[commonasdirt]

"Any privately-owned business running like that would fail in no time.'

I was probably young stupid and inattentive at the time but was there a big battle for companies like UPS, FEDex, to do what they do? I have a small PO box and it is STUFFED every few days with nothing but junk mail. Without junk mail the post office would be out of business by now and they know it

[Ladysmith]

Did a quick search to see if I could find anything and found this interesting timeline for FedEx. Sounds like they really started the delivery business back in 1947.

The 1971 entry is rather interesting. But then the relocation happened in 1973. Someone had some unknown foresite. lol

http://fedex.com/us/about/today/history/timeline.html

[Mr. Mulliner]

Without junk mail the post office would be out of business by now and they know it

I'm a rural mail carrier and one of the first things I learned at the post office is that junk mail is called BBM - bulk business mail. It's now the bread and butter of the post office and, you're right, the post office knows it.

I try to do my job with pride, to show a lot of professionalism and be helpful. But it sometimes seems like a bit of a charade knowing that the vast majority of mail I'm delivering is going to end up in the trash can by the end of the day.