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In reply to the discussion: About, DeJoy. [View all]bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)7. Drop boxes aren't much good anymore
Most all have a narrow slot good for 1/4" letter riveted to where the swinging door and handle were. There are only 2 boxes with about 1" drop-from-car shutes on the other side, and one of those prohibits packages. The 4'x4'x4' mail drop boxes outside the main post office about the size of book drops are long gone.
USPS won't pickup from an address that they don't deliver to - not even priority mail. But they will stop traffic in the middle of the road to hand off mail to a car going in the opposite direction - if it's someone they know! I've seen it. I had to wait for the cargo transfer.
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Truly. We came to realize how much we relied on the post office, and he did his best to kill it.
catrose
Jan 2021
#1
We recently got a phone call saying that our home owners insurance had lapsed.
Marie Marie
Jan 2021
#3
What DeJoy has done is Criminal and actionable. That the President ordered his acts does not excuse
Ford_Prefect
Jan 2021
#12
In a previous thread, I posited that not only should DeJoy be subject to firing, he should be fired.
BobTheSubgenius
Jan 2021
#13
What So Many, Even Progressive Democrats, Leave Out of Their Explanation of Trump's
panfluteman
Jan 2021
#15
Handwritten cards & letters, as well as artwork, etc are precious.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jan 2021
#27