No letters on Saturday won't save US Postal Service

[Francis]

Will people really miss Saturday postal mail ?

Even more questions about the US Postal Service and will it survive as it is today or does it need to rebuild itself into something new due to the Internet ( Email ) and companies like FedEx and UPS.

Thoughts on this news ?

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/opinion/geddes-save-postal-service/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

[porterjack]

don't think we have sat service in Canada eh

 

[pjbleek]

credit card companies will have to take this into consideration when sending their bills out, one less day of taking more money away from us.

 

[Francis]

don't think we have sat service in Canada eh

I can't ever recall us having it.. England and the US yes but never us..

 

[Francis]

credit card companies will have to take this into consideration when sending their bills out, one less day of taking more money away from us.

My Bank and AMEX credit cards have been pushing me to get email or online statements.. Some companies have started charging for paper bills or give you a credit if you take it online or via email.. I keep telling them to stuff it and send me my bills

 

[hart]

Funnily enuf the only bill I pay by mail.....the computer bill.......ironic eh?

 

[Dana]

Eh... It's not all mail just certain mail, like priority.

 

[porterjack]

I can't ever recall us having it.. England and the US yes but never us..

Coz we are special

And only 100 of us hosers can read

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[NoDak]

I can't ever recall us having it.. England and the US yes but never us..

Do they even have Saturdays in Canada?

 

[porterjack]

Do they even have Saturdays in Canada?

HNIC Hoser 7 pm est drop the puck Hoser

 

[Francis]

Do they even have Saturdays in Canada?

Hey the post office is about the only thing that doesn't work on Saturday's..

 

[Francis]

HNIC Hoser 7 pm est drop the puck Hoser

8:30 pm Newfoundland Time..

 

[Natasha]

I think they could cut down to every other day delivery, actually...but I'm not in charge of the Postal Service, LOL

 

[porterjack]

8:30 pm Newfoundland Time..

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[Jackass master]

Me and a lot of old folks will miss Saturday delivery. On the plus side I might get my weekly papers on Friday so I will have time to read the auctions before they begin.

 

[Accountable]

The need for a gov't postal service is long passed. Fedex and UPS would have destroyed it long ago, but they were prevented by law from undercutting their fees and from delivering letter-size packages.

 

[AnitaBeer]

I'm not really sure if I like this much just yet. On one hand, I rarely ever mail stuff, but on the other hand...it's usually a Saturday at the last minute when I need something to go out that day that I decide to mail something lol.

I think I will just have to designate another last minute day.

 

[Francis]

The need for a gov't postal service is long passed. Fedex and UPS would have destroyed it long ago, but they were prevented by law from undercutting their fees and from delivering letter-size packages.

I read a few comments that said the US Postal Service was protected by the US Constitution. Is this true ?

They were quoting this as the Clause..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Clause

Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, known as the Postal Clause or the Postal Power, empowers Congress "To establish Post Offices and post Roads".

 

[Accountable]

Yup. And when I was a warehouse manager I checked out some federal shipping regs that said commercial shippers couldn't compete against the postal system. If I have time I'll try to google them again.