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If these things work, have A/C, don’t spontaneously combust, are otherwise safe, and meet whatever other requirements they need to, I don’t see a problem?
The Next Generation Delivery Vehicle that the USPS ordered is legit the most fucked up thing you'll ever see in your life.
Bruh you know how bad I’d feel to have cookies that traveled international borders when I barely leave my house.
OKAY CAN SOMEBODY EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE FUCK YOU SHIP A PACKAGE OF COOKIES TO A FRIEND WHO LIVES IN NEW JERSEY, ONLY TO HAVE IT NOT GET THERE ON TIME BECAUSE IT SOMEHOW ENDED UP IN GUAM?
I JUST
GUAM?
Brad and Chris couldn’t agree. UPS or USPS?!? Either way, Gustavio delivered a nice package. Hmmmmm. Yeah. Real nice.
WHO AT THE USPS PITCHED THIS 😂
Message AF!!
you mean to tell me he EATS the MAIL??!!!
I love shopping at niche online merch shops that really shouldn't exist, like the Heinz 57 Apparel Store and the Whataburger Gift Shop. One of my favorites is the USPS "gifts" section of the website, because it's mostly very elegant prints of commemorative stamps, and then once in a while just tosses some wild-ass shit out there.
Like Farley.
Farley is an anthropomorphic postbox. He's extremely shaped.
I thought maybe he was some kind of new mascot but as far as I can tell he's just a stuffed postbox retailing for $15. He appears to be named for James Aloysius Farley, postmaster general from 1933-40, but I do not know why. Ah, sweet mysteries of life.
[ID: A screengrab from the USPS website of a stuffed toy; it is shaped like a USPS mail receptacle, a tall blue bin with four legs. The toy has a US Mail stamp on the side and a beaming face where the mail slot would normally be.]
SUPPORT USPS
Some of you may have heard this already, but rural carriers in the USPS just got fucked over. (note: i myself am not a usps employee, but my partner is)
USPS and the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (NRLCA) have disagreed on how to price the volume of work for the rural routes. City (walking) routes get paid hourly, but rural routes get paid salaried. After disagreeing, the matter went to arbitration and the arbitor chose a complicated algorithm for determining the pay by volume, and it goes into effect this week. People are losing thousands of $ a year. Most between 5%-30% of their wage just.. gone. My partner only lost $4000 off their wage, but someone he works with lost $10,000 off their yearly income. A person on reddit is saying they lost $18,000.
The USPS always gets the short end of the stick, but this is going to throw things into chaos. USPS workers are unable to strike, so they don't have much ability to fight back. (though some have been talking about illegal strikes...) They can file a grievance within their union, but it's a gamble on if it will work.
How you can help: please make a fuss about this. Contact your local reps. Share this on social media. Tell your friends.
Thank you. ❤️❤️
Sources:
r/USPS
Route Changes Survey by ruralinfo.net
official NRLCA site
USPS and Striking
United States Postal Service: More expensive and less reliable than your local pizza delivery driver since 1971. No it's okay though, I only paid for expedited shipping because I wanted my package to get sent all the way back to China.
