{"id":17377,"date":"2016-12-15T10:17:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=17377"},"modified":"2016-12-15T10:17:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:17:05","slug":"video-mid-michigan-postal-worker-braves-bitter-cold-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/12\/15\/video-mid-michigan-postal-worker-braves-bitter-cold-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Mid-Michigan postal worker braves bitter cold temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) –<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>When temperatures turn bitter\u00a0<\/span>cold<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>walking to your car can be painful let alone having to work outside.<\/p>\n

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For United States Postal Service mail carriers, it’s all part of the job.<\/p>\n

But Brian Svok doesn’t let the frigid air keep him from doing what he loves.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you\u2019re out here for seven or eight hours straight it\u2019s starts to wear on your body,\u201d said Svok.<\/p>\n

Svok has been a mail carrier for the postal service for quite some time, 37 years and almost nine months to be exact.<\/p>\n

With many Michigan winters under his belt, Svok knows a thing or two about how to keep warm.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to make sure that you have all of your equipment like your gloves,\u201d said Svok. \u201cI have heat warmers in my gloves, thermal underwear, and many layers.\u201d<\/p>\n

High temperatures in the teens, blistery winds, and snow are not Svok\u2019s ideal conditions but he knows he’s not alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy other brother and sister carriers are out there doing the same thing right now and how great is it to have a community fellowship like that, it\u2019s wonderful,\u201d said Svok. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n