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Hoyt

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9. USPS has far more capacity than it needs. They won't and shouldn't reassemble the removed machines.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Sep 24, 2020, 02:34 PM

Sep 2020

That doesn't mean they shouldn't be held accountable for timely mail delivery.

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DeJoy Tells Judge Mail-Sorting Machines Can't Be Reassembled [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 OP

Well get the damn parts soothsayer Sep 2020 #1

Make that fucker pay for new ones out of his own goddamned pocket Blue Owl Sep 2020 #2

Any other employee would have to pay for the damages. world wide wally Sep 2020 #34

💯💯💯💯💯 live love laugh Sep 2020 #54

Wanton destruction of public property. Zoonart Sep 2020 #3

He can reach into his damn pockets and buy new ones then. we can do it Sep 2020 #4

New sorters would never be available in time... Silent3 Sep 2020 #23

Fine. Buy new ones, and pay for them himself. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #5

ALL of hundreds of machines were cannibalized? lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #6

Ya think? dchill Sep 2020 #10

Absolute BS vlyons Sep 2020 #7

I saw some video of a trashed sorting machine, out behind a post office Silent3 Sep 2020 #26

then hold him in contempt dsc Sep 2020 #8

Destruction of government property. dchill Sep 2020 #12

Yes jail. It's the only way to get his attention Walleye Sep 2020 #14

USPS has far more capacity than it needs. They won't and shouldn't reassemble the removed machines. Hoyt Sep 2020 #9

What in the world are you basing this on? intheflow Sep 2020 #15

Rather than simply accept junk I read on internet, I like to do a little research. Hoyt Sep 2020 #22

Thank you! 2naSalit Sep 2020 #31

Ah, but you missed a key point. Virtually all the machines were in heavily Democratic areas! machoneman Sep 2020 #33

Not true, other than that is where the major population centers are. Fact is, there are too many of Hoyt Sep 2020 #42

How wasteful leaders were in 2009-2016 to buy them?? But Christmas peak is 801 million lostnfound Sep 2020 #36

We have almost 3 times the number of sorters needed, and it's more when run17 hours a day. Hoyt Sep 2020 #43

Whoa!!!!! Traildogbob Sep 2020 #37

FSS vs DBCS budrg Sep 2020 #44

Flat mail sorters are what were being removed. Not package sorters. Hoyt Sep 2020 #58

It's the letter sorters budrg Sep 2020 #60

So what, we have enough capacity to handle 800M pieces a day, easyily. Hoyt Sep 2020 #62

600 K budrg Sep 2020 #73

Then why are we having delays? Major delays?? nt ecstatic Sep 2020 #56

It's not the sorting machines, maybe it's overtime and/or some poor Hoyt Sep 2020 #57

DeJoy changed times budrg Sep 2020 #59

Welcome to DU! GP6971 Sep 2020 #61

Thank you budrg Sep 2020 #63

Yeah. If you were a local postmaster, would you send out trucks unloaded Hoyt Sep 2020 #64

Yes budrg Sep 2020 #65

I think the union could make a good argument on your behalf. Hoyt Sep 2020 #67

You don't work at the Post Office, do you? budrg Sep 2020 #68

Do you? I'm sorry, I think you are wrong. The directive to leave on time wasn't aimed at you Hoyt Sep 2020 #69

Didn't answer the question budrg Sep 2020 #71

Hopefully, they'll become a little more efficient and raise rates a few percentage Hoyt Sep 2020 #75

Election Season budrg Sep 2020 #76

So, they told you not to deliver ballots? I don't think so. If they did, Hoyt Sep 2020 #78

You mean IF they told us not to deliver? budrg Sep 2020 #79

Being postmaster general notinkansas Sep 2020 #17

If you have three times as much capacity as you need, it's not destroying government property. Hoyt Sep 2020 #24

Yes, but budrg Sep 2020 #46

If you've got 3 times capacity nationally, I suspect the local USPS admin Hoyt Sep 2020 #47

Blue boxes budrg Sep 2020 #49

There were over 400,000 of those boxes in 1985. Now, there are like 200,000. Hoyt Sep 2020 #51

Not the way it works budrg Sep 2020 #53

Show some citations that low volume mailboxes aren't being removed and most Hoyt Sep 2020 #66

That's not what I said budrg Sep 2020 #70

So if there are two collection and only one third is used, do we need two? Hoyt Sep 2020 #72

Again, not what I said budrg Sep 2020 #74

Another reason to make things more efficient. I don't doubt the system Hoyt Sep 2020 #77

They know every day which ones have mail volume and which ones don't. MichMan Sep 2020 #50

Right budrg Sep 2020 #52

Downtown CLE main post office - partially shredded received Monday VicNEO Sep 2020 #35

Well, DeJoy, we'll add that to the List Of Things You Never Say To a Judge!* abqtommy Sep 2020 #11

Oh yes he can.. stillcool Sep 2020 #13

That's called "contempt of court" jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #16

Next time I will know to take apart a newer car for parts to fix a rusted junker... nt GemDigger Sep 2020 #18

Lock him up for contempt of court Gothmog Sep 2020 #19

Wait a sec... That makes no sense. procon Sep 2020 #20

Dejoy should have been fired weeks and months ago. crickets Sep 2020 #21

Yes, well, he destroyed them, you see, & they are complex machines with computerized bits ... Hekate Sep 2020 #25

I seem to recall reports of a brand new machine being disassembled. Native Sep 2020 #27

Make that motherfucker pay for new ones out of his own pocket; GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #28

the fix is in at the usps spanone Sep 2020 #29

Buy new ones and bill DeJoy lame54 Sep 2020 #30

Well then, DeJerk, pay out of your pocket to replace them. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #32

Trump may be Traildogbob Sep 2020 #38

Those were OUR machines and we want them back, motherfucker. world wide wally Sep 2020 #39

So that means the slow down is permanent? Lars39 Sep 2020 #40

Well then they can hire more people marlakay Sep 2020 #41

Because he fking trash them mshasta Sep 2020 #45

No. Put the onus on him. He dismantled it. It is HIS responsibility to get it going again Vivienne235729 Sep 2020 #48

SEND HIS ASS TO PRISON!! ecstatic Sep 2020 #55

This just PO's me so much. EndlessWire Sep 2020 #80

Give this pig an orange jumpsuit and a screwdriver Wicked Blue Sep 2020 #81