Mentions (5)
"USPS at least has the cultural cachay of being a Rockwellian intuition, even if nobody writes letters anymore, the mailman is still a quaint and beloved figure. But you, the FedEx driver, you're just the guy you brings the consumer his new mattress or rug or box of wine or fucking dogfood"
"They just rose them in January to 68 cents and now they will be raising them to 73 cents in July. This must end. It is making it harder for me to buy all the stamps I like."
"i was a lazy bitch this year and mailed all of my gifts on xmas eve late in the evening (my local PO's lobby is open 24/7 has one of those automatic label printing machines), and was a cheap bitch so i only paid for the basic shipping and no insurance. and yet somehow every package has managed to ge"
"Is this a local thing? Is there a phenomenon of young women delivering mail nationwide? I'm happy for them, it is a stable, union job and they get to be outdoors. I'd like to be a mailwoman, perhaps."
"husband works for USPS and has been on the overtime list since before we found out I was pregnant. he's working 12 or if he's lucky 10 hr shifts 6 days a week and has sometimes been called in in his one day off to deliver packages for Amazon Sunday."