Category Archives: United States Postal Service

I’ll start this post off with a quote from my route.  I was walking by a house that houses a large family.  After I delivered the mail to the slot, I heard a lady inside talking quite loudly.  This is … Continue reading →

I’m in the Christmas spirit.  Well, maybe after Thanksgiving I will be.  No, I am deciding to be right now in spite of a decision by the United States Postal Service to participate in what is seems at first glance … Continue reading →

The economy is affecting the Postal Service too.  We are not exempt.  Combined with faster cheaper ways to communicate, the economic slowdown has slowed down our income.  Less people are mailing things.  That means less money to operate.  Our local … Continue reading →

The postal vehicles that we drive (LLV) have orange seatbelts in them.  There is a reason why these seatbelts are bright orange.  Think for a minute, why would the postal service make the seatbelts in these vehicles orange, but everything … Continue reading →

A fellow Mail Carrier has saved the life of a 1 year old baby by catching her as she fell out from a second story window.  I don’t personally know Lisa Harrell since she is over in Albany, New York, … Continue reading →

Part of me is anxious to get back to work, carrying the mail, another part of me can wait plenty.  I love my job, but we have to work for the government, and the managers they employ.  Consider this story … Continue reading →

For those of you who are new to my blog, I am a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service.  I try to stay current with the issues that the Postal Service has to deal with.  One of the … Continue reading →

With winter having an ice grip on the area, many people ask me how I’m doing as I deliver the mail.  So I thought I would dedicate one post to how the weather affects me.   First off, it has … Continue reading →

There are bonuses and not-so-bonuses working for the United States Postal Service, more specifically, as a City Letter Carrier.  One of the bonuses is having Sundays off.  This really frees me up to serve the LORD on Sundays.  I know … Continue reading →