Rant on shipping

[ultrarunner]

Any USPS workers I see doing in town deliveries or at the post office all seem to be wearing a uniform, but not the rural delivery carriers (who usually use personal vehicles as well). We've had the same two since we've moved here. Likewise, I've never seen a UPS driver who wasn't dressed in brown. Don't get enough Fedex deliveries to really know.



How do you know when you've received the second deposit? Ours came via a debit card (which we almost threw out thinking it was an unsolicited credit card). They charge 25¢ per balance inquiry so I'd hate to have to keep checking it. The paperwork that came with it implied that they'll just re-credit this card on further stimuli.

At 7:15 am Sunday morning the white Mail truck was out making deliveries...

We are getting FedEx and UPS in rental trucks... sometimes they have You Can Rent Me signage.

With all the new Ford Delivery Vans I'm seeing it has to help the auto makers?

It is just about impossible to rent a one way rental out of California... but they will just about give you the truck if you are moving from Idaho or Arizona to California.

Even the USPS must have relaxed uniform/dress rules... base ball caps, turbans, dreadlocks are not uncommon... they really can't find enough willing when competing with regional sign on bonuses others are offering.

in the 70's one of Dad's friends was a letter carrier tore up pretty bad by a dog on his route... it made the news when he was awarded a million dollars for his injuries... he never went out again delivering... did work a little inside but that didn't last long...

Messing with the mail or letter carrier was serious business... now, not so much as the rural mailboxes get pilfered... police say call the postal inspector and they have a huge backlog.

At one time it was all about proof and the proliferation of video should provide ample proof but either will or the manpower isn't there... part because it is no longer criminal... just a infraction like jay walking in most cases.

 

[tallyho8]

How do you know when you've received the second deposit? Ours came via a debit card (which we almost threw out thinking it was an unsolicited credit card). They charge 25¢ per balance inquiry so I'd hate to have to keep checking it. The paperwork that came with it implied that they'll just re-credit this card on further stimuli.

I did not know I received our stimulus checks until I checked my bank balance online. My wife and I are on Social Security even though I still work and we file a married filing jointly tax return with a check from my bank. This is why they send both of our payments to the one bank account.

 

[Diggin It]

Sunday, December 27
6:50 PM
Package arrived at a carrier facility
Tacoma, WA US
5:41 PM
Package arrived at a carrier facility
Kent, WA US
Monday, December 28
Package has shipped


Tiny little insignificant item that I don't really even care about, Just a filler item, but I don't get why it's been sitting there so long.

Saw a real mail truck on our rural road yesterday. White box type truck with all the markings. Never saw one out here before.

 

[Jstpssng]

Thanks for the explanation Fried. In my mind, we shouldn稚 have gotten anything. There are far more people needing that $161.00 than us.

I feel the same way. OTOH I'm probably more apt to make sure that it gets to some of those people... and that's sad. The last time around they said everybody got one because it would take too long to decide who was affected by Covid and who wasn't. That argument doesn't pass the straight face test this time...

 

[Diggin It]

If'n y'all are lookin' for volunteers to ship $$$$ to .....

 

[Jstpssng]

If'n y'all are lookin' for volunteers to ship $$$$ to .....

There's plenty of people here who can use it...

 

[fried1765]

There's plenty of people here who can use it...

Are you in Aroostook county?

 

[Jstpssng]

Are you in Aroostook county?

No, I'm three towns down from the county line. Some of the last stimulus went to buying chicks and raising them to eating size... I gave 10 to each of my nearest food pantries in Danforth and Haynesville. It wasn't much in the overall scheme of things but... it would have been more, except I messed up and lost a few when they were half grown.

 

[ultrarunner]

Just checked and no extra deposits in any of the accounts I look after... several are social security seniors with direct deposit and basically live on social security.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
I suspect they may happen in alphabetical order. I also could be wrong (again )