Thoughts on the postal service.
Yes, there is still a place for it in the US, but it will never be the major entity is was even 20 years ago. It’s too big, too redundant and has been too undercut by everything from faxes to email to other delivery services.
People have long shown they’re willing to give FedEx way more money to get their items shipped faster, with less hassle and more competent tracking, and dropping billions a year to maintain Mr. Franklin’s beloved institution is just stupid.
Here’s my thought: Garbage. I generate trash every day, but it only needs to be picked up once a week. Most people accumulate mail every day, too, but the huge majority of mail isn’t something that needs daily management.
If it weren’t for the fact that my wife gets paranoid about mailbox break ins, I’d never check the mail more than once a week.
Assign residents and businesses a weekly delivery day they do with collecting your trash. That way the carrier doesn’t have to do a large route every day for little delivery at each individual place. S/he could hit Zone 1 Monday, Zone 2 Tuesday, etc. It would reduce street staff and vehicle costs, not make sorting any more cumbersome than it already is and save billions in the budget. Special deliveries like registered letters, priority boxes and parcels could be done at the door, given the amount of time saved, or you could schlep down to the PO if they missed you on the first attempt.
Discuss.
People have long shown they’re willing to give FedEx way more money to get their items shipped faster, with less hassle and more competent tracking, and dropping billions a year to maintain Mr. Franklin’s beloved institution is just stupid.
Here’s my thought: Garbage. I generate trash every day, but it only needs to be picked up once a week. Most people accumulate mail every day, too, but the huge majority of mail isn’t something that needs daily management.
If it weren’t for the fact that my wife gets paranoid about mailbox break ins, I’d never check the mail more than once a week.
Assign residents and businesses a weekly delivery day they do with collecting your trash. That way the carrier doesn’t have to do a large route every day for little delivery at each individual place. S/he could hit Zone 1 Monday, Zone 2 Tuesday, etc. It would reduce street staff and vehicle costs, not make sorting any more cumbersome than it already is and save billions in the budget. Special deliveries like registered letters, priority boxes and parcels could be done at the door, given the amount of time saved, or you could schlep down to the PO if they missed you on the first attempt.
Discuss.