Posted on 02/26/2023 9:24:37 AM PST by Libloather
We all want uninterrupted postal service, but that's just not always possible. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has a responsibility to ensure the safety of its employees, customers, and our mail. And sometimes, that means operations can't proceed normally. Over time, we have seen the Postal Service suspend deliveries because of aggressive animals, and close post offices in the midst of natural disasters. Now, the agency been forced to suspend services in six different states.
If you were planning to head to the post office anytime soon, you may need to change your plans depending on where you live. The latest updates to the USPS Service Alerts website indicate that a significant number of facilities have just been shut down in multiple areas.
As of Feb. 24, more than 100 post offices are currently closed temporarily in six states: California, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The affected post offices may be spread across six different states, but they are all experiencing similar issues right now.
The Palomar Mountain Post Office in California was closed on Feb. 23 "due to winter storms," the USPS said in one alert. Separately, the Postal Service cited "weather" as the reason for the closures in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
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“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds”
What was their slogan again?
Has anyone noticed? USPS employees are probably getting triple time for staying home.
2-24-23
The following Post Offices have resumed operations:"
Ah, but you see? These storms are caused by global warming and even the post office can not stand up against that.
But...but...but...how are all the poor and downtrodden “voters” in California, Iowa, Michigan and Minniesoda going to receive the boxes of “mail in banana ballots” during the next “election”?
Heaven forbid if I can’t get my junk mail.
“Who needs mail?”
Kramer
“I was never that big on creeds.”
Just change the rules and you no longer have “appointed rounds”. Simple.
NEWMAN!! He scoffs.
What heppne to:
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of
their appointed rounds”
Oh! Closed due to weather.
Not that it matters, seems a good portion of the mail
was found by the byways and highways in a number of
areas. What will THEY do when early Novemer and heavy snowfall manage to get together next year?
For real. We don’t want people out there trying to deliver mail that is simply not that important when it can wait. My wife was a rural carrier and some of the days they wanted them to deliver mail were simply stupid! The mail can wait.
This is scaremongering clickbait. I’m sure there are places where *1* post office closed for *1* day, and this story makes it sound like they rolled up the building and went home for good.
So much for “rain, sleet and dark of night.” Wait’ll our military does the same thing for fear someone will get hurt.
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