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Your Federal Tax Dollars/Mindset At Work
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:07 pm
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 on 7/27/17 at 7:08 pm to Keltic Tiger
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9 hr of OT
You call that overtime?
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:10 pm to brucevilanch
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 on 7/27/17 at 7:11 pm to Keltic Tiger
Sounds like she shouldn't be complaining.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:13 pm to Keltic Tiger
This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 10:57 am
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:14 pm to Lacour
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 on 7/27/17 at 7:14 pm to Lacour
quote:
Sounds like she shouldn't be complaining.
Did he say she was complaining?
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:21 pm to Keltic Tiger
quote: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.
With multiple plugs in it already.
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 on 7/27/17 at 9:15 pm to Keltic Tiger
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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 on 7/27/17 at 9:45 pm to Keltic Tiger
Did I miss a memo that said all the lemmings should start threads bitching about the post office? WTF?
Grow up people.
Grow up people.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:51 pm to Keltic Tiger
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.
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 on 7/27/17 at 10:00 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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 !!!!!
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 on 7/27/17 at 10:07 pm to Keltic Tiger
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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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