[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

The same reason I don't take trash out of Scooples, 5 Guys, or Panera to throw in my trash or why I don't take trash from the squares home to throw in the trash: receptacles are provided for the trash, I have trash, I use the receptacles.

I would love to be able to retrieve my mail without having to sort through the junk. However, the Post Office finds it beneficial to put junk mail in my box. I find it beneficial to leave that junk in the trash cans.

Apples and oranges.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by davem4616

I see zero value in having a printed phone book...

as I tossed the one delivered overnight into the trash this morning I wondered how I might avoid receiving updated books 6 months from now, yet still get the paper

Others see great value in the phone book....but glad you are putting yours in the trash, more heat for the power company.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Apples and oranges.

Carrots and kumquats??

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by JoMar

Others see great value in the phone book....but glad you are putting yours in the trash, more heat for the power company.

So why don't the people that print the phone books allow those that want them to order them. That way they would save a lot of paper, ink and trees.

The phone book companies make their money from the advertising in the Yellow Pages. In order to maintain or increase revenues from that source they have to tell their customers that the phone book will go out to every house in the community. The problem, and advertisers are beginning recognize this, is that 80% of the phone books are thrown directly into the trash.

Send out a notice with a post paid card asking people if they want it. They can then print the number of copies that people actually want.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I taught a college course for fifteen years. It is my opinion that at least half of my students should never have been accepted to college. Today's collages are all about making money and have instituted a campaign to convince all parents that all kids need to go to college. That is why so many of them are living at home with their parents. Many also have chosen to major in subjects where jobs are few and don't pay very much.

Many of those kids would have been better off going to a trade school or serving and apprenticeship.

Raising the minimum wage really only benefits the government. It will first of all increase prices on everything. If you're making minimum wage and get a 5% increase, prices will go up accordingly. And of course, you won't get that 5% because the government takes its share. But you will have to pay the full increase in the price of everything.

In addition, increasing the minimum wage will create higher unemployment as many companies, especially small businesses will not be able to hire as many people. As they raise prices they will not sell as much product or services because fewer people will be able to afford them. Also, the taxes that they pay on payroll and profit will go up.

Minimum wage is an idea to fool voters into voting for politicians. It doesn't help anyone.

I agree. But, I would just point out that, as a Federal Government employee, I worked with many people who also should have never been accepted into college. But, they got a college degree and a Government job. They were set for life, had job security, health benefits, retirement, and made way more money, with less effort, than they ever would have made by going to a trade school. It may not be right, but the Government is getting bigger and bigger all the time. A college degree and a Government job can be a passport to financial security.

[Nucky]

Newman!

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

only stay part of the year(birds)and still have to pay their fair share doesn't give them any extra perks...like littering.

An attitude that is typically held by elitists.

Hold your insults, totally unwarranted. And offensive in case you might not be able to digest that. Bet you wouldn't speak as freely if your identity was known. They call those kind "keyboard warriors". No one, ESPECIALLY ME, said snowbirds were entitled to anything. I object strenuously to being shat upon by the full-timer simply because I still work and can't be in TV as much as I would prefer. Do you think, as a part-timer, my investment in TV is any less significant than the full-timers? But to place blame on "the birds" for being the ones bringing litter to TV, wo any evidence, is laughable. And responses like yours make me question my decision to invest in TV.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Becca9800

You're going to blame this on "the birds"? The Birds who subsidize your daily existence? Those birds?

It might subsidize your daily existence; my retirement subsidizes my daily existence.

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by stan the man

you moved to the villages...only difference between trailer park and TV is ........

The trailer park folks are better tippers.

[noslices1]

Originally Posted by Neils

If the Post Office charged 1st class rates for ALL mail, the amount of junk mail and wasted resources would decrease dramatically. And the billions $ that taxpayers subsidize the USPS each year might not be required.

Without junk mail, the post office would go out of business and if they charged first class for junk mail, there would be no junk mail.

[FromNY]

Not only do some people leave their junk mail or doggie poop they now leave their Covid breath.
As in No Masks. Swapping air standing around as they sort and dump the junk mail.������

[WesMan]

Originally Posted by Becca9800

You're going to blame this on "the birds"? The Birds who subsidize your daily existence? Those birds?

You are correct, it's always the birds, Yea sure..... So how does this occur in the summer months!!! Or is it the grandchildren again????

[banjobob]

Oh no we know they alive and living among us check the golf courses , sand not raked, divots not sanded ,ball mark's not repaired,cups distorted.

[kidnerkim]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Maintaining trash cans at the postal stations seems like a ridiculous waste of money. My postal station has 5 trash cans. If I can't put junk mail in them, will someone please tell me what I can put in them?

Trash, food bags, dirty kleenex, etc. but there is simply too much junk mail to fill them up with that

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by two bills

without the junk, there would probably be no postal service.
It is the junk that just about keeps the service viable.

it seems the solution is to install a regular dumpster at the postal stations instead of 30 gallon plastic bag. You could cut up your box delivery on the spot and dump it. No need to bring it home. Possible side benefit is maybe the dog walkers at the postal stations may stop accidentally leaving their doggie donations for everyone else.