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BigmanPigman

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71. This is ironic in my case...

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:49 PM

Aug 2020

I only use the mail to pay bills since I do not trust auto-payment. I trust the USPS. I did the same thing with taking my paychecks to the bank myself (only two people on the staff did this but I refused to give in). Now they are saying I shouldn't trust the mail, so am I supposed to suddenly do all my bill paying on-line? NO! I will not allow the fucking moron to change what has worked for me my whole life....using the USPS!!!!!!

FUCK tRUMP!

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I am a retired postal manager [View all] live love laugh Aug 2020 OP

Hey I ran those OCRs and BCSs for a time soothsayer Aug 2020 #1

Hi 👋🏼 live love laugh Aug 2020 #25

Would it be impossible to create a special shadow post office to collect ballots only judesedit Aug 2020 #2

That would be a good idea. I don't know how they'd pull it off. BComplex Aug 2020 #13

It could be classified as an emergency situation. The drop off places would be completely legitimate judesedit Aug 2020 #58

Put them in front of Precincts True Blue American Aug 2020 #91

That's a great idea, actually. judesedit Aug 2020 #102

I don't see that happening. The law prohibits private delivery live love laugh Aug 2020 #27

This will not be mail. This will be a specially designated process for ballots only going from judesedit Aug 2020 #59

Verboten-- that's what Drumpf's crook wants permanently -- but DO read The Crying of Lot 49 soothsayer Aug 2020 #35

Ghastly What they are doing! What can we do? flying_wahini Aug 2020 #3

Call all of your government reps, all the way down to city council and mayors. we can do it Aug 2020 #9

Congress is already involved. Hopefully they can do something. nt live love laugh Aug 2020 #28

How about governors mobilizing their national guard units to man collection points, TryLogic Aug 2020 #64

Yes, my idea too. I remember the NG delivering during a strike. alfredo Aug 2020 #86

boycott his moneymakers? UPS? according to quick search and wiki certainot Aug 2020 #95

Thank you for the awful warning. elleng Aug 2020 #4

K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #5

Kick dalton99a Aug 2020 #6

It's a scheme to destroy the Postal Service Martin Eden Aug 2020 #7

+1. Clearly premeditated. dalton99a Aug 2020 #14

It's part of a broader push to create a Feudal Nation. n/t MarcA Aug 2020 #30

+1000 silverweb Aug 2020 #62

From ballotpedia: live love laugh Aug 2020 #33

Also aimed DENVERPOPS Aug 2020 #36

Many states have drop boxes, use them. If mail is delayed in October, then some may have Hoyt Aug 2020 #8

YES. Everyone that can drop off your ballot at board of elections or whatever your option is. we can do it Aug 2020 #12

Exactly. Our new plan is to personally pick up, fill out in the car, Hortensis Aug 2020 #22

That's not an option for me. bluescribbler Aug 2020 #34

Does your area have in person early voting? we can do it Aug 2020 #37

Tens of millions of other voters live in the 34 states that allow, or require, Hoyt Aug 2020 #41

"Just keep up to date." Our state ACLU sites are good Hortensis Aug 2020 #52

I hope your lines won't be too bad. GA allows a few days of Hortensis Aug 2020 #50

You don't know what their plan is Hoyt, nor what their maths show would happen to their chances mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #32

Yeah, your line postal employees are going to read names/zips on Hoyt Aug 2020 #39

I admit that is taking things to the point of paranoia ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #43

Is your mail being delayed shanti Aug 2020 #81

Nope. You know there is a pandemic going on, people staying out of Hoyt Aug 2020 #82

It's only been during the last month shanti Aug 2020 #84

Houston here. narnian60 Aug 2020 #93

My mail has been arriving in a timely manner. subterranean Aug 2020 #99

I've heard that a greater percentage of Republicans plan to NOT vote by mail. Beartracks Aug 2020 #90

We have a drop box in front of the BOE. True Blue American Aug 2020 #92

Thanks for this thoughtful post, live - and oh how galling it is for you to hear of this treachery Leghorn21 Aug 2020 #10

May we repost this publicly? elleng Aug 2020 #11

Yes live love laugh Aug 2020 #20

Done. elleng Aug 2020 #24

You join the ranks of DOJ employees, State Dept employees, Public Health workers, esp at CDC hlthe2b Aug 2020 #15

Critical reminder of the destruction & pain in 4 yrs appalachiablue Aug 2020 #61

That 'largest unions in America' is what they want USPS privatized or destroyed for CousinIT Aug 2020 #16

THEY will do EVERYTHING you stated! EVEN if bluestarone Aug 2020 #53

It's an outrage really. Are there no delivery metrics that have to be published by law? gulliver Aug 2020 #17

thank you for your firsthand account Kitchari Aug 2020 #18

Trump is dismantling every institution Americans built and are proud of. Baked Potato Aug 2020 #19

REPUBLICANS are dismantling every institution Americans built and are proud of. JHB Aug 2020 #23

YES! Agreed! Thanks for the reminder! Baked Potato Aug 2020 #26

+1. They are his co-conspirators and accomplices. dalton99a Aug 2020 #38

This has been the GOP plan since Reagan. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2020 #65

I'll refine that further: Since Movement Conservatives took over the party... JHB Aug 2020 #66

Public unions like the usps are largely responsible for creating the middle class Doremus Aug 2020 #21

Joe will fix the PO problem once he's elected. But we have to get him elected. Vote in person. Squinch Aug 2020 #29

And pray you don't catch the COVID. Kid Berwyn Aug 2020 #42

Plan it now. Get a face shield and an N95 mask. Do it now, so you have it when November Squinch Aug 2020 #63

Agree 100%. Kid Berwyn Aug 2020 #76

And you are essential! We need Michigan so badly. We need to overcome their cheating as Squinch Aug 2020 #77

Still: Vote by Mail Gilbert Moore Aug 2020 #31

In Texas mail-in ballots are mailed out on Sept. 19. summer_in_TX Aug 2020 #88

Thank you for bringing this public, live love laugh. brer cat Aug 2020 #40

You're welcome live love laugh Aug 2020 #44

Glad you posted. JudyM Aug 2020 #70

Trump will do anything to win in 2020! UCmeNdc Aug 2020 #45

Thank you for your years of dedicated service, and Mike 03 Aug 2020 #46

Thank you for your service. moondust Aug 2020 #47

your state Democratic party may be sending those out..The Texas party does yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #87

I don't know who sent it or why. moondust Aug 2020 #89

Benjamin Franklin was appointed our first Postmaster General in 1775 Dukkha Aug 2020 #48

+1 dalton99a Aug 2020 #51

IANAL, but I'm told that in NM, once you've requested a mail-in ballot BadgerMom Aug 2020 #49

Check with your election board or xxqqqzme Aug 2020 #80

We are living a never-ending nightmare pandr32 Aug 2020 #54

I am in California, and I will be voting early, and by mail. In California you can check the status still_one Aug 2020 #55

In Colorado we have universal mail-in voting. kag Aug 2020 #67

That is excellent still_one Aug 2020 #75

I've been railing against in terms of veterans TlalocW Aug 2020 #56

I've commented on this catchnrelease Aug 2020 #79

The closer we get to the election the more of America will be destroyed.. Kablooie Aug 2020 #57

DeJoy owns $75 million in assets in USPS competitors stocks lunatica Aug 2020 #60

Once Biden is in office, and we have the senate back. kag Aug 2020 #68

I'm able to personally deliver my "mail-in" ballot to the court house mac2766 Aug 2020 #69

Very common. We can make sure our votes arrive. Now, what happens after Hoyt Aug 2020 #83

This is ironic in my case... BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #71

It's still working just expect delays ... the full extent of which live love laugh Aug 2020 #74

This is ironic in my case... BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #72

Democratic Presidents and Congress Dems can't seem to say "The republicans" they say congress or bonniebgood Aug 2020 #73

I will hand deliver My absentee Ballott to the Board of elections... jdadd Aug 2020 #78

Could states declare an emergency, call in the National Guard to make sure the mail is delivered? alfredo Aug 2020 #85

KnR N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2020 #94

Frustrating as hell. My son is asking about mailing in ballots, Ilsa Aug 2020 #96

I hate Trump and the entire GOP and these phucking, greedy billionaires Joinfortmill Aug 2020 #97

It's Ghastly. It all is. UserNotFound Aug 2020 #98

Obviously deliberate Paul-EM Aug 2020 #100

Turned off the sorting machines. During the pandemic and ahead of the election. Mersky Aug 2020 #101