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Topic	A co-worker of mine has been having some trouble with the post office...
Bugmeat 01/10/20 10:37:50 AM #2:	This person seems to know what they're talking about. If they are correct then the Post office can indeed do what they have done. https://www.quora.com/Can-the-USPS-refuse-to-deliver-mail-just-because-they-cant-drive-up-to-a-mailbox-but-they-have-to-get-out-of-the-truck Yes. Because each route has a certain time to deliver the mail. A route adjuster goes out with the Carrier at reasonable time invervals, to record how long deliveries take. Letter Carriers are required to 1)Wear seat belts when the vehicle is in motion 2) Set the parking break whenever they leave the vehicle 3) Turn off the vehicle when they leave it 4)Take the key out of the ignition whenever they leave the vehicle 5) curb the tires whenever they leave the vehicle 6) Park only in designated parking spots. So, normally, curbside delivery takes about 20 seconds per address. When a Carrier is required to do all of the above to make one delivery, it takes about 3x that amount of time. So instead of delivering 3 address in a minute, it is one address in a minute. When 10 people do this, instead of a bit over 3 minutes, it has turned into 10 minutes. When you are a Letter Carrier, that is a lot of time. That is 1/3 of their lunch time. Every second counts every minute is accounted for. You have no time to dilly dally. Sure, youve seen Carriers park their cars in the middle of the street, hop out and deliver the mail on occasion. But they can be reprimanded, and even fired for doing so - depending on the severity of the action. It is not laziness - for most Carriers. It is a matter of time. Usually, if a person parks in front of their mailbox once in a blue moon, the Carrier will deliver the mail anyway. But when a person makes a habit of parking in front of the mailbox, it is disrespectful to the Carrier, time consuming for the Carrier, and the Carrier is not required to get out of their vehicle to deliver the mail. The delivery is marked as curbside, not a park and deliver point. --- "Genetics is fascinating. For example, if I mated with this chicken, I wonder if any of you would tell." <cite>Bugmeat posted [p:932724553] in A co-worke... [t:78319549]...</cite> <quote>This person seems to know what they're talking about. If they are correct then the Post office can indeed do what they have done. https://www.quora.com/Can-the-USPS-refuse-to-deliver-mail-just-because-they-cant-drive-up-to-a-mailbox-but-they-have-to-get-out-of-the-truck <quote>Yes. Because each route has a certain time to deliver the mail. A route adjuster goes out with the Carrier at reasonable time invervals, to record how long deliveries take. Letter Carriers are required to 1)Wear seat belts when the vehicle is in motion 2) Set the parking break whenever they leave the vehicle 3) Turn off the vehicle when they leave it 4)Take the key out of the ignition whenever they leave the vehicle 5) curb the tires whenever they leave the vehicle 6) Park only in designated parking spots. So, normally, curbside delivery takes about 20 seconds per address. When a Carrier is required to do all of the above to make one delivery, it takes about 3x that amount of time. So instead of delivering 3 address in a minute, it is one address in a minute. When 10 people do this, instead of a bit over 3 minutes, it has turned into 10 minutes. When you are a Letter Carrier, that is a lot of time. That is 1/3 of their lunch time. Every second counts every minute is accounted for. You have no time to dilly dally. Sure, youve seen Carriers park their cars in the middle of the street, hop out and deliver the mail on occasion. But they can be reprimanded, and even fired for doing so - depending on the severity of the action. It is not laziness - for most Carriers. It is a matter of time. Usually, if a person parks in front of their mailbox once in a blue moon, the Carrier will deliver the mail anyway. But when a person makes a habit of parking in front of the mailbox, it is disrespectful to the Carrier, time consuming for the Carrier, and the Carrier is not required to get out of their vehicle to deliver the mail. The delivery is marked as curbside, not a park and deliver point.</quote> --- "Genetics is fascinating. For example, if I mated with this chicken, I wonder if any of you would tell."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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