On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 23:00:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 6/22/2014 9:49 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks. Is the USPS government run or privately owned?
>
>Government run, authorized by Congress.
>>
>
>>> the only reason why the USPS delivers mail every day is because
>>> otherwise they'd need to have a much larger facility for storage. I
>>> don't receive a lot of mail so the smallest PO Box is sufficient, for
>>> those who receive a lot of mail they pay more for a larger box.
>>> Nowadays a lot of malls and strip malls have a communal box... the
>>> communal box keeps the cost of delivery down.
>>
>> Sounds more and more like a private run business to me. I'm glad we
>> don't have to deal with that here.
>
>Very few people have to deal with it. The majority have our mail
>delivered to the house or a box in front of the house.

That is what I am familiar with in urban areas.

>With over 300
>million people and a very diverse living conditions, many solutions are
>available and in use.

As long as one has the option, then great. If I was forced to collect
my mail the way Julie apparently does, I would be far from happy.

>Much as some people bitch about the postal service, it is reliable and
>cheap. You can even mail live chickens.