Comments on: THE STORY BEHIND POSTAL SERVICE’S UNOFFICIAL MOTTO

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 02:09:18 +0000

We painted it on our box, thanks to wonderful carriers through the years (and including military). They have also been one more friend who is regularly in the neighborhood. Our hope is that, as other organizations the current PMG will not be successful in turning this neighborhood person into a slave of the system, as focus on money vs. service demands.

Thanks Dave – I mostly agree with you. USPS letter carriers are way more than just a person who shows up on your street. I spent 35 years as a city letter carrier before retiring in 2007. There were numerous instances where I helped patrons and their children – some medicaly problems and some as a warning of what was happening in their area related to crime.

I saw several PMG’s come and go during my career and can personally state that DeJoy is the only one I have ever seen that is trying to save this sinking ship. Change is not easy and very hard on some, but in order to change the business model of USPS and keep us afloat drastic changes will have to be made. DeJoy seems to be making these hard to deal with changes.

COVID, and COVID rumors, changed the game for USPS. Carrier who had 20-30 parcels to deliver on their routes BEFORE COVID now have 100 or more parcels to deliver. Why? Because the public stopped going to the mall, etc – they started ordering online. USPS was not really meant to be a parcel delivery agency – they mostly handled letters, magazines, etc. COVID changed that.

So, DeJoy is trying to make the changes needed to sustain our service. These changes will make many people angry but in the long run it is my personal belief that these changes will save USPS.

By: G-Dub

G-Dub — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:06:30 +0000

How much more energy is wasted making rural people all drive to your p.o. box buildings instead of a handful of drivers delivering the mail…

By: Randy Frederiksen

Randy Frederiksen — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 20:29:54 +0000

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”

Give me a break … the sand and gravel country road that seven homes are on recently began receiving USPS non-delivery notices for pot holes. They come, they go. We fill-in and heavy rain takes out. However, if the families who live and travel on the road can manage … we should not be receiving notices of ROAD IN DISREPAIR just because someone is too lazy to travel 0.25 – 1.25 miles on a pot-holed dirt and gravel country road! I’ve lived on and with this SAME road for 20-years and so has the USPS!!!

By: Iggy Dalrymple

Iggy Dalrymple — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 00:59:30 +0000

Maybe the motto applied during the “Gumption Era” of the USA.

By: lee

lee — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:14:18 +0000

i thought at one time there was a 3 word motto anyone hear of it?

By: Iris

Iris — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:26:09 +0000

I think it should be, “Neither rain,nor snow, nor sleet nor hail will prevent delivery of the U. S. Mail”

By: Lynn johnson

Lynn johnson — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:32:06 +0000

ya theok here you there! the snow is all melted now here in se pdx and my mail hasnt been delivered for 2 days!!!!! post office doesnt answer the phone! parkrose post office is a pos!!!!!!!!! been fighting with this po for 3 years complaint after complaint nothing gets done.our mailman delivered a piece of mail to my neighbor that was to go to pittsburge pa and wasnt sent from here! addy wasnt remotleyclose, now does that happen?this kind of crap happens every week! going on 3 years now.

By: TheoK

TheoK — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:29:31 +0000

Apparently it is only a “guideline.” Yesterday we had a foot of snow in PDX, and no mail was delivered to our neighborhood. Hmmmm….

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By: L. J. "Lucky" Cuoco

L. J. "Lucky" Cuoco — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:52:46 +0000

During my military (career) service had the good
fortune to be assigned (or near) military postal
units. Whether in Thule, Greenland, Keflavik,
Iceland or Viet Nam (the service postal clerks)
the mail items were “delivered” in a timely manner.
One of the most important contribution to the
military members morale was “Mail from Home”! You
can put that in your pipe and smoke it! Best
wishes to all! L. J. “Lucky” Cuoco, U. S. A. F.
Retired