USPS Aggravation

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gadfly56 said:
Well, that's the way FedEx does it. I don't know if it is still true, but every single piece of mail FedEx moves used to go to one, count 'em, one facility at Memphis, "When it absolutely, positively, has to be there overnight." That business model seems to work OK.
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The difference is FedEx is in it to make a profit, USPS is not.:thumbsup:
 
readydave8 said:
If I write something on a piece of paper and put in an envelope and pay someone to take it to someone's house (not mailbox), is that technically illegal?
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Not illegal. However, if you DID put it in the mailbox that is illegal and you could be fined. This sounds kind of weird but if you pay for and install a mailbox on a post at the end of your driveway (technically speaking) USPS owns it. Kind of like when you install a meter enclosure on your house, although you paid for it and it's attached to your house and you are responsible for maintaining it, the POCO actually owns it.
 
goldstar said:
Kind of like when you install a meter enclosure on your house, although you paid for it and it's attached to your house and you are responsible for maintaining it, the POCO actually owns it.
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The POCO has rights to restrict access. They do not own it. The customer owns it and is responsible for keeping it in good shape and replacing it when necessary, along with the service mast.
 
mivey said:
The POCO has rights to restrict access. They do not own it. The customer owns it and is responsible for keeping it in good shape and replacing it when necessary, along with the service mast.
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Here the POCO owns them. They don't charge for them. You go down and pick them up for free. That's for single meters. They do charge for larger meter sockets.
 
mivey said:
The POCO has rights to restrict access. They do not own it. The customer owns it and is responsible for keeping it in good shape and replacing it when necessary, along with the service mast.
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You may be right or we both may be. Usually in all cases as long as the service material is attached to your house you own it and have to maintain it. Here, in the PSE&G area you can pick up a meter pan at the POCO’s office and not have tp pay for it. The can clearly states PSE&G on the cover. In addition, in all POCO cases the actual meter is provided by and owned by the POCO.
 
K8MHZ said:
Here the POCO owns them. They don't charge for them. You go down and pick them up for free. That's for single meters. They do charge for larger meter sockets.
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Two cases for customer ownership that I see. One is for all configurations the customer buys the meter base meeting utility spec and owns it. Two is the utility will give the customer a standard meter base and transfer ownership or the customer can buy one that meets utility specs (usually if they want some odd configuration or included disconnect), but the customer has ownership either way.
 
goldstar said:
You may be right or we both may be. Usually in all cases as long as the service material is attached to your house you own it and have to maintain it. Here, in the PSE&G area you can pick up a meter pan at the POCO’s office and not have tp pay for it. The can clearly states PSE&G on the cover. In addition, in all POCO cases the actual meter is provided by and owned by the POCO.
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Yes. I don't ever remember a customer owned meter being used by the POCO. Sometimes a third party meter might be used like a transmission grid meter owned by the grid operator rather than the local POCO.
 
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