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From: Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: The US Postal Service
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:08:47 -0500
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On 2/13/2025 5:34 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 2/13/2025 3:06 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
>> I believe at one time the US Postal Service sponsored cycling. Well 
>> they sure have been on my bad list as of late. Seems things are much 
>> slower than they ever were and shoddy.
>>
>> I order a set of different guitar strings from a place in Traverse 
>> City Michigan. That is about 8 hour drive from here. Priority mailed 
>> out 02/05/25. I got the package today and yes the weather was bad they 
>> said it would be delay. It sat in at the post office in my town for 5 
>> days. It showed up with a plastic bag around the mailing envelop and 
>> note of package damage. There was nothing in the package and only one 
>> set of the 4 string sets I ordered in the plastic bag sealing it all 
>> with apology.
>>
>> The place is going to send out the remaining strings but I wonder if 
>> they file a claim with the post office. Frankly probably not worth the 
>> effort. To top that off it took 21 days in December for a letter of 
>> mine to get to Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
>>
>> Maybe Trump will look  into that too they need something done. Frankly 
>> quite allowing junk mail and get the act together.
> 
> Yes that's right:
> http://www.cyclismas.com/biscuits/us-postal-tour-de-france- 
> squads-1999-2006/
> 
> USPS won a lawsuit against Mr Armstrong following his fall from grace:
> https://natlawreview.com/article/lance-armstrong-pays-5-million-to- 
> settle-100-million-us-government-law-suit
> 
> Yes prices are up, way up, and no end of that in sight. There are a lot 
> of reasons and a lot of players- plenty enough blame to go around. This 
> is not solely on Mr DeJOy who has deep logistics experience but is 
> stymied by the nature of a not private not public structure.  All that 
> on top of freight being fuel+labor plus a markup. These are not good 
> times for the Post Office.
> 
> Yes, the vaunted "2 Day" service is now four to ten days and more than 
> double rates ten years ago.
> 
> But no, in fairness, loss/damage rates remain steady (I ship a LOT of 
> packages) although always higher than FedEx or UPS.
> 
>   A loss/damage claim takes 30 to 90 days, and they do pay when they are 
> at fault, but the process is tedious.
> 
> Oh, and there is little a President can do.  

Seems like the presidents been doing an awfully lot of things a 
president is prohibited by law from doing - rescinding guaranteed 
constitutional rights by executive order, firing employees without due 
cause, appointing a political donor to shut down departments with no 
oversight, freezing congressionally approved funds...

> It's on Congress to act, 
> which they have not and will not.
> 

If trump wants the USPS dissolved, it will be dissolved by the spineless 
republican majority.

Remember, it's now considered treason to disagree with this 
"president's" policies. Not just any president, just _this_ president.

fuck the working class.




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