How about every second day mail delivery?

eastbay

Huge group boxes ... heck no. The druggies would find them easy pickin's.

A few ideas. How about weekly delivery. Ban ALL advertising mail, especially the political trash. Raise letter rates high enough to offer a real incentive for people to do their bill paying electronically.

I mean seriously. This system can't possibly survive for long as it's currently structured. I receive nothing that can't be put off for a week or two and junk mail is a perfect example of gluttony.
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Keith_McClary

It's been suggested that it is very inefficient for the post office to run around the country delivering and picking up mail. It would be much more efficient if everyone would pick up and drop off their mail at a central location, such as Bismarck, North Dakota.

joeltrout

It already takes 5 days for mail to get to Oklahoma City from Los Angeles. Dont delay it even more.

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FiniteQuantity · Coal Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 8

Kingcoal

How about every other day everything. In other words, every other day is a day off for everyone.

Back in the fifties, they were predicting that in the future we'd only be working about 10 hours a week. If you think about it, what's the mad rush? It'll be there tommorow. We have huge factory farms growing our food and producing huge surpluses (when they aren't making ethanol with it.) Why are we working so hard?

I think the explanation is simple; about 20% of the population does most of the work. The rest are either living off dividends, laying in the street, pumping out babies, etc. Most of the population lives off those who work and produce value, invention, inovation or just make sure the toilets are clean. The rich don't work everyday, the poor don't, it's the middle class who is expected to take care of all the babies.
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eastbay

Trash collection.

Pardon the minor hijack, but we have four separate 7 mpg diesel trucks roaming our city every day each stopping weekly at each house and business. It's insane. One's for trash, another is paper/plastic, another is yard waste, and the fourth is metals.

How much longer can this wasteful activity last?
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vandal49588

Wanting an efficient postal sysytem might be asking too much. I'm all for less frequent delivery, but I'm sure the postal workers' unions will not share the same opinion.

smallpoxgirl · Moderator Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 5207

Lots of places in Montana, there is no mail delivery. You have to get a PO box. The mail carrier just walks down the row stuffing mail in the boxes. You decide how often you come get it.
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