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Started by dbacks fan, February 23, 2012, 12:30:02 PM

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swake

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February 23, 2012, 12:43:21 PM
Quote from: carltonplace on February 23, 2012, 12:37:48 PM
Good for OKC

again. I just wonder where the choice was made on which to close and which to keep.

Conan71

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February 23, 2012, 12:45:53 PM
Quote from: swake on February 23, 2012, 12:43:21 PM
again. I just wonder where the choice was made on which to close and which to keep.

Fairly new facility.  I don't think it's much older than 10 years.
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dbacks fan

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February 23, 2012, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Conan71 on February 23, 2012, 12:45:53 PM
Fairly new facility.  I don't think it's much older than 10 years.

My dad and I were just discussing that. They had just started moving dirt when my parents moved from Tulsa in '99 so 10 or 11 years sounds about right.

SXSW

#5
February 23, 2012, 01:30:24 PM
The OKC facility was finished in 2008 and is massive, replacing a smaller facility that was just south of downtown where a new park will be located.  It was designed to be more of a regional distribution center.  It sucks for Tulsa and those jobs though, many of which will be transferred to OKC.  USPS is such a mess and hopefully these closings and consolidations will help them in the long run, similar to what the military has been accomplishing with BRAC.
 

nathanm

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February 23, 2012, 01:39:12 PM
Pretty soon it'll take four days to get first class mail from Fayetteville to Tulsa. However, the people who want to see the post office fail are slowly getting their wish. As they reduce service levels, mail volume will only drop further.
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" --Abraham Lincoln

Townsend

#7
February 23, 2012, 01:39:22 PM
So if I mailed a card to someone who lives in Tulsa, it will go to OKC then back to Tulsa?

nathanm

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February 23, 2012, 01:45:54 PM
Quote from: Townsend on February 23, 2012, 01:39:22 PM
So if I mailed a card to someone who lives in Tulsa, it will go to OKC then back to Tulsa?

Yep.
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" --Abraham Lincoln

DTowner

#9
February 23, 2012, 02:05:50 PM
Quote from: nathanm on February 23, 2012, 01:39:12 PM
Pretty soon it'll take four days to get first class mail from Fayetteville to Tulsa. However, the people who want to see the post office fail are slowly getting their wish. As they reduce service levels, mail volume will only drop further.

Worse service at a higher cost is usually not a successful strategy for a business under siege by its competitors.  My use of USPS for both work and personal matters will be further reduced as a result of this decision.

Townsend

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February 23, 2012, 02:08:10 PM
Quote from: DTowner on February 23, 2012, 02:05:50 PM
Worse service at a higher cost is usually not a successful strategy for a business under siege by its competitors.  My use of USPS for both work and personal matters will be further reduced as a result of this decision.

Could eventually go the same route as passenger rail here in OK.  From Dallas, to OKC, to Kansas, skipping Tulsa all together.

I guess all the bills I can't get online will be a day or two later than normal.

BKDotCom

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February 23, 2012, 05:02:25 PM
Quote from: Townsend on February 23, 2012, 02:08:10 PM
Could eventually go the same route as passenger rail here in OK.  From Dallas, to OKC, to Kansas, skipping Tulsa all together.

I guess all the bills I can't get online will be a day or two later than normal.

Online Billpay via your bank will allow you to make a payment to anyone whether or not they accept electronic payments...
If the biller doesn't accept electronic payments, the payment system will send a check and compensate for how long it will take to get delivered.

no writing checks or buying stamps here.

BKDotCom

#12
February 23, 2012, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Townsend on February 23, 2012, 01:39:22 PM
So if I mailed a card to someone who lives in Tulsa, it will go to OKC then back to Tulsa?

Doesn't sound like it will affect my Netflix (by mail) turnaround then.
;D

Townsend

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February 23, 2012, 05:11:12 PM
Quote from: BKDotCom on February 23, 2012, 05:02:25 PM
Online Billpay via your bank will allow you to make a payment to anyone whether or not they accept electronic payments...
If the biller doesn't accept electronic payments, the payment system will send a check and compensate for how long it will take to get delivered.

no writing checks or buying stamps here.

I mean the ones I still get in the mail.  I pay electronically but I receive CoT and ONG in the mail.

Screw writing checks and buying stamps.

Townsend

#14
February 23, 2012, 05:13:16 PM
Quote from: BKDotCom on February 23, 2012, 05:03:27 PM
Doesn't sound like it will affect my Netflix (by mail) turnaround then.
;D

I wondered that too.  Will there be a delay since it all has to be sorted in OKC and will Tulsa take a back seat now?

I'll start the rumor:  I hear that all Tulsa mail will be taken out and stacked.  Once all of OKC's mail is sent out, they will look through Tulsa's.  Those bastards.
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