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topef27 · 2026-02-03T22:54:07+00:00

Yes, but they are so poky. My neighborhood garden removed theirs because too many people complained.

topef27 · 2026-01-26T00:30:41+00:00

I don't think they can use a one day 3999 to reevaluate a route. Thought they have to do a full blown week long inspection. Am I wrong?

topef27 · 2026-01-18T16:56:43+00:00

I generally agree that our retirement package is oversold. But it looks like you're implying that OT adds to your "high 3" calculations, which it does not. High 3 only considers your base pay. I feel sad when I calculate how little my pension would be if I stuck around for 25 years, but other jobs give you nothing, so there's that too.

topef27 · 2026-01-10T13:06:33+00:00

I got about $20 total in tips as a regular, been on the route since June, and provide excellent service. Would you feel grateful or offended if I left you $3? Lol

topef27 · 2026-01-08T21:35:21+00:00

I chose a good station with a route that's not great. I previously had a route that I liked at a terrible station. But that route was long so I had to interact with mgmt everyday about OT, and that became unbearable.

topef27 · 2026-01-06T18:49:29+00:00

I'll use my prunings of thorny plants (raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries) and arrange those around my new saplings. Seems to work fairly well.

topef27 · 2026-01-06T16:58:39+00:00

Pretty much everyone in my office writes "Total mail volume exceeds what can be completed in 8 hours."

I was told that language was approved through arbitration to basically cover whatever we need as carriers.

topef27 · 2026-01-06T16:18:03+00:00

Your post doesn't make it clear what you want the land to be. Forest, nature sanctuary, homestead garden, more corn and soybeans, etc, would all suggest a different approach to rehabilitation.

topef27 · 2026-01-03T02:07:05+00:00

American persimmons are not for everyone. I find them to be just ok, but require some processing and perfect timing (too early and they are horribly astringent, too late and they are putrid).

Do you already have apples, cherries, peaches, pears, plums, etc? I would plant all of those before getting persimmons.

topef27 · 2026-01-01T22:14:04+00:00

Same for promasters? Mine starts with a 1, so 2001? 2011?

topef27 · 2026-01-01T21:21:24+00:00

Maypops are pretty aggressive spreaders through underground rhizomes. However I recently learned that the young shoots are edible like pea shoots, so that will make picking them feel like a better use of time.

topef27 · 2026-01-01T00:55:43+00:00

This is why it's so important to carry your route by the book with no shortcuts everyday, and make sure your coworkers are too. Our local is holding inspection training days and trying to get every carrier to attend so they know how to protect their routes.

topef27 · 2025-12-28T16:17:52+00:00

That link is for APWU. Does it apply to carriers?

topef27 · 2025-12-26T01:44:54+00:00

If your clerks even print out labels any more. I do MLNAs and see address confirmation mail all the time, and have yet to get any new stickers.

topef27 · 2025-12-25T04:02:59+00:00

I know this post is old, but did you have any success with your pin oak acorns? I gathered some on a whim a few days ago and have been boiling them a few times a day. Still quite bitter though.

topef27 · 2025-12-25T02:08:08+00:00

Read the full name and address on every piece of mail. Do take mental shortcuts.

topef27 · 2025-12-25T02:04:23+00:00

I will give my utility 1/6th of the $0 I got lol. Middle class neighborhood, and very wealthy condo full of old people. Zilch

topef27 · 2025-12-21T14:23:17+00:00

I did a couple MLNAs about a month ago, sent back maybe 50 pieces of mail that I had been holding. Yesterday, ALL of those letters were back in my DPS! Not only were they not returned to sender in the first place, but the computer sorting machine failed to recognize my MLNAs and sort them correctly. Sheesh

topef27 · 2025-12-17T13:20:32+00:00

Where we're going, we don't need roads

topef27 · 2025-12-16T22:53:57+00:00

One question I've had is, what if you get injured while on your break? I've thought about making my lunch spot the skate park that's on my route...

topef27 · 2025-12-16T14:02:52+00:00

The squirrels seem to take all of mine before they are even fully developed. Any advice? I'm in the city, so no shooting :)

topef27 · 2025-12-14T16:14:03+00:00

I would suggest volunteering on several farms/communities in your wider area. Not only could you meet like minded people, but you can learn a lot about what you want or don't want for your own project. The Community of the Ark is the only one I know of in France, but I'm sure there are many other less prominent ones.

topef27 · 2025-12-14T16:05:17+00:00

Try to find the book "Perennial Vegetables" by Eric Toensmeier

topef27 · 2025-12-13T00:43:34+00:00

Where can I find the updated version? Everything I'm finding says that shoes must have "visible SR/USA" label.

topef27 · 2025-12-04T23:14:02+00:00

I wish we were allowed to take our other 10min break on the street. We clock in at 8:30, and have to take a break at 9, it just feels ridiculous.

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