The US Postal service has ordered a new fleet of vehicles. Not electric, though that’s what Biden asked for. DeJoy’s handiwork, again. There has been a campaign to stop the order, email letters. Form letters not accepted. Can’t remember the recipient’s details.
The US Postal service has ordered a new fleet of vehicles. Not electric, though that’s what Biden asked for. DeJoy’s handiwork, again. There has been a campaign to stop the order, email letters. Form letters not accepted. Can’t remember the recipient’s details.
Ditto. And then we might get 3 weeks worth of magazines etc in one delivery. And my health insurance folks don't understand why I won't get my meds thru the mail????
No Joy has certainly been a part of the festering death star plan. I hope to see him gone soon. My LMT, a former postal worker calls him Destroy. Our mail delivery is OK. Our problem locally is people breaking into the postal boxes. Ours hasn't been.....yet.
President Biden will be getting a bipartisan bill to sign, finalized by the House, that will rectify a lot of what Republicans did in the past to throttle the Postal Service. There will be no more funding retirement 75 yrs into the future, employees will have to participate in Medicare for future health care needs, and mail service will be guaranteed for 6 day a week delivery to name a few aspects of this legislation. Yay! As far as Dejoy is concerned, his rear is still hanging around. Bah humbug!
Hallelujah! Has this passed in both Houses? Getting rid of that offensive 75-year-future funding of retirement fund is crucial and I love the provision re Medicare for employees.
Carol, I had this conversation yesterday at our rural post office. I was unaware that rural post offices do not provide vehicles for their delivery people. They use their own vehicles. They get a gas allowance which has not adjusted to the rising gas prices. What the hell !
The rural letter carriers used their own vehicles as far back as the Depression. My mother’s father was a rural letter carrier. There was even a Rural Letter Carriers Association. I saw photos of my grandparents at an association dinner.
Jenn, I did not know that until yesterday. Are they allotted the pension that "inside" postal workers get? I have a friend that has been with the Post Office 35 years and recently retired with a decent pension. I would hope they would receive that.
100,000 of them. It's outrageous. We've had a 2013 EV for six years. In the market now for a newer one. And trust me, charging them is a breeze compared to stopping at gas stations. According to our power company's smart meter, we spend $16 monthly to charge the car. Granted, we don't typically drive long distances during the pandemic.
Please convince me that EV works. I can see that if all your trips are within 10 miles of home, it is totally do-able. I have a 2002 hybrid and am happy to be able to gas up anywhere on long trips.
Frankly, your best bet is to buy a new or newish EV. The ranges have greatly increased. A challenge is that the very best EVs with the most range and other features are prohibitively expensive for many of us. That said, many new models have recently come on the market and more are scheduled later this year with ranges from 230 to 350 miles. This includes some priced in the $35,000 to $55,000 range. (Yes, still a lot of money but the savings knocks down the cost a lot — not just never having to buy gas but practically zero vehicle maintenance.)
Depending where you live, long trips are feasible if there are charging stations. They tend to be clustered in big cities and along heavily traveled interstate highways. Driving the length of the West Coast on I-5 is feasible. Newer model EV usually are equipped with fast-speed chargers that power up EVs to 80% of range in 30 minutes. Charging station locations are found easily online and in the cars themselves. Just takes a little advance planning.
And remember, buying a new EV (with a few exceptions) earns a $7,500 federal tax credit and in some places like Oregon a state credit. The federal credit is promoted in a misleading way, however. You're only eligible if you owe taxes at the end of the tax year. If you're withholding leaves you with a $1,000 bill, that's all you get for a tax credit. Again, you can plan for this financially to get the maximum credit.
Finally, driving an EV usually means you learn to drive differently to save power. Like avoiding fast takeoffs and coasting more, which regenerates the batteries. And I think EV drivers generally are cool not having some of the conveniences of gas cars because they know they not adding to greenhouse gases.
Carol C, yes, it makes no sense for the postal service to continue to use gasoline powered vehicles. But DeJoy is working for the rich oil companies that do not want the elimination of oil, since they rear they will be put out of business. Economically for the country and the climate, we must eliminate as much fossil fuel as possible as soon as we can. For money won't make any sense with world no longer a place in which to live.
Money-sickened idiot billionaires buy refuges in New Zealand, and spend on expanding human lifespans. (Their own, that is.) Mars? Not such a nice planet as the one we currently live on.
The US Postal service has ordered a new fleet of vehicles. Not electric, though that’s what Biden asked for. DeJoy’s handiwork, again. There has been a campaign to stop the order, email letters. Form letters not accepted. Can’t remember the recipient’s details.
DeJoy, chump’s gift that keeps on destroying
Absolutely! My mail service is so erratic that some days I don’t even get mail delivery.
Ditto. And then we might get 3 weeks worth of magazines etc in one delivery. And my health insurance folks don't understand why I won't get my meds thru the mail????
JennSH, I'll bet DeJoy would tell you that those days you don't get mail delivery there was nothing to deliver. DeJoy must go!!!
Yeah when do we get to dump his sorry arse?
We were discussing this yesterday. I cannot fathom how that <colorful adjective> individual is still in charge.
Morning, Ally! How appropriate this topic is. Yesterday, I received an email from Senator Mark Warner-VA, announcing the Senate just passed the Postal Service Reform Act. Here's the Twitter link: https://twitter.com/MarkWarner/status/1501339987358502912?s=20&t=11wvMX4v2xTz2fNz30-ZDw
And here's an article last February where Senator Whitehouse addressed the issue.
https://postaltimes.com/postalnews/senator-whitehouse-calls-for-confirmation-of-usps-board-of-governors-nominees-to-address-major-operational-problems-under-postmaster-general-dejoy/
Morning, Lynell! Thanks for the links.
No Joy has certainly been a part of the festering death star plan. I hope to see him gone soon. My LMT, a former postal worker calls him Destroy. Our mail delivery is OK. Our problem locally is people breaking into the postal boxes. Ours hasn't been.....yet.
President Biden will be getting a bipartisan bill to sign, finalized by the House, that will rectify a lot of what Republicans did in the past to throttle the Postal Service. There will be no more funding retirement 75 yrs into the future, employees will have to participate in Medicare for future health care needs, and mail service will be guaranteed for 6 day a week delivery to name a few aspects of this legislation. Yay! As far as Dejoy is concerned, his rear is still hanging around. Bah humbug!
Hallelujah! Has this passed in both Houses? Getting rid of that offensive 75-year-future funding of retirement fund is crucial and I love the provision re Medicare for employees.
Yep. It was a bipartisan pass in both the House/Senate, finalized in the House and was headed to Pres’s desk for signature ♥️!
Carol, I had this conversation yesterday at our rural post office. I was unaware that rural post offices do not provide vehicles for their delivery people. They use their own vehicles. They get a gas allowance which has not adjusted to the rising gas prices. What the hell !
It has been like that all my 78 years!
I was married to a mail carrier - well aware of the whole personal vehicle issue. Nothing has changed in that regard. Not for rural carriers.
The rural letter carriers used their own vehicles as far back as the Depression. My mother’s father was a rural letter carrier. There was even a Rural Letter Carriers Association. I saw photos of my grandparents at an association dinner.
Jenn, I did not know that until yesterday. Are they allotted the pension that "inside" postal workers get? I have a friend that has been with the Post Office 35 years and recently retired with a decent pension. I would hope they would receive that.
Arrrgggghhh!
100,000 of them. It's outrageous. We've had a 2013 EV for six years. In the market now for a newer one. And trust me, charging them is a breeze compared to stopping at gas stations. According to our power company's smart meter, we spend $16 monthly to charge the car. Granted, we don't typically drive long distances during the pandemic.
Please convince me that EV works. I can see that if all your trips are within 10 miles of home, it is totally do-able. I have a 2002 hybrid and am happy to be able to gas up anywhere on long trips.
Frankly, your best bet is to buy a new or newish EV. The ranges have greatly increased. A challenge is that the very best EVs with the most range and other features are prohibitively expensive for many of us. That said, many new models have recently come on the market and more are scheduled later this year with ranges from 230 to 350 miles. This includes some priced in the $35,000 to $55,000 range. (Yes, still a lot of money but the savings knocks down the cost a lot — not just never having to buy gas but practically zero vehicle maintenance.)
Depending where you live, long trips are feasible if there are charging stations. They tend to be clustered in big cities and along heavily traveled interstate highways. Driving the length of the West Coast on I-5 is feasible. Newer model EV usually are equipped with fast-speed chargers that power up EVs to 80% of range in 30 minutes. Charging station locations are found easily online and in the cars themselves. Just takes a little advance planning.
And remember, buying a new EV (with a few exceptions) earns a $7,500 federal tax credit and in some places like Oregon a state credit. The federal credit is promoted in a misleading way, however. You're only eligible if you owe taxes at the end of the tax year. If you're withholding leaves you with a $1,000 bill, that's all you get for a tax credit. Again, you can plan for this financially to get the maximum credit.
Finally, driving an EV usually means you learn to drive differently to save power. Like avoiding fast takeoffs and coasting more, which regenerates the batteries. And I think EV drivers generally are cool not having some of the conveniences of gas cars because they know they not adding to greenhouse gases.
Carol C, yes, it makes no sense for the postal service to continue to use gasoline powered vehicles. But DeJoy is working for the rich oil companies that do not want the elimination of oil, since they rear they will be put out of business. Economically for the country and the climate, we must eliminate as much fossil fuel as possible as soon as we can. For money won't make any sense with world no longer a place in which to live.
Money-sickened idiot billionaires buy refuges in New Zealand, and spend on expanding human lifespans. (Their own, that is.) Mars? Not such a nice planet as the one we currently live on.