Comments on: Senator Snowe calls on PMG to consider small businesses when reviewing six day delivery options

By: Rural carrier

Rural carrier — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:52:00 +0000

City Carrier, the problem is that Potter wants no delivery on Tuesday. What kind of since does that make. Sun – No, Mon – Yes, Tues – No, Wed – yes, Thurs – Yes, Fri – Yes, Sat – yes.
And when we have a Mon Holiday, No on Sun, Mon, & Tues. WOW What O Wednesday that will be.

By: City Carrier

City Carrier — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:42:08 +0000

Senator Snowe doesn’t have a clue on the daily operations or customers of the USPS. The majority of business’ are closed on Saturdays and have their mail held at the post office for Monday delivery. If the postal service went to no delivery on Sat. & Sun. it could save the postal service billions. The window could still be open for customers to mail, pick-up packages, etc. If 6 days are so important then why do we get holidays off, or maybe I should say, so many holidays off? People adjust, mailer adjust and would have to make sure the meds are delivered during the week. UPS doesn’t run on Saturdays – how do people survive? Lets save the USPS.

By: Rural carrier

Rural carrier — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:15:57 +0000

6 day a week delivery is important. I have several elderly veterans that receive their medicines by mail, because it is too far for them to travel every week to the nearest VA hospital for their medications. I deliver supplies to diabetic senior citizens that can’t get them locally. I deliver packages to customers that cannot get to town to purchase items. The people that live in the city forget that the farmers that we deliver parts and clothing to are the ones that are growing the food that they eat. Rural delivery is vital to this country. If everyone lived in the city, there would be no food to eat. Everyday I come in and UPS has dropped a load of parcels for me to deliver the next day, because they don’t want to drive all the roads I cover. That is revenue for the USPS. The USPS is what keeps the USA going. I know in this technological age, the city folks think it is all about computers, but it is not. We still deliver the electric bills, and pick up the payments. We still collect and deliver the letters from 90 year old brothers and sisters that keep in touch every week, by mail. We still deliver the actual pictures of babies, weddings, etc. We still deliver the weekly newspaper. We still deliver the daily Wall Street Journal. Let’s keep the mail and parcels moving. Let’s show the people that we care, and that we are there for them, to get the important things of life into their hands, like the birthday card from the other side of this great country.

By: M Muoio

M Muoio — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:05:02 +0000

Our friend from Maine must have cabin fever—-the fact is she is plagued with the same disease infesting our great nation which can be summed up very simply; “Americans want to go to heaven, but not one will die to achieve the goal”. The fact is this country is bankrupt but nobody has told the Congress. We have $63 Trillion in unfunded commitments moving forward and this woman from Maine talks of 6 day a week delivery for the USA? If this is the best Maine has to offer—they need to get out of the cabin and recall this moron! We need to move to 3 day a week delivery ASAP and reduce rates by 40%—-this will solve the problems better in Maine than anything she has suggested. Hey Olympia—get back in the cabin!