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Thousands of Baby Chicks Have Been Dying in the U.S. Mail
Thousands of baby chicks shipped to New England farmers have arrived dead since the U.S. Postal Service cut operations in recent months, adding to concerns about mail-delivery disruptions under investigation in Congress.
Haden Gooch, 29, who raises broiler chickens on a farm in Monmouth, Maine, said he’s received 500 dead chicks over his last two shipments, losing about a fifth of his stock each time. Over six years of farming, he can’t remember losing more than 25 in a shipment before.
“I’m kind of freaked out. For me, that’s a significant loss,” Gooch said. “You’re talking thousands of dollars in lost revenue each time, and farming is such a thin-margin business.”
Representative Chellie Pingree, a Maine Democrat who raises chickens on her own small organic farm, said her office recently started receiving numerous complaints about such losses. She’s raising the issue in a letter she’s circulating among congressional colleagues that she plans to send Friday to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
DeJoy is set to be questioned Friday by the Senate Homeland Security Committee on an efficiency drive that spurred complaints of delivery disruptions. That’s amid a broader fight between President Donald Trump and Democrats over mail-in voting.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Keithk1
Every few months I mail a
Every few months I mail a package to a friend in Myrtle Beach. Usually use the small Priority boxes. They'd always got there in 2-3 days. Tracking would go from my PO to Newark NJ, Columbia SC , Myrtle Beach.
Sent one a couple weeks ago. Took 5 days. Went to Newark, Grand Rapids MI, Columbia, Myrtle. That's some routing for you.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dr. Benway
i feel like im the only one
i feel like im the only one not getting any delays - ive been buying tons of cannabis seed and have been sending payments via priority mail as well as receiving the seeds via priority mail and so far ive gotten everything on time, except for some packages that were set to be delivered saturday - my rural post office has always been closed saturday and they cant get in to deliver to the po boxes so youve gotta wait till monday, but that is normal.
actually been having problems with fedex in my area, they are overloaded with deliveries and understaffed and cant make it out to my area often enough to meet delivery deadlines for overnight or 2 day
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: DZ
Been using the usps all year
Been using the usps all year no problems except when I ordered something from Florida in May it took over 3 weeks
and when I sent something to Miami in June it took a couple extra weeks to arrive
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
Our blocked has been getting
Our blocked has been getting skipped occasionally for months now. Since around the time they removed the drive-thru box at the PO and replaced the swing-down door on the blue boxes with a slit.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 19.5 Degrees
My dad sent me a letter from
My dad sent me a letter from Chicago area on Aug 5, finally received it yesterday.
https://www.governing.com/context/Let-Us-Now-Praise-the-US-Postal-Servic...
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local news just showed
local news just showed pictures of a brand new mail sorting machine in a dumpster outside the main usps building. when asked usps employees said it took 8 months to set up and was about to go through testing when ordered to dismantle it
usps officials had no comment
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: An organ grinder’s tune
that's insane joy.
that's insane joy.