexus 7 and instead ask you what planet you live on that UPS can handle LETTERS in an economic fashion. They charge at least 10x the price as the USPS.

Also, FYI - UPS and FedEx don't service Alaska (and many other rural areas). They just hand them off to the USPS. Must be nice to have someone to handle all of your non-urban/suburban tasks.

ZzeusS: You'll have to explain to me how moving boxes around, driving a car, and carrying a bag around all day entitles you to $20+/hr and monthly benefits for the rest of your natural life.

Make about as much sense as six figure farkers who spend most of their day sitting in front of a computer tapping away.

It's a shame. I much prefer the USPS because it is simply far cheaper and they get the package to the door. Not a depot that's only open between 12:02-3:05 pm.

Maybe this is a good thing, maybe congress will legalize interstate beer/wine/liquor mailing.

Force people to show ID when the pick up the package at the store.

Since it's booze and the post office is a branch of the government it could retain it's monopoly on it.

DoBeDoBeDo: Sent 2 packages of equal size and weight from the same post office to the same address at the same time.

1 arrived in 2 days
the other in 5


WTF?

Why didn't you send them as a single larger package?

Aar1012: Because I'll be able to send a letter for less than $0.50 when I use UPS or FedEx. Right, free marketers?

Not that I disagree with you in spirit but who the fark sends letters? I haven't sent or received one in the last 15 years.

ZzeusS: You'll have to explain to me how moving boxes around, driving a car, and carrying a bag around all day entitles you to $20+/hr and monthly benefits for the rest of your natural life.

When you break it down like that, most jobs sound just as pointless.

Kittypie070: GEE YA FARKIN THINK!!??!1!eleventy!?

AFTER STICKIN EVERYTHING EXCEPT OPS IN 75 YEARS' WORTH OF PENSION FUNDS FOR POSTAL WORKERS THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN GESTATED YET, said regulation having been mandated by Congress in TWO THOUSAND MUTHA F*CKING SIX under exactly whose Administration pray tell!!??

Faddy: DoBeDoBeDo: Sent 2 packages of equal size and weight from the same post office to the same address at the same time.

1 arrived in 2 days
the other in 5


WTF?

Why didn't you send them as a single larger package?

That would have put them over the "if it fits it ships" limit. Used the USPS labled boxes and all.

God Is My Co-Pirate: Quantum Apostrophe: Hey subby, how am I supposed to get my goodies from eBay and Amazon into the wilderness known as Canada? Both our postal services are great IMO.

For shipping to Canada, USPS beats the shiat out of UPS every time. Every time I order something from UPS it's, "ohhhh, your package is at the border. ohhh, it's still at the border. ohhhh, we tried to deliver but you weren't in - you say you were? Well, whoops. Just drive over to our depot 45 minutes away and pick it up before 4:00 p.m. ohhh, yeah, there's a $45 duty and clearing fee for your convenience."

Because of this I refuse to use UPS anymore. They charge ridiculous sums of "fees" for international packages and never give you the full story on the phone.

USPS and CPS? No problems.

Aar1012: Gwendolyn: Kittypie070: GEE YA FARKIN THINK!!??!1!eleventy!?

AFTER STICKIN EVERYTHING EXCEPT OPS IN 75 YEARS' WORTH OF PENSION FUNDS FOR POSTAL WORKERS THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN GESTATED YET, said regulation having been mandated by Congress in TWO THOUSAND MUTHA F*CKING SIX under exactly whose Administration pray tell!!??

And they did it so the USPS would implode on itself and private businesses could take over. Look at the big campaign donors and lobbyists who pushed for this.

Because I'll be able to send a letter for less than $0.50 when I use UPS or FedEx. Right, free marketers?

Uh...yeah. If they get all of that federal money.

browntimmy: ZzeusS: You'll have to explain to me how moving boxes around, driving a car, and carrying a bag around all day entitles you to $20+/hr and monthly benefits for the rest of your natural life.

When you break it down like that, most jobs sound just as pointless.

More deserving than sitting in an office using an electronic device to enter bits of data meant to further expand the reach of said electronic device's capabilities, the net result being a whole lotta nothing when the power goes down...

The lack of House action has been harshly criticized by senators and mailing industry representatives. "The longer the House delays consideration of the bill, the longer the uncertainty about the Postal Service's financial future remains," said Senator Scott Brown, Republican of Massachusetts, one of the co-sponsors of the Senate postal bill. "This is irresponsible and unfair."

The delay comes as the House has also stopped work on its version of the farm bill, another piece of legislation that the Senate has passed but that House leaders have shown no interest in bringing to a vote. The current farm bill expires on Sept. 30.

The Tea Party is the worst movement to grab power in a very, very long time.

DoBeDoBeDo: Sent 2 packages of equal size and weight from the same post office to the same address at the same time.

1 arrived in 2 days
the other in 5


WTF?

I'm still confused how last year I mailed a small package from Phoenix to Tucson (2 hour drive) and the postal service decided to get it there by way of LA. Oh, and letting it sit in an LA warehouse/center for two days... Hard to believe there isn't a regular truck between phoenix and tucson.

Louisiana_Sitar_Club: Aar1012: Because I'll be able to send a letter for less than $0.50 when I use UPS or FedEx. Right, free marketers?

Not that I disagree with you in spirit but who the fark sends letters? I haven't sent or received one in the last 15 years.

Letters? No one. Greeting cards? Tons.

thecpt: The only things worth delivery are packages, and the occasional letter and card which UPS can do and is far better at it.

And at only ten times the price for a letter, it's a bargain!

shortymac: God Is My Co-Pirate: Quantum Apostrophe: Hey subby, how am I supposed to get my goodies from eBay and Amazon into the wilderness known as Canada? Both our postal services are great IMO.

For shipping to Canada, USPS beats the shiat out of UPS every time. Every time I order something from UPS it's, "ohhhh, your package is at the border. ohhh, it's still at the border. ohhhh, we tried to deliver but you weren't in - you say you were? Well, whoops. Just drive over to our depot 45 minutes away and pick it up before 4:00 p.m. ohhh, yeah, there's a $45 duty and clearing fee for your convenience."

Because of this I refuse to use UPS anymore. They charge ridiculous sums of "fees" for international packages and never give you the full story on the phone.

USPS and CPS? No problems.

I didn't know Child protective services delivered packages...

Gee... maybe if they understood customer service in some small way. There's a reason the term "going postal" started with them... I consider it every time I have to walk into a 30 person line with one person on duty working slower than I'd be able to function while 3 others shoot the shiat in the corner avoiding eye-contact with the line... Or when I see someone come in 20 minutes before the posted Passport Application Time and see them be told their too late because it takes too long to complete before closing.

They COULD earn that pension... but they don' t; instead, they treat us like shiat and I avoid the place like the plague. I WANT to support them... but entering the place risks my having an aneurysm from ire.

\would pay twice as much if they actually fixed this.

HotIgneous Intruder: One of the cornerstones of freedom of the press is the freedom to distributed the printed materials. It's no surprise the fascists would want to snuff out this service.

Plays right into Citizens United. In the future only the very wealthy will be able to send political mailings during an election season.

/I welcome our new fascist overlords
//no, i dont actually.

\midigod: thecpt: The only things worth delivery are packages, and the occasional letter and card which UPS can do and is far better at it.

And at only ten times the price for a letter, it's a bargain!

Yes, because UPS's dumping of packages off to the USPS to have USPS deliver for them totally makes UPS better at it than the USPS...

shortymac: God Is My Co-Pirate: Quantum Apostrophe: Hey subby, how am I supposed to get my goodies from eBay and Amazon into the wilderness known as Canada? Both our postal services are great IMO.

For shipping to Canada, USPS beats the shiat out of UPS every time. Every time I order something from UPS it's, "ohhhh, your package is at the border. ohhh, it's still at the border. ohhhh, we tried to deliver but you weren't in - you say you were? Well, whoops. Just drive over to our depot 45 minutes away and pick it up before 4:00 p.m. ohhh, yeah, there's a $45 duty and clearing fee for your convenience."

Because of this I refuse to use UPS anymore. They charge ridiculous sums of "fees" for international packages and never give you the full story on the phone.

USPS and CPS? No problems.

Yea, fark UPS they charged me $20 brokerage fees on a $25 item. When I refused the package they cut off all delivery to the address until the fee was paid.

I remember during the last election somebody in a town-hall expressed worry that UPS and other private carriers might be 'socialized'. Candidate Obama smiled and pointed out that UPS and other private carriers were doing fine, it was USPS that was having problems. I'm still shocked that nobody has used that sound-byte against him.