USPS? getting delivery ever other day?

[ZTMAN]

Seems like we get mainly junk mail on a daily basis. I just told my wife today it would be fine if they delivered mail once or twice a week. No need for me to go to the mailbox six days a week.

 

[lman]

Good luck on that. Locally, the post office has been advertising for applicants for the last year. The same with the "infrastructure" funding. If we're going to fix a bunch of bridges, roads, etc, who is going to do it? Construction workers are in short supply.

I'm sure the infrastructure money will find a good home though.

 

[LittleBill21]

Good luck on that. Locally, the post office has been advertising for applicants for the last year. The same with the "infrastructure" funding. If we're going to fix a bunch of bridges, roads, etc, who is going to do it? Construction workers are in short supply.

I said they were hiring, never said they were going to get the people

 

[square1]

Put an outgoing letter in the box on the 10th and raised the flag. Needed to be at it's destination (local) as close to the 15th as possible. Wasn't taken from the box until the 14th. Hopefully it didn't take 5 more days to be delivered! I could have walked it over in a couple hours

 

[kcflhrc]

The biggest problem we have with USPS is when Amazon uses them for the last leg of the delivery. It's horrible. I have seen it go from Kansas City MO to Kansas City Kansas, then to Warrensburg MO, then back to KC MO then back to Kansas City KS and then eventually it makes it to us about 30 minutes southwest of KC. Most of the mail I get is junk so they can deliver once a week if they want to. They suck, it's just about that simple. No one wants to work any more, they do half ass jobs and want $20 an hour or more.

 

[NorTracNY]

This may seem political but is not. Years ago the Republicans forced the USPS to fund retirees medical benefits 75 years into the future in a way no private company does. This funding is a very large financial burden to the USPS. It can only be changed by an act of Congress. ...
Eric

I appreciate that you attempted to some degree to state facts, but you certainly have made this political. It is not a fact that "Republicans forced the USPS.." As you stated, Congress is needed to make changes. It was Congress that made the USPS to change the was benefits were handled, not a political party. If you wanted to be factual, you would have said "Years ago, Congress ..." If you wanted to be factual and political (which you did), you could have said "Years ago when the Republican party was in control of Congress..."

Let's avoid the politics. The mods don't like it.

 

[dmccarty]

USPS service, and lack there of, is local.

Our service is pretty good. My parents service in a different state is horrible. So many times, too many to be truthful, we have paid to have X Day delivery and the package does not show up on time.

Amazon, UPS, and FedEx can do deliver on schedule but the USPS cannot in certain places.

Later,
Dan

 

[Ken45101]

I was beginning to wonder the same thing (alternate day delivery). We were supposed to received some tax stuff Saturday. Nothing. Monday a holiday. Tuesday, nothing even though I had the flag up for outgoing mail, which was not picked up. It finally came Wednesday. They are still supposed to deliver even if short staffed. If no one else is available, the postmaster is supposed to run the route.

As for not delivering packages and certified to the door, they are required to do so. Local PO had told me they wouldn't and for years I received the obnoxious "sorry we missed you..." notes.

Well my current wife is as retired rural carrier. When she moved in here and heard that, she said "absolutely wrong." She called the local PO and the OIC told her that they didn't have to deliver to the door. My wife asked when postal regulations changed and was told it was always that way. She hung up and called the regional office. A short while later, the local OIC called and was mad. "We will deliver your package tomorrow but that's it, from now on you can pick up all your mail at the office." "Oh?" my wife said, "that's okay, I have the regional office on speed dial." We get our mail delivered properly most of the time.

 

[Diggin It]

^^^^ Sorry, but pulling strings is kind of like 'pull my finger'. It doesn't go over so well and you end up with an odor about you.

 

[RalphVa]

I was wondering if anyone else has gone a day or longer getting the mail delivered to the Rural box? A few weeks ago I was watching for a certified letter to arrive. It took almost a week . and 4 of those days in was in my local PO. I understand one day was due to snow.(4 inches). but then two days later I waited in my house for it. (they are supposed to attempt to delivery in person). But when I checked the mail that evening I found a orange note telling me it would be at my local PO the next day. (so no attempt in person). Anyways it was Saturday so I had to wait till Monday. And on Monday I went to the PO 7 miles away and they hadnt gotten it from the carrier. Finally on Tuesday I got it.

But now I was told that due to staffing issues and 'stuff' it would be possible every other day.(this was NOT from the PO)

So now for three days now I haven't even had a scan on the email to tell me they were going to deliver.

Anyways the main reason of the post is to ask if anyone else is experiencing that?

Thanks.

We had not had any mail in about a week. They'd pick stuff up but no deliveries. Wife finally wrote to the new republican governor urging him to use the national guard. Finally started getting some mail. She has to contact outfits we're expecting bills from by email/phone and asking about bill and sending money.