Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Paul S Person Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: OT Politics Re: Three Body Problem Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:43:21 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:43:25 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3b9bb9dd99e89da7d4431d0c1ac947c1"; logging-data="3717403"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19JFRjn3vv+01AuuYdnugSkB6h9ks7FjYo=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Re5f6xfLA1bp6UsIT+c1WSAHKo0= Bytes: 2798 On Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:00:11 -0500, "Jay E. Morris" wrote: >On 8/27/2024 11:19 AM, Paul S Person wrote: >> Dubious as I am of DeJoy, I must report this: >>=20 >> every month I mail two checks out on the 1st >> one is to a local charity (in Seattle, WA) >> one is to an international charity (in Washington, DC) >> in March 2024, the local check cleared on the 7th and the >> international check cleared on the 11th >> in August 2024, they both cleared on the 8th >>=20 >> So I would say that there has been some improvement recently. > >USPS said in a statement issued on August 22 that it is holding a=20 >pre-filing conference to discuss "plans to improve mail processing and=20 >transportation" across the country. While some customers will see=20 >improved delivery times=97specifically those that live within 50 miles = of=20 >its largest processing facilities, others who live more rurally won't be= =20 >so lucky. So, things might get even better here. >"Depending on location, time and distance, expected time to deliver will= =20 >increase for some ZIP code pairs," the release reads. Exactly how many=20 >zip codes could be affected is not reported. Newsweek has contacted the=20 >USPS for clarification via email. --=20 "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino, Who evil spoke of everyone but God, Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"