A love letter to mail carriers
Y’know what? I like getting mail. I’ve hounded the mailbox my entire life. I like the internet, too, but email doesn’t compare with what I sometimes find in my mailbox. With that in mind, I’m linking to this love letter to the post office.
Now that the post office is in fiscal distress, pay particular note to the debunking of the argument to “just privatize it.” We’ve all got complaints about the occasional postal mistake, but please bear this in mind when you hear the GOP propose privatizing mail delivery (as I heard someone do again today): Private operators would strip off the profitable routes, jack up the rates, and leave rural America underserved or overcharged.
March 11th, 2010 at 4:19 am
I tried being a mailman for a few weeks; it’s tougher than it looks. A lot tougher.
March 11th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Hey, it drove Charles Bukowski to drink.
March 11th, 2010 at 11:54 am
The US Postal Service is the best deal American citizens get for their tax dollars! I love the internet too…but there is nothing like real mail from real people…
March 11th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
“and leave rural America underserved or overcharged”
I think it would be underserved and overcharged.
March 12th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Thanks to all. As a mail carrier, I’m living the drama. I believe one issue the article mentions, pre-funding of health insurance costs, has been resolved. And the current administration is now allowing the PO to credit our unused sick leave to our retirements, instead of keeping us on the old ‘use it or lose it’ policy.
And remember that the new Abstract Expressionist stamps are now out. You know you want to get them.