Postal Post
So the post office is going to stop Saturday mail. Though it's been obvious for a while we need their services less and less, this is still a sad development. Sure, I rarely get personal mail any more--there are too many other ways to send messages--but still every day (except Sunday) I go to my mailbox hopeful there'll be something of interest. Now I have to sit out the entire weekend.
Maybe I should take the hint and stop posting Saturdays on this blog. Saturday is the least-read day, after all.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:13 AM
2 Comments:
All your days are read - just not on Saturdays. I actually go most weekends without reading email, let alone visiting my favorite blogs. But Monday (Ot Tuesday this week), is catch up day.
As for the post office, I think reducing the level of service is not the way to win support in Congress (or the general public). They should balance their budget by cutting waste and charging fees for certain costly services. How about charging for mail delivery to the home mail-box. You can pick up your mail for free at the post office, or pay a fee for home delivery (sort of like pizzas and Chinese food sometimes). At least offer the consumer a fee they can pay to get Sat. delivery.
Making people pay, or pay more, for services they're used to will not endear the post office to the public or Congress. Whether the post office was well run or not, many of its services have become obsolete, and no amount of cutting waste can hide that.
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