Chuck - we both have deep post office roots. A century ago, my great uncle Dan took four years off from his tenure as Sheriff of Kings County (Brooklyn) to serve as a representative in the US Congress. He thought it was a ridiculous, useless job devoid of opportunities for offering patronage to his constituents and cronies, and so he returned to Brooklyn and resumed his job as Sheriff. The one lasting contribution of his time in Congress (a pretty feeble institution in what, for a New Yorker, was then a crummy southern town), was the first bill establishing pensions for postal workers. I have told that story to ever postman or woman who has ever come to my door. Letter carriers of any age can usually tell you with great accuracy their retirement date.
Chuck, I agree, the postal service is still essential to significant areas of the country, even as so many of us abandon it with email and texting. I am glad to see one of your generation with a full appreciation of it. Larry
Chuck - we both have deep post office roots. A century ago, my great uncle Dan took four years off from his tenure as Sheriff of Kings County (Brooklyn) to serve as a representative in the US Congress. He thought it was a ridiculous, useless job devoid of opportunities for offering patronage to his constituents and cronies, and so he returned to Brooklyn and resumed his job as Sheriff. The one lasting contribution of his time in Congress (a pretty feeble institution in what, for a New Yorker, was then a crummy southern town), was the first bill establishing pensions for postal workers. I have told that story to ever postman or woman who has ever come to my door. Letter carriers of any age can usually tell you with great accuracy their retirement date.
Chuck, I agree, the postal service is still essential to significant areas of the country, even as so many of us abandon it with email and texting. I am glad to see one of your generation with a full appreciation of it. Larry