No more Saturday USPS

[hotreds]

What's the point of delivering packages and not FCM. Something typically govt. stoopid in that! Don't deliver ANY mail on Sat ok, but to have people going out in vehicles to deliver only packages doesn't seem like it will save much money!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by hotreds

What's the point of delivering packages and not FCM. Something typically govt. stoopid in that! Don't deliver ANY mail on Sat ok, but to have people going out in vehicles to deliver only packages doesn't seem like it will save much money!

A package delivery truck/carrier could likely cover several routes with one person.

[markem]

Originally Posted by icehog3

A package delivery truck/carrier could likely cover several routes with one person.

This is what my mail carrier told me today. She also mentioned that at a meeting this morning at the post office, the local post master indicated that Congress has the ability to regulate postal rates but not postal hours. She and I were both confused as to the why then the hours war for the past 5+ years.

Who knows. Geraldo will get to the bottom of this, I'm certain.

[iaMkcK]

Originally Posted by markem

Who knows. Geraldo will get to the bottom of this, I'm certain.

Haha!

Someone suggested the idea of only delivering maybe 3 times a week. In the more rural areas [like my location], this would be pretty nice. I never used to check my mailbox until I started smoking cigars. Now it seems every day I'm going to the mailbox to see if any orders came in. I wouldn't mind only having to go Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays -- and my town has a small enough population so as to make it feasible.