Thanks for the list “Stay in Place and Stay Safe Order.” Yesterday I went to the bank to pay my property taxes. Our local chief executive said while they are postponing income and business tax payment to July 15th there will be no forgiveness on property tax payments which are due by March 31st, and this with a 10% late fee the first month, if you are even a day or two late. Today I plan to go to the post office to file 2016 taxes so I don’t loose the surplus money I had sent in with the Automatic Extensions. One has 3 years to submit without loosing money you have coming and I have not heard of an extension beyond April 15h for those. My local government is notoriously faulty in keeping records of money sent in, so I plan to send Return Receipt Requested. I also could have mailed my property tax payments, but again I don’t trust my local government, hence the bank trip.
I read the list of Essential Businesses, and didn’t find Post Offices until the final reference to Mailing/Shipping which I guess covers it. I figure going to the PO sooner rather than later is good as the number of infected around here can only grow with time. I also went for more milk and other essentials after the bank. Fortunately I have several coats, scarfs to cover my nose and mouth, and gloves, so after a trip I let them sit for at least 3 days before I use them again.
I’m back from the Post Office to send my certified/return- receipt-requested back tax forms. The past two days went to the bank to pay property taxes, Harris Teeter grocery, and Post Office. Now I can stay inside for a week. Bank employees protected by inch thick plexiglass counter to ceiling, Harris Teeter had new 2 foot square plastic screens set in front of the scale and cash register area, but no barrier between the pack your groceries area and the cashier (need a much wider screen), post office had no screening, no face masks, but one worker had rubber gloves. I mentioned the plastic screen at HT, the worker said PO is doing NOTHING to help us.
Just saw report that President Trump has removed the emergency funding for POST OFFICES from the Emergency Bill he just signed. How does he expect to get the income tax money sent in? I know some can be sent on computer, but some of us, especially elderly are not computer savvy and going to library may not be an option. Of course we are all going to die anyway!