Comments on: U.S. Postal Service looks to close nearly 700 offices http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/08/04/u-s-postal-service-looks-to-close-nearly-700-offices/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jd http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/08/04/u-s-postal-service-looks-to-close-nearly-700-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-200941 Jd Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:35:41 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18682#comment-200941 My mail carrier doesn't pick up my mail. I called the office the other day and they say they will 'look into that' I hope I will get mu mail now. but seriously, how many time you waited in line at the post office for more then 1/2 an hour... those guys brought it on them....sorry My mail carrier doesn’t pick up my mail. I called the office the other day and they say they will ‘look into that’ I hope I will get mu mail now.
but seriously, how many time you waited in line at the post office for more then 1/2 an hour…
those guys brought it on them….sorry

]]> By: DavidB http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/08/04/u-s-postal-service-looks-to-close-nearly-700-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-200819 DavidB Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:11:32 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18682#comment-200819 @JohnJ: OK. Cool. I wasn't aware UPS instituted it, but I iddn't say it was a FedEx invention. I just know they do it because I have a friend who drives for them. The point being though, USPS is WAY behind the power curve on efficiency of operation... @JohnJ:
OK. Cool. I wasn’t aware UPS instituted it, but I iddn’t say it was a FedEx invention. I just know they do it because I have a friend who drives for them. The point being though, USPS is WAY behind the power curve on efficiency of operation…

]]> By: JohnJ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/08/04/u-s-postal-service-looks-to-close-nearly-700-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-200495 JohnJ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:58:00 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18682#comment-200495 DavidB, that was UPS who minimized left turns. FedEx probably followed, but UPS was the originator of that aspect of route optimization. DavidB, that was UPS who minimized left turns. FedEx probably followed, but UPS was the originator of that aspect of route optimization.

]]> By: Peter Cummins http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/08/04/u-s-postal-service-looks-to-close-nearly-700-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-200296 Peter Cummins Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:14:21 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18682#comment-200296 In many other countries the mail gets delivered Monday to Friday, and has for a very long time. I'm sure it won't be the end of the world if the USPS follows suite. In many other countries the mail gets delivered Monday to Friday, and has for a very long time. I’m sure it won’t be the end of the world if the USPS follows suite.

]]> By: DavidB http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/08/04/u-s-postal-service-looks-to-close-nearly-700-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-200237 DavidB Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:39:10 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18682#comment-200237 We are surprised? The USPS needs to scale itself to the reality of the mail volumes. We already don't get door to door mail delivery on a Sunday. Would the worldstop turning if we didn't receive a door to door mail delivery on Saturday also? Everything that WOULD have been delivered on Saturday is going to be delivered on Monday, so it's not like you aren't going to get something. Many of us have moved to electronic delivery of bill payments, so we aren't putting our bills with checks into the mail anyway. And it seems almost every service I use that mails me a statement or bill or whatever wants me to move to electronic delivery, so as more and more of us take advantage of such the volume of mail is going to continue to decline. Closing drop boxes? Honestly, for me, I could care less. Close all of them that aren't already on a mail carrier delivery route for pickup on their way back to the facility from doing door to door deliveries. And they could reduce the number of times each remaining drop box is checked. I don't know if USPS does it, but FedEx has saved millions in fuel costs but adjusting their routes to minimize left turns. It's amazing how much fuel they save by their big delivery vehicles not sitting in left turn lanes waiting for the light to change. We are surprised? The USPS needs to scale itself to the reality of the mail volumes.

We already don’t get door to door mail delivery on a Sunday. Would the worldstop turning if we didn’t receive a door to door mail delivery on Saturday also? Everything that WOULD have been delivered on Saturday is going to be delivered on Monday, so it’s not like you aren’t going to get something.

Many of us have moved to electronic delivery of bill payments, so we aren’t putting our bills with checks into the mail anyway. And it seems almost every service I use that mails me a statement or bill or whatever wants me to move to electronic delivery, so as more and more of us take advantage of such the volume of mail is going to continue to decline.

Closing drop boxes? Honestly, for me, I could care less. Close all of them that aren’t already on a mail carrier delivery route for pickup on their way back to the facility from doing door to door deliveries. And they could reduce the number of times each remaining drop box is checked.

I don’t know if USPS does it, but FedEx has saved millions in fuel costs but adjusting their routes to minimize left turns. It’s amazing how much fuel they save by their big delivery vehicles not sitting in left turn lanes waiting for the light to change.

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