tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post5552266886681277314..comments2024-02-22T10:59:34.564-05:00Comments on Always Home and Uncool.: Goin’ PostalKevin McKeeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-85537746701987912862011-08-18T09:29:11.357-04:002011-08-18T09:29:11.357-04:00Somewhere in New York, a Newman is screaming.Somewhere in New York, a Newman is screaming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381359915367648550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-16820956017080908992011-08-13T05:12:14.364-04:002011-08-13T05:12:14.364-04:00So did you get that huge box of gifts and goodies ...So did you get that huge box of gifts and goodies I sent you from India? No? Damn that postal service.....♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-82616259839159003052011-08-06T15:00:56.641-04:002011-08-06T15:00:56.641-04:00Thanks, Cheryl, for enjoying my sense of humor!Thanks, Cheryl, for enjoying my sense of humor!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-25857559323829078782011-08-01T20:55:23.046-04:002011-08-01T20:55:23.046-04:00I am starting to understand the lack of money the ...I am starting to understand the lack of money the USPS has to hire competent workers. I mail packages to Ireland and Scotland regularly and amazingly they can never find Scotland until I explain that it is part of Great Britain/United Kingdom and they insist for at least 10 minutes that I need a street address for country residences in Ireland.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663812073515798267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-74752923659102840312011-08-01T18:20:18.246-04:002011-08-01T18:20:18.246-04:00Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night..... Rat...Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night..... Rather our elementary school, which does not think the kids need to learn cursive any more, will bring about the end of letters and post offices.Mom of 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-31901687003645768292011-08-01T17:54:42.507-04:002011-08-01T17:54:42.507-04:00Bijoux's comment made forget what this whole p...Bijoux's comment made forget what this whole post was about. I'm sure it was fun and funny but damn, that Bijoux is awesome.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-28301413364066680562011-08-01T14:01:12.958-04:002011-08-01T14:01:12.958-04:00HA! I have a tab on my blog called going postal i...HA! I have a tab on my blog called going postal in which I detail all the "fun" stuff about being a postal worker. :) Really, I do.<br /><br />As for your post office closing, here's the thing... it's going no where soon. Closures will happen slowly, we have one that's on the list, and has been for four years. It's no closer to closing it's doors than it was 4 years ago. Yes. The PO is broke. But it's run by congress, so really, is anyone surprized? AND the only reason it's still running in the red is because the gov. won't allow for a lapse of payments towards future retirement benifits. Why? Because the government has no idea where that retirement fund went that we've paid trillions into.<br /><br />Most PO's will remain unless there are multiples in a town. (We have 7 here) and even then, when it all comes down to it, each town will most likely keep at least one of it's offices. And don't forget, closing offices will avoid layoffs, as it's easier to reassign the staff in offices slowly, then say, stop Saturday delivery, which would put apx 100,000 people (including me) on unemployment within days.<br /><br />OK. I've rambled enough. :) <br /><br />But those ideas for marketing and stamps... Genius! Now if only we could get the 80% of people under 18 that have never even touched a stamp, to do so... we'd be in the black in no time. :)Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-66950281998818991892011-08-01T11:59:44.269-04:002011-08-01T11:59:44.269-04:00I used to work in a postal office in the Netherlan...I used to work in a postal office in the Netherlands in the stamp collecting department. Our job was to paste stamps on special collectors' envelopes. It was tedious work. All of the stamps had to be placed at perfect right angles. We had a couple employees who up and quit because they couldn't handle the stress of getting the stamps on there just right. I have deep respect for anyone who works in such an environment. It was a weird experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788411897247249750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-17789146018279365952011-08-01T11:51:47.407-04:002011-08-01T11:51:47.407-04:00You, sir, are a genius.You, sir, are a genius.sybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-21972189177810826632011-08-01T08:55:50.764-04:002011-08-01T08:55:50.764-04:00I used to collect stamps as a kid. It started wit...I used to collect stamps as a kid. It started with a stamp on an envelope that arrived from Australia. I then gathered a collection of a few hundred stamps dating back to the 19th century. I just handed them all over to The Girl, hoping that she'll keep them until one day she hands them over to her kid. I have no idea what they're worth, or what to do with them except take them out ever once and awhile and say, "man these things are old."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-82113276618800250372011-08-01T08:39:27.281-04:002011-08-01T08:39:27.281-04:00You gotta file that shit online, dude!You gotta file that shit online, dude!Michael from dadcation.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961356620989366475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-80043294424787452382011-08-01T07:27:09.075-04:002011-08-01T07:27:09.075-04:00My husband and I went to a Mailboxes Etc in our to...My husband and I went to a Mailboxes Etc in our town in Ireland to send our taxes to the IRS in Texas. We were quoted 75 euros, about $108. We dragged our jaws off of the counter and about 10 blocks down to the post office where it was only 5 euros or $7.50 which was still horrific but much better than $108! Makes me miss my old, small town post office in the States...crappy collector stamps and all!Padded Cell Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179138500397929437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-15114062717024263572011-08-01T07:25:52.568-04:002011-08-01T07:25:52.568-04:00They should serve expensive coffee and scones like...They should serve expensive coffee and scones like Starbucks. I mean, when I'm waiting in a line of 20 people, with only one postal clerk working, it would be nice to have something socially acceptable to do.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-18442198845802162892011-08-01T04:36:52.350-04:002011-08-01T04:36:52.350-04:00Astonishing...Astonishing...A Daft Scots Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922985143036647579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-11281501311599832822011-08-01T02:12:35.518-04:002011-08-01T02:12:35.518-04:00Funny post, I loved it! I just got back a Xmas car...Funny post, I loved it! I just got back a Xmas card last week that said "Return to Sender". What is it about Xmas? I used to send packages to my sisters all the time until they started charging $10 instead of $5. I quit sending stuff.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478885332727102848.post-4276156407325164872011-08-01T00:53:32.007-04:002011-08-01T00:53:32.007-04:00I just heard the post office in my hometown is clo...I just heard the post office in my hometown is closing. Sure seems weird.Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.com