Maybe too much Maryjane???

ruralrouteballa · Feb 14, 2023

Colorado mountain town of Silverthorne considers legal action against United States Postal Service

Things have gotten so bad with some mountain mailrooms in Colorado that one town is considering taking legal action against the United States Postal Service.

www.cbsnews.com

Is it the marijuana they allow in the great state of Colorado? In all seriousness love that the writer acknowledges this is a system and management problem and the workers are the heroes!

Jarod1231 · Feb 15, 2023

"Among issues listed from individual residents frustrated with late or complete lack of delivory,"
Maybe the lack of postal workers has something to do with everyone thinking they are qualified to be a writer/editor for CBS Colorado.

psd181 · Feb 15, 2023

well if we weren't the UPS delivery person and the USPS mail man rolled into one everyday, we might be able to provide service.

Gotrope · Feb 15, 2023

psd181 said:
well if we weren't the UPS delivery person and the USPS mail man rolled into one everyday, we might be able to provide service.

And no one passes the drug testing. Most districts have stopped testing or they would get no one. I've had rcas higher than a kite deliver to my house. Three had accidents - runaways and turning in front of semi's.

Bucknadhand · Feb 15, 2023

Been having to do the clerk work out here most of last week and this week. They just don't have anyone to send and if I wait for a supervisor to come out that puts me 2-3 hours behind, which we can't afford with these snowy roads. Our clerk constantly calls in or leaves early, and she has some kind of fmla thing for her child, so she plays that all the time.

Its so frustrating as she takes a week off then plays the covid card to get 4-5 more days. The clerk supervisor that came out and showed us how to do the scans and what not told us it takes about 4 months to get a new clerk, and if they bump them to a ptf it takes even longer with the red tape ugh. Its such a broken system.

Bucknadhand · Feb 15, 2023

Gotrope said:
And no one passes the drug testing. Most districts have stopped testing or they would get no one. I've had rcas higher than a kite deliver to my house. Three had accidents - runaways and turning in front of semi's.

Quite a while ago we used to have a rca that would mix everclear in with his chew, thinking they wouldnt get him. Course they never did anything about it until the guy just quit and moved.

Surprise! · Feb 15, 2023

Not a word from the unions?

Opportunities come to build alliances and the Unions stay quiet.

NorthernPines · Feb 15, 2023

The average cost of a home in Silverthorne, CO appears to be over $860,000, with a quick google machining.

I can't imagine what the problem is.

Gotrope · Feb 15, 2023

Bucknadhand said:
Quite a while ago we used to have a rca that would mix everclear in with his chew, thinking they wouldnt get him. Course they never did anything about it until the guy just quit and moved.

I used to work with a steward who had strong ice tea for years on the route. Makes you wonder who is handling your mail though, doesn't it?