tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3942957433572322218..comments2024-03-18T21:16:14.441-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: #SaveThePostOfficeJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16872582366177299542020-08-20T16:23:28.950-04:002020-08-20T16:23:28.950-04:00LOL, Hank.LOL, Hank.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63550902541105114802020-08-20T12:38:31.136-04:002020-08-20T12:38:31.136-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Kathyc23https://www.blogger.com/profile/02793369442806643999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17707144869506988622020-08-20T10:51:40.918-04:002020-08-20T10:51:40.918-04:00Susan, I really hope that your attorney group will...Susan, I really hope that your attorney group will send some people to Wisconsin. I learned from a friend that 300 thousand voters were turned away from the polls on Election Day in WISCONSIN!!! They were NOT allowed to vote. And I hope that they will send watchers to minority areas where there may be one polling place if any to make sure that people are allowed to vote. <br /><br />Unfortunately, many people thought people did not bother to vote. While that is true in some cases, they did NOT know about the voter suppression! And they were people who worked on getting out the vote in 2016.<br /><br />Thank you and your attorney group for your work.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38143794811669894902020-08-20T10:00:25.786-04:002020-08-20T10:00:25.786-04:00BRILLIANT comparison re: Holiday cards. I hadn'...BRILLIANT comparison re: Holiday cards. I hadn't thought of that. Love this post. THANK YOU!Jess Montgomeryhttp://www.jessmontgomeryauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43186064908869977972020-08-20T01:18:20.362-04:002020-08-20T01:18:20.362-04:00Thank you. Just... thank you.Thank you. Just... thank you.Ellen Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491931917758692660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55708765969155285572020-08-20T00:21:34.505-04:002020-08-20T00:21:34.505-04:00Deborah, when I lived in Paris, we could vote at t...Deborah, when I lived in Paris, we could vote at the embassy. Is that still possible? As for 2020...I'm going to get my mail-in ballot, fill it out, then drive to one of local Vote Centers and drop it into the secure ballot box. I have no faith that the poor beleaguered post offices will be able to handle whatever crap the sycophants in D.C. throw at them. Victoria Zackheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419588428131638146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2201921783412657022020-08-20T00:20:24.967-04:002020-08-20T00:20:24.967-04:00Thanks! I hope it happens, but as you are well aw...Thanks! I hope it happens, but as you are well aware there are a lot of security issues regarding such an operation. I would be happy to write about it! Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25238492976463612182020-08-19T22:12:08.382-04:002020-08-19T22:12:08.382-04:00Jay: I filled out my census on line last winter. I...Jay: I filled out my census on line last winter. I getting noticed at my new home. I need to find a scrap of paper and leave them a note so they stay out of the smokey air here in California.Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23985654298490069982020-08-19T20:04:05.995-04:002020-08-19T20:04:05.995-04:00Well, just send in the taxes with the check..but g...Well, just send in the taxes with the check..but gosh, the mail doesn't work, so I guess they got lost...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12071931509565831642020-08-19T20:03:05.356-04:002020-08-19T20:03:05.356-04:00Oh, so perfect. xoo
Oh, so perfect. xoo<br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3827384647811466012020-08-19T20:02:41.209-04:002020-08-19T20:02:41.209-04:00Oh, Susan, I hope you will write about that for us...Oh, Susan, I hope you will write about that for us! xx And you rock.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88878284124613717682020-08-19T20:01:47.236-04:002020-08-19T20:01:47.236-04:00Oh, xxo. ANd it's not only the ugly reality of...Oh, xxo. ANd it's not only the ugly reality of the actions, it's the FEAR mongering, and the destabilization.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81926672184651418122020-08-19T20:00:54.561-04:002020-08-19T20:00:54.561-04:00xxxxxxxxxxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57313386048033178402020-08-19T20:00:23.602-04:002020-08-19T20:00:23.602-04:00Good info. Thank you. Grrrr.Good info. Thank you. Grrrr.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11888815837627339572020-08-19T19:51:38.245-04:002020-08-19T19:51:38.245-04:00Probably already been said, but Oregon is all mail...Probably already been said, but Oregon is all mail-in, and works without a hitch.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81349847581379850992020-08-19T19:28:48.489-04:002020-08-19T19:28:48.489-04:00I am a member an attorney group that will be watch...I am a member an attorney group that will be watching in polling places to assure that local laws are followed. We will be accompanied by armed guards, It looks like I will be deployed to Texas, where apparently some of the worst violations of law take place. It will be an interesting experience, I hope they are wrong about the legal violations but I'm sure they are fairly accurate.Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80236064771947370522020-08-19T19:18:20.900-04:002020-08-19T19:18:20.900-04:00One of the problems that most people don't rea...One of the problems that most people don't realize is that postal workers can opt out of medicare. This actually raises the financial funding burden for post worker medical benefits. However, the pension funding is not different, it is the same for any company with a pension fund. Most companies have discontinued pensions because of the onerous funding requirements.Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66852909302849569412020-08-19T19:07:00.565-04:002020-08-19T19:07:00.565-04:00It is not going to be okay! Try to return you bal...It is not going to be okay! Try to return you ballot via another method than the US post office. Return to a collection box or return to a vote in person polling location. If you are in a state where voting by mail isn't possible, vote in person wearing a mask.Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17855194560665250552020-08-19T19:01:57.118-04:002020-08-19T19:01:57.118-04:00California is all mail in for this general electio...California is all mail in for this general election. I have voted by mail for yearsSusan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49153045991945205982020-08-19T18:58:45.778-04:002020-08-19T18:58:45.778-04:00I did some research not reserve!I did some research not reserve!Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60929579798424653222020-08-19T18:56:01.568-04:002020-08-19T18:56:01.568-04:00I did some reserve and here is what I believe are ...I did some reserve and here is what I believe are the discernible facts.<br /><br />Buying stamps or other postal products won't make any difference. A first class stamp has a cost o $0.55. It costs the post office a lot more than that to provide the service. There will be an $8 to twenty billion shortfall in the Post Office budget this year. Some of it is caused by a medical benefits funding requirement passed in 2006 under George W. Bush.<br /><br />Our elected officials do care. The House of Representatives has passed several funding bills for the post office. The Senate, under Mitch McConnel, refuses to include it in a vote for any bill put forth by the Senate. The bottom line the Republican controlled Senate has stopped any new funding for the Post Office. Mitch McConnel is holding the Post Office hostage! He wants to assure the Republican dictatorship.<br /><br />This latests crisis is about Trump wanting to distract and spread panic, so we ignore all his other shortcomings but especially his handling of the pandemic. Nancy Pelosi called the House of Representatives back two weeks early to try and do something about the actions of the current Trump appointed postmaster. The postmaster two weeks ago fired 28 key managers in different regions of the US. There is no overtime, and quick sorting machines are being removed. Apparently, temporarily no further actions will be taken. However there are no plans to restore overtime, the sorting machines, nor give the experienced managers their jobs back! Contact your senators, house members have done everything they can under their purview.Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40324695800744701832020-08-19T18:36:53.517-04:002020-08-19T18:36:53.517-04:00I love the Post Office and check for my mail often...I love the Post Office and check for my mail often. Already thought of buying stamps to help. Why does Trump think he will lose if people vote by mail? He has been voting by mail for years, and according to you, so have people in other states. I will gladly risk my health to vote in person so we can get rid of him! Stay safe and well.Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77577436323110912232020-08-19T18:27:25.102-04:002020-08-19T18:27:25.102-04:00By the way, I had ordered a 35th anniversary editi...By the way, I had ordered a 35th anniversary edition reissue of the band Chastain's 'For Those Who Dare' album. And it arrived today, when it was scheduled! I know if it had been shipped UPS, it wouldn't have been delivered on time given the delays they are dealing with.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88510179146993161232020-08-19T18:21:46.391-04:002020-08-19T18:21:46.391-04:00Dropping things off at the library or even the tow...Dropping things off at the library or even the town hall might not always work though. I dropped off my census form at the town hall a while back and yesterday I came home from work to find a notice on my door (or beside it actually as the sticker fell off) saying that they'd yet to get my census response and should file online.<br /><br />By the way, part of the slowdown in mail has to do with Amazon. My UPS driver was telling me that Amazon is over shipping packages via both UPS and USPS to an amazing amount over their contractual allowances. I ordered something from eBay and it sat in the Springfield, MA Postal building for over a week before they finally sent it to me 90 minutes away.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63809317539437622062020-08-19T17:27:43.403-04:002020-08-19T17:27:43.403-04:00Well said, Hank. It is outrageous that this is hap...Well said, Hank. It is outrageous that this is happening in our country. Kind of ironic that the rural people will be hurt disproportionately since that's where so many of the current administration's fans are. In the past our presidents have at least seemed to care about people in the country. This president and his peeps absolutely don't. It's unbelievable that they would so blithely impact medication deliveries across the nation. They are unscrupulous at a level never seen in my lifetime. Who knew that with so many bad apples in government it would be possible to move this country so quickly toward a dictatorship. It's obvious to me that something other than mailboxes and sorting machines need to be removed and decommissioned, and at least 45 of them.KarenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077289621647909115noreply@blogger.com