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<p>[QUOTE="LA_Geezer, post: 4831750, member: 89393"]Where you go wrong is that the pay tables for postal workers is rather substantial and should not require overtime pay to make a decent living. My brother was mail carrier while he attended college and supported a wife and child. As I recall his car was no more than two years old when he graduated and took his CPA exam. Postal workers have a more comfortable living arrangement than they would like for you to believe/</p><p><br /></p><p>I live in a high crime neighborhood, and mail boxes are rifled rather regularly. That is why my neighbor and I watch out for each other as noted in post #88 above. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also noted in this thread even earlier that a coin I bought from an ebay seller in San Diego took more than two weeks to arrive here. Contrary to that, I returned a coin that I purchased from a seller in Delaware last Friday—just 4 days ago. Surprisingly, the seller received it yesterday—in 3 days—and promptly returned my payment via PayPal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The USPS is a mess. The two private concerns do a lot better job, and should be given carte blanche to compete for your business. A consequence might be that the amount of junk mail you receive would diminish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LA_Geezer, post: 4831750, member: 89393"]Where you go wrong is that the pay tables for postal workers is rather substantial and should not require overtime pay to make a decent living. My brother was mail carrier while he attended college and supported a wife and child. As I recall his car was no more than two years old when he graduated and took his CPA exam. Postal workers have a more comfortable living arrangement than they would like for you to believe/ I live in a high crime neighborhood, and mail boxes are rifled rather regularly. That is why my neighbor and I watch out for each other as noted in post #88 above. I also noted in this thread even earlier that a coin I bought from an ebay seller in San Diego took more than two weeks to arrive here. Contrary to that, I returned a coin that I purchased from a seller in Delaware last Friday—just 4 days ago. Surprisingly, the seller received it yesterday—in 3 days—and promptly returned my payment via PayPal. The USPS is a mess. The two private concerns do a lot better job, and should be given carte blanche to compete for your business. A consequence might be that the amount of junk mail you receive would diminish.[/QUOTE]
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