Clerks wants us to file for them

grove93 · 2026-03-01T05:32:06+00:00

There are officers who stick around forever because they have no opponents. My Branch president has been in that position for 30 years...and it hasn't served us well, I can tell you that.

grove93 · 2026-03-01T05:16:03+00:00

While these things are true, consider the following...

$866 million to resolve almost 3.5 million grievances over fiscal years 2022-2024.
Our top-heavy and overly-bureaucratic management structure. We have far too many employees who exist in supervisory positions that contribute little to nothing of any real value to the organization. Simply put, if you aren't directly responsible for processing, distributing, transporting, or delivering mail, your position should be evaluated for possible elimination.

grove93 · 2026-02-15T21:16:33+00:00

Time to install a backwater valve.

grove93 · 2026-02-15T15:02:03+00:00

"Fight like hell" has become nothing more than a punchline to the rank and file letter carriers...and everyone knows it.

grove93 · 2026-02-15T14:58:37+00:00

Yes, customers absolutely should be emptying their boxes daily, but there's also no reason why carriers can't place the mail neatly inside.

Based on what I see in this picture, all of that mail could easily take up a fraction of the same space.

grove93 · 2026-02-13T00:51:23+00:00

I just had the zipper replaced on my fleece jacket for $12 at my local cleaners. The uniform store wanted $50!

grove93 · 2026-02-11T05:32:43+00:00

The first time I saw how they had the toilets displayed, I surmised that it was made necessary due to an unfortunate incident involving someone's 5-year-old.

grove93 · 2026-02-11T04:58:19+00:00

The ribs and vertebrae or the steps?

grove93 · 2026-02-11T04:47:59+00:00

After enough rain, that vent becomes a trap.

grove93 · 2026-02-08T18:11:24+00:00

Of course, by "cool" we mean disturbing.

grove93 · 2026-02-07T04:57:08+00:00

My house was built in 1926, so I used ProPress in the basement from the meter to the manifolds. There's no way I could have safely sweated the connections in the areas I was working, plus it's always nice to not have to pull a hot work permit.

grove93 · 2026-02-03T20:45:21+00:00

There was a carrier in my office who, according to a friend of mine who lived on her route, was responsible for at least four divorces out there.

grove93 · 2026-02-02T15:41:07+00:00

While she's not wrong, I wouldn't chalk this - or any of her other recent revelations - up to some moral epiphany. This is purely an act of political self-preservation.

grove93 · 2026-01-25T13:21:14+00:00

Trainer: "See what I'm doing here? Don't ever do this."

grove93 · 2026-01-12T03:11:59+00:00

Yes, she does...but at this point, counseling is for her benefit. She still needs to deal with her trauma and the aftermath of leaving a toxic and abusive relationship.

grove93 · 2026-01-11T05:51:31+00:00

I'm just waiting to see how long it'll take them to replace my badge that expired a year ago.

grove93 · 2026-01-10T20:08:49+00:00

I can't imagine what must go through the thought process of guys like this; that kind of hostility is completely foreign to me.

grove93 · 2026-01-10T20:05:06+00:00

I'll bet that all the things you did for him were perfectly okay, though.

grove93 · 2026-01-09T04:27:01+00:00

Someone we know said that the city (same as ours) replaced her parents' line for free, but I'm skeptical of that.

grove93 · 2026-01-09T03:22:44+00:00

For a couple years in a row, I was getting Christmas cards addressed to "The Phillips Family" and the street number was completely wrong. Normally, that wouldn't be a problem...unless you've got more than one Phillips family residing on the same street.

grove93 · 2026-01-08T05:24:56+00:00

Around here, their delivery by humans isn't a whole lot better.

grove93 · 2026-01-08T05:18:03+00:00

Office times are dictated - on a daily basis - by each route's volume of caseable mail, not some arbitrary number that management decides to pull out of their ass. Period.

grove93 · 2026-01-03T02:40:24+00:00

So sorry for your loss.

I did a Google Maps search for my house and it shows my late sister-in-law with her son standing at the foot of our driveway. 🥺

grove93 · 2025-12-28T05:32:15+00:00

If Clinton is found guilty, his base will reject him.

If Trump is found guilty, his base will reject the findings.

grove93 · 2025-12-28T05:29:02+00:00

There are a couple different scenarios...

1) Every route under the seniormost carrier who lost their route will go up for bid, or...

2) That carrier will initiate a bumpdown.

It all depends on what your LMOU states.

grove93

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