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Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:07 pm
Posted by Keltic Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2006
19257 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:07 pm
Just talked to our postman, she was sitting in her truck around 6:30 pm exhausted, 3 hrs behind schedule/receiving OT monies. She had had her 3rd flat in a mth on her truck, and this flat was replaced with a tire with 3 plugs in it already. Her back tire had 2 plugs in it. Post Office policy is no tire is discarded till there is only 1/8th tread left. With the mileage & hard driving mail trucks take, with these tires, she has accumulated almost 9 hr of OT at time & a half. Wondering what it cost the P.O. to buy tires in bulk? As well, guess that there is no concern over the late delivery of mail while the deliverer sits waiting for a replacement. With multiple plugs in it already.
Posted by brucevilanch
Fort Worth, Tejas
Member since May 2011
24333 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:08 pm to
quote:

9 hr of OT


You call that overtime?
Posted by Keltic Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2006
19257 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:10 pm to
While she has sat waiting for tire replacements in the past mth, she has accumulated 9 hrs of OT. For simply waiting for a plugged tire to be replaced by another plugged tire.
Posted by Lacour
Member since Nov 2009
32949 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:11 pm to
Sounds like she shouldn't be complaining.
Posted by Kraut Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
4503 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:13 pm to
This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 10:57 am
Posted by Keltic Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2006
19257 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:14 pm to
Try sitting in an unairconditioned truck for 9 hours in this heat, especially while parked on concrete. They can not leave their mail truck so she/they have to sit in the truck & wait.
Posted by SLafourche07
Member since Feb 2008
9928 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:14 pm to
quote:

Sounds like she shouldn't be complaining.



Did he say she was complaining?
Posted by Redbone
my castle
Member since Sep 2012
18830 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:21 pm to
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With multiple plugs in it already.
They don't put plugs in tires at any of the places I deal with but I've run tires with plugs in them before. I never had any problems with the plugs.

Multiple plugs is not a factor if the plugs are doing their job. Plugged tires are still good.

Maybe they need to buy better tires.
Posted by Queen
Member since Nov 2009
3020 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:15 pm to
quote:

Try sitting in an unairconditioned truck for 9 hours in this heat, especially while parked on concrete. They can not leave their mail truck so she/they have to sit in the truck & wait.


Mailman in my neighborhood parks on the curb and walks his route for the few blocks surrounding...
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:45 pm to
Did I miss a memo that said all the lemmings should start threads bitching about the post office? WTF?

Grow up people.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
55973 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:51 pm to
are you suggesting that the post office should replace tires before they wear out?...

I actually think the post office does a fine job and just can't imagine the maintenance costs on their fleet that runs all day every day.
Posted by ElderTiger
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2010
6985 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 10:00 pm to
The USPS is as big a waste of tax payers money as any one. It continues to operate as a 1950s organization as technology has essentially put it out of business. With fax machines and later email, mailings have dropped 70%. Most people get there bills electronically and pay them electronically. Almost all the mail now is junk mail.
There is no reason for mail to be delivered on Saturday and over the next 5 years mail delivery could be limited to 2 - 3 days per week. The savings would be in the billions.
If our genius' in Washington would start making the tough decisions we could see a much more efficient government.
But - most congressmen still hope for the day a fricking post office building gets named for them !!!!!
Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
83335 posts
Posted on 7/27/17 at 10:07 pm to
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she has accumulated almost 9 hr of OT at time & a half.



Isn't time and a half standard OT compensation?
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