USPS Is Broken

[wileypickett]

Here in Cambridge, MA, mail was delivered seven days a week throughout December. Strange getting mail on Sunday, but kudos to USPS for doing everything they could to keep up.

 

[cupric]

Sent out some packages, Priority, on 12/30. Sent from Rodeo New Mexico to the Northeast. Two packages were delivered yesterday (CT and RI), one is at the destination sort place awaiting delivery(GAD), and the final one is still in transit from the sort facility in El Paso TX, (RI).

 

[dreadnut]

Stuff I ordered from Amazon took a long while to get here but not sure it's USPS fault. The shipments originated in China I think.

I just got some meds in 2 days, normal mail.

 

[Default]

Just for reference, this container is called a "Gaylord", probably the manufacturer name. It's how we move most smallish parcels.

This is one reason why you can't just go pick up the parcel from the plant.

 

[lungimsam]

My first class mail package has been in Carson, CA since Dec 18, according to usps tracking.
Hopefully they just haven't been scanning and its local now.

 

[hearth_man]

No doubt about it, the USPS has been kneecapped. From the other carriers and the postmaster general. The USPS workers and the shipping public are caught in the middle.

 

[lungimsam]

I feel sorry for the usps workers. They must be crazy overwhelmed.

 

[Bonneville88]

Have been reading as time allows about the current situation
with USPS as well as its history, found an interesting article in
the May 2020 issue of National Geographic, of all places.

The tumultuous history of the U.S. Postal Service—and its constant fight for survival

The agency has shape-shifted to overcome crises for more than two and a half centuries—and emerged as the nation’s most trusted institution.

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[Rocky]

Got an xmas card todat mailed from Chicago on the 23rd. I'm still waiting for a package mailed from MD on 12/17.

DeJoy of Christmas.

 

[Default]

Something most people don't know, is priority mail is shipped using FedEx aircraft. Normally, it's a good deal for both organizations. FedEx is guaranteed a full aircraft and wee get speedy transport between our facilities. I have no data, but I suspect that FedEx had full planes and we had to ship by truck instead of aircraft. Really, this doesn't mean anything, but I will be interested in a couple of months when a post mortem is done on the systemic failure to maintain timely delivery. Now that the holiday inrush is over, I already see an uptick in USPS parcels from the hubs. Hopefully, we can get everything into the patrons' hands as quickly as possible.

 

[Default]

My first class mail package has been in Carson, CA since Dec 18, according to usps tracking.
Hopefully they just haven't been scanning and its local now.

Most likely in a processing facility. Once it gets to the delivery station, it goes out that day.

 

[lungimsam]

I’m in Maryland though.

 

[Rocky]

I’m in Maryland though.

Word is there was a COVID outbreak in one of the Maryland USPS facilities. They had to shut down and decontaminate the whole place.

 

[Default]

Word is there was a COVID outbreak in one of the Maryland USPS facilities. They had to shut down and decontaminate the whole place.

That happens a lot.

 

[GAD]

That happens a lot.

Yikes

 

[geoguy]

One more data point . . . 19 days for a Christmas card to journey from northern Virginia to Massachusetts.

Which Google Maps suggests can be walked in 148 hours (just under 8 hours walking per day, for 19 days).

 

[Default]

Yeah, but do you want to save half a buck that bad???

 

[Bonneville88]

"A NIH study published last week said coronavirus can live on plastic and steel for two to three days, on cardboard for up to 24 hours, and on copper for up to four hours The virus is also detectable in aerosols for up to three hours."

Can I get coronavirus from the mail? Packages? Dr. Fauci answers COVID-19 questions

Fauci is the government’s top infectious disease expert.

www.syracuse.com

 

[Default]

Which is why I always advise my patrons to never lick the boxes.

 

[HeyMikey]

Which is why I always advise my patrons to never lick the boxes.

Killjoy