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Title: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: Rico on February 06, 2013, 08:26:46 AM
I'm fine with this.  They should have stopped delivering mail on Saturday years ago.  Starts in August.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/06/us-postal-service-delivery-mail-saturdays/1895277/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/06/us-postal-service-delivery-mail-saturdays/1895277/)
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: MARKO on February 06, 2013, 09:55:52 AM
Great no more Junk mail on Saturdays.......the tree's will be happy.
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: Bromptonboy on February 06, 2013, 10:17:29 AM
Somewhere in Florida - Cliff Clavern is weeping...
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: WillEagle on February 06, 2013, 02:40:07 PM
Fine with me. Most of the mail I get is junk or bills anyway.
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: Ktrek on February 06, 2013, 03:39:00 PM
It doesn't bother me either. I do think it's a shame though that the postal service has been so mismanaged that it has come to this. I hate to think about so many people losing their jobs over it.

Kevin
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: ChrisMC on February 06, 2013, 04:06:51 PM
More likely forced retirements. My wife works for the gov' and that's pretty standard when it comes to cutbacks.
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: X on February 06, 2013, 04:21:25 PM
Quote from: Ktrek on February 06, 2013, 03:39:00 PM
It doesn't bother me either. I do think it's a shame though that the postal service has been so mismanaged that it has come to this. I hate to think about so many people losing their jobs over it.

Kevin
Mismanaged, but not on  the shoulders of the post office. They can't do anything without congressional approval, but they receive no money from the government to operate. They also have to set aside 5.5 billion each year in a trust for retirement funds, but this is a practice that isn't being applies to any part of the government.

Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: KingIsaacLinksr on February 06, 2013, 05:02:31 PM
5.5 billion for retirement funds. That seems extreme to me, but I lack perspective. Is that normal for something like this?
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: X on February 06, 2013, 09:01:41 PM
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-05/us/postal.default_1_retiree-health-trust-fund-postal-service?_s=PM:US (http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-05/us/postal.default_1_retiree-health-trust-fund-postal-service?_s=PM:US)
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: KingIsaacLinksr on February 07, 2013, 12:13:13 AM
Quote from: X on February 06, 2013, 09:01:41 PM
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-05/us/postal.default_1_retiree-health-trust-fund-postal-service?_s=PM:US (http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-05/us/postal.default_1_retiree-health-trust-fund-postal-service?_s=PM:US)

Ah, that's cute. So its not normal.
Title: Re: No more Saturday mail in the U.S.
Post by: Geekyfanboy on February 15, 2013, 12:02:10 PM
If this does go through.. I'm fine with it. I mean I send most of my "mail" electronically these days.