thoughts on the news of the day: mail

hmmm…..

            Receiving a letter in the mail used to be an every day thing.  We looked forward to when the postman (yes, up until a few years ago, it was a postMAN) would arrive, bringing news from family and friends.  Bills came at the first of the month and we knew pretty much what to expect.  Rarely a day went by when there wasn’t something interesting or worthwhile to read.

            But all that has changed and the postal system is nearly bankrupt.  Unless Congress acts soon, the post office will be a thing of the past.  And my question is, would it matter?  I receive a few bills, lots of junk mail and occasionally a nice card but honestly and truly, I don’t think I would miss daily mail service all that much.

            Of course there are very good reasons to have a postal system.  Much information that is important gets transferred from one place to another.  In some cases, the postal system is the only way to get documents delivered.   Plus it’s nice to see the postal delivery worker driving through the neighborhood. It’s kind of comforting to know that someone regularly sees what is going on around our block.  Rarely has the postal service missed a day of delivery.  They really do go through rain and snow and all kinds of weather challenges to make sure mail is delivered every day.

            Probably Congress will come through for the post office.  Workers will be cut, deliveries will stop on Saturdays and postage will go up.  But the mail service will go on.  I think, as always, we can count on that.

            hmmm…..