Postal service considers cutting one day of mail delivery!

iwakuralain16 · Post by **iwakuralain16** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:43 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28897426/

It better not be Saturday! LOL

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:20 pm

I've been wondering for awhile how long it'll be before my post office in the mall will close. It's pretty slow over there these days. The mall is dying off and the bakery that is nearby closed shop a couple months ago.

Everything is slowing down. The eating place next to our store closed so we have no place to eat that is next to us. We used to have five eating places next to us.

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:43 pm

iwakuralain16 wrote:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28897426/

It better not be Saturday! LOL

It'll be Saturday if they do it.... It's the only non-business day.

glorff · Post by **glorff** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:12 pm

They are actually considering Tuesday, since it is the lightest mail day!

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:32 pm

glorff wrote:They are actually considering Tuesday, since it is the lightest mail day!

Lol... So Tuesday may become a non-businessday.

Tuesdays are slow...

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:59 pm

Keropi wrote:I've been wondering for awhile how long it'll be before my post office in the mall will close. It's pretty slow over there these days. The mall is dying off and the bakery that is nearby closed shop a couple months ago.

Everything is slowing down. The eating place next to our store closed so we have no place to eat that is next to us. We used to have five eating places next to us.

Wow... Keropi it sounds like you live in a ghost town...

sletia · Post by **sletia** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:11 pm

Cripes.. in Canada they're not even open on weekends.. you guys got it good..

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:14 pm

I'm wondering if more post offices will cut back on their hours, but provide more automated postal machines in the lobby. This way, they can be "open" but not have to pay anyone to run the place.

lcatino · Post by **lcatino** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:29 pm

ReiTheJelly wrote:I'm wondering if more post offices will cut back on their hours, but provide more automated postal machines in the lobby. This way, they can be "open" but not have to pay anyone to run the place.

That's a good idea. I have 2 PO's in my town, and the main one keeps the lobby open 24 hours for people to use the automated machine.

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:07 am

I heard a representative this morning on the radio say it's not their first option.
Plus, it's a LAW that they have to provide delivery six days a week. It would take a lot of time to get that law changed.

And yes, I'd heard Tuesday or Wednesday would be the first days to be considered.

So, IF it happens, it won't be any time soon.

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:41 pm

Well, as long as non-holiday Mondays are open and the 24 hour kisok continues to work, it really won't bother me.

And when my hours change this summer, I can go any day of the week.

But seriously, if this does happen, I doubt it'll happen quickly. These kinds of things take a lot of talk first before any real action.

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