11-01-2017, 03:26 AM
Part of the problem is that the PO has no money, and is losing money. So things that cost money, counters, mailboxes, repairs have to wait for the expense to be allocated in their budget.
Putting your mail in your mailbox - - that's already in the budget and it's what they're getting paid for. The problem in that case is its almost impossible to fire a postal worker. Have you ever stood in line at Hilo PO waiting for your turn to buy stamps? There is one guy there, Larry, who helps a single customer while every other worker has completed three transactions. He lines up everything at perfect right angles, the letter on his scale, the stamp on your envelope...
In any other business he would have been dismissed 10 years ago, they would lose too much money keeping him on.
“Facts fall from the poetic observer as ripe seeds.” -Henry Thoreau
Putting your mail in your mailbox - - that's already in the budget and it's what they're getting paid for. The problem in that case is its almost impossible to fire a postal worker. Have you ever stood in line at Hilo PO waiting for your turn to buy stamps? There is one guy there, Larry, who helps a single customer while every other worker has completed three transactions. He lines up everything at perfect right angles, the letter on his scale, the stamp on your envelope...
In any other business he would have been dismissed 10 years ago, they would lose too much money keeping him on.
“Facts fall from the poetic observer as ripe seeds.” -Henry Thoreau
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves