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    Is it true that the US Postal Service is thinking about eliminating Tuesday deliveries because Tuesday is the slowest day at the Post Office?

    Question #107251. Asked by Bronxiteone. (Jul 20 09 6:20 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		This dates back to January, 2009 and I've not found an update. As of January, 2009, it was merely a proposal.

    Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday, in asking lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week. If the change happens, that doesn't necessarily mean an end to Saturday mail delivery. Previous post office studies have looked at the possibility of skipping some other day when mail flow is light, such as Tuesday.

    Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/28/national/w115921S52.DTL#ixzz0LrPOSRTc

    Jul 20 09, 9:22 PM

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